May 2006 Vol.36 Num.5
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: More Sulfates
Part I: Linarite, ettringite, creedite, cyanothrichite, and brochantite
by Bob Jones
The Sterling Hill Mine and Museum
Saving an important old mine
by Bob Jones
Roadside Panning Sites in Texas
Part IV: Madison, McMullen, Mason, Maverick, Montgomery, Moore, Newton, and Polk counties
by David and Clois Walker
Rock & Gem Kids
How to pack minerals, Kauai calcite
by Steve Decker
Rock & Gem in Rock Shops
Where to find your favorite rockhounding magazine
The Rock That Burns
Colorado oil shale is a collectible energy source
by Steve Voynick
Phenomenal Phantom Quartz
A new find is made at Diamond Hill, South Carolina
by Richard J. Jacquot
A Northern Treasure Map
The Ontario town with a silver lining
by Michael Gordon
Field Trips
The Sheffler Geode Mine
New diggings produce calcite geodes
by Robert Beard
Florissant Fossil Hunt
Colorado shales reveal a snapshot of Eocene flora
by Lori Lamb
Projects
Make an Analogous Agate Pendant
Copper metal complements a reddish stone
by Diane Prokop
Table of Contents (pdf)
Features
The Frugal Collector: More Sulfates
Part I: Linarite, ettringite, creedite, cyanothrichite, and brochantite
by Bob Jones
The Sterling Hill Mine and Museum
Saving an important old mine
by Bob Jones
Roadside Panning Sites in Texas
Part IV: Madison, McMullen, Mason, Maverick, Montgomery, Moore, Newton, and Polk counties
by David and Clois Walker
Rock & Gem Kids
How to pack minerals, Kauai calcite
by Steve Decker
Rock & Gem in Rock Shops
Where to find your favorite rockhounding magazine
The Rock That Burns
Colorado oil shale is a collectible energy source
by Steve Voynick
Phenomenal Phantom Quartz
A new find is made at Diamond Hill, South Carolina
by Richard J. Jacquot
A Northern Treasure Map
The Ontario town with a silver lining
by Michael Gordon
Field Trips
The Sheffler Geode Mine
New diggings produce calcite geodes
by Robert Beard
Florissant Fossil Hunt
Colorado shales reveal a snapshot of Eocene flora
by Lori Lamb
Projects
Make an Analogous Agate Pendant
Copper metal complements a reddish stone
by Diane Prokop
