Tag: On the Rocks
Learning From Richard “Dick” Bideaux
By Bob Jones
The science mineralogy and the mineral collecting hobby lost one of their most active stalwarts and contributors when my good friend Richard...
Honoring Award-Winning Mineralogist John Sinkankas
By Bob Jones
During the 80 odd years I’ve enjoyed an extensive appreciation of minerals, I’ve had the good fortune to meet thousands of mineral...
Rockhounding Community Preserving in Trying Times
By Bob Jones
With the entire country still in a form of shut down, practicing social distancing, and observing various restrictions, it can be a...
Suspenseful Discovery of Elements
By Bob Jones
Rock & Gem continues to celebrate the chemical elements since the United Nations declared 2019 the International Year of the Periodic Table...
Making Maine Memories in May
By Bob Jones
May is going to be a wonderful month in the state of Maine and I will be directly involved.
The new Maine Mineral...
On The Rocks: Periodic Table of Chemical Elements
By Bob Jones
In December 2017, at the United Nations General Assembly, 72nd session, in New York City, the membership proclaimed the year 2019 to...
On the Rocks: Must-See Denver Show
By Bob Jones
It seems like every time I go to Denver for the shows in September, something new is happening. What started out as...
Issue Highlights: October 2018
The October issue of Rock & Gem takes us to many fascinating places, both above and below ground.
• Argentina's Banded Rhodochrosite: Centuries of Precipitation and...
