The Facets Newsletter
The Facets has been HHLMS’s newsletter since XXXX. Edited by Frank Konieczki and Pete Batra, it features a mix of information, from club events (past and future), to articles written by the editors or other members, to articles from other newsletter articles from around the country. To view an issue please click on the screen icon above the relevant thumbnail and use the scroll bar to move.
December 2024
When Pyrite Goes Bad
The Remains of an Ancient Planet Lie Deep Within the Earth
Hematite Basics with a Michigan Focus
November 2024
Rock Corner- Bryozoan Fossils
Mineral of the Month- Sphalerite ZnS
Safety In Numbers
October 2024
BLM Website Has
Rockhounding Info
The McClure Site
Geology Word Search
September 2024
How About A Nice Stone Pillow?
Maclurites Fossils
The Science and Beauty of Labradorite
June 2024
Keeping Kids Connected to
Safety
Rocking Round Mountain
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May 2024
The New AFMS Website
Rocking Round Mountain
April 2024
Safety and the Code
New Jersey Sites Provide Fluorescent Rock Museums and Collecting
March 2024
Publicizing Your Youth Program
“Specializing” Your Collection
Celestine from Findlay Arch and Adjacent Sedimentary Deposits
February 2024
Tugtupite
Ways You Can Help Preserve Your Collecting Areas
Two Nebraska Club Members Give Flat Lapping Advice
January 2024
Visiting The Copper Range
Historical Museum
Safety With Sole
Larimar is a Beautiful Gemstone with Only One Source
December 2023
Native Elements – The Sulfur Group
Club Safety Program — Safety Matters
November 2023
Creating and Cultivating a
(Rockhound) Community
Michigan Rocks! A Guide to Geologic Sites in the Great Lakes State
Super Swap Recap
October 2023
Apache Tears
Mysterious Stromatolites
September 2023
Montana’s Geologic Road Signs
June Safety Article
Michigan’s South Range Area Mines
June 2023
May 2023
Rocky Mountain Outwash Collector’s & Tumbler’s Paradise
Collaring Fragile Specimens
A Tree Through Time
Tumbling Help
April 2023
Geophilia: Communing with the Rocks
Tanzanite Is a Rare and Beautiful Gemstone with Only One Source
March 2023
Geology and Beauty of Elbe Mountains
AFMS Land Use Policy
Reflections on the Value of Lapidary From a Longtime Practitioner
February 2023
AFMS Public Relations: A New Beginning — So Let’s Get Going!
Scientists Discover Two ‘Alien’ Minerals In Meteorite
Colemanite
January 2023
A Timeline of Michigan Copper 7,000 Years Ago
Amethysts, Hematite and More in Ontario
Red Beryl is Rare and Striking
December 2022
Honor Your Club’s Unsung Heroes!
Petrified Wood Can Be Collected at a Ranch Near a National Park
Here’s One Way to Preserve Fossils
November 2022
The Cost of Safety
The Amazing Videos of “Itchy Boots”
Ice Disk
October 2022
A Night at the Museum — and at the Buckwheat Mine Dump
West Michigan MWF Mineral Study Group
Mineral Identification Methods
September 2022
The Long History of West Virginia’s Honeycomb Rocks
An American First: Rockhounding & Fossil Collecting in a National Monument
Mineral of the Month: Chalcocite
June 2022
A Few Suggestions for Summer Break Activities
Safety – WTF
Come to the Convention This Fall. . . Come Home With Memories of Fun!
May 2022
Mineral of the Month- Cyanotrichite
How Mineralogists Served in WWII
Cabinets and Caverns- A Day in Central Ohio
April 2022
Undersea Volcano Erupts in Tonga
Glue or Wax Dops Can Prevent Flying Rocks (Usually)
AFMS President’s Message
March 2022
Saguaro National Park
Agatized Wood
Wildacres – 2022 Spring Session
February 2022
Safety Matters – Fire
AFMS Code of Ethics
Rare Manganese Mineral Occurrences in Michigan