Tag: gold
Issue Highlights: April 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the April 2020 issue...
Famous Gold – Part I: Exploring the Harvard Collection
By Bob Jones
We have cherished gold since the first human picked up a yellow nugget. We have given it value, gone to the ends...
Synthesizing Precious Metals
By Mark Leatherman
Gold, silver, and platinum. The big three of the precious metals realm. They are rare, beautiful, expensive, and typically smaller-sized specimens are...
Issue Highlights: March 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the March 2020 issue...
Issue Highlights: February 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the February 2020 issue...
Issue Highlights: January 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the January 2020 issue...
The United States Geological Survey
By Steve Voynick
Many people, rockhounds and prospectors among them, rely on information from topographical maps, geological reports, and mining-district surveys.
Many also go on-line to...
Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
Story and Photos by Steve Voynick
The American Southwest has the greatest concentration of sand dunes on the North American continent, with more than two...
Artisan Alley: Embracing the Unexpected
By Antoinette Rahn and Erin Dana Balzrette
“The beauty of the unexpected lies within the surprise of the momentum, not only at its tipping point...
Rockhounding Roadtrip: Take the time to Detect Quartz
Editor's Note: This is the latest installment of the rockhounding travels of Thomas Farley, as he gathers materials for a book about rockhounding in...
