Rock&Gem Magazine - April 2023

In this issue

Rock&Gem; Magazine April 2023 issues

The Rumbling, Bone-Tumbling

"Coo" of T. Rex

1 min

Concrete for the Ages

What the Romans Knew that We Might Learn

1 min

Leaving Earth Behind

A Record Number of Rockets Take off from Earth in 2022

1 min

Geoengineering Earth's Oceans

From Science Fiction to Science Fact

1 min

The Magnetic Field of Mars

Life Would Have Depended on It

1 min

Ichthyosaur Birthing Resembled that of Gray Whales

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

1 min

Filling Earth's Oceans with Water

One Meteorite at a Time, Per One Smoking Gun

1 min

A New Tale for the Ankylosaur Tail Club

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

1 min

Dinosaur Mummies

Perhaps More Common Than Imagined?

1 min

To Find the Beginnings of Complex Life on Earth

Search Life Living Today!

1 min

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.

1 min

THE CURIOUS LORE OF George Frederick Kunz

America's First Gemologist

7 mins

Top 10 Magenta Rocks

Lapidary Materials to Celebrate the Pantone Color of the Year

7 mins

"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.

7 mins

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.

6 mins

SERENDIPITY EQUALS A MONTANA AGATE

Serendipity is having an apparent aptitude for making discoveries accidentally.

2 mins

Pink Opal

For many years, the only deposit of pink opal was found in Peru. Then in 2011, Glenn Archer of Australian Outback Mining discovered a new find in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, just east of the coastal town of Carnarvon.

3 mins

EXPLORING Fantastic Cavems, Drive-Through Cave

Plus a Bucket List of Caves for the Physically Challenged

7 mins

Raised in a ROCK SHOP

The Influence of Rock Collecting & Lapidary While Growing Up

4 mins

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.

3 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.