The Mineralogical Record articles from May 1996

The Mineralogical Record archives from May 1996

The Boulby mine, Cleveland, England.
May 1, 1996... The Boulby potash mine has produced some of the world's finest specimens of blue boracite, ericaite and hilgardite. The locality continues to be actively mined and may yield further specimens in the future. INTRODUCTION Boulby mine is...

Occurrence of barian celestine at the Elmwood zinc deposit, Smith County, Tennessee.
May 1, 1996... Rare specimens of a fibrous white mineral from the Elmwood zinc orebodies previously believed to be anglesite have been shown both by X-ray diffraction and atomic absorption analysis to be barian celestine. Physical evidence strongly suggests...

The Picos de Europa lead-zinc deposits, Spain.
May 1, 1996... Since the 1860's superb specimens of sphalerite, perhaps the finest in the world, have been found in the lead-zinc deposits of the Picos de Europa Mountains, especially at the Aliva mines. Unfortunately the closing of the last mines in 1990 and...

Orthosepierite from the Copper Creek District, Pinal County, Arizona.
May 1, 1996... The El Nino phenomenon and the Philippine volcano Pinatubo have affected weather patterns worldwide, and are the direct cause of at least one unusual mineral occurrence: orthoserpierite crystallizing from vadose water surfacing on the usually dry...

Johann Georg Lenz and his Mustertafeln. (German mineralogist)(includes text of Lenz's preface)
May 1, 1996... Lenz's Mustertafeln, published in 1794 for an exclusive list of 26 patrons, contained 344 miniature specimen illustrations. Each one was painted from scratch in every copy of the book, without the aid of engraved outlines. Extremely rare today,...

Unusually shaped quartz aggregates from Tirniauz, Russia.
May 1, 1996... INTRODUCTION The Russian city of Tirniauz (about 40,000 inhabitants) is situated in the central Caucasus Mountains, in the Baksan River Valley, at an altitude of approximately 1,600 meters, about 40 km northeast of Elbrus Mountain...

Swedish minerals and mineral shows 1995.(What's New in Minerals)
May 1, 1996... Stockholm is a beautiful place. Flying in from Manchester takes you over the broad southern tip of Sweden and, as you get lower and the landscape details come into focus, the view slowly dissociates into three elements: rock, forest and water....

Ste-Marie-aux-Mines show 1995.
May 1, 1996... I didn't go to Ste-Marie-aux-Mines in 1994, but this past year I did, in a frenzied month of mineralizing which began with my week in Stockholm. Feeling very much the international mineralogist, I jetted in to England for a few days' work at the...

Tucson Show 1996.
May 1, 1996... [ca. Feb. 1-11] This being my fifth consecutive year of coming out to Tucson from Connecticut, I should declare the escaping-the-weather-back-home motif a cliche by now, and retire it. But let's just say, one more time, that this year's...

Minerals of South Africa.
May 1, 1996... This monumental book (long-delayed due to production difficulties in Singapore), has been eagerly anticipated, especially by Mineralogical Record readers who placed orders in response to the publisher's ad back in the January-February 1995 issue....

Mineralogy of Maine, vol. 1, Descriptive Mineralogy.
May 1, 1996... Regional mineralogies are among the mineral collector's principal tools in accurately identifying and understanding specimens and their localities. So it is always a joyful occasion when a new one is published, particularly if it gives in-depth...

Franklin and Sterling Hill; The World's Most Magnificent Mineral Deposits.
May 1, 1996... Franklin and Sterling Hill, the type localities for no less than 69 mineral species, rank unquestionably among the world's most extraordinary and fascinating mineralized areas. Collectors and mineralogists have long relied upon Charles Palache's...