In 1891, Tiffany‘s chief gemologist George F Kunz visited the gem-rich area surrounding Ekaterinburg (Sverdlovsk) in Russia. His mission was two-fold: to acquire Russia antiquities (then the vogue with American collectors) and to replenish Tiffany‘s stock of the most desirable gems which Russia afforded (including demantoid, emerald, alexandrite, and amethyst).Catherine I, wife of Peter the Great, who named Ekaterinburg in her honor, first paid..

Kilpatrick Hillsare located in west central Scotland (UK) to the North of the River Clyde. They extend east from the Vale of Leven to Strathblane. Their highest points being Duncomb and Fynloch (each 1313 ft.).Location of Kilpatrick Hills, ScotlandQUICKLY ABOUT GEOLOGYKilpatrick Hills are a part the Clyde Plateau Lavas which are about 340 million years old. Predominate here basaltic type of rocks - lavas, tuffs and agglomerates, produced by the d..

Isle of Skyeis one of most popular places in Scotland. It‘s not only great views but also very interesting place coz of mineralogy. Of course the reason why I am writing about Isle of Skye iszeolites. There is plenty of them! Here I am publishing map and list with all localization that I have found on internet (most on mindat of course). I am publishing some pictures of samples - for now other collectors.Where we can find zeolites on Isle of Sky..

For now I borrowed pictures of other collectors, but in the future I will add photos of my specimens too...Here is the list : name of zeolite and all localizations it was found:ANALCIME+Akureyri+Ulfarsfell, Mosfellsbaer+Nordurardalur+Road No. 1 roadcut, Heiđarvatn, Breiđdalsheidi, Suđur-MúlasyslaANALCIME, CHABAZITE+TrolladyngjaANALCIME+Sog river, TrolladyngjaCHABAZITE+Ulfarsfell, MosfellsbaerCHABAZITE with calcite+Nordurardalur+Reydarfj..

Locality of the Moung Klung Gem Fields, ThailandSeveral regions in Thailand have historically produced gem-grade ruby and sapphire. The primary provinces are Chanthaburi and Trat, in the southeast of the country bordering Cambodia, and Kanchanaburi, on the west side of the country bordering Myanmar. Cumulatively the districts in these three provinces produce an estimated 90% of the nation’s gem corundum. Lesser quantities of gem corundum ar..

As part of a continuing program to document notable mineral occurrences in Southern California a group of Southern California Friends of Mineralogy volunteers including Walter Margerum, Garth Bricker, Paul Malone, Jennifer Rohl, Bob Reynolds, and myself spent some time during 2001 surveying the Mount General area, which is located about 6 miles northwest of Barstow CA, or about 5 miles north of the Lenwood exit off of I-15. The most up-to-date an..

I visited the famous Yaogangxian mine area during this trip, and checked several minerals dealer or miners inventory. And took some photos for share with you, Hope you would like to have a look.Copyright © Chen XiaoJun & chinaruff.comLocal Mining companyCopyright © Chen XiaoJun & chinaruff.comOn the way to a minerals dealer or miner homeCopyright © Chen XiaoJun & chinaruff.coma miner homeCopyright © Chen XiaoJun & chinaruff.co..

We started a minerals hunting trip in Jiangxi province during the 21th,Jan-25th,Jan 2010. Weather is a little bit cold now and our spring festival is coming, during these days, we have had wonderful time there, though a little rainning there...Here is a short report, hope you would like to have a look.You can found some info show spring will coming after the winter, still some cute green, the landscape around the miner or miner dealer home.Photo ..

Bernardo Hariat, Pedro Fiflet, and Frank Salmons, discoverers and owners of Pala kunzite mine in San Diego County, California—The only deposit of its kind in the worldKunzite the PreciousBy William B. GrossThe discovery of a new gem is always extremely interesting and scientists throughout the world are always anxious to know the gem‘s analysis, its various properties and in what form nature has produced her latest novelty. At present the ..

Below is a synthesis of all the known zeolite occurences in the French Massif Central. Well, “all“ is a big word, and I am sure I missed some, but I am trying to be as exhaustive as possible. Localities have been compiled from Lacroix, Tschernisch, mindat, and my own field collecting. For each zeolite, I first list the confirmed localities where I (or friends) have been collecting. Then I list litterature entries, which will stay there until I ..