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Shops/dealers / Re: Purple-Sky-Minerals / David Hospital

« Last post by David Hospital on August 16, 2018, 12:25:48 PM »

Hi lovers and passionates of systematic minerals,

The new auction of systematic minerals is online at E-rocks /Purple Sky Minerals, have a look if you're interested:

https://e-rocks.com/items/auction/1013878/purple-sky-minerals-15-aug-22-aug-2018

Some outstanding rarities in this auction are:

Bromellite
Tapiaite & Joteite
Desautelsite
Matulaite
Franzinite
Kobellite
Kobellite
Metacinnabar
Yuanfuliite
Zirsilite-(Ce)
Gerasimovskite & Ussingite
Taneyamalite
Tlapallite & Stützite
Hydrohonessite
Hilairite
Mandarinoite & Ahlfeldite
Schoenfliesite
Petersite-(Y)
Vajdakite
Bakhchisaraitsevite

...and many more UP TO 70 SPECIMENS !!

....so I highly recommend to have a look !

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: Costa Mesa

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 16, 2018, 09:36:32 AM »

West Coast Gem & Mineral Show
https://www.mzexpos.com/west-coast-spring
https://www.mzexpos.com/west-coast-fall
By LLD Productions https://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,7568.0.html

17-19 may 2019
9-11 november 2018

Hilton Orange County
3050 Bristol St., Costa Mesa, California 92626, USA
(formerly Santa Ana https://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,1804.msg105490.html#msg105490)

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: West Springfield (MA)

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 16, 2018, 09:30:16 AM »

East Coast Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
https://www.mzexpos.com/east-coast-show
By LLD Productions https://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,7568.0.html

9-11 august 2019

Better Living Center at the Eastern States Exposition
1305 Memorial Ave., West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089, USA

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: West Springfield (MA)

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 16, 2018, 09:21:58 AM »

Repo
https://news.minerals.net/post/the-2018-springfield-mineral-show-part-1
https://news.minerals.net/post/the-2018-springfield-mineral-show-part-2

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: Ehrenfriedersdorf

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 15, 2018, 08:26:36 PM »

Mineralienbörse Ehrenfriedersdorf
No website?
Organized by the Ehrenfriedersdorfer Mineralienfreunde http://www.strahlen.org/forum/index.php/topic,6245.0.html

16 september 2018

(new location)
Volkshaus Thum
Neumarkt 4, 09419 Thum, Sachsen, Germany

(private ref https://www.mineralienatlas.de/forum/index.php/topic,47327.0.html)

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New Books / Re: 2018, Farrero, Les mines de Castell

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 13, 2018, 02:38:44 PM »

Libro coordinado por Eva Perisé Farrero. Sus editores científicos son Marc Campeny Crego (Conservador de Mineralogía del Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona) y Jordi Ibáñez Insa (investigador del Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera-CSIC) .

Sumario:
Prólogo de Pep Barbal Badia.

1. El uranio de Franco de las minas de Castell. Breve repaso histórico de la minería en la Vall Fosca (1940-1970), por Eva Perisé Farrero.

2. Breve pincelada de la geología de la Vall Fosca, por Marc Campeny Crego y otros.

3. El porqué del uranio de la mina Eureka, de Montgarri Castillo i Oliver, y otros.

4. Los minerales de la mina Eureka: descripción, por Joan Abella i Creus y otros.

5. Breve historia sobre el descubrimiento de la abellaíta, la primera nueva especie mineral descubierta en Catalunya, por Jordi Ibáñez Insa y otros.

6. La mina Eureka en el siglo XXI, un patrimonio que hay que preservar, por Pura Alfonso Abella i Josep M. Mata Perelló.

Nos comunican que el libro todavía no está a la venta, informaremos cuando tengamos más noticias.
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13447

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New Books / 2018, Farrero, Les mines de Castell

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 13, 2018, 02:38:25 PM »

Eva Perisé Farrero, Marc Campeny Crego, Jordi Ibáñez Insa
Les mines de Castell
(https://www.mindat.org/loc-53316.html etc)

de l’urani de Franco al descobriment de l’abellaïta. Mineria a la Vall Fosca
Las minas de Castell: del uranio de Franco al descubrimiento de la abellaíta. Minería en la Vall Fosca
Editorial: Garsineu; Ajuntament de la Torre de Capdella.
ISBN: 9788494789984
2018
For sale via ?

Also see:
https://www.foro-minerales.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13447

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: Hettstedt

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 12, 2018, 08:55:25 PM »

Repo
https://www.mineralienatlas.de/forum/index.php/topic,47085.msg327175.html#msg327175

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: Llo

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 12, 2018, 07:52:48 PM »

Repo
http://www.inet-mineral.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&view=topic&catid=46&id=4552&Itemid=240

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Mineral fairs/meetings / Re: Chamonix

« Last post by Frank de Wit on August 11, 2018, 10:40:09 PM »

Journées minéralogiques de Chamonix
4-5 august 2018

Repo
http://www.geoforum.fr/topic/37367-bourse-chamonix-2018/