The Mineralogical Record articles from July 2003

The Mineralogical Record archives from July 2003

Special offers for helping us out!(notes from the Editors)
July 1, 2003... A magazine is only as successful and secure as its subscribers and contributors want it to be. Over the years we've been fortunate to have widespread support among the mineral community, not only from collectors and dealers but also from many...

Retired, Abraham (Abe) Rosenzweig.(notes from the Editors)(Biography)
July 1, 2003... Mineralogist and crystallographer Abe Rosenzweig retired recently from his long-time position on the Editorial Board of the Mineralogical Record, a position he held for 27 years; he was also a member of the Board of Directors until 1995, and...

Died, Carlos do Prado do Barbosa, 86.(notes from the Editors)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... Carlos Barbosa, well-known Brazilian mineral dealer, was born in the town of Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil on January 7, 1917. He graduated from the University of Minas Gerais (Belo Horizonte) with a degree in Chemical Engineering in 1939, and...

Died, Sydney Pieters, 83.(notes from the Editors)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... Sid Pieters was a true pioneer in the mineral and gem world of what was once known as South West Africa. Sid was born into a mining family on March 8, 1920; his father was mining tin as early as 1920 all along the Erongo Flats, and had...

Died, Randolph (Randy) S. Rothschild, 93.(notes from the Editors)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... Randy Rothschild, micromounter, patron of mineralogy and patron of the arts, was a long-time supporter of the Mineralogical Record; he made substantial annual donations toward magazine production expenses every year since the mid-1970's, and...

Died, Richard T. Liddicoat, 84.(notes from the Editors)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... Known affectionately as the "Father of Modern Gemology," and the "Dean of the Jewelry Industry," Richard T. Liddicoat invented the International Diamond Grading System in 1953 and contributed in major ways to gemological education, gem...

Died, Jolene (Jo) Runner, 79.(notes from the Editors)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
July 1, 2003... Born Jolene Jensen in 1923, Jo and her husband Bruce were successful mineral dealers for 32 years, attending shows in Tucson, Los Angeles, Denver and Australia. They specialized in California minerals, especially benitoite and native gold....

"New" old back issues.(notes from the Editors)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2003... Most of our currently available back issues are listed on pages 310-311. However, we recently acquired a substantial stash of old but mint-condition out-of-print back issues of the Mineralogical Record from the unused stock of one of our...

English ExtraLapis.(notes from the Editors)(Christian Weise's series of publications for mineral collectors being translated into English)(Brief Article)(Advertisement)
July 1, 2003... Christian Weise's excellent series of independent special-topic publications for mineral collectors is currently being translated into English and re-edited for publication in America. We think the new English versions are now even better than...

The El Desierto sulfur Mine Potosi, Bolivia.
July 1, 2003... In July of 1999, at the instigation of Mr. Rock Currier, who wanted a sea container (8 tons) of crystallized native sulfur for his wholesale mineral business in California, I set off for the remote El Desierto sulfur mine in Bolivia to check on...

Secondary minerals of the Mazarron-Aguilas mining district, Murcia Province, Spain.
July 1, 2003... Three small prospects in the Mazarron-Aguilas mining district--the Dolores prospect near Pastrana village, the La Atalaya prospect at the La Crisoleja site, and the La Umbria de Ramonete Valley prospect in the Lomo de Bas Mountains (all in...

Famous mineral localities: the Pacajake selenium mine Potosi, Bolivia.
July 1, 2003... The Pacajake mine, hidden high in the Cordillera Oriental of the Bolivian Andes, is famous for its rare selenides, selenates and selenites, and is the type locality for penroseite, ahlfeldite, olsacherite and mandarinoite. It was recently...