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LABRADORITE

A Feldspar Mineral with a Rainbow Inside

SOCGMS Keeps Things Going Virtually

For years, the South Orange County Gem and

Finding a New Tool for Carving

Ihave been making more cabs lately that have

GEOLOGY IN THE NATIONAL PARKS

The Science Behind the Scenery

Gemstone Carving

One enjoyable form of lapidary arts is carving.

Danburite

Danburite is a calcium boron silicate mineral classified

Dormant No More: Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Erupts

Iceland’s Reykjanes Peninsula enjoyed a centuries-long respite from

New Discoveries in New foundland

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND ROCKHOUNDING HELP TO UNCOVER FASCINATING TREASURES AND HISTORY

R&G community outlook

SHOW & TELL SPOTLIGHT Do you recall those

7 Questions With Helen Serras-Herman

Editor’s Note: As part of our year-long

LEARNING FROM A Legend

VISITS TO LUCKY STRIKE MINE PRODUCE GREAT MEMORIES AND MATERIAL 

History and Panning Adventures

GOLD MINING IN DAHLONEGA, GEORGIA

The Golden Iron Mineral

PYRITE’S MANY CRYSTAL FORMS KEEP COLLECTORS FASCINATED

Glorious Gemstones

Gemstones are truly captivating. In honor of this fact, we’ve launched the Glorious Gemstones digital series to explore and highlight various topics related to gemstones. The first digital issue is available now, and to entice you to explore this series of free digital issues, some of our sponsors have selected unique and exceptional gemstones for this Sneak Peek

“TOUCH THE MOON” WITHOUT LEAVING EARTH

Discovering Similarites Between Space and the Upper Midwestern U.S.

Idaho Star Garnet

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THE NICKEL BEHIND THE NICKEL

The word “nickel” is a homonym with two

Show Dates

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Mexican Peanut Obsidian

Mexican Peanut obsidian was discovered in the 1960s

A New View of Mineral Museums

This year of 2021 certainly started out to

Heliodor

ROCKS, MINERALS AND JEWELRY