FIELD NOTES

Spectacular Silver Boulder TREASURES

An Exhilarating New Arizona Find

Drawing a Pattern With the Wax Pen

In the Bench Tips column that appeared in the June

CRYSTAL TWINNING

Examining the Attributes of Various Twin Forms

Maximize Tumbling Results for Kids’ Prizes and Projects

Tumble-polished stones are an honored, time-tested stock-in-trade at the kids’

HOT ROCKS

A Rockhound’s Guide to Radioactivity

Mattie Gadd

A thoughtful, compassionate, and fantastic lapidary artist and wire wrapper, it’s always a delight to chat with Mattie Gadd. Her work is harmonious and beautiful, and she can keep you laughing for hours. Enjoy this installment of Just Off the Wheels with Mattie

Celebrating RockhoundingPals

The weekly Rockhounding Pals post, which appears on our social

Fueling a Passion for Paleontology

Getting to Know Father-Daughter Duo Paleo Joe and Paleo Jen

Tiniest Dinosaur Fossil? Perhaps or Perhaps Not

Captured in a time capsule of amber, it measures some

New Mexico The Tyrannosaur State

Fossils of the Tyrannosaurus Rex and his relatives have been

PART II Summer in the San Juan Mountains

Gold, Quartz, and a Cast of Characters

Mineral County WANDERINGS

Chance Encounter Creates Opportunity to Mine for Variscite in Nevada

Apache Gold

A pache gold, also known as “healer’s gold,” is a

METEORS AND METEORITES: HISTORY AND MYSTERY

The earliest meteorite with a documented place and date of

Tune In and Explore

So far, much of 2020 has been, and in many

Maine Mineralogy Takes Center Stage

As is reported by the media often lately, there are

SHOW DATES

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Digging In and Digging Out During COVID-19 Pandemic

During this time of self-quarantine, in response to the COVID-19

Crystal Habits

Whenever we talk about minerals, especially our favorite minerals, we

Lake Superior Agate

This specimen of Lake Superior agate is a favorite of