FEATURES
“Green” Rockhounding
Ours is the original Earth-friendly hobby
by Bill Reynolds
Arizona’s Vanadinites
They rank among the world’s best specimens
by Bob Jones
Fair Trade: A Gem of an Idea
Jennifer Horning promotes ethics in lapidary
by Jennifer Morkunas
Three Centuries of Diamonds
Preserving a tradition in Brazil
by Bob Farrar
Rock & Gem Kids
Limestone, weathering, and faces in rocks
Minerals and the Native Elements
Part I: There’s a direct connection
by Bob Jones
Field Trip:
Chunky Gal Corundum Hunt
A fire lays bare new collecting areas in North Carolina
by Mike Streeter
Project:
Make a Sustainable Dolphin Cameo
This pendant features renewable and recycled materials
by Bill and Billie Ann Reynolds
REGULAR COLUMNS
All She Wrote
How “Green” Is Your Hobby?
by Lynn Varon
Craftsman of the Month
Carved jade mask
by Eric Scherrer
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
Reader Questions Answered
by William A. Kappele
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Rock Science
Quartz: Macro, Micro and Crypto
by Steve Voynick
Off the Dop
Faceting YAG
by Jim Perkins
Many Facets
Montana Two Step Twist
by Jim Perkins
On the Rocks
Strength in Numbers
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader letters
