Prospecting for opal
Start of the serialization of this BC guide book.

Gemstones in folklore
Part 2.

Rockhounding at the east end of Taltapin Lake
Geodes, agates and opal at a newly found area.

Tracking the North Pole
The unfamiliar movements of a familiar reference.

Armchair prospecting in BC - Part 2
Using the Online Exploration Assistant.

Salt casting
A low-tech lapidary technique that's both easy and cheap.

But seriously folks ...
Kenyan elephants go rockhounding too!

The attraction of rockhounding
A 'mature' geologist looks back and wonders.

In search of Buse Lake Blue
Short field trip to this staked locality.

Club Reports

Summer Camp 2003
Details of the trip.

International/NW Faceters Conference 2003
Details for Boise, ID.

Curious coral
Animal, vegetable or mineral?

Garnets and gemstones of the Slocan Valley
Third in the series on this mineral-rich area.

Armchair prospecting in BC - Part 1
If you're not using a free internet tool called BC Map Place, why not?

Gemstones in folklore
Semi-precious gems have a long and fascinating history.

Rockhouding Plus
Marion Wood looks back at four decades of fun and field trips in BC.

Ankylosaurus tracks discovered in Tumbler Ridge, BC, Canada
Two pre-teens discover a 95 million year old trackway.

April field trip report
A boulder miracle story, where no one was hurt.

Code of conduct for Canadian collectors
Respecting the Earth Sciences.

The Magic Rock Club
An allegorical tale that's likely happening in your club.

Canada Day Field Trip - Buse Lake
Club staking this famous Barnhartvale Road locale.

Needa Lake - Windy Judson Road
This jasper discovery from Summer Camp 2002 staked.

Summer Camp 2002:
Report from De Singleton.
Report from Sharon Hamelin.

Fountain Valley Field Trip (E of Lillooet):
Bob Morgan reports.
Ron Wade reports.

BC Gem Show News Flash
Planning for the 2003 show - update.

Rockhounds beware.
Canada Customs hassles rockhounds.

Club Reports

The mystery of BC's rock art paintings
John Ratcliffe looks at pictographs & paintings.

The story of cameo carving
A look at this ancient and modern art form.

The Granite-Poorman Mine, Nelson, BC
A gold producer for over a century.

The Giant's Causeway
Basalt and blarney in Ireland

"Paua Shell" - New Zealand opal
Do's and don'ts of working this colourful shell

Mounting specimens
Displaying your minerals in their best light.

Australian National Gemboree
News of the Easter 2002 show from Down Under.

An area of potential fossils
Eocene conglomerate near Chilliwack is examined.

Weights used in precious metals & jewellery
The bizarre and common standards of metrology.

How silican chips are made
From sand chips to computer chips.

Origin of desert varnish
A natural curiosity explained.

BC Gem Show 2002
Report on the annual BC-LRMS event.

The Alberni Show
Port Alberni, Vancouver Island hosts its annual show.

Rendezvous 2002
Two reports on the BC-LRMS's spring trip, this year to Chase, BC.

Safety First
Good advice on surviving field trips.

Club Reports

History of a mine
Britannia Mines, Britannia beach, BC

Freeminer - prospecting in the West
First in a series on prospecting in BC.

Labradorite
This rare plagioclase feldspar is described.

Silver soldering tips
Some pointers to this lapidary art form.

How gemstones get their color

The geologist's lament
A humorous poem.

TUCSON 2002
Around the world's premier gem show.

The peridot asteroid
These rare pallesites are explained.

Designing jewellery
Lapidary ideas.

"Big Rock"
Aldergrove lake Regional Park.

The Royal BC Museum enters the world of rocks and minerals
An update on the museum's collection.

Halite
Salt to you and me.

The metals of gem carving
Advice on cutting tools.

Club Reports