TABLE OF CONTENTS 1970 |
| January | Whole #364 | 45:1 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Pachuca-Real Del Monte Mining District | A. R. Geyne, Carl Fries, Jr., Kenneth Segerstrom, | 3 |
| The Wood of Escalante | Bill Nobes | 10 |
| Herkimer 'Diamond' Dig's New Look | Mrs. Gilbert E. Rogers | 22 |
| The Great Smoky Mountains | Gary Finiol | 31 |
| One Way to Start A Collection - Plant Fossils of Pennsylvania | Mrs. Vernon D. Seeley | 66 |
| So You Want to Be A Lapidary | Ernest Naples | 68 |
| Fossil Department | Don Schroeder | 14 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 18 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 25 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 34 |
| Swapping Corner | 36 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 39 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 44 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 45 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 60 | |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 64 |
| Coming Events | 2, 76 | |
| Coal to Be Source of Liquid Fuels in Future, Says Humble | 16 | |
| Try Your Patience With Malachite | Hugh Splettstoeser | 17 |
| The Sitting Bull Pegmatite, Keystone Area, Black Hills, South Dakota | Arthur E. Smith, Jr. | 24 |
| Phosphate Minerals at Graves Mountain, Ga. | Henry Barwood | 30 |
| A Crossword Puzzle | John Wierengo | 40 |
| 1970 Gem and Mineral Show | 54 | |
| Agate Hunting in Iowa | Mr. and Mrs. William Novak | 58 |
| A Fossil Locality with Lapidary Potential | Elmore W. Easter | 67 |
| Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society Eleventh Annual Show | 73 | |
| Geology Museum Awards | 74 | |
| February | Whole #365 | 45:2 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Towards A Rational Exploitation of The Sea | Roger H. Charlier | 83 |
| Barite and Lepidocrocite in Spherulitic Dahllite From Big Horn Basin, Wyo. | Richard S. Mitchell | 90 |
| Micro Mounts On A Budget | Merle S. Jaque | 96 |
| Estonian Oil Shale | Larry C. Leedy | 109 |
| The Langban Mines At Varmland, Sweden | Stig Adolfsson, Eng. | 119 |
| 'Crazy Balls of Nevada' | Arthur Cleghorn, Sr. | 144 |
| Coming Events | 82, 147 | |
| Fossil Department | Don Schroeder | 94 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 98 |
| Thumbnail's | John Reiner | 104 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 105 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 114 |
| Swapping Corner | 116 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 124 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 125 | |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 134 |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 140 | |
| Centennial Gem and Mineral Show - Wichita, Kansas | 111 | |
| A Brief History of The Geology of Dutchess County, New York | Felix A. Scardapane, Jr. | 117 |
| The Birth of A Museum | Wm. and Easter Ellis | 138 |
| Moon's Old Age and Uniqueness Confirmed | 142 | |
| Opal Mining Means Boom to Little Town | 148 | |
| Garnet - Stone for February | Marion Helm - 'Rock Trails' | 149 |
| March | Whole #366 | 45:3 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Eastern Tourmaline | Ronald W. Gallup | 155 |
| Tungsten | Charles Graeff | 158 |
| The Re-Excavation of Rancho La Brea | David Frost | 162 |
| Man On The Moon-In Idaho! | Ingrid Pasutin | 167 |
| The Measure of Gem Beauty | (via January 1970 issue of The Facetor) | 189 |
| Gold on the West Side of the Yadkin | Ruth P. Stanley | 190 |
| Reticulated Rutile in North Carolina | Lloyd A. Allison | 206 |
| University Physicist Finds Moon Rock Resembles Meteorites | Univ. of Minnesota News Service | 216 |
| Coming Events | 154, 219 | |
| In a Salted Vein | Anna Marie Heald | 166 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 170 |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 176 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 177 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 186 |
| Swapping Corner | 188 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 196 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 197 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 212 | |
| Meteors | 183 | |
| Nature Slide Sets | Gardiner E. Gregory | 192 |
| Tiffany's Back Rooms | Patricia Shelton | 210 |
| Cleaning Amethyst Crystals | Doug Anderson | 217 |
| Mid-Hudson Mineral Society News | Gordon L. Kenney | 218 |
| Minerals and Mines | South African Scope | 221 |
| Platinum Position Goes Stronger | South African Scope | 221 |
| April | Whole #367 | 45:4 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Devil's Den in Southern Oklahoma | Florence S. Braun | 227 |
| The Etta Tin Mines | Mrs. Martha Linde | 230 |
| Rock Fever | Ruth Rogers | 234 |
| Cacti, Palms, Yuccas, Etc. | Harry M. Reiman | 244 |
| Turquois | Olive De Meritt | 282 |
| Moon Glass Analysis Offers Explanation for Plant Growth | 289 | |
| Minerals and XLS | 293 | |
| Coming Events | 226, 291 | |
| In a Salted Vein | Anna Marie Heald | 238 |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 239 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 242 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 249 |
| Fossil Department | Don Schroeder | 254 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 258 |
| Swapping Corner | 260 | |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 261 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 268 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 269 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 284 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 292 |
| 'Shop Tip' For Amateurs | Paul E. Purser | 235 |
| Mines President, Orlo E. Childs to Resign at End of School Year | 236 | |
| Frank J. Cole Donates Mineral and Fossil Collection to Akron University Geology Dept. | 240 | |
| Weekend Trip to Steep Rock Iron Mines | David Joyce and Clive Parkes | 255 |
| Malaga Strikes it Rick | 264 | |
| Jade is like a Woman | 265 | |
| Lapidary Hints | Bill Bethard | 290 |
| May | Whole #368 | 45:5 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Minerals from Gulf Coast Salt Domes (Part I) | Arthur E. Smith, Jr. | 299 |
| The Chipman Lead-Silver Mine | John H. Marshall, Jr. | 306 |
| Georgia Marble | Mrs. Douglas Griffin MacRae | 308 |
| Getting Started With Micros | Bernard Dubeski | 313 |
| The Wilmar Museum | Mrs. Gilbert Rogers | 334 |
| Coming Events | 298, 363 | |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 311 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 314 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 321 |
| Fossil Department | Don Schroeder | 326 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 330 |
| Swapping Corner | 332 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 340 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 341 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 356 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 364 |
| How are Agates Formed? | 307 | |
| News from the University of Rochester | 312 | |
| Johnny Horizon A Success | Ann Thornton | 318 |
| Shop Tip on Sawing | 319 | |
| Opening and Cleaning Geodes | 354 | |
| AFMS Scholarship Foundation Award Winner for 1970 | 360 | |
| The Vibro Lap and Polishing Method | Norman F. La Vigne | 361 |
| June | Whole #369 | 45:6 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Minerals from Gulf Coast Salt Domes (Part 2) | Arthur E. Smith, Jr. | 371 |
| California Fossil Marine Vertebrates | Ken Frazier | 384 |
| Historic Landmark to Become New Home of The Gregory Museum | Claire Levandov | 405 |
| Index of Gemstone Occurrences, Brunswick, Canada | Ralph Gosse | 432 |
| Coming Events | 370, 435 | |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 386 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 388 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Hertz | 393 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 442 |
| Swapping Corner | 404 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 412 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 413 | |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 426 |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 428 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 436 |
| Mineral Society News | Gordon L. Kenney | 390 |
| Nature Slide Sets | Gardiner E. Gregory | 422 |
| Specimens from the Sky | 434 | |
| Loftis named Mgr. of Humble's Minerals Dept | 434 | |
| July/August | Whole #370-371 | 45:7-8 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Paragenesis of The Walden Pegmatite, Portland, Conn. - (Part 1) | David M. Seaman | 443 |
| Yankee Rock Hunter | Ronald W. Gallup | 450 |
| Memorial Day at Mliddleville, N. Y. | Philip & Verna Skinner | 456 |
| 20th Eastern Federation Gem is Mineral Show & Convention | 477 | |
| The Art of Flat Lapping | Norb Putz | 503 |
| The Archaean Rocks of Western Australia | Kelvin Green | 509 |
| A New Museum | 513 | |
| Hunting for Mineral Specimens in Europe | Ann Pizzorusso | 515 |
| Coming Events | 442, 507 | |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 458 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 460 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 465 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 474 |
| Swapping Corner | 476 | |
| Mineral Localities Information Dept | 484 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 485 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 500 | |
| Thumbnail's | John Reiner | 508 |
| How to Cut and Polish Opals without Machinery | Sylvia L. Fort | 462 |
| Fossil Collecting in East Stroudsburg, Pa. | Steven A. Millendorf | 478 |
| News from South Dakota | 479 | |
| San Fernando Valley Gem Fair | 494 | |
| From The 'Gems' | 498 | |
| Indian Artifacts Collection in N. J. State Museum | 501 | |
| About the Crystal | 501 | |
| Award Presentations to Astronaut, Fred W. Haise, Jr. | 505 | |
| September | Whole #372 | 45:9 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Paragenesis of the, Walden Pegmatite, Portland, Conn. (Part 2) | David M. Seaman | 523 |
| The Historic Iron Mines of The Ramapos | Andre Fontaine | 530 |
| Open Pit Mining in The Blue Ridges | Ruth P. Stanley | 536 |
| Collecting Human Beings | Olga Keller | 558 |
| Scolecite | Donald J. Goodell | 574 |
| A New Diamond Field | The Rev. Harry Robinson | 581 |
| Ohio, Still A Mineral-Producing State | Richard Green | 584 |
| Coming Events | 522, 587 | |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 538 |
| Fossil Department | Don Schroeder | 541 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 545 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 554 |
| Swapping Corner | 556 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 564 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 565 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 580 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 588 |
| Photographing Fluorescent Minerals | 555 | |
| Atlantic Coast Gem and Mineral Show | 559 | |
| Emerald, Birthstone for May | 575 | |
| Covington's Automatic Gem Drill | 586 | |
| October | Whole #373 | 45:10 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Paragenesis of the Walden Pegmatite, Portland, Conn. (Part 3) | David M. Seaman | 595 |
| Australian Gem Tour | Grace E. Fox | 602 |
| Natrolite | Donald J. Goodell | 610 |
| Gem of the Month - Opal | Gene R. Farringer | 622 |
| Devonian Fossils Along the Delaware River | Bill Novak | 631 |
| Minerals of the Route 80 Roadcut, West Paterson, N. J. | Joseph Peters | 646 |
| Coming Events | 594, 651 | |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. MacLeod | 607 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 613 |
| Current Events | Mrs. Vernon Wertz | 617 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 626 |
| Swapping Corner | 628 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 636 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 637 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 652 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 660 |
| Ruby Mining in N.C. | Ruth Christensen | 609 |
| Prophecy Fulfilled | Edwin Skidmore | 615 |
| 7th Annual Gemboree. A Smashing Success | 658 | |
| November | Whole #374 | 45:11 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| The Phosphate Minerals of Fairfield, Utah. (Part 1) | Arthur Montgomery | 667 |
| Celestite | Richard Green | 676 |
| A Slice of Life | Milton L. Leet (Mining Engineer) | 683 |
| Mineral Crystal Origin, and Location Resume | William J. Furbish | 718 |
| Topaz - Birthstone for November | Mrs. Helen C. Biglin, 'Chips and Facets' | 728 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. McLeod | 679 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 685 |
| Current Events | Vernon Wertz | 689 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 698 |
| Swapping Corner | 700 | |
| Micromounters Notebook | Theodore L. Agos | 702 |
| Mineral Localities Information | 708 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 709 | |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 724 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 732 |
| Coming Events | 666 | |
| Large Extinct Animals, Practically Unknown | Herman Kraege | 687 |
| New Geology Report Discusses Minnesota Clay Deposits | 721 | |
| Mid-Hudson News | Gordon L. Kenney | 722 |
| 7th Annual Gem & Mineral Show | Mrs. Marie Grande | 730 |
| December | Whole #375 | 45:12 |
| Title | Author | Start Page |
| Visiting Rockhounds Welcome | 796 | |
| Thumbnails | John Reiner | 804 |
| Coming Events | 738, 801 | |
| 12th Annual Show of the Mississippi Gem & Min. Society, Jackson, Miss | 745 | |
| New Premium, Quality MK Diamond Lap. Blades | 759 | |
| We Return to Moqui Land | Bill Nobes | 760 |
| The Diamond That Is Forever | Calif. Fed. Newsletter | 766 |
| The Sex Life of Rocks | Glen Evans | 774 |
| On and About Uniform Rules 'Exhibitor Groups | Ruth Cole Wertz | 794 |
| The Phosphate Minerals of Fairfield, Utah. (Part 2) | Arthur Montgomery | 739 |
| Arkansas Revisited - 1969. | Arthur E. Smith, Jr. | 748 |
| The Thundering Cascades of Niagara | Gary Finiol | 752 |
| Precious Red Coral | Doris Kemp (Chicago Lap. Club) | 765 |
| Galena - Missouri's State Mineral | Richard E. Wagner, E. M. | 790 |
| Canadian Amber | J. F. McAlpine and J. E. H. Martin | 799 |
| The Amateur Lapidary | Helen L. McLeod | 755 |
| The Contact Zone | Robert W. Jones | 757 |
| Current Events | Vernon Wertz | 761 |
| With Our Advertisers | James N. Bourne | 770 |
| Swapping Corner | 772 | |
| Mineral Localities Information | 780 | |
| Publications Recently Received | 781 |