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August 2010
Vol.40 Num.8
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Features
"Chalcedony Park"
Look, but don't collect in Arizona's Petrified Forest
by Bob Jones
Petrified Wood: A Natural Enigma
It's a favorite with rockhounds and lapidaries
by Bruce I. Wingate
Dangerous Dust
The lapidary hobby's forgotten hazard
by Douglas Hamilton
Rock & Gem Kids
Silver, agates, and Mineral Fun patches
India's Zeolites (and Non-Zeolites)
Minerals from the Deccan Plateau traprock quarries
by Bob Jones
In Pursuit of Nebraska Mammal Fossils
Collecting on private land in the Platte River Valley
by Jim Landon
Evolution of a Museum
The Weinman Mineral Museum becomes Tellus Science Museum
by Lori Carter
Field Trips
DoBell Ranch Collecting
A quest for Arizona's wonderful, colorful petrified wood
by Mary Crosswhite
Regular Columns
All She Wrote
Face to Face
by Lynn Varon
Craftsman of the Month
Medieval sword
by Adrian Prodescu
Show Dates
Mark your calendar!
Shop Talk
Lapidary Tools
by William A. Kappele
Rock Science
Beryllium: From Beryl to Bertrandite
by Steve Voynick
Picks & Pans
Museum exhibits, book reviews, hobby news
Off the Dop
New Splash Guards for Facetrons
by Jim Perkins
Many Facets
DJG Frosted Round
by David Groncki
On the Rocks
Two Amazing Events
by Bob Jones
Field Notes
Reader Letters
