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28 Nov-10:00:25 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Tobi)
28 Nov-09:37:17 Fluorite star (Roger Warin)
28 Nov-08:35:53 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Pete Richards)
27 Nov-17:05:19 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Carles Millan)
27 Nov-16:51:11 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Tobi)
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27 Nov-11:59:30 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Bob Morgan)
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27 Nov-11:38:52 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Carles Millan)
27 Nov-11:34:50 Re: fluorite crystallography? (James Catmur)
27 Nov-11:28:42 Re: dissolution enables dolomite crystal growth near ambient conditions (Kevin Schofield)
27 Nov-10:18:14 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Roger Warin)
27 Nov-10:13:55 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Peter Megaw)
27 Nov-10:12:20 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Peter Megaw)
27 Nov-10:12:04 Re: fluorite crystallography? (Roger Warin)
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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.

 

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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.

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.


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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.

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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) Nov 28, 2023 10:00 Replies: 16 Views: 445
Fluorite Star (Roger Warin) Nov 28, 2023 09:37 Replies: 0 Views: 25
Le Burc? (Chriss) Nov 13, 2023 13:47 Replies: 8 Views: 682
Pele's Hair and Tears (Roger Warin) Sep 27, 2023 06:18 Replies: 5 Views: 2873
New species accepted by the IMA? (Roger Warin) Aug 08, 2023 21:55 Replies: 10 Views: 7588
Minerals of the distant future (Tom Mazanec) Aug 05, 2023 09:07 Replies: 4 Views: 4908
Garnets in granite pegmatites by Olav Revheim (Tobi) Aug 02, 2023 08:35 Replies: 1 Views: 4277
Quartz: parallel growth or not? (Roger Warin) Jul 23, 2023 22:37 Replies: 3 Views: 4801
"Stain(?)" on Milpillas Azurite specimen (bob kerr) Jul 05, 2023 14:37 Replies: 2 Views: 5122
New article discussing the morphological features and oddities in Colombian emerald (Fiebre Verde) May 25, 2023 06:55 Replies: 1 Views: 6700
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794 7393 Nov 28, 2023 10:00
Tobi 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: 40890
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - The Fettelite from Chañarcillo (Copiapó, Chile) – (43) (FMF Forum) May 24, 2023 11:23 Replies: 2 Views: 5974
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Wulfenite and Plumbogummite from Sidi Ayed – (42) (Antonio P. López) Apr 09, 2023 06:36 Replies: 2 Views: 6027
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Silver & Löllingite association from Aït Ahmane - (41) (FMF Forum) Mar 19, 2023 12:23 Replies: 2 Views: 6193
Pseudomorph chemistry - (40) (RayStraw) Sep 10, 2022 15:13 Replies: 28 Views: 23987
Formicaite. Beta-formicaite & alpha-Ca-formate. Mineral or not? - (39) (FMF Forum) Mar 24, 2022 06:15 Replies: 8 Views: 10791
The Tobi Martin Mineral Collection - (38) (Tobi) Oct 15, 2021 02:02 Replies: 20 Views: 21366
Blue chalcedony pseudomorphs from Ysterputs, southern Namibia - (37) (Duncan Miller) Sep 30, 2021 09:59 Replies: 1 Views: 8963
Morocco, light, shape and colour - (36) (FMF Forum) May 25, 2021 23:25 Replies: 4 Views: 13118
The native gold from Guelmim-Oued Noun, Morocco - (35) (Cesar M. Salvan) Feb 17, 2021 19:21 Replies: 8 Views: 17830
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46 1608 Sep 08, 2023 09:38
Peter Farquhar 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: 270644
National Library of Spain - Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) (James Catmur) May 01, 2020 06:32 Replies: 0 Views: 13709

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
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2023 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 26, 2023 05:29 Replies: 16 Views: 4741
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 (Antonio P. López) Jul 21, 2023 05:31 Replies: 41 Views: 21159
Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin (bob kerr) Feb 21, 2023 01:26 Replies: 77 Views: 37430
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2022 (James Catmur) Oct 27, 2022 14:04 Replies: 20 Views: 17329
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2022 - The reunion (Jordi Fabre) Jul 17, 2022 15:05 Replies: 12 Views: 18016
Tucson Shows 2022 (bob kerr) Mar 07, 2022 16:36 Replies: 95 Views: 65306
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2021 (Jordi Fabre) Jan 02, 2022 14:48 Replies: 27 Views: 27600
100.000 Club Tucson Show 2020 (Jordi Fabre) May 31, 2020 16:31 Replies: 104 Views: 148034
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2019 (Jordi Fabre) Mar 22, 2020 21:00 Replies: 53 Views: 81457
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2019 (Jordi Fabre) Mar 23, 2020 02:48 Replies: 37 Views: 75460
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52 3161 Nov 26, 2023 05:29
Roger Warin View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows     
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
43rd annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium (John Rakovan) Oct 25, 2023 09:57 Replies: 2 Views: 1079
Who is coming to Mineralientage? (David) Sep 25, 2023 12:06 Replies: 20 Views: 11626
Memphis Archaeological and Geological Annual Show (James Catmur) May 08, 2023 15:39 Replies: 3 Views: 7017
50th Rochester Mineralogical Symposium - April 21-23, 2023 (John Rakovan) Apr 20, 2023 10:55 Replies: 9 Views: 8894
Geofair 2023 Ohio, USA (Johan Maertens) Apr 10, 2023 20:58 Replies: 0 Views: 10093
49th ROCHESTER MINERALOGICAL SYMPOSIUM! (Jordi Fabre) Mar 30, 2023 16:17 Replies: 1 Views: 8190
East Coast Show 2023 (Jordi Fabre) Mar 16, 2023 14:51 Replies: 0 Views: 10285
2023 West Coast Spring Show (Jordi Fabre) Mar 15, 2023 17:21 Replies: 0 Views: 10200
New England Mineral Show (James Catmur) Mar 09, 2023 12:33 Replies: 0 Views: 10196
Tucson Top Gem is now B2B Minerals (bob kerr) Mar 03, 2023 16:57 Replies: 2 Views: 6517
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239 2060 Oct 25, 2023 09:57
James Catmur View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows by Gail Spann     
To know more about this Forum, please use this link   Moderators chris, Gail
100.000 Club The Joy of Tucson, 2020 Gail Spann Experience (Gail) Feb 29, 2020 18:32 Replies: 107 Views: 137513
Sunny Tucson, Gail Spann’s adventures. 2019 (Gail) Mar 03, 2019 16:21 Replies: 36 Views: 64160
100.000 Club Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. (Gail) Feb 28, 2018 21:37 Replies: 209 Views: 231157
100.000 Club Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! (Gail) Feb 27, 2017 22:25 Replies: 112 Views: 165379
500.000 Club TUCSON, 2016. And away we go.... (Gail) Mar 19, 2016 11:45 Replies: 445 Views: 517698
100.000 Club The magic of Tucson, 2015. Gail Spann report. (Gail) Aug 12, 2015 11:19 Replies: 116 Views: 210133
100.000 Club Tucson 2014 Show Report, Gail Spann Having Fun Again... (Gail) Jul 26, 2014 19:32 Replies: 156 Views: 243510
100.000 Club Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann (Gail) Jun 03, 2013 09:23 Replies: 103 Views: 190888
500.000 Club 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. (Gail) Apr 27, 2013 02:57 Replies: 598 Views: 845936
100.000 Club Fabulous Denver Gem and Mineral Show, Sept 14, 2012 and on...Gail Spann (Gail) Nov 04, 2012 01:57 Replies: 43 Views: 121308
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41 5313 Feb 10, 2022 07:26
James Catmur 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: 71403
I’m pretty sure I know what it is, I’m just curious how to smooth the scruffs (Niccolo Piccolo) Nov 24, 2023 09:46 Replies: 6 Views: 457
Identify from locality, colour and shape alone? From Northern England (AndyH) Nov 09, 2023 12:23 Replies: 5 Views: 597
Helping identifying James Bay mystery rock (james_bay_minerals) Sep 04, 2023 18:40 Replies: 2 Views: 3851
Is this a diamond ? (vdhinesh79) Jul 17, 2023 13:54 Replies: 2 Views: 5392
Mexico Fluorite on Sphalerite Locale? (Frank Perry) Jun 15, 2023 09:22 Replies: 3 Views: 5625
Curious if image is of Jasper (Andicado) May 31, 2023 12:30 Replies: 4 Views: 5464
Jasper? (AdrianW) May 27, 2023 22:03 Replies: 6 Views: 6035
Need help - Portugal (mike nunes) May 03, 2023 11:14 Replies: 4 Views: 5849
Search for the locality (Dany Mabillard) Apr 13, 2023 14:29 Replies: 7 Views: 7459
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184 1352 Nov 24, 2023 09:46
fuss 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

Locality for sphalerite and white mineral (Pete Richards) Nov 02, 2023 16:29 Replies: 1 Views: 655
Melanophlogite? (Luiz Oliveira) Jul 14, 2023 08:58 Replies: 33 Views: 29103
American quartz without label (Roger Warin) Jul 08, 2023 14:04 Replies: 4 Views: 5368
Halite from...? (Dany Mabillard) Apr 24, 2023 11:10 Replies: 7 Views: 6925
I don't have any clue of the location (Dany Mabillard) Apr 10, 2023 03:36 Replies: 0 Views: 9771
Quartz with Chlorite Phantoms - Tagging & locale Questions (k-m.minerals) Mar 16, 2023 10:14 Replies: 4 Views: 6852
Help with locality (Michael Shaw) Dec 30, 2022 17:45 Replies: 3 Views: 8152
Unknown from Kabolela Mine, DRC in association with Brochantite and Heterogenite (cfrench58) Dec 12, 2022 17:52 Replies: 4 Views: 7114
Can you please indentify? (marina) Nov 21, 2022 17:48 Replies: 4 Views: 7429
Help with identification and locality (Greg Lilly) Nov 18, 2022 04:51 Replies: 11 Views: 9963
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169 1643 Nov 02, 2023 16:29
Jordi Fabre 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
Isle of Skye collection. First baby steps with super macro (Forrestblyth) Jul 27, 2023 13:44 Replies: 11 Views: 8110
My aim is to produce a photo that will have high-resolution characteristics (silvia) Nov 03, 2022 13:14 Replies: 1 Views: 9314
Cavansite (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 09:33 Replies: 4 Views: 8524
Dr. André Rostenne’s collection. (Roger Warin) Aug 23, 2022 11:59 Replies: 7 Views: 9780
Green Fluorite (Forrestblyth) Aug 10, 2022 09:24 Replies: 6 Views: 8635
Pyromorphite (Forrestblyth) Aug 07, 2022 04:43 Replies: 1 Views: 7884
Pyromorphite crystals with 'psilomelane' on Quartz (Forrestblyth) Aug 07, 2022 04:40 Replies: 2 Views: 7194
Black Tourmaline Rookie pics (Dan Owens) Apr 15, 2022 03:05 Replies: 7 Views: 9587
Pictures wanted (RayStraw) Feb 01, 2022 14:38 Replies: 3 Views: 9046
Collection Anton Chizhik (Hereiam) Jan 24, 2022 09:08 Replies: 13 Views: 13137
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125 1032 Jul 27, 2023 13:44
James Catmur 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: 45649
Favourite countries of origin? (Tobi) Sep 01, 2010 12:23 Replies: 26 Views: 53869
The other ten of the top twenty locations (Tom Mazanec) Mar 04, 2016 10:15 Replies: 9 Views: 31922
Favourite Garnets? (Tobi) Dec 19, 2022 08:23 Replies: 10 Views: 29734
Favourite Barytes? (Tobi) Dec 17, 2022 11:18 Replies: 32 Views: 49228
Favourite Quartzes? (Tobi) Nov 13, 2022 23:58 Replies: 62 Views: 85689
Favourite Tourmalines? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 04:07 Replies: 28 Views: 45375
Favourite Galenas? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 03:59 Replies: 36 Views: 54628
100.000 Club Favourite Fluorites? (Tobi) Jul 14, 2021 01:14 Replies: 223 Views: 359566
Favourite Wulfenites? (Tobi) Oct 02, 2020 23:35 Replies: 24 Views: 48624
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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
Poudrette Quarry: Carletonite (Roger Warin) Oct 16, 2023 11:59 Replies: 7 Views: 7698
New sapphire discovery in BC Canada (thecrystalfinderBC) Oct 02, 2023 11:33 Replies: 3 Views: 2659
Castleton, Derbyshire (Forrestblyth) Aug 29, 2023 14:40 Replies: 4 Views: 3273
New spinel discovery in BC Canada (thecrystalfinderBC) Jul 04, 2023 12:38 Replies: 1 Views: 6527
About the Urucum claim's production (carlo11) Jul 02, 2023 17:06 Replies: 0 Views: 7879
Westmorland and Cumberland (James Catmur) Jun 01, 2023 13:37 Replies: 4 Views: 10032
Chinese wire Silver. From where? (SunYi) Mar 05, 2023 06:07 Replies: 2 Views: 7031
Pink cloud geode claim red hematite calcite crystals (thecrystalfinderBC) Jan 30, 2023 06:22 Replies: 1 Views: 6179
Iolite and big quartz crystals from BC Canada (thecrystalfinderBC) Jan 27, 2023 04:20 Replies: 4 Views: 6873
Silurian greywackes on the Berwickshire coast Scotland (Forrestblyth) Dec 21, 2022 06:25 Replies: 13 Views: 10881
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261 2185 Oct 16, 2023 11:59
Roger Warin 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: 13261
Asbestos name change (James Catmur) Aug 05, 2022 09:16 Replies: 15 Views: 32159
Cabeça do Cachorro claim (alfredo) Mar 17, 2022 04:53 Replies: 11 Views: 11794
Mountain named "Fullus / Fulus" near Aouli/Morocco? (Tobi) Feb 13, 2022 07:51 Replies: 0 Views: 11561
Trivia about New York City localities. (Bob Harman) Aug 22, 2020 14:48 Replies: 0 Views: 11930
Location error on a photo (Kevin Conroy) May 15, 2019 20:07 Replies: 2 Views: 19350
Hematite and Quartz from China (Tobi) Apr 08, 2019 10:53 Replies: 4 Views: 20672
Amethyst Cove, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada - Correction (Richard Arseneau) Mar 13, 2019 10:55 Replies: 4 Views: 21871
Modificación requested for Capestang locality (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 12:31 Replies: 2 Views: 22867
Change in French administrative area (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 05:51 Replies: 1 Views: 21262
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13 94 Nov 21, 2022 04:14
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: 9095
Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed (dimrub) Dec 13, 2022 08:25 Replies: 18 Views: 37627
Quartz hunt @ Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sardinia (Tobi) Sep 30, 2022 09:27 Replies: 1 Views: 7269
Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 11:35 Replies: 3 Views: 7360
Baryte (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 11:26 Replies: 4 Views: 7975
South Tirol/ Tyrol (Philippe Durand) Jul 20, 2022 01:10 Replies: 5 Views: 9750
A tour in Sicily for minerals ... and beyond (mineralenzo) May 10, 2022 10:48 Replies: 14 Views: 13668
Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites (rgangue) Sep 22, 2021 10:21 Replies: 2 Views: 9904
Binntal, Switzerland: the micromounter paradise (Joan R.) Jun 29, 2021 07:16 Replies: 5 Views: 21928
Collecting in UK (al kirky) May 20, 2021 02:58 Replies: 5 Views: 10767
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79 576 Mar 22, 2023 17:58
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: 222655
The biggest nuggets. (Roger Warin) Nov 08, 2016 03:51 Replies: 10 Views: 44553
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: 152360
2013, an Update... CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine (John Cornish) Jun 24, 2013 08:14 Replies: 13 Views: 56597
Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode - 'Part 2' (Antonio Da Silveira) Oct 23, 2010 17:27 Replies: 6 Views: 56078
Scoop! - An important find of amber in the "La Florida" Mine, Spain (Jordi Fabre) Dec 14, 2008 15:03 Replies: 0 Views: 39503

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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15 477 Sep 19, 2022 02:04
Tobi 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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12 412 Oct 06, 2023 14:48
Jesse Fisher 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
Curating your collection (Michael Shaw) Nov 19, 2023 07:51 Replies: 11 Views: 878
Caring Collection (alibaba) Aug 14, 2023 10:26 Replies: 3 Views: 5082
Clean and Polish Calcite (Kowen) May 18, 2023 16:44 Replies: 3 Views: 5844
Tips on building display cases (Ning) Jan 19, 2023 07:00 Replies: 4 Views: 7722
How to secure a mineral inside a plastic box? (cascaillou) Dec 27, 2022 13:55 Replies: 8 Views: 11922
Linarite or azurite (Gregor) Jul 12, 2021 14:52 Replies: 5 Views: 15372
Rust remover UK (al kirky) Jun 07, 2021 12:59 Replies: 3 Views: 10297
I thought I might show how I keep these large examples (Bob Harman) May 27, 2021 09:47 Replies: 0 Views: 13077
Airtight display boxes ? (cascaillou) May 26, 2021 03:35 Replies: 14 Views: 15724
Rescuing massive 13 lb tremolite/actinolite (Charly H) Apr 16, 2021 13:31 Replies: 10 Views: 14417
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163 1467 Nov 19, 2023 07:51
James Catmur View latest post
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: 60961
1.000.000 Club Collection of Michael Shaw (Michael Shaw) Nov 26, 2023 11:21 Replies: 2021 Views: 2261621
1.000.000 Club The Mizunaka Collection (am mizunaka) Nov 21, 2023 16:59 Replies: 2363 Views: 2035438
1.000.000 Club Collection of Carles Millan (Carles Millan) Nov 08, 2023 11:08 Replies: 944 Views: 1818904
1.000.000 Club Don Lum Collection (Don Lum) Nov 26, 2023 18:16 Replies: 2120 Views: 1987896
1.000.000 Club Collection of Tobi (Tobi) Nov 26, 2023 04:19 Replies: 1197 Views: 1601409
1.000.000 Club New generation for picture - Ploum (ploum) Nov 07, 2023 04:06 Replies: 1433 Views: 1952384
500.000 Club Collection of Fiebre Verde (Fiebre Verde) Jan 24, 2023 08:02 Replies: 746 Views: 947724
500.000 Club Collection of Nurbo (nurbo) Mar 26, 2016 14:37 Replies: 404 Views: 739421
500.000 Club Andreas Gerstenberg Collection (Andreas Gerstenberg) May 19, 2018 14:36 Replies: 182 Views: 504245
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152 20375 Nov 26, 2023 18:16
Don Lum View latest post
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: 745056
100.000 Club Tracy's favorite specimens (Tracy) Dec 21, 2017 10:32 Replies: 74 Views: 266915
100.000 Club Silvia's Collection (silvia) Aug 08, 2023 12:15 Replies: 220 Views: 118673
The Tama Higuchi Collection (TamaHiguchi) Feb 14, 2023 16:46 Replies: 18 Views: 14252
100.000 Club Nimfiara's collection (nimfiara) May 10, 2012 17:20 Replies: 30 Views: 106726
100.000 Club Linda's Private Collection (Linda Smith) Feb 08, 2012 04:31 Replies: 39 Views: 115127
Debbie's Collection (Debbie Woolf) Jul 04, 2011 10:45 Replies: 20 Views: 81549
Colleen's Collection (Colleen Thomson) May 28, 2011 19:33 Replies: 10 Views: 54886
Jessica's mineral collection (Jessica Simonoff) Jan 30, 2010 18:52 Replies: 18 Views: 77515
Linda St-Cyr's favorites (Linda St-Cyr) May 17, 2009 09:09 Replies: 6 Views: 58211

10 846 Aug 08, 2023 12:15
silvia View latest post
No new posts Mineralogical Literature     
New books, journals, etc that merit your attention.   Moderators John S. White, Carles Millan, chris, Antonio Alcaide
Dissolution enables dolomite crystal growth near ambient conditions (James Catmur) Nov 27, 2023 11:28 Replies: 9 Views: 435
Monthly Mineral Chronicles, Mineral Guides and more... (crocoite) Nov 14, 2023 20:19 Replies: 68 Views: 85341
Illustrated Minerals of Australia... (crocoite) Jun 16, 2023 00:38 Replies: 0 Views: 9136
MIneralogical Record delivery outside USA (James Catmur) Apr 25, 2023 10:56 Replies: 23 Views: 11677
The first 100 IUGS geological heritage sites (James Catmur) Apr 11, 2023 08:28 Replies: 2 Views: 5345
Atlas of Spanish minerals (Miguel Calvo) Oct 30, 2022 13:56 Replies: 4 Views: 8066
Brazil Amethyst (Linus) Sep 19, 2022 11:03 Replies: 1 Views: 7011
New Book on Gem Pegmatites (Mike Menzies) Aug 03, 2022 13:58 Replies: 1 Views: 7058
A new book on emeralds (Fiebre Verde) Jul 26, 2022 14:57 Replies: 2 Views: 7516
A new book on British mineralogy - Making it Mine – Sir Arthur Russell (James Catmur) May 05, 2022 03:32 Replies: 10 Views: 11093
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109 893 Nov 27, 2023 11:28
Kevin Schofield 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 chris, Gail, crocoite
A.I. generated minerals (Tobi) May 07, 2023 09:17 Replies: 11 Views: 8962
Tama's Mineral Paintings (TamaHiguchi) Aug 13, 2022 14:27 Replies: 9 Views: 11418
Collecting and imagining (Sante Celiberti) Nov 25, 2020 15:20 Replies: 33 Views: 53684
Mineralogical Museum of Marburg, drawn by me :-) (Tobi) Nov 04, 2019 06:03 Replies: 12 Views: 35408
Mineral collages 5.0 (Tobi) Jul 19, 2019 05:52 Replies: 4 Views: 23825
New Artwork... (crocoite) Jun 02, 2019 06:42 Replies: 13 Views: 34457
Artisan Made Gems (vic rzonca) Sep 22, 2018 14:28 Replies: 9 Views: 32138
Some new Mineralpaintings in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Sep 02, 2018 16:17 Replies: 5 Views: 24760
Chinese Realgar (crocoite) Apr 24, 2018 21:36 Replies: 8 Views: 30545
Minerals in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Feb 21, 2018 06:22 Replies: 6 Views: 28431
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44 843 May 07, 2023 09:17
Roger Warin View latest post
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: 30308
A very dear memory. (Sante Celiberti) Apr 08, 2022 12:24 Replies: 6 Views: 8724
Tracing the dealer "Minerals Engineering" or Brian Petrovic (TomCotterell) Sep 17, 2021 09:46 Replies: 2 Views: 9559
Tracing specimens from the Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866) (TomCotterell) Aug 31, 2021 15:47 Replies: 6 Views: 11215
Where can I find some bio on Gilbert Gauthier? (pub1tzu) Jun 18, 2021 10:14 Replies: 4 Views: 10394
Bob Cook wins the 2021 John S. White Mineral Legacy Award (Jordi Fabre) May 01, 2021 13:06 Replies: 2 Views: 9609
Mining objects. (Sante Celiberti) Feb 10, 2021 10:34 Replies: 30 Views: 38546
Honeymoon quartz (James Catmur) Nov 29, 2020 07:58 Replies: 0 Views: 10920
History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Colombia (Part 1) (Fiebre Verde) Oct 26, 2020 08:40 Replies: 4 Views: 11981
How to collect in an "apartment for sale". (Sante Celiberti) Aug 04, 2020 05:49 Replies: 0 Views: 11222
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mineralenzo View latest post
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: 77096
FMF Guide of Rocks - SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (prcantos) Dec 11, 2013 17:45 Replies: 5 Views: 42461
FMF Guide of Rocks - METAMORPHIC ROCKS (prcantos) Jul 05, 2015 06:56 Replies: 16 Views: 78172
Roadside Geology of Vermont (NellsRocks) Sep 21, 2018 07:52 Replies: 10 Views: 40901
Grave Stones of Interest to Rock People... no, really... (NellsRocks) Sep 13, 2018 16:23 Replies: 14 Views: 44747
Not Sure What Rock Is!!!??? (Aliengng) Mar 24, 2016 06:09 Replies: 15 Views: 44646
Genesis of the serpentine minerals and rocks (prcantos) Jun 06, 2013 04:48 Replies: 2 Views: 30591

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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
Fake chrysocollas from Congo (FMF Forum) Jun 13, 2023 10:19 Replies: 0 Views: 10752
Does Citrine Occur Naturally as a Geode? (Stone Mania) May 25, 2023 15:40 Replies: 11 Views: 6588
Interesting fake Cavansite (Joseph DOliveira) Feb 01, 2023 22:09 Replies: 3 Views: 7262
Blue herderites? from Badakhshan Afghanistan? (Christophe Gobin) Mar 25, 2022 00:19 Replies: 4 Views: 10493
Goethite from Imini mine (Morocco) (Cesar M. Salvan) Mar 13, 2022 14:57 Replies: 0 Views: 11932
Aura Coating (AleaBankston) Jun 06, 2021 14:38 Replies: 15 Views: 18865
Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela (Ibrahim Jameel) Sep 30, 2020 23:07 Replies: 40 Views: 49305
Is there Proof of Kobyashevite Fakes? (rgangue) Sep 23, 2020 11:59 Replies: 5 Views: 15996
Please help! Is this "Ocean Jasper" Real or Dyed/Fake/Enhanced? (Garret) Sep 12, 2020 15:22 Replies: 14 Views: 23886
Fake Colombian Emeralds (Fiebre Verde) Dec 14, 2019 11:24 Replies: 35 Views: 80048
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FMF Forum View latest post
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: 9510
Stolen specimen alert - Stolen from the University of California, Santa Barbara! (Jordi Fabre) Aug 21, 2019 22:36 Replies: 2 Views: 38029
Theft of Pieter de Bruyn collection (Pierre Joubert) Mar 14, 2019 19:40 Replies: 1 Views: 23574
Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California (Chris Wentzell) Oct 25, 2017 14:13 Replies: 26 Views: 58580
Theft from the Franklin Mineral Museum, New Jersey (Jordi Fabre) Jul 18, 2017 07:43 Replies: 0 Views: 26908
Theft at West Coast Mineral and Fossil Show of Kristalle gold. (vic rzonca) Nov 16, 2016 07:43 Replies: 1 Views: 22719
Stolen specimen inquiry (Jordi Fabre) Aug 06, 2016 05:08 Replies: 3 Views: 27018
Theft of Colin Owen mineral specimens and collection (Pierre Joubert) Jul 15, 2016 10:34 Replies: 14 Views: 37252
THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! (Jordi Fabre) Apr 29, 2016 10:04 Replies: 19 Views: 62862
Famous piece stolen from a Romanian Museum (David) Jan 27, 2014 14:16 Replies: 0 Views: 27159
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17 142 Nov 30, 2022 02:49
James Catmur 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 chris, Xavi Tutusaus, Antonio Alcaide
100.000 Club Presentation of new members - Reference Thread (Jordi Fabre) Mar 13, 2023 15:48 Replies: 496 Views: 495869
A phase coming to an end (but nothing about FMF ,-) (Jordi Fabre) Sep 18, 2023 11:54 Replies: 11 Views: 6844
Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? (David) Sep 15, 2023 12:27 Replies: 13 Views: 7125
Minimum size for a mineral museum (David) Sep 10, 2023 10:31 Replies: 11 Views: 5982
A poll on mindat group in FB (Bergur_E_Sigurdarson) Aug 08, 2023 12:35 Replies: 6 Views: 6342
Vivianite brief guide for beginners (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 26, 2023 15:53 Replies: 0 Views: 6468
New additions to my minerals collection! (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 18, 2023 17:03 Replies: 0 Views: 6487
Sad future for the Universe (James Catmur) Jul 10, 2023 04:59 Replies: 6 Views: 5785
100 million !!! (Firmo Espinar) Jul 09, 2023 12:07 Replies: 0 Views: 8024
Combining two hobbies (Michael Shaw) Jun 28, 2023 13:05 Replies: 9 Views: 6158
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Carles Millan View latest post
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

Very nice Amethyst in the Railroad Works in North of Spain (Joan R.) Oct 06, 2021 17:28 Replies: 32 Views: 92824
When can a fossil be also considered a mineral? (Carles Millan) Apr 20, 2020 17:21 Replies: 50 Views: 99855
100.000 Club Freeware: Mineral Database (Joan R.) Jan 11, 2020 04:35 Replies: 61 Views: 171066
Is this a twin? (Duncan Miller) May 16, 2019 02:17 Replies: 28 Views: 68263
100.000 Club Quartz collecting outings in South Africa (Pierre Joubert) Mar 25, 2019 11:26 Replies: 354 Views: 484378
Blue-green rock (Viktorian) Aug 13, 2018 21:33 Replies: 7 Views: 83265
Stalactites? (John S. White) Jul 09, 2018 10:20 Replies: 24 Views: 66687
Maximum number of minerals on a specimen (David) May 06, 2018 03:02 Replies: 37 Views: 80551
Tetrahedron [111] penetration twin (Josele) Jan 13, 2018 20:26 Replies: 17 Views: 64178
100.000 Club New find of minerals from New York (Glenn Rhein) Dec 04, 2017 13:20 Replies: 123 Views: 242224
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147 967 Oct 06, 2021 17:28
Aniol Soler View latest post
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: 48279

1 1 Aug 20, 2008 03:17
Jordi Fabre View latest post

Mineralogical Magazines  Topics   Posts   Last Post 
A kind of special space for mineralogical magazines to allow publishers and readers to keep in touch.
What is it about them that makes it a pleasure to receive them, which old ones you miss, the new issues, the new books they publish...
 
No new posts The Mineralogical Record     
The Mineralogical Record, founded in 1970, is an American mineral magazine of international interest, providing beautifully illustrated articles on minerals and mineral localities worldwide. Additional features include articles on mineral shows, mineral museums, mineralogical and mining collectibles (e.g. antique instruments), profiles of prominent collectors and their collections, book reviews, and articles on the history of mineral collecting and the history of mineralogy. Special-theme supplements to the regular issues are also published.      
This Forum is from now a "Fellow" of the Mineralogical Record magazine (Jordi Fabre) Dec 17, 2020 08:15 Replies: 3 Views: 37073
Mineralogical Record News June 2020 (Jordi Fabre) Jun 08, 2020 12:30 Replies: 0 Views: 11251
The Mineralogical Record (Jordi Fabre) Dec 31, 2018 08:28 Replies: 18 Views: 57010
M.R. vol 48 (2) Tri-State District (Robert Seitz) Mar 29, 2017 19:22 Replies: 2 Views: 20817
New Standards of Excellence in the Mineral Kingdom - M.R. March-April 2014 (Jordi Fabre) Apr 20, 2015 10:51 Replies: 41 Views: 92737
2014 Graphic Excellence Award again for the Mineralogical Record and two more medals! (Jordi Fabre) Dec 31, 2014 13:22 Replies: 3 Views: 25728
Mineralogical Record News (Jordi Fabre) Apr 09, 2014 04:04 Replies: 1 Views: 24979
The 2013 Graphic Excellence Award for the Mineralogical Record! (Jordi Fabre) May 22, 2013 12:27 Replies: 0 Views: 23635
Article in M. Record about the John White single crystal collection (Jordi Fabre) Sep 26, 2009 08:31 Replies: 2 Views: 30718
Opinions about Mineralogical Record's Article (Jordi Fabre) May 18, 2009 11:59 Replies: 15 Views: 66375
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ALshawani View latest post
No new posts Rocks & Minerals     
Rocks & Minerals has published feature articles on mineralogy, geology, and paleontology since 1926. Regular departments explore such topics as minerals for the collector; microminerals; recent books, videos, and DVDs; coming events; museum news; and personalities in the field. Detailed lists of collecting opportunities in specific localities are published periodically, as are special theme issues.      
Hematite twins (article in Rocks & Minerals Jan/Feb 2018) (Duncan Miller) May 26, 2018 01:35 Replies: 4 Views: 31466
Some well-deserved plaudits for Marie Huizing and Rocks & Minerals magazine (Jordi Fabre) Jan 04, 2015 11:27 Replies: 9 Views: 36721
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - May-June 2014 Issue (Peter Megaw) May 24, 2014 15:39 Replies: 2 Views: 25948
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - Jan/Feb 2014 issue (Jordi Fabre) Mar 12, 2014 10:16 Replies: 1 Views: 23201
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - Nov/Dec 2013 issue (Rocks & Minerals) Dec 01, 2013 13:52 Replies: 2 Views: 32165
Superb improvement in the printing quality of R&M Magazine (Jordi Fabre) Apr 29, 2013 09:16 Replies: 3 Views: 27245
Rocks & Minerals ONLINE (Jordi Fabre) Aug 20, 2012 12:03 Replies: 4 Views: 33556
Five years of FMF in Rocks & Minerals (Antonio Alcaide) Oct 04, 2011 12:51 Replies: 1 Views: 25080
In Rock and Minerals: "Natural Versus Aesthetic" from Jesse Fisher (Jordi Fabre) Apr 12, 2010 20:05 Replies: 20 Views: 64446

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Duncan Miller View latest post
No new posts MINERALIEN-Welt     
MINERALIEN-Welt is a German mineral magazine with fine articles about the world of minerals. In this forum we hope to get in touch with our readers. We are open to new ideas for improvement and will also keep you updated about new publications from Bode Verlag.   Moderator MINERALIEN-Welt
MineralienWelt special issue about Bad Ems Pyromorphite (Tobi) Apr 08, 2018 12:19 Replies: 1 Views: 29208
New book: NAMIBIA Minerals & Localties Volume 2 is here! (MINERALIEN-Welt) Oct 25, 2016 13:13 Replies: 1 Views: 21705
"Klassiker Harz" (Harz Classic) New Book! (Jordi Fabre) Feb 21, 2015 12:01 Replies: 1 Views: 23701
MINERALIEN-Welt back in Denver 2013 - Booth E26 (MINERALIEN-Welt) Sep 05, 2013 13:41 Replies: 1 Views: 25092
NEW BOOK "Exquisite Agates - Erlesene Achate" by Dietrich Mayer! (MINERALIEN-Welt) Aug 06, 2013 11:00 Replies: 2 Views: 33387

5 11 Apr 08, 2018 12:19
Jesse Fisher View latest post
No new posts Le Règne Minéral     
Le Règne Minéral is the French mineralogical magazine since 1995. It has published many articles about classic French mineralogy and new discoveries. The readers can also discover French mineral collectors and personalities, reports of the world’s greatest mineral shows, book reviews, press reviews and many other articles about international mineralogy. Join us!!   Moderator Julien
New special issue of Le Règne Minéral (Julien) May 20, 2020 01:55 Replies: 0 Views: 15302
A new book (Julien) Nov 24, 2019 15:25 Replies: 14 Views: 37025
An editorial to enlighten us from the Le Règne Minéral magazine (Jordi Fabre) Jul 03, 2018 13:46 Replies: 7 Views: 26201
Le Règne Minéral #137 (Julien) Sep 20, 2017 02:35 Replies: 0 Views: 32744
Catalog of the le Règne Minéral editions (Jordi Fabre) Jun 03, 2016 07:34 Replies: 0 Views: 25496
Le Règne Minéral special issu 2014 : Alpine Rodingites !!! (Julien) May 19, 2015 04:48 Replies: 0 Views: 28053
Crystal-hunters Chronicles (Julien) Nov 12, 2014 12:04 Replies: 12 Views: 40102
News from les Editions du Piat (Julien) Jul 11, 2014 03:09 Replies: 3 Views: 27698
Special Edition of Le Règne Minéral (Julien) Jul 10, 2014 10:26 Replies: 0 Views: 23565
A book about French mineralogy (Julien) Sep 16, 2013 11:58 Replies: 3 Views: 28218
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Julien View latest post
No new posts Mineral Up Editions     
  Moderator Joaquim Callen
Gold for Collectors - The Book (Joaquim Callen) Dec 15, 2021 17:25 Replies: 7 Views: 41415
The new issue of Mineral Up is now available! (Joaquim Callen) Oct 24, 2016 19:56 Replies: 2 Views: 37267
2014 Mineral Up calendar (Peter Van Hout) Nov 14, 2013 17:34 Replies: 0 Views: 21714

3 12 Dec 15, 2021 17:25
Max Merlo View latest post
No new posts Mineralogical Almanac     
     
Reminiscences of a very old former curator (Jordi Fabre) Jan 23, 2016 11:38 Replies: 1 Views: 30908

1 2 Jan 23, 2016 11:38
Roger Warin View latest post
No new posts Blue Cap Productions     
  Moderator BlueCapProductions
Mineral Talks LIVE (BlueCapProductions) Sep 29, 2021 07:29 Replies: 57 Views: 53076
Narrated Slideshows (BlueCapProductions) Apr 03, 2020 15:37 Replies: 2 Views: 22049
BlueCapProductions releases full videos for free on Youtube (Tobi) Apr 03, 2020 15:34 Replies: 5 Views: 21962
Jordi's Munich 2018 booth on Blue Cap Productions (Tobi) Mar 23, 2020 02:42 Replies: 2 Views: 31572
COVID-19 and self-isolation (BlueCapProductions) Mar 22, 2020 21:36 Replies: 0 Views: 23458
Breakfast With Minerals - Episode 3 - Professional Diggers - Podcast Discussion (BlueCapProductions) Jan 28, 2019 12:40 Replies: 2 Views: 20277
Breakfast With Minerals - Podcast Discussion - Episode 02 (BlueCapProductions) Aug 18, 2018 19:41 Replies: 11 Views: 31134
What's Hot In Tucson: 2016 (BlueCapProductions) Jun 05, 2018 16:45 Replies: 11 Views: 35624
Breakfast With Minerals - Podcast Discussion - Episode 01 (BlueCapProductions) May 20, 2018 17:57 Replies: 45 Views: 65193
Happy Holidays - FREE gift from BlueCap Productions - What's Hot In Ste. Marie 2016!!! (BlueCapProductions) Dec 30, 2016 12:16 Replies: 1 Views: 21829
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helvatica View latest post

Museums with Mineral Exhibits Worldwide  Topics   Posts   Last Post 
Use this forum to tell us about museums that have minerals on display or to discuss specimens that people can see if they visit them.
 
No new posts 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
Corpach, Fort William Museum (Philippe Durand) Aug 23, 2023 09:58 Replies: 9 Views: 5514
Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway by Knut Eldjarn (Tobi) Jul 05, 2023 07:49 Replies: 0 Views: 6408
Natural History Museum: Prague (Robert Seitz) Feb 03, 2023 22:20 Replies: 0 Views: 9762
Haus der Natur – Salzburg (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 07:38 Replies: 3 Views: 4582
Hungarian Natural History Museum - Budapest (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 06:26 Replies: 1 Views: 3771
ELTE TTK Museum of Natural History (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 06:18 Replies: 1 Views: 4155
Museum der Natur Hamburg - Mineralogie (Robert Seitz) Jan 27, 2023 13:11 Replies: 6 Views: 5624
Teis, a Mineralien Museum (Jordi Fabre) Jul 21, 2022 00:35 Replies: 2 Views: 7076
Museum of Natural History Wiesbaden - asking for help/info wrt special exhibition (Montanpark) May 25, 2020 10:18 Replies: 4 Views: 13589
We have a problem in Barcelona City with the Martorell Museum (Jordi Fabre) Nov 30, 2018 14:19 Replies: 10 Views: 35800
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50 306 Aug 23, 2023 09:58
James Catmur View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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 View latest post
No new posts 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
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No new posts The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) Ontario, Canada     
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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:
- those selling and buying very expensive material at questionable prices ...


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How does "Collection Photos" work?
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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 ...

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Very little mineralogy in mineral collecting today
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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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