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A Gem of a Geology Museum
Minerals and fossils at the Colorado School of Mines
by Bob Jones
Graveyard Point Plume Agate
Fee collecting in East Central Oregon
by Jim Landon
The 2011 GIA Symposium
Renowned speakers, fantastic exhibits, and once-in-a-lifetime field trips
by Helen Serras-Herman
Pennsylvania’s Coral Caverns
Devonian fossils make an underground appearance
by Deborah Painter
Rock & Gem Kids
Kid-size articles, puzzles and prizes
The Dinosaur Mines of Morocco
No other country produces as many fossils for the commercial market
by Bob Farrar
ARTIST PROFILE:
Tony Znaniecki’s Wildlife on Rocks
Nature provides the background for his paintings
by Bob Jones
FIELD TRIP
Collecting Augite Crystals in the Doty Hills
There’s a wealth of minerals in Washington State
by Stuart “Tate” Wilson
REGULAR COLUMNS
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Craftsman of the Month
Nephrite and sterling knife
by Albert Isaac
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
Machine maintenance and repair
by William A. Kappele
Rock Science
Hübnerite, Wolframite and Tungsten
by Steve Voynick
Off the Dop
Iolite, aka "Water Sapphire"
by Jim Perkins
Crossword
Minerals of Russia
by Lynn Varon
On the Rocks
What's Hot on DVD
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader letters
