TABLE OF CONTENTS 1954 |
| January/February | Whole #238 | 29:1-2 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| UNUSUAL CALCITE AND PYRITE CRYSTALS FROM SHELBURNE, MASSACHUSETTS | B. M. Shaub and William E. Bernier | 3 |
| COLLECTING IN THE BIG DITCH | Commander John Sinkankas | 13 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 19 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 33 |
| THE MICRO-MOUNTER | Leo N. Yedlin | 38 |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 41 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 45 |
| DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 48 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 50 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 2 | |
| OLD QUARRY GOES MODERN | Philip Cosminsky | 16 |
| EASTERN FEDERATION PERSONALITIES | 17 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 44 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES | 46 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 62 | |
| MADE TO ORDER DIAMONDS | 63 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 112 | |
| March/April | Whole #239 | 29:3-4 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| WHY NEW JERSEY IS A HAPPY HUNTING GROUND FOR THE MINERAL COLLECTOR | Meredith E. Johnson | 115 |
| MILLERITE - WILL - O - THE WISP ! | K. E. Gibbons | 121 |
| SAN DIEGO NOTES | Commander John Sinkankas | 125 |
| HUNTING AGATES IN SCOTLAND | Sandy Ramsay | 127 |
| SEQUOIAS, DID YOU SAY? IN ALASKA? | Frank H. Waskey | 130 |
| FLUORITE DEPOSITS OF WESTMORELAND, N. H. | Mrs. Julian Wetherbee | 142 |
| GEOLOGY OF BRADFORD COUNTY, PENN. | Richmond E. Myers | 144 |
| PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES | David M. Seaman | 147 |
| FRANKLIN, N. J., STILL A COLLECTOR'S DREAM | Bevan French | 153 |
| TO THE ROCKIES - AND BACK | Roberta and Charles Wight | 156 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 134 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 160 |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 164 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 168 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 170 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 172 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 114 | |
| ULTRA-VIOLET PRODUCTS ENLARGES PLANT | 120 | |
| ROCKHOUND'S ODE (POEM) | Davis M. Lapham | 129 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 133 | |
| COLLECTING IN NIAGARA GORGE, N. Y. | Peter Zodac | 141 |
| COLLECTING NEAR SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH | Carl F. Austin | 152 |
| HOW ONE MAN HOUSES HIS GARNET SANDS | Chas. S. Knowlton | 158 |
| LOOKING BACK-Twenty-five years ago in ROCKS AND MINERALS | 159 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES | 167 | |
| CALLING ALL ROCKHOUNDS | Marguerite Beymer | 169 |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 224 | |
| May/June | Whole #240 | 29:5-6 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| PORTABLE GEIGER COUNTER PROBLEMS | Ronald L. Ives | 227 |
| 'POP-STONES' FROM CHESAPEAKE BAY | Herbert O. Albrecht | 236 |
| THE SEPTARIA OF BARE HILL | David E. Jensen | 241 |
| JAPAN NOTES | Commander John Sinkankas | 245 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 254 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 265 |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 270 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 275 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 277 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 282 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 226 | |
| LAKE TO BE DRAINED FOR ASBESTOS MINING | 235 | |
| NEW USE FOR BARITE | 240 | |
| WORLD'S SECOND LARGEST SYNTHETIC EMERALD | 244 | |
| RADIATION INSTRUMENT THAT DETECTS OIL FIELDS | 250 | |
| ULTRA-VIOLET PRODUCTS ACQUIRES VOGEL LUMINESCENCE CORP | 250 | |
| SINHALITE, A NEW GEM STONE | 251 | |
| ROCK ANIMAL COLLECTION | 252 | |
| TWO RARE MINERALS FROM MEXICO | 276 | |
| IS AMERICA'S OLDEST LIME QUARRY IN RHODE ISLAND? | Alonzo W. Quinn | 280 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 281 | |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 Years ago in Rock and Minerals | 281 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES | 290 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 292 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 336 | |
| July/August | Whole #241 | 29:7-8 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| WALNUT HILL SPODUMENE LEDGE NEAR SOUTH WORTHINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS | B. M. Shaub | 339 |
| SOME MINERAL LOCALITIES IN CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY, MICHIGAN | Walden P. Pratt | 345 |
| JADE CUTTING IN HONG KONG | Commander John Sinkankas | 353 |
| JADE, MINERALS AND GUATEMALA | James A. Taylor | 362 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 372 | |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 386 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 390 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 392 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 398 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 338 | |
| COLLECTING IN PATAGONIA | Walter J. Eyerdam | 343 |
| COLLECTING WATER-SOLUBLE MINERALS IN THE EAST TENNESSEE AREA | CARL HONAKER AND BLAINE MILLER | 350 |
| ROCK TELEPATHY | Francis E. Schiller | 351 |
| A STILL LARGER ARKANSAS 'DIAMOND' | Byron C. Marshall | 360 |
| I BOUGHT 42 ACRES OF A VOLCANO'S GRAVEYARD | Fred MCAtee | 367 |
| LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 368 | |
| MATERIALS, USED FOR MAKING PRIMITIVE 'KITCHEN APPLIANCES' | A. Kortum | 369 |
| AN INTERESTING QUARTZ CRYSTAL LOCATION | Captain George W. Owens | 370 |
| IDAR-OBERSTEIN. GERMAN GRINDING CENTER | Werner Lieber | 383 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 385 | |
| BARRON COUNTY, WISC., PIPESTONE QUARRY | J. A. Helland | 396 |
| PUBLICATION RECENTLY RECEIVED | 405 | |
| OBITUARY NOTICES | 406 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 448 | |
| September/October | Whole #242 | 29:9-10 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| MINERALS OF THE PALAU ISLANDS | Gilbert Corwin | 451 |
| COLOMBO-OUTLET FOR CEYLON GEMS | Commander John Sinkankas | 455 |
| FIND 30-FOOT FERN FOSSIL ON FARM NEAR KNOXVILLE, IOWA | George Shane | 477 |
| LAMPS OF STONE | Al Bernsohn | 480 |
| LUMINESCENT MINERALS OF FRANKLIN, N. J. | Felix Ernest Mutschler | 482 |
| MICROMOUNTS OF SOME OREGON MINERALS | Ford E. Wilson | 486 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 461 | |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 488 |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 493 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 497 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 501 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 507 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 450 | |
| CHANITE SAND | Woodland G. Shockley | 459 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 474 | |
| EMERALDS, RUBIES, SAPPHIRES, COUNTRY HAM AND HOMINY GRITS | Joe Rothstein | 475 |
| LOOKING BACK - 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 476 | |
| UNITED STATES STONE MAP | 499 | |
| GEOLOGY TEACHERS HONOR AUGUSTANA PROFESSOR | 506 | |
| FOSSIL SHARK TEETH FROM FLORIDA | J. E. Moore | 510 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 511 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 560 | |
| November/December | Whole #243 | 29:11-12 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| PUZZLING PETRIFACTIONS | French Morgan | 563 |
| DONAX THE BUILDER | Paul Tilden | 571 |
| ADEN TO SUEZ | Commander John Sinkankas | 574 |
| A GEMOLOGIST IN CEYLON | S. J. Squires | 590 |
| A NEW LOCALITY FOR ARSENOLITE | Richard A. Schooner | 592 |
| COLUMBRITE IN NIGERIA | Aubrey E. Horn | 594 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 578 | |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Commander John Sinkankas | 599 |
| MINERAL SHOPPER'S GUIDE | Charles A. Thomas | 603 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | A. Allen Graffham | 607 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 610 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 614 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 562 | |
| HOW A WOMAN HOUSES HER SAND COLLECTION | CHAS. S. KNOWLTON | 569 |
| LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 570 | |
| THE NANCY JANE MINE | ALLEN GRAFFHAM | 575 |
| THE QUEST OF MINERALS IN AUSTRALIA | WILFRED C. EYLES | 576 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 589 | |
| ATOMIC INSTRUMENTS NOW USED FOR DIAMOND PROSPECTING | 597 | |
| EPIDOTE, GARNET, ETC, IN THE KERNVILLE AREA, CALIF. | G. VIGARIO | 601 |
| FOSSILS | GEORGE C. OLMSTED | 609 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 623 | |
| GENERAL INDEX | 670 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 672 |