Tag Archives: Rock&Gem Magazine
Goldfield Gemfield Gem Claims Update
Sharon Artlip has been in touch. She and her sister Nadiah Beekum own the Gemfield Gem claims in Goldfield, Nevada. (internal link) I’ve written quite a bit about the claims at this site and also in the May, 2016 issue … Continue reading
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
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Tagged Arizona, flea markets, gem, history museum, mineral, QIA Pow Wow, Quartzsite, rock, Rock&Gem Magazine, winter in the desert
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Another Article on Spec
Once again I am writing an article for Rock&Gem magazine on spec. I’ve written about this approach many times. (internal link). With spec, you don’t have a writing assignment, you are on your own to create a piece that with … Continue reading
Stop Government Overreach in The Auburn State Recreation Area
Could you please sign this petition? It protests the shutting down of the Auburn State Recreation Area to rockhounding and prospecting. The Auburn RSA is located about forty miles northeast of Sacramento. Over many years, I’ve found gold in quartz, … Continue reading
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Tagged crevice work, gold flakes, gold mining, Middle fork of the American River, North Fork of the American River, petition, Pioneer Mining Supply, Placer County, prospecting, Rock&Gem Magazine, the Auburn SRA, the Auburn State Recreation Area
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Background On My Fifth Rock&Gem Article
My article on Quartzsite, Arizona is in the April issue of Rock&Gem Magazine. (external link) You can find it soon at most Barnes&Noble bookstores or you can order a copy online. You might think I’m some sort of geologist or … Continue reading
Another Article Submitted
Just completed another article for Rock&Gem Magazine (internal link). With luck they will accept it, like they have my three other articles. This was a difficult piece because my rough draft ran over 4,500 words and the magazine’s limit was 3,000. … Continue reading
Lemons Into Lemonade
Last month I went out of town to research a field trip article for Rock&Gem magazine that I am writing on speculation. (internal link) My visit was to a BLM mineral collecting site some hours north of Las Vegas. Here’s the problem: … Continue reading
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Tagged field trip, lemons into lemonade, Rock&Gem Magazine, travel writing
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Background on My Second Rock&Gem Article
In mid-February 2016 I visited the once roaring town of Goldfield, Nevada. An old set of gem claims had come under new ownership and new direction. I was eager to find out what that meant for rockhounds. You can read … Continue reading
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Tagged chalcedony, freelance writing, gem claims, Gemfield, Goldfield NV, Rock&Gem Magazine, writing on spec
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The Background on my Rock&Gem Article
October 27, 2016. Update: Dean Otteson has passed. He conducted the mine dig I went on. He was friendly, affable, and upbeat. He had true enthusiasm for turquoise and he treated our tour group extremely well. The mine tours and … Continue reading
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Tagged Rock&Gem Magazine, Royal Royston, Royston, The Keck, Tonopah, turquoise
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