Rock&Gem Magazine - March - April 2025

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CLEANING & CRACKING GEODES, GREAT AND SMALL.By L.A. Berry.
THE LEGACY OF WINSTON: FROM A 1987 COVER TO TODAY. By Marcus Winston.
FIELD GUIDE: MOONSTONE. By Dr. Stuart Mills & Pam Freeman.

A Ring around the World?

\"Ring around the Rosie, a pocket full of posies. Ashes! Ashes! We all fall down!\" So goes the children's nursery rhyme.

1 min

Fascinating Fluorite A Beginner & Collector's Favorite

Should you be found, be it working on your collection or walking around a mineral show, humming the song \"My Favorite Things\" with the mineral name 'Fluorite' worked into the lyrics, many of us collectors would totally understand, and probably join in. If that's not the case, let's see if we can make that happen.

5 mins

Cleaning & Cracking Géodes, Great and Small

Geodes. From their Latin and Greek origins meaning ‘earth-like,’ the cracking and cleaning of these popular stone eggs is no yolk: those unassuming exteriors can belie wonderful clusters of crystals or banded layers of agate within!

9 mins

GOLD: PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE

Has Gold Production Finally Peaked?

8 mins

ROYAL SAHARA JASPER

Royal Sahara Jasper was originally discovered in the early 2000s in Northern Africa in the Sahara Desert. During an excursion to Africa, George and Janet Sechler found a piece of rock on the ground that showed similarities to picture jaspers like Biggs or Deschutes.

2 mins

CLOUDY DAZE

Cloudy Daze is the Novice Design that was selected for the United States Faceting Guild 2025 gemstone faceting competition.

2 mins

IKONS OF THE MINERAL WORLD

Enjoy the following pages from Ikons of the Mineral World Nature's Finest Art by Wayne A. Thompson, Walter E. Donovan, Robert M. Lavinsky, Wendell E. Wilson and Sandor P. Fuss.

1 min

The Minerals That Made America

Iron, Copper, Lead & Zinc Transformed the United States Into a Major Industrial Power

10+ mins

THE ORDOVICIAN OCEAN OF ST. LEON, INDIANA

Imagine walking through an area filled with millions of fossils just lying there ready for you to pick up and put in your bucket.

2 mins

ROMANCING THE RUBY

Few words are as packed with meaning as “ruby.” While the word refers primarily to the legendary red gemstone, it is also the preferred adjective for red colors of extraordinary intensity and purity. Its association with wealth and royalty conjures romantic images of kingdoms that once flourished in such historical ruby sources as Ceylon, Siam, Burma and India.

4 mins

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Rock&Gem Magazine Description:

Rock & Gem has been the leading magazine for the lapidary and mineral hobbyist. Not a trade journal and not a scientific dissertation, it speaks to the average rock hound, providing just the right blend of entertainment and satisfying information. Armchair hobbyists and diehard diggers alike will find something to enjoy in each issue.

Lifetime hobbyist and Carnegie Award winner Bob Jones heads up a group of experienced and knowledgeable contributors. Bob’s light - hearted style brings readability to in-depth articles on minerals, classic deposits, and collecting trends. His Frugal Collector series helps collectors learn to identify mineral bargains, and his affiliation with the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society provides a behind-the-scenes look at the year’s biggest and best mineral show and sneak previews of the show’s theme and featured exhibits.