Articles from The Backbender's Gazette,
the HGMS monthly newsletter
 
NewslettersEditor's Note: Current articles will no longer be added to this list. The HGMS Board voted to make the BBG available online, and all issues since January 2005 are available. Click on the button to access The Backbender's Gazette(Updated March 23, 2006)
 
Featured articles from 2006
Assessment of a Petrified Log by Scott Singleton
Featured articles from 2005
Hunting Elephants on the Brazos River by Neal Immega
Rockhounding 101 by Terry Proctor
An Afternoon at the Intergem by Art Smith
Enhanced or Altered Mineral Specimens by Art Smith
Night at the HMNS Gold! Exhibit by Neal Immega
Chrysanthemum Stone by Art Smith
Arkansas Collecting
—1970 by Art Smith
Dreaming of Mineral Localities from Houston to New Hampshire by Art Smith
Ammonites--Shared Efforts by Neal Immega
Precious Metal Mine by James Wark
Making Tracks on the Paluxy River by Neal Immega
Dreams to Reality by D.R. "Matt" Dillon

Featured articles from 2004
Can You Find A New Mineral by Art Smith
Volcanic Olivine Bomb by Art Smith
Fossils During And After Oil by Tom Akers
Prince Dalton--In Memoriam by Art Smith

Field Trips / Localities
Whiskey Bridge, a famous locality
Book Reviews and Commentary
Hunting Dinosaurs by Neal Immega
Pennsylvanian Fossils of North Texas  by
Jeanean Slamen
"How To" and Safety Articles
Rapid Photography Using Digital Cameras
  by Neal Immega

Tired of Getting Lost?  by Neal Immega
The Right Tool for the Job by Neal Immega
SuperGrinder! Faster, Better, Cheaper Grinding by Neal Immega
Jewelers Saw Blade Selection by Tom Wright
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Meet Big Red  by Neal Immega
Triceratops by Neal Immega
How to Petrify a Dinosaur
by Neal Immega