Back Issues: January/February 2003


Minerals of the Andes, p. 12			Silver from Peru, p. 40		The Szenics collection, p. 46		Bernardino Rivadavia, p. 52

ABOUT THE COVER: Chrysocolla with drusy quartz from Inca de Oro, Chile; the specimen is 3.2 cm high and is from the Terry Szenics collection, now at Harvard Mineralogical Museum. Photo by Jeff Scovil. See related article by Carl A. Francis, beginning on page 46.

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Rocks & Minerals (78:01)
January/February 2003

FEATURES

11 Welcome to the Minerals of the Andes
Robert B. Cook

12 Minerals of the Andes: Emeralds, Gold, and Silver from the Sky
Terry C. Wallace, Michelle K. Hall-Wallace

40 Connoisseur's Choice: Silver, Uchucchacua, Peru
Robert B. Cook

46 The Szenics Collection of Contemporary Chilean Minerals: A New Addition to the Harvard Mineralogical Musuem
Carl A. Francis

52 Who's Who in Mineral Names: Bernardino Rivadavia (1780–1845)
Peter Tarassoff

54 Who's Who in the Names of Type Minerals from the Countries of the Andes
Peter Tarassoff

59 The Andes Come to Arizona
Robert W. Jones

63 Media Reviews
Robert B. Cook, Arthur E. Smith

71 Index to Volume 77 (2002)

DEPARTMENTS

5 Chips from the Quarry

9 Letters to the Editor

60 Museum Notes & Announcements

64 Coming Events

66 Internet Directory for the Earth Sciences

Visit Martin Zinn at the Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show.