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

Seeking Fire Beneath the Ice • Shedding new light on Antarctic volcanoes

Hopes Dim for Life on Europa

Tech Giants Bet Big on Geothermal Energy

The U.S. Heads Back to the Moon • But the time of lift-off remains uncertain as China forges ahead.

Dino Vomit & Poo • Paleontologists get their hands dirty!

Two New Ways to Extract Lithium

The Cores of Perseverance • Will we ever see these precious pieces of Mars?

Documenting the Complexities of Complex Life on Earth

Lead and the Fall of the Roman Empire

Weird Fossils Rewrite the History of Mollusks

China Takes the Lead in Deep-Sea Research Drilling

Africa Splits • Again, and again and again!

Edinburgh Geology’s Home Town

Fordited Motor City’s unexpected ‘gemstone’

Intarsia An Ancient Art Form in Agate • Eugene Mueller’s Tiny Works of Art

Healing Waters • How the Geology of Hot Springs Makes Us Well

ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Azurite

EXCITING NEW DINOSAUR MUSEUM OPENS IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA

CONCRETIONS: Oddballs of the Rock World!

INDONESIAN GRAPE AGATE

Custom Jewelry Work • A Collaboration Between Client and Craftsman

Picketpost Mountain Apache Tears • A Classic Locality West of Superior, Arizona

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THE MOAI OF EASTER ISLAND

Parting Shot • ROCKS, MINERALS AND JEWELRY