 | | Journal (issue) | | COLLECTIONS IN ITALY WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FEDERICO PEZZOTTA CURATOR OF MINERALOGY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY...JANUARY-FEBRUARY, 2011 PRIVATE MINERAL COLLECTIONS IN ITALY Participating Collectors: Marco Amabili Silvia...Aragonite, 25 cm Cozzodisi mine, Casteltermini, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy. Adalberto Giazotto collection...hold. In this photographic showcase we display some of the mineral specimens that best reflect our individual...proposal for this publication was circulated by a group of four collectors (listed below) who volunteered to |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mineralization in the iron skarn deposit of Traversella (Western Alps, Italy) P. NIMIS1,*, L. DALLA COSTA2 1 2...Padua, Italy Amici Museo "G. Zannato", Piazza Marconi, 15, 36075 Montecchio Maggiore (VI), Italy Museo...Università di Padova, via Giotto 1, 35121 Padua, Italy [Received 18 April 2013; Accepted November 2013;...mineralization from the iron skarns of the Traversella magnetite mine (Western Alps, Italy) was studied by reflected-light...found in carbonate-chlorite-rich rocks at the margins of the main magnetite masses, where it forms disseminations |  | | Book | | THE WORLD OF NATI In full color — an introduction to the reernn reste) beauty and structure of our worlds... THE WORLD MINER’ 2 | Adapted fre” ——__.afian of Vincenz. < Michele In the Earth’s crust lie numerous...easily accessible, some deeply concealed — which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy |  | | Book | | Mineral Museums of Europe Burchard • Bode . Frontcover Upper left: The observatory at Kremsmunster...the landmark of this famous gem town. U Irich Burchard • Rainer Bode Mineral Museums of Europe '...ff/~/? • /"'--:7]'fi ' The mineralogical cabinet of the convent at Kremsmunster, Austria. The . specimens...displayed m baroque furniture. Mineral Museums of Europe Text by Ulrich Burchard Photos by Rainer Bode...Distributor: Mineralogical Record P. 0. Box 1656 Carson City, NV 89702, USA N. Bariand 90/91; British Museum |  | | Catalog/List | | display specimen of pink crystals around 2mm size scattered over white matrix on two sides of lx2 inch Boa...rich black pitch like mass in blue Chrysocolla Star Mine, L_u/lwmbashi South Katanga C;fi/40 small 2x2 £25...contrast SW · 4. APOPHYLLITE delicate pale green coating of small apophyllite crystals, I think "frosted with...specimen a large 2x3 with maybe a bit less of a covering of the Apophyllite £25 5. LABRADORITE very attractive...size ( Telino Mine, Linopolis, Minas Gerais Brazil) £40 Na Be PO4 11. LEPIDOLlTE pure mass of pale lavender |  | | | | WORLD OF NATURE | In full colour-an introduction to the composition, beauty and structure of our worlds...easily accessible, some deeply concealed—which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be of value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, formerly Keeper of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History) and now Director of that museum. As he points out, there are not many |  | | Catalog/List | | guaranteed on return of specimen(s), in good condition. please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...P.o./Cheque with order. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. No charge is made for postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of our best attention at all times...£4.50; Specimen B - As Specimen A - with odd books of Muscovite Mica in association and with Albite crystals...silvery grey crystaline mass with very minor greyish Stibnite in association. 2~2xl". £6.50. APATITE. Panasqueira |  | | Book (edition) | | George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History r PHOENIX BOOKS, LTD. 3110 N....George Harlow and Joseph Peters, The American Museum of Natural History A Fireside Book Published by...A., Milan All rights reserved including the right of reproduction in whole or in part in any form A ...Schuster Building Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10020 Inc. FIRESIDE...FIRESIDE and colophon are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster Inc. Printed in Spain by Artes Graficas |  | | Journal (issue) | | selected to disperse the very fine collection of Mr. John Parnau of Stockton, California. Mr. Parnau has been...has amassed one of the finest system atic collections in the West. The major part of the collection is... editor & publisher affiliated with the Friends of Mineralogy John S. White, Jr. Division o f M ineralogy...atural H istory) Hydroboracite from the Thompson Mine, Death Valley... 21 James W. M inette David P. W...welcomed, but accep tance is subject to the approval of the editorial board. They should be mailed to the |  | | Catalog/List | | guaranteed on return of specimen(s), in good condition. Please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...P.O,/Cheque with order. All prices are inclusive of V.A.T. No charJe is made for postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of our best attention at all times...specimen. . 2xHxl". £6.50. 2. ANALCIME. Quirang, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Lustrous, translu~ent, milky coloured...size up to t" inter- " grown ",ith modified crystals of Calcite, all thickly encrusting matrix. 2txl!xlt" |  | | Catalog/List | | d on r eturn of the specimen(s) in good conditio n. Please quote the name a nd number of the specimen(s)...O ./Cheque with order . All prices are inclusive of V.A.T . No charge is made for postage and packing...welcom". \-Ie trust that we may be of some service to you and assure you of our best attention at all time...Specimen A: ,·Ii th crystals to 1i" in size, 9x4", £28 . Of' . Fi ne display specimen. Specimen B: with crystals...mass. ~x2x2" , fL?-:O 5 . ARGENTI TE . Himmelfurst Mine , Fre iberg, Saxony , Germal)Y . Lustr ous grey |  | | Catalog/List | | t"E'd en return of the s pecimen(s) in g ood condition . Please quote the name and num~er of the specim&n(s)...O. /Cheque with order . All prices are i nclusive of V. ,q .T. No charge is ma de for postage and packing...come . We hope t hat we may be of some servi ce to you , and assu re you of our best attent ion at a ll...thickly encrust ing matrix ; some fan - shaped sprays of crystals on the rev~rse si de . 2-b<1~- " . £4 ....in l ength embedded in fe ldspar matrix with areas of yellcwis:l j:,na l cime. 3x2-tx1i.-" , £4 . 00 3 |  | | Book (volume) | | Dr, PROFESSOR REINHARD OF MINERALOGY OF THE 91 OF (73 AND 275 OF F. BRITISH WHICH BONN...TEXT-FIGURES ESSLINGEN J. M.A., MINERALOGICAL OF BY ADDITIONS, DEPARTMENT, THE PLATES UNIVERSITY...Cothen-Anhalt (Germany). Translation This book has book of but Mineralogy, general interest natural form...Dana, a few of special the cases, more volume important The suffice, Mainz, of Idar. by Dr... Sauer of have portrayed at Frank- A few other as specimens Mr. Heidel- Hermann of whilst |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | CONNOISSEUR'SCHOICE PAUL W. POHWAT Division of Mineralogy National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution...Suyos Mine, Atocha-Quechisla District Sud Chichas Province, Potosí Department, Bolivia O ne of the perks...perks of my job is being able to discuss collecting interests with a wide range of collectors— beginner...these conversations turn to the subject of likes and dislikes of the collector, as well as future acquisitions...as there is an “AList” of Hollywood actors and actresses, there is an A-List of mineral specimen likes |  | | Book (edition) | | & Sydney ST. PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARY OTHER BOOKS OF INTEREST Color Guide to Tropical Fish Tropical...Baker Street, London W 1 All rights reserved Library of Congress Catalog Card No.: 72-1 51706 ISBN 0-8069-3040-3... leaves and nuts, butterflies, or insects? Most of us have, and yet we are not all conchologists, botanists...ever thought of collecting the many beautiful abundant minerals in nature? Has the task of identification...Part of the fun of finding specimens, of course, is in knowing what you are saving. The science of mineralogy | | | Book | | easily accessible, some deeply concealed-which are of considerable value to man. They differ in their structure...individual species of mineral, which will be uf value and interest to students of the subject, while...the beauty of the mineral kingdom. The foreword is by Dr G. F. Claringbull, for:merly Keeper of Mineralogy...British Museum (Natural History) and now Director of that museum. As h'e points out, there are not many...provides an opportunity to study at leisure some of the best specimens, which few people have the opportunity |  | | Journal (issue) | | pirite di Brosso e la miniera di magnetite di Traversella. Verranno presi in esame tutti i siti estrattivi...dioritico di Traversella, più a Nord, che affiora dal comune di Brosso al comune di Traversella. Tutt'attorno...ferro di Traversella, valle del Bersella; cave di diorite di Traversella (Bracco, Traversella, Tomaino...ancora attive; antiche miniere di Balma Bianca, Traversella; Associazione Piemontese di Mineralogia e Paleontologia...verso Nord, nell'area compresa tra Brosso e Traversella dove ci sono e c'erano diverse attività estrattive |  | | Book | | Eva Fejer and Patricia Walker, F.G.A.. Any copy of this book issued by the Publisher as a paperback...subject to the condition that it.shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent, re-sold, hired out....without the Publisher's prior consent, in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published...subsequent purchaser. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted...GENERAL MINERALOGY 14 1 The structure and composition of minerals Chemical composition Crystals Varieties |  | | Book | | ColorTreasury of CRYSTALS Digitized bv the Internet Archive 1t CRYSTALS SYMMETRY IN THE MINERAL...The meaning of What 7 8 is 'crystal' a crystal? Symmetry and symbolism The shapes of crystals 10...Triclinic system Development of crystals Twinning 15 Aggregates Regular growth of crystals All photographs...by Carlo Bevilacqua Translated from the Italian of Vincenzo De Michele © Orbis Publishing Limited...1967 Printed in Italy by IGDA, Novara 1972 by Crown Publishers Inc Translation Library of Congress Catalog |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | list of new mineral names2 By L. J. SP~:~cE~, M.A., F.G.S. Assistant in the Mineral Department of the...xxii for 1918, 1914, p. 1.) Trade-name for a form of fused crystalline alumina, or artificial corundum...Amorphous aluminium hydroxide of indefinite composition forming the main constituent of bauxite. Compare Diasporogelite...Gems and precious stones in 1918, Mineral Resources of the United States, for 1913, 1914, part ii, p. 652...652.) Local trade-name, used by Mr. Joseph Ward, of Barstow, California, for a yellowish-green chalcedony | | | Book | | principles of the subject and enables the reader to grasp some of the fundamental concepts of the structure...structure of crystals: Bravais lattices, Miller indices, symmetry, and _ . the brilliant theories of the...‘father of crystallography’, Rene-Just Hauy. The introductory text is a curtain-raiser for one of the finest...finest collections of crystal colour photographs ever assembled. SBN: 0 85613 108 3 CRYSTALS SYMMETRY...15 The meaning of ‘crystal’ What is a crystal? Symmetry and symbolism The shapes of crystals Crystallographic |  | | Catalog/List | | guaranteed on return of the specimen(s), in good conditionG. Please quote the name and number of the specimen(s)...PO/Cheque with order •. All prices are inclusive of V.A. T. No charge is made for postage and packing...welcome. We hope that we may be of some service to you, and assure you of Our best attention at all times...matrix. 17Xli-x1 ", £1. SOp 4~ ANHVDRITE. Bancroft Mine, Zambia. Select pure light lavender coloured rhombic...Malachite. 2~x1b<1t", £.11.00 9. BARVTES. Char Kounhi Mine, Iran. Lustrous creamy coloured tabular crystals |  | | Book | | PRESS New York CONTENTS Introduction The Birth of Minerals Giants among the Experts Collectors and...Dimension Map of Mining Locations The Gallery List of Plates The Plates Geographical Directory of Museum Collections...7 ii *3 z5 18 2.0 14-2.5 26 27 171 *74 PANEL OF JUDGES AND CONSULTANTS These are the distinguished...that make up the Gallery of this book. PIERRE BARIAND, Curator, Faculty of Sciences, Sorbonne, Paris...bianchi, Curator, University of Milan, Institute of Mineralogy Museum, Milan, italy ^ draga blogojevic, geologist | | | Book | | polishing of minerals is one of the largest and fastest-growing hobbies in the world. In spite of the wide...wide popularity of this activity and the generations of scientific study devoted to mineralogy, there is...determining the best example of a particular mineral species. Rare and valuable specimens of legendary beauty are...Bancroft has brought together a series of magnificent photographs of outstanding minerals nominated for acclaim...over the world. A distinguished international panel of judges has participated in choosing the very finest |  | | Book | | oily Dull Interference figure of dimetric crystals Interference figure of trimetric crystals -~ WEYMOUTH...In search of minerals H ow minerals are formed M inerals with magmatic origin Minerals of seditnentary...seditnentary origin Minerals of metamorphic origin H ow to recognise minerals Geometrical structure: basic crystallography...Physical properties of minerals Chemical T ests Mineral classification Preparation and care of minerals H ow...(Publishers) Limited r982 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval |
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