April & May’s Featured Specimen

This time we feature a piece from Peru, a rhodochrosite covered with many rhombohedral crystals that are undamaged. [more…]

Euro-Mineral, Euro-Gem on Standby

Having announced an early move from Ste-Marie-aux-Mines to Colmar, this show now has been cancelled and placed on a “stand-by mode.” [more…]

Turin Mineral Show: Oct 4–7, 2012

The Turin Mineral Show (Euromineralexpo) will be held at the 1st Pavilion of the Lingotto Fiere Exhibition Center. [more…]

Mineral Perspectives: Thumbnails – Volume 2

Volume 2 of this DVD series from BlueCap Productions is now shipping. [more…]

Facing the Faceting

Thumbnail lovers were broken-hearted at the prospect of Australia’s largest pink rough diamond being faceted. [more…]

Fine Mineral Trade Association

A new organization for the mineral trade has been organized as a result of meetings over the past few years at the Tucson show. [more…]

Coghlan and Ironstone: Of Vines and Mines

We take a second look at Coghlan Vineyard and Jewelers, and a first look at Ironstone Vineyards, home of the Gold Pocket specimen. [more…]

Wayne Leicht to Speak on Gold, Circa ’49

SoCal’s Bowers Museum will present Wayne Leicht, world renowned collector and dealer of gold and mineral specimens, in its Distinguished Lecture series, April 21. [more…]

Pala Presents: The Sickler Family—Historic San Diego County Gemstone Miners

Two Southern California boys discover some “lilac-colored slivers” in this four-part series by Peter Bancroft. [more…]

Pala Presents: The Igneous Rocks of the Mogok Stone Tract, Chapter 4

With Pala Presents, we offer selections from the library of Pala International’s Bill Larson. The first in our series is a PhD dissertation by Kyaw Thu. [more…]

Emeraqua Follow-up

We receive a photograph from Stuart Wilensky of a marvelous bi-colored beryl in response to our publication of the late George Bosshart’s study. [more…]