September 2000 Vol.30 Num.9
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
Seascapes and Fossils
A fossil collector picks up the leaving of a dried-up Devonian sea
by Kenneth H. Rohn
The Fossils of Ashfall
These volcanic ash fossil beds are a paleontologist's dream
by Steve Voynick
She Paints Rocks
One painter finds rocks a fascinating subject
by Patti Polk
The Fight for Fossils
High-tech paleontology leaves amateur fossil collectors in the dust
by Steve Voynick
Trilobite: The Index Fossil
These Cambrian critters help paleontologists date rock formations
by Bob Jones
Clinker Shale Fossils
Burned-out coal beds produce some uniquely colored shale fossils
by Sam and Ruth Kirkby
Ironwood: The Lapidary's Friend
This hard-to-find wood can be worked into objects of rare beauty
by Bob Jones
Sumas Mountain Fossils
Two different mountains, but the same fire clay and fossil composition
by Peter Thorne
The Case for Self-Collected Fossils
Do self-collectors get a fair shake from rock show judges?
by Joy Hutchins
Rock Art in the Digital Age
Turn your fossil specimens into artwork using your scanner
by Terrell William Proctor
Crazy Calcites
These crystals never learned geometry
by Bob Jones
Deconstructing Skarns
These tungsten mines are equally famous for their skarns
by Roger McPherson
Field Trips
Pennsylvania's Icy Blue Celestite
Collectors get good pickings at the Meckley Quarry open house
by Sandra Downs
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
Seascapes and Fossils
A fossil collector picks up the leaving of a dried-up Devonian sea
by Kenneth H. Rohn
The Fossils of Ashfall
These volcanic ash fossil beds are a paleontologist's dream
by Steve Voynick
She Paints Rocks
One painter finds rocks a fascinating subject
by Patti Polk
The Fight for Fossils
High-tech paleontology leaves amateur fossil collectors in the dust
by Steve Voynick
Trilobite: The Index Fossil
These Cambrian critters help paleontologists date rock formations
by Bob Jones
Clinker Shale Fossils
Burned-out coal beds produce some uniquely colored shale fossils
by Sam and Ruth Kirkby
Ironwood: The Lapidary's Friend
This hard-to-find wood can be worked into objects of rare beauty
by Bob Jones
Sumas Mountain Fossils
Two different mountains, but the same fire clay and fossil composition
by Peter Thorne
The Case for Self-Collected Fossils
Do self-collectors get a fair shake from rock show judges?
by Joy Hutchins
Rock Art in the Digital Age
Turn your fossil specimens into artwork using your scanner
by Terrell William Proctor
Crazy Calcites
These crystals never learned geometry
by Bob Jones
Deconstructing Skarns
These tungsten mines are equally famous for their skarns
by Roger McPherson
Field Trips
Pennsylvania's Icy Blue Celestite
Collectors get good pickings at the Meckley Quarry open house
by Sandra Downs
