 | | Book | | those people lucky enough to be able to travel to see them; others are in private hands and are seldom...FRANCE; Curator, School of Mines, Paris 4 F. HOFMANN, Professor, School of Mines, Freiberg, EAST GERMANY...H. J. SCHUBNEL, Professor and author, School of Mines, Paris, FRANCE ¥& JOHN SINKANKAS, author and collector...unique experience; for the first time he can enjoy an array of seventy-eight specimens each judged best...In the Gallery these seventy-six are presented in an order calculated to delight the eye rather than merely | | | Book | | 000007 0000®* The World’s Finest W MV >1VL an a CRYSTALS by Peter Bancroft A Studio Book THE...FRANCE; Curator, School of Mines, Paris ^ F* HOFMANN, Professor, School of Mines, Freiberg, east Germany...j. schubnel, Pro fessor and author, School of Mines, Paris, FRANCE ^ JOHN sinkankas, author and collector...unique ex perience; for the first time he can enjoy an array of seventy-eight specimens each judged best...In the Gallery these seventy-six are presented in an order calculated to delight the eye rather than merely |  | | Journal (issue) | | collection; photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt. See the special supplement in this issue devoted to the...specimens, the researcher should still be provided an opportunity at least to visually examine the best...published recognition for his contributions. Sometimes, an inferior sample is provided for description, and...perspective) to be in poor taste. The finding of an undescribed new mineral by a collector is not instant...on all when one is honored. However, this might be an inevitable condition considering the very personal | | | Journal (issue) | | collection; photo by Harold and Erica Van Pelt. See the special supplement in this issue devoted to the...specimens, the re searcher should still be provided an opportunity at least to visually examine the best...published recognition for his contributions. Sometimes, an inferior sample is provided for description, and...perspective) to be in poor taste. The finding of an undescribed new mineral by a collector is not instant...on all when one is honored. However, this might be an inevitable condition considering the very personal |  | | Journal (issue) | | by B. P. Kent & B. Butkowski Mineralogy of the calcite-fluorite veins near Long Lake, New Y o r k ......chunk of mineralized rock. Elite collecting involves an element of extreme rarity and exclusivity. Micromounters...reviled by perfectionists as the mother of all flaws, an offense to the eye. Wilber: A very small ding or...a crystal face, the luster can be compromised on an almost insensible level. Nanowilbers usually result...perhaps a higher luster than seen before, or maybe an extraordinary association with another remarkable |  | | Report (issue) | | ___________________ As usual there’s plenty to see on the web. And so, Christmas shoppers, let’s check...dealership of MCh Minerals (mchminerals.com) has an October 2019 posting which features nine resplendent...15 of these specimens to the 2019 Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines Show in June, and maybe a dozen dealers had the...white to colorless grossular in clayfilled pockets in an outcrop of serpentine near the W.L. Stifle Claim...golden orange-yellow, twinned, silkily lustrous calcite from the Roosevelt Avenue quarry (also called the |  | | Catalog/List | | NATURE & SCIENCE AUCTION DECEMBER 8, 2021 | DALLAS GOLDS, GEMS & FINE MINERALS Front Cover Lot: 72050 Inside...only. Please contact Client Services to schedule an appointment. Heritage Auctions | 2801 W. Airport...Monday, December 6 – Tuesday, December 7 | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT View lots & auction results online at...LOT SETTLEMENT AND PICK-UP Available weekdays 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM CT starting Thursday, December 9 by appointment...only. Please contact Client Services to schedule an appointment. Heritage offers extended payment plan |  | | Book (edition) | | Brazilianite, 35 mm, Linopolis, Brazil, H Page 13: Gold, 35 mm.Eagle's est Mine, California, G Publi!>hed...groups: The number of new mineral species may grow as an avalanche, flooding the mineral population with tens...lepidolite, wolfrarnite). In many cases, minerals have an intermediate composition between theoretical end-members...amphibole group). For more detailed information see "Dana's System of Mineralogy•· ( 1944, I 951, 1962)...to crystallographic tenns (e .g. prismatine), to an organization (e.g .. mgriite). to a journal (minrecordite) |  | | Journal (issue) | | Western Tasmania, the Heazlewood district, and the Dundas district. The Dundas Ag-Zn-Pb mining field...10 km east of Zeehan, and contains a number of mines. Two of them are especially productive in terms...Pocket”, 10.1 cm high. Gobin specimen. Crystalline gold from Round Mtn, USA Read on page 7 R. Scott WERSCHKY...Tucson Gem and Mineral show, and seeing some new golds from a mine you have never heard of. They are leafy...leafy specimens with bright, shiny, yellow gold and hints of octahedral crystals on the edges. The specimens |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mandarino Famous mineral localities: The Annaberg District, Lower A u stria ............................................. 233 by J. A. Mandarino COVER: CALCITE, 13.9 cm, from Cumbria, England. William Larson...paragenesis, classic and new locations, etc. are invited. An audience of knowledgeable amateurs as well as professional...reported here. This wealth of world localities makes for an interesting compilation of occurrences, associated...mine, Czech Republic Mrazek et al. (1994) report an occurrence of namibite from the Elias mine, Jachymov |  | | Journal (issue) | | Advertising Manager Thomas P. Moore Tpmoorel@cox.net A gold specimen from the Spanish Dry Diggings, Eldorado...from the La Marina mine, Muzo District, Boyaca Department, Colombia. See the article on the Colombian...magazine; 'TU be the first to join," said Bryan. It was an excellent idea, but it needed a point man. At the...Fellows program receives an attractive certificate each year, which can be framed on an office or mineral room...room wall. And in 2016 we began presenting gold medallions-large pins with a magnetic clasp--that can |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | assemblage in altered volcanic rocks from, 325 AUSTRIA, north Tyrol composition of tetrahedritetennantite...tetrahedritetennantite and 'schwazite' in the Schwaz silver mines from, 801 AzouG., F. 599 Back-scattered electron imagery...-sanidine in Lionato Tuff, Colli Albani Volcanic District, Central Italy, petrogenetic implications of,...CHINNER,G.A., 265 Chrisstanleyite, new mineral, in gold-bearing carbonate veins, 257 CIIPdSTY, A.G., 77...fahlores from the Grosskogel and Kleinkogel mines, Brixlegg, Austria, 801; fluorine-rich clinohumite from Ambasamudram |  | | Journal (issue) | | ........619 by W. E. Wilson A good time was had: An Adventure in Provenance............................(deceased) Peter L. Via (deceased) SENIOR FELLOWS Gold Level Scott A. Rudolph (2022) Gail & Jim Spann...minerals around the age of seven, on his first visit to see the mineral exhibits at the American Museum of Natural...Another early mentor was Dr. Katherine Blodgett, an employee at General Electric Research Laboratory...situated at an elevation of about 550 meters above mean sea level in the Caldbeck Fells, an area of desolate |  | | Journal (issue) | | Thirty-eight, Number Two Articles Pink fluorite from an exceptional find at Chumar Bakhoor, Pakistan . ....von Fl e collection; photo by Thomas Sch pbach. See the article on quartz gwindels in this issue. The...the ore mines of Peru where he acquired many imported specimens. In 1976 Kosnar published an article...with an article on the Sweet Home mine. He mined the Dixie mine in Idaho Springs for leaf gold and crystallized...crystallized gold in 1976, and that same year began importing mineral specimens from Bolivia’s famous |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: The Bastnas Mines, Riddarhyttan Ore Field, Bergslagen District, Vastmanland, Sweden ......from the Trimouns talc quarry near Luzenac, France (see the article beginning on page 225). Freddy Marty...BASTDAS ffiIDES RIDDARHYTTAD ORE FIELD, BERGSLAGED DISTRICT, VASTffiADLADD, SillEDED Lennart Ohman Hi:igviltsvagen...south-central Sweden, where tens of thousands of different mines have been worked for nearly a thousand years. Iron...fields, with approximately 300 large and small mines. Iron ore mining began in the mid-14th century, |  | | Journal (issue) | | White Development Officer William D. Panczner GOLD! Associate Editors written content Paul E. Desautels...Julius Weber Mamaroneck, N.Y. Articles Collecting gold mining memorabilia................................323 by W. E. Wilson and R. Bentley Nova Scotian gold ..................................................County, California: a modem source of crystallized gold .................................................... 347 by A. R. Kampf and P. C. Keller Harvard gold ............................................... |  | | Journal (issue) | | mineral localities: Minerals of the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia ............................... 485 by R. J. Bowell, 0. Ermolina, W van der Plas, J. van Us & M. Steiner The best zincite crystals...the Kaokoveld District, Kunene Region, Namibia. Irv Brown specimen; Jeff Scovil photo. See the lead article...................:...... . 559 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show 2013 by T. P. Moore ......... . 565 issue...afford to own. A good parallel that we can tum to for an instructive example is the art world. Collecting |  | | Report (issue) | | short, I’m keeping up with my what’s-new duties, and am now fully vaccinated, as are all of my colleagues...are we ready for some early summer shopping? Let’s see… As we know by now, Dan Weinrich (weinrichmineralsinc...three different color schemes but all (as you can see) being flashily gorgeous. Elbaite, 4.2 cm, from...you will find that the Daoping and Yangshuo lead mines are accessed from opposite sides of the same mountain...Ste.-Marie-aux-Mines Show has already been cancelled for 2021. Meanwhile, though, in an early May posting |  | | Journal (issue) | | Diamonds in Colorado! The State Line Kimberlite District, Colorado & Wyoming, USA By Philip Persson, PerssonRareMinerals...21 Page 38 Page Precious Elements Diamonds, Gold, Silver, Platinum By Van King, newryqs@gmail.com...Mineralogy and History of Silver Deposits in the Calico District, California By Jeremy Zolan, jzolansci@gmail.com...Guided Tour Best Minerals - Diamond, Platinum, Gold and Silver Mindat is a free worldwide technical...Veronique Villeneuve Andrey Vishnevskiy Matthew von der Ahe Brad von Dessonneck Dermot Walsh Susana Watson |  | | Journal (issue) | | AND CUMENGÉITE , 166 NOTABLE MINERALS IN WESTERN MINES , 168 . SPECIFIC GRAVITY , 170 THE STUDENTS ' MINERALOGICAL...MINERALOGICAL CLUB OF PHILADELPHIA , 172 GOLD THAT IS TRANSPARENT , 175 EDITORIAL NOTES , 177 PUBLISHED...PA . , Dec. 19 , 1894 . I leave here to - day for an indeffinite residence in the South , I expect to...same material in which occur the zir cons , which I am about to describe . The crystals are sometimes com...assuming other axis , the crystals have an orthorhombic aspect . I am not aware that this locality has furnished |  | | Journal (issue) | | COVER: TIN ENITE crystal cluster, 3.9 cm, on calcite, from Wessels mine, Kalahari Manganese Field, South...locality-oriented studies (all laudable scientific goals), with an emphatic note about the value of publication. They...to a researcher or simply to people who want to see his specimens. Insufficient thought is sometimes...specimen is clearly visible for all to see. The viewer can see the subtle details of crystallization,...mineralogy among members of the public who are allowed to see them. That destiny can be fulfilled in only two ways: |  | | Book | | aid to 220 species and varieties • • Includes an introduction to the world's key mineral-forming environments...minerals. From precious native elements such as silver, gold and copper to complex silicates such as vesuvianite...pride of any geological collection. From the green, gold and blue iridescent sheen of labradorite to the...visual aid to 220 species and varieties Includes an introduction to the world's key mineral-forming environments...southwater , This edition Is published by Southwater, an imprint of Anness Publishing Ltd, Hermes House, 88-89 |  | | Journal (issue) | | .3 by W. E. Wilson The Keweenaw County Fissure Mines...................................................(deceased) Peter L. Via (deceased) SENIOR FELLOWS Gold Level Scott A. Rudolph (2021) Gail & Jim Spann...presents a well-illustrated overview of the copper mines, minerals and history of Michigan’s famous Keweenaw...stamping (instead of gold foil) on the cover, and many of the pages were printed in an extra color—metallic...the Cliff, Central, Copper Falls and Phoenix mines. An 1874 article in the Detroit Free Press listed |  | | Journal (issue) | | of cry,.,tals were ksted for sulphuric acid am! without an exception the presence of this acid could be...qur\11titati\·c awllysis \\"as whether The first the sulphates an accbsory or ,111L·,-,sential con.,-,litnent of the...·:1:-il_r. The materi:1] llSUalh reqt1ire,, to bl: an hour hdure the b]a,,t-hmp The fn,-ed ma~--;wn,- fir...Mineralogy_ cS<):t,748. 'Groth, Tabellarische Uebersicht der Mineralien, 18<}8,84Mittbeilu.ogen, 1891, t2, 457... THE 68 :'lfINERAL COLLECTOR. 11amdy. 1.S1R3 am! which differ coasiderably one from ,mother. The |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Characteristics of Supergene Gold of Karst Cavities of the Khokhoy Gold Ore Field (Aldan Shield, East... Abstract: Typomorphic features of supergene gold in karst cavities were studied in the recently discovered...discovered Au–Te–Sb–Tl deposit within the Khokhoy gold ore field of the Aldan-Stanovoy auriferous province...supergene gold, massive and porous, are recognized there. The first type is represented by gold crystals...impurity. The second type is represented by mustard gold of two types with different internal structure: |
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