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The Mineralogical Record back issues
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Some thoughts on "fairness" in pricing.(Editorial)
May 1, 2009... In the previous issue, Rocko Rosenblatt's Letter to the Editor dealt with the thorny concept of "fairness" in the pricing of mineral specimens. This is one of those interesting, deceptively deep questions in collecting that causes all sorts of reactions in readers, depending upon their...
The Wilensky supplement.(Notes from the Editors)(Stuart Wilensky)
May 1, 2009... Stuart Wilensky, one of our advertisers and one of the most prominent dealers in ultrafine specimens, began publishing a series of beautiful hardcover picture books in 2005. These books, intended for private distribution, depict specimens which he has sold in the past, so none of the pictured...
John St. Aubyn collection.(Notes from the Editors)(Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery is locating Sir John St. Aubyn's mineral collections)(Brief article)
May 1, 2009... The Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery in Plymouth, England is currently undertaking a large project involving the mineral collection once owned by the famous British collector, Sir John St. Aubyn (1758-1839). Recently they secured a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation to enable the...
Mineral cabinets.(Notes from the Editors)(Brief article)(Column)
May 1, 2009... We periodically show various kinds of mineral cabinets in this column, as inspiration for collectors who may be looking for storage and exhibit options. Many of the ones we've pictured over the years are of modern manufacture and can still be purchased from the makers. However, as an...
Venezuelan golds.(Notes from the Editors)
May 1, 2009... Placer gold has been recovered from the Gran Sabana gold field in the Guyana Highlands of Venezuela, about 40 km from the town of Santa Elena in Bolivan state, since the 15th century. It was a great surprise when, during the 1980s, the Icabaru area began yielding some extraordinary, large and...