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

The Bone Age?

Forget the Woolly Mammoth • We now have the woolly mouse!

Chances for Asteroid 2024 YR4 to Impact Earth? • Slim to none—but watch out, Moon!

A New Head for the USGS

A Tiny Trace Hints at a Mighty Story • The life & death struggle of the pterosaur & the crocodile!

One Probe Nails It; Another Topples Over • Success and heartache on the lunar surface!

Will a Famous Fossil Museum Fold?

Access to Ancient Rocks Withdrawn

Shelling at the Outer Banks Beaches • History, Legends, Lighthouses & National Seashores Ahoy!

Cave Pearls: Seeking Subterranean Treasures • But Beware the Jinn!

NEW YORK Labradorite • Colorful Finds from the Ausable River

England’s Dinosaur Coast at Whitby • Explore a Jurassic Wonderland

ASTROPHYLLITE

SPARROWS PEARL

ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Magnetite

WHEN BULLS HIT THE BEACH

New Mexico’s White Sand • Home to Gypsum Sand Dunes, the Atom Bomb & Space Travel

The “Ruby of the Sea” • A Look at Precious Red Coral

A Mid-Atlantic Adventure to Calvert Cliffs

Petoskey Stones • Popular Lake Michigan Beach Finds

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

BEACHCOMBING: THE GREAT ESCAPE

Parting Shot • ROCKS, MINERALS AND JEWELRY