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Herkimer, New York, Quartz
Crystals so gemmy they’re called “diamonds”
by Bob Jones
The Forgotten Collectors
Tales from Decades of Herkimer diamond digging
by Joseph A. “Hawkeye” Kapelewski
Remarkable Quartz
It’s the cornerstone of the lapidary and mineral collecting hobbies
by Bob Jones
Rock & Gem Kids
Turritella fossils, a junior lapidary, and a quiz
Artist Profile:
Lois Brandt Phillips
This painter uses stone as her canvas
by Curtis L. Handy
The Rock Food Table
A taste of Bill and Lois Patillo’s amazing exhibit
by Lori Carter
Field Trip:
Bullards Beach Rockhounding
Agate, jasper and petrified wood on the Oregon Coast
by Barbara Caswell
Black Water and Bones
Hunting fossils in South Carolina’s Cooper River
by Richard Jacquot
REGULAR COLUMNS
All She Wrote
Where Have All the Lapidaries Gone?
by Lynn Varon
Craftsman of the Month
Silver, gold and aquamarine bracelet
by Spiros Chronis
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
New Life for Old Machines
by William A. Kappele
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Rock Science
Biomechanics and Dinosaurs
by Steve Voynick
Off the Dop
How to Cut OMF Designs
by Jim Perkins
Many Facets
DJG "Omni" Cushion Oval
by David Groncki
On the Rocks
Focus on Quartz
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader letters
