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Discovering the Splendor of SLAG

A pile of slag remaining from copper smelting operations of 1930s Cottonwood, Arizona is one area of focus for Minerals Research, Inc. (MRI), the company pursuing a 15-20 year process to remove the pile using innovative recovery technology.

HUNTING FOR THUNDEREGGS

Uncovering A “Ghost” Volcano’s Treasures

CERUSSITE

GALENA’S GIFT OF A STUNNING SECONDARY MINERAL

Anxiously Awaiting a New Museum Opening

With the year 2021 upon us, Arizona collectors are certainly excited about the pending May opening of the University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum in downtown Tucson. Of course, the excitement extends beyond the border of Arizona and to far reaching locales around the globe.

Captivated By Copper

Soldiers’ Discovery Leads to a Century of Mining at Pearl Handle Open Pit

Q. David Bowers

GREAT COIN HOBBY PROMOTER

PCGS SOLD, NEW COIN DESIGNS, SOARING SILVER

In November, the news was that an investor group led by American billionaire hedge fund manager and majority owner of the New York Mets Steven A. Cohen and collector Nat Turner plan to acquire Collectors Universe (NASDAQ: CLCT) for about $700 million.

LEGENDARY CELEBRITIES BUYING COINS

Numismatics In the Media Spotlight

RUSH TO GOLD

FROM THE MINES TO THE MINTS

GETTING FAMOUS IN COINS

Donn Pearlman is the History of Coin Promotions

Michael Ray Fuljenz

AMERICA’S GOLD EXPERT

EARLY HISTORY OF COIN FAME

B. MAX MEHL AND HARRY J. FORMAN TOOK THE LEAD

A Revolutionary Chair

Revolving Windsor chair with writing arm. 1775-76 Mahogany, poplar, and other woods 431⁄2 × 30 × 331⁄2 American Philosophical Society. Gift of John Kintzing Kane, 20 April 1838.

Spring Bloom Pincushion

A pincushion can be just as decorative as it is useful. This generous-size pincushion features big bright petals and dimensional leaves that can be used to keep binding clips handy.

Petal Power

This fun throw-size quilt mixes raw-edge–fusible appliqué flowers with simple Nine-Patch blocks. The color placement within the nine-patches creates a secondary trellis pattern.

Turned-Edge Appliqué

You can master beautiful hand appliqué with these easy steps.

Petal Pillow

Pretty appliquéd felt petals spill across this simple springtime pillow. A quarter-circle arrangement of pink buttons serves as the flower’s center and adds extra texture.

Sassy Scotties Baby Quilt

Grab your scrap bag and have fun combining colorful prints for this baby quilt. A traditional Scottie block looks new and updated with bright rainbow colors.

Flowers for Larry

Big beautiful blooms in a rainbow of colors are surrounded by a bright floral border—a lovely garden that will never need weeding!

Butterfly Collection

Colorful butterflies gracefully fly across this throw-size quilt. Did you know they can fly at speeds of up to 30 mph?

Candy Neighborhood

Soft cotton-candy colors are served in Candy Neighborhood, inspiring a rainbow arrangement of trees and houses in this friendly town.

Blue Belle

Choose your favorite fabrics and make this sweet wall quilt in an afternoon. It looks lovely in a monochromatic color scheme, but try it with solids, 1930s, batiks—anything works.

A Sign of Spring

Welcome spring with this colorful wall quilt—a sure sign spring is near and the cold days of winter are almost over.

Filling an Empty Space and Enhancing a Cabochon

I often look for a special feature within a slab when choosing the shape to cut into a cab.

Pterodactyls No Longer Birds of a Feather?

For a couple of decades now, feathered dinosaurs have been all the rage.

The Saga of COLORADO GOLD - 53 Million Troy Ounces and Counting

Colorado has been mining gold even before the region became a territory and is still mining it today.

SPECTACULAR NATIVE SILVER - Rarer Than Gold in Specimen Form

When it comes to naturally occurring precious metal specimens on Earth, finding native silver is not as easy as finding native gold.

PEARL OF THE PACIFIC - San Diego's Pacific Rim Park

Did you know, the Pearl of the Pacific was created in 1998 as a symbol of friendship and unity between the United States, Mexico, China and Russia?

POPULAR PSEUDOMORPHS - More Common Varieties Enhance Any Collection

In part one of this two-part series, which appeared in the December 2020 issue of Rock & Gem, we explained pseudomorphs as minerals whose normal form has changed, so they may look like the original but are now another mineral.