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We know that a trade/commerce existed in stones, gems, and minerals for hundreds of thousands of years. I think the concept of a "show" as a moveable feast complete with advertising, is a ne ...

Hamlin's brother-in-law, Samuel Carter, was probably also a dealer along with Nathaniel Perry. All three were known mineral dealers living in Paris, Maine. Carter was a part-time mineral dealer, howev ...

There was an advertised one day mineral show in Paris, Maine in 1882. Augustus Hamlin invited participants to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, who were taking the train back fr ...

Science doesn't thrive in a vacuum, of course. Times change. Standards changed. In particular, the expectation of more rigorous standards applied to science evolved. Early Science was mostly self-fund ...

Van King

Just based on numbers of species, the biological world had to respond earlier and faster in keeping track of what was really new committees of specialists were organized to evaluate species descriptio ...

Don't forget that Dave and Kay Jensen were also co-founders.

There are many minerals known in a single grain. Some minerals are known only from a polished section, before the IMA required a x-ray data set. Some minerals such as acanthite are not present in anyo ...

If the columns in your table represent hours of processing time you should upgrade your computer. I just ran a 200 photo stack for both dmap and pmax in Zerene and the stacks took 10 minutes or a litt ...

The concern is always present that even if you "follow the directions" exactly, the result may be different or a mixture. It is likely that you have a fine-grained precipitate and the identi ...

The first question is, "Did you actually make fluorapatite?" I don't think pure fluorapatite is fluorescent. I presume you have excellent chemical skills and you controlled temperature, used ...

I presume that the "fluoride salt" contains an activator. As fluorapatite is what you are making, the fluoride salt would only assure that you had full F in the apatite. Does ultra-pure fluo ...

See Jaffe (1951) Abstract on the Literature on Synthesis of Apatites and Some Related Phosphates. USGS Circular 135. It's the first hit on google when you search apatite synthesis. You didn't say w ...

The dolomite is rather accurately shown for art. Dolomite is trigonal and the crystals shown are displaying the trigonal symmetry of the c axis of dolomite. One of the crystals on the edge is pseudocu ...

Excellent. BTW When writing a reply to a post, the "reply page" is different than the posting page. You must leave the page where one can view the images/comments. It is helpful to refer bac ...

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Topic: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Oct 04, 2016 06:33 Subject: Re: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	We know that a trade/commerce existed in stones, gems, and minerals for hundreds of thousands of years. I think the concept of a "show" as a moveable feast complete with advertising, is a ne ...
Topic: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Oct 03, 2016 07:48 Subject: Re: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	Hamlin's brother-in-law, Samuel Carter, was probably also a dealer along with Nathaniel Perry. All three were known mineral dealers living in Paris, Maine. Carter was a part-time mineral dealer, howev ...
Topic: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: May 14, 2016 12:24 Subject: Re: The first mineral show
newryqs Replies: 5 Views: 14651	There was an advertised one day mineral show in Paris, Maine in 1882. Augustus Hamlin invited participants to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, who were taking the train back fr ...
Topic: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 26, 2016 06:40 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Science doesn't thrive in a vacuum, of course. Times change. Standards changed. In particular, the expectation of more rigorous standards applied to science evolved. Early Science was mostly self-fund ...
Topic: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2016 14:47 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Van King
Topic: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 25, 2016 09:13 Subject: Re: What took the IMA so long?
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 13987	Just based on numbers of species, the biological world had to respond earlier and faster in keeping track of what was really new committees of specialists were organized to evaluate species descriptio ...
Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium
newryqs Replies: 7 Views: 18117	Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 25, 2016 08:48 Subject: Re: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium
newryqs Replies: 7 Views: 18117	Don't forget that Dave and Kay Jensen were also co-founders.
Topic: Rarest mineral?
newryqs Replies: 13 Views: 19453	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 14, 2016 08:37 Subject: Re: Rarest mineral?
newryqs Replies: 13 Views: 19453	There are many minerals known in a single grain. Some minerals are known only from a polished section, before the IMA required a x-ray data set. Some minerals such as acanthite are not present in anyo ...
Topic: Stack software, comparative speed, optimizations and others
newryqs Replies: 20 Views: 61441	Forum: Micros & Macros - Images of Minerals Posted: Sep 11, 2014 08:08 Subject: Re: Stack software, comparative speed, optimizations and others
newryqs Replies: 20 Views: 61441	If the columns in your table represent hours of processing time you should upgrade your computer. I just ran a 200 photo stack for both dmap and pmax in Zerene and the stacks took 10 minutes or a litt ...
Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 10, 2014 07:31 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	The concern is always present that even if you "follow the directions" exactly, the result may be different or a mixture. It is likely that you have a fine-grained precipitate and the identi ...
Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 09, 2014 17:38 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	The first question is, "Did you actually make fluorapatite?" I don't think pure fluorapatite is fluorescent. I presume you have excellent chemical skills and you controlled temperature, used ...
Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Sep 06, 2014 06:07 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	I presume that the "fluoride salt" contains an activator. As fluorapatite is what you are making, the fluoride salt would only assure that you had full F in the apatite. Does ultra-pure fluo ...
Topic: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 30, 2014 07:41 Subject: Re: Fluorapatite Synthesis
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15370	See Jaffe (1951) Abstract on the Literature on Synthesis of Apatites and Some Related Phosphates. USGS Circular 135. It's the first hit on google when you search apatite synthesis. You didn't say w ...
Topic: Uhaul
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15112	Forum: Off-Topic and Introductions Posted: Apr 30, 2014 07:41 Subject: Re: Uhaul
newryqs Replies: 8 Views: 15112	The dolomite is rather accurately shown for art. Dolomite is trigonal and the crystals shown are displaying the trigonal symmetry of the c axis of dolomite. One of the crystals on the edge is pseudocu ...
Topic: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine
newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 46524	Forum: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA Posted: Apr 08, 2014 06:10 Subject: Re: A mineralogical trip through the states of USA - Maine
newryqs Replies: 19 Views: 46524	Excellent. BTW When writing a reply to a post, the "reply page" is different than the posting page. You must leave the page where one can view the images/comments. It is helpful to refer bac ...