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| c5anvw,((e,vMintrafs Mineral Dealer & Mine gent Levant Gallery Lower Boscaswel I, Pendeen, Near Penzance...AMERICAN CONTINENT 14 A.S.Rust The 7th British Mineral & Gem Show 15 R. Watson 18 SouthCrofty J. &A...England. Telephone: (0302) 770248 5 21 S. Uttley Mineral Reminiscences of Peter Burrel 22 R. Watson The...necessarily those of the Editorial Board. Antwerp Mineral Show Dr. H. Dillen 38 Classified Ads. 40...has been achieved thanks to the sponsorship of a mineral enthusiast who wishes to remain anonymous. Hopefully |
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| Mineral News VoL 14 No. 3 March, 1998 The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $2.00 LuminescentPhantom...Hedegaard Storgade 71 8882 Faarvang Denmark • To mineral collectors "Tucson" is more than a place in the...desert-it's a phenomenon, "the world's largest mineral show." Actually it is around twenty different shows...merchandise. There are many reasons, why you go to a mineral show. I go to see what is "new"-new minerals,...the exceptional experience, much rather than specimens. Socializing is important as well. I meet kindred |
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| and Andrew, Jackson and Wada (1960) reported that clay minerals of the kaolin group were expanded to approximately...(usually 2 g) of clay was ground with an equal weight (about 10 mM per gram of clay) of potassium acetate...allowed to stand overnight. After X-raying, the clay-KOAc sample was washed by shaking several times...distilled water, and ethylene glycol was added to the clay (not allowed to dry), and it was again X-rayed,...slightly less KOAc, say 0.7 to 0.8 g KOAc per g of clay, and either grinding by hand or maintaining a close |
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| Callers Welcome To Visit Our Showroom By Appointment Mineral Lists Available By Request IAN AND EMMA BRUCE...due to the ready availability of fine quality specimens, and are of interest to mineralogists and other...considerable inconsistency when compared to most other mineral groups. The International Mineralogical Association...Association Commission on ·ew Minerals and Mineral Names has recently proposed a new definition of zeolite...Coombs et al. ( 1998); in general: "A zeolite mineral is a crystalline substance with a structure characterized |
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| Ogdensburgite, a new calcium-zinc-ferric iron arsenate mineral from Sterling Hill, New Jersey...................Windisch 30 Van Wouw Street Groenkloof, Pretoria Belgium: Paul Van Hee Deuzeldlaan 16-bus 1 B-2120 Schoten...Court San Diego, Calif. 92109 QUALITY DISPLAY SPECIMENS Chinese minerals including fine, Bisbee-like azurites...cerussite, anglesite and pyromorphite specimens. Though many specimens were collected around the turn of...Collecting in recent years has brought more fine specimens to light. T INTRODUCTION The Bunker Hill mine |
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| . . . . . Official Journal of T~. Roc k• onJ Mineral• A••ociolion .. JANUARY, 1937 .. • • •• '•• ...ILllo. I - - - -- ... - - - MINERAL COI-I-ECTORS Every mineral and qem collector should have IIJ)fldrnma...State preference of one larger or two arnalJer specimens; or,· one phenakite and one hmzlte for same. Specimen...certainly one of the most interesting numbers of a mineral magazine I've ever seen. I only wish you would...and see the hot air exfoliate the mineral. We can also get specimens at the marble works, of the many |
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| subscriptions, and advertising. DIARY OF EVENTS 9 MINERAL NOTES ------------- 11 ------------- SUSSEX GOES...------------- 21 ------------- THE MINERALS of the CHll A CLAY PITS S \Veiss The views and opinions expressed...TD rss:--09sz-z409 -------------34------------MINERAL -------------37 -EWS ------------ST-MARIE-AUX-r...this issue, reverts co it's normal format, with mineral news, show reports and book reviews as well as·articles...potential duplication. Completed articles, mineral news, mineral notes etc. should all now be sent co David |
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| 1980 - Return to the Emerald Isle 41 1981 - Mineral Dealing Debut at Leicester 69 1982 - Magical...Life Without Dick 113 1984 - Foreign Forays - Belgium, France, and Morocco 127 1985 - Bedford United...English China Clay Group Ltd. This later enabled me to obtain an annual pass into the working clay pits. The...on the edge of Dartmoor. Here, my interest in mineral collecting became stronger as I met more contacts...and collecting companions ever since. My first mineral show was with Morrison Thomas who I first met in |
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| From North Wales The Trials and Tribulations of Mineral Identification A Very Serious Problem An Appeal...minerals including one as yet uncharactcrised mineral. Both these sites can be visited by small'parties...te, pyromorphite (Ca) Special Reports on the Mineral Resources of Great Britain. Vol. XIX - Lead and...sites in this area which produced magnificent specimens of blue fluorite. Unfortunately the mine shaft...by Wimpcy, still produces representative mineral specimens and excellent carboniferous fossils. Permission |
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| sussex mineral & lapidary society i j ~.... Journal 181 - January/February 2003 • SUSSEX MINERAL...knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral, gemstone and fossil collecting and their cutting...All original material published in the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society Journals is subject to copyright... -3- SMLS Journal 181 Jan/Feb 2003 SUSSEX MINERAL SHOW -16th November 2002 An Analysis This was another...reasons for the low number of visitors: too many mineral shows; the weather being foggy, too wet or too |
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| Mineral News Vol. 20 No.1 January 2004 The Mineral Collector's Newsletter $3.00 A ''New'' Discovery...about forty (40) different species of interest to mineral collectors·. A fine article by Dave Waisman in...hundreds of tiny cavities from a previous radiating mineral made up of crystals approximately I-mm across and...orientation of the empty cavities from the previous mineral. It also demonstrates that the prehnite penetrated...interstices between the individual crystals before the mineral was dissolved away. The arrangement of the crystals |
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| Royal Comwa/1Museum ------ -----4---- - - ----MINERAL NEWS Mick Woife 7 DIARY EDITOR David I. Green...NEWS and EVENTS Mick Wolfe of EVENTS 9 SUSSEX MINERAL and LAPIDARY SOCIETY Peter Moore • John Pearce...MINE Dtlf.!idGreen • DavidMcCa/lum • Mike Wood 15 MINERAL NOTES John Betterton • Dtlf.!idGreen • Christine...minerals No. 18 Sponsors: SUSSEX MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SOCIETY PEAK DISTRICT MINERAL AND LAPIDARY SO�IETY UK...�linerals No. 18 -1- EDITORIAL BRITISH MINERAL SHOWS B ritish mineral shows do not approach the size, sophistication |
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| (!2$). -!33!# 05,!3+) %8 !. $% 2 Illinois Mineral Locality Index 7)..%"!'/ /',% #!22/,, #! ,...and rock aggregate. To complicate things for the mineral collector, these rocks are mostly covered by glacial...largest mineral specimen-producing districts in the United States. Unfortunately, few specimens collected...of mineral specimens produced, both have yielded some nice specimens. Another significant mineral specimen-producing...Sparta area are well known to collectors in This mineral locality index is a project of Friends of Mineralogy |
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| late Dr. Kunz There were some remarkable mineral specimens including four kunzite crystals, the largest...of New York who made a detailed analysis of the mineral named it kunzite. Dexmr, T. O'CoNNrr-r,, Secretary...occurrence of sulphur crystals in pyrite, f ound in a clay pit at Sayreville, near New Brunswick, N. J. The speaker...the Victoria Falls, Table Mountain, the Kimberly Pit, famous for diamonds, the Vaal River diamond deposits...through the cobalt glass and then falls on the specimens being tested, which are viewed through the yellow |
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| extremely informative behind-thescenes tour of the mineral department. Highlights included the handsome collection...which are housed in a garrett directly above the mineral gallery. Statistically, the various collections...Department of Mineralogy total around 330,000 specimens; of these 200,000 are minerals, representing 1...thrilled to see drawer after drawer of superb specimens of fluorite, calcite, bournonite, liroconite,...AND MINERALS tacular specimens is on public display at the front of the mineral gallery. O f particular |
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| ' sussex mineral & lapidary society ·f ' J. t .., ____...... Journal 152 - March/April 1998 • ... SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY ****************************************************** and ing...and ne gemsto experience of its members in rock, mineral, " display polishing and preparation for jewellery...All original material published in the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society Journals is subject to copyright...synform descnlJe parts of this rock formation. Mineral specimen smaller than "thumbnail". Geological time |
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| simplified Field Guide to identification. EVERY MINERAL THE ROCKHOUND IS LIKELY TO ENCOUNTER is described...the best CHRISTMAS GIFT you could get for any mineral collector. PREPUBLICATION PRICE ONLY $3.75 POSTAGE...TREE, Wvenrank MUSEUM AND THE COLLECTOR, MacFal; CLAY SCIENCE, Hyatt PASTE—-WorLp’s First IMITATIONS,...MONTAGUE available at $50.00 v.43: eee 4 WARD'S MINERAL COLLECTIONS There Are None Finer for Giving—...CoLiLection. identified, to name with , specimens, ( ($7.50) 3000 ROAD CAB tr e1 Write for |
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| BACKBENDER'S GAZETTE The Newsletter of the Houston Gem & Mineral Society Houston, TX Y H OU S C IE T TO SO...has finished its revision of the Houston Gem and Mineral Society Bylaws and has approved presenting the...... 3 Fakes! Fraud? Enhanced and Altered Mineral Specimens ................................... 5 Paleontology.............................................. 8 Mineral Section ............................................ 15 Slab Saw Donated by Clear Lake Gem and Mineral Society ............................. 15 School |
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| Journal 133 � January/February1 995 Ill L SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY 1995 PROGRAl\/IME Friday January...February General Meeting: The Weald Janet Wade Essex Mineral & Gem show l t d;f f9.. \. .y�· Display Gems&...Display Ammonites March 3rd David Nunn Sunday Mineral Warehouse Worthing March 12th Mid monthly Micromount...Friday Dorothy Merritt March 17th Oxford Spring Mineral and Fossil Show Sunday I0.00a111--l.30p111 Oxford...----------------- _ Sat/Sun BLMDA Jkley Gem & Mineral Fair May 27128th Field trip to Isle of Skye 28th |
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| first director of the Survey, suggested that specimens should be col lected to illustrate " the applications...illustrated by maps and dioramas. The British Mineral Collection is also displayed here. • I GROUND...minerals occur in nature are illustrated in some specimens, while others are in the cut and polished state...the carvings in Jade ; and the cases showing the mineral Q11ar!z, in cluding Rock C,ystal, A111etl!]1st...the far encl of the Museum are cases contairung specimens of Sc,pe11till6, Oma111e11tal Calcite, Amber, |
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| ...... 28 Some recent finds at Gunheath China Clay Pit, St Austell, Cornwall by Nick Elton ............obscure article about so me almost unheard of mineral which I had enquired about from that kindly mine...publication, with Richard Williams, of the Comish Mineral Reference lvfa11ual in April 1995. H e thorou ghly...up and explore local mineral sites, purchase some goodies at the annual mineral auction, and after a...Monument valley. In door meeting: the Hancock Musewn Mineral C ollection An evening meeting was held on 18 M |
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| sussex mineral & lapidary society SMLS FIELD TRIP TO BULGARIA. Part 2 Journal 205 - January/February...January/February 2007 SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY www.smls.org.uk *********-lrlr-lrlr*****************1r...knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral, gemstone and fossil collecting and their cutting...All original material published in the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society Journals is subject to copyright...BULGARIA: A BALKAN ADVENTURE, September 2006 Part 2. Mineral Collecting, Purchasing and Exchanging The Republic |
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| sussex mineral & lapidary soci .......i. . . Journal 165 - May/June 2000 • SUSSEX MINERAL & LAPIDARY...knowledge and experience of its members in rock, mineral, gemstone and fossil collecting ar.d their cutting...All original material published in the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society Journals is subject to copyright...the Caledonian Oregony and are the source of the mineral deposits. Just prior to the opening of the Atlantic...somewhat cooler and less salty than the earlier mineral solutions). Erosion subsequently exposed the limestone |
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| for Rocks and Minerals page 10 Recognizing Mineral Specimens page 77 Rocks and Minerals A to Z pages 12-56...and bricks out of clay. We wear beautiful mineral crystals as jewels. One mineral, salt, we actually...interesting feature, and to recognize interesting specimens. You may enough even be lucky remains, of... hammer. The head This wish to collect specimens, you little is square at one end and pointed...map. Recognizing Mineral Specimens @ After you have collected your specimens of minerals, you must |
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| natural gas, agricultural lime, as well as limestone, clay, and shale for construction materials. Cretaceous...and prepared by members of the Lincoln Gem and Mineral Club. This specimen is one of the most complete...a shale o f the Dakota Group in the abandoned clay pit (private property). The out crop area continues...Gypsum, marcasite, and plant fossils occur in the clay pit. The shale and limestone exposures contain numerous...sandy siltstone, and an overlying, discontinuous clay shale. This lower shale has been mistaken for the |
