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The information provided within this Forum about localities is only given to allow reference to them. Any visit to any of the localities requires you to obtain full permission and relevant information prior to your visit. FMF is strictly against any illicit activities related to collecting minerals.

 
What is the purpose of this forum?

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 the administrators and moderators. 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.

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


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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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Mineral specimen related questions  Topics   Posts   Last Post 
Questions you have about mineral specimens, such as help in identifying a mineral or queries about localities for specimens
  
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, chris, alfredo, Antonio Alcaide, cascaillou
Fluorite crystallography? (Tobi) Oct 01, 2024 05:15 Replies: 28 Views: 98541
Colors of minerals (James Catmur) Sep 18, 2024 10:24 Replies: 7 Views: 928
Gold nugget formation from earthquake-induced piezoelectricity in quartz (Matt_Zukowski) Sep 03, 2024 22:12 Replies: 0 Views: 599
Moschellandsbergite / Wow ! (Roger Warin) Aug 17, 2024 15:00 Replies: 3 Views: 831
Quartz crystal shape (marco campos-venuti) Aug 09, 2024 11:09 Replies: 2 Views: 756
Vorobyevite, a 7th variety of beryl (Roger Warin) Jul 24, 2024 05:56 Replies: 2 Views: 871
Inclusion of Pezzotaite in Quartz (Roger Warin) Jul 08, 2024 15:15 Replies: 3 Views: 1185
Is Malachite Rare? (Matt_Zukowski) Jun 20, 2024 16:24 Replies: 3 Views: 1235
Is it possible for this specimen of Hyalite to be associated with other minerals? (Rick Roan) Jun 01, 2024 20:02 Replies: 8 Views: 1617
Mineral identification tips (Robson Vieira) Jun 01, 2024 07:40 Replies: 9 Views: 1904
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Johan Kjellman View latest post
No new posts Featured Columns of FMF     
This Forum functions a little like a library, each featured topic will be numbered and will maintain the order even if new posts arrive.
The FMF users cannot create new threads here but, yes, they can publish posts in the already created threads. Only the Forum administrators can create new threads in this section.
To know more about how this works, please use this link   Moderators Jordi Fabre, Tony L. Potucek, Tobi, Duncan Miller, Peter Farquhar
What is "Featured Columns of FMF"? (Jordi Fabre) Apr 04, 2013 01:58 Replies: 0 Views: 47379
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Olshanskyite and other minerals from Shijiangshan - (50) (FMF Forum) Sep 15, 2024 12:49 Replies: 2 Views: 481
The Mineralogical Records - (49) (cascaillou) Jul 15, 2024 12:21 Replies: 8 Views: 1670
Contributions of Dr. C. Menor-Salván - The chromate-rich mimetite from Nakhlak - (48) (FMF Forum) Jun 13, 2024 10:21 Replies: 2 Views: 938
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Uranyl minerals at Assunçao mine (Portugal) - (47) (FMF Forum) May 11, 2024 13:26 Replies: 2 Views: 935
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - A ‘martian’ solution for a mineral problem - (46) (FMF Forum) Jan 27, 2024 12:00 Replies: 2 Views: 2818
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Life and Minerals: the Machów mine (Poland) - (45) (FMF Forum) Jan 16, 2024 17:33 Replies: 3 Views: 2730
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - The hopper gold crystals from Serra do Caldeirão – (44) (FMF Forum) Dec 21, 2023 13:17 Replies: 2 Views: 4224
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - The Fettelite from Chañarcillo (Copiapó, Chile) – (43) (FMF Forum) May 24, 2023 11:23 Replies: 2 Views: 10342
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Wulfenite and Plumbogummite from Sidi Ayed – (42) (Antonio P. López) Apr 09, 2023 06:36 Replies: 2 Views: 10287
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FMF Forum View latest post
No new posts National Library of Spain / Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) and FMF     
This forum cointain the thread Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 chosen by the National Library of Spain / Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) and which is now in the BNE’s collection of Archives of the Spanish Web as a source of information on a specific event or a particular period of time. To know more about this Forum, please use this link      
100.000 Club Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 (Philippe Durand) Sep 12, 2021 06:49 Replies: 364 Views: 360699
National Library of Spain - Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) (James Catmur) May 01, 2020 06:32 Replies: 0 Views: 20668

2 366 Sep 12, 2021 06:49
Dany Mabillard View latest post
No new posts News about Shows     
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2024 (Antonio P. López) Jul 18, 2024 16:39 Replies: 24 Views: 5454
Tucson 2024 - It's started! (bob kerr) Feb 18, 2024 04:24 Replies: 84 Views: 35917
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2023 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 26, 2023 05:29 Replies: 16 Views: 15810
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 (Antonio P. López) Jul 21, 2023 05:31 Replies: 41 Views: 42594
Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin (bob kerr) Feb 21, 2023 01:26 Replies: 77 Views: 61802
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2022 (James Catmur) Oct 27, 2022 14:04 Replies: 20 Views: 29623
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2022 - The reunion (Jordi Fabre) Jul 17, 2022 15:05 Replies: 12 Views: 28562
Tucson Shows 2022 (bob kerr) Mar 07, 2022 16:36 Replies: 95 Views: 95274
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2021 (Jordi Fabre) Jan 02, 2022 14:48 Replies: 27 Views: 40723
100.000 Club Tucson Show 2020 (Jordi Fabre) May 31, 2020 16:31 Replies: 104 Views: 182028
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Antonio P. López View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows     
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
CIMGE Nanjing (Greg Lilly) Jun 18, 2024 21:07 Replies: 4 Views: 2194
The 4th Phoenix Heritage Mineral Show (PHMS) hosted by Mineralogical Society of Arizona (M (Chris Whitney-Smith) Mar 21, 2024 14:15 Replies: 0 Views: 4178
Are there any big mineral shows in canada? (14megapixel) Mar 10, 2024 19:28 Replies: 5 Views: 3435
Geofair 2024. Cincinnait, Ohio, USA (Johan Maertens) Mar 04, 2024 16:38 Replies: 0 Views: 4074
So. IL. Earth Science Club 2024 Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Show (Mike Chontofalsky) Mar 01, 2024 18:52 Replies: 0 Views: 3776
East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show 2024! (Jordi Fabre) Feb 25, 2024 18:10 Replies: 0 Views: 4387
43rd annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium (John Rakovan) Oct 25, 2023 09:57 Replies: 2 Views: 7419
Who is coming to Mineralientage? (David) Sep 25, 2023 12:06 Replies: 20 Views: 23106
Memphis Archaeological and Geological Annual Show (James Catmur) May 08, 2023 15:39 Replies: 3 Views: 13024
50th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium - April 21-23, 2023 (John Rakovan) Apr 20, 2023 10:55 Replies: 9 Views: 15060
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Greg Lilly View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows by Gail Spann     
To know more about this Forum, please use this link   Moderators chris, Gail
Gail Spann's Tucson experience, 2024 (Gail) Feb 25, 2024 13:43 Replies: 22 Views: 10977
100.000 Club The Joy of Tucson, 2020 Gail Spann Experience (Gail) Feb 29, 2020 18:32 Replies: 107 Views: 167230
Sunny Tucson, Gail Spann’s adventures. 2019 (Gail) Mar 03, 2019 16:21 Replies: 36 Views: 80090
100.000 Club Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. (Gail) Feb 28, 2018 21:37 Replies: 209 Views: 288626
100.000 Club Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! (Gail) Feb 27, 2017 22:25 Replies: 112 Views: 198994
500.000 Club TUCSON, 2016. And away we go.... (Gail) Mar 19, 2016 11:45 Replies: 445 Views: 618229
100.000 Club The magic of Tucson, 2015. Gail Spann report. (Gail) Aug 12, 2015 11:19 Replies: 116 Views: 240822
100.000 Club Tucson 2014 Show Report, Gail Spann Having Fun Again... (Gail) Jul 26, 2014 19:32 Replies: 156 Views: 282089
100.000 Club Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann (Gail) Jun 03, 2013 09:23 Replies: 103 Views: 221982
500.000 Club 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. (Gail) Apr 27, 2013 02:57 Replies: 598 Views: 993259
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Tobi View latest post
No new posts FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?     
Novice Collectors: If you've got a cool rock and want to know about it this is the place for you!
To know more about how this section works, please use: Asking: "What is this? / Where is it from?"   Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris
Asking: "What is this? / Where is it from?" (James Catmur) Aug 04, 2015 03:31 Replies: 5 Views: 81211
Galena from Hiendelaencina (James Catmur) Oct 07, 2024 06:49 Replies: 8 Views: 879
Verdelite & Quartz ? (Mathias) Sep 24, 2024 15:50 Replies: 6 Views: 842
what is this? A purple tourmaline grown out from the base of a skeletal quartz? (RheinSte) Aug 28, 2024 14:59 Replies: 8 Views: 1435
Question from a new user concerning a mineral from Kaiserstuhl/Germany (Tobi) Aug 11, 2024 14:54 Replies: 4 Views: 806
Mineral question from a new user (Tobi) Aug 11, 2024 09:25 Replies: 1 Views: 432
What is it? (Von_von) Jul 28, 2024 10:50 Replies: 2 Views: 635
What is this rock (vdhinesh79) Jul 21, 2024 02:22 Replies: 4 Views: 848
Possible hematite ore, need help to confirm (vdhinesh79) Jul 18, 2024 01:13 Replies: 1 Views: 540
Hematite ore (vdhinesh79) Jul 17, 2024 22:55 Replies: 3 Views: 638
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James Catmur 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: Asking: "What is this? / Where is it from?"   Moderators chris, Pete Modreski, Antonio Alcaide
Altered quartz or pseudomorph? (Robson Vieira) Jul 30, 2024 08:23 Replies: 7 Views: 1582
Where are these Brazilian minerals from? (Robson Vieira) Jul 15, 2024 03:05 Replies: 1 Views: 652
Need to identify rock (vdhinesh79) Jul 14, 2024 19:24 Replies: 2 Views: 660
Help to identify a find (dragrace7) May 26, 2024 06:42 Replies: 9 Views: 2316
Tsumeb Unknown (cfrench58) Apr 19, 2024 14:43 Replies: 3 Views: 1872
Locality? (James Catmur) Apr 16, 2024 09:46 Replies: 5 Views: 2260
Selective deposit on tourmaline (Roger Warin) Apr 04, 2024 16:21 Replies: 1 Views: 1442
Fluorite twin mistery (marco campos-venuti) Apr 03, 2024 16:58 Replies: 2 Views: 1556
Origin of an albite-epidote thumbnail (James Catmur) Apr 01, 2024 14:20 Replies: 1 Views: 1373
Identification question (Jim Wilkinson) Mar 29, 2024 23:25 Replies: 4 Views: 2082
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 189 1771 Jul 30, 2024 08:23
Riccardo Modanesi View latest post
No new posts Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals     
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
Fluorite twin from Colorado (Bob Carnein) Aug 24, 2024 17:41 Replies: 1 Views: 569
Sagenite agate from Bulgaria (Von_von) Aug 07, 2024 09:22 Replies: 9 Views: 1670
Flower Agate from Rhodope mountains - Bulgaria (Von_von) Aug 06, 2024 15:55 Replies: 0 Views: 587
Jim’s Mineral Collection (Jim Wilkinson) Mar 21, 2024 14:35 Replies: 18 Views: 15958
Isle of Skye collection. First baby steps with super macro (Forrestblyth) Jul 27, 2023 13:44 Replies: 11 Views: 17721
My aim is to produce a photo that will have high-resolution characteristics (silvia) Nov 03, 2022 13:14 Replies: 1 Views: 14894
Cavansite (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 09:33 Replies: 4 Views: 14714
Dr. André Rostenne’s collection. (Roger Warin) Aug 23, 2022 11:59 Replies: 7 Views: 16363
Green Fluorite (Forrestblyth) Aug 10, 2022 09:24 Replies: 6 Views: 14808
Pyromorphite (Forrestblyth) Aug 07, 2022 04:43 Replies: 1 Views: 12740
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 128 1052 Aug 24, 2024 17:41
Pete Richards View latest post
No new posts Favourite Minerals     Access to the FMF Gallery
In this forum you can add your favourite localities and minerals. When a mineral comes from many hundreds, or thousands, of places it's worth comparing favourites to identify the most desired ones.This section is special because all the photos published here also appear in "FMF Gallery". To find out more please use this link   Moderators Tobi, Mathias
Favourite mineral species/families? (Tobi) Dec 06, 2022 01:43 Replies: 24 Views: 57131
Favourite countries of origin? (Tobi) Sep 01, 2010 12:23 Replies: 26 Views: 64152
The other ten of the top twenty locations (Tom Mazanec) Mar 04, 2016 10:15 Replies: 9 Views: 38849
Favourite Garnets? (Tobi) Dec 19, 2022 08:23 Replies: 10 Views: 40893
Favourite Barytes? (Tobi) Dec 17, 2022 11:18 Replies: 32 Views: 63990
100.000 Club Favourite Quartzes? (Tobi) Nov 13, 2022 23:58 Replies: 62 Views: 106832
Favourite Tourmalines? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 04:07 Replies: 28 Views: 58091
Favourite Galenas? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 03:59 Replies: 36 Views: 68752
100.000 Club Favourite Fluorites? (Tobi) Jul 14, 2021 01:14 Replies: 223 Views: 407396
Favourite Wulfenites? (Tobi) Oct 02, 2020 23:35 Replies: 24 Views: 60847
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 22 740 Dec 19, 2022 08:23
Tobi View latest post
No new posts Mines and Mineral Localities     Access to the FMF Gallery
In this forum you're able to place your favorite mines and famous or unknown mineral localities. This section is special because all the photos published here also appear in "FMF Gallery". To find out more please use this link   Moderators chris, Pete Modreski, Antonio Alcaide
Revelstoke Ruby (thecrystalfinderBC) Aug 06, 2024 01:13 Replies: 2 Views: 1121
Greetings from Czech Republic - Rare agates from Klasterecka Jesen (stoner) Jul 08, 2024 07:05 Replies: 1 Views: 664
Celestine from Tissouit, Morocco (cristal prince22) Jul 01, 2024 13:31 Replies: 12 Views: 1539
New locality from China in Yangjiang, Guangdong Province (FMF Forum) May 17, 2024 09:02 Replies: 1 Views: 1176
Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria, UK (Forrestblyth) Mar 20, 2024 14:06 Replies: 7 Views: 3635
Poudrette Quarry: Carletonite (Roger Warin) Oct 16, 2023 11:59 Replies: 7 Views: 16062
New sapphire discovery in BC Canada (thecrystalfinderBC) Oct 02, 2023 11:33 Replies: 3 Views: 7146
Castleton, Derbyshire (Forrestblyth) Aug 29, 2023 14:40 Replies: 4 Views: 7494
New spinel discovery in BC Canada (thecrystalfinderBC) Jul 04, 2023 12:38 Replies: 1 Views: 10600
About the Urucum claim's production (carlo11) Jul 02, 2023 17:06 Replies: 0 Views: 14863
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Tobi View latest post
No new posts Improving the FMF Data Base of localities     
FMF has a database of mineral localities that is used when adding photos of specimens. This has been created so that we can check the localities are consistent, and debate and discuss them. Please use this to add suggestions for new localities not created yet or debate the existing.      
Locality for a Väyrynenite? (James Catmur) Nov 21, 2022 04:14 Replies: 13 Views: 25523
Asbestos name change (James Catmur) Aug 05, 2022 09:16 Replies: 15 Views: 41565
Cabeça do Cachorro claim (alfredo) Mar 17, 2022 04:53 Replies: 11 Views: 20257
Mountain named "Fullus / Fulus" near Aouli/Morocco? (Tobi) Feb 13, 2022 07:51 Replies: 0 Views: 20368
Trivia about New York City localities. (Bob Harman) Aug 22, 2020 14:48 Replies: 0 Views: 18025
Location error on a photo (Kevin Conroy) May 15, 2019 20:07 Replies: 2 Views: 24534
Hematite and Quartz from China (Tobi) Apr 08, 2019 10:53 Replies: 4 Views: 26158
Amethyst Cove, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada - Correction (Richard Arseneau) Mar 13, 2019 10:55 Replies: 4 Views: 27868
Modificación requested for Capestang locality (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 12:31 Replies: 2 Views: 28245
Change in French administrative area (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 05:51 Replies: 1 Views: 26141
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Tobi View latest post
No new posts Rockhounding trips     
In this forum you are able to post reports of trips to your favorite mines and famous or unknown mineral localities, as well as request from other FMFers information you need to plan your collecting / rockhounding trips.      
Any chance of finding uranium ore in Southeastern USA? (bradyw) Mar 22, 2023 17:58 Replies: 5 Views: 17829
Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed (dimrub) Dec 13, 2022 08:25 Replies: 18 Views: 49939
Quartz hunt @ Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sardinia (Tobi) Sep 30, 2022 09:27 Replies: 1 Views: 12167
Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 11:35 Replies: 3 Views: 12445
Baryte (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 11:26 Replies: 4 Views: 13886
South Tirol/ Tyrol (Philippe Durand) Jul 20, 2022 01:10 Replies: 5 Views: 15401
A tour in Sicily for minerals ... and beyond (mineralenzo) May 10, 2022 10:48 Replies: 14 Views: 22769
Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites (rgangue) Sep 22, 2021 10:21 Replies: 2 Views: 15646
Binntal, Switzerland: the micromounter paradise (Joan R.) Jun 29, 2021 07:16 Replies: 5 Views: 28803
Collecting in UK (al kirky) May 20, 2021 02:58 Replies: 5 Views: 16629
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John Betts View latest post
No new posts Exceptional finds     
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Antonio Alcaide, John Cornish
100.000 Club Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode (Antonio Da Silveira) Aug 20, 2022 03:29 Replies: 41 Views: 244167
The biggest nuggets. (Roger Warin) Nov 08, 2016 03:51 Replies: 10 Views: 53387
100.000 Club CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia (John Cornish) Feb 28, 2014 20:03 Replies: 63 Views: 173511
2013, an Update... CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine (John Cornish) Jun 24, 2013 08:14 Replies: 13 Views: 65503
Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode - 'Part 2' (Antonio Da Silveira) Oct 23, 2010 17:27 Replies: 6 Views: 63577
Scoop! - An important find of amber in the "La Florida" Mine, Spain (Jordi Fabre) Dec 14, 2008 15:03 Replies: 0 Views: 44783

6 139 Aug 20, 2022 03:29
James Catmur View latest post
No new posts A mineralogical trip through the states of USA     Access to the FMF Gallery
This section of the forum is special in that it is dedicated to images of 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   Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris
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 52 1196 Jun 08, 2023 17:42
rweaver View latest post
No new posts A mineralogical trip through the regions of the UK     Access to the FMF Gallery
This section of the forum is special in that it is dedicated to images of minerals from the different regions of the UK. 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 regions of the UK' or on this link
To know more about the reasons for this particular Forum, please use this link   Moderators Jordi Fabre, James Catmur, chris
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 15 479 Mar 20, 2024 11:23
Forrestblyth View latest post
No new posts A mineralogical trip through Germany     Access to the FMF Gallery
This section of the forum is special in that it is dedicated to images of minerals from the different lands of Germany. 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 Germany' or on this link
To know more about the reasons for this particular Forum, please use this link   Moderator Tobi
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 12 420 Sep 30, 2024 06:58
Tobi View latest post
No new posts A mineralogical trip through Italy by Sante Celiberti     Access to the FMF Gallery
This section of the forum is special in that it is dedicated exclusively to the images of the Italian minerals from the extensive collection of Sante Celiberti. So, you can't create any new threads within it neither publish posts there.
To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section 'A mineralogical trip through Italy by Sante Celiberti' or on this link   Moderator Sante Celiberti

1 342 Apr 16, 2022 15:37
Sante Celiberti View latest post
No new posts Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals     
This Forum brings together questions and results on the delicate subject of preparation, conservation and cleaning of the minerals.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Antonio Alcaide, cascaillou
Creating “fitted” clear acrylic mineral display stands. How is it done? (Ning) Mar 07, 2024 02:52 Replies: 1 Views: 5413
Curating your collection (Michael Shaw) Nov 19, 2023 07:51 Replies: 11 Views: 61206
Caring Collection (alibaba) Aug 14, 2023 10:26 Replies: 3 Views: 16416
Clean and Polish Calcite (Kowen) May 18, 2023 16:44 Replies: 3 Views: 19063
Tips on building display cases (Ning) Jan 19, 2023 07:00 Replies: 4 Views: 67971
How to secure a mineral inside a plastic box? (cascaillou) Dec 27, 2022 13:55 Replies: 8 Views: 20303
Linarite or azurite (Gregor) Jul 12, 2021 14:52 Replies: 5 Views: 22585
Rust remover UK (al kirky) Jun 07, 2021 12:59 Replies: 3 Views: 15774
I thought I might show how I keep these large examples (Bob Harman) May 27, 2021 09:47 Replies: 0 Views: 21123
Airtight display boxes ? (cascaillou) May 26, 2021 03:35 Replies: 14 Views: 24175
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No new posts Collection photos and Collector's page     Access to the FMF Gallery
This forum’s aim is to allow all collectors to publish pictures of the minerals in their collection and use it as a kind of personal home page. To know more about it, please use this link . This section is special because all the photos published here also appear in "FMF Gallery". To find out more please use this link   Moderators Carles Millan, chris, Antonio Alcaide
How does "Collection Photos" work? (Jordi Fabre) Sep 18, 2015 16:30 Replies: 4 Views: 70025
1.000.000 Club Collection of Michael Shaw (Michael Shaw) Oct 10, 2024 11:14 Replies: 2159 Views: 2597119
1.000.000 Club The Mizunaka Collection (am mizunaka) Oct 10, 2024 03:21 Replies: 2505 Views: 2375546
1.000.000 Club Don Lum Collection (Don Lum) Aug 07, 2024 22:44 Replies: 2219 Views: 2276419
1.000.000 Club Collection of Carles Millan (Carles Millan) Oct 03, 2024 13:48 Replies: 996 Views: 2295070
1.000.000 Club Collection of Tobi (Tobi) Sep 22, 2024 08:52 Replies: 1240 Views: 1765448
1.000.000 Club New generation for picture - Ploum (ploum) Oct 08, 2024 03:28 Replies: 1444 Views: 2320753
1.000.000 Club Collection of Fiebre Verde (Fiebre Verde) Jan 24, 2023 08:02 Replies: 746 Views: 1132712
500.000 Club Collection of Nurbo (nurbo) Mar 26, 2016 14:37 Replies: 404 Views: 825883
500.000 Club Andreas Gerstenberg Collection (Andreas Gerstenberg) May 19, 2018 14:36 Replies: 182 Views: 562754
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No new posts Women's Private Collections     Access to the FMF Gallery
In this forum female collectors can publish their favorite specimens, with photos of them or just descriptions. This section is special because all the photos published here also appear in "FMF Gallery". To find out more please use this link.   Moderators chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
500.000 Club Gail's collection (Gail) May 07, 2023 11:06 Replies: 396 Views: 831498
100.000 Club Tracy's favorite specimens (Tracy) Dec 21, 2017 10:32 Replies: 74 Views: 292301
100.000 Club Silvia's Collection (silvia) Aug 08, 2023 12:15 Replies: 220 Views: 185694
The Tama Higuchi Collection (TamaHiguchi) Feb 14, 2023 16:46 Replies: 18 Views: 25484
100.000 Club Nimfiara's collection (nimfiara) May 10, 2012 17:20 Replies: 30 Views: 121242
100.000 Club Linda's Private Collection (Linda Smith) Feb 08, 2012 04:31 Replies: 39 Views: 129223
Debbie's Collection (Debbie Woolf) Jul 04, 2011 10:45 Replies: 20 Views: 93400
Colleen's Collection (Colleen Thomson) May 28, 2011 19:33 Replies: 10 Views: 62805
Jessica's mineral collection (Jessica Simonoff) Jan 30, 2010 18:52 Replies: 18 Views: 88237
Linda St-Cyr's favorites (Linda St-Cyr) May 17, 2009 09:09 Replies: 6 Views: 65040

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No new posts Mineralogical Literature     
New books, journals, etc that merit your attention.   Moderators John S. White, Carles Millan, chris, Antonio Alcaide
100.000 Club Monthly Mineral Chronicles, Mineral Guides and more... (crocoite) Jun 14, 2024 21:37 Replies: 75 Views: 113880
Dissolution enables dolomite crystal growth near ambient conditions (James Catmur) Nov 27, 2023 11:28 Replies: 9 Views: 6864
Illustrated Minerals of Australia... (crocoite) Jun 16, 2023 00:38 Replies: 0 Views: 16835
MIneralogical Record delivery outside USA (James Catmur) Apr 25, 2023 10:56 Replies: 23 Views: 21950
The first 100 IUGS geological heritage sites (James Catmur) Apr 11, 2023 08:28 Replies: 2 Views: 9357
Atlas of Spanish minerals (Miguel Calvo) Oct 30, 2022 13:56 Replies: 4 Views: 13930
Brazil Amethyst (Linus) Sep 19, 2022 11:03 Replies: 1 Views: 11993
New Book on Gem Pegmatites (Mike Menzies) Aug 03, 2022 13:58 Replies: 1 Views: 11729
A new book on emeralds (Fiebre Verde) Jul 26, 2022 14:57 Replies: 2 Views: 12291
A new book on British mineralogy - Making it Mine – Sir Arthur Russell (James Catmur) May 05, 2022 03:32 Replies: 10 Views: 32632
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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 chris, Gail, crocoite
A.I. generated minerals (Tobi) May 07, 2023 09:17 Replies: 11 Views: 19128
Tama's Mineral Paintings (TamaHiguchi) Aug 13, 2022 14:27 Replies: 9 Views: 19026
Collecting and imagining (Sante Celiberti) Nov 25, 2020 15:20 Replies: 33 Views: 67108
Mineralogical Museum of Marburg, drawn by me :-) (Tobi) Nov 04, 2019 06:03 Replies: 12 Views: 43133
Mineral collages 5.0 (Tobi) Jul 19, 2019 05:52 Replies: 4 Views: 29542
New Artwork... (crocoite) Jun 02, 2019 06:42 Replies: 13 Views: 42862
Artisan Made Gems (vic rzonca) Sep 22, 2018 14:28 Replies: 9 Views: 39839
Some new Mineralpaintings in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Sep 02, 2018 16:17 Replies: 5 Views: 30573
Chinese Realgar (crocoite) Apr 24, 2018 21:36 Replies: 8 Views: 37338
Minerals in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Feb 21, 2018 06:22 Replies: 6 Views: 34707
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No new posts The histories behind mineral specimens     
Many specimens have very interesting histories that should be saved.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Antonio Alcaide
How to destroy a beautiful pyrite. (Sante Celiberti) Apr 08, 2022 13:07 Replies: 9 Views: 41704
A very dear memory. (Sante Celiberti) Apr 08, 2022 12:24 Replies: 6 Views: 14903
Tracing the dealer "Minerals Engineering" or Brian Petrovic (TomCotterell) Sep 17, 2021 09:46 Replies: 2 Views: 14965
Tracing specimens from the Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866) (TomCotterell) Aug 31, 2021 15:47 Replies: 6 Views: 17530
Where can I find some bio on Gilbert Gauthier? (pub1tzu) Jun 18, 2021 10:14 Replies: 4 Views: 16568
Bob Cook wins the 2021 John S. White Mineral Legacy Award (Jordi Fabre) May 01, 2021 13:06 Replies: 2 Views: 15175
Mining objects. (Sante Celiberti) Feb 10, 2021 10:34 Replies: 30 Views: 52055
Honeymoon quartz (James Catmur) Nov 29, 2020 07:58 Replies: 0 Views: 17246
History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Colombia (Part 1) (Fiebre Verde) Oct 26, 2020 08:40 Replies: 4 Views: 17399
How to collect in an "apartment for sale". (Sante Celiberti) Aug 04, 2020 05:49 Replies: 0 Views: 17286
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No new posts FMF Guide of Rocks     
This Forum aims to collect photographs of rocks from all around the world and as much information as possible about the rocks: age, origin, description, composition... Rocks are closely related to minerals, as rocks are composed of minerals and minerals are found growing on their surfaces and in their cavities. We intend to create a collective work where everybody can contribute and where expert opinions of geologists and petrologists are widely shared.   Moderators chris, prcantos
FMF Guide of Rocks - IGNEOUS ROCKS (prcantos) Feb 18, 2014 16:36 Replies: 13 Views: 88578
FMF Guide of Rocks - SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (prcantos) Dec 11, 2013 17:45 Replies: 5 Views: 49182
FMF Guide of Rocks - METAMORPHIC ROCKS (prcantos) Jul 05, 2015 06:56 Replies: 16 Views: 88763
Roadside Geology of Vermont (NellsRocks) Sep 21, 2018 07:52 Replies: 10 Views: 52336
Grave Stones of Interest to Rock People... no, really... (NellsRocks) Sep 13, 2018 16:23 Replies: 14 Views: 54113
Not Sure What Rock Is!!!??? (Aliengng) Mar 24, 2016 06:09 Replies: 15 Views: 54204
Genesis of the serpentine minerals and rocks (prcantos) Jun 06, 2013 04:48 Replies: 2 Views: 35722

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Tobi 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, chris, Antonio Alcaide, cascaillou
An interesting Colorado "Gold Specimen" Story (bob kerr) Jun 19, 2024 10:14 Replies: 1 Views: 1095
Does this high end amethyst/calcite piece seem artificially altered? I can’t work it out. (Ning) Feb 14, 2024 06:54 Replies: 7 Views: 4211
Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela (Ibrahim Jameel) Dec 31, 2023 13:23 Replies: 41 Views: 66542
Fake chrysocollas from Congo (FMF Forum) Jun 13, 2023 10:19 Replies: 0 Views: 20162
Does Citrine Occur Naturally as a Geode? (Stone Mania) May 25, 2023 15:40 Replies: 11 Views: 13084
Interesting fake Cavansite (Joseph DOliveira) Feb 01, 2023 22:09 Replies: 3 Views: 12266
Blue herderites? from Badakhshan Afghanistan? (Christophe Gobin) Mar 25, 2022 00:19 Replies: 4 Views: 16794
Goethite from Imini mine (Morocco) (Cesar M. Salvan) Mar 13, 2022 14:57 Replies: 0 Views: 20981
Aura Coating (AleaBankston) Jun 06, 2021 14:38 Replies: 15 Views: 28168
Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes? (rgangue) Sep 23, 2020 11:59 Replies: 5 Views: 22959
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No new posts Reporting thefts and disappearances     
On this forum you can add report on the theft of specimens; tell people about other losses and/or advise people of things they should be wary of; or report any other incidents.. including ones during collecting trips or other mineral related activities.      
John Attard stolen specimens (Josele) Nov 30, 2022 02:49 Replies: 1 Views: 16683
Stolen specimen alert - Stolen from the University of California, Santa Barbara! (Jordi Fabre) Aug 21, 2019 22:36 Replies: 2 Views: 44137
Theft of Pieter de Bruyn collection (Pierre Joubert) Mar 14, 2019 19:40 Replies: 1 Views: 28636
Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California (Chris Wentzell) Oct 25, 2017 14:13 Replies: 26 Views: 71626
Theft from the Franklin Mineral Museum, New Jersey (Jordi Fabre) Jul 18, 2017 07:43 Replies: 0 Views: 31911
Theft at West Coast Mineral and Fossil Show of Kristalle gold. (vic rzonca) Nov 16, 2016 07:43 Replies: 1 Views: 27623
Stolen specimen inquiry (Jordi Fabre) Aug 06, 2016 05:08 Replies: 3 Views: 33095
Theft of Colin Owen mineral specimens and collection (Pierre Joubert) Jul 15, 2016 10:34 Replies: 14 Views: 45815
THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! (Jordi Fabre) Apr 29, 2016 10:04 Replies: 19 Views: 73525
Famous piece stolen from a Romanian Museum (David) Jan 27, 2014 14:16 Replies: 0 Views: 31941
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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 chris, Xavi Tutusaus, Antonio Alcaide
500.000 Club Presentation of new members - Reference Thread (Jordi Fabre) Dec 04, 2023 14:00 Replies: 501 Views: 608753
Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) (Tobi) Aug 26, 2024 09:38 Replies: 10 Views: 1329
A phase coming to an end (but nothing about FMF ,-) (Jordi Fabre) Sep 18, 2023 11:54 Replies: 11 Views: 14604
Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? (David) Sep 15, 2023 12:27 Replies: 13 Views: 14220
Minimum size for a mineral museum (David) Sep 10, 2023 10:31 Replies: 11 Views: 12443
A poll on mindat group in FB (Bergur_E_Sigurdarson) Aug 08, 2023 12:35 Replies: 6 Views: 11334
Vivianite brief guide for beginners (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 26, 2023 15:53 Replies: 0 Views: 13605
New additions to my minerals collection! (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 18, 2023 17:03 Replies: 0 Views: 13431
Sad future for the Universe (James Catmur) Jul 10, 2023 04:59 Replies: 6 Views: 10080
100 million !!! (Firmo Espinar) Jul 09, 2023 12:07 Replies: 0 Views: 14903
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No new posts The Ten Thousand Club     
This Section displays, in one location, all those subjects that, while they are no longer on the main page, have been read more than 10,000 times and are from the sections: "Minerals and Mineralogy" "What is it? - Where is it from?" "Micros & Macros" and "Mines and Mineral Localities".
The other Sections of FMF will not move their topics to here because we prefer to keep their topics grouped.   Moderators chris, Antonio Alcaide
German Minerals (Tobi) Jul 29, 2024 09:44 Replies: 29 Views: 56639
100.000 Club Very nice Amethyst in the Railroad Works in North of Spain (Joan R.) Oct 06, 2021 17:28 Replies: 32 Views: 112425
100.000 Club When can a fossil be also considered a mineral? (Carles Millan) Apr 20, 2020 17:21 Replies: 50 Views: 118240
100.000 Club Freeware: Mineral Database (Joan R.) Jan 11, 2020 04:35 Replies: 61 Views: 191627
Is this a twin? (Duncan Miller) May 16, 2019 02:17 Replies: 28 Views: 81647
500.000 Club Quartz collecting outings in South Africa (Pierre Joubert) Mar 25, 2019 11:26 Replies: 354 Views: 561041
Blue-green rock (Viktorian) Aug 13, 2018 21:33 Replies: 7 Views: 93664
Stalactites? (John S. White) Jul 09, 2018 10:20 Replies: 24 Views: 78677
Maximum number of minerals on a specimen (David) May 06, 2018 03:02 Replies: 37 Views: 94912
Tetrahedron [111] penetration twin (Josele) Jan 13, 2018 20:26 Replies: 17 Views: 74467
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No new posts Mineral Exchange Area     
In this forum you will be able to trade minerals and publish their pictures. To know how to do it, please use this link.   Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Antonio Alcaide
How does "Mineral Exchange Area" work? (Jordi Fabre) Aug 20, 2008 03:17 Replies: 0 Views: 56280

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The FMF Forum has an anti-spam system that means that you cannot add links to messages. To give you an idea, each day we get about 20 attempts to post ‘rubbish publicity’ on themes that have nothing to do with minerals. So this system keeps the forum...

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Sadly I could not make Tucson this year. I have read your reports (thank you very much) and also some of the other ones on the web and it seems to me that the Tucson world is made up of two very different groups:
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One thing that troubles me greatly about the mineral hobby today is that very few collectors appear to have much, if any, intellectual curiosity about minerals. The focus for most collectors appears to be only beauty and perfection, rather than rari...

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