These are articles written by S.A.M.S. members which have been published in the Mountain Mineral Monthly newsletter.
Luster glassy...Hardness seven...Cleavage rhombohedral...Fracture...OUCH

A HOUSE BUILT ON A GEM FOUNDATION - Dorothy Hussey

BACK TO THE STONE AGE - FLINT AND OBSIDIAN ARE USED TODAY - Dorothy Hussey

BEAUCATCHER MOUNTAIN ROAD CUT, ASHEVILLE NC - Dorothy Hussey

CAROLINA GEMS CROWN THE TOP OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT - Kempton H. Roll

GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS OVERTHURST - Dorothy Hussey

THE OUARTZ CONNECTION - PENLAND TO PALOMAR - MOUNTAIN TOP TO MOUNTAIN TOP - Dorothy Hussey

RATING ROCK & MINERAL FIELD GUIDES - Dr. Hal Mahan

THE SILICON CONNECTION - SPRUCE PINE TO SILICON VALLEY - Dorothy Hussey

THE SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS - How They Got Where They Are
- Kempton H. Roll


Illustration with text from LIVING FOSSILS by Anne L. Parker. Used by permission of Dr. James P. Parker.


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