Karen Wollscheid Not all craft projects require hours of classes, a cabinet full of tools, or even lots of time to complete a project you can enjoy. Wire wrapping offered by Sun Lakes Rock Gem and Silver (SLRGS) Club is a short six hour class taken over two days in which time you’ll complete two…
Sarah Marks After a 30-year teaching career at North Dakota State University, resident geologist Elaine Hatzenbuhler brought her five decades of expertise to the Sun Lakes Rock, Gem & Silver Club (SLRGS). She joined the club in December of 2012 after seeing a notice for a field trip to Cave Creek. Elaine’s geological background includes…
Linda Shanahan Turquoise was thought to have been sacred pieces of the sky by Persians, Tibetans, and Mayans. This stone is a combination of aluminum, copper, phosphorus, water, and other local ingredients responsible for changing the color or adding matrix. The most rare and valuable stones are found right here in the Southwest. There are…