FIELD TRIPSArizonaChinle Treasures .........................................................................MayBurro Creek Obsidian ................................................................. Sep.ColoradoDel Norte Thunder Eggs ..............................................................Apr.IowaHunting Geodes at Jacobs’ Mine ...............................................Nov.FloridaHoneymoon Island Agatized Coral ..............................................Jan.MarylandMaryland’s Mineral Hill Mine .....................................................Mar.MassachusettsEnter the Devil’s Den..................................................................Aug.MontanaMontana Sapphires and Nebraska Agates...................................Apr.New MexicoBishop Cap Fluorite .....................................................................Oct.Webb Gap Aragonite and Jarosite.............................................. Dec.New YorkStaten Island Minerals ............................................................... Jun.North CarolinaNorth Carolinia Gold ...................................................................Jan.OregonOregon Beach Agates ................................................................. Jun.PennsylvaniaPennsylvania’s Rainbow Rocks ..................................................MayHay Creek Prehnite and Zeolites ................................................Nov.UtahPanguitch Agates and Jasper ......................................................Feb.Silver Island Mountain ...............................................................Mar.CanadaBritish Columbia Fossils ..............................................................Jul.The Fluororhicterite Road Cut .....................................................Oct.

PROJECTSMake a Gold Link and Leather Bracelet.......................................Jan.Make a Tufa Casting ...................................................................Feb.Make a Pear-Shaped-Link Necklace ...........................................Mar.Make a Pendant with Bezel and Prongs ......................................Apr.Make a Pair of Peridot Earrings ..................................................MayEasy-to-Make Pin ....................................................................... Jun.Make a Fossil Pendant ...............................................................Aug.Mix and Match a Bead Bracelet.................................................. Sep.Make an Opal Pendant ................................................................Oct.Solder Sterling Flower Earrings .................................................Nov.Cast a Faberge-Style Egg ........................................................... Dec.

MINERAL COLLECTINGNova Scotia Is for Rockhounds ..................................................Feb.Rockhounding in Ashwood, Oregon ..........................................Mar.Utah Ammolite ...........................................................................Aug.Lost Trail Fluorite ........................................................................Feb.Hot Pennsylvania Rockhounding ...............................................Aug.

ARTIST PROFILESAhna V. White ............................................................................Mar.John Winston ..............................................................................Oct.

MINERALS IN DEPTHCarbon’s Minerals .......................................................................MayThe Best of America’s Minerals ..................................................Feb.Quartz Stars, Phantoms and Arrows ..........................................Aug.The Colors of Manganese ...........................................................Oct.Light-Sensitive Minerals ............................................................Nov.Radioactive Minerals .................................................................. Dec.

IMPORTANT MINERAL LOCALITIESBrazil’s Bountiful Gems and Minerals, part 1 .............................Mar.Brazil’s Bountiful Gems and Minerals, part 2 ..............................Apr.Milpillas Azurite and Malachite ...................................................MayBisbee, Arizona, part 1 ............................................................... Jun.Bisbee, Arizona, part 2 .................................................................Jul.Mina Ojuela, Mapimi Mexico ......................................................Aug.Minerals of Aquilas Serdan, Mexico........................................... Sep.Mexico’s Greatest Wulfenite Mines ............................................Nov.California Tourmaline ................................................................. Dec.

CHILDREN Rock & Gem Kids ......................................................................Jan. Rock & Gem Kids ......................................................................Feb. Rock & Gem Kids .....................................................................Mar. Rock & Gem Kids ......................................................................Apr. Rock & Gem Kids ......................................................................May Rock & Gem Kids ..................................................................... Jun. Rock & Gem Kids .......................................................................Jul. Rock & Gem Kids .....................................................................Aug. Rock & Gem Kids ..................................................................... Sep. Rock & Gem Kids ......................................................................Oct. Rock & Gem Kids .....................................................................Nov. Rock & Gem Kids ..................................................................... Dec.

GOLDCalifornia’s Gold Country ............................................................Jan.Everybody Loves Gold .................................................................Jul.Gold Mining Up Close and Personal ............................................Jul.Southwest Montana Gold .............................................................Jul.

FOSSILS AND DINOSAURSThe “Bone Wars” ........................................................................Jan.The Dinosaur Trail Adventure, part 1 ......................................... Jun.The Dinosaur Trail Adventure, part 2 ...........................................Jul.

LAPIDARYGem Labradorite .........................................................................Feb.Conversation-Starting Pendants .................................................Feb.The Life of a Lapidary .................................................................Apr.Gem Buyer Beware .....................................................................MayEarth Angels ............................................................................... Jun.Tumbled Rocks ..........................................................................Nov.

AGATEThe Many Faces of Agate ...........................................................Mar.Agate: A Worldly Gem .................................................................Apr.Minnesota’s State Gem ...............................................................Oct.

JASPERMexico’s New Scenic Jasper.......................................................Jan.Bruneau-Pattern Jaspers ............................................................Feb.The King of Jaspers ....................................................................MayJasper: A Universal Gem ............................................................ Sep.Jasper: A Universal Gem .............................................................Oct.

MINERAL SHOWSThe QIA Pow Wow ......................................................................Jan.Houston Show Preview .............................................................. Sep.Colorado Travelogue .................................................................. Sep.

GEOLOGYWalking with Volcanoes ..............................................................Jan.Colorful Luray Caverns .............................................................. Jun.

MISCELLANEOUSThe Micro World of Minerals .....................................................Mar.New (or Nifty) Products for Rockhounds and Lapidaries ...........Apr.2008 Club Listing ........................................................................Apr.Mr. Fluorite, Ben E. Clement .......................................................MayMinerals, Mining and Public Lands ............................................Aug.Geologic Maps: The Prospector’s Friend ...................................Nov.Rockhounding Pioneer Harrison Yocum .................................... Dec.

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