TABLE OF CONTENTS 1953 |
| January/February | Whole #232 | 28:1-2 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Chiastolite of Lancaster, Massachusetts | B. M. Shaub | 3 |
| Collecting in Utah and Nevada | Roy Shoemaker | 9 |
| Pegmatite Minerals of the United States, Part 1 | David M. Seaman | 13 |
| Second Annual Convention (Eastern Federation) | Marion Brown Casperson | 17 |
| A Simple Mineral Cabinet | E. T. McCarthy | 22 |
| Australian-American Mineral Expedition, Part 1 | Widfred C. Eyles | 24 |
| The Largest Herkimer 'Diamond' | Lt. Bill F. Francis | 26 |
| World News on Mineral Occurrences | 28 | |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Commander John Sinkankas | 44 |
| Mineral Shoppers' Guide | Charley A. Thomas | 49 |
| Fossil Department | Edward T. Barone | 54 |
| The Sand Collector | Peter Zodac | 56 |
| Club and Society Notes | 62 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 2 | |
| ELLIS C. SOPER HONORED | 8 | |
| BERAUNITE - CACOXENITE LOCALITY IN PENN. | PETER ZODAC | 12 |
| REAMER HONORED BY NEWARK SOCIETY | 21 | |
| MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS AT THE 13TH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF MIDWEST FEDERATION | 43 | |
| COLLECTOR'S COLUMN | 53 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 69 | |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 70 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 112 | |
| March/April | Whole #233 | 28:3-4 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| ROCKS, MINERALS AND MEN | James H. Benn | 115 |
| SUMMER IN SCANDINAVIA | James A. Taylor | 125 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 128 | |
| MINERAL SHOPPERS' GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 143 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 147 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | Edward T. Barone | 154 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 158 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 164 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 114 | |
| SAN DIEGO, CALIF., CONVENTION | 141 | |
| MUSEUM GEOLOGIST TO STUDY PARICUTIN'S CRATER | 141 | |
| AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN MINERAL EXHIBITION | Wilfred C. Eyles | 142 |
| RADIOACTIVE COLUMBITE FROM HADDAM, CONN. | Otto G. Bartels | 156 |
| COLLECTOR'S COLUMN | 157 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES - JAMES L. KRAFT AND O. B. BROWN | 174 | |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 175 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 176 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 224 | |
| May/June | Whole #234 | 28:5-6 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| ORIENTAL ART IN STONE | Sgt. Donald G. Stanley | 227 |
| MINERALS OF THE FROSTBURG FIRE CLAY MINE | Harold Levey | 232 |
| OXFORD COUNTY, MAINE - 1952 | E. L. Sampter | 236 |
| ARCTIC JADE | Joel Martin Halpern | 237 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 243 | |
| MINERAL SHOPPERS' GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 258 |
| MICRO-MOUNTER | Leo N. Yedlin | 263 |
| AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 267 |
| SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 271 |
| ROCK FEVER (POEM) | B. FRENCH AND A. C. KAYE-MARTIN | 257 |
| HARD HEADS | FRED DUSTIN | 262 |
| IGNACY DOMEYKO | TOMASZ J. TURLEY | 265 |
| TRIP TO SWIFT RIVER, MAINE | JOHN R. DILLINGHAM | 266 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 277 | |
| IMPORTANCE OF MINERALS IN INDUSTRY | BARBARA J. ANDERSON | 289 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 290 | |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 291 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 336 | |
| July/August | Whole #235 | 28:7-8 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| TRIP TO COLORADO | Peter Zodac | 339 |
| SOME RECENT FRANKLIN, NEW JERSEY MINERALS | Bevan French | 349 |
| MID-WINTER'S COLLECTING | A. W. Porter | 352 |
| MINERAL COLLECTING IN KOREA | Col. J. J. Irvin | 354 |
| THE PEN PEN AND THE CHISEL | Gerry & Will Shulman | 356 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 361 | |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 376 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | 379 | |
| MINERAL SHOPPERS' GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 381 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 386 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 392 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 338 | |
| THE EAST WILL DIG FOR TREASURE | 348 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES - ARCHIBALD N. GODDARD | 353 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES THOMAS J. SCANLON | 385 | |
| PICTURES IN STONE | CHARLES BENNETT | 355 |
| LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 355 | |
| MUSEUM CURATOR RETURNS FROM MEXICAN TRIP | 358 | |
| AUSTRALIAN-AMERICAN MINERAL EXPEDITION - PART III | WILFRED C. EYLES | 359 |
| WHEN A ROCKHOUND SPLITS A ROCK (POEM) | B. FRENCH AND A. C. KAYE-MARTIN | 385 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 401 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 448 | |
| September/October | Whole #236 | 28:9-10 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| MOONSTONE FROM OLMSTEDVILLE, NEW YORK | B. M. Shaub | 451 |
| SILVER UNDER SUPERIOR - THE STORY OF SILVER ISLET MINE | Mrs. Leslie R. Bacon | 456 |
| TRIP TO COLORADO - Part 2 | Peter Zodac | 460 |
| COLLECTING SANDS | W. T. O'Gara | 473 |
| A DOUBLE INTEREST LOCALE IN NEW JERSEY | W. H. Hayes | 478 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 483 | |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 493 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 496 |
| MINERAL SHOPPERS' GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 499 |
| THE SAND COLLECTORS | Peter Zodac | 504 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 509 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 450 | |
| A NEW TYPE OF CRYSTAL CAVITY FROM NEW JERSEY | ROBERT A. FITTON | 455 |
| THE MIDWEST FEDERATION CONVENTION | 469 | |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 470 | |
| A TRIP THROUGH THE MOTHER LODE COUNTRY OF CALIFORNIA | ROY PLUMMER | 471 |
| UMOHOITE, A NEW MINERAL FROM UTAH | 480 | |
| 'SNOWFLAKES' IN STONE-'CHRYSANTHEMUMS' IN CALCITE | FRANK H. WASKEY | 481 |
| AN EXCELLENT QUARTZ CRYSTAL LOCATION | T. ORCHARD LISLE | 482 |
| GARNETS ARE WHERE YOU FIND THEM | CHAS. S. KNOWLTON | 498 |
| COLORING FLINT | S. B. BUTLER | 503 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 513 | |
| CRYSTALS (A POEM) | FRANCIS E. SCHILLER | 515 |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 560 | |
| November/December | Whole #237 | 28:11-12 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| NOTES ON SOME SHORELINE MINERALS OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. | Lu Watters | 563 |
| TRIP TO COLORADO-PART 3 | Peter Zodac | 567 |
| THIRD ANNUAL CONVENTION EASTERN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIETIES | Marian Brown Casperson | 586 |
| MMS FIELD TRIP TO MICHIGAN'S UPPER PENINSULA | Floyd N. Mortenson | 591 |
| COLLECTING FOSSILS IN MARYLAND | Gerry and Will Shulman | 600 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 575 | |
| MINERAL SHOPPERS' GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 603 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 608 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 611 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 613 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 618 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 562 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 590 | |
| TWO WAYS OF TELLING A STORY | 596 | |
| MORE ON OTOLITHS ('HARD HEADS' TO YOU) | Dr. H. W. Kuhm | 599 |
| LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 602 | |
| NOTE ON COHANSEY QUARTZITE | Herbert and Josephine Albrecht | 607 |
| SOME MINERAL DISCOVERIES OF POLAND | Tomasz J. Turley | 617 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 626 | |
| GENERAL INDEX OF AUTHORS AND CONTENTS - VOL. 28, 1953 | 670 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 672 |