November 2003 Vol.33 Num.11
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: Azurite and Malachite
You can still find affordable specimens
by Bob Jones
Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
Looking at minerals in a different light
by Stuart Schneider
Successful Diamond Drilling
Learning and applying the basic principles
by Brian Farberov
Panning Sites along U.S. Highway 431
Minerals in Madison, Marshall, Etowah, Cleburne, and Randolph counties, Alabama
by David and Clois Walker
New Products
Recent releases for the lapidary
Collecting at Poland Mining Camps
A variety of Maine pegmatite minerals await
by Lori Lamb
A Salute to Mark Chance Bandy
An unsung hero of the hobby
by Bob Jones
Swap Meet Treasure Hunt
Test your gemological knowledge
by Douglas S. LeGrand, G.G.
India's Ancient Mining Heritage
It's one of the world's earliest mineral sources
by K.R. Raghu Nandan
Secrets of a Healthy Rock Club
How to revitalize a flagging organization
by Mary C. Conner
Field Trips
Finding Facet-Grade Topaz
Where else but Topaz Mountain, Utah?
by Squy G. Wallace
Rosebud County Moss Agate
Searching the gravel beds of the Yellowstone River in Montana
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: Azurite and Malachite
You can still find affordable specimens
by Bob Jones
Collecting Fluorescent Minerals
Looking at minerals in a different light
by Stuart Schneider
Successful Diamond Drilling
Learning and applying the basic principles
by Brian Farberov
Panning Sites along U.S. Highway 431
Minerals in Madison, Marshall, Etowah, Cleburne, and Randolph counties, Alabama
by David and Clois Walker
New Products
Recent releases for the lapidary
Collecting at Poland Mining Camps
A variety of Maine pegmatite minerals await
by Lori Lamb
A Salute to Mark Chance Bandy
An unsung hero of the hobby
by Bob Jones
Swap Meet Treasure Hunt
Test your gemological knowledge
by Douglas S. LeGrand, G.G.
India's Ancient Mining Heritage
It's one of the world's earliest mineral sources
by K.R. Raghu Nandan
Secrets of a Healthy Rock Club
How to revitalize a flagging organization
by Mary C. Conner
Field Trips
Finding Facet-Grade Topaz
Where else but Topaz Mountain, Utah?
by Squy G. Wallace
Rosebud County Moss Agate
Searching the gravel beds of the Yellowstone River in Montana
by Kenneth H. Rohn