Regular departments explore such topics as fossils, microminerals, and current geologic events.
Detailed lists of collecting opportunities in specific localities appear periodically, and there is an annual issue providing a comprehensive look at one particular state. Spectacular color photographs appear throughout each issue. Manuscripts not accepted for publication will be returned only if submitted with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Journals should be cited with the style adopted in the MLA annual bibliographies. Heldref Publications encourages authors to submit manuscripts both on disk and in hard copy.