…is now available here sorrellpublications.com/index.php/2021/11/12/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-4-issue-11. This month, in this 79 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Mineral Snippet – Genthelvite. James tells us everything we need to know about this rare beryllium mineral. Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 9 – Botallackite to Buttgenbachite. The next installment...
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 10 is now available here. This month, in this 80 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Editorial Scottish Mineral Show. Been missing mineral shows? Dagmara reports on the recently-held Scottish Mineral Show. Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 8 – Bianchite...
Went out for a drive today to see the Byaduk Caves on the western slope of Mount Napier, western Victoria. Mount Napier is thought to have erupted around 40,000 years ago, so geologically is still young. The volcano is mainly a lava shield with a breached scoria cone. Lava flowed...
Broken Hill Under the Scope is a presentation held on Zoom today, and is now available on YouTube…
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 9 is now available here. This month, in this 73 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles: A short note on the occurrence of Molybdenite at Mount Stronach, Tasmania. Having visited and collected at this Tasmanian molybdenite spot described by James, I can...
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 8 is now available here.This month, in this 82 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles: Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 1, Part 6 – Babingtonite to bayldonite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded...
I got a Mindat Photo of the Day (again) with this ilmenite specimen from Lethbridge Quarry, Victoria.
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 7 is now available. This month, in this 104 page full-colour issue, there is lots of blue! And we have the following articles: Mineral Snippet – Goosecreekite Turquoise in Massive and Crystal Forms – Rolf tells us about turquoise specimens from around the world....
I got a Mindat Photo of the Day with this aragonite specimen from Ben Lomond, New South Wales.
Hard to capture jackstraw groups like this, particularly when it is a white or colourless mineral…
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 6 is now available. This month, in this 68 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles: Bob Rothenberg Mineral Snippet – Babingtonite Collecting at the Old Yuma Mine, Arizona. Rolf takes us to the Old Yuma Mine, Arizona, when it was accessible to...
Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 4 Issue 5 is now available. This month, in this 78 page full-colour issue, we have the following articles: Prehnite Occurrence in the Chaillol Massif, France. On the hunt for prehnite and other minerals with Stephane in the French Alps. The El Tigre Mine in the...
