Current Issue

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  The gold-themed January issue of Rock & Gem features the articles “Gold Nuggets and Their Secrets”, “Arizona: America’s Richest Mineral Province, part 2″, “China Hollow Picture Rock”, and the field trip “Bear River...
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The Frugal Collector, Volume I

The Frugal Collector, Volume I

NOW AVAILABLE! Rock & Gem senior consulting editor Bob Jones’ latest book, The Frugal Collector, Volume I, is now available for purchase. Read about a host of popular collector minerals that will fit the average collector’s budget and their classic sources, and enjoy anecdotes about Bob’s personal experiences over his 70+ years of collecting.
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Features

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Featured Fee Dig

    Sheffler Geode Mine Alexandria, Missouri Dig for Keokuk geodes in easily accessible strip mines. Suitable for families. Fee-dig mine open April 1 to December 1. Rock shop open year-round.

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Show Dates

View the complete Show Dates listing or submit your own show date using our electronic form. Submit show dates at least four months in advance of the event for maximum exposure in print and online. Due to the number of submissions received and the time required to process them, listings that are not received...

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Rock of the Month

    Calcite CaCO3 Calcite, also called calcium carbonate, is fun to collect! It’s abundant, comes in a variety of forms, and has unique properties. Pure calcite is colorless or white, but impurities and inclusions may turn it almost any color, including yellow, pink or blue. Calcite is common and is found worldwide. Calcite...