Rock & Gem magazine

06/23/2026

🌊🦴 The Oregon Coast is known for beach fossils hidden within formations like the Astoria, Nye Mudstone and Coaledo. Learn where to search, what fossils you might find and tips for a successful fossil-hunting adventure along the shoreline.

Beach fossils are found on the Oregon Coast in formations like Astoria, Nye Mudstone, and Coaledo. Learn where to go, what to look for, and tips to find them.

06/22/2026

Stunning rutilated quartz gemstone ✨💛 Faceted by Mark Oros at Hashnu Stones.

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day & Welcome Summer!
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Photo by 利光 守本

06/20/2026

🤍 Looking for beginner-friendly tumbling stones? Agate and jasper are perfect picks! 💚 These colorful beauties polish up brilliantly and are easy to find—plus they’re the same hardness, so they tumble harmoniously together. Tree agate 📸 by Aleksa

06/19/2026

🌈 Fluorite with chalcopyrite and baryte inclusions from the Minerva No. 1 Mine in the Cave-in-Rock District, Illinois. 💙 A classic UV-reactive fluorite locality, with internal inclusions that record multiple stages of mineral formation. 📸: Arkenstone / irocks.com

06/18/2026

🏜️ White Sands National Park is unlike any place on Earth. 🤍

Home to the world's largest gypsum dune field, this landscape is a geological wonder shaped by water, wind and time. Discover the geology, history, and top things to do at White Sands.

White Sands National Park features the world's largest gypsum dune field. Discover its geology, history, wildlife, and top things to do in New Mexico.

06/17/2026

Sue Eyre and Jim Brace-Thompson hold an informal Rock & Gem author caucus at the AFMS Show & Convention!

06/16/2026

Yooperlites are Michigan stones that reveal bright orange and gold fluorescence under UV light. First discovered along Lake Superior by rockhound Erik Rintamaki, they’ve become a favorite find for nighttime beach hunters. Learn what they are, how they glow, and where to find them.

Discover what Yooperlites are, how Erik Rintamaki discovered them, why they glow under UV light, and where to find these fluorescent Michigan rocks.

06/15/2026

Tiny gardens inside stone. 🌿 💚 Quartz containing chlorite inclusions often looks like miniature landscapes, forests, or mossy hills trapped within crystal. These specimens are sometimes called "garden quartz" because of their scenic appearance. No two pieces are ever exactly alike. (📸: Out on a Limb)

06/14/2026

✨🪨 Starburst quartz from near Kingston, New Mexico, forms striking radial patterns that make it a favorite among field collectors. Learn where these unique quartz clusters are found and what to look for in the field.

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Discover starburst quartz crystals near Kingston, New Mexico. Learn where to find these unique radiating quartz clusters and how to collect them.