Roy's Favourites

This page lists Roy's favourite minerals, localities and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.

Roy Starkey's Articles

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Published Articles

Article Title	Category	Views	Last Revision
The Sussex Mineral and Fossil Show 2023	Event Report	2,754	20th Nov 2023
What should we do with our [mineral] collections?	How-To Article	4,940	21st Apr 2023
The Box, Plymouth, UK - An opportunity missed	Museum/Collection Report	2,642	12th Apr 2023
The Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum, Tucson, Arizona	Museum/Collection Report	3,051	15th Feb 2023
Global launch of Making it Mine - Sir Arthur Russell and his Mineral Collection	Event Report	932	15th May 2022
Making it Mine - Sir Arthur Russell and his Mineral Collection	Other	2,977	4th Apr 2022
Coming soon – a new book on British mineralogy!	Announcement	2,154	7th Jan 2022
Bakewell Show October 2021	Event Report	3,132	11th Oct 2021
1st Virtual British Mineralogical Symposium 28 May 2020 - a little bit of mineralogical history	Event Report	1,282	4th Jun 2020
Jolyon Ralph receives Marsh Award for Mineralogy 2019	Event Report	2,761	13th Dec 2019
Visit to Stockholm - Swedish Museum of Natural History and Flink Day Symposium	Museum/Collection Report	3,622	3rd Dec 2019
Congratulations to Steve Rust on winning the Marsh Award for Mineralogy 2018	Announcement	2,123	16th Jan 2019
Minerals of the English Midlands - new book coming soon!	Announcement	2,461	17th Jul 2018
Hidden Gems: Scotland's Agates - New Exhibition at NMS Edinburgh	Museum/Collection Report	1,018	14th May 2018
Crystals of Balmoral	Announcement	1,595	22nd Mar 2018
Wonders of the Peak at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery	Museum/Collection Report	1,250	12th Sep 2017
What do geologists want from the Royal Cornwall Museum’s geology collections?	News	1,013	19th Oct 2017
Museum of the Year Finalist - The Lapworth Museum	News	1,616	19th Oct 2017
Royal Cornwall Museum - your help required!	News	3,387	19th Oct 2017
Bob Symes Meeting - Registration now open	Announcement	1,162	12th Sep 2016
Bob Symes - Commemorative Meeting - Call for papers	Announcement	2,042	13th Jul 2016
A huge threat to collecting? - IUCN Congress, Hawaii - Motion 091	News	2,102	6th Jul 2016
Sainte Marie aux Mines Show 2016	Event Report	4,083	2nd Jul 2016
Lapworth Museum of Geology reopens after an extensive £2.7 million redevelopment	Museum/Collection Report	4,464	19th Oct 2017
Minerals and Gems of the Cairngorms - Talks	News	2,829	14th Feb 2016
The 34th British Micromount Symposium	Event Report	4,741	20th Sep 2015
Matthew Forster Heddle - exciting news! Updated 5th June 2015	Announcement	5,185	5th Jun 2015
Lapworth Museum Stones and Bones Exhibition - Birmingham (UK)	Museum/Collection Report	5,041	19th Oct 2017
Edinburgh Book Launch: Crystal Mountains - Minerals of the Cairngorms	Event Report	6,970	4th Oct 2014
New Earth Sciences Museum for the West Midlands	News	4,815	22nd Jul 2014
The "Sale of the Century" - Gregory Bottley and Lloyd Auction - Canterbury 12th	Event Report	12,236	16th Jun 2014
50th Anniversary of the death of Sir Arthur Russell 24th February 2014	History	5,143	24th Dec 2021
Mineralogy and Museums 7 - Dresden August 2012	Event Report	16,398	2nd Sep 2012
Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines 2012	Event Report	11,287	19th Jul 2012
National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Re-visited	Museum/Collection Report	15,385	1st Sep 2011

Roy Starkey's Sponsored Pages

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Roy Starkey's Photo Galleries

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Roy Starkey's Events

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