Tag: agates
What are Yooperlites?
What are Yooperlites? These fluorescent sodalite rocks are found along the shores of the Great Lakes and are especially popular in the Upper Peninsula...
How Do Agates Form?
How do agates form? With so many variables including temperature, pressure and chemistry that can influence silicon dioxide as it forms, we may never...
Where to Find Agates – Boley, Oklahoma
Where to find agates is a common question. Agates can be found in many places. A popular destination is Boley, Oklahoma, where the destination...
Weird Words: Dendritic
By Jim Brace-Thompson
Editor’s Note: Please enjoy this unique vocabulary lesson via our R&G Kids column.
Mineralogists have a habit of taking a simple concept and...
Tumbling Talk: Tearless Apache Tears
Editor's Note: This timeless article is a flashback from the Rock & Gem archive.
By Lee Wallace
Many years ago, in what is now our Western...
Issue Highlights: October 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the October 2020 issue...
Issue Highlights: September 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the September 2020 issue...
Business Spotlight: John E. Garsow Gems & Minerals
By Antoinette Rahn
From the Editor: We are connecting with our regular advertisers during this time of self-quarantine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to...
In The Field: First Days at the 2020 QIA Pow Wow
By Thomas Farley
Editor's Note: Thomas Farley, life-long rockhound, author, prolific blogger (www.southwestrockhounding), graciously agreed to share his observations, experiences, and photos of the time...
Agate Appreciation On The Rise
By Bob Jones
It’s happened! Agates are finally receiving the recognition in the crystallized mineral community they deserve.
Fine agates are appearing more and more at...
