The Mineralogical Record articles from November 2008

The Mineralogical Record archives from November 2008

A brief history of early: silver mining in Spanish America.
November 1, 2008... For three centuries, Imperial Spain mined enormous quantities of metallic ore from its American domains, particularly from the huge silver deposits of Mexico and Peru. Spanish silver mining remade the economy of the Old World and did much to...

The Milpillas mine: Cananea district, Sonora, Mexico.(Famous Mineral Localities:)
November 1, 2008... Outstanding azurite crystals and malachite pseudomorphs from the Milpillas copper mine began appearing on the mineral market in 2006. At their best, these specimens compare well with classics from Bisbee and Morenci, Arizona, and even with...

The Las Chispas mine: Arizpe, Sonora, Mexico.(Famous Mineral Localifies:)
November 1, 2008... In the first decade of the 20th century, the Las Chispas mine near Arizpe in Sonora produced some of Mexico's largest and best specimens of polybasite crystals, large clusters of "poker chip" stephanite crystals, fine acanthite crystal clusters...

The Apex mine: San Carlos Chihuahua, Mexico.(Famous Mineral Localities:)
November 1, 2008... The San Carlos replacement deposit of argentiferous galena, mined briefly in the late 19th century and again from ca. 1930 to 1952, has produced beautiful and distinctive vanadinite specimens, as well as a limited number of superb wulfenite...

The Museum directory.(Directory)
November 1, 2008... 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...

Classic agate deposits: of Northern Mexico.
November 1, 2008... Mexican agates were first mentioned by Kunz in 1902. However, it wasn't until 1945, when Mexico Federal Highway 45 was constructed, that commercial quantities began appearing on the market. Various regions of northern Chihuahua continue to...

Internet directory.(Directory)
November 1, 2008... AA Mineral Specimens Minerals, crystals, fossils, gems & sets www.aamineralspecimens.com e-mail: info@aamineralspecimens.com AARockshop Cool racks at affordable prices! www.aarockshop.com e-mail:...

Legrandife.(Photograph)
November 1, 2008... 18.7 cm, from the San Juan Poniente stope, Level 5, of the Ojuela mine, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico. This specimen, known as "The Aztec Sun," is the largest and most famous of all legrandite specimens, and represented the pinnacle of the Romero...

Introduction.(Romero Mineralogical Museum )
November 1, 2008... I doubt that any serious collector of anything can pursue a collecting career without becoming aware of the amazing historical collections displayed in museums and other institutions. The mere names of these great collections conjure up strong...

Miguel Romero Sanchez (1925-1997).(Biography)
November 1, 2008... Mexico is a land of incredible beauty and rugged terrain. The country has active volcanoes that rise more than 19,000 feet above sea level and tropical jungles that are essentially impenetrable. The geologic forces that gave rise to the rugged...

The Miguel Romero collection.
November 1, 2008... In the centuries-old history of mineral collecting, Miguel Romero was unique. Many people, of course, have enjoyed collecting Mexican minerals over the years, but he is the sole major collector in Mexico since Fausto de Elhuyar (1755-1833) and...

The university of Arizona Mineral museum.
November 1, 2008... For 11 years, from 1997 to 2008, the Mineral Museum of the University of Arizona in Tucson was the custodian of the display portion of the Miguel Romero collection. During that time most of the pieces were on public display in special exhibit...