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I created this Forum with the idea of creating a place to share questions and answers with other mineral enthusiasts and, most importantly, to try to provide a serious space where mineralogy questions can be discussed free of bothersome errors, free due the high standards of my partners John and Pete. We owe much of the success of this Forum to their fine texts; with them helping us, our Forum looks "clean", at least in terms of its scientific content. This Forum is still young so it needs all available help to grow, that's why we encourage posts from everybody. All of them will be more than welcome here.

During my mineralogical journeys I frequently receive mail asking many different questions. When I answered just the person who sent the message, I always had the feeling of something being lost. By publishing all these questions and answers on the Forum, others can share our thoughts about minerals and mineralogy. That's why I created this Forum.


Jordi Fabre


FMF English Forum moderated by John S. White and Peter Megaw
John S. White
Peter Megaw

I have been serving as a moderator for the English version of FMF Forum now since 2007. This does not seem possible, but one cannot deny the facts. It has been a lot of fun for me and I hope that visitors to the Forum are enjoying it as well.

We are now (Dec. 2009) adding a new face as an additional moderator - Peter Megaw. Actually Peter is not new to regular visitors to the Forum as he has been one of the most prolific contributors to many of the threads. He brings awesome credentials to this role, all of which I do not have space to detail here. He is a Consulting Geologist and co-founder of IMDEX/Cascabel and MAG Silver. He got his B.A. and M.A. in geology at the University of Texas and a Ph.D. in economic geology from the University of Arizona. He has explored Mexico for 30 years and has made important ore discoveries at Juanicipio-Fresnillo, Zacatecas; Platosa, Durango; and Cinco de Mayo, Chihuahua.

Peter has been a dedicated mineral collector since 1977. Living in Tucson, Arizona, he has served as exhibits chairman for the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ every year since 1984. His minerals have won many trophies for him in various competitive displays. He was recently named a consulting editor for Rocks & Minerals Magazine. There is much more that can be written about Peter but space here is somewhat limited.

John S. White
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No new posts Minerals and Mineralogy
In this forum you can suggest and discuss things related to the technical and scientific aspects of minerals and mineralogy.   Moderators John S. White, Peter Megaw, Antonio Alcaide
Goniometers and mineralogical instrumentation (Elise) May 20, 2012 08:03 Replies: 4 Views: 1939
Seeking perlite expertise (Peter V.) May 12, 2012 15:44 Replies: 23 Views: 1139
Collecting material and our environment (Louis Friend) May 11, 2012 00:00 Replies: 7 Views: 1108
The web helps or complicate the obtain of minerals in new collecting areas? (Jordi Fabre) May 08, 2012 05:23 Replies: 9 Views: 529
Biotite: Ferrimuscovite or Siderophyllite? (Josele) May 03, 2012 21:12 Replies: 12 Views: 969
Golden kyanite (John S. White) May 02, 2012 16:35 Replies: 17 Views: 4344
What defines a mineral's 'quality?' (Tracy) Mar 30, 2012 08:15 Replies: 26 Views: 22093
Mineral specimens with inclusions (Elise) Mar 27, 2012 10:57 Replies: 82 Views: 15998
Question about crystallography (Miller indices) (cascaillou) Jan 26, 2012 16:07 Replies: 6 Views: 1565
What a curator's job involves (Susan Robinson) Jan 09, 2012 20:40 Replies: 16 Views: 3486
Laminating labels (John S. White) Jan 05, 2012 11:05 Replies: 13 Views: 2323
Inclusions of spiral or helical growth and screw dislocations (Elise) Dec 12, 2011 08:57 Replies: 17 Views: 8085
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213 2316 May 20, 2012 08:03
cascaillou View latest post
No new posts Questions about mineral specimens
In this forum you're able to place your questions or answers to other user's questions related to mineral specimens.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, alfredo, Antonio Alcaide
The last one for now - Any idea what this stone is? (tommytowne) May 15, 2012 17:36 Replies: 5 Views: 417
Here's another (tommytowne) May 07, 2012 15:51 Replies: 12 Views: 585
Just wondering what these were and if anyone could identify them (tommytowne) May 07, 2012 09:04 Replies: 2 Views: 258
Can any one tell me what this is? (dravm) May 04, 2012 08:54 Replies: 6 Views: 653
Minerals in a Jalgaon specimen (Matt_Zukowski) Apr 21, 2012 07:57 Replies: 7 Views: 600
Phillipsite - Marburg twin (Brian Jackson) Apr 21, 2012 05:58 Replies: 9 Views: 1704
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Prices again (Louis Friend) Mar 27, 2012 00:22 Replies: 22 Views: 2484
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Flattened titanite from Gandab Valley, Pakistan (Antonio Alcaide) Mar 14, 2012 18:45 Replies: 16 Views: 2214
Yellowgreenish Dravite from Jajarkot village, Nepal (adshah) Feb 16, 2012 13:25 Replies: 4 Views: 1122
Jade (Judith Chen) Feb 07, 2012 15:52 Replies: 29 Views: 6551
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190 1741 May 15, 2012 17:36
ellencmoe View latest post
No new posts What is it? - Where is it from?
In this forum you can add messages about the identification of minerals/localities. You can also include photos, so that others can help you identify your specimens or the locality that it comes from. To know more about it, please use this link   Moderators Pete Modreski, Antonio Alcaide
Asking: "What is this? / Where is it from?" (James) Sep 12, 2011 14:32 Replies: 3 Views: 3301
Star shaped inclusions- mica? (Cyndi) May 18, 2012 04:54 Replies: 4 Views: 155
Help with I.D. (randolph) May 12, 2012 06:54 Replies: 6 Views: 560
My rock identification (Samwise) Apr 29, 2012 09:26 Replies: 3 Views: 364
Unidentified crystals from Mount Malosa, Malawi (BryceP) Apr 27, 2012 16:33 Replies: 8 Views: 665
Do you know what 'laminite' is? (prcantos) Apr 27, 2012 04:53 Replies: 4 Views: 425
For the love of...... (Jelly) Apr 24, 2012 03:54 Replies: 18 Views: 2358
What is this unusual rock? (shansen) Apr 23, 2012 08:38 Replies: 7 Views: 2234
Please, help me to identify these rocks (mihailovici79) Apr 22, 2012 14:45 Replies: 2 Views: 418
NH rock identifcation (SoboNH) Apr 21, 2012 14:31 Replies: 4 Views: 780
What is this?? (tonijo22) Apr 20, 2012 23:04 Replies: 21 Views: 1497
Zoisite?? (mihailovici79) Apr 19, 2012 13:41 Replies: 12 Views: 845
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546 3484 May 18, 2012 04:54
Riccardo Modanesi View latest post
No new posts Micros & Macros
In this Forum you can add photos of minerals micromounts or macro minerals, give opinions on their identification, and share information on microscopes and taking photos.   Moderators chris, Antonio Alcaide
Video about the beauty of micro crystals of minerals (John S. White) Apr 11, 2012 15:28 Replies: 5 Views: 743
My photo love: the Anatase (Matteo_Chinellato) Jan 12, 2012 06:58 Replies: 1 Views: 1129
Pyrite in Seashell (Darby) Jan 11, 2012 15:49 Replies: 6 Views: 3660
Some Eifel (Matteo_Chinellato) Dec 31, 2011 11:55 Replies: 7 Views: 2107
Special John S. White photographs (ploum) Dec 28, 2011 11:56 Replies: 7 Views: 2350
Congratulations Pete Richards (simonoff) Oct 06, 2011 14:10 Replies: 10 Views: 3525
Very rare Adamite from a private collection (Scott LaBorde) Jul 22, 2011 11:01 Replies: 3 Views: 1672
Mineral Photography Help (trtlman) Jul 01, 2011 19:33 Replies: 6 Views: 2645
Need help with selecting microscope/binocular. (Tomasz Praszkier) Apr 15, 2011 18:09 Replies: 21 Views: 5803
First attempt with z-stack (Eduardoo) Mar 21, 2011 12:18 Replies: 8 Views: 4344
Specimen stabilization for photographing (Scott LaBorde) Mar 21, 2011 09:45 Replies: 8 Views: 4266
Making macropictures (Maxilos) Jan 20, 2011 12:16 Replies: 3 Views: 2222
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41 314 Apr 11, 2012 15:28
nurbo View latest post
No new posts Exceptional finds
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, Antonio Alcaide
Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode (Antonio Da Silveira) Nov 22, 2010 07:17 Replies: 31 Views: 53059
Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode - 'Part 2' (Antonio Da Silveira) Oct 23, 2010 18:27 Replies: 6 Views: 6816
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3 40 Nov 22, 2010 07:17
Goldfinger View latest post
No new posts Mines and Mineral Localities
In this forum you're able to place your favorite mines and famous or unknown mineral localities   Moderators Pete Modreski, Antonio Alcaide, molsina
Orpiment and Realgar - Zanat, Italy? (Philip G) May 18, 2012 05:17 Replies: 8 Views: 450
Exceptional find at the Holyoke Trapps (vic rzonca) May 10, 2012 13:29 Replies: 6 Views: 880
The exact location of the Holyoke Trapps? (simonoff) May 10, 2012 10:12 Replies: 6 Views: 563
New find of minerals from New York (Glenn Rhein) May 06, 2012 10:39 Replies: 76 Views: 21591
Mina La Noria (San Pantaleon de la Noria) Zactecas, Mexico (Jean Sendero) Apr 17, 2012 13:13 Replies: 2 Views: 445
Newbie needs help finding Copper and botryoidal hematite in the up of Michigan (james2012) Mar 26, 2012 10:38 Replies: 2 Views: 502
Rockhounding near Nelson BC? (nature.jay.walker) Feb 22, 2012 10:32 Replies: 4 Views: 2297
¿Minerals in Uganda? (Fritet79) Feb 08, 2012 04:42 Replies: 0 Views: 682
Collecting quartz on the Little Falls dolostone (vic rzonca) Dec 17, 2011 13:10 Replies: 0 Views: 1032
Rose Quarz mine in Spain (jesus balmaseda) Dec 16, 2011 12:11 Replies: 3 Views: 1966
Bajuz, Romania (GneissWare) Dec 09, 2011 10:29 Replies: 6 Views: 1653
Morefield Mine? (derekwil) Nov 05, 2011 12:19 Replies: 1 Views: 1178
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106 803 May 18, 2012 05:17
Jordi Fabre View latest post
No new posts A mineralogical trip through the states of USA
This forum is special in that it is dedicated to images of the minerals from the different states of the USA. So, although you can add as many pictures as you like in each of the existing threads, you can't create any new threads within it.
To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "A mineralogical trip through the states of USA", or on "...see all topics", or on this link
To know more about the reasons for this particular Forum, please use this link   Moderator Jordi Fabre

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52 638 May 18, 2012 11:13
Pierre Joubert View latest post
No new posts Preparing and Cleaning Minerals
This Forum brings together questions and results on the delicate subject of preparation and cleaning of minerals.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, Antonio Alcaide
Repairing mineral specimens (Pierre Joubert) May 09, 2012 07:25 Replies: 26 Views: 1444
Preparing and cleaning minerals - Ultrasonic Cleaner (vic rzonca) May 02, 2012 14:53 Replies: 5 Views: 424
Tourmaline White Pot (Shan) Apr 30, 2012 04:33 Replies: 8 Views: 481
Acrylic Stands (Carles Millan) Apr 20, 2012 05:52 Replies: 19 Views: 3045
How to clean acicular crystals? (David) Mar 13, 2012 13:15 Replies: 7 Views: 931
Cleaning Beryl (variety: “Heliodor”) (B&A) Mar 11, 2012 12:46 Replies: 5 Views: 814
Help - which acid dissolves quartz? (barbie90) Feb 16, 2012 13:40 Replies: 17 Views: 3515
Cleaning Palygorskite (nurbo) Oct 28, 2011 18:22 Replies: 0 Views: 1083
Hot Glue Gun Mounting (Scott LaBorde) Oct 12, 2011 19:57 Replies: 16 Views: 5772
Glue (barbie90) Oct 12, 2011 19:53 Replies: 3 Views: 1804
Preparing and cleaning minerals (vic rzonca) Oct 02, 2011 20:15 Replies: 6 Views: 2620
Chinese Rhodo King before and after being cleaned (wade) Sep 10, 2011 05:30 Replies: 9 Views: 3462
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54 497 May 09, 2012 07:25
vicen View latest post
No new posts News about shows
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
Tucson Show 2012 (Jordi Fabre) May 13, 2012 10:17 Replies: 101 Views: 28051
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2011 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 27, 2011 14:31 Replies: 60 Views: 18061
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2011 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 16, 2011 06:02 Replies: 40 Views: 17126
Tucson Show 2011 (Jordi Fabre) Feb 28, 2011 02:28 Replies: 168 Views: 66574
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2010 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 14, 2010 14:30 Replies: 54 Views: 22690
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2010 (Jordi Fabre) Jul 10, 2010 09:08 Replies: 71 Views: 28786
Tucson Show 2010 (Jordi Fabre) Feb 23, 2010 02:11 Replies: 28 Views: 25376
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2009 (Jordi Fabre) Dec 12, 2009 13:53 Replies: 14 Views: 17108
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2009 - The Year of the Demantoid (Jordi Fabre) Dec 19, 2009 18:31 Replies: 11 Views: 17595
Tucson Show 2009 (Jordi Fabre) Mar 11, 2009 14:47 Replies: 23 Views: 37816
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2008 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 06, 2008 17:35 Replies: 9 Views: 15181
Sainte Marie-aux-Mines Show 2008 (Jordi Fabre) Jul 08, 2008 12:40 Replies: 2 Views: 13021
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17 641 May 13, 2012 10:17
vic rzonca View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows by Gail Spann
To know more about this Forum, please use this link   Moderator Gail
Gail Spann's Tucson Show Report, 2012. Let the fun begin... (Gail) Apr 17, 2012 11:20 Replies: 625 Views: 78823
FMF party in Tucson, 2012. You coming? (Gail) Mar 03, 2012 02:28 Replies: 49 Views: 10164
Fort Worth, Texas, Gem and Mineral Show. Gail Spann (Gail) Jun 01, 2011 21:35 Replies: 33 Views: 7837
Gail Spann's Version of a Tucson show report 2011 (Gail) Jul 31, 2011 23:47 Replies: 365 Views: 85524
FMFs party in Tucson, 2011 (Gail) Feb 27, 2011 22:43 Replies: 114 Views: 23468
Gail Spann's Tucson show report, 2011 (Gail) Jan 17, 2011 01:30 Replies: 28 Views: 8322
Gail Spann's HOUSTON 2010 show report (Gail) Jun 28, 2010 03:56 Replies: 122 Views: 23675
100.000 Club Gail Spann's Tucson photo fest, 2010 (Gail) Feb 10, 2012 22:50 Replies: 443 Views: 108681
Gail Spann's photofest of the Denver 2009 show. (Gail) Oct 03, 2009 17:07 Replies: 130 Views: 29134
Preparing to display at the East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2009 (Gail) Sep 06, 2009 18:41 Replies: 180 Views: 31948
Gail Spann's write up of the Houston mineral show, May 2009 (Gail) May 06, 2009 12:32 Replies: 79 Views: 19303
Gail Spann's write up of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, 2009 (Gail) May 07, 2009 08:33 Replies: 68 Views: 18539
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17 2604 Apr 17, 2012 11:20
Jordi Fabre View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
MINERANT, the most prestigious mineral show in Belgium (Jordi Fabre) Apr 16, 2012 11:58 Replies: 2 Views: 2279
The First Annual New York City Metro Show (Jordi Fabre) Apr 10, 2012 22:59 Replies: 2 Views: 597
23rd - 25th March COLLECTA 2012 in Ljubljana, SLOVENIA (Leon56) Mar 23, 2012 07:31 Replies: 0 Views: 471
Mineral Show - MINFOS 40 in Tržic, Slovenia (Jordi Fabre) Mar 22, 2012 12:26 Replies: 0 Views: 419
Expopedras 2012 (Antonio Alcaide) Feb 22, 2012 14:51 Replies: 0 Views: 516
The historic Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show (Jordi Fabre) Feb 21, 2012 08:16 Replies: 41 Views: 7715
Bologna Mineral Show 2012 (Matteo_Chinellato) Feb 11, 2012 06:40 Replies: 2 Views: 1372
Expominer 2011 (Juan María Pérez Samper) Jan 18, 2012 07:21 Replies: 17 Views: 3954
Ylamaa (Finland) International Gem & Mineral Show (Jordi Fabre) Jan 08, 2012 07:38 Replies: 0 Views: 883
Sussex 2011 (Juan María Pérez Samper) Dec 27, 2011 10:27 Replies: 16 Views: 3703
Minerant 2012 in Belgium (Jordi Fabre) Oct 22, 2011 09:45 Replies: 5 Views: 1749
Mineralshow Geologisch Evenement Amsterdam (Herman van Dennebroek) Oct 20, 2011 05:40 Replies: 8 Views: 1929
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86 900 Apr 16, 2012 11:58
Jordi Fabre View latest post
No new posts Collection photos and Collector's page
This forum’s aim is to allow all collectors to publish pictures of the specimens in their collection and use it as a kind of personal home page. To know more about it, please use this link   Moderators Carles Millan, Antonio Alcaide
How does "Collection Photos" work? (Jordi Fabre) Nov 28, 2008 09:29 Replies: 1 Views: 4180
100.000 Club Collection of Carles Millan (Carles Millan) Apr 21, 2012 08:35 Replies: 596 Views: 183613
Collection of Tobias Martin (Tobias Martin) May 19, 2012 07:40 Replies: 258 Views: 47754
Collection of Nurbo (nurbo) May 18, 2012 02:50 Replies: 209 Views: 57733
Collection of Matteo Chinellato (Matteo_Chinellato) May 17, 2012 02:45 Replies: 58 Views: 13497
New generation for picture - Ploum (ploum) May 16, 2012 14:13 Replies: 151 Views: 21669
Louis Collection (Louis Friend) May 09, 2012 03:55 Replies: 62 Views: 19533
Collection of Enrique Llorens (Enrique Llorens) May 01, 2012 12:30 Replies: 70 Views: 12108
Vics collection (vic rzonca) Apr 27, 2012 18:35 Replies: 54 Views: 14352
Andreas Gerstenberg Collection (Andreas Gerstenberg) Apr 17, 2012 08:28 Replies: 114 Views: 41791
Collection of Eric (chinamineral) Apr 17, 2012 07:25 Replies: 12 Views: 1191
Bob's rocks (GneissWare) Apr 16, 2012 12:40 Replies: 73 Views: 16632
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73 3714 May 19, 2012 07:40
Tobias Martin View latest post
No new posts Women's Private Collections
In this forum female collectors can publish their favorite specimens, with photos of them or just descriptions.   Moderators Gail, Antonio Alcaide
100.000 Club Gail's collection (Gail) Oct 01, 2011 03:36 Replies: 308 Views: 120662
Nimfiara's collection (nimfiara) May 10, 2012 18:20 Replies: 30 Views: 9769
Linda's Private Collection (Linda Smith) Feb 08, 2012 04:31 Replies: 39 Views: 19753
Debbie's Collection (Debbie Woolf) Jul 04, 2011 11:45 Replies: 20 Views: 9133
Tracy's favorite specimens (Tracy) Jun 04, 2011 15:01 Replies: 73 Views: 34040
Colleen's Collection (Colleen Thomson) May 28, 2011 20:33 Replies: 10 Views: 7218
Honoring past collectors (Wynnek) Feb 27, 2010 23:01 Replies: 6 Views: 3843
Jessica's mineral collection (Jessica Simonoff) Jan 30, 2010 18:52 Replies: 18 Views: 10012
Linda St-Cyr's favorites (Linda St-Cyr) May 17, 2009 10:09 Replies: 6 Views: 8643

9 519 May 10, 2012 18:20
nimfiara View latest post
No new posts Mineral Art and Artists
This forum is dedicated to the discussion and display of Mineral Art, Mineral Artists, techniques, materials, and exhibits. All media are covered, although Mineral Photography is best discussed in its own forum.   Moderators Gail, crocoite
Mineral's art drafts (Jordi Fabre) May 09, 2012 04:09 Replies: 18 Views: 8084
Steve Sorrell's 2012 Artwork... (crocoite) May 03, 2012 18:26 Replies: 7 Views: 629
Mineral Illustration (Turbo) Apr 30, 2012 19:15 Replies: 39 Views: 8589
Painter makes minerals (arturo shaw) Mar 31, 2012 19:39 Replies: 7 Views: 865
Photo to Sketch (John S. White) Feb 17, 2012 14:11 Replies: 0 Views: 598
Mineral art (javmex2) Dec 08, 2011 00:16 Replies: 0 Views: 1067
Black Mineral on Black Paper... (crocoite) Oct 01, 2011 08:57 Replies: 5 Views: 2470
Chinese Quartz... (crocoite) Aug 12, 2011 16:03 Replies: 1 Views: 1358
Wutong Emperor... (crocoite) Aug 07, 2011 22:15 Replies: 1 Views: 1379
Digital Art... (crocoite) Jul 29, 2011 16:18 Replies: 22 Views: 5635
New Forum: Mineral Art and Artists! (Jordi Fabre) Jul 28, 2011 06:03 Replies: 0 Views: 1202
Art Category? (trtlman) Jul 25, 2011 18:23 Replies: 1 Views: 1076
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14 151 May 09, 2012 04:09
Tobias Martin View latest post
No new posts Mineralogical Literature
New books, journals, etc that merit your attention.   Moderators John S. White, Carles Millan, Antonio Alcaide
New mining magazine (James) May 10, 2012 09:30 Replies: 0 Views: 216
Minerales y Minas de España by Miguel Calvo (Minerals and Mines of Spain) (Antonio Alcaide) Apr 28, 2012 18:17 Replies: 2 Views: 425
Australian micromineral newsletter... (crocoite) Apr 12, 2012 08:30 Replies: 7 Views: 2261
Online ressources (cascaillou) Dec 22, 2011 10:38 Replies: 6 Views: 1977
Le Règne Minéral 102 (Julien) Dec 09, 2011 11:47 Replies: 7 Views: 1971
Book: Tables of gemstone identification (cascaillou) Dec 01, 2011 05:04 Replies: 6 Views: 1516
Book: Gemstone enhancement (cascaillou) Nov 30, 2011 08:43 Replies: 1 Views: 875
French mineralogy books (cascaillou) Nov 30, 2011 04:09 Replies: 1 Views: 941
Book: Photoatlas of inclusions in gemstones (3 volumes) (cascaillou) Nov 29, 2011 12:22 Replies: 3 Views: 1137
MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper (Tomasz Praszkier) Oct 18, 2011 03:55 Replies: 3 Views: 1708
Le Règne Minéral n°101 (Julien) Oct 11, 2011 07:25 Replies: 3 Views: 1610
Five years of FMF in Rocks & Minerals (Antonio Alcaide) Oct 04, 2011 13:51 Replies: 1 Views: 1206
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63 515 May 10, 2012 09:30
James View latest post
No new posts The histories behind mineral specimens
Many specimens have very interesting histories that should be saved.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, Antonio Alcaide
What makes a great mineral collector? (David) Mar 19, 2012 12:58 Replies: 21 Views: 2622
Mineral labels as art ;) (Tobias Martin) Mar 01, 2012 21:32 Replies: 17 Views: 4745
How all you got started in collecting? (vic rzonca) Feb 29, 2012 16:53 Replies: 14 Views: 4605
Highgrading, the selling of stolen goods and turning a blind eye (BlueCapProductions) Dec 01, 2011 02:48 Replies: 42 Views: 12938
My first teacher (Unregistered user) Oct 15, 2011 04:08 Replies: 5 Views: 1812
Mining hand made crafts (Joaquin Montoro) Sep 23, 2011 08:01 Replies: 19 Views: 6428
What would you do if ... ? (Gail) Mar 04, 2011 08:26 Replies: 6 Views: 2651
The minerals which are called with Persian name (h.abbasi) Feb 26, 2011 07:41 Replies: 9 Views: 4377
Airport security (James) Jan 31, 2011 09:22 Replies: 22 Views: 12669
Nimfiara, you are crazy!!! (nimfiara) Jan 21, 2011 09:05 Replies: 10 Views: 4267
Rolf Wein (Stuttgart, Germany) (GneissWare) Dec 05, 2010 16:47 Replies: 3 Views: 2392
The greed factor (Scott LaBorde) Oct 12, 2010 20:03 Replies: 5 Views: 2712
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25 383 Mar 19, 2012 12:58
Riccardo Modanesi View latest post
No new posts Incorrect classification and fakes
In this Forum you can provide information and discuss false identifications, inadequate classifications and fakes.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, Antonio Alcaide
Amethyst Black Agate Sphere (thehippi) Apr 28, 2012 13:56 Replies: 6 Views: 523
Blue Barites from Baia Sprie (Felsobanya) Mine, Romania (GneissWare) Apr 11, 2012 23:07 Replies: 14 Views: 1487
Palladium-rich gold from Icabaru, Venezuela (Cesar M. Salvan) Feb 13, 2012 15:05 Replies: 22 Views: 14578
A fake Chinese cinnabar disclosed (Carles Millan) Jan 21, 2012 06:14 Replies: 30 Views: 9992
Goethite -not cacoxenite- inclusions in amethyst from Brazil (Antonio Alcaide) Jan 09, 2012 09:01 Replies: 9 Views: 2842
Detecting Filling with Polymers (daviddillman) Jan 06, 2012 12:24 Replies: 3 Views: 1312
List of synthetics and artificial compounds (cascaillou) Nov 27, 2011 23:20 Replies: 4 Views: 1318
The bismuth eggs are they a home grow? (trtlman) Oct 12, 2011 19:50 Replies: 3 Views: 2004
Hollow Galena from Madan, Bulgaria (Jessica Simonoff) Jan 05, 2011 13:38 Replies: 17 Views: 6560
Are These All Correct? (Screenname) May 28, 2010 20:54 Replies: 5 Views: 3501
"Red Quartz" and "Celestite"? (Jordi Fabre) May 04, 2010 11:27 Replies: 1 Views: 2325
Loliondo spessartine garnet fakes (xenolithos) Apr 13, 2010 15:08 Replies: 5 Views: 3400
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31 319 Apr 28, 2012 13:56
mihailovici79 View latest post
No new posts Off-Topic and Introductions
In this forum you can discuss topics not covered by any other of our forums and you can also introduce yourself as a new Forum member.   Moderators Xavi Tutusaus, Antonio Alcaide
Hello (LeslieF) May 10, 2012 17:42 Replies: 0 Views: 177
Question for Italian members and not only (David) May 02, 2012 01:09 Replies: 1 Views: 238
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