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  Topic: Caldbeck fell trip
Roy Starkey

Replies: 2
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PostForum: Rockhounding trips   Posted: Jul 09, 2025 15:45   Subject: Re: Caldbeck fell trip
Please be aware that mineral collecting in the Caldbeck Fells is subject to a Permit Scheme. You cannot simply turn up without permission and go collecting. Such action is likely to lead to the permit ...
  Topic: Ghost dendrite
Roy Starkey

Replies: 7
Views: 2402

PostForum: Minerals and Mineralogy   Posted: May 02, 2025 02:23   Subject: Re: Ghost dendrite
Hi Marco
Interesting question. It looks as if the iron (?) oxide / hydroxides may have undergone some form of slow hydration through uptake of moisture from the atmosphere and diffused through the mi ...
  Topic: Dirtlow Rake Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire UK
Roy Starkey

Replies: 10
Views: 4285

PostForum: Mines and Mineral Localities   Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:29   Subject: Re: Dirtlow Rake Mine, Castleton ,High Peak, Derbishire UK
The bladed / columnar material is calcite.
  Topic: Dirtlow Rake Mine, Castleton, High Peak, Derbyshire UK
Roy Starkey

Replies: 10
Views: 4285

PostForum: Mines and Mineral Localities   Posted: Mar 07, 2025 10:25   Subject: Re: Dirtlow Rake Mine, Castleton ,High Peak, Derbishire UK
The bladed / columnar material is calcite.
  Topic: Mineral Identification Question
Roy Starkey

Replies: 23
Views: 18119

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 09, 2025 06:11   Subject: Re: Mineral Identification Question
Please upload a photo that is in focus.
  Topic: Unknown banded mineral from shores of lake Buttermere, Cumbria. UK
Roy Starkey

Replies: 5
Views: 2800

PostForum: FOR BEGINNERS: What is it? Where is it from?   Posted: Feb 07, 2025 11:24   Subject: Re: Unknown banded mineral from shores of lake Buttermere, Cumbria. UK
Hi Mathias. Sorry but no, That is most unlikely.

The most plausible explanation is that the specimen shows typical crack-seal / crack-heal quartz which is of common occurrence in the Lake District ...
  Topic: Steel Rigg /Craig Lough. Northumberland UK
Roy Starkey

Replies: 2
Views: 2444

PostForum: Mines and Mineral Localities   Posted: Feb 01, 2025 10:32   Subject: Re: Steel Rigg /Craig Lough. Northumberland UK
See:
https://www.geologynorth.uk/the-whin-sill/#:~:text=Petrologically%2C%20all%20four%20components%20of,also%20orthopyroxene%2C%20titan-magnetite%2C
(link normalized by FMF)

Cheers

Roy
  Topic: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025
Roy Starkey

Replies: 5
Views: 3762

PostForum: Comments & Suggestions   Posted: Dec 11, 2024 08:44   Subject: Re: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2025
Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and mineralogically interesting New Year in 2025!
For me, 2025 will be 'the year of the next book' (about the Victorian polymath John Ruskin and his mineralogi ...
  Topic: Le Règne Minéral magazine closes
Roy Starkey

Replies: 3
Views: 9826

PostForum: Le Règne Minéral   Posted: Sep 03, 2024 05:49   Subject: Re: Le Règne Minéral magazine closes
Thanks Jordi. Very sad news indeed.
See also my article here
https://www.mindat.org/article.php/4957/The+loss+of+le+R%C3%A8gne+Min%C3%A9ral+and+the+future+of+publications+for+the+mineral+hobby
Best ...
  Topic: Mineralogy & Museums 10 - Cardiff - 12th-13th August 2024
Roy Starkey

Replies: 0
Views: 6972

PostForum: Minerals and Mineralogy   Posted: Mar 18, 2024 06:47   Subject: Mineralogy & Museums 10 - Cardiff - 12th-13th August 2024
M&M10 - Registration is now open for Mineralogy and Museums conference number 10.

The registration and conference website are here:

https://mm-10.org/

https://events.minersoc.org/Event- ...
  Topic: 60th Anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Russell - Free talk and workshop
Roy Starkey

Replies: 0
Views: 14718

PostForum: Minerals and Mineralogy   Posted: Feb 17, 2024 14:58   Subject: 60th Anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Russell - Free talk and workshop
Saturday 24th February 2024 is the 60th Anniversary of the death of the legendary British mineralogist and collector Sir Arthur Russell. Many Mindat users will be familiar with Sir Arthur and some of ...
  Topic: New York State: A Topographic Mineralogy (NEW BOOK) Posted on behalf of Steve Chamberlain
Roy Starkey

Replies: 0
Views: 18280

PostForum: Minerals and Mineralogy   Posted: Dec 11, 2023 16:46   Subject: New York State: A Topographic Mineralogy (NEW BOOK) Posted on behalf of Steve Chamberlain
New York State: A Topographic Mineralogy by Steven C. Chamberlain, George W. Robinson and Susan M. Robinson.

Available as a FREE three-part download from mineral.hosta(at)gmail(dot)com

This work ...
  Topic: Best wishes / 2023-2024!
Roy Starkey

Replies: 16
Views: 17096

PostForum: Comments & Suggestions   Posted: Dec 11, 2023 06:49   Subject: Re: Best wishes / 2023-2024!
Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Best wishes

Roy
  Topic: Curating your collection
Roy Starkey

Replies: 11
Views: 67468

PostForum: Conserving, Preparing and Cleaning Minerals   Posted: Nov 19, 2023 06:11   Subject: Re: Curating your collection
Hi Michael

Thanks for posting. I'm delighted that the Russell Society talk / panel discussion has proven to be of value.

People may be interested to know that the Geological Curators Group winte ...
  Topic: Corpach, Fort William Museum
Roy Starkey

Replies: 9
Views: 18722

PostForum: Worlwide Museums & Visits to Museums and private collections   Posted: Aug 05, 2023 14:06   Subject: Re: Corpach, Fort William Museum
Hi Folks
I would not normally post a negative comment, but my honest assessment of this place is that it is pandering to coach parties and the very casual non-specialist visitor on a rainy day, with ...
 
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