The Mineralogical Record articles from July 2006

The Mineralogical Record archives from July 2006

The Ben Frankenberg collection of Bisbee minerals.(Benjamin Frankenberg)
July 1, 2006... Bisbee, Arizona, "the Queen of the Copper Camps," was a fabulous storehouse of mineral wealth. Countless tons of specimen-grade material must surely have gone to the crusher, but many fine examples also were saved, collected and traded by...

Zeolite occurrences in the Central Metasedimentary Belt of the Grenville Province, Ontario, Quebec and New York State.
July 1, 2006... The Grenville Geological Province of southeastern Canada and upstate New York has long been known as a source for fine specimens of medium-grade to high-grade metamorphic and skarn minerals, but not zeolites. Recent re-examination of many...

Early mineral dealers: William Niven (1850-1937).(Biography)
July 1, 2006... William Niven, a self-taught mineralogist, archeologist, prospector, miner, businessman, explorer, adventurer and raconteur, was a dedicated field collector who, for a time, was among the leading mineral dealers in New York City. He discovered...

Holfertite: a new hydroxyl-hydrated uranium titanate from Starvation Canyon, Thomas Range, Utah.
July 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Holfertite is a new mineral from Starvation (formerly Searle) Canyon, Thomas Range, Utah. It occurs as a pneumatolitic phase in cavities and fractures in a rhyolite, together with hematite, bixbyite, fluorite, topaz and red beryl....

Micromounting.
July 1, 2006... Stalking the Wily Pedestal It isn't a secret that I think a micromount isn't a micromount unless it is mounted permanently on a good, strong pedestal. There are exceptions, of course; a specimen that is the precise depth of the box itself...

Mineral museums update.
July 1, 2006... What follows is a series of reports on the exhibit areas of various major mineral museums. Some represent revisits to galleries previously reviewed in this journal; others are comments on galleries or collections which range from alarming to...

Bologna show 2006.(What's New in Minerals)
July 1, 2006... [March 10-12, 2006] Bologna is, by itself, a worthwhile tourist destination. Located in northern Italy between the Po Valley and the northern Apennines, it was a fairly important settlement by at least the 9th century B.C. It became an...

Woodend mineral diorama.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... I have been trying (up to now unsucessfully) to find information regarding a couple of dioramas assembled from mineralogical specimens by "F. W. Woodend," as denoted by the business card attached to the back of one of the dioramas. In my latest...

Fedex insurance policy.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2006... As a collector of cabinet size mineral specimens, I have for many years been involved with the shipment of these specimens across the country. I have always taken solace in the fact that the mineral specimens that I shipped or received were...

The museum directory.(Directory)
July 1, 2006... Colburn Earth Science Museum Curator: Phillip M. Potter Tel: (828) 254-7162 Fax: (828) 257-4505 Website: www.colburnmuseum.org Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center 2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801...