Rock Doc

Recently I had the pleasure of going to the wedding celebration of my

assistant at work, whom I count as a good friend, and her new husband.

Theirs is an international marriage; the bride was born and raised in

this country, the groom born and raised in China. The wedding

celebration had elements of traditions from both the U.S. and China;

the bride wore red, as is the custom in China, and the marriage was

celebrated with a ring, as is the custom here.

Engagement and wedding rings interest geologists from a technical point

of view. Long ago, I did geologic research related to gold mining. My

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