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Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 3 issue 10 is now available - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2020/10/16/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-3-issue-10/

This month, in this 53 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* 2020 – the year that keeps on giving!
* Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga Part 3
* The Destiny of a Collection
* The Denver Show 2020
* Silver Cloud Mine, Dragoon Mountains, Arizona
* Mineral Snippet – Datolite

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 3 issue 11 is now available - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2020/11/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-3-issue-11

This month, in this 71 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* Show News
* Franklin Gem & Mineral Show
* NY-NJ Gem Show
* Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga Part 4
* Mineral Snippet – Luinaite-(OH)
* Gallagher and Manila Mines, Cochise County, Arizona
* Mineral Snippet – Columbite-(Fe)

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 3 Issue 12 is now available.

This month, in this 77 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:
* Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga Part 5
* Preserving Provenance – every specimen has a story… until it doesn’t
* Tres Alamos Wash Prospect, north of Benson, Arizona
* Mineral Snippet – Bustamite
* Dealer Focus – Pristine Minerals
* The Australian Amateur Mineralogist Magazine
* Obscure Mineral Locality – Island Magee

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2020/12/12/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-3-issue-12

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 4 issue 1 is now available.

For the start of a new year, one full of hope(!), we have a new look. This month, in this 58 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* Cutting Cabochon Days, Rolf Luetcke. Rolf takes us back to the days when he used to cut and polish cabochons.
* Mineral Snippet – Hellyerite
* Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga Part 6, Steve Sorrell. This part of the Lake Boga series looks at the remaining copper species.
* Widmanstätten Structures, Noel Kennon. Ever wondered about those odd markings on some cut faces on meteorites? Noel digs into these patterns.
* The Ironclad Mine – Farmcote Station, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Trevor Dart. Trevor describes the interesting mineralogy of this lesser-known silver mine near Broken Hill.

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/01/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-1/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 2 is now available.

This month, in this 75 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* The Show Must Go On [Line] – a Virtual Tucson show!
* Story of an Old Mineral Collection – Rolf introduces us to an old collection with links back to John Sinkankas and Wards.
* Collector’s Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga Part 7 – The final part of the Lake Boga Collector’s Guide.
* Mineral Snippets – Kapundaite, Heazlewoodite, and Paulscherrerite
* A Note on Some Industrial Mineral Species and their Natural Counterparts
* Going Local – the Grand Duke Mine – A look at an historic gold mine in central Victoria.

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/02/13/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-2/

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Volume 4 issue 3 of Monthly Mineral Chronicles is now available. This is a publication pulled together by a mineral collector for mineral collectors.

This month, in this 90 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* Shows and Stuff… Slowly moving to a “Covid Normal”. One Show at a time.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 1, Part 1 – Acanthite to Allanite. The first installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* A Mineral Specimen Location Story – Rolf calls on his experience and questions the origin of an Arizonan mineral specimen.
* A visit to the Colebrook Hill Mine, Tasmania, Australia – A March 2021 field collecting trip report to this former Tasmanian copper mine known particularly for its axinite specimens.
* Mineral Snippet – Neptunite

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/03/16/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-3

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 4 is now available.

This month, in this 59 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* Mineral Snippet – Hausmannite
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 1, Part 2 – Allargentum to Angastonite. The second installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* The Middlemarch Mine, Cochise County, Arizona. Rolf takes us on a trip to the Middlemarch Mine in the Dragoon Mountains of Southeastern Arizona.
* Mineral Snippet – Väyrynenite
* Hunting for Emeralds. Zahn Gotch searches for elusive emeralds in South Australia…
* The Rock Show

Available here https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/04/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-4/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 5 is now available.

This month, in this 78 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:
* Prehnite Occurrence in the Chaillol Massif, France. On the hunt for prehnite and other minerals with Stephane in the French Alps.
* The El Tigre Mine in the Chiricahua Mountains of SE Arizona. Join Rolf on a trip to the El Tigre and other mines in the Chiricahua Mountains, southeast Arizona.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 1, Part 3 – Anglesite to antimony. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* Emerald – Gemstone of the Month
* Mineral Snippet – Legrandite

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/05/08/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-5/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 6 is now available.

This month, in this 68 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:
* Bob Rothenberg
* Mineral Snippet – Babingtonite
* Collecting at the Old Yuma Mine, Arizona. Rolf takes us to the Old Yuma Mine, Arizona, when it was accessible to collectors.
* The Amazing Mineral Richness of Northern Pakistan. Ed shows us some of the superb minerals that have been coming out of this South Asian region in recent times.
* Mineral Snippet – Peisleyite
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 1, Part 4 – Antlerite to armenite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* Mineral Snippet – Sturmanite

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/06/12/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-6/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 7 is now available.

This month, in this 104 page full-colour issue, there is lots of blue! And we have the following articles:
* Mineral Snippet – Goosecreekite
* Turquoise in Massive and Crystal Forms – Rolf tells us about turquoise specimens from around the world.
* On the History of Greenockite – Herwig details the history of the discovery of the cadmium sulphide greenockite.
* Occurrences of Vivianite in Tasmania, Australia – James focuses on three localities which have produced Tasmania’s best vivianite specimens to date, and arguably in some cases – the best in Australia.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 1, Part 5 – Armstrongite to azurite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/07/14/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-7/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 8 is now available.

This month, in this 82 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 1, Part 6 – Babingtonite to bayldonite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* Mineral Photography - Basics and Beyond Part 1. Mark explains the basics of mineral (and general) photography in the first of a series of articles to help you with photographing your minerals.
* Total Wreck Mine, Empire Mountains, Pima County, Arizona. Rolf takes us on some rough tracks to visit the Total Wreck, and misses out on some wulfenite.
* Mineral Snippet - Descloizite

Again this month, for many of the excellent images, is the ability to click on the image to bring up a larger version. Not only do you get a bigger version, but in some cases, the image you see published may be a cropped version.

Available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/08/07/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-8/

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 9 is now available here - https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/09/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-9

This month, in this 73 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles:

* A short note on the occurrence of Molybdenite at Mount Stronach, Tasmania. Having visited and collected at this Tasmanian molybdenite spot described by James, I can certainly attest to the difficulties involved in getting there!
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 7 – Beaverite-(Cu) to beyerite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* 143-Year-Old Bisbee Ore. Rolf collects “railroad meteorites” and minerals dating back to early Bisbee days.
* All the colors of the rainbow, and more.
* Mineral Snippet – Petterdite. James shows us the rare Pb-Cr lilac-coloured carbonate mineral, petterdite, and he has some in his trade stock for anyone interested!
* The mineralogical books by James and Edward Dana. Herwig discusses the most important Dana mineral books.

Again this month, for many of the excellent images, is the ability to click on the image to bring up a larger version. Not only do you get a bigger version, but in some cases, the image you see published may be a cropped version.

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 10 is now available here https://sorrellpublications.mineralcollective.com/index.php/2021/10/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-10/.

This month, in this 80 page full-colour issue we have the following articles:

* Editorial
* Scottish Mineral Show. Been missing mineral shows? Dagmara reports on the recently-held Scottish Mineral Show.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 8 – Bianchite to Boromullite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* Calcite and Aragonite Variations in Bisbee, Arizona. Rolf tells us about the various diverse range of habits of calcite and aragonite found in Bisbee, Arizona, including his trips underground.
* Mineral Snippet – Powellite. James tells us everything we need to know about this uncommon molybdate mineral.

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 11 is now available here sorrellpublications.com/index.php/2021/11/12/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-11.

This month, in this 79 page full-colour issue we have the following articles:

* Mineral Snippet – Genthelvite. James tells us everything we need to know about this rare beryllium mineral.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 9 – Botallackite to Buttgenbachite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* Getchell Mine, Humboldt County, Nevada. Rolf takes us to the Getchell Mine in Nevada, the home of some colourful arsenic minerals.
* Mineral Snippet – Hübnerite. James tells us everything we need to know about this wolframite group mineral.
* An Occurrence of Gold. Noel relates the acquisition of his very first, and very special, mineral specimens.
* Silver Mining in Colonial Mexico. A supplement to Jim McGlasson’s presentation on Zoom earlier this month.

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Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 4 issue 12...

...is now available here https://sorrellpublications.com/index.php/2021/12/16/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-12.

This month, in this 121 page full-colour issue we have the following articles:

* Editorial
* The Graulai Quarry in the Volcanic Eifel in Germany. Henk describes recent finds from this prolific micromineral-producing locality in Germany.
* Mineral Snippet – Stichtite. James tells us everything we need to know about the purple mineral, stichtite.
* Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 10 – Cacoxenite to Calcite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
* The Names of Minerals. Noel discusses the usage of some commonly-used “mineral” names.
* Underground Experiences in Bisbee, Arizona. Rolf relates his exploration adventures in the famous Bisbee area.