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Preparing fossil specimens for display.
GEMS & MINERALS #514 Aug 1980 pg. 34

The fossil hunter. Tips on where and how to hunt for fossils. Emphasis is on the coastal states.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #532 Feb 1982 pg. 38

Make your own paper storage trays for small fossil and mineral specimens.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #540 Oct 1982 pg. 36

Try your own close-up photography of gemstones, jewelry, minerals and fossils.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #552 Oct 1983 pg. 32

Tip: Preserve fossils with a 50/50 coating of Elmers Glue.
JEWELRY MAKING, GEMS & MINERALS #575 Oct 1985 pg. 44

A guide for rockhounds on identifying vertebrate fossils that may be of scientific value. Suggestions on recording locality data, tests for age, and how to lift a fossil out of its matrix without destroying it. Also tells how to harden fossils.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Jan 1979 (v.32#10) pg. 2238

Tip on cleaning limestone fossils.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Mar 1987 (v.40#12) pg. 52

Tips on cleaning fossils.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1988 (v.42#5) pg. 79

Evaluating (appraising) a fossil collection.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1988 (v.42#9) pg. 65

Tip on preparing a disarticulated fossil.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Dec 1990 (v.44#9) pg. 109

Glossary pertaining to minerals, fossils, gems, lapidary work, and jewelry making.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Apr 1994 (v.48#1) pg. 203

Tips for amateurs on collecting fossil specimens for display or jewelry.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1996 (v.50#5) pg. 88

Cleaning and preserving fossils. Tips for beginners on the care of fossils.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1996 (v.50#5) pg. 92

Wire wrapped fossil pendant. How to clean and mount a fossil for use as a decorative pendant. Intermediate skill level.
LAPIDARY JOURNAL Aug 1997 (v.51#5) pg. 60

How to look for fossils.
MOTHER EARTH NEWS #64 Jul-Aug 1980 pg. 108

Earth's first steps. Recent discoveries of Paleozoic (pre-dinosaurian) fossil trackways and advice for amateur paleontologists.
SCIENCE PROBE! Jul 1992 (v.2#3) pg. 32

Application of statistical analysis to fossil collecting. Ideas for paleocology (the study of ancient habitats and habits by measuring assemblages of fossils in various ways).
SCIENCE PROBE! Jul 1992 (v.2#3) pg. 97

Stalking the fossil trilobite, crinoid and seed fern in Ohio. Tips for the amateur fossil collector.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN Mar 1980 (v.242#3) pg. 184

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