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18 Mar-10:30:15 Re: collection of enrique llorens (Enrique Llorens)
18 Mar-09:40:58 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Roger Warin)
18 Mar-05:15:49 Re: march 15 & 16 - nautilus ghent mineral & fossil show (in gent, belgium) (Orlando)
18 Mar-05:11:01 Re: artificial intelligence and libyan desert glass, tektites (Herwig)
18 Mar-03:10:12 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Marco Campos-venuti)
18 Mar-04:18:05 Artificial intelligence and libyan desert glass, tektites (Roger Warin)
18 Mar-03:10:11 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Alfredo)
17 Mar-17:47:56 The mizunaka collection - cryptomelane (Am Mizunaka)
17 Mar-16:50:24 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Bob Morgan)
17 Mar-15:29:41 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Marco Campos-venuti)
17 Mar-12:54:30 Re: it's tucson time again - 2025 (Bob Kerr)
17 Mar-03:46:51 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Roger Warin)
16 Mar-16:10:57 Silver crystals from morocco / mvm (minerals - virtual museum) collection (Jordi Fabre)
16 Mar-13:28:08 A point of view - it's tucson time again - 2025 (Jordi Fabre)
16 Mar-06:39:34 Re: the mim museum in beirut, lebanon (Mim Museum)
16 Mar-03:23:23 Re: location of this amethyst? (Indigo08)
16 Mar-01:07:05 March 15 & 16 - nautilus ghent mineral & fossil show (in gent, belgium) (Herwig)
15 Mar-17:07:39 Re: collection of firmo espinar (Firmo Espinar)
15 Mar-16:43:38 The mizunaka collection - kunzite (Am Mizunaka)
15 Mar-15:16:55 Mvm (minerals - virtual museum) collection / sphalerite from Áliva with geometric banding (Jordi Fabre)
15 Mar-14:52:27 Re: location of this amethyst? (Jordi Fabre)
15 Mar-13:02:55 Re: location of this amethyst? (James Catmur)
15 Mar-11:35:54 Location of this amethyst? (Indigo08)
14 Mar-12:47:09 Re: libyan desert glass structure (Craig Hagstrom)
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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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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
Libyan Desert Glass Structure (Craig Hagstrom) Mar 18, 2025 09:40 Replies: 32 Views: 6566
Location of this amethyst? (indigo08) Mar 16, 2025 03:23 Replies: 3 Views: 355
Proustite (Padego) Mar 05, 2025 11:14 Replies: 4 Views: 667
I think this is Malachite after Barite? thoughts? (bob kerr) Feb 23, 2025 17:59 Replies: 8 Views: 2533
Stellerite specimens from Piedra Parada, Mexico (John Betts) Feb 21, 2025 12:53 Replies: 7 Views: 902
Need assistance to distinguish the type of this gemstone (georgejone414) Jan 30, 2025 22:01 Replies: 2 Views: 874
I want to know the price of the following Ruby (georgejone414) Jan 30, 2025 20:05 Replies: 2 Views: 676
Tanzanite pleochroism (Roger Warin) Dec 06, 2024 15:27 Replies: 3 Views: 1443
Lego Rhodochrosite, Amethyst Geode, Black Tourmaline with Aquamarine, Orange Quartz, Emera (James Catmur) Dec 06, 2024 14:16 Replies: 10 Views: 2970
Pezzottaite, new specimens (Roger Warin) Oct 19, 2024 17:44 Replies: 1 Views: 2240
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Roger Warin 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: 50219
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - The silver minerals of San José district, Oaxaca - (55) (FMF Forum) Jan 26, 2025 13:25 Replies: 1 Views: 891
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - The spectacular borates of Shijiangshan, Mongolia - (54) (FMF Forum) Dec 29, 2024 14:10 Replies: 3 Views: 1263
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - European Association of Geochemistry Photo Contest - (53) (FMF Forum) Dec 06, 2024 13:15 Replies: 1 Views: 1027
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Volborthite and tangeite from Milpillas (Mexico) - (52) (FMF Forum) Nov 09, 2024 11:33 Replies: 1 Views: 1281
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Bertrandite from Portuguese pegmatites - (51) (FMF Forum) Oct 30, 2024 11:47 Replies: 1 Views: 1181
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Olshanskyite and other minerals from Shijiangshan - (50) (FMF Forum) Sep 15, 2024 12:49 Replies: 2 Views: 2238
The Mineralogical Records - (49) (cascaillou) Feb 23, 2025 06:11 Replies: 10 Views: 4042
Contributions of Dr. C. Menor-Salván - The chromate-rich mimetite from Nakhlak - (48) (FMF Forum) Jun 13, 2024 10:21 Replies: 2 Views: 2879
Contribution Dr. Menor-Salván - Uranyl minerals at Assunçao mine (Portugal) - (47) (FMF Forum) May 11, 2024 13:26 Replies: 2 Views: 2531
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58 1658 Feb 23, 2025 06:11
Carles Millan 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: 418915
National Library of Spain - Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) (James Catmur) May 01, 2020 06:32 Replies: 0 Views: 22857

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
It's Tucson Time Again - 2025 (bob kerr) Mar 17, 2025 12:54 Replies: 110 Views: 24245
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 - Let's Help Le Règne Minéral magazine! (Jordi Fabre) Oct 22, 2024 12:04 Replies: 1 Views: 1851
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2024 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 05, 2024 02:38 Replies: 9 Views: 5545
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2024 (Antonio P. López) Jul 18, 2024 16:39 Replies: 24 Views: 11012
Tucson 2024 - It's started! (bob kerr) Feb 18, 2024 04:24 Replies: 84 Views: 55466
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2023 (Jordi Fabre) Nov 26, 2023 05:29 Replies: 16 Views: 20891
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2023 (Antonio P. López) Jul 21, 2023 05:31 Replies: 41 Views: 52082
Tucson Shows 2023 - let the fun begin (bob kerr) Feb 21, 2023 01:26 Replies: 77 Views: 77629
Munich Show (Mineralientage) 2022 (James Catmur) Oct 27, 2022 14:04 Replies: 20 Views: 36233
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2022 - The reunion (Jordi Fabre) Jul 17, 2022 15:05 Replies: 12 Views: 33042
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57 3394 Mar 17, 2025 12:54
bob kerr View latest post
No new posts Mineral Shows     
  Moderators Jordi Fabre, chris, Gail, Antonio Alcaide
March 15 & 16 - Nautilus Ghent Mineral & Fossil Show (in Gent, Belgium) (Herwig) Mar 18, 2025 05:15 Replies: 1 Views: 221
March Madrid show report (James Catmur) Mar 09, 2025 14:43 Replies: 0 Views: 327
2025 SIES Club's Gem & Mineral Show (Mike Chontofalsky) Feb 23, 2025 14:18 Replies: 0 Views: 278
East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show 2025! (Jordi Fabre) Jan 31, 2025 17:31 Replies: 0 Views: 937
INTERMINERAL Liège 2024 (Roger Warin) Nov 07, 2024 11:17 Replies: 5 Views: 2727
44th New Mexico Mineral Symposium (Jordi Fabre) Oct 19, 2024 16:40 Replies: 0 Views: 2125
CIMGE Nanjing (Greg Lilly) Jun 18, 2024 21:07 Replies: 4 Views: 4746
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: 6596
Are there any big mineral shows in canada? (14megapixel) Mar 10, 2024 19:28 Replies: 5 Views: 5706
Geofair 2024. Cincinnait, Ohio, USA (Johan Maertens) Mar 04, 2024 16:38 Replies: 0 Views: 6510
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251 2089 Mar 18, 2025 05:15
orlando 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: 17917
100.000 Club The Joy of Tucson, 2020 Gail Spann Experience (Gail) Feb 29, 2020 18:32 Replies: 107 Views: 186419
Sunny Tucson, Gail Spann’s adventures. 2019 (Gail) Mar 03, 2019 16:21 Replies: 36 Views: 87782
100.000 Club Gail Spann's Tucson Adventures. February 2018. (Gail) Feb 28, 2018 21:37 Replies: 209 Views: 322210
100.000 Club Tucson 2017, The insanity continues...but it sure is fun! (Gail) Feb 27, 2017 22:25 Replies: 112 Views: 216528
500.000 Club TUCSON, 2016. And away we go.... (Gail) Mar 19, 2016 11:45 Replies: 445 Views: 684842
100.000 Club The magic of Tucson, 2015. Gail Spann report. (Gail) Aug 12, 2015 11:19 Replies: 116 Views: 259617
100.000 Club Tucson 2014 Show Report, Gail Spann Having Fun Again... (Gail) Jul 26, 2014 19:32 Replies: 156 Views: 307452
100.000 Club Houston Fine Mineral Show Report, with Gail Spann (Gail) Jun 03, 2013 09:23 Replies: 103 Views: 244474
1.000.000 Club 2013 Tucson Show Adventure ~ Gail Spann Style. (Gail) Apr 27, 2013 02:57 Replies: 598 Views: 1081308
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42 5336 Feb 25, 2024 13:43
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: 85245
"Geode" Mineral Identification (Godscreation1988) Mar 04, 2025 15:16 Replies: 15 Views: 1543
Mineral Identification Question (Godscreation1988) Mar 01, 2025 20:53 Replies: 23 Views: 2752
Orthoclase and phenakite Namibia (Howard Heitner) Feb 27, 2025 15:55 Replies: 3 Views: 692
Fake titanium quartz crystal ponder (DarkanWarior) Feb 26, 2025 07:35 Replies: 5 Views: 806
Calcite crystal habit (Jaime_Cerdeira) Feb 24, 2025 09:47 Replies: 3 Views: 477
Limonite after pyrite Pretoria Mine, Argent, South Africa? (Howard Heitner) Feb 23, 2025 11:34 Replies: 1 Views: 364
Calcite pseudomorph after aragonite from Sicily (Howard Heitner) Feb 20, 2025 04:54 Replies: 2 Views: 480
Crystal habit identification (Jaime_Cerdeira) Feb 11, 2025 04:03 Replies: 6 Views: 1198
Unknown banded mineral from shores of lake Buttermere, Cumbria. UK (Forrestblyth) Feb 07, 2025 11:24 Replies: 5 Views: 969
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234 1709 Mar 04, 2025 15:16
Peter Megaw 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

A true morphological twin of quartz according to the Dauphiné law. (Roger Warin) Mar 04, 2025 21:01 Replies: 5 Views: 806
Hello all, just wanted to confirm if Hardin, Elmwood or Mexican Fluorite (Juan Roberto Rivera) Mar 03, 2025 10:17 Replies: 2 Views: 418
Radiating quartz with ring of amethyst (Howard Heitner) Feb 18, 2025 10:54 Replies: 7 Views: 1094
I’ve exhausted all local help! Please help me identify this? (Jeramiah) Feb 07, 2025 09:01 Replies: 4 Views: 975
Limonitized garnet? (Robson Vieira) Jan 31, 2025 07:03 Replies: 36 Views: 7956
Helvine with Quartz or Garnet? (Juan Roberto Rivera) Jan 31, 2025 05:51 Replies: 17 Views: 2708
Amethyst flower (Juan Roberto Rivera) Jan 14, 2025 10:24 Replies: 3 Views: 1342
Hardin or Elmwood Fluorite? (Juan Roberto Rivera) Jan 14, 2025 10:22 Replies: 9 Views: 2481
Help identifying this rock from India (kevin_standage) Jan 14, 2025 09:55 Replies: 1 Views: 711
Locality for siderite vein across bedding on schist (Howard Heitner) Dec 30, 2024 16:52 Replies: 0 Views: 1125
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208 1919 Mar 04, 2025 21:01
Bob Morgan 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, a selection of unusual minerals (Forrestblyth) Mar 06, 2025 10:29 Replies: 1 Views: 359
Poor mans macro mineral photography setup (Forrestblyth) Mar 04, 2025 14:46 Replies: 2 Views: 477
Conichalcite (Forrestblyth) Mar 04, 2025 08:29 Replies: 0 Views: 226
Sulfosalts (Roger Warin) Feb 24, 2025 01:56 Replies: 1 Views: 425
Fluorite, Burntree Pastures mine county Durham (Forrestblyth) Feb 06, 2025 09:23 Replies: 1 Views: 774
Fluorite / Galena Rogerly Mine. Fosterley, Co. Durham (Forrestblyth) Feb 06, 2025 08:58 Replies: 1 Views: 536
Fluorite twin from Colorado (Bob Carnein) Aug 24, 2024 17:41 Replies: 1 Views: 2781
Sagenite agate from Bulgaria (Von_von) Aug 07, 2024 09:22 Replies: 9 Views: 3897
Flower Agate from Rhodope mountains - Bulgaria (Von_von) Aug 06, 2024 15:55 Replies: 0 Views: 2405
Jim’s Mineral Collection (Jim Wilkinson) Mar 21, 2024 14:35 Replies: 18 Views: 20436
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134 1064 Mar 06, 2025 10:29
Forrestblyth 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: 62860
Favourite countries of origin? (Tobi) Sep 01, 2010 12:23 Replies: 26 Views: 69814
The other ten of the top twenty locations (Tom Mazanec) Mar 04, 2016 10:15 Replies: 9 Views: 41759
Favourite Garnets? (Tobi) Dec 19, 2022 08:23 Replies: 10 Views: 45153
Favourite Barytes? (Tobi) Dec 17, 2022 11:18 Replies: 32 Views: 71908
100.000 Club Favourite Quartzes? (Tobi) Nov 13, 2022 23:58 Replies: 62 Views: 119983
Favourite Tourmalines? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 04:07 Replies: 28 Views: 65284
Favourite Galenas? (Tobi) Aug 31, 2021 03:59 Replies: 36 Views: 78720
100.000 Club Favourite Fluorites? (Tobi) Jul 14, 2021 01:14 Replies: 223 Views: 443971
Favourite Wulfenites? (Tobi) Oct 02, 2020 23:35 Replies: 24 Views: 69391
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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
Port Mulgrage field trip for Pyrite specimens (Forrestblyth) Mar 11, 2025 11:19 Replies: 2 Views: 445
Dirtlow Rake Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire UK (Forrestblyth) Mar 11, 2025 06:00 Replies: 10 Views: 1306
Secondary Lead Minerals from the Congos (bob kerr) Mar 06, 2025 10:20 Replies: 0 Views: 240
Allenheads mine visit (Forrestblyth) Mar 04, 2025 09:27 Replies: 0 Views: 218
Barrow mine, Braithwait, Cumbria (Forrestblyth) Feb 06, 2025 12:08 Replies: 2 Views: 766
Milltown quary, Ashover, Derbyshire UK (Forrestblyth) Feb 06, 2025 10:09 Replies: 1 Views: 518
Steel Rigg /Craig Lough. Northumberland UK (Forrestblyth) Feb 01, 2025 10:33 Replies: 2 Views: 736
Greetings from Czech Republic (stoner) Dec 14, 2024 17:31 Replies: 3 Views: 1222
A bit of fun - Tomnadashan mine, Killin, Stirling, Scotland, UK (James Catmur) Oct 14, 2024 11:45 Replies: 1 Views: 1664
Revelstoke Ruby (thecrystalfinderBC) Aug 06, 2024 01:13 Replies: 2 Views: 2747
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275 2243 Mar 11, 2025 11:19
James Catmur 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: 30316
Asbestos name change (James Catmur) Aug 05, 2022 09:16 Replies: 15 Views: 45774
Cabeça do Cachorro claim (alfredo) Mar 17, 2022 04:53 Replies: 11 Views: 23704
Mountain named "Fullus / Fulus" near Aouli/Morocco? (Tobi) Feb 13, 2022 07:51 Replies: 0 Views: 22510
Trivia about New York City localities. (Bob Harman) Aug 22, 2020 14:48 Replies: 0 Views: 20445
Location error on a photo (Kevin Conroy) May 15, 2019 20:07 Replies: 2 Views: 26609
Hematite and Quartz from China (Tobi) Apr 08, 2019 10:53 Replies: 4 Views: 28453
Amethyst Cove, Bay of Fundy, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada - Correction (Richard Arseneau) Mar 13, 2019 10:55 Replies: 4 Views: 30211
Modificación requested for Capestang locality (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 12:31 Replies: 2 Views: 30262
Change in French administrative area (Philippe Durand) Mar 24, 2017 05:51 Replies: 1 Views: 28012
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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.      
Beaumont Mine visit. Allendale, Northumberland, UK (Forrestblyth) Mar 08, 2025 07:54 Replies: 2 Views: 592
West Rigg mine visit Geotrail walk (Forrestblyth) Mar 04, 2025 09:04 Replies: 0 Views: 246
Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Eden, Cumbria, England (Forrestblyth) Mar 01, 2025 17:39 Replies: 7 Views: 14858
Any chance of finding uranium ore in Southeastern USA? (bradyw) Mar 22, 2023 17:58 Replies: 5 Views: 21313
Rockhounding in Israel - contact needed (dimrub) Dec 13, 2022 08:25 Replies: 18 Views: 55912
Quartz hunt @ Capurru Quarry, Osilo, Sardinia (Tobi) Sep 30, 2022 09:27 Replies: 1 Views: 14169
Baryte (Forrestblyth) Sep 29, 2022 11:26 Replies: 4 Views: 16100
South Tirol/ Tyrol (Philippe Durand) Jul 20, 2022 01:10 Replies: 5 Views: 17581
A tour in Sicily for minerals ... and beyond (mineralenzo) May 10, 2022 10:48 Replies: 14 Views: 27289
Northern Ireland, Ireland collecting sites (rgangue) Sep 22, 2021 10:21 Replies: 2 Views: 17818
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81 584 Mar 08, 2025 07:54
Forrestblyth 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: 254546
The biggest nuggets. (Roger Warin) Nov 08, 2016 03:51 Replies: 10 Views: 57057
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: 186913
2013, an Update... CROCOITE! A Huge New Pocket From The Adelaide Mine (John Cornish) Jun 24, 2013 08:14 Replies: 13 Views: 69697
Join us to dig a giant Amethyst geode - 'Part 2' (Antonio Da Silveira) Oct 23, 2010 17:27 Replies: 6 Views: 66266
Scoop! - An important find of amber in the "La Florida" Mine, Spain (Jordi Fabre) Dec 14, 2008 15:03 Replies: 0 Views: 47178

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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12 423 Dec 09, 2024 00:45
Volkmar Stingl 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 03, 2025 10:19 Replies: 2 Views: 7720
Cleaning a hematite rose (Robson Vieira) Jan 14, 2025 07:31 Replies: 4 Views: 1334
Waller solution With Citric acid sodium bicarbonate (al mar) Dec 16, 2024 08:11 Replies: 4 Views: 1442
Curating your collection (Michael Shaw) Nov 19, 2023 07:51 Replies: 11 Views: 63944
Caring Collection (alibaba) Aug 14, 2023 10:26 Replies: 3 Views: 18111
Clean and Polish Calcite (Kowen) May 18, 2023 16:44 Replies: 3 Views: 20925
Tips on building display cases (Ning) Jan 19, 2023 07:00 Replies: 4 Views: 71902
How to secure a mineral inside a plastic box? (cascaillou) Dec 27, 2022 13:55 Replies: 8 Views: 23418
Linarite or azurite (Gregor) Jul 12, 2021 14:52 Replies: 5 Views: 25088
Rust remover UK (al kirky) Jun 07, 2021 12:59 Replies: 3 Views: 17802
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Juan Roberto Rivera 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: 73527
1.000.000 Club The Mizunaka Collection (am mizunaka) Mar 17, 2025 17:47 Replies: 2565 Views: 2664884
1.000.000 Club Collection of Michael Shaw (Michael Shaw) Mar 14, 2025 02:39 Replies: 2213 Views: 2884255
1.000.000 Club Don Lum Collection (Don Lum) Nov 08, 2024 06:32 Replies: 2220 Views: 2492577
1.000.000 Club Collection of Carles Millan (Carles Millan) Mar 14, 2025 05:05 Replies: 1006 Views: 2459978
1.000.000 Club Collection of Tobi (Tobi) Feb 20, 2025 15:45 Replies: 1261 Views: 1911044
1.000.000 Club New generation for picture - Ploum (ploum) Oct 08, 2024 03:28 Replies: 1444 Views: 2614859
1.000.000 Club Collection of Fiebre Verde (Fiebre Verde) Jan 24, 2023 08:02 Replies: 746 Views: 1251144
500.000 Club Collection of Nurbo (nurbo) Mar 26, 2016 14:37 Replies: 404 Views: 886844
500.000 Club Andreas Gerstenberg Collection (Andreas Gerstenberg) May 19, 2018 14:36 Replies: 182 Views: 593596
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Enrique Llorens 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: 892607
100.000 Club Tracy's favorite specimens (Tracy) Dec 21, 2017 10:32 Replies: 74 Views: 310023
100.000 Club Silvia's Collection (silvia) Aug 08, 2023 12:15 Replies: 220 Views: 240866
The Tama Higuchi Collection (TamaHiguchi) Feb 14, 2023 16:46 Replies: 18 Views: 30854
100.000 Club Nimfiara's collection (nimfiara) May 10, 2012 17:20 Replies: 30 Views: 129617
100.000 Club Linda's Private Collection (Linda Smith) Feb 08, 2012 04:31 Replies: 39 Views: 136959
Debbie's Collection (Debbie Woolf) Jul 04, 2011 10:45 Replies: 20 Views: 98753
Colleen's Collection (Colleen Thomson) May 28, 2011 19:33 Replies: 10 Views: 66039
Jessica's mineral collection (Jessica Simonoff) Jan 30, 2010 18:52 Replies: 18 Views: 93806
Linda St-Cyr's favorites (Linda St-Cyr) May 17, 2009 09:09 Replies: 6 Views: 67691

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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
New book: Minerals of Britain and Ireland 2009-2024 (Jordi Fabre) Feb 16, 2025 13:30 Replies: 0 Views: 360
Book(s) about minerals for children ? (Herwig) Jan 24, 2025 00:12 Replies: 4 Views: 1486
100.000 Club Monthly Mineral Chronicles, Mineral Guides and more... (crocoite) Jun 14, 2024 21:37 Replies: 75 Views: 129615
Dissolution enables dolomite crystal growth near ambient conditions (James Catmur) Nov 27, 2023 11:28 Replies: 9 Views: 9846
Illustrated Minerals of Australia... (crocoite) Jun 16, 2023 00:38 Replies: 0 Views: 19030
MIneralogical Record delivery outside USA (James Catmur) Apr 25, 2023 10:56 Replies: 23 Views: 27283
The first 100 IUGS geological heritage sites (James Catmur) Apr 11, 2023 08:28 Replies: 2 Views: 10999
Atlas of Spanish minerals (Miguel Calvo) Oct 30, 2022 13:56 Replies: 4 Views: 16275
Brazil Amethyst (Linus) Sep 19, 2022 11:03 Replies: 1 Views: 13842
New Book on Gem Pegmatites (Mike Menzies) Aug 03, 2022 13:58 Replies: 1 Views: 13576
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Jordi Fabre 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: 23448
Tama's Mineral Paintings (TamaHiguchi) Aug 13, 2022 14:27 Replies: 9 Views: 22200
Collecting and imagining (Sante Celiberti) Nov 25, 2020 15:20 Replies: 33 Views: 74460
Mineralogical Museum of Marburg, drawn by me :-) (Tobi) Nov 04, 2019 06:03 Replies: 12 Views: 46389
Mineral collages 5.0 (Tobi) Jul 19, 2019 05:52 Replies: 4 Views: 31706
New Artwork... (crocoite) Jun 02, 2019 06:42 Replies: 13 Views: 46401
Artisan Made Gems (vic rzonca) Sep 22, 2018 14:28 Replies: 9 Views: 42785
Some new Mineralpaintings in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Sep 02, 2018 16:17 Replies: 5 Views: 32854
Chinese Realgar (crocoite) Apr 24, 2018 21:36 Replies: 8 Views: 40041
Minerals in Watercolor (MasterofStone) Feb 21, 2018 06:22 Replies: 6 Views: 37308
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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: 46034
A very dear memory. (Sante Celiberti) Apr 08, 2022 12:24 Replies: 6 Views: 17285
Tracing the dealer "Minerals Engineering" or Brian Petrovic (TomCotterell) Sep 17, 2021 09:46 Replies: 2 Views: 16824
Tracing specimens from the Duchess of Northumberland (1787-1866) (TomCotterell) Aug 31, 2021 15:47 Replies: 6 Views: 19950
Where can I find some bio on Gilbert Gauthier? (pub1tzu) Jun 18, 2021 10:14 Replies: 4 Views: 18882
Bob Cook wins the 2021 John S. White Mineral Legacy Award (Jordi Fabre) May 01, 2021 13:06 Replies: 2 Views: 17538
Mining objects. (Sante Celiberti) Feb 10, 2021 10:34 Replies: 30 Views: 58960
Honeymoon quartz (James Catmur) Nov 29, 2020 07:58 Replies: 0 Views: 19001
History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Colombia (Part 1) (Fiebre Verde) Oct 26, 2020 08:40 Replies: 4 Views: 19262
How to collect in an "apartment for sale". (Sante Celiberti) Aug 04, 2020 05:49 Replies: 0 Views: 18921
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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: 94494
FMF Guide of Rocks - SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (prcantos) Dec 11, 2013 17:45 Replies: 5 Views: 51857
FMF Guide of Rocks - METAMORPHIC ROCKS (prcantos) Jul 05, 2015 06:56 Replies: 16 Views: 93389
Roadside Geology of Vermont (NellsRocks) Sep 21, 2018 07:52 Replies: 10 Views: 56698
Grave Stones of Interest to Rock People... no, really... (NellsRocks) Sep 13, 2018 16:23 Replies: 14 Views: 58227
Not Sure What Rock Is!!!??? (Aliengng) Mar 24, 2016 06:09 Replies: 15 Views: 58520
Genesis of the serpentine minerals and rocks (prcantos) Jun 06, 2013 04:48 Replies: 2 Views: 37733

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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
Treatments, Synthetics and Simulants: FLUORITE (cascaillou) Mar 11, 2025 11:02 Replies: 0 Views: 426
An interesting Colorado "Gold Specimen" Story (bob kerr) Jun 19, 2024 10:14 Replies: 1 Views: 4111
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: 6421
Possible Fake: Blue Hemimorphite from Ojuela (Ibrahim Jameel) Dec 31, 2023 13:23 Replies: 41 Views: 76107
Fake chrysocollas from Congo (FMF Forum) Jun 13, 2023 10:19 Replies: 0 Views: 23004
Does Citrine Occur Naturally as a Geode? (Stone Mania) May 25, 2023 15:40 Replies: 11 Views: 16252
Interesting fake Cavansite (Joseph DOliveira) Feb 01, 2023 22:09 Replies: 3 Views: 14348
Blue herderites? from Badakhshan Afghanistan? (Christophe Gobin) Mar 25, 2022 00:19 Replies: 4 Views: 19252
Goethite from Imini mine (Morocco) (Cesar M. Salvan) Mar 13, 2022 14:57 Replies: 0 Views: 23311
Aura Coating (AleaBankston) Jun 06, 2021 14:38 Replies: 15 Views: 32816
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66 743 Mar 11, 2025 11:02
cascaillou 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: 19501
Stolen specimen alert - Stolen from the University of California, Santa Barbara! (Jordi Fabre) Aug 21, 2019 22:36 Replies: 2 Views: 46262
Theft of Pieter de Bruyn collection (Pierre Joubert) Mar 14, 2019 19:40 Replies: 1 Views: 30707
Theft of Tourmalines from Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society Museum in California (Chris Wentzell) Oct 25, 2017 14:13 Replies: 26 Views: 77999
Theft from the Franklin Mineral Museum, New Jersey (Jordi Fabre) Jul 18, 2017 07:43 Replies: 0 Views: 33703
Theft at West Coast Mineral and Fossil Show of Kristalle gold. (vic rzonca) Nov 16, 2016 07:43 Replies: 1 Views: 29517
Stolen specimen inquiry (Jordi Fabre) Aug 06, 2016 05:08 Replies: 3 Views: 35389
Theft of Colin Owen mineral specimens and collection (Pierre Joubert) Jul 15, 2016 10:34 Replies: 14 Views: 49854
THEFT of 60 world class mineral specimens in Johannesburg! (Jordi Fabre) Apr 29, 2016 10:04 Replies: 19 Views: 78960
Famous piece stolen from a Romanian Museum (David) Jan 27, 2014 14:16 Replies: 0 Views: 33696
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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
500.000 Club Presentation of new members - Reference Thread (Jordi Fabre) Jan 14, 2025 10:17 Replies: 520 Views: 688883
Is there a metaphysical properties section to this forum? (flyingryan777) Mar 03, 2025 14:37 Replies: 2 Views: 445
Natural Big Obisidian Pillar find in China Donghai (Lori Kain) Jan 04, 2025 13:45 Replies: 3 Views: 1702
Photos of our collections - the whole collections, not only single pieces ;-) (Tobi) Aug 26, 2024 09:38 Replies: 10 Views: 4431
A phase coming to an end (but nothing about FMF ,-) (Jordi Fabre) Sep 18, 2023 11:54 Replies: 11 Views: 18215
Is there anything that could make you give up mineral collecting? (David) Sep 15, 2023 12:27 Replies: 13 Views: 17618
Minimum size for a mineral museum (David) Sep 10, 2023 10:31 Replies: 11 Views: 15402
A poll on mindat group in FB (Bergur_E_Sigurdarson) Aug 08, 2023 12:35 Replies: 6 Views: 13555
Vivianite brief guide for beginners (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 26, 2023 15:53 Replies: 0 Views: 15672
New additions to my minerals collection! (Minerals & Fossils yt) Jul 18, 2023 17:03 Replies: 0 Views: 15574
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alfredo 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

German Minerals (Tobi) Jul 29, 2024 09:44 Replies: 29 Views: 63764
100.000 Club Very nice Amethyst in the Railroad Works in North of Spain (Joan R.) Oct 06, 2021 17:28 Replies: 32 Views: 120952
100.000 Club When can a fossil be also considered a mineral? (Carles Millan) Apr 20, 2020 17:21 Replies: 50 Views: 129826
100.000 Club Freeware: Mineral Database (Joan R.) Jan 11, 2020 04:35 Replies: 61 Views: 203949
Is this a twin? (Duncan Miller) May 16, 2019 02:17 Replies: 28 Views: 89195
500.000 Club Quartz collecting outings in South Africa (Pierre Joubert) Mar 25, 2019 11:26 Replies: 354 Views: 614736
Blue-green rock (Viktorian) Aug 13, 2018 21:33 Replies: 7 Views: 98843
Stalactites? (John S. White) Jul 09, 2018 10:20 Replies: 24 Views: 85371
100.000 Club Maximum number of minerals on a specimen (David) May 06, 2018 03:02 Replies: 37 Views: 103326
Tetrahedron [111] penetration twin (Josele) Jan 13, 2018 20:26 Replies: 17 Views: 80066
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Tobi 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: 59144

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: 50326
Mineralogical Record News June 2020 (Jordi Fabre) Jun 08, 2020 12:30 Replies: 0 Views: 19074
The Mineralogical Record (Jordi Fabre) Dec 31, 2018 08:28 Replies: 18 Views: 71783
M.R. vol 48 (2) Tri-State District (Robert Seitz) Mar 29, 2017 19:22 Replies: 2 Views: 27998
100.000 Club New Standards of Excellence in the Mineral Kingdom - M.R. March-April 2014 (Jordi Fabre) Apr 20, 2015 10:51 Replies: 41 Views: 115259
2014 Graphic Excellence Award again for the Mineralogical Record and two more medals! (Jordi Fabre) Dec 31, 2014 13:22 Replies: 3 Views: 33388
Mineralogical Record News (Jordi Fabre) Apr 09, 2014 04:04 Replies: 1 Views: 31701
The 2013 Graphic Excellence Award for the Mineralogical Record! (Jordi Fabre) May 22, 2013 12:27 Replies: 0 Views: 30416
Article in M. Record about the John White single crystal collection (Jordi Fabre) Sep 26, 2009 08:31 Replies: 2 Views: 38267
Opinions about Mineralogical Record's Article (Jordi Fabre) May 18, 2009 11:59 Replies: 15 Views: 79402
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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: 43640
Some well-deserved plaudits for Marie Huizing and Rocks & Minerals magazine (Jordi Fabre) Jan 04, 2015 11:27 Replies: 9 Views: 47126
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - May-June 2014 Issue (Peter Megaw) May 24, 2014 15:39 Replies: 2 Views: 33257
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - Jan/Feb 2014 issue (Jordi Fabre) Mar 12, 2014 10:16 Replies: 1 Views: 29762
Rocks & Minerals Magazine - Nov/Dec 2013 issue (Rocks & Minerals) Dec 01, 2013 13:52 Replies: 2 Views: 39363
Superb improvement in the printing quality of R&M Magazine (Jordi Fabre) Apr 29, 2013 09:16 Replies: 3 Views: 34806
Rocks & Minerals ONLINE (Jordi Fabre) Aug 20, 2012 12:03 Replies: 4 Views: 41458
Five years of FMF in Rocks & Minerals (Antonio Alcaide) Oct 04, 2011 12:51 Replies: 1 Views: 32105
In Rock and Minerals: "Natural Versus Aesthetic" from Jesse Fisher (Jordi Fabre) Apr 12, 2010 20:05 Replies: 20 Views: 80384

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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: 40939
New book: NAMIBIA Minerals & Localties Volume 2 is here! (MINERALIEN-Welt) Oct 25, 2016 13:13 Replies: 1 Views: 29389
"Klassiker Harz" (Harz Classic) New Book! (Jordi Fabre) Feb 21, 2015 12:01 Replies: 1 Views: 30469
MINERALIEN-Welt back in Denver 2013 - Booth E26 (MINERALIEN-Welt) Sep 05, 2013 13:41 Replies: 1 Views: 32013
NEW BOOK "Exquisite Agates - Erlesene Achate" by Dietrich Mayer! (MINERALIEN-Welt) Aug 06, 2013 11:00 Replies: 2 Views: 41240

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
Le Règne Minéral magazine closes (Jordi Fabre) Sep 03, 2024 08:20 Replies: 3 Views: 3372
New special issue of Le Règne Minéral (Julien) May 20, 2020 01:55 Replies: 0 Views: 26709
A new book (Julien) Nov 24, 2019 15:25 Replies: 14 Views: 49995
An editorial to enlighten us from the Le Règne Minéral magazine (Jordi Fabre) Jul 03, 2018 13:46 Replies: 7 Views: 36260
Le Règne Minéral #137 (Julien) Sep 20, 2017 02:35 Replies: 0 Views: 39672
Catalog of the le Règne Minéral editions (Jordi Fabre) Jun 03, 2016 07:34 Replies: 0 Views: 32037
Le Règne Minéral special issu 2014 : Alpine Rodingites !!! (Julien) May 19, 2015 04:48 Replies: 0 Views: 35489
Crystal-hunters Chronicles (Julien) Nov 12, 2014 12:04 Replies: 12 Views: 50899
News from les Editions du Piat (Julien) Jul 11, 2014 03:09 Replies: 3 Views: 35634
Special Edition of Le Règne Minéral (Julien) Jul 10, 2014 10:26 Replies: 0 Views: 30320
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No new posts Mineral Up Editions     
  Moderator Joaquim Callen
The new issue of Mineral Up is now available! (Joaquim Callen) Mar 31, 2024 13:14 Replies: 4 Views: 47386
Gold for Collectors - The Book (Joaquim Callen) Dec 15, 2021 17:25 Replies: 7 Views: 54428
2014 Mineral Up calendar (Peter Van Hout) Nov 14, 2013 17:34 Replies: 0 Views: 27938

3 14 Mar 31, 2024 13:14
Jordi Fabre 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: 41619

1 2 Jan 23, 2016 11:38
Roger Warin View latest post
No new posts Blue Cap Productions     
  Moderator BlueCapProductions
2024 Nanjing Mineral Show (CIMGE) - Video Show Report - 60+ Videos (BlueCapProductions) Jun 24, 2024 11:45 Replies: 40 Views: 11339
2024 Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines Show - LIVE (BlueCapProductions) Jun 19, 2024 18:32 Replies: 0 Views: 3339
Mineral Talks LIVE (BlueCapProductions) Sep 29, 2021 07:29 Replies: 57 Views: 86377
Narrated Slideshows (BlueCapProductions) Apr 03, 2020 15:37 Replies: 2 Views: 29588
BlueCapProductions releases full videos for free on Youtube (Tobi) Apr 03, 2020 15:34 Replies: 5 Views: 30295
Jordi's Munich 2018 booth on Blue Cap Productions (Tobi) Mar 23, 2020 02:42 Replies: 2 Views: 38792
COVID-19 and self-isolation (BlueCapProductions) Mar 22, 2020 21:36 Replies: 0 Views: 31247
Breakfast With Minerals - Episode 3 - Professional Diggers - Podcast Discussion (BlueCapProductions) Jan 28, 2019 12:40 Replies: 2 Views: 27356
Breakfast With Minerals - Podcast Discussion - Episode 02 (BlueCapProductions) Aug 18, 2018 19:41 Replies: 11 Views: 42677
What's Hot In Tucson: 2016 (BlueCapProductions) Jun 05, 2018 16:45 Replies: 11 Views: 47255
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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
Natural History Museum in Oslo, Norway by Knut Eldjarn (Tobi) Nov 14, 2024 07:09 Replies: 1 Views: 16137
The first museums and early mineral collections (by David Carter) (Tobi) Jun 20, 2024 10:33 Replies: 1 Views: 3581
European Mineral and Mining Museums (Robert Seitz) May 19, 2024 14:28 Replies: 11 Views: 27153
National Museum Cardiff will no longer maintain expertise in mineralogy and petrology (James Catmur) Feb 26, 2024 06:51 Replies: 0 Views: 6673
Mollfulleda mineralogy museum in Arenys de Mar (photos by P. Alonso) (James Catmur) Feb 07, 2024 13:37 Replies: 0 Views: 6333
Corpach, Fort William Museum (Philippe Durand) Aug 23, 2023 09:58 Replies: 9 Views: 15764
Natural History Museum: Prague (Robert Seitz) Feb 03, 2023 22:20 Replies: 0 Views: 21138
Haus der Natur – Salzburg (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 07:38 Replies: 3 Views: 11440
Hungarian Natural History Museum - Budapest (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 06:26 Replies: 1 Views: 9287
ELTE TTK Museum of Natural History (Robert Seitz) Jan 30, 2023 06:18 Replies: 1 Views: 10223
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53 317 Nov 14, 2024 07:09
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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
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No new posts Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County     
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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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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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