Information and assistance on writing your own articles http://www.mindat.org/msgboard-18.html Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:55:18 +0000 Phorum 5.2.8-RC1 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144812#msg-144812 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144812#msg-144812 Michael Hopkins Mindat Articles Sat, 11 Jul 2009 22:12:17 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144771#msg-144771 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144771#msg-144771 Uwe Kolitsch Mindat Articles Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:09:11 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144731#msg-144731 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,144731,144731#msg-144731 I have known Joe for several years now, having had numerous dealings with him during this time. Over this period i purchased several high-end & quite expensive specimens. On these pieces Joe offered "on approval" & payment arrangements, where i was able to pay them off over an extended time. I have never had a problem with specimens purchased from Joe.
I have found Joe to be a honest, sincere, and thorough gentleman. Consequently, i am amazed by the accusations leveled at the character of the man. To illustrate my bewilderment: last year i had the pleasure of staying with Joe at his home in N.Y., at his invitation. During this time my mobile phone failed me. Joe paid for the phone bill i incurred, on his phone, in trying to rectify the mess my phone company caused me.
Also, i can truely state that the man does have serious health issues (of which i will not detail)... which only angers me the more, given the comments made at him suggests that this may only be an excuse. *Forgive me Joe for touching on something personal, without your consent.
Surely this whole affair must be down to misconception or misunderstanding, as i can not speak more highly of Joseph. He remains a true friend, great source of unique specimens, and a "friendly" dealer with integrity.
Steve.]]> Steven Eglinton Mindat Articles Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:27:46 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,124960#msg-124960 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,124960#msg-124960 I live 10 miles south of Grandjean and am writing up some research involving Rich Knoblock.
Could you contact me at knowhow-AT-hughes.net
Jim]]> Jim Branson Mindat Articles Sat, 24 Jan 2009 23:42:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,122129#msg-122129 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,122129#msg-122129
[www.agiweb.org]

Different museums have different accession/deaccession policies (some of which can be found on their websites). These days most museums do not like to accept donations with strings.

[www.minsocam.org]
Also an interesting letter by Dr. Wallace Kleck on small colleges in the latest volume of "Elements"]]> David Von Bargen Mindat Articles Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:34:06 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,122127#msg-122127 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,122127#msg-122127 People want to know what happens to their collections after donating and most seem to be in the dark about exactly how one goes about donating.
Surely all museums have different guidelines?
Please correct me if there is already an up to date database on this?
If there is, most people I talk with are just as unaware of it as I am.]]> Gail Spann Mindat Articles Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:06:34 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,95634#msg-95634 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,95634#msg-95634 Shirley Strawn Mindat Articles Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:41:12 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,85282,94252#msg-94252 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,85282,94252#msg-94252 I am a stone sculptor (in Los Angeles, California)
and import stones for sculpting: marble, alabaster, soapstone, onyx, and occasionally other stones suitable for sculpting.

At the present time I am searching for ALABASTERS IN COLORS: BLUE, RED, GREEN, AND OTHER COLORS.
Do you know of any gypsum/alabaster mines in Australia and New Zealand? If you do know, please give them my name and email: doddmarblesculpture@msn.com

I buy container loads of irregular/naturally quarried boulders (not cut into blocks).

I thank you very much for your help.

Best regards,

Dodd Roth
Dodd Discount Marble & Tools]]> DODD MARBLE Mindat Articles Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:38:42 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,85282,85282#msg-85282 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,85282,85282#msg-85282
Four issues of the Australian and New Zealand Mineral Collector Magazine have so far been published in 2007 (one every three months). The next issue is due out in March 2008.

Interested in penning an article? I am looking for input into upcoming issues. Preference given to articles on Australian or New Zealand locations, minerals, show reports, field trips, or trips overseas by 'locals'. I won't say no to articles from other regions either.

Regards
Steve

Check out Steve's Spot at [crocoite.blogspot.com]]]> Steve Sorrell Mindat Articles Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:07:40 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,85267#msg-85267 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,85267#msg-85267 Jolyon Ralph Mindat Articles Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:32:15 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,85265#msg-85265 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,85265#msg-85265 Mike Salotti Mindat Articles Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:20:07 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,55611#msg-55611 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28360,55611#msg-55611 I knew Cliffs mother and father Edith & Cliff.
I collected with them on many occasions as I lived most of my young life in Brunswick. I know Edith was very bitter about her son for suing her over
control of the extensive collection she and her two children had amassed over the years. I only know Edith's side of the story however but I suspect that you are referencing something related to this. When I knew her she had formally disowned her son. I am pretty sure Edith is gone now as she was quite elderly when I saw her last in the mid 80's. I can only hope she reconciled with her son. I really enjoyed spending time with Edith and Cliff Sr.
talking minerals and collecting. I have seen the Uraninite crystals Edith had stashed away behind a wall in her small shop. Spectacular! She trusted me enough to show them to me. She knew I was interested in radioactives. She even let me saw a Ruggles mine uraninite/gummite specimine in half and polish it flat so I could
experiment with autoradiographs. It is a wonder I didn't develop a uranium body burden. I have been working in the US Commercial Nuclear Power industry since 1984 and as such am required to have a body count at every plant I work at (I'm a contractor). I have never shown positive for uranium or any other radionucleides associated with this ore locality
other than the normal enviromental ones (Carbon 14 & Potassium 40). I am sure we contaminated her equipment and shop though.

All in all these fine folks were good friends and encouraged me when I was a young collector.

Frank Golden]]> Frank Golden Mindat Articles Fri, 12 Jan 2007 04:05:24 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41378#msg-41378 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41378#msg-41378 I made a text on fluorescence, dunno if Jolyon sent it to u already (but i doubt it as he is very busy) so how do i send it to u ?

Phil.]]> Phil B. Mindat Articles Wed, 19 Jul 2006 13:24:34 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41257#msg-41257 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41257#msg-41257 Second, when is the magazine going to start up?]]> David Aldridge Mindat Articles Tue, 18 Jul 2006 06:07:12 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41081#msg-41081 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41081#msg-41081 Congratulations and all the sucess,
Best regards
Rafa]]> Rafael Hernandes Corrêa-Silva Mindat Articles Sat, 15 Jul 2006 13:14:57 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41079#msg-41079 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,41079#msg-41079 Kindly send me download link of mindat magazine. I want in pdf format.

Regards,
M.Imran]]> M.Imran Mindat Articles Sat, 15 Jul 2006 11:12:13 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,40302#msg-40302 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,40302#msg-40302 Phil B. Mindat Articles Sat, 01 Jul 2006 15:35:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,37092#msg-37092 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,37092#msg-37092
Antartica Minerals sounds good.
How about an article about famous people (politicains, moviestars, popstars,
sportsmen, etc, etc,) who also are mineral collectors.

Greetings from the Netherlands.
Leon Hupperichs]]> Leon Hupperichs Mindat Articles Fri, 05 May 2006 10:35:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,37085#msg-37085 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,37085#msg-37085 Ray Hill Mindat Articles Fri, 05 May 2006 08:55:48 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,37084#msg-37084 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28371,37084#msg-37084
What a way to get international exposure for distant or even local museum collections, that might otherwise not even be known or whose specimens aren't able to be well exposed, since most museums have limitations on displaying due to financial constraints [I have heard that very few have more than a few percents of their entire collections available for viewing].

The idea of the mineral of the month, normally would turn me off, but if this dimension was added to a museum section, then invites could be given to museums everywhere to show , for example, their best or most unique Erythrite or Pyrite or whatever, that month. Then we would have a window into the best of the best in specific minerals each and every month..

Does this appeal to anyone?]]> Ray Hill Mindat Articles Fri, 05 May 2006 08:53:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,33416#msg-33416 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,33416#msg-33416
That is wonderful news! Congratulations and good luck on this new endeavor. I can't wait to start receiving my copy of Mindat Magazine. Let me know if I can be on any help.

Best Regards,
Bob Meyer]]> Robert Meyer Mindat Articles Fri, 03 Mar 2006 19:29:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,33395#msg-33395 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,33395#msg-33395 Raymond Lasmanis Mindat Articles Fri, 03 Mar 2006 17:48:22 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31938#msg-31938 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31938#msg-31938 Scott Mindat Articles Fri, 03 Feb 2006 04:00:46 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31790#msg-31790 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31790#msg-31790
There is a message for you in your private messages folder.

Denise]]> Denise Bicknell Mindat Articles Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:05:46 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31729,31729#msg-31729 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31729,31729#msg-31729
Wondering, since the magazine is a Mindat endeavor, will we be able to access photos from the database to accompany articles?

Denise]]> Denise Bicknell Mindat Articles Mon, 30 Jan 2006 22:11:27 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31670#msg-31670 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31670#msg-31670 But too much work is preferable to the alternative! ;)]]> Jim Bean Mindat Articles Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:11:33 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31669#msg-31669 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31669#msg-31669 Cool thing! What's happening peg wise? Still in CA?

Cheers,
Mark]]> Mark Mauthner Mindat Articles Mon, 30 Jan 2006 03:57:23 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31664#msg-31664 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31664#msg-31664 Seriously, as a friend of Mark's I congradulate Mindat on a coup. Mark is one of the brightest stars rising in the mineral world and will serve the new magazine well and bring it into immediate prominence. I expect great things to come.
John Lindell
Seattle, Washington, USA]]> John Lindell Mindat Articles Mon, 30 Jan 2006 02:04:14 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31537#msg-31537 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,31374,31537#msg-31537 I have no doubt that the new Mindat e-zine will be hugely popular.

(And thanks for some tasty details, Jolyon!)]]> Jim Bean Mindat Articles Fri, 27 Jan 2006 03:09:10 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,31516#msg-31516 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,18,28364,31516#msg-31516 Don Swenson Mindat Articles Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:33:53 +0000