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This page references important texts and publications about large and giant crystals and related topics. A big "Thank you" to all contributors and authors, who gave permission for using their texts and images. Without your contribution our project would be impossible ! So lean back and make yourself a home. Click on any reference you like and enjoy reading.



 

Section A : General publications dealing with large and giant crystals, megacrystals etc. :
 
 

Mineralrekorde (Mineral Records) : german website with an extensive listing of giant crystals on www.mineralienatlas.de.

BETTS, J. (Year?) : Largest Mineral Crystals on Record : Online publication by John Betts on giant garnets in Australia and other large crystals.

GEIßLER, L. (2005) : Glendonite - Calcitpseudomorphosen nach Ikait, in : Online publication in german language on www.geoberg.de

PALACHE, Ch. (1932) : The Largest Crystal, in : Amer. Min, Vol. 17, pp. 362 - 363

RICKWOOD,P.C (1981) :The Largest Crystals, in : Amer. Min, Vol. 66, pp. 885 - 908
 
 



 

Section B : Publications dealing with specific large crystal occurences & localities :
 
 

Africa :

Verloren Quartz Caves, Namibia :

MARAIS,E., MARTINI, J. & IRISH, J. (1995) : Gauab AS (Nambie Occidentale) : Une grotte dans de la dolomie megacristalline hydrothermale in : Karstologia, No. 25, 2/1995, pp. 51 - 54 (french, with english summary : describes the cave system in the giant quartz crystals on Farm Verloren / Namibia in detail)

 

Hoba Meteorite, Namibia :

SPENCER L.J.(1932) : Hoba (South-West-Africa), the largest known Meteorite in : Mineralogical Magazine, No. 136, Vol. 23, pp.1 - 18 + 1 plate, gives the fist scientific record of this meteorite.

 

Seberged Island, Egypt :

BANCROFT, P. (1984) : Peridot, in "Gem & Crystal Treasures" : Expedition to Seberged available online at PalaGems

 

America :

Capillitas mine, Argentina :

ZAVALIA, M.F.M. (1997 ?) : Mina Capillitas, un depósito epitermal del Noroeste Argentino in : Ianglia, (1997 ?) pp. 249 - 254

 

Carlsbad mine, New Mexico :

MINETTE, JAMES W. (1999) : Great Pockets : The Carlsbad Halite Caves; in : Mineralogical Record, Vol. 30; September - October 1999, pp.369 - 372, pdf-format

 

Etta mine & Black Hills :

ANONYMOUS (2003) : Departmental Field Trip Report Carleton College, Department of Geology, Fall 2003 : Field Trip into the Black Hills - unpublished, but available online

LOOMIS,Th. A. (????) : Black Hills Pegmatites !! in : MATRIX Vol. 10, No. 3 Issue

 

Harding mine, New Mexico :

KELLEY,V.C. (1940) : Iceland Spar in New Mexiko in : Amer. Min, Vol. 25, pp. 357 - 367 (giant calcite in the vicinity of the Harding mine)

 

Naica mine, Mexico :

BERNABAI, T. et al. (2007) : Sails : a new Gypsum Speleothem from Naica, Chihuahua, Mexico in : International Journal of Speleology, Vol. 36, No. 1, pp. 23 - 30

FISHER, R.D. (2000) Mexico - Naica Crystal Caves : online publication with link for book about the discovery of the caves

FOSHAG, W.F (1927) : The Selenite Caves of Naica, Mexiko in : Amer. Min, Vol. 12, pp. 252 - 256

GARCIA-RUIZ, J.M.et.al. (2007) : Formation of Natural Gypsum Megacrystals in Naica, Mexico in : Geology, April 2007, pp. 327 - 330

LONDON, D. (2003) : New "Cave of the Crystals" at Naica, Chihuahua, Mexikoin : Earth Scientist 2003, Magazin of School of Geology and Geophysics, University of Oklahoma

MARIN HERRERA, B.R. et al. (2006) : Las Megaselenitas del Distrito Minero de Naica, Chihuahua, una ocuurencia mineralogica anomala (in spanish language) in : Boletin de Mineralogia, Vol. 17, pp. 139 - 148

MARTINEZ, R.V. & OROZCO, M. (2001) : Naica Crystal Caves (translation from Mexican newspaper)

 

Asia :

Sivas Hydrothermal System :

TEKIN, ERDOGAN & AYYILDIZ,TURAN (2001) : Petrographic Properties of the recent Travertines in the Sicaccermik Geothermal Field (NW Sivas, Turkey) - Geological Bulletin of Turkey, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 1 - 14 (in turkish language, with extended english abstract at bottom of text)

 

Australia:

Garibaldi mine, New South Wales :

FORSYTH, T. (year?) : The Garibaldi mine, Tabulam, New South Wales, Australia (a historic icelandic spar locality)

 

Europe :

Helgustadir, Iceland :

KRISTJANSSON, L. (2002) : Iceland Spar : The Helgustadir Calcite Locality and its Influence to the Development of Science in : Journal of Geoscience Education, Vol. 5., No. 4, pp. 419 - 427

 

Pulpi Geode, Pilar de Jaravia, Spain :

FERNANDEZ, F.J.P; DIAZ, F.G. & CUESTA, J.M. (2000) : Pilar de Jaravia : La Geoda Gigante de la Mina Rica in : Bocamina, No. 6, pp. 52 - 67

GARCIA-GUINEA, J. et.al. (2002) : Formation of Gigantic Gypsum Crystals in : Journal of Geological Society London, Vol. 159, pp. 347 - 350

FERNANDEZ - CORTES, A.; CALAFORRA, J.M. & GARCIA-GUINEA, J. (2006) : The Pulpi Gigantic Geode (Almeria, Spain) : Geology, Metal Pollution, Microclimatology and Conservation in : Environmental Geology, Vol. 50, pp. 707 - 716

FERNANDEZ - CORTES, A.; CALAFORRA, J.M.; SANCHES-MARTOZ, F. & GISBERT, J. (2006) : Microclimate Process Characterization of the Giant Geode of Pulpi (Almeria, Spain) : Technical Criteria for Conservation in : International Journal of Climatology, Vol. 26, pp. 691 - 706