February 2005 Vol.35 Num.2
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: The Sulfides
Part I: Crystal shapes make them wonderful display minerals
by Bob Jones
Sweet Home Rhodochrosite
A new DVD details the history of Colorado's state gem
by Bill Evans
Roadside Panning Sites in Arizona
Part II: Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, and Pima counties
by David and Clois Walker
A Colorado Springs Odyssey
Collecting trips complement the CSMS show
by William A. Kappele
Rock & Gem Kids
Tourmaline and getting specimens clean
by Steve Decker
China: Land of Discovery
Its mineral finds and innovations changed the world
by Bob Jones
Minas de Rio Tinto
Spain's mineral riches are the stuff of legend
by Kiera Tara O'Brien
Exploring Montana's Missouri River Country
Part II: Hands-off and hands-on fossils
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Spiritual Specimens
Minerals and mysticism at Mount Shasta's Middle Earth
by Banjo Bandolas
Field Trips
Copper Country Collecting
Mine dumps yield specimens in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
by Michael Streeter
Moat Mountain Smoky Quartz
Collecting crystals in New Hampshire's White Mountains
by Robert Beard
Projects
Carving the Patterns of Montana Agate
A step-by-step guide
by Henry Hunt
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: The Sulfides
Part I: Crystal shapes make them wonderful display minerals
by Bob Jones
Sweet Home Rhodochrosite
A new DVD details the history of Colorado's state gem
by Bill Evans
Roadside Panning Sites in Arizona
Part II: Maricopa, Mohave, Navajo, and Pima counties
by David and Clois Walker
A Colorado Springs Odyssey
Collecting trips complement the CSMS show
by William A. Kappele
Rock & Gem Kids
Tourmaline and getting specimens clean
by Steve Decker
China: Land of Discovery
Its mineral finds and innovations changed the world
by Bob Jones
Minas de Rio Tinto
Spain's mineral riches are the stuff of legend
by Kiera Tara O'Brien
Exploring Montana's Missouri River Country
Part II: Hands-off and hands-on fossils
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Spiritual Specimens
Minerals and mysticism at Mount Shasta's Middle Earth
by Banjo Bandolas
Field Trips
Copper Country Collecting
Mine dumps yield specimens in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
by Michael Streeter
Moat Mountain Smoky Quartz
Collecting crystals in New Hampshire's White Mountains
by Robert Beard
Projects
Carving the Patterns of Montana Agate
A step-by-step guide
by Henry Hunt
