As gemologist for New York City’s prestigious Tiffany & Company, George F. Kunz took a considerable interest in the discovery of gem-bearing pegmatites in southern California in the 1890’s. In 1904, he authored an extensive study of gem materials produced in California, which was published by that State’s Mining Bureau. Kunz devoted considerable space to providing a summary history of the gem pegmatites, then provided notes on s..

Changsha Minerals & Gem Market as second Professional minerals market in China, located in Changsha city, HuNan province, China, want to find them? I think just take a taxi and tell taxi drive find a rock market, LOL, normally they can send you to there, I did such things successfully before :-)they organized their first minerals show there in Nov 2009. Changsha dealers team as grand old man of China Minerals, I respect them and their effort very..

I am not an expert on minerals. I‘m just a collector minerals and amateur photograph.But I‘m always surprised by what nature can create.Very much like agate and photograph the details I would like to introduce in this block and showed what can made only Mother Nature.Gradually I will this block to expand to other interesting photos.Here you not find mineralogical or technical terminology at the professional level.For some collectors may be only..

A quick photo report of last weekend‘s mineral show at Haywards Heath organized by the Sussex Mineral and Lapidary Society (SMLS)The main hall at the showThe mindat.org table. Selling some unwanted minerals and promoting the conference.Crystal Classics cabinets at the showDiana Schlegel from Crystal ClassicsBornite on Blister Copper from Cornwall, Crystal Classics specimenAzurite from New Mexico - Crystal Classics specimenLibethenite from Zambia..

I went to the Munich Mineral Show this October 2011, but the Show was only a fraction of my total trip, so I didn‘t title this article “Munich Show.“ From my viewpoint as a first time attendee, there were three notable things I saw at the MunichLeft: Hall A6 of the Munich Show. Right: I‘m the only one from the US in this photo at the Show: not many adult Germans wear running shoes.Show: everything is in one location, there was a section where..

It is not surprising given the complex and esoteric nature of the subject that many works, ranging in style from philosophical to scientific, have been published over the years on the mineral specimen marketplace and the factors affecting it. The modern well-read mineralogical connoisseur can likely quote works ranging from George L. English’s early twentieth century attempt at a scientific appraisal of specimen pricing factors [“The ..

I‘m back in Tucson again for another year, and finally have time to write my first report.John White was sitting outside the Inn Suites, it was so sunny that only tourmaline provided sufficient eye protection. These glasses were custom made by Naiomi Hinds.A large find of ‘fossilised bamboo‘ - or chalcedony - from Indonesia was on display at the Pueblo Gem and Mineral show. I‘ve no idea if the stated origin is genuine, but it seems suspicious..