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THE ROAD REPORT
Arizona’s Humboldt Mining District
FACETING FOCUS
Reveling in Fire Engine Garnet
Going a New Direction
For the last few years that I’ve written the Bench Tips column, I’ve focused on lapidary topics and projects.
Tuzigoot: Ancient Inspirations
Tuzigoot is an ancient village built by the Sinagua people between 1125 and 1400 CE.
The Philippines Faces Fiery Volcano Eruption as Year Begins
Shortly after the New Year began, on January 12, the 1,020-foot high Taal Volcano near the Philippine capital of Manila let loose.
Clear Creek Plasma Agate
Clear Creek Plasma agate is one of those very unique materials found only in San Benito County, California, between Hollister and Coalinga in the Clear Creek Recreation Area, BLM Land.
Spreading the Joy of Rockhounding
Submitted by Dr. David Jordan Program Chair, Helena Mineral Society
Cherishing Chert
A MOTHER ROCK FOR THE AGES
Rockhounding Roots Lead to Inventor Status
Do you know what happens when a life-long rockhound — whose professional background involves product development and academia — encounters the problem of finding an affordable and effective display for fluorescent minerals?
A Glowing Example of Geology Education
Transforming a Personal Passion Into An Impactful Community Service
Enjoying The Hunt For Gold
Using the crevicing technique in river streams
SYNTHESIZING THE PRECIOUS METALS
Gold, silver, and platinum.
GUATEMALAN JADE
THE SACRED MAYA STONE BECOMES A MODERN GEMSTONE
Fruita: The Real Jurassic Park
WESTERN COLORADO‘S DINOSAUR FOSSIL FAME
FAMOUS GOLD
THOUSANDS OF OUNCES OF GOLD COME TO LIGHT ‘DOWN UNDER’
Early Tales From TUCSON
REVISITING ODD, FUNNY, AND UNBELIEVABLE EARLY SHOW HISTORY
Bench Tips
Getting a High Dome on a Cab
Major Specimen Localities, Part IV: Copper From Cornwall To Upper Michigan
This is a superb example of very well crystallized native copper from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.
Bench Tips
Working Cabs from the Back, Part II
What To Cut- Covellite
Covellite is one of those materials that has no real use, except to a rock collector or lapidary!
A Rockhound's 80-Year Mineral Odyssey
A Visit to the Not-So-Dark Continent
Caribbean Larimar
Larimar is a very beautiful and distinctive-looking stone found in the Caribbean. The stone itself is actually a pectolite (calcium-sodium silicate); however, its blue, blue-green and white hues, as well as the fact that it stems from one location, make it a one-of-a-kind stone.
West Coast Jade
Metamorphic Deposits from Canada to California.
North Carolina's Minerals
Visit a Museum & Rock Shops in Spruce Pine.
Birthstones
Stick with the Standards Or Choose Your Own
On The Rocks
Federation Education
Herkimer Diamonds In Spades
Collectors Rake in Water-Clear New York Quartz Crystals
Malachite, Part II- Banded Beauty From Russia And The Cargo
One of the earliest-known sources of malachite was mined by the Egyptians in the Sinai Desert thousands of years ago. Since that time, this lovely, green hydrous copper carbonate has been mined in quantity all over the world.
Arsenic Family Minerals
Part II: Erythrite, Realgar, Orpiment and Scorodite Add Rich Color to a Collection
What To Cut
Kirinite Acrylic