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The Mineralogical Record articles from September 2000
A bimonthly magazine for mineral enthusiasts and collectors. Articles discuss mineral localities, mining and mineral histories, collection reviews, and market reports.
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The Mineralogical Record archives from September 2000
THE FASCINATION WITH PERFECTION.
September 1, 2000... SOME THOUGHTS ON ELITE COLLECTING; OR: HOW PICKY CAN A COLLECTOR GET? [*]
Perfectionism makes me scream.
I love it.
It represents a futile dream.
I love it.
It makes you thin, it makes you lean,
it takes the hair...
VLADIMIR ANDREEVICH PELEPENKO.
September 1, 2000... The mineral collection of Vladimir A. Pelepenko is among the most prominent personal collections in Russia. During the last few years it has been a rare day when numerous mineral hobbyists (sometimes up to 20 people a day) did not visit his...
MINERALS OF THE MILLINGTON QUARRY SOMERSET COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
September 1, 2000... Unlike the famous trap rock quarries at nearby Paterson, Prospect Park, Summit, and Bound Brook, New Jersey, the Millington quarry has only recently become a major producer of mineral specimens. Extremely fine examples of pectolite, natrolite,...
MINERALOGY OF THE CALCITE-FLUORITE VEINS NEAR LONG LAKE, NEW YORK.
September 1, 2000... Interesting specimens of calcite, fluorite colored by dysprosium, chamosite, kainosite-(Y) and other minerals have been found in fresh roadcuts along New York State Route 30. The veins, exposed in 1995, have since been covered and are no longer...
THE JOURNALS OF ROBERT FERGUSON (1767-1840).
September 1, 2000... Well known by mineralogists in the early part of the 19th century, Robert Ferguson's mineral collection disappeared from public knowledge until being sold by his descendants in 1997. His journal of travels and acquisitions between 1786 and 1810...
Letters.
September 1, 2000... GALLERY REVIEWS
Just got the new MR--I was thrilled with John White's Guest Editorial ["Curators in Glass Cages"] and even more so with his "Gallery Reviews" ["Factors in Assessing a Museum Gallery"], and the letters regarding the British...