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Links provided by Jim Hird, Rod Nenner, Chris Randolph, Ken Rock, Gary Roskin, Harold Tuchfeld, and Bob Williams

A recent Smithsonian acquisition: Paraiba Tourmaline. 13.34 carats from the São José da Batalha mine, Brazil. Photo by Martin Fuller.

10/24/2025: How Lunar Photography Brought the Heavens Down to Earth

The first photograph taken on the surface of the moon, by Neil Armstrong. According to the article, this is a "shockingly well-composed picture. The lunar module Eagle’s leg is near dead center. A bag of waste is perfectly jettisoned to one side."

10/23/2025: The true cost of deep-sea mining

10/22/2025: Transylvania Minerals: Gothic Beauty

10/21/2025: Suspect Charged in Paris Museum Heist (No, Not That One)

10/21/2025: Zinc Headstones: The Legacy of Zinkers

Zinc monuments in the Fayette Cemetery, Jefferson County, Mississippi. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, Natalie Maynor.

10/19/2025: How China Took Over the World’s Rare-Earths Industry

10/17/2025: How AGTA is Singlehandedly Saving the International Colored Gemstone Industry

10/15/2025: Extraordinary Large Bicolor Natural Rough Diamond

10/9/2025: China’s Rare-Earth Escalation Threatens Trade Talks—and the Global Economy

10/7/2025: 2 major West Coast fault lines could be in sync and trigger double earthquake, scientists say

10/6/2025: Types of Quartz: 7 Spooky Crystals

10/2/2025: "ZaZa Azul" Finds Home at Smithsonian; 13-carat Brazilian Paraiba Tourmaline Now in the Gem & Mineral Hall

9/24/2025: What’s Shaking Santorini? AI Reveals Massive Magma Movement Under the Aegean Sea