TABLE OF CONTENTS 1973 |
| January | Whole #400 | 48:1 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| A Mineral-Exploration Camp, Canadian-Bush Style | R. Lasmanis | 3 |
| Area 'Rockhounds' Scour Hills to find, Polish Unusual Stones | Kitty McDonald, Chattanooga News-Free Press | 9 |
| Questions and Answers about Oil Shale | Calif. Geology | 13 |
| The Story of Colombian Emeralds | Gem Scoop | 36 |
| Lapidary Unit From Odds and Ends | Perry W. Trout | 60 |
| Tarbaby Agate | Frank Mayo (The Stone Age) | 63 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 16 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 24 |
| Current Events | Vernon Wertz | 26 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 34 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 44 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 45 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 54 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 56 |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 65 | |
| Swapping Corner | 66 | |
| Coming Events | 2, 57 | |
| Rutile | 13 | |
| White Sands National Monument, New Mexico | 14 | |
| Polishing Williamsite - Modest Advice | 18 | |
| Focus on Fluorite, 'Illinois State Mineral' | 22 | |
| How to Cut and Polish 'Yag' | (Miami Gemcrafters) | 31 |
| Mineral Jumble | Bill Leake | 40 |
| First Woman President of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society | 58 | |
| Green Garnets found in Western Utah | Lee Oertle | 62 |
| February | Whole #401 | 48:2 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Collecting Rose Quartz & Other Minerals on Plumbago Mountain | Gardiner Gregory | 75 |
| Geological Study of The Taftan Volcano | Cyrus Zarayen | 78 |
| The Celestine of Molkabade Mine | Abdol-Hossein Forghani and Freidoun Namdarian | 82 |
| The Rocks of Texas | Mrs. Pearl Garrison (The Southwest Gem) | 90 |
| Mining Innovation Threatens Rockhound's Tailing Piles | Frank R. Stansberry | 93 |
| Mineral Hunting Can Be Fun | Robert P. Bates | 130 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 98 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 106 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 116 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 117 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 126 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 128 |
| Visiting Rockhound's Welcome | 137 | |
| Swapping Corner | 138 | |
| Coming Events | 74, 108,10 | |
| University To Sponsor a 3-day Mineral Show | Ed Murphy | 86 |
| Why I Keep on Faceting | Ken Schmeling | 88 |
| Meet The Quartz Crystal Family | (Show Me Newsletter) | 96 |
| What Causes Thunder-Eggs? | (The T-Town Rockhound) | 103 |
| New Ownerships (Earth Science) | 110 | |
| Pendants to be Made Available Throughout The Year | Biship's House of Gems | 112 |
| March | Whole #402 | 48:3 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Where Can Tektites be Found? | TheT-Town Rockhound | 168 |
| Precious Topaz Deposits of the Llano Uplift Area, Central Texas | Paul L. Broughton | 147 |
| Coal Flora | Anthony Gerald Zvirblis | 162 |
| How it Happened | Nellie M. Davis | 202 |
| Gregory Museum Opening Ceremonies | 206 | |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 170 |
| With our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 178 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 188 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 189, 199 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 198 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 200 |
| Swapping Corner | 210 | |
| Sharing Nature with Your Child | Rocks Trails | 182 |
| Jade - Facts and Superstitions | Louis Zara | 184 |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 212 | |
| Coming Events | 146, 180, | |
| Collecting Agate and Petrified Wood | Fred Jones | 158 |
| Graphite Comes into it's Own | Southwest Gem via Water Rock News | 160 |
| On the Rocks - He collects them and has been doing it 40 years | Gus Levendusky (Paterson News) | 166 |
| April | Whole #403 | 48:4 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Treasure of Tourmaline at Newry | Jane Perham Stevens | 219 |
| Barite | Richard Green | 236 |
| The Miracle Mineral That Keeps you Fit | 'Gems' - Kalamazoo | 240 |
| A Flowchart For the Preparation of Mineral Specimens | Henry Truebe | 250 |
| Minerals in Fact and Fantasy | Robert H. Mitchell | 275 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 225 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 227 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirblis | 234 |
| Chips and Bits | Vernon Wertz | 242 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 260 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 261 | |
| The Micromounter Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 270 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 273 |
| Swapping Corner | 282 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 284 | |
| Coming Events | 218, 253 | |
| Garnet Hunting To Be Resumed | (Spokane Chronicle) | 228 |
| Amber of The Soviet Union | Kenneth Zahn (Mineral Minutes, D. C.) | 254 |
| Sand, 'Gems' & Undersea Micros | Vanessa Rumery Foster | 256 |
| AFMS Scholarship Foundation Honorees is Grantees | Paul Seel | 272 |
| May | Whole #404 | 48:5 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Caliche Geodes of the Southwest Texas Hill's | Paul L. Broughton | 291 |
| Maine Tourmaline Strike | Bruce W. Buckley | 308 |
| Lapidary Technique Diamond Saws | John W. Choleson | 312 |
| Copper, Price Controls on Copper: Cartels and Wars | Om Dikshit and J. T. Henry Sr. | 322 |
| Fossil Sea Urchins (Echinoids) | R. R. Strapple | 345 |
| Return to The Opal Fields | Carolyn Christensen | 347 |
| The Meteoric Minerals | Daniel E. Russell | 352 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 297 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 299 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirblis | 306 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 314 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 332 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 333 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 342 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 344 |
| Swapping Corner | 354 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 356 | |
| Coming Events | 290, 325 | |
| A Mineral Profile | Dorothy A. Buzzell | 296 |
| Drilling Through The Seventh Level | Rustam Agayev | 302 |
| 'Info' on Meteorites | 'The Dopstick' | 304 |
| Treasures In Your Own Back Yard | Martha Linde | 326 |
| The Latest in Rock Hunting Aids | Susquehanna Slabs | 347 |
| June | Whole #405 | 48:6 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Industrial Uses of Gold | (South African Scope) | 363 |
| Panning For Gold | Harv Erman 'Gems' | 374 |
| The Romance of Jade | Earth & Mineral Sciences | 380 |
| University Researchers Study Ways to Tap Minnesota Ore Deposits | Bill Hafling | 384 |
| Silver Mined in North Carolina | Ruth P. Stanley | 394 |
| Semi-Precious Stones do Not Exist | 'Mineral Digest' | 418 |
| Minnesota Minerals | Via Gemstone Gems | 419 |
| Ivory - Of Natural Organic Origin | Doris Kemp | 422 |
| The Care and Cleaning of Gems & Jewelry | Francine Valant | 423 |
| Fee Basis Field Trips and Guided Rock Hunts | The T-Town Rockhound | 424 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 369 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 371 |
| Fossil Dept. | A. G. Zvirblis | 378 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 386 |
| Minerals Localities Information | 404 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 405 | |
| The Micrormounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 414 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 416 |
| Swapping Corner | 426 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 428 | |
| Coming Events | 362, 397 | |
| Gemstones | 365 | |
| Dop Sticks and Cabochons | K. J. Black | 366 |
| A Trip for A Summer Day | 'The Pick & Wheel' | 376 |
| 400 Billion Tons of Sand off Northeast Coast | 385 | |
| Dollars in 'Waste' Sand | 'Calif. Geology' | 396 |
| July/August | Whole #406-407 | 48:7-8 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Calcite Crystalline Vugs From Tenejapa, Chiapas, Mexico | Paul L. Broughton | 435 |
| That Turquoise May Be Plastic | Show-Me Newsletter | 446 |
| State Stones Minnesota | George Kosel | 447 |
| Pressure Changes Minerals California Geology | 448 | |
| Making The Rounds | Lucille Bishop | 452 |
| A Weekend of New Experiences | Gladys Personius | 456 |
| Minas Geraes and Its Gem Minerals | Kilian E. Bensusan, R.S.M. | 466 |
| Open House at Limecrest - 1973 | Russell M. Wood | 492 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 441 |
| Fossil Dept. | A. G. Zvirblis | 450 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon, Wertz | 458 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 476 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 477 | |
| The Micromounter Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 486 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 488 |
| Swapping Corner | 498 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 500 | |
| Coming Events | 434, 470 | |
| Calcites at Kibblehouse Quarry | Morton L. Metersky | 440 |
| Mineral Collection Presented to Berkshire Community College | 442 | |
| A Mineral Named After Neil Armstrong | Novosti Press Agency | 469 |
| Yttrium | George Vacik | 489 |
| September | Whole #408 | 48:9 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Mineral Collecting in Northern England and Scotland | J. H. Marshall, Jr. | 507 |
| The Physical Properties - Cleavage-Hardness-Specific. Gravity (Part II) | Dorothy Buzzell | 518 |
| Exhibiting Fossils at Home | Rhonda Pettit | 525 |
| Alabaster in Colorado | Richard M. Pearl | 538 |
| Mineral Collecting in New York City - Program Synopsis | 540 | |
| Please Do Not Collect Mineral Specimens in Caves or Caverns | L. Heinrich | 564 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 516 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirblis | 522 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 530 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 548 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 549 | |
| The Micromounter Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 558 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 560 |
| Swapping Corner | 570 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 572 | |
| Coming Events | 506, 542 | |
| Thar's Gold Still Today in Comstock Lode | (Paterson News) | 517 |
| Buffing and Polishing Wheels | Chips and Facets | 520 |
| The 1973 Greater Detroit International Gem and Mineral Show | 528 | |
| Petrified Forest Being Slowly Hauled Away | (Chippers Chatter) | 535 |
| October | Whole #409 | 48:10 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| First Annual N. J. Earth Science, Show | Danny McHugh, Jr. | 585 |
| Judge Kushner Revises Ouray Mineral Guide | Paterson News | 586 |
| Treasures Oaf The Earth Exhibit | 596 | |
| Eastern Federation of Mineralogical' and Lapidary Societies, Inc. - 1973 Bulletin Editors Contest | 641 | |
| A Collecting Trip to Bancroft, Ontario, Canada | Anthony Dunn | 579 |
| Lead - And Its Ores | Gary Finiol | 582 |
| The Biggest Piece of Jade | The Southwest Gem | 597 |
| Trilobites | Marie Kennedy | 598 |
| Rockhound Haven - Bancroft Area of Ontario | Kermit M. Stong | 610 |
| A Gift of Love | Elizabeth H. Mitchell | 612 |
| Future Collecting Sites | Jim Minette - M.S.S.C. Bulletin | 636 |
| Hawaiian Gems and Their Locations | The Southwest Gem | 638 |
| Fairburn Agates In Custer County, S. Dakota | Martha Linde | 640 |
| Idaho's Star Garnets | Kenneth R. Buchanan | 641 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 588 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 590 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirblis | 594 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMILS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 602 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 620 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 621 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 630 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 632 |
| Swapping Corner | 642 | |
| Visiting Rockhound's Welcome | 644 | |
| Coming Events | 578, 614 | |
| Molten Rock Fell Over East Half of U.S. 35 Million Years Ago | 581 | |
| November | Whole #410 | 48:11 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Oxford County, Maine: The Place To Go | Frank Ward | 651 |
| Garnet Story | Janet Burkett | 664 |
| Chemical Classes of Minerals - (Part III) | Dorothy Buzzell | 668 |
| Synthetic Gemstones: Emerald | Jim Johnson (Tuscarora Bulletin) | 671 |
| Real Mineral 'Finds' Just Up The Road | Lin Weisenstein | 683 |
| Round The World Tour of Chugah Gems & Mineral Society | Grace E. Fox | 706 |
| Building Your Own Folding Display Case | Walt Lapinsky | 710 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 660 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirblis | 666 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 674 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 692 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 693 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 702 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 704 |
| Swapping Corner | 714 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 716 | |
| Retired Mineralogists Move to Local Area to Continue Studies of Maine Pegmatites | 657 | |
| Visualizing Geologic Time | 662 | |
| Why Do Minerals Have Color | 663 | |
| Coal is Becoming a Hot Item in Jewelry | 688 | |
| Questions and Answers on the Ceramic Polishing Lap | 712 | |
| Spermatophyta | 713 | |
| December | Whole #411 | 48:12 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Frankly 'Loaded' With 'Rubies' For Enjoyment | Elza and William V. Slatery | 723 |
| A Practical Guide To Rock Identification | Albert J. Copley | 728 |
| From Drake To Virginia City | Dana Martin Batory | 754 |
| Mineral Memos #23 - Alexandrite | Russell Hassemer (Rocky Echoes) | 780 |
| A Short Course in Determinative Mineralogy | Richard Grier, Jr. | 782 |
| Tumbling | Kip Hodges | 732 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 735 |
| Fossil | A. G. Zvirbils | 738 |
| Chips and Bits From EFMLS Clubs | Vernon Wertz | 746 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 764 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 765 | |
| The Micromounters Corner | Betty Lynch Williams | 774 |
| Thumbnail's | John Reiner | 777 |
| Swapping Corner | 786 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 788 | |
| Field Trip to Yazoo County | 734 | |
| May Turn Coal to Oil | 736 | |
| Earth Science Crossword Puzzle | Carol Babst | 740 |
| Miami Beach Coral | 743 | |
| Exxon Announces Coal Development Program | 756 | |
| New Expedition to Hunt for Australia's 'Reef' of Gold | Douglas Orson (Paterson News) | 758 |
| Some Southwest Gold Deposits Still Outwit Prospectors | 783 | |
| Technique For Polishing Small Nodules and Slabs on a Vibrating Lap | 787 |