FEATURES
A Rockhound Tour of England
Sights are set on Spring 2010
by Bob Jones
Buying Gem Opal in Honduras
Its mines are among the world’s oldest
by Michael Sherer
Rock & Gem Kids
Opal, rock poetry, a crystal puzzle, and a quiz
Alaska’s Epidotes
Source: Two remote mines on Prince of Wales Island
by Bob Jones
In-a-Flash Opal Inlay
Get on the fast track to making pendants and earrings
by Tony Thurber
Field Trip:
Judith Peak Black “Diamonds”
Doubly terminated quartz crystals at 6,000 feet
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Project:
How to Make Solderless Mounts
It’s an easy way to make pins, pendants and bolas
by Dave Fisk
REGULAR COLUMNS
All She Wrote
Feast or Famine
by Lynn Varon
Craftsman of the Month
Bone and opal bola
by Dan Meisch
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
DIY Gemstone Spheres
by William A. Kappele
Rock Science
The Origin of Agate
by Steve Voynick
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Off the Dop
Unique Settings for Faceted Stones
by Jim Perkins
Many Facets
Scott's Nightmare
by Scott Schlagel
On the Rocks
A Foretaste of Mineral Tour 2010
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader letters
