The Mineralogical Record articles from September 2008

The Mineralogical Record archives from September 2008

Martian water?(Notes from the Editors)(water on Mars )
September 1, 2008... Planetologists have been debating the existence, or former existence, of water on Mars for years. Geomorphologists are thoroughly convinced that only flowing water could have produced many of the outwash features that are visible in photos...

Mineral-of-the-month club.(Notes from the Editors)
September 1, 2008... We want to plug a worthy cause: The Mineral-of-the-Month Club--you've probably heard of it occasionally for years, and have perhaps dismissed it as being too entry-level, and too far below the radar of the advanced collector to be worthy of...

K.C. Pandey honored.(Notes from the Editors)(Krishna Chandra Pandey was presented with Pride of India award)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Krishna Chandra "K.C." Pandey, Indian mineral dealer (Superb Minerals India), mineral collector and founder of the Gargoti mineral museum in Nasik, was presented with the "Pride of India" award by Peter Kaestner, Consul-General, Embassy of...

New book!(Notes from the Editors)(The Manual of the Mineralogy of Great Britain and Ireland)(Book review)
September 1, 2008... A long-awaited new book has just been published on the minerals of Great Britain and Ireland, by Andrew Tindle, Senior Project Officer in the Department of Earth Sciences at the Open University in Milton Keynes, UK. Tindle, the author of over...

Died, Marvin Rausch, 77.(Obituary)
September 1, 2008... Marvin Dean Rausch, well-known Massachusetts mineral collector, was born in Topeka, Kansas on June 27, 1930, the son of the late Grover H. and Ruby R. (Laing) Rausch. Marv earned his BS and PhD degrees from the University of Kansas, receiving...

Died, Michael P. Cooper, 61.(Obituary)
September 1, 2008... Michael Philip "Mick" Cooper was born in Nottingham, England on October 11, 1946, and died suddenly but peacefully in his sleep on the night of June 2nd-3rd, 2008, aged just 61. His loss was keenly felt by his wife Catherine Foley and by his...

Errata.(Correction notice)
September 1, 2008... In the first paragraph of the article in the previous issue on Herb Obodda, a fragment of type, -"fore the parade of"-was cut out of the first sentence and deposited at the end of the paragraph by the software which converts magazine text to...

The Konigskrone lopaz mine Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany.(Famous Mineral Localities:)
September 1, 2008... For over 250 years, the world-famous Schneckenstein occurrence in Saxony yielded extraordinary crystals of wine-yellow topaz. It may be considered the type locality for topaz, and was for many years the primary source of gem topaz in Europe....

Olmiite and poldervaartite from the Kalahari manganese field northern cape province republic of South Africa.
September 1, 2008... Poldervaartite was described in 1993, based on attractive specimens collected at the Wessels mine in South Africa. Around 2001 a bonanza of fine specimens presumed also to be poldervaartite was discovered at the nearby N'Chwaning II mine....

An appraisal of Hauy's wooden crystal models.(Rene-Just Hauy)
September 1, 2008... The development of the first wooden crystal models for teaching purposes is a little-known chapter in the early history of mineralogy and crystallography. Rene-Just Hauy, the father of modern crystallography, produced several large sets of...

Hubert de Monmonier (1919-2007) and his mineral collection.
September 1, 2008... California collector Hubert de Monmonier built a remarkable mineral collection of over 800 specimens, heavy in native gold and amethyst, and valued at over $7 million. In accordance with his family's early ties to mining in Arizona, he...

About mineral collecting part 2 of 5.
September 1, 2008... Some personal observations, ruminations, reflections, reminiscences, ramblings, digressions, grumblings, approbations, wisdom and advice gleaned from 50 years of collecting and dealing in minerals. In mineral collecting, as in most...

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

The Museum directory.(Directory)
September 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 Hours:...