Monthly Mineral Chronicles Volume 7 Issue 2…

…is now available here.

This month, in this 68 page full-colour issue we have the following articles:

  • Montezuma Mine, Tombstone District, Cochise Co. Arizona. This month, Rolf tells us about the Montezuma Mine – finding opal but no gold!
  • A visit to the new Minerals Gallery in the Australian Museum. James takes us on a virtual tour of the recently revamped mineral displays at the Australian Museum, Sydney, Australia.
  • Minerals and Elements: Nickel. The next in the series, nickel, another useful metal.
  • Mineral Snippet – Takanelite. James tells us all about the manganese oxide, takanelite.
  • Illustrated Minerals of Australia Volume 3, Part 7 – Haapalaite to Hannayite. The next installment of a significant undertaking documenting the 1,500 or so mineral species recorded in Australia.
  • Locality Snippet – Taquaral, Itinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. This month, we look at “roscherite” from this Brazilian locality.