The Mineralogical Record articles from November 2006

The Mineralogical Record archives from November 2006

Editorial: the Philadelphia sale.(Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences)
November 1, 2006... An earthquake is shaking the Mineral World, and its epicenter is a brick-red building on Logan Circle in Philadelphia. The renowned Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences, founded nearly 200 years ago, one-time home to the likes of...

No more cobaltoan vs. cobaltian.(naming of minerals, International Mineralogical Association )
November 1, 2006... When the science of mineralogy was in its infancy, and the rigorous relationships between chemistry and crystal structure had yet to be puzzled out, the principal basis for naming and distinguishing minerals was physical appearance. A red...

Tom Gressman joins Collector's Edge.(Collector's Edge Minerals )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Well-known Denver collector Tom Gressman has recently joined the managerial staff of Bryan Lees' Collector's Edge Minerals in Golden, Colorado. Tom, who served as a Mineralogical Record Auction volunteer from 1977-1990 and is a 20-year member...

Tom Moore's online column.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... A new installment of Tom Moore's online column surfaces periodically on our website, usually every month or so, and contains timely information on new minerals appearing on the Web. If you would like to received e-mail notification the instant...

Died, William Hiss, 75.(William Louis Hiss)(Obituary)
November 1, 2006... William Louis Hiss, a retired professional geologist/hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, and successful second-career stockbroker, died Wednesday April 12, in Villa de Antofagasta de la Sierra, Catamarca, Argentina. He was 75. At the...

The Arkansas diamond rush continues! A book review, and an update.
November 1, 2006... In 1906 John Wesley Huddleston, a local pig farmer, found diamonds in a kimberlite pipe near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. The site became the famous Crater of Diamonds State Park, still the only significant diamond locality ever discovered in the...

Famous mineral localities: Alchuri, Shigar Valley, Northern Areas, Pakistan.
November 1, 2006... The deposits near the small village of Alchuri in the Shigar Valley, Pakistan, have produced attractive specimens of zoisite (the finest outside of Tanzania), the world's best clinozoisite crystals, epidote to rival the specimens from...

Minerals from Alchuri.(Pakistan)
November 1, 2006... INTRODUCTION The following minerals have been informally reported from the Alchuri area, primarily by dealers and sources within Pakistan, and have been more or less confirmed by Dudley Blauwet, who remains the only Westerner to have...

The Honorable George Knox (1765-1827), parliamentarian and mineral collector: his collections in Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland.
November 1, 2006... The mineralogical collections of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland date from the late 1700's. One important collection, acquired in 1827, is that assembled by the Honorable George Knox (1765-1827), one-time Member of Parliament in Dublin and...

Wayne A. Thompson: a half-century of collecting and dealing in minerals.(Biography)
November 1, 2006... Arizona collector/dealer Wayne Thompson is not someone you're likely to forget after meeting. Thin, energetic and wiry, with strawberry-blonde hair pulled back in a pony tail, he is bursting with enthusiasm for minerals. Wayne has been an...

Springfield Show 2006.(What's New in Minerals)
November 1, 2006... [August 11-13, 2006] The weather was beautiful as we drove to Springfield, Massachusetts on Thursday August 10th, the day before the show's opening. The latest terrorist plot in England had just hit the news, and I wondered if show...

Denver Show 2006.(What's New in Minerals)
November 1, 2006... [September 12-17, 2006] This year once again, the early-autumnal Denver Show offered its mineralogical pilgrims a breezy, companionable scene with (despite all the bustle) an easygoing ambiance which seems to emanate from the beautiful...

Shipping minerals insured.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... I had thought of writing this letter long ago to assist collectors and dealers with problems they've encountered in transporting minerals using airfreight carriers. After reading Cliff Vermont's letter in the July-August issue I decided to...

Wm. Niven.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... Your William Niven article in the latest Mineralogical Record (v.37, n.4) was one of my all-time favorites. I have been interested in New York City history and minerals for a long time--and the "Kunz garnet" is probably the most famous New York...

Silvermines sulfosalts.(Letter to the editor)
November 1, 2006... I am wondering if anyone has, or knows of, any specimens of, the more unusual minerals from Mogul mine, Silvermines, County Tipperary, Ireland? I am also trying to determine the whereabouts of both bour-nonite specimens figured in Stephen...

The museum directory.(mineralogical museums)(Directory)
November 1, 2006... Colburn Earth Science Museum Curator: Phillip M. Potter Tel: (828) 254-7162 Fax: (828) 257-4505 Website: www.colburnmuseum.org Pack Place Education, Arts & Science Center 2 South Pack Square Asheville, NC 28801...