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Rock & Gem is a monthly magazine for rockhounds and lapidary hobbyists.

United States Katılım Kasım 2016
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Writer Amy Dawson takes a look at how and why fossil-hunting, “previously seen as a worthy but rather fusty pastime or the preserve of Ross from [television show] ‘Friends,’” is currently “looking downright cool.” Read more at Yahoo! News: news.yahoo.com/paleontology-r…
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Weighing in at 1,174 carats, the latest big diamond discovery out of Botswana is said to be the third-largest recorded gem-quality stone ever found. Read more: bit.ly/3eV2oFw (Photo by Cretep, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons) #diamond #KaroweDiamondMine #Botswana
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On the afternoon of July 8, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck California in the town of Coleville. Fortunately, there were no reports of death or serious injury: bit.ly/2UJGluu (Photo by Carlos Valenzuela, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) #earthscience #earthquake
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The word “nickel” is a homonym with two distinct meanings. It refers to both our five-cent coin and an element. Everyone is familiar with the coin, but not necessarily with the element. Learn more from author Steve Voynick: bit.ly/2UF1l5M #nickel #siderophilic #element
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A new image has captured powerful jets of plasma emerging from the black hole at the center of the Centaurus A galaxy. Researchers study these jets because they are thought to influence the shape and size of galaxies. Read more at Smithsonian Magazine: smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new…
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According to a new study from NASA, evidence of ancient life may have been scrubbed from parts of Mars. The discovery was made by the Curiosity rover in clay-rich sedimentary rocks around its landing site in Gale Crater. Read more at Live Science: livescience.com/mars-life-evid…
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