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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 10:15    Post subject: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

Another great new book. The Russians who publish Mineralogical Almanac have just come out with a new issue, but it is in a different format and more closely resembles a book than a journal. It is titled "Russian Mineral Classics" and the publishers refer to it as a photo album. It contains excellent photos of classical mineral specimens from famous Russian localities in the Urals, the Kola Peninsula, Siberia and the Far East, including the Ural emerald mines, Murzinka, Ilmeny, Lovozero, Khibiny, Dalnegorsk and many others. There is an excellent text about each of these regions by Dr. Igor V. Pekov, who was in charge of producing this special issue. It is in both English and Russian. The detailed locality information makes it the most useful reference seen yet for Russian mineral locality information. It is a fat book of over 100 pages and is beautifully printed. A "must buy" for anyone interested in Russian minerals.


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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 13:07    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

Yes, Jesse brought the book back from Denver. We were pleased to see an older photo in it of one of my favorites, here in his updated photo of Jesse's. The piece had been cleaned sometime in between Michael Lebov's photo in the new book, and our purchase of the specimen in 2002 at the TGMS show.


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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 13:15    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

I wonder if the photos in this "new" book have just been recycled from the various Mineralogical Almanac volumes?
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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 14:45    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

I think its a mix, but the photos are much larger and better format than I've seen in the older issues. Most are a single mineral specimen per page.
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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 21:13    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

By way of "full disclosure" I should point out that I am on the editorial board of Mineralogical Almanac so some may suspect that I am biased with regard to my reaction to this book. Just the same, I feel certain that anyone seeing it will agree with my comments.
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PostPosted: Sep 21, 2011 23:49    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

Michael, Ludmilla and the the rest of the staff at the Mineralogical Almanac have done a marvelous job of documenting and promoting Russian minerals for the European and American mineral collecting communities. I am sure it is no small feat to do this from post-Soviet Russia where the mineral collecting community is likely much more sparse than we enjoy here in the West. The quality of production on this issue is outstanding and I would recommend it to all (regardless of John's obvious conflict of interest on the matter).
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PostPosted: Sep 24, 2011 17:26    Post subject: Re: Great new book "Russian Mineral Classics"  

Marie Huizing wrote:

Because of the interest among Forum readers regarding the Russian Minerals book, I thought it would be useful to post ordering details. The book sells for $50, which includes postage in the U.S. Terry Huizing is the U.S. rep for Mineralogical Almanac (MA), so orders can be placed with him. Checks should be made payable to Mineralogical Almanac and sent to him at the address below:

Terry Huizing
5341 Thrasher Dr.
Cincinnati OH 45247

Questions can also be directed to Terry: phone/fax: 513/574-7142; email: tehuizing(at)fuse(dot)net.

MA does not accept credit cards. Those who subscribe to MA will automatically get the book as part of their subscription.

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