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The British Columbia Rockhounder
Official magazine of the
British Columbia Lapidary Society

Volume 13 -- 2010

Editor: Win Robertson

Published quarterly
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Winter 2010

The Presidents Message
“I don't know what the BCLS does.” So rockhounds, I will tell you.

Diamond Digging Dog..

Canadian Perspective:,
The termite's role as exploration driller.

The History of Beads

Costa Rica

Jasper or Agate
: A Simple Distinction.

Silicon, Silica, Silicates and Silicone
People get confused about the differences between silicon, silicate, silica and even silicone. What is it exactly that we collect, cut and polish??

Making a Rock Slab Stand

Adventures in Brazil.

The Chilcotin War.
The native population out numbered the Colonial settlers and miners by over 30 to one. In the back of settler's minds was, what if ? In 1864 "what if" really happened!

Adhesives for Mineralsl

Electric Mineral Cleaning.

Opal Essence.
The definition of opalescence is the quality of being opallike

Anthropocene Stratigraphy

Chapite - Dudy Groves was right!.

A Story for Junior Members,

News from Around the Clubs