Rock and Gem

Rock & Gem is the leading publication for rockhounds, lapidary and mineral enthusiasts. Serving the community since 1971, Rock & Gem’s print issues include identification guides, Rock & Gem Kids, must-see travel destinations, step-by-step projects, fascinating features, and expert lapidary and faceting insights. Our active readership reaches day-to-day collectors plus an organized rockhound community and network of clubs, including the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Editor’s Letter

Rock and Gem

Earth Science News

RUSHMORE: Carved in Granite

Seashells • From Trade & Tradition to America’s Shores

Meet the GREAT AMERICAN PEARL

DEVIL’S DICE at Lake Marburg • Limonite Pseudomorphs on the Shore

EARN THE SAND & SEDIMENT BADGE while learning all you can about sand

ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Native Copper

PAUL BUNYAN PLUME AGATE

From the Studio: How to Successfully Buy at a Gem Show

Trail Cairns • More Than a Pile of Rocks

MONOLITHS of Ithaca • Where Geology, Mythology & History Convene

Touring Copper in CLARKDALE, ARIZONA

Show Dates • TO VIEW MORE CALENDAR DATES VISIT ROCKNGEM.COM.

THE COPPER OF KEWEENAW

Parting Shot • ROCKS, MINERALS AND JEWELRY