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The Rumbling, Bone-Tumbling
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The Rumbling, Bone-Tumbling

"Coo" of T. Rex

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April 2023
Top 10 Magenta Rocks
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Top 10 Magenta Rocks

Lapidary Materials to Celebrate the Pantone Color of the Year

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7 mins  |
April 2023
SERENDIPITY EQUALS A MONTANA AGATE
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SERENDIPITY EQUALS A MONTANA AGATE

Serendipity is having an apparent aptitude for making discoveries accidentally.

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April 2023
The LA BREA TAR PITS: A Journey to the Ice Age
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The LA BREA TAR PITS: A Journey to the Ice Age

Los Angeles is the land of palm trees, movie stars, Malibu and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

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April 2023
"Lucky 13"-A New Find of Purple Apatite at Maine's Pulsifer Quarry
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"Lucky 13"-A New Find of Purple Apatite at Maine's Pulsifer Quarry

A patite is a favorite collector's mineral with a dizzying array of beautiful colors and interesting crystal habits.

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April 2023
Gold & the Hard Rock Summit Show
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Gold & the Hard Rock Summit Show

The Hard Rock Summit Show has become the top fall mineral show in Denver around which other shows have clustered.

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April 2023
ICELAND SPAR: THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS
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ICELAND SPAR: THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASS

In Through the Looking-Glass, the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, author Lewis Carroll used the title phrase as a metaphor for peering into a world where nothing was quite what it seemed. When it came to understanding the mysterious nature of light, the \"looking glass\" for early scientists was optical calcite or Iceland spar.

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April 2023
Raised in a ROCK SHOP
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Raised in a ROCK SHOP

The Influence of Rock Collecting & Lapidary While Growing Up

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April 2023
EXPLORING Fantastic Cavems, Drive-Through Cave
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EXPLORING Fantastic Cavems, Drive-Through Cave

Plus a Bucket List of Caves for the Physically Challenged

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April 2023
Bye-Bye, Glaciers?
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Bye-Bye, Glaciers?

Concerns about the loss of glacial ice vary. Downstream from the Himalayas, one billion people depend on run-off from existing glaciers to fill their rivers and meet their water supplies.

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April 2023
To Find the Beginnings of Complex Life on Earth
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To Find the Beginnings of Complex Life on Earth

Search Life Living Today!

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April 2023
Dinosaur Mummies
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Dinosaur Mummies

Perhaps More Common Than Imagined?

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April 2023
A New Tale for the Ankylosaur Tail Club
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A New Tale for the Ankylosaur Tail Club

They weren't just for clobbering T. rex, after all!

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April 2023
Filling Earth's Oceans with Water
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Filling Earth's Oceans with Water

One Meteorite at a Time, Per One Smoking Gun

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April 2023
Ichthyosaur Birthing Resembled that of Gray Whales
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Ichthyosaur Birthing Resembled that of Gray Whales

Prepare for a New Era of Boots-on-the-Ground Exploration

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April 2023
The Magnetic Field of Mars
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The Magnetic Field of Mars

Life Would Have Depended on It

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April 2023
Geoengineering Earth's Oceans
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Geoengineering Earth's Oceans

From Science Fiction to Science Fact

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April 2023
Leaving Earth Behind
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Leaving Earth Behind

A Record Number of Rockets Take off from Earth in 2022

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April 2023
Concrete for the Ages
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Concrete for the Ages

What the Romans Knew that We Might Learn

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April 2023
THE CURIOUS LORE OF George Frederick Kunz
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THE CURIOUS LORE OF George Frederick Kunz

America's First Gemologist

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April 2023
Volcanoes and Emeralds
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Volcanoes and Emeralds

I've had the privilege to give lectures worldwide at shows, club meetings and retreats. I've also done videos and DVDs including Russian Gem Treasures, shot in Russia and another associated with the Smithsonian about American gem mines.

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December 2022
THE MAGIC OF MARBLE
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THE MAGIC OF MARBLE

Sculptors and architects have an abundance of natural stone materials to choose from alabaster, travertine, granite, limestone and soapstone to name a few. But one medium has always stood out - marble. For the last 2,500 years, marble has been chosen for many of the greatest works of sculpture and architecture, from the Parthenon of Classical Greece to Michelangelo's Pietà and Washington D.C.'s Lincoln Memorial.

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December 2022
COLOR-THERAPY Gemstones
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COLOR-THERAPY Gemstones

Designing Jewelry Based on the Healing Properties of Colors

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December 2022
The Silver of POTOSI
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The Silver of POTOSI

Triumph, Tragedy & El Tío

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December 2022
CURVED RIDGES SHAPED TIPS
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CURVED RIDGES SHAPED TIPS

Complex carving with curved ridges and shaped tips can be daunting.

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December 2022
NIPOMO MARCASITE
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NIPOMO MARCASITE

Many of the digging locations for this marcasite are on private property. It was allowed at one point to collect with the owner's permission, but a few rockhounds ruined it for the rest by trespassing, trampling newly-grown crops, and opening and closing gates not allowing cattle to get to their water sources. As a result, this material hasn’t been dug for a few decades.”

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December 2022
PAIL Treasures!
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PAIL Treasures!

From Gems to Fossils, Dig Them at Home

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December 2022
RV Rockhounding
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RV Rockhounding

ON THE ROAD WITH THAT CAMPING COUPLE

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December 2022
The Pleasures and Perils of Competitive Exhibiting
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The Pleasures and Perils of Competitive Exhibiting

Competitive exhibiting offers lots of opportunities to earn awards through venues like club shows, county fairs, trade shows and Federation shows. Since 1995, I've been involved in competitive exhibiting from three perspectives: administering, judging and exhibiting. Here are my suggestions for best practices.

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December 2022
ULTIMATE Gift Guide FOR ROCKHOUNDS
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ULTIMATE Gift Guide FOR ROCKHOUNDS

What to Buy for the Rock Lover in Your Life

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December 2022