Category Archives: rocks and lapidary
Field Trip in California’s Mojave Desert Coming Up!
I’ve been to this rock shop several times and gone out on one of their field trips. Highly recommended to do both. If you can’t catch this trip, check out their schedule for future events. Only fifty people permitted on … Continue reading
Lake Mead National Recreation Area
Non-collecting area but a nice place to spend a few hours near Las Vegas. Went looking for an old mine but had to turn around when the road changed into a Jeep trail. Managed to make it back. Many interesting … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, rocks and lapidary
Tagged Lake Mead National Recreation Area, road trip, volcanics
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Getting Ready for Quartzsite
Update! I’ve posted some of my Quartzsite experience here. It’s at my book site: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2019/01/19/a-little-from-quartzsite/ Quartzsite is a small town in the Arizona desert that each year plays host to rock and gem enthusiasts from all over the world. These … Continue reading
Posted in rocks and lapidary, Uncategorized
Tagged Arizona, flea markets, gem, history museum, mineral, QIA Pow Wow, Quartzsite, rock, Rock&Gem Magazine, winter in the desert
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Goldfield Gemfield Gem Claims Update
My second article for Rock & Gem Magazine was on the Gemfield Gem claims (internal link) outside of Goldfield, Nevada. The claims are a major source of fine chalcedony. Sharon Artlip, one of the two claim owners, now has a … Continue reading
Lost and Found in T.S. Eliot
My book is about rockhounding and prospecting in the Southwestern United States. At its heart is exploring. In peppering my book with quotations, I’ll have some thoughts from people who have wandered the world. But all that exploring may come … Continue reading
New Post At SouthwestRockhounding.com
Going to Tucson this February to see The Big Show? Better read this post: https://southwestrockhounding.com/2018/12/15/tucson-and-parking/
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Tagged gem and mineral show, parking, the big show, traffic, Tucson
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