TABLE OF CONTENTS 1956 |
| January/February | Whole #250 | 31:1-2 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| DINOSAUR TRACKS OF THE CONN. RIVER VALLEY | Bernard W. Powell | 3 |
| THE CAMERA-BEST ADDITION TO ANY MINERAL COLLECTION | J. Norman Convery | 9 |
| COLLECTING ROCKS AT SCHOOL CAMP | Herbert Montgomery | 11 |
| OBTAINABLE MINERALS OF LOS ANGELES CO., CALIF. | Jack Schwartz | 39 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 15 | |
| IT CAN HAPPEN TO YOU! | 28 | |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R&M | Winnie Bourne | 30 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 31 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 36 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 42 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | Howard V. Hamilton | 44 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 46 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 54 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 58 |
| COLLECTOR'S COLUMN | A. Col Lector | 59 |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 2 | |
| LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 38 | |
| HISTORICAL SPECIMEN DONATED TO R & M | 43 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 45 | |
| NEW LOW-PRICED BLACK LIGHT KIT ANNOUNCED BY ULTRA-VIOLET PRODUCTS, INC | 57 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 112 | |
| March/April | Whole #251 | 31:3-4 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| COLLECTING AT MOUNT ISA, AUSTRALIA | Howard T. Smith | 115 |
| OKLAHOMA ZIRCON LOCALITY | Walter Busch | 118 |
| TEZONTLI ROCK | Ronald L. Ives | 122 |
| A NEW BRAZILIANITE LOCALITY | Phillip Morrill | 1128 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 131 | |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R&M | Winnie Bourne | 142 |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 144 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 149 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 151 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | Howard Y. Hamilton | 154 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 156 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 168 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 170 |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 114 | |
| MINNESOTA STAUROLITES | Albert C. Holler | 120 |
| COLLECTORS CORNER | 124 | |
| A WEEK END COLLECTING TRIP TO ONTARIO, CANADA | James Smedley | 125 |
| MAGNIFICENT OPAL - gift to King of Cambodia | 126 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 130 | |
| VISITING ROCK HOUNDS WELCOME | 143 | |
| WORLD'S DEEPEST BOREHOLE IN LOUISIANA | 150 | |
| LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 153 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 223 | |
| May/June | Whole #252 | 31:5-6 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| PEGMATITE MINERALS OF THE UNITED STATES. Part 6 | David Seaman | 227 |
| GREENFIELD, NEW YORK, CHRYSOBERYL LOCALITY | Ralph C. Gosse | 234 |
| JADE MOUNTAINS | Carroll Kelley | 236 |
| LOUISIANA FULL OF PETRIFIED WOOD | 238 | |
| FIRST ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS PRESENTED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION | Bernard W. Powell | 241 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 246 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 259 |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R&M | Winnie Bourne | 264 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 266 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | Howard V. Hamilton | 268 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 270 | |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 277 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 283 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 286 |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 226 | |
| INFORMATION WANTED BY READERS | 233 | |
| GEM SILLIMANITE FROM IDAHO | J. L. Blalock | 240 |
| NEW ENGLAND'S NATURAL BRIDGE | Ruth H. Wentworth | 244 |
| HEULANDITE AND STILBITE FROM FRANKLIN, N. J. | William C. Casperson | 245 |
| VISITING ROCKHOUNDS WELCOME | 261 | |
| COLLECTOR'S CORNER LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN R&M | 269 | |
| TWO GIANT DINOSAURS ON EXHIBIT IN CHICAGO MUSEUM | 276 | |
| ARIZONA AGATE HUNTING | R. A. Richards | 279 |
| GRAND SALINE SALT MINE | Mr. Julian Wetherbee | 281 |
| RAVING ABOUT GOLD IN SWEDEN | Einar Whalen | 284 |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 285 | |
| July/August | Whole #253 | 31:7-8 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| A KOREAN COLLECTING ADVENTURE | Paul F. Patchick | 339 |
| THE DEEP FREEZE | Paul M. Tilden | 346 |
| ROCKVILLE CRUSHED STONE QUARRY | John O. Griesbach | 351 |
| GENERAL PETROLOGY OF THE BUCARAMANGA AREA, DEPT. SANTANDER, COLOMBIA | W. T. O'Gara | 354 |
| MINERAL COLLECTING IN NORTHERN NEW YORK AND SOUTHERN ONTARIO | L. W. Schoppee | 380 |
| NOTE ON THE BOULDERS FROM GLACIAL DRIFT IN CALHOUN COUNTY, MICH. | Tomasz J. Turley | 391 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 357 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 367 |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R & M | Winnie Bourne | 372 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 375 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 376 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 382 | |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 394 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 398 |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 447 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 338 | |
| A SIMPLE TEST FOR FRANKLIN, N. J., PREHNITE | John S.Albanese | 350 |
| HUNTING GOLD IN MAINE | Ruth H. Wentworth | 353 |
| INFORMATION WANTED BY READERS | 371 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 393 | |
| COLLECTOR'S CORNER | 395 | |
| VISITING ROCKHOUNDS WELCOME | 396 | |
| DR. WILLIAM F. FOSHAG (Obituary Notice) | 397 | |
| LOOKING BACK-25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 397 | |
| September/October | Whole #254 | 31:9-10 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| MINERAL MICROMOUNTS | William C. Oke | 451 |
| A NEW OCCURRENCE OF ALUNITE | Ruby F. Renfro | 455 |
| ADVENTURES OF AN OCTOGENERIAN ROCKHOUND | Ernest J. Sawyer | 459 |
| THE MICRO-MOUNTER | Conducted by Neal Yedlin | 457 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 462 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 476 |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R & M | Winnie Bourne | 482 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 487 |
| FOSSIL DEPARTMENT | Howard V. Hamilton | 489 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 491 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 494 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 506 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 509 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 559 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 450 | |
| INFORMATION WANTED BY READERS | 475 | |
| LETTER TO EDITORS OF KANSAS NEWSPAPERS | 481 | |
| LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 486 | |
| COLLECTOR'S CORNER | 488 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 500 | |
| VISITING COLLECTORS WELCOME | 501 | |
| THE ROCKHOUND SPECIAL - A Bus Museum | 502 | |
| ROCKS AS PREMIUMS OFFERED BY WHEATIES | 508 | |
| November/December | Whole #255 | 31:11-12 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| QUARTZ AND SCHEELITE IN SPAIN | Juan Montal | 563 |
| A COLLECTING TRIP IN AUSTRALIA | Kelvin Green | 567 |
| SPECIAL METALS AND RARE EARTHS | Eugene B. Hotchkiss | 569 |
| NOTES ON SOME SEARLES LAKE MICROMOUNTS | G. Vi Gario | 586 |
| WORLD NEWS ON MINERAL OCCURRENCES | 574 | |
| THE SAND COLLECTOR | Peter Zodac | 588 |
| WOMEN'S CORNER OF R&M | Winnie Bourne | 593 |
| THE MICRO-MOUNTER | Neal Yedlin | 596 |
| THE AMATEUR LAPIDARY | Captain George W. Owens | 600 |
| THE GEM COLLECTOR | Bill Cole | 604 |
| CLUB AND SOCIETY NOTES | 607 | |
| WITH OUR ADVERTISERS | James N. Bourne | 618 |
| PUBLICATIONS RECENTLY RECEIVED | 623 | |
| CHIPS FROM THE QUARRY | 562 | |
| ARIZONA OBSIDIAN NOTES | R. A Richards | 585 |
| LOOKING BACK 25 YEARS AGO IN ROCKS AND MINERALS | 595 | |
| MINNESOTA AGATES | Adolph A. Sidla | 599 |
| VISITING ROCKHOUNDS WELCOME | 605 | |
| COLLECTOR'S CORNER | 615 | |
| NOVICE COLUMN | 622 | |
| GENERAL INDEX OF AUTHORS AND CONTENTS, Vol. 31, 1956 | 670 | |
| INDEX TO ADVERTISERS | 671 |