September 2001 Vol.31 Num.9
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
Subterranean Wonders
Travel to the center of the earth with our senior editor
by Bob Jones
The World's Most Valuable Fossil
How much would you pay for the world's best T. rex skeleton?
by Steve Voynick
A Fossil Preparator's Primer
Tips for restoring and preserving your ancient treasures
by Peter Larson
Classical Paleontology
How much did the Greeks and Romans know about fossils?
by Steve Voynick
Cripple Creek Turquoise
There's gold in that there turquoise!
by Bob Jones
Are They Real?
How to tell fossils from nonfossils
by Deborah Painter
Crawfordsville Crinoids
The rarest, most complete specimens come from Indiana
by Jim Brace-Thompson
Vesta Wade's Fossil Fern
Amateurs can still make important finds
by Lance Strong
Field Trips
Fossils of the Treasure State
Collecting invertebrates in Montana
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Projects
Make an Ammonite Pendant
Turn your prized finds into wearable art
by Lynn Vogt
Fashioning Gemstone Leaves
Semiprecious stones are alive with fall colors
by Frank Heiser
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
Subterranean Wonders
Travel to the center of the earth with our senior editor
by Bob Jones
The World's Most Valuable Fossil
How much would you pay for the world's best T. rex skeleton?
by Steve Voynick
A Fossil Preparator's Primer
Tips for restoring and preserving your ancient treasures
by Peter Larson
Classical Paleontology
How much did the Greeks and Romans know about fossils?
by Steve Voynick
Cripple Creek Turquoise
There's gold in that there turquoise!
by Bob Jones
Are They Real?
How to tell fossils from nonfossils
by Deborah Painter
Crawfordsville Crinoids
The rarest, most complete specimens come from Indiana
by Jim Brace-Thompson
Vesta Wade's Fossil Fern
Amateurs can still make important finds
by Lance Strong
Field Trips
Fossils of the Treasure State
Collecting invertebrates in Montana
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Projects
Make an Ammonite Pendant
Turn your prized finds into wearable art
by Lynn Vogt
Fashioning Gemstone Leaves
Semiprecious stones are alive with fall colors
by Frank Heiser



