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I think one of the great beauties of mineral collecting as a hobby/passion is that it not only about mineralogy, chemistry, aesthetics, but also has a very important geographical element. And for that ...

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https://www.rtvanderbilt.com/awards_4.htm
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As an ex paint formulator this question brought to mind oil absorbtion property of minerals used as pigments. Found this article by RT Vanderbilt about silicates used in paint as functional fillers. ...

A variation on these would make good kits for mining museum gift shops. Very nice. But a bit of blasphemy to use non-LEGO pieces. Kind of like lab grown crystals. You might want to check out Bricklin ...

Wow, a mineral collector that builds with LEGO. Thought I was the only one out there in the world. Although I really do not really build, but provide a service for real builders. I do make labels for ...

A few years ago, I went to the Rochester Symposium to help present a little paper and really enjoyed it. Am planning on going again this year and was wondering if anyone on the list was planning on at ...

Excuse if this has posted before:
Not exactly sure what you need, but :

https://webmineral.com/danaclass.shtml looks to be a pretty darn complete listing and is easy to understand.

When I firs ...

I am not of course in the elite atmosphere of many of the collectors on this forum, but I truly do enjoy looking at and collecting minerals and have for most of my life. This was a very interesting ar ...

I was surfing around and ran across this site. Looks like something that some mineral collectors might be interested in.
Search the course title in google or bing--I cannot figure out how to post a u ...

I know it is heresy to some, but I am a MS fan. I actually like their products with all their quirks. I have two Apple Computers--one running OSX and bought the other one to run Windows on. I love t ...

Actually I did, and if I saw a market for it, that was the path I was going to take. But then, expecially for the museum that is actually using it, I figured that if needed a tweak of the code I could ...

When I first started writing this thing a while back, the web was really limited and it was my intention to capture data that might be gone in the future. I wanted to be for exmple download an article ...

I just downloaded the freeware database--nice program--and probably very, very, adequate for almost everyone. But if you are not a Microsoft Hater and have MS Office 2007 Professional, I have one that ...

This topic made me get up and go to my bookshelf just to see what was there and found four old friends that have kept since my youth.

Frederick Pough's book was of course there and was one of my b ...

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Topic: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 9 Views: 26699	Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Oct 01, 2011 06:50 Subject: Re: MINERALS – The Collectors Newspaper
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 9 Views: 26699	Awesome! Simply awesome.
Topic: Spodumene color question
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 26 Views: 64250	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 16, 2011 12:05 Subject: Re: Spodumene color question
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 26 Views: 64250	I think one of the great beauties of mineral collecting as a hobby/passion is that it not only about mineralogy, chemistry, aesthetics, but also has a very important geographical element. And for that ...
Topic: Surface area to volume ratio of a muscovite crystal?
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 4 Views: 12207	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jun 08, 2011 20:37 Subject: Re: Surface area to volume ratio of a muscovite crystal?
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 4 Views: 12207	oops url is https://www.rtvanderbilt.com/awards_4.htm (link normalized by FMF)
Topic: Surface area to volume ratio of a muscovite crystal?
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 4 Views: 12207	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jun 08, 2011 20:34 Subject: Re: Surface area to volume ratio of a muscovite crystal?
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 4 Views: 12207	As an ex paint formulator this question brought to mind oil absorbtion property of minerals used as pigments. Found this article by RT Vanderbilt about silicates used in paint as functional fillers. ...
Topic: Mining hand made crafts
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 23 Views: 82571	Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: May 15, 2011 17:26 Subject: Re: Mining hand made crafts
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 23 Views: 82571	A variation on these would make good kits for mining museum gift shops. Very nice. But a bit of blasphemy to use non-LEGO pieces. Kind of like lab grown crystals. You might want to check out Bricklin ...
Topic: Mining hand made crafts
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 23 Views: 82571	Forum: The histories behind mineral specimens Posted: May 14, 2011 07:45 Subject: Re: Mining hand made crafts
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 23 Views: 82571	Wow, a mineral collector that builds with LEGO. Thought I was the only one out there in the world. Although I really do not really build, but provide a service for real builders. I do make labels for ...
Topic: Anyone going to Rochester
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 17 Views: 29264	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Mar 23, 2011 08:46 Subject: Anyone going to Rochester
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 17 Views: 29264	A few years ago, I went to the Rochester Symposium to help present a little paper and really enjoyed it. Am planning on going again this year and was wondering if anyone on the list was planning on at ...
Topic: World minerals enumerated by mineral group
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 11 Views: 20277	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 29, 2010 18:20 Subject: Re: World minerals enumerated by mineral group
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 11 Views: 20277	Excuse if this has posted before: Not exactly sure what you need, but : https://webmineral.com/danaclass.shtml looks to be a pretty darn complete listing and is easy to understand. When I firs ...
Topic: In Rock and Minerals: "Natural Versus Aesthetic" from Jesse Fisher
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 20 Views: 84641	Forum: Rocks & Minerals Posted: Apr 10, 2010 15:17 Subject: Re: In Rock and Minerals: "Natural Versus Aesthetic" from Jesse Fisher
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 20 Views: 84641	I am not of course in the elite atmosphere of many of the collectors on this forum, but I truly do enjoy looking at and collecting minerals and have for most of my life. This was a very interesting ar ...
Topic: Free Crystallography Course from MIT
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 1 Views: 7568	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 19, 2010 22:44 Subject: Free Crystallography Course from MIT
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 1 Views: 7568	I was surfing around and ran across this site. Looks like something that some mineral collectors might be interested in. Search the course title in google or bing--I cannot figure out how to post a u ...
Topic: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 01, 2009 13:03 Subject: Re: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	I know it is heresy to some, but I am a MS fan. I actually like their products with all their quirks. I have two Apple Computers--one running OSX and bought the other one to run Windows on. I love t ...
Topic: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 31, 2009 11:48 Subject: Re: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	Actually I did, and if I saw a market for it, that was the path I was going to take. But then, expecially for the museum that is actually using it, I figured that if needed a tweak of the code I could ...
Topic: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 30, 2009 19:31 Subject: Re: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	When I first started writing this thing a while back, the web was really limited and it was my intention to capture data that might be gone in the future. I wanted to be for exmple download an article ...
Topic: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 30, 2009 14:34 Subject: Microsoft Access Mineral Database
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 8 Views: 30131	I just downloaded the freeware database--nice program--and probably very, very, adequate for almost everyone. But if you are not a Microsoft Hater and have MS Office 2007 Professional, I have one that ...
Topic: Creating the ultimate library for beginner collectors
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 16 Views: 26657	Forum: Mineralogical Literature Posted: Apr 15, 2009 00:10 Subject: Re: Creating the ultimate library for beginner collectors
TheBrickPrinter Replies: 16 Views: 26657	This topic made me get up and go to my bookshelf just to see what was there and found four old friends that have kept since my youth. Frederick Pough's book was of course there and was one of my b ...