August 2006 Vol.36 Num.8
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: Topaz
This gorgeous gem is plentiful
by Bob Jones
Keweenaw Copper
Michigan's mines were rich in native metal
by Bob Jones
Roadside Panning Sites in Utah
Part I: Cache, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, and Millard counties
by David and Clois Walker
The Pitera Emerald Mine
Green gems from Minas Gerais, Brazil
by Bob Farrar
Rock & Gem Kids
Crystal twins and a bejeweled candle project
by Steve Decker
Liquidating a Rock Hobby Estate
Part I: A Lifetime of Preparation
by Larry G. Field
In Search of the Lamle
On the trail of a big Arkansas diamond
by Glenn W. Worthington
The Rock Room
Making a home for your hobby
by Lori Lamb
Field Trips
Rockhound's Honeymoon
Part I: Hunting quartz crystals in Arkansas
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Venango County Siderite Nodules
Collecting iron carbonate crystals in Pennsylvania's oil country
by Robert Beard
Projects
Make a Modified Dry Sump Saw
The quest for clean coolant
by William A. Kappele
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: Topaz
This gorgeous gem is plentiful
by Bob Jones
Keweenaw Copper
Michigan's mines were rich in native metal
by Bob Jones
Roadside Panning Sites in Utah
Part I: Cache, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Juab, and Millard counties
by David and Clois Walker
The Pitera Emerald Mine
Green gems from Minas Gerais, Brazil
by Bob Farrar
Rock & Gem Kids
Crystal twins and a bejeweled candle project
by Steve Decker
Liquidating a Rock Hobby Estate
Part I: A Lifetime of Preparation
by Larry G. Field
In Search of the Lamle
On the trail of a big Arkansas diamond
by Glenn W. Worthington
The Rock Room
Making a home for your hobby
by Lori Lamb
Field Trips
Rockhound's Honeymoon
Part I: Hunting quartz crystals in Arkansas
by Kenneth H. Rohn
Venango County Siderite Nodules
Collecting iron carbonate crystals in Pennsylvania's oil country
by Robert Beard
Projects
Make a Modified Dry Sump Saw
The quest for clean coolant
by William A. Kappele
