The Mineralogical Record articles from January 2000

The Mineralogical Record archives from January 2000

Foreword.
January 1, 2000... The mineral collecting "elite" in America have been an important influence for centuries, from the time of Thomas Jefferson and George Gibbs (1776-1833) to Washington Roebling (1837-1926), Clarence Bement (1843-1923) and Frederick Canfield...

Joseph A. Freilich.
January 1, 2000... Joseph A. Freilich is one of the new breed of mineral connoisseurs: those fortunate and canny individuals with a passion for fine mineral specimens, a regard for them as Nature's equivalent of fine art by the Old Masters, a determination to...

David P. Wilber.
January 1, 2000... David P. Wilber has been in charge of acquisitions for the Joseph A. Freilich collection only since the Tucson Show in February of 1998. But in that short time he has succeeded in elevating the collection to world-class status, and continues to...

Ste-Marie-aux-Mines Show 1999.
January 1, 2000... It's been several years since I was in France, or at much in the way of mineral shows at all for that matter, so this year's trip to Ste-Marie was a real treat. Time to brush up my very rusty French, renew old friendships and find out what's...

Carnegie Show 1999.
January 1, 2000... [August 26--29] Every August I travel to the eastern United States to visit relatives, attend the East Coast Gem and Mineral Show (aka Springfield) and do some photography for my East Coast clients; 1999 was the second year that it was my...

Denver Show 1999.
January 1, 2000... [Sept. 15--19] As of mid-September our regular reporter on the Denver Show, Tom Moore, was still hors de combat with a broken foot. Consequently your editor was required to pick up the pen once more and record what was new at this...