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 Topic: Opinions about Mineralogical Record's Article |
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 Forum: The Mineralogical Record Posted: May 28, 2007 13:39 Subject: Buying online versus... what exactly? |
| I started collecting minerals some 50 years ago. I was lucky to live somewhat near a small, but good "rock shop" that offered some really fine specimens. Through the years, however, I have ... | |
| Topic: Labels and history |
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Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Nov 03, 2006 09:53 Subject: On the subject of labels. |
| Is there minimum information that needs to be displayed on a mineral label? In my opinion a label needs to provide: the more prominent species present, an accurate description of the locality (nation ... | |
| Topic: Labels and history |
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Forum: The Ten Thousand Club Posted: Nov 03, 2006 08:46 Subject: Labels provide sort of a pedigree. |
| Receiving older labels with specimens I acquire always interests me. They give me a history of where a particular mineral specimen has been. And yes, they can add to a specimen's value... but only w ... | |
| Topic: What kind of collection? |
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Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Nov 03, 2006 08:13 Subject: Collections need not have a theme... but... |
| When I first started collecting, nearly 50 years ago, I collected EVERYTHING. Minerals, rocks, fossils, I collected it all. Problem is, without a focus - a theme if you will - collections soon becom ... | |
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