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 Topic: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 14 Views: 11150 |
 Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 03, 2020 16:50 Subject: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2021! |
| Well, what a year 2020 has been - Field trips cancelled, meetings cancelled, mineral shows cancelled and very limited opportunity for personal contact.
It has been the 'Year of Zoom' and I am sure ... |
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| Topic: Mineral Talks LIVE |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 48 Views: 15312 |
Forum: Blue Cap Productions Posted: Nov 05, 2020 15:04 Subject: Re: Mineral Talks LIVE |
| Hi Bryan
I have sent you a PM Best wishes Roy Roy, Thank you for your input and for your support. We're having such a wonderful time doing these programs!! I'm encouraged by the fac ... |
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| Topic: Mineral Talks LIVE |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 48 Views: 15312 |
Forum: Blue Cap Productions Posted: Oct 31, 2020 03:40 Subject: Re: Mineral Talks LIVE - Episode 18 - Stefan Nicolescu; Collections Manager, Yale Peabody |
| Hi Bryan
I just wanted to add that I think the Mineral Talks Live platform has been an inspirational venture on the part of yourself, Raquel and Eloise. It is now an essential 'fixture' in my week ... |
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| Topic: Virtual British Micromount Symposium 2020 - Would you like to participate? |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 0 Views: 2857 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Sep 08, 2020 02:47 Subject: Virtual British Micromount Symposium 2020 - Would you like to participate? |
| Like many mineral and other events we have reluctantly decided to run the British Micromount Symposium as a virtual event this year. Normally we would see 60-70 people converging on Leicester over the ... | |
| Topic: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 345 Views: 102280 |
Forum: National Library of Spain / Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) and FMF Posted: May 15, 2020 14:37 Subject: Re: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 |
| Thanks, Roy. Just a pity that the UKJMM is no longer with us. I would have loved to offer it there. Hope you are making some progress with the Russell project.
Thanks Jesse. Yes, the UKJMM would ha ... |
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| Topic: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 345 Views: 102280 |
Forum: National Library of Spain / Biblioteca Nacional de España (BNE) and FMF Posted: May 15, 2020 11:39 Subject: Re: Stay at home - Coronavirus / Covid-19 |
| Here in San Francisco, we have been confined to home since March 15, with only a few trips to the grocery store, and solitary walks in the neighborhood allowed. This will continue until June 1st, at l ... | |
| Topic: Mines active for mineral specimens only |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 9 Views: 9667 |
Forum: Mines and Mineral Localities Posted: Apr 04, 2020 13:30 Subject: Re: Mines active for mineral specimens only |
| Apologies Jordi - I thought that by not putting the full URL it would be OK, but provide sufficient information for others to follow-up.
I have made a note now of the correct formatting procedure. ... |
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| Topic: Display cabinets |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 17 Views: 17962 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: Jan 13, 2020 12:19 Subject: Re: Display cabinets |
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I fitted 'White' 5000K LED strips under the shelves of my display cabinets a few years ago and have been very pleased with them. The product I used was sourced from the late Paul Lowe in ... |
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| Topic: Smoky Quartz or Smoky Glass? |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 21 Views: 7941 |
Forum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from? Posted: Jan 02, 2020 16:27 Subject: Re: Smokey Quartz or Smokey Glass? |
| Most likely glass I think but you can do a simple optical test. Get two pieces of polaroid sheet (two pairs of polarising sun glasses will do fine) and position them so that they block the light (rota ... | |
| Topic: Happy Holidays 2019! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 23 Views: 19834 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 16, 2019 05:42 Subject: Re: Happy Holidays 2019! |
| Thanks Jordi - Happy Xmas to everyone - keep up the good work.
I wish everyone a mineralogically interesting 2020. Roy |
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| Topic: Happy Holidays 2018 - 2019! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 35 Views: 25030 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Dec 07, 2018 06:40 Subject: Happy Holidays 2018 - 2019! |
| Well, I guess someone has to be 'first' - so here goes!
I hope that you have all had a mineralogically interesting and exciting year, with lots of good finds and new acquisitions. For me 2019 has b ... |
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| Topic: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 33 Views: 34399 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Aug 21, 2018 16:53 Subject: Re: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
| I will be in Cornwall in a few weeks and this museum is definitely on my list for visiting. Are there additional museums in Cornwall that anyone would recommend visiting? I'm visiting some of the mine ... | |
| Topic: We celebrate the 12th anniversary of the beginning of FMF! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 19 Views: 13558 |
Forum: Comments & Suggestions Posted: Aug 07, 2018 02:27 Subject: Re: Today we celebrate the 12th anniversary of the beginning of FMF! |
| Hi Jordi - congratulations! It is a great resource. I am busy working on the index for my forthcoming book on the Minerals of the English Midlands - very hard work, but it does mean that I am nearing ... | |
| Topic: An editorial to enlighten us from the Le Règne Minéral magazine |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 7 Views: 16764 |
Forum: Le Règne Minéral Posted: Jul 03, 2018 13:46 Subject: Re: An editorial to enlighten us from the Le Règne Minéral magazine |
| Hi Everyone - yes, this is a familiar topic of discussion in the UK too. We have a preponderance of what are often referred to as "bead shows", and relatively few "proper mineral shows& ... | |
| Topic: Happy Holidays to everyone and a Rocky New Year! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 18 Views: 13045 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 18, 2017 09:49 Subject: Re: Happy Holidays to everyone and a Rocky New Year! |
| Happy Holidays to everyone and a Rocky New Year 2018!
Seasons Greetings to all FMF users and best wishes for a mineralogically interesting New Year in 2018 Roy |
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| Topic: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 33 Views: 34399 |
Forum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections Posted: Mar 18, 2017 07:36 Subject: Re: Royal Cornwall Museum mineral gallery - your support is needed |
| Thank you to everyone for your interest and support. I was away travelling in New Zealand when news of the grant award and museum redevelopment reached me, and was keen to make sure that the voice of ... | |
| Topic: How do they make photomicrograph slides? |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 8 Views: 10105 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: May 03, 2016 15:39 Subject: Re: How do they make photomicrograph slides? |
| Apologies Jordi - I just posted it without thinking - will do better in future! | |
| Topic: Why a "delicate subject"? |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 3 Views: 9369 |
Forum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals Posted: May 01, 2016 08:55 Subject: Re: Why a "delicate subject"? |
| What does the "this" in your question refer to? Which delicate subject?
From the main page: No new posts Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals This Forum brings together ques ... |
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| Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 7 Views: 11177 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 25, 2016 04:59 Subject: Re: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
| Hi John
I was fortunate to attend the Rochester Symposium in 2014 and would heartily agree that it is a great event - I hope to go again some day. I suspect that the low number of curators reflects ... |
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| Topic: Merry Christmas 2015 and Happy New Year! |
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| Roy Starkey Replies: 28 Views: 24178 |
Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Dec 19, 2015 15:42 Subject: Re: Merry Christmas 2015 and Happy New Year! |
| To start our classic Christmas / New Year thread this time I will use a beautiful "Nadala" (Christmas greetings in Catalonia) from the excellent artist Monse Pla who kindly has authorized ... | |
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