Close call for a great piece of Dino Bone Nick ordered some rocks a few weeks ago. He let me pick them out from the piles of my dad's...

It’s so great to see beautiful things made with my dad’s rocks! Miley is a young rock enthusiast in the Midwest. She’s made the...

I have a problem. I’m getting on in years. I know that somebody – no idea who – will own my dad’s really great rocks in less than twenty...

Volcanoes in Southwest Utah When you think, “Volcano” – southwest Utah is probably not the first location that comes to mind. But there...

A few days ago, I posted microscopic pictures of a rock that I sent to Angelo. Angelo provided 200X pictures of different parts of the...

… Or, As Rockhounds Say It … “Thundereggs” (See Note at the end) The name always sounded to me like it was a slogan made up by some ad...

I discovered this rock in my dad’s rock pile and I had no idea what it was … except that it was a chunk of agate. (I use the term “agate”...

I’m reading a remarkable book about a fossil that I knew nothing about before: Conodonts. Since nearly all of my experience with fossils...

What’s Inside is What Counts ! Lots of Rocks have a coating that makes it difficult to see what's inside them. Thundereggs look like...

I'm having second thoughts about whether my "Yellowcat Bark" is really "Yellowcat Wood" One of the most valuable rocks found in Utah is...

“I’m not a great rockhound. That was my dad.” This is a phrase I use when writing to friends and customers of KinesavaROCKS. It’s a...

… or – at least it should be! A carpet of California Poppy flowers in the spring is magnificent! No wonder it’s the California state...

This blog is supposed to be about rocks. This time, it is! The literal translation of Tabula Rasa from Latin is “clean slate”. In more...

Roxy and I have decided to celebrate the start of a new year at the beginning of October. Other cultures start a new year at other times...

When you say “silicon”, he thinks you’re talking about “silicone” Whatever that is The man ain’t got no rockology As I was thinking about...

Star Garnets! – Miley found one! And she lives in the East! I ask my customers -- “Tell me what you’re doing with my dad’s rocks! Send...

The third “Chinese Curse” is, “May you live in interesting times.” See the Wikipedia’s article about the Chinese curses. It’s not...

Growing up in the south east Utah desert was like seeing the world through a soda straw. I knew the world was there. I just didn’t know...

If you ask people around Zion National Park about rockhounding, they might mention the junk wood that is found on some of the mesas....

Caveat Emptor When my weekly news magazine arrived today, an ad on the inside cover for jewelry made from Helenite caught my eye. The...