Publications

The Illustrated Minerals of Australia – Volume 1 – Electronic Edition

Now available here. There are more than 1,500 species recorded in Australia, and this publication aims to illustrate more than half of those. Australia also has 186 Type Locality minerals (and counting). There are 715 full-colour pages in this first volume and it includes the minerals from acanthite through to cyrilovite....

Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 6 issue 2…

…is now available here.This month, in this 77 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 2, Part 5 – Erionite to Evansite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia. Density and Density of Minerals....

Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 6 no 1

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 6 Issue 1 is now available here. This month, in this 82 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: New and Redefined Minerals, November 2022, and Tucson! Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 2, Part 3 – Eastonite to Eriochalcite. The next installment of a significant...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 5 no 12

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 12 is now available here.This month, in this 72 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Minerals and Elements: Aluminium – The next in the series on elements and minerals. This month, we look at Aluminium. Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 2, Part...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 11…

…is now available here. This month, in this 91 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Southwest Mine, Bisbee Arizona. This month, Rolf takes us to an old historic mine very close to the township of Bisbee, Arizona. Minerals and Elements: Magnesium. The next in the series on elements...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 10

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 10 is now available here. This month, in this 69 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Locality Snippet – Wheal Remfry, Cornwall. A look at the China Clay industry in Cornwall, and in particular, minerals from Wheal Remfry. Cornish Mineral Heritage –...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 9…

…is now available here. https://sorrellpublications.com/index.php/2022/09/15/monthly-mineral-chronicles-volume-5-issue-9/ This month, in this 64 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: 2022 Ballarat Gem and Mineral Show Gold on Copper from the Carmen de Andacollo Mine, Chile. Rolf tells us about some interesting copper specimens from Chile. An Indian Mud Map. Noel gets...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 5 Issue 8…

…is now available here. This month, in this 88 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: In case you missed it… Locality Snippet – Ma’ale Adumim, Palestine, a locality with some interesting and unique minerals and geology. Mineral Snippet – Narsarsukite. Illustrated Minerals of Australia. Volume 1, Part 18...

Monthly Mineral Chronicles vol 5 issue 7…

…is now available here.  This month, in this 93 page full-colour issue we have the following articles: Mineral Snippet – Henmilite. Hardness and the Hardness of Minerals. Do you know the difference between indentation hardness, rebound hardness, and scratch hardness? I didn’t. Noel Kennon explains. Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume...