The Mineralogical Record articles from March 1995

The Mineralogical Record archives from March 1995

Amethyst on milky quartz from Hopkinton, Rhode Island.
March 1, 1995... The eastern United States is well-known for its many occurrences of exceptionally well-formed amethyst specimens. In the spring of 1981, an occurrence of amethyst scepter overgrowths on milky quartz was discovered in Ashaway Village, Hopkinton,...

Euhedral sinhalite crystals from Sri Lanka.
March 1, 1995... Euhedral sinhalite crystals, reported here from Sri Lanka for the first time, have yielded morphological data in agreement with that previously published for a crystal from Burma. Thirty-two faces were observed, representing 13 forms for one...

A mineral exhibition in Athens.
March 1, 1995... Say that it is summer 1994, the year in which Greece will take its turn in assuming the presidency of the European Union, What are you to do, if you are the Greek Ministry of Industry, Energy and Technology, to celebrate the event, while also...

A new occurence of mrazekite from Benambra, Victoria, Australia.
March 1, 1995... A newly identified occurrence for the rare bismuth-copper phosphate mrazekite has proven to contain other rare bismuth minerals as well, including namibite and schumacherite. INTRODUCTION The bismuth-copper phosphate mineral mrazekite,...

New minerals recently approved.
March 1, 1995... The information given here is provided by the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names, I. M. A. for comparative purposes and as a service to mineralogists working on new species. Each mineral is described in the following format:...

A new U-Ti-Ca-HREE hydrated oxide and associated niobian rutile from Topaz Valley, Utah.
March 1, 1995... INTRODUCTION In October of 1988, specimens of yellow and/or white acicular needles growing out of equant to platy hematite were collected from the east side of Topaz Valley by one of us (WC). For the past five years, attempts have been made by...

Pyrite and marcasite intergrowths from Northern Illinois.
March 1, 1995... Excellent microcrystals of pyrite and marcasite are found in vugs in Ordovician limestone at several quarries in northern Illinois. The crystals include pyrite "bars" and marcasite blades which are epitactic on early-formed marcasite whisker...

Letter from Europe. (1994 Munich Mineral Days exhibit)
March 1, 1995... Munich Show 1994 [October 14-16] Gruss Gott from the Mineralientage Munchen - "the Munich Mineral Days" - where I have been chasing specimens, gossip, collectors, dealers and mineral history for 5 very solid days. I missed the...