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The Mineralogical Record articles from May 2001
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The Mineralogical Record archives from May 2001
Notes from the EDITOR.
May 1, 2001... WEBSITE LISTINGS
Due to popular demand, the Mineralogical Record will be offering an advertising page for websites. (Readers will already have noticed Rob Lavinsky's "Best of the Web" ad, but that one is more or less closed to additional...
LARGE BARITE CRYSTALS FROM THE ELANDSRAND GOLD MINE SOUTH AFRICA.
May 1, 2001... During the second week of July 1997, an unusual cavity was opened underground at the Elandsrand gold mine, South Africa. It yielded superb crystals of barite up to 83 cm long and 76.5 kg (168 pounds) in weight.
The Elandsrand gold mine is...
KONGSBERG REVISITED.(Norway, silver mine)
May 1, 2001... For more than 300 years the Kongsberg silver district in Norway produced substantial quantities of extraordinary crystallized and wire silver specimens. Abandoned in 1958, the mines have recently attracted renewed interest among enterprising...
ABSTRACTS OF NEW MINERAL DESCRIPTIONS.
May 1, 2001... Chairman Emeritus of the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names of the International Mineralogical Association and Curator Emeritus
Department of Mineralogy
Royal Ontario Museum
100 Queen's Park
Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
FROM LA COMBE DE LA SELLE, SAINT CHRISTOPHE-EN-OISANS, ISERE, FRANCE.
May 1, 2001... Prehnite specimens from La Combe de la Selle are among the finest known for the species. Though never prolific, the locality has produced specimens sporadically for over 200 years. Excellent examples can be fund in most European museums and...
Microminerals.
May 1, 2001... [Editor's Note: We are pleased to announce that, after a hiatus of more than two years, the Micromounting column is back! Microminerals are a challenging specialty involving an appreciation of mineral aesthetics, a firm scientific understanding...
What's New in Minerals.
May 1, 2001... Tucson Show 2001
[February 1-11]
We had nice weather all week in Tucson; you would not have had to be a mineral person to wish you were here. Except for a cooling trend as the Main Show began, the temperature flirted with 80[degrees]F,...