ON THE COVER
The Natural History Museum, London, England, houses more than 500,000 rock and mineral specimens, including this peridot crystal from Zebirget (St. John’s Island), in southern Egypt. (©Natural History Museum, London)
FEATURES
The Natural History Museum, London
A remarkable collection of gems and minerals
by Helen Serras-Herman
Chalcedony
The workhorse of the rockhounding hobby
by Bob Jones
Mary Anning
It’s a name every fossil aficionado should know
by Lori Carter
Rock & Gem Kids
Tourmaline, a word search, and a quiz
Tales of Rockhounding
Interesting anecdotes about our hobby
by Bob Jones
New Mexico’s White Gypsum Dunes
Hydrous calcium sulfate in a wind-blown deposit
by Steve Voynick
The Agates and Geodes of Luna County, New Mexico
Collecting opportunities at the Rockhound Roundup
by Anna Racicot
India’s Fossil Locations
Invertebrates abound in the Himalayan foothills
by Khursheed Dinshaw
REGULAR COLUMNS
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Lapidary of the Month
Gem inlay guitar
by Scott Elliot
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
Enamel Beads
by William A. Kappele
Rock Science
Studying Striations
by Steve Voynick
Off the Dop
Moldavite: A Gem from Outer Space
by Jim Perkins
Many Facets
Trillion Brilliant
by Jim Perkins
On the Rocks
The New Image of Herkimer, New York
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader letters
