JUNE 2022

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Heliodor Beryl from the Ukraine by Peter Rosewarne, Rocks, Mines, Minerals and Gems on Postage Stamps by Peter Rosewarne, a Curiosity and Faceting the Softies by Duncan Miller.

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APRIL 2022

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Uranium: From Colourful Secondary Minerals to Yellow Cake and from Reactors to Weapons by Peter Rosewarne, LEGO and Minerals by Bruce Cairncross, Unseen blobs by PR, another Curiosity, Faceted Barite, and Facet Cutting Laps, both by Duncan Miller.

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MARCH 2022

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Are there any other Blue Agate Deposits in Southern Namibia? by Jo Wicht, Annette Taylor’s Treasures from the 2021 FOSAGAMS Tour, Faceting in the 21st Century – an equipment guide for beginners by Duncan Miller, and another Curiosity.

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NOVEMBER 2021

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- Rockhounding the Trethewey way in North West Canada by Bruce Trethewey, “It’s a Kind of Magic”: from drab hand specimen to a rainbow thin section by Peter Rosewarne; Curious Geological Cakes from the Past, and Tracy the Intrepid Tripper by Tracy Hannath.

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SEPTEMBER 2021

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The re-emergence of some Jan Coetzees by Jo Wicht, Riemvasmaak - resurrected from ashes by Duncan Miller, Off the Beaten Track: South African national monuments with a geological theme by Peter Rosewarne.

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