Tag: opal
Issue Highlights: October 2020
Below is a snapshot of some of the topics and interests you can expect to see in the pages of the October 2020 issue...
The ‘Parting Shot’ of 2019 Is…
The votes are in and the Parting Shot specimen photo to receive the most votes was the Kambaby Ocean Jasper “Sky Blooms” cut and...
Spencer Opal Triplets
By Bob Rush
Spencer opal is found in eastern Idaho. It formed in a rhyolite-obsidian flow with incompletely filled gas cavities. It usually presents as...
Artisan Alley: Enjoying the Journey
By Antoinette Rahn and Erin Dana Balzrette
The whole culture is telling you to hurry, while the art tells you to take your time. Always...
Parting Shot: “Unforgettable”
Editor's Note: Every issue of Rock & Gem concludes the same way, with the Parting Shot. Page 82 boasts a beautiful rock, gem, mineral,...
Artisan Alley: Evoking Emotions Through Stone and Silver
By Antoinette Rahn and Erin Dana Balzrette
'"Works of art are made of concept, material... and feeling."
~ Kenneth Martin
It's been said, ad nauseam according to some,...
#4: Rock & Gem Top 10
We're counting down the Top 10 photos published in Rock & Gem magazine over the last year.
#4
Precious Black Opal in Petrified Wood
The dark gray to...
