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October 1998
Vol.28 Num.10
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Features
Romancing the Opal
There's no need to go to Australia to get in on the adventure
by James E. Mulkey
The OPAL Challenge
The stuff of which lapidaries' dreams are made
by Barbara McCondra
Queretaro Opal
Add some "sun-on-raindrops" stones to your collection
by Bob Jones
Potch
Common opal with colors whose names whet the appetite
by Barbara McCondra
Saving the Honduras Black-Matrix Opal
Special handling and patience enable you to polish this material
by Tony Dabdoub
Revisiting the Comstock
Behind Gold Hill, minerals and ghosts await!
by Roger McPherson
The Art of Dopping Up
A review of the characteristics of dopping adhesives
by Gerald L. Wykoff
Carlsbad Caverns
Tour the breathtaking beauty that endures underground
by Bob Jones
El Nino's Golden Legacy
Gold prospectors "mop up" after too much rain and snow
by James E. Mulkey
Field Trips
Glen Avon Quarry
A rockhounder's paradise of abundant varieties and country air
by Sam and Ruth Kirkby
Projects
Steam-Casting
All the good reasons for casting with steam pressure
by Mel Williams
A Lesson in Channel Work
With time and patience, the author captures a roadrunner
by Max A. Hatch
