The Mineralogical Record articles from May 2002

The Mineralogical Record archives from May 2002

Obituaries. (Notes from the Editor).(Joe Jochen Nagel, James W. Minette)(Obituary)
May 1, 2002... Died, James W. Minette, 66, passed away on January 26, 2002, after short illness. He was born on January 20, 1936, in Iowa, but was a long-time resident of Boron, California. A graduate of the Colorado School of Mines, he was for many years...

The Barra de Salinas pegmatites. (Famous Mineral Localities).(Barra de Salinas mines)(tourmaline)
May 1, 2002... Brazilian tourmaline has been famous among collectors and gemologists since the 16th century. Among the oldest and greatest of all Brazilian localities is the district of Barra de Salinas, encompassing a gem-bearing pegmatite swarm that...

John Jago Trelawney. (Collector Profile).(John Bernard Jago, Mineral and Gem Collector)(Obituary)
May 1, 2002... Mineral collectors of the "old school," especially in California, remember Jack Jago as a brilliant, if idiosyncratic, mineral collector with an eye for beauty and rarity, and a penchant for visiting remote areas around the world. He donated...

The Dee North mine, Elko County, Nevada.
May 1, 2002... Just 4 kilometers north of the now famous Meikle mine barite occurrence, another underground gold mine, the Dee North mine, has recently produced attractive barite crystals in a wide variety of habits and colors. Glamis Gold, Inc., owner of the...

Pseudomorphic melanophlogites from California.
May 1, 2002... Melanophlogite, the tetragonal pseudocubic polymorph of Si[O.sub.2], is known from at least five localities within the Franciscan Formation of the Coast Ranges, California. One of these localities (Mount Hamilton) has provided the best crystals...

Mineralien der Vulcan-Eifel. (Book Reviews).
May 1, 2002... by Franz-Josef Emmerich. Published on CD (2000) by Franz-Josef Emmerich, D-50735 Koln, Germany. Email f.emmerich@ freenet.de. This CD is a simple one, yet encyclopedic within its field of concern: the extraordinarily diverse minerals of the...

Les types d'especes minerals et les collections de syntheses anciennes du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. (Book Reviews).
May 1, 2002... By H-J Schubnel. Illustrated in color. Published (1999) by Galerie de Mineralogie et de Geologie, 36 Rue Geoffroy Saint -Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France. Softcover, 2] x 29.5 cm, 28 pages, ISBN: 2-85653-259-4. Price 50 French francs. French...

Microminerals.(photographing minerals)
May 1, 2002... PHOTOGRAPHY Publication of the first column in this series resulted in a number of requests to expand on the techniques for photography of micromounts or very small specimens in general. Some of that information is available at various...

Munich Show 2001. (What's New in Minerals).
May 1, 2002... [October 26-28] I arrived in Munich along with American dealers Victor Yount and Carter Rich, fellow passengers on a slate-gray morning full of promise and excitement. We had come for the 38th annual Munich Show, which was not scheduled to...

Pasadena Show 20P01. (What's New in Minerals).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... [December 8-9] To say that things were a bit slow at the last Pasadena Show would be a gross understatement. It was no fault of the Mineralogical Society of Southern California, but a result of circumstances beyond their control. The...

Tucson Show 2002. (What's New in Minerals).
May 1, 2002... [February 1-17] Being a resident of Tucson now proved a significant advantage in fulfilling my duties as show reporter. For example, I could prowl among the early-arriving hotel dealers for more than a week before the "official" opening...