October 26th Field Trip to Alpine Az
This was the clubs second field trip for October with the intention of collecting Luna Blue Agate in New Mexico. A new friend from the Prescott club was to meet […]
OCTOBER 19TH CLUB FIELD TRIP TO SYCAMORE CREEK, ARIZONA
Saturday morning a group of 12 signed in for the two and a half hour drive south to Sycamore Creek. We met Larry Jensen who led our group on […]
Corundum – From Sapphires to Rubies
Gemstones of the mineral corundum [Ref 1] offer a rainbow of colors for the lapidarist and jewelry maker as displayed in Figure 1. Traditionally, of these, the ruby and blue […]