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Topic: In Memoriam - John Veevaert - Album of greetings cards | |
Elise Replies: 18 Views: 47923 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Jun 26, 2018 07:08 Subject: Re: In Memoriam - John Veevaert |
Sincere condolences to his family and friends. The growing outpouring of grief since the announcement of his tragic death is a tribute to the place he held in the hearts of the worldwide mineral commu ... | |
Topic: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals | |
Elise Replies: 5 Views: 11003 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Oct 05, 2016 13:04 Subject: Re: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals |
Our latest "Micro-World" column features the 2nd "Quarterly Crystal" in our new series of uncut specimens - the first reported instance of a triplite included topaz!
"Quar ... |
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Topic: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr. (1925–2015) | |
Elise Replies: 4 Views: 17168 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: May 01, 2016 13:32 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr. (1925–2015) |
My friend Dr. Steve Chamberlain, Chairman of the Rochester Mineralogical Symposium, alerted me to an error in “Written in Stone: Remembering Master Faceter Art Grant" (InColor Magazine, Vol. 24, ... | |
Topic: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals | |
Elise Replies: 5 Views: 11003 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 29, 2016 14:14 Subject: Re: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals |
"A Fantastic Display of Phase Changes in a Sapphire’s Fluid Inclusion" http:(slash slash)www(dot)gia(dot)edu/gems-gemology/spring-2016-microworld-fantastic-display-phase-changes-sapphires-fl ... | |
Topic: Quartz, Natural and Synthetic | |
Elise Replies: 47 Views: 114100 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 29, 2016 14:09 Subject: Re: Quartz, Natural and Synthetic |
...one of them was a broken Brazilian Quartz cluster, that had been partially regrown in the autoclave.
That is pretty neat to see Jamison - thank you so much for sharing! Is it possible to add arro ... |
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Topic: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals | |
Elise Replies: 5 Views: 11003 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 29, 2016 09:11 Subject: Re: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals |
Two wonderful presentations at the RMS were on radioactive minerals (Peter Burns: "The Societal Importance of Uranium Minerals and Mineral-inspired Materials" and Bob Lauf: "Mineralogy ... | |
Topic: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals | |
Elise Replies: 5 Views: 11003 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Apr 28, 2016 14:32 Subject: The Micro-World and inclusions in minerals |
Hi,
Filing this under the "Minerals and Mineralogy" section in hopes that the free open access content will appeal to those interested in learning more about what inclusions in minerals c ... |
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Topic: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr. (1925–2015) | |
Elise Replies: 4 Views: 17168 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Apr 26, 2016 11:37 Subject: Re: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr." (1925–2015) |
Hi Peter,
Thank you for adding to the Memoriam. I was invited to write the tribute for Rocks & Minerals magazine, but by the time I whittled down the manuscript it was still 6x the acceptable ... |
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Topic: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr. (1925–2015) | |
Elise Replies: 4 Views: 17168 |
Forum: In Memoriam Posted: Apr 25, 2016 14:43 Subject: In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr." (1925–2015) |
I hope members will enjoy reading two tributes I wrote to Arthur Tracey Grant Jr. (1925–2015) which are now freely available online:
"In Memoriam: Arthur Tracey Grant Jr." (1925–2015). Ro ... |
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Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium | |
Elise Replies: 7 Views: 16056 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 25, 2016 08:17 Subject: Re: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
I think the strength of the RMS is in its diversity of delegates, as well as of speakers/topics. Steve Chamberlain does an amazing job of attracting both to the event. Perhaps most importantly, one o ... | |
Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium | |
Elise Replies: 7 Views: 16056 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 24, 2016 20:53 Subject: Re: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
While the 43rd RMS was one of the best ever, the finale was nothing less than historic: Michael Bainbridge's overview of the upcoming book was terrific, not only in imagery and delivery, but because B ... | |
Topic: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium | |
Elise Replies: 7 Views: 16056 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Apr 13, 2016 09:30 Subject: 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium |
Looking forward to seeing FMF friends at the 43rd Annual Rochester Mineralogical Symposium which kicks off tomorrow. 168 delegates have registered so far for this 4 day gathering, (as you know) a wo ... | |
Topic: Some of my 2016 Tucson experience. | |
Elise Replies: 21 Views: 34323 |
Forum: Mineral Shows Posted: Mar 21, 2016 08:37 Subject: Re: Some of my 2016 Tucson experience. |
Who is the guy with the out of control mustache and the beer?
Let us not speak of it, John. This is a such a great look behind the scenes - Thanks so much Vic! (and don't let JSW fool you, he's ... |
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Topic: Best examples of trapiche emerald crystals? | |
Elise Replies: 21 Views: 36635 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 14, 2016 13:33 Subject: Re: Best examples of trapiche emerald crystals? |
Forgive my newbie question, but these photos look a LOT like our local chiastolite. Can anyone explain in simple terms how these "patterns" are formed?
Hi - I started a thread on trapiche ... |
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Topic: Trapiche Pezzottaite | |
Elise Replies: 4 Views: 12444 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 14, 2016 13:23 Subject: Re: Trapiche Pezzottaite |
Hi John,
I'm just thinking that it's a very interesting discussion from different points of view and maybe a kind of "Ownership of Words" [referring to my friend Dick Hughes' paper entit ... |
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Topic: Trapiche Pezzottaite | |
Elise Replies: 4 Views: 12444 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 14, 2016 11:06 Subject: Re: Trapiche Pezzottaite |
At John White's suggestion I ended up writing a Letter to the Editor regarding trapiche nomenclature. It was recently published along with the authors' response regarding their paper on trapiche emera ... | |
Topic: What causes the blue color of the stones of the beaches of Flores, Indonesia? | |
Elise Replies: 9 Views: 14776 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 14, 2016 10:25 Subject: Re: What causes the blue color of the stones of the beaches of Flores, Indonesia? |
Hi - I was surprised this was moved out of the "Mineralogy" section to the "Off-Topic and Introductions" section" probably because of my poorly worded initial inquiry. We had ... | |
Topic: What causes the blue color of the stones of the beaches of Flores, Indonesia? | |
Elise Replies: 9 Views: 14776 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Mar 11, 2016 15:34 Subject: What causes the blue color of the stones of the beaches of Flores, Indonesia? |
We've had some wonderful feedback for our Jan/Feb article in Rocks & Minerals on causation of blue color in minerals https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?p=48228&highlight ... | |
Topic: Optical Mineralogy and Crystallography | |
Elise Replies: 5 Views: 12199 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 11, 2016 11:20 Subject: Re: Optical Mineralogy and Crystallography |
I'm hoping Jordi will remember the calcite prisms featured in the "Double Trouble: Navigating Birefringence" paper. The "Quartz: a Bull’s Eye on Optical Activity" features a quart ... | |
Topic: Quartz, Natural and Synthetic | |
Elise Replies: 47 Views: 114100 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jan 08, 2016 14:17 Subject: Re: Quartz, Natural and Synthetic |
Congratulations Jamison on the "Photo of the Day" over on Mindat today:
https://www.mindat.org/photo-724266.html (two closer views: https://www.mindat.org/photo-724264.html and https://w ... |
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