The Mineralogical Record articles from January 2004

The Mineralogical Record archives from January 2004

A collection of diamond crystals with notes on the science, history, and worldwide localities of diamonds.(Cover Story)
January 1, 2004... Natural diamond crystals are among the most elegant and charismatic of mineralogical collectibles, but they are relatively rare in collections because of their high value as gemstones, their typically rather small size and their limited...

California gold from the wreck of the S. S. Central America.
January 1, 2004... A treasure ship laden with gold coins, ingots and specimen gold fresh from the California Gold Rush was on its way to the bank vaults of New York City when it sank in a hurricane off the coast of North Carolina--in over 7,000 feet of water. In...

Gold! Abstracts of the 25th Annual Tucson Mineralogiocal Symposium.
January 1, 2004... INTRODUCTION The 25th Annual Mineralogical Symposium, sponsored by the Mineralogical Society of America, Friends of Mineralogy, and the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, will be held on Saturday, February 14, 2004, at the Tucson Convention...

The Eagle's Nest mine Placer County California.
January 1, 2004... Since 1982, the Eagle's Nest mine has been a more or less consistent source of fine crystallized gold specimens, with the exception of recent years during which legal challenges have diverted financial resources to litigation instead of...

The early history of the Mineralogical Record.
January 1, 2004... The Mineralogical Record has been a cornerstone of the mineral collecting world for over a third of a century, and many people today take its existence for granted. In the beginning, however, its survival was anything but assured. The first...

Internet directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2004... AdvancedMineral.com TNs to Cab Specs, Worldwide, esp. SE USA www.advancedmineral.com acmemining@hotmail.com Alpine Mineral Company Fine Alpine and Gem Pegmatite Minerals www.alpineminerals.com e-mail:...

200th issue of M.R.!(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... I would like to congratulate the Mineralogical Record on its the 200th issue (July-August 2003). I had expected that the achievement of reaching 200 issues would have been mentioned somewhere in that issue, or that there would have been a...

Ojuela Issue.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... Just two hours ago we received your recent Ojuela Issue and found it highly fascinating. This is a work that really needed doing! Congratulations on this issue, which is not only a "pioneering work" on this world-class locality but also a...

Los Lamentos.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... When I opened my new MR and saw an article on Los Lamentos I was a little disappointed because I thought that I had read enough about the place, but was I wrong! The first night I read up to the mineral part and I was so captivated I couldn't...

Magazine shelf boxes.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2004... For years I have been buying from High-smith Company the nice labeled storage boxes for my MR issues. Unfortunately they now tell me that they no longer sell these boxes and cannot find a manufacturer. I'm curious if you or any readers have...

The Museum directory.(Directory)
January 1, 2004... New York State Museum Curator (Geol.): Dr. William Kelly Tel: 518-474-7559 Collections Mgr. (Geol.): Michael Hawkins Tel: 518-486-2011 Fax: 518-486-3696 3140 Cultural Education Ctr. Albany, NY 12230-0001 ...

Foreword.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... No other event in history has tied the gem and mineral world together like the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. It became the first truly international venue where, once a year, people interested in the collecting, curating, studying and marketing...

Preface.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... This is a brief 50-year history of the world's most important gem and mineral show: The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, and its surrounding satellite shows. It is held in Tucson each year, put on by volunteers of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society...

The Tucson Gem & Mineral Society.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Introduction When the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society formed in 1946, none of the 28 rockhounds who met that December night could ever have imagined in their wildest dreams what would eventually result from such an innocent act as forming a...

History.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... On December 3, 1946 a group of 28 dedicated rockhounds met in the courtroom of the Justice of the Peace for Pima County in Tucson, to form what would become the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. The group had gathered at the behest of collectors...

The Tucson Gem & Mineral show.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Introduction As outlined above, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society formed in 1946, and its first, modest, club-sponsored show took place nine years later. What has been the result? Mention "TUCSON" to anyone in the gem and mineral...

1955.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... On March 19 and 20, 1955, the first gem and mineral show in Tucson was held at the Helen Keeling Elementary school. It opened at 10:00 a.m. Saturday and by the time it closed on Sunday evening 1,500 people had passed through the doors....

1956.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1956 show was held March 17-18, and opened at 10:00 a.m. each day, closing 12 hours later on Saturday and at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. The show was held at the Pima County Fair and Rodeo Grounds, where it would continue to be held until 1972....

1957.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Held once again in the quonset hut on the Pima County Fair and Rodeo Grounds, this year's show took place on March 9-10 and was chaired by Gil and Mary Dudley. The show opened at 9:00 a.m. each day, and closed at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday and 9:00...

1958.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1958 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show opened on the last day of February, the 28th. And it was a Friday at that! This accident of the calendar brought about a change in the length of the show. It became a three-day affair when it opened on...

1959.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The show this year reverted to a March venue, March 6-8, opening once again at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and closing at 9:00 p.m. This evening time gave people who had to work on Saturdays a chance to get into the show at a convenient time. The show...

1960.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The show was held entirely in February this year, on February 26-28, the earliest dates thus far. The show times remained unchanged. Admission was still 25 cents and 3,537 people paid it. Dan Caudle returned as show chairman, and rumor has it...

1961.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... When Paul Desautels accepted Clayton Gibson's invitation to come to Tucson, it was the first time the Smithsonian had participated in any club event. Paul agreed to be a speaker at the show and also to bring a special exhibit from the...

1962.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... F. W. "Bill" and Millie Schupp chaired this year's show, held late in March on the 23rd through the 25th. Show hours remained the same as in previous years. Admission was still 35 cents, paid by 4.143 people, and there was also a substantial...

1963.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Bill and Millie Schupp chaired the show again this year. The admission fee went up to 50 cents. Attendance held steady at just over 4,000 and show times remained the same. Special exhibits were as good as ever. One unusual but important...

1964.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... For the first time the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show selected a theme, albeit a rather informal one: "The Southwest." The Society did not begin to use themes as a regular feature until 1997 when "The Copper Species" was chosen. Earlier there had...

1965.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1965 show was as late as it ever would be, April 9-11. The show hours were the same, as was the admissions charge. Attendance held comparable to the previous year at 3,634 patrons. Ralph and Lucille Huston chaired the show, which hosted...

1966.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... In 1966 the Tucson Show (held February 18-20) finally expanded to a full-blown three-day show, with the doors opening at 10:00 a.m. and closing at 9:00 p.m. the first two days and closing at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. Admission went up to 75 cents....

1967.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... During the early decades of the Show, any dealers who were scheduled to have a booth at the TGMS Show were, as mentioned, strictly forbidden from engaging in any "pre-show selling" in Tucson. The reason for establishing this rule, of course,...

1968.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Another change in show times occurred in 1968. Opening time was changed from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. for this February 16-18 show. Collectors were so eager to get in to the dealers and see the displays that this was done in hopes that the...

1969.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Apparently folks didn't like getting up early enough to make a 9:00 a.m. opening for the show, so the opening time each day was changed to 10:00 a.m. Admission remained an inexpensive 75 cents, and 6,317 people paid it. School children were...

1970.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... For the second time ever, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show had a general theme: "A World of Minerals," reflecting, as it did, the international flavor of the show. The Society decided this year to raise admission to $1 for the February 13-15...

1971.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1971 show, the last to be held in the quonset hut at the Fairgrounds, was held February 12-14 and paid attendance hit 6,938. A large number of school children raised the final total of visitors to 8,460. The show times were backed up once...

1972.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Hallelujah! The quonset hut was history when the show opened on February 11 in the new Tucson Convention Center. The show hours were 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday and 10:00 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday. To celebrate the...

1973.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The theme for the 1973 show, held February 9-11, was "Alpine Minerals." To address the theme the Society invited Dr. Hans Anton Stadler from the Natural History Museum in Bern, Switzerland. He brought a marvelous exhibit of the minerals found...

1974.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The opening times in 1974 for the February 8-10 show were, once again, shifted to 10:00 a.m. Wholesale, however, was opened a day before the regular show, on February 7. The wholesale section was in a room at the head of the escalator leading...

1975.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... "World Famous" was the theme of the 1975 show, held on February 14-16. The admission and the show hours remained unchanged from last year. The wholesale section was not in the regular entrance-level room near the escalator; it had to be moved...

1976.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Although the 1976 show, held February 13-15, did not have a theme, it did have a Best of Species mineral: smithsonite. And again, there was a first: the excellent mineral photographs of Jeff Kurtzeman were displayed, joined by the equally...

1977.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... With the Pala Properties festivities in Fallbrook and the Kristalle party in Laguna Beach going on the weekend before the February 11-13 show, many foreign buyers elected to arrive a full ten days before the Show. What with the steadily growing...

1978.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1978 show was held on February 10-13, with the hours and admission unchanged. Wholesale, as usual, opened a day early, on February 9, and ran the full four days. The Best of Species mineral was vanadinite, and that brought out the best...

1979.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The year 1979 marked the 25th anniversary of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. To celebrate this milestone the Society raised the admission charge to $1.50 for the February 9-11 show. Most appropriately, silver was chosen for the Best of Species...

1980.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1980 show was held February 8-10, opening at 10:00 a.m. each day. A good crowd of around 15,000 enthusiastic collectors turned out for the event. Morley Safer and his "60 Minutes" television crew had contacted the Society on January 24...

1981.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... For the 1981 show the Committee decided to shorten the show hours slightly. One reason was the late start for the Saturday affair so closing time for February 13 and 14 was an hour earlier at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday closed at 5:00 p.m. as usual....

1982.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Nervous, after the elephant incident, about leaving the utilization of the adjacent arena area to the winds of chance, the Show Committee instead rented it for use by the Show in 1982. Instead of trying to fill the Arena with mineral dealers...

1983.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... After years of running a three-day show, the Society decided in 1983 to experiment with extending it to four days, from February 10 to 13. Times and the admission price stayed the same. The change caused a dramatic increase in paid attendance,...

1984.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The show continued in 1984 as a four-day affair with no changes in times or admission price. A rather self-evident show theme was chosen by the Show Committee: "A Gathering of Dealers." However, if there had been a sub-theme it would have been...

1985.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... One of the reasons people always head for Tucson is the great winter weather. But in 1985 it actually snowed in Tucson early during the February 7-10 event. Granted, the mountains looked great with a snowy mantle, and the sun quickly burst...

1986.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1986 show, held February 13-16, drew a whopping paid attendance of 18,000 people plus another 1,000 visiting students. There was no jointly sponsored symposium. Satellite shows continued to proliferate in 1986 (spreading outward from...

1987.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... There were no changes in the regular show times or admission price for this February 12-15 show. Yet the show itself was anything but ordinary. John White announced in the Mineralogical Record that, "Tucson is universally accepted as the best...

1988.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Crowds at the 1988 show, held February 11-14, were larger than ever. Paid attendance hit 26,850, not including the traditional Friday invasion of school children. There was a relocation of book and magazine dealers to the old wholesale room...

1989.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... With an attendance of 32,000 people, including children, the 1989 Show (held February 9-12) was another resounding success. The mineral selected for the "Best of Species" competition was Galena. Many people were surprised when this common and...

1990.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... For 1990 the Society decided to experiment with increasing the length of the show to five days, February 7-11, and the price of admission jumped to $2.50. Despite the ticket price increase, which no one seemed to notice, a record 35,000 people...

1991.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The "World Series of Rocks" is what Michael Keinan called the Tucson event in his Smithsonian magazine article dated September 1991. Obviously he had been impressed when he visited the show earlier in February. By 1991 the show had settled...

1992.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1992 Show, held on February 12-16, was the last of the five-day shows for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society. Ticket prices were raised to $3 per adult. The mineral selected for the Best of Species competition was pyromorphite, which was...

1993.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 1993 show was back to four days, from February 11 to 14. The show opened at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday and closed at 8:00 p.m. on Friday and at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday hours remaining unchanged. Thursday, as usual, was always an...

1994.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Silver and Silver Minerals were the 1994 choice for the Best of Species competition at the February 10-13 show. The closing times changed slightly with Thursday and Friday closings at 7:00 p.m., Saturday at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday the usual 5:00...

1995.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Topaz was the "Best-of-Species" mineral for the 1995 Show, held February 9-12. The show poster featured a choice Pakistan topaz from the Sandor Fuss collection, photographed by Jeff Scovil. The FM-TGMS-MSA mineralogical symposium theme was also...

1996.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The price of admission was raised to $5 for 1996, but it was well worth the price. The Show, held February 8-11, was tabbed as "The Show That Glows," featuring brilliantly colorful displays of fluorescent and phosphorescent minerals installed...

1997.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The price of admission for the 1997 show, held February 13-16, remained at $5, and it was still worth every penny, for the displays that year were truly exceptional. The theme of the Show was "Copper Species and Copper," and it seemed that at...

1998.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... After focusing on native copper and copper-containing species, the Society went for a complete change in 1998, naming "Fluorite and Alpine Minerals" as the theme. This was something of a departure, as it was the first time both a mineral and...

1999.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... With Arizona so close to Mexico it is little wonder that the February 11-14 show this year should finally feature "Mexican Minerals" as the theme. The results were all anyone could hope for. The "Aztec Sun" and the "Aztec Club" legrandites...

2000.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 2000 Show, held February 10-13, featured "Minerals of Brazil," a perennial source of superb gem minerals. As a single specimen nothing could exceed the centerpiece of the Keith Proctor collection, the well-known "Rose of Itatiaia," earlier...

2001.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The dates for the 2001 Show were February 8-11, but the Show actually got off to a great start on the evening of February 7 when the Society hosted an evening reception and show preview in the Tucson Convention Center. This was a new venture...

2002.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Although there were, as usual, many satellite shows surrounding and preceding the TGMS Show in 2002, precious few of them (mainly just Marty Zinn's shows at the Executive Inn and the InnSuites) have traditionally catered specifically and...

2003.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... The 49th TGMS Show, February 13-17, was yet another success. It opened with a Wednesday evening reception and a talk by Michael Scott, retired president of Apple Computer Company. Tucson's mayor, Bob Walkup, and Brig. General Scott Gray, 12th...

2004.(Show Highlights)(Tucson Gem and Mineral Show)
January 1, 2004... Planning for the 2004 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show was well underway as this text was being written. The Show dates are February 12-15, 2004 with a special evening reception to be held in the Tucson Convention Center February 11, starting at...

I. First show committee.(50 Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Dan and Betty Caudle Clayton and Betty Gibson Bob and Becky Ford Rocky and Al Murchison Harold Rupert Lena Marvin Irene Barber Marian Smith

II. First show dealers.(50 Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Mr. and Mrs. Claude Motel Bob Roots Ann Rutledge Eddie Lindberg Forest Miller Ray Parent Don van Dusen Morris Elsing Richard Bideaux

III. Show chairpersons (1955-2004).(50 Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... III. Show Chairpersons (1955-2004) 1955 Dan Caudle 1956 Clayton Gibson 1957 Gil and Mary Dudley 1958 Gil and Mary Dudley 1959 Gil and Mary Dudley 1960 Dan Caudle 1961 Clayton Gibson 1962 F. W. (Bill)/Millie Schupp...

IV. 1955 rules of competition.(50 Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... (1.) All collectors of minerals and all lapidaries may enter for competition and exhibition. Society membership not required. Junior exhibits judged separately, same as adult except locality not required. All entries will be in glass cases. ...

V. Memories of the first TGMS Show.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... I remember the (TGMS) meeting when the subject of the show was introduced. The idea was controversial and hotly debated, as was almost everything the club discussed. That first show was held in Helen Keeling School with seven dealers [sic]...

VI. Tucson Show "firsts".(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... As the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show gathered momentum and gained fame, a host of important events and activities were initiated, and all of them added to the Show's luster. Some of these events have taken on major significance for the collector...

VII. Show themes.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... VII. Show Themes 1955-1963 none chosen 1964 "Southwest" 1965-1969 none chosen 1970 "A World of Minerals" 1971 none chosen 1972 "Fiesta of Gems and Minerals," Wulfenite 1973 ...

VIII. Show posters.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... In 1981 the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society experimented with producing a show poster. It featured varieties of quartz in a photograph by the Van Pelts. Sales of the poster were not as good as expected, so in 1982 and 1983 the Society did...

IX. Friends of Mineralogy, Mineralogical Society of America and Tucson Gem and Mineral Society Mineralogical Symposia.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Calendar)
January 1, 2004... Dates, Topics and Chairmen: 1974 - Feb. 10-11 "Mineralogy and Paragenesis of Porphyry Copper Deposits and Nomenclature, Terminology and Systematics" (Chairman: Joel Arem) 1975 No Symposium 1976 - Feb. 15-17 "Crystal Chemistry and...

X. Darryl Powell educational booklets.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... One of the significant educational contributions the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society makes to Tucson area education each year is to distribute 5,000 booklets designed to teach children about minerals. The text and drawings are done by Darryl...

XI. "A Distinguished Gathering".(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In 1978, Ken and Betty Roberts, noted collectors and dealers at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show, had a quite wonderful idea. For each Tucson Show they chose one very well known mineral species from a particular famous locality, then arranged to...

XII. Awards.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Each year the Tucson Gem and Mineral Society, the Friends of Mineralogy and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History grant awards to deserving individuals or organizations. Below, in alphabetical order, are descriptions of those awards and a...

XII. Awards.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... 2. The Paul E. Desautels Award Everyone involved in the gem and mineral hobby and science knew Paul Desautels (1920-1991), Smithsonian Institution Curator of Gems and Minerals until his retirement in 1972, and for some years thereafter the...

The Friends of Mineralogy best educational case award.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Beginning in 1999 the Friends of Mineralogy established awards for the best educational exhibits at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. These awards came about through a generous endowment offered to FM by Mrs. G. Kay Robertson. It is important to...

Friends of Mineralogy Best Article of the year Award (Mineralogical Record).(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... The close connection between the Friends of Mineralogy and the Mineralogical Record magazine is reflected by the annual selection of the best article to appear in Mineralogical Record each year (articles written by the Editor, Wendell Wilson,...

Friends of Mineralogy Best Article of the year Award (Rocks & Minerals).(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... In 1991 the Friends of Mineralogy voted to establish an annual Best Article Award for articles that have appeared during the previous calendar year in Rocks & Minerals magazine. The first announcement of an award was made at the FM meeting in...

6. The Walt Lidstrom memorial award.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... Walt Lidstrom (1920-1976) was a mineral dealer at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show for many years. His admirable business ethics and his friendly attitude toward collectors, dealers and show personnel endeared him to everyone fortunate enough to...

7. The Werner Lieber photo contest.(50-Year History of the Tucson Show)
January 1, 2004... World-renowned mineral photographer Werner Lieber made a donation to the Friends of Mineralogy which they chose to use to sponsor a photography contest each year, with the awards to be given at Tucson. The contest is named for Werner Lieber as...