The Mineralogical Record articles from May 2005

The Mineralogical Record archives from May 2005

Mining engineer shortage.(notes from the EDITORS)
May 1, 2005... The decline in the number of American colleges and universities emphasizing or teaching mineralogy may be having an effect on at least one profession: mining engineering. Mining engineers obviously have to know their mineralogy, particularly...

Enhancement codes.(notes from the EDITORS)
May 1, 2005... Mineral dealers and collectors might be interested to know that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requires the clear identification of synthetic gemstone specimens and the full disclosure of any treatment done to a natural gemstone in cases...

Axis at www.MineralogicalRecord.com.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2005... As announced in the previous issue, The Mineralogical Record now publishes an online, peer-reviewed journal of mineralogy which is accessible free of charge on our new website at www.MineralogicalRecord.com. Axis is designed to permit the...

Recently posted on Axis.(notes from the EDITORS)
May 1, 2005... DUNNING, G. E., and COOPER, J. F. Jr. (2005) Mineralogy of the Spring Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number 1, pages 1-30. First discovered between 1905 and 1909, the mines of the Last...

Died, Joseph J. Lhoest, 68.(notes from the EDITORS)
May 1, 2005... Joseph Lhoest, prominent Belgian mineral collector and author, was born June 27, 1934 in Liege, Belgium and died April 27, 2003. He attended medical school at the University of Liege and received his M.D. degree there in general surgery. In...

The Devonshire mineral collection of Chatsworth House: an 18th century survivor and its restoration.
May 1, 2005... Assembled nearly 200 years ago, the mineral collection of one of English Society's most remarkable woman has recently been reassembled and painstakingly restored to its original order. The collection, including additions made by her son,...

Tuperssuatsiaite from the Bortolan quarry Pocos de Caldas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
May 1, 2005... INTRODUCTION Tuperssuatsiaite was originally described from three localities within the Ilimaussaq alkaline intrusion, South Greenland: at the Tuperssuatsiait Bay, at Kangerdluarssuk, and in the north shore of the fjord Tunugdliarflik...

Tucson Show 2005.(What's New in Minerals)
May 1, 2005... [January 29-February 13, 2005] Marty Zinn's Arizona Mineral & Fossil Show had "changed its spots," as the ads said, and relocated to two new venues (The Clarion and the Smuggler's Inn, besides the usual InnSuites). Nevertheless, the Tucson...

The museum directory.(Directory)
May 1, 2005... New York State Museum Curator (Geol.): Dr. William Kelly Tel: 518-474-7559 Collections Mgr. (Geol.): Michael Hawkins Tel: 518-486-2011 Fax: 518-486-3696 3140 Cultural Education Ctr. Albany, NY 12230-0001 ...