Rock&Gem Magazine
The Lost Twins of Kongsberg
A Silver Story Resurfaced
3 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
DINOSAURS OF THE HELL CREEK MUSEUM
In the Badlands of South Dakota, just outside the small town of Belle Fourche—pronounced “Bell Foosh”—a new attraction has taken shape that every dinosaur enthusiast should see. The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek Museum is part hands-on exhibit, part science center and part active research lab.
3 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
AGATES THAT FLUORESCE
Two rocks in one!
4 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Crystals From the Sky
141 Years of Appreciating Snowflakes
6 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Proustite
A Red Silver Treasure
6 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Did "Left-Handed" Fish Leave Water Earlier than Thought?
Fossil evidence suggests that fish (or \"fishapods\") dragged themselves onto land during the middle Devonian Period.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Have we Already Mined the Critical Minerals We Need
Then why are we throwing them away?!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
An Ice Age Microbiome
Teasing ever more info from mammoth bones & teeth!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE GRANDEUR of GLASS
\"The Most Magical of All Materials\"
6 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
One Toxic Worm
A critter that creates & tolerates orpiment!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
ROCK & GEM FIELD GUIDE: Silver
Silver (Ag) is a native element and one of Earth's most prized precious metals.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
FACETING LARGE GEMSTONES
The gemstone cut for this article is notable in three ways. The design, Quintet, uses an 80-index gear; the finished gemstone is very bright and it is a large display gemstone. These three attributes contribute to making this spectacular finished gemstone.
2 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
USA Rocks!
n the December 2020 issue of Rock & Gem, Gary Knutson, a member of the Mt.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Lordsburg AZURITE & MALACHITE
Colorful Minerals at a Former Copper Mine
8 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
This Egg is No Spring Chicken
How to date a dino egg
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Ultra Tec Machines That Shape the Gemcutters' World
A lucky few find their life's passion in a bucket of gravel.
10 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
CURLING STONES TAKE CENTER ICE AT THE OLYMPICS
When the 2026 Winter Olympics open in Italy in February, nearly 3,000 athletes from 91 countries will be vying for medals, most in the various disciplines of the marquee sports of skiing, skating, snowboarding and bobsledding.
4 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
THE LIZZADRO MUSEUM'S MICRO WORLD
Florentine & Roman Mosaics
7 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Just How Fast Were Dinosaurs?
We need new ways to run the numbers!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
When We Get to Another Planet,
Send in the robots!
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
"Lab Quakes” Produce Surprising Results
When faults let loose and earthquakes result, the main effect we mortals experience is the violent shaking.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Parsing Out What Dinosaurs Ate
It's all in the teeth.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
California's PATRIOTIC COMBO
Black, White & Blue? Try Red Instead!
8 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Scrap Jewelry in Today's Market What's It Good For?
Gold is everywhere in the news these days.
6 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Switzerland's ICE PALACE
Walk Inside a Glacier at The Top of Europe
7 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
VICTORIA STONE
Victoria Stone is one of those materials that immediately captures the attention of observers because of its inherent beauty and also because of its increasing scarcity on the market.
4 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
A New Amber Locality Fills a Gap
A sandstone quarry in central Ecuador has yielded the first significant deposit of Mesozoic amber from South America.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Is Earth Rusting the Moon??
The Moon resides nearly a quarter of a million miles from Earth, give or take, but that great distance doesn't appear to protect it from Earth's \"pollution.\" According to several space and planetary scientists, the Moon is rusting, and oxygen from Earth is to blame.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Rock&Gem Magazine
Satellites High in Space Suggest Changes Deep in Earth
High above us in space are twin satellites dubbed GRACE, for Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment. One pair orbited between 2002 and 2017 before running out of battery power.
1 min |
January / February 2026
Popular Woodworking
Textured Walnut Wall Cabinet
This simple cabinet is elevated by thoughtful details.
9 min |