Maren Bekele
Maren Bekele first encountered rockhounding while transcribing a courtroom dispute over a mislabeled garnet and has since tried to make every gem-show price reflect the specimen's actual evidence. Nobody lets her amend the bargaining table after the sale, because she regards a successful purchase as an unresolved identification problem with a receipt attached.
Articles by Maren Bekele

Display Case Taxonomy Reorganized to Prioritize Objects That Are 'Just Really Pretty to Hold'
The club's new fourth sorting criterion is 'weighs nice.'

Second Magnet Test Fails to Confirm Extraterrestrial Origin; Specimen Retains 'Space Rock' Status in Household
Second magnet test negative; family classification stands.