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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 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.
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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 www.jwkustos.com |
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Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections  Use this forum to tell us about your experiences of visiting museums, exhibits or private collections. Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Alan.Hart, Antonio Alcaide
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53 | 316 | Jun 20, 2024 10:33 James Catmur  |
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The Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "The Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History" Moderator chris |
7 | 280 | Apr 01, 2017 20:25 Don Lum |
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The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum" Moderator chris |
2 | 308 | May 11, 2016 12:16 John Jaszczak |
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Harvard Museum of Natural History To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Harvard Museum of Natural History" Moderator chris |
3 | 61 | Jul 18, 2015 12:37 Jean Sendero |
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University Arizona Tucson Mineral Museum To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "University Arizona Tucson Mineral Museum" Moderator chris |
5 | 28 | Feb 21, 2023 11:11 Jesse Fisher |
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Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum" Moderator chris |
3 | 21 | Oct 10, 2022 07:57 James Catmur |
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Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, Texas To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas, Texas" Moderators chris, Gail |
4 | 48 | Aug 24, 2014 12:35 Peter Van Hout |
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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County |
3 | 9 | Aug 02, 2019 05:50 Tobi |
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Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals" Moderator chris |
2 | 31 | Jul 22, 2015 17:25 BlueCapProductions |
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University of Delaware Museum of Minerals To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "University of Delaware Museum of Minerals" Moderator chris |
3 | 18 | Dec 03, 2012 17:33 jakslagle |
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Lyman Museum in Hilo, Hawaii To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Lyman Museum in Hilo, Hawaii" Moderator chris |
1 | 12 | Jan 10, 2011 18:45 Doug |
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Other Museums in USA To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Other Museums in USA" Moderator chris |
9 | 108 | Mar 13, 2023 15:34 k-m.minerals |
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The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Ontario, Canada To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Royal Ontario Museum" Moderator chris |
2 | 30 | Jul 03, 2012 20:03 Tracy |
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Natural History Museum London To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Natural History Museum London" Moderator chris |
3 | 211 | Feb 16, 2023 07:41 James Catmur |
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Scottish Museums To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Scottish Museums" Moderator chris |
3 | 23 | Jul 24, 2023 10:31 James Catmur |
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Freiberg Museums To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Freiberg Museums" |
5 | 104 | Jul 08, 2024 06:50 Tobi |
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Mineralogical Museum of Marburg To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Mineralogical Museum of Marburg" Moderators chris, Tobi |
15 | 297 | Apr 10, 2019 05:32 Tobi |
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École des Mines de Paris (Paris School of Mines) To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "École des Mines de Paris (Paris School of Mines)" |
4 | 44 | Oct 26, 2019 05:25 Carles Millan |
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Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris" |
1 | 16 | Aug 06, 2015 14:22 BlueCapProductions |
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Other French Museums To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "French Museums" |
5 | 13 | Dec 11, 2014 14:49 Jordi Fabre |
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Museum Fur Naturkunde Berlin To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Museum Fur Naturkunde Berlin" Moderator chris |
1 | 2 | Mar 12, 2010 09:53 Andreas Gerstenberg |
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Austrian Museums To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Austrian Museums" |
2 | 13 | Feb 05, 2023 14:51 lluis |
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The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "The Natural History Museum of Milan, Italy" Moderator chris |
1 | 22 | Apr 14, 2013 17:55 Nico78 |
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Natural History Museum of Denmark - Geological Museum, Copenhagen To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "Natural History Museum of Denmark - Geological Museum, Copenhagen" |
2 | 25 | Sep 08, 2017 03:23 James Catmur |
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MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon)  To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "MIM Museum (Beirut, Lebanon)" Moderator MIM Museum |
3 | 428 | Oct 10, 2024 02:04 MIM Museum |
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The Folch Collection To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "The Folch Collection" Moderator chris |
5 | 69 | Nov 29, 2023 16:29 Jordi Fabre |
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IGME (Instituto Geológico y Minero de España) To see the posts within this Forum please click on the name of the section "IGME (Instituto Geológico y Minero de España)"
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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...  (View full message)
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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: - those selling and buying very expensive material at questionable prices ... (View full message)
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We have created a section on the forum: "Collection photos and Collector's page" whose aim is to allow all collectors who wish to publish pictures of specimens in their collection. The idea is for each collector/collection to have a single ... (View full message)
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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... (View full message)
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