March 2003 Vol.33 Num.3
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Gems of Gondwanaland
Precious gems have a turbulent past
by Bob Jones
Wanted: Paleo Volunteers
Great opportunities for fossil fanatics
by Steve Voynick
Change Your Oil
A Louisiana rockhound discovers a better lapidary oil
by Criss Morgan
Panning Sites along U.S. Highway 29
Gaston, Mechlenburg (NC), Cherokee, Spartanburg, Greenville, and Anderson (SC) counties
by David and Clois Walker
Designing with GemCad
Part III: Stretch your round brilliant into an oval
by Jim Perkins
Gemology: Learning the Craft
Part III in a series on becoming a gemologist
by Douglas S. LeGrand, G.G.
Colorful Gems--Nature's Mistakes
Pure crystals would be pure white
by Bob Jones
Salmon River Opal
Idaho's new mine shows great potential
by Gail O. Clark
Hot Tips, Cool Crystals
Rare apophyllite crystals come to light in a well
by Brinda Gill
Field Trips
New Mexico's Fluorite Ridge
Green crystals are just a rock hammer away
by Robert Beard
Yava Valley Quartz
Colorful crystals abound in Arizona
by Deborah Painter
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Gems of Gondwanaland
Precious gems have a turbulent past
by Bob Jones
Wanted: Paleo Volunteers
Great opportunities for fossil fanatics
by Steve Voynick
Change Your Oil
A Louisiana rockhound discovers a better lapidary oil
by Criss Morgan
Panning Sites along U.S. Highway 29
Gaston, Mechlenburg (NC), Cherokee, Spartanburg, Greenville, and Anderson (SC) counties
by David and Clois Walker
Designing with GemCad
Part III: Stretch your round brilliant into an oval
by Jim Perkins
Gemology: Learning the Craft
Part III in a series on becoming a gemologist
by Douglas S. LeGrand, G.G.
Colorful Gems--Nature's Mistakes
Pure crystals would be pure white
by Bob Jones
Salmon River Opal
Idaho's new mine shows great potential
by Gail O. Clark
Hot Tips, Cool Crystals
Rare apophyllite crystals come to light in a well
by Brinda Gill
Field Trips
New Mexico's Fluorite Ridge
Green crystals are just a rock hammer away
by Robert Beard
Yava Valley Quartz
Colorful crystals abound in Arizona
by Deborah Painter



