For those tiny crystals http://www.mindat.org/msgboard-60.html Sat, 25 May 2013 05:04:02 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,294099#msg-294099 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,294099#msg-294099
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Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Fri, 17 May 2013 12:57:28 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293707#msg-293707 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293707#msg-293707
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Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Sun, 12 May 2013 10:24:03 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293436#msg-293436 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293436#msg-293436 Donald Peck Micromounting Wed, 08 May 2013 15:39:28 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293405#msg-293405 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293405#msg-293405 Steve.]]> Steven Kuitems Micromounting Wed, 08 May 2013 00:36:58 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293392#msg-293392 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293392#msg-293392 I started to paint after a long time and this is my latest.

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Calcite Sveden, oil painting.

Good luck!

Boris]]> Boris Erjavc Micromounting Tue, 07 May 2013 21:35:07 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293375#msg-293375 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,293375#msg-293375 Doug Rambo Micromounting Tue, 07 May 2013 18:47:48 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292855#msg-292855 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292855#msg-292855
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Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Thu, 02 May 2013 11:59:20 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292799#msg-292799 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292799#msg-292799 Donald Peck Micromounting Wed, 01 May 2013 15:13:44 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292674#msg-292674 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,292674,292674#msg-292674
Issue 6 of the Australian and New Zealand Micromineral News is now available.

Available at crocoite.com

Remember it is FREE.

Feedback, as always, welcomed.

Regards
Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:37:25 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291886#msg-291886 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291886#msg-291886 Mickey Marks Micromounting Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:27:18 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291872#msg-291872 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291872#msg-291872 Donald Peck Micromounting Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:12:07 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291854#msg-291854 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,291854,291854#msg-291854
I have a Neal Yedlin sanidine micro that is labelled as White Springs, Oregon. I can't find this locality in Mindat. Any thoughts?

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Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:05:35 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,291136#msg-291136 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,291136#msg-291136 Tim Jokela Jr Micromounting Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:25:01 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,291064#msg-291064 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,291064#msg-291064 Steve Sorrell Micromounting Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:58:50 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,290558#msg-290558 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,290558#msg-290558 I wish I had your talent and skills. Your paintings are beautiful. Keep them coming!]]> Donald Peck Micromounting Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:19:19 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,290541#msg-290541 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,290541#msg-290541
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Steve]]> Steve Sorrell Micromounting Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:47:23 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,290430,290430#msg-290430 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,290430,290430#msg-290430 NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
4620 Doe Street
Shingle Springs, CA 95682

Hello Everyone,

It’s that time again to gather together at the 2013 NCMA annual micromount conference!

Registration materials for the conference are included in this message. Pre-registration is $15 per person and on-site registration will be $20 per person. You can also use the attached form to pay your 2013-2014 membership dues that are $10 for a single membership and $15 for a couple’s membership.

The conference will be held May 31 through June 2 at the El Dorado Community Hall (6139 Pleasant Valley Road) in El Dorado, California. El Dorado is located about 40 miles East of Sacramento on Highway 50. From either direction on Highway 50, take the Missouri Flat Road exit south to Highway 49. Turn right on Highway 49. At the junction of Highway 49 and Pleasant Valley Road, take Pleasant Valley Road. The Community Hall is about ¼ mile beyond the junction. Turn right on Oriental (directly across from the Post Office) to get to the Community Hall.

There will be no meals served at the conference. However, allocated time in the schedule has been provided for everyone to take advantage of nearby restaurants. A social hour will be held on Friday and Saturday afternoons, so bring your favorite finger-food to share.

Tim Rose, again, has lined up some terrific speakers for your enjoyment. The scheduled talks this year are as follows:

Friday evening, May 31 at 7:00 pm
Don Howard – “What’s Old in Minerals”

Saturday morning, June 1 at 10:00 am
Ted Hadley – “Maps and Navigating on a Budget, or …. Materials and methods for managing a library of topographic maps, annotating them, using them for navigation, and paperless portability with minimal cost investment”

Sunday morning, June 2 at 10:00 am
Tim Rose – “The San Rafael Mine, Nye County, Nevada”

Attendees should feel free to bring slides they’d like to show on Friday night following Don’s presentation. Last year for the first time, a silent auction was held that turned out to be a success.

We would like to encourage you to bring mineral-related items for this year’s silent auction.

Motel reservations should be made early; gather up some egg cartons or flats of material to keep the give-away tables well stocked for the weekend (as well as a few choice specimens for the live action on Saturday evening); and make your plans to attend. Hope to see you in El Dorado!!

Theresa Kokinos
NCMA Treasurer

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Micromount Conference, May 31 – June 2, 2013
El Dorado, California

Friday, May 31
2:00-4:30 PM Registration and Setup
4:30-5:30 PM Hors d’oeuvres
5:30-7:00 PM Dinner
7:00-7:45 PM Don Howard – “What’s Old in Minerals”
8:00- PM Open Forum - Slides

Saturday, June 1
8:00-10:00 AM Late Registration, Give-Away Tables Open
10:00-11:00 AM Ted Hadley – “Maps and Navigating on a Budget, or …. Minerals and methods for managing a library of topographic maps, annotating them, using them for navigation, and paperless portability with minimal cost investment”
12:00-1:00 PM Lunch Break
1:00-2:00 PM NCMA Board Meeting
2:00-4:30 PM Give-Away Tables, Scope Time
4:30-5:30 PM Hors d’oeuvres
5:30-7:00 PM Dinner
7:30- PM Live Auction

Sunday, June 2
8:00-10:00 AM Give-Away Tables Open
10:00-11:00 AM Tim Rose – “The San Rafael Mine, Nye County, Nevada”
11:00-12:00 AM Give-Away Tables Open, Scope Time
12:00-2:00 PM Lunch (on your own), Tear Down, Clean Up

Field Trip: After the conference, there will be an NCMA field trip to Colorado Hill (Zaca Mine) and the Monitor District, including the Curtz and Morningstar Mines. All these mines are located a short drive from Markleeville in Alpine County, CA. The trip will be from Sunday, June 1st through Monday, June 2nd, with an optional day to collect on Tuesday, June 3rd before starting for home.

All collecting will be done above ground. We will be camping at the collecting area. However, there is a motel in Markleeville, and a really nice state park with Hot Springs nearby. Motels are also available in Gardnerville, Nevada, which is about a 45 minute drive.

If you are interested, please send me an e-mail: sbogosian@aol.com. See you at NCMA!

Stan Bogosian

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NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MINERALOGICAL ASSOCIATION
Annual Micromount Conference, May 31 – June 2, 2013
EL DORADO COMMUNITY HALL, 6139 PLEASANT VALLEY ROAD, EL DORADO, CALIFORNIA
MAY 31, JUNE 1 – 2

REGISTRATION:
NOTE: Pre-registration is $15 per person. Registration at the conference is $20 per person.

NAME(S) ____________________________________________________________
Pre-registration for conference - $15 per person $________________

2013-2014 MEMBERSHIP DUES:
DUES: $10 Single - $15 Couple $________________

TOTAL:
Conference Registration plus 2013-2014 Dues $________________

Please include any changes in contact information (address, phone number, email).
Please make checks payable to NCMA and forward to:
Theresa Kokinos
NCMA Treasurer
4620 Doe Street
Shingle Springs, CA 95682
PLEASE RETURN BY MAY 15, 2013

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2013 NCMA MICROMOUNT CONFERENCE NEARBY ACCOMMODATIONS:

POLLOCK PINES: CAMERON PARK:
Best Western Stagecoach Inn Quality Inn & Suites
5940 Pony Express Trail 3361 Coach Lane
(530) 644 2029 (530) 677 1422

Westhaven Inn
5658 Pony Express Trail
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PLACERVILLE:
Best Western Placerville Inn
6850 Green Leaf Drive
(530) 622 9100 or (800) 854 9100
Golden Trail Motor Lodge
1970 Broadway
(530) 622 2906

Mother Lode Motel
1940 Broadway
(530) 622 0895

National 9 Inn
1500 Broadway
(530) 622 3884

Historic Cary House Hotel
300 Main Street
(530) 622 4271]]> Robert Miller Micromounting Sat, 06 Apr 2013 02:21:39 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288782#msg-288782 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288782#msg-288782
However, I can see the attraction of the bar coding idea - if you really can squish all the info you need to record into a bar code, it'd be a neat way to go. But I couldn't do that. If and when my records are ever completed (and that's a very big if), each record will run to over 100 words/numbers, with numerous logical and mathematical operators embedded and with hyperlinking to databases of images, graphs and the collection index.. This makes the collected records very much the focus of my collection's organisation, even to driving the system of physical storage of specimens. However, it's not the records that I spend quiet evenings with, admiring yet once more and never tiring......]]> Owen Lewis Micromounting Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:17:24 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288762#msg-288762 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288762#msg-288762 Donald Peck Micromounting Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:25:38 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288657#msg-288657 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,288657#msg-288657
I wrote it up back in December of 2011 for our club, if you need details. [rockyreader.com]

Really, for those who know about the QR codes with their smartphone, it should be straight forward.

Enjoy,
Steve S.]]> Stephen Shimatzki Micromounting Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:05:11 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,288649,288649#msg-288649 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,288649,288649#msg-288649 Join us in Niagara as we gather for our 50th Annual Symposium!

Friday May 3 - Sunday May 5, 2013,
Brock University
St. Catherines, Ontario

Featuring
* Friday Photomicrography Workshop
* Wine and Cheese reception
* Loaded giveaway tables
* Sales room
* Silent auction
* Presentations by Dr. John A. Jaszczak and Dr. Steve Chamberlain
* Professional Microscope cleaning and servicing
* Saturday evening Banquet featuring a Live Auction and Presentation by Dr. John A. Jaszczak


For more information and to register, contact: bill.lechner@rogers.com]]> Frank Ruehlicke Micromounting Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:16:09 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287981#msg-287981 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287981#msg-287981 Donald Peck Micromounting Wed, 13 Mar 2013 15:32:24 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287884#msg-287884 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287884#msg-287884
Julian Gray at the Tellus Museum came up with a simple idea that works great. He cut the top off an old microscope stand that had a micrometer stage on it. As a petrographer, it made me shudder to think about doing this, but there are many, many old scrap stands around . I bought a cheap one off eBay, sawed the top off so it fit my bellows stand and mounted a new, homemade, stage on it. Works great and takes only 2-5 minutes to produce stacks of 20-50 images. I used to visually crank the focus on my binocular scope and got OK results doing that, but the micrometer stage produces superior results and is a lot easier to do.

The real key is finding lenses that are suitable for this sort of work. I have a number of old B&L microscope objective lenses salvaged from my junk box, and a newer, Chinese 4X objective, that give superior images (all simple achromats). They are almost free from coma, have reasonable working distances and give sharp, color saturated photos. The higher end stuff like Canon, Nikon and Leitz make is superior to these, but about 3 orders of magnitude more expensive!]]> Henry Barwood Micromounting Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:54:09 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287873#msg-287873 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287873#msg-287873 Donald Peck Micromounting Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:31:56 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287742#msg-287742 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287742,287742#msg-287742
[attachment 44362 ArfvedsoniteJMQCZ40BLs.jpg]]]> Henry Barwood Micromounting Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:13:35 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287682,287682#msg-287682 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,287682,287682#msg-287682 here

I hope you can attend! It is a great day!
Joe]]> Joe Mulvey Micromounting Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:31:47 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286255#msg-286255 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286255#msg-286255 But reading it can be a pain, I've to say.]]> Luca Baralis Micromounting Sat, 23 Feb 2013 20:20:57 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286247#msg-286247 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286247#msg-286247 Numerically ordered storage by size dictates the need for a collection catalog that maintains an entry for size: I use uM, TN, MN, SC and CB. With the specimen numerical range on each drawer front, specimen location is easy.
This discussion also includes the associated topic of the specimen catalog. The catalog software of my choice has yet to be mentioned, so I will give it a plug: Handbase by DDH Software. This data base program is designed to run both on a Windows desktop/laptop PC and on your iPad, iTouch, iPhone. This data base can be examined, sorted, or edited from either platform, and synchronized with the other platform when desired. You have full freedom to custom design your database fields and their presentation views. The biggest plus of this database is that I can carry my collection catalog in my shirt pocket! I can take it with me to a mineral show and get a quick answer to “Do I have a Fletcher Mine phosphoferrite?” or “How many Wise Mine fluorites do I have, when did I buy them, and what did I pay for them?”

ps: Yes, for you EXCEL folks, you can import your EXCEL database into Handbase.]]> Tom Mortimer Micromounting Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:04:50 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,286229#msg-286229 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,284505,286229#msg-286229 Donald Peck Micromounting Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:57:24 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286227#msg-286227 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,60,277607,286227#msg-286227 Donald Peck Micromounting Sat, 23 Feb 2013 16:54:20 +0000