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| National Geographic Magazines have some of the best photography in the world in them. They have awesome articles about rocks, minerals, erosion, the rock cycle, volcanoes, earthquakes, mining, landscapes, fossils and how humans use our natural resources. National Geographic Magazines are also very easy to obtain. Many people have subscriptions and old copies can be bought cheaply in thrift stores. The following magazines have articles related to rocks & minerals. The list is by no means complete. If you come across an article I have missed, please email me. Thanks. E2B2 |
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1972 Oct. Mercury, Man's deadly servant p. 507 |
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1974 Feb. The Glittering World of Rockhounds p.276 |
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1974? Feb. Questing for Gems p.835 |
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1977 Sept. Salt - The essence of life p.381 |
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Sept. 1977 Amber, Golden Window on the Past p. 423 |
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1978 Aug. Aluminum, The Magic Metal p.186 |
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1983 Nov. The miracle metal - Platinum p.686 |
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1984 Sept. Do we treat our soil like dirt? p.350 |
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1985 Aug. Our restless planet Earth p.142 |
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1985 Aug. Fossils: Annals of life written in rock p. 182 |
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1988 Oct. Clovis Cache Found: Weapons of Ancient Americans p.500 (stone tools) |
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1990 July The timeless Mystique of Emeralds p.38 |
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1990 July Hawaii's Volcanic Cradle of Life p.70 |
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1998 May Physical World p.2 (earthquakes, volcanoes) |
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1998 May Map - Physical Earth |
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1998 Dec. Petra Ancient City of Stone p.116 |
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1998 Dec. Dinosaur Embryos p.34 (fossils) |
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1999 April Copper Age p.70 |
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1999 June A Dinosaur named Sue p.46 (fossils) |
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1999 June Sahara Rock Art p.98 |
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1999 Oct. Rubies and Sapphires p.100 |
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1999 Sept. Preserving Sahara Art p.82 (rock art) |
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2000 Mar. Hard Rock Legacy p.76 (mining) |
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2000 May Mount St. Helens p. 106 (volcano) |
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2000 July Earthquake in Turkey p. 32 |
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2000 July Slot Canyons p. 118 (landscape) |
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2000 Oct. Sky-high over the Sonoran p. 31 (landscapes, deserts, dunes) |
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2002 March Diamonds The Real Story p. 2 |
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2002 March U-Dig Diamonds, Murfreesboro, Arizona p.118 |
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2003 Jan. Strangest Volcano on Earth? p. 34 |
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2004 April It's All good in the Badlands p. 78 (landscape) |
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2004 Oct. Red Hot Hawaii p. 2 (volcanoes) |
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2005 May Dinosaurs for Sale p. 48 (fossils) |
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2005 Aug. Cave Art Mystery p. 32 |
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2005 Aug. China Fossil Marvels p.86 |
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2006 March The High Cost of Cheap Coal p. 96 |
National Geographic is not just a fabulous magazine, it also
has some great web sites.
Check out the National Geographic KIDS
site
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
FIELD GUIDES - Books to help you identify rocks & minerals
Most rockhounds start out by just looking at rocks and getting to know them. But after a while, you're going to want to know more.
Field Guides are a great source of information. There are a number of other field guides available including specific guides to fossil and gemstones. Some excellent field guides are:
| Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks and Minerals (ISBN 0-671-24417-5), my personal favourite. |
| Eyewitness Handbooks Rocks & Minerals (ISBN 0-7737-2575-X), a fabulous book for the beginning rockhound. |
BOOKS ON ROCKS & MINERALS
For kids, there are a variety of books on rocks & minerals. Some really good ones are:
| Eyewitness Books Rocks & Minerals (ISBN 0-7737-2180-0) |