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Important Dates in May


May 6, 1929, Marianna Borisovna Chistyakova was born, who stays with A.E. Fersman Mineralogical museum (RAS) since the 1950’s(!). She supervises the gem and color stone collection of the Museum.

May 15, 1915, John Sinkankas was born (died May 17, 2002), a famous gemologist and an author of a fundamental book on North American gemstones, Emerald and Other Beryls, this original encyclopedia, a magnificent course of mineralogy for amateurs, and many other books. Mineral sinkakasite was named in his honor. As http://www.palagems.com/ sinkankas.htm states: “…Pilot, author, bibliophile, bookbinder, collector, artist, lapidary, historian, scholar – John Sinkankas was the epitome of the Renaissance man.”

May 17, 1936, Lia Nikolayevna Kogarko, a academician of Russian Academy of Science and a specialist in magmatism, ore deposition, and geochemistry, was born. Mineral kogarkoite discovered in Colorado, USA, was named in her honor.

May 18, 1925, Anatoly Nikolaevich Korobov was born, a pilot, designer, artist, lapidary, collector, screenplay author for animated films, etc. For many years he heads the Moscow friends of Mineralogy Club, being an organizer and participant of the Wonder in Stone annual exhibition for three decades. His scenery stone collection is a unique.

May 20, 1936, Nikolai Pavlovich Yushkin, a academician of Russian Academy of Science, was born. He is a mineralogist (in particular, he deals with biomineralogical problems) and a Director of the Geological Institute of the Komi Scientific Center, Uralian Branch of RAS (Syktyvkar). During the last two decades he heads studies on fundamental description of the Uralian mineralogy. Mineral yushkinite was named in his honor.

May 21, 1885, Nikolay Alexeevich Smol'yaninov was born (died 1957), a Professor of mineralogy in the Moscow Geological Prospecting Institute since 1930 and a head of the Mineralogical museum of the same institute during 1930-1957. He was among the top mineralogists and an author of a Practical Guide on Mineralogy. Mineral smolyaninovite was named in his honor.

May 29, 1846, Carl Fabergé was born, famous Russian jewelry.

Latest Publications

Murzinskoe Gold Deposit: Phosphatno-Arsenatnaya Vein
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 29, issue 2, 2024

Series: New Mineral Localities of Russia

Anatoly V. Kasatkin, Vladimir S. Lednev, Maria D. Milshina

120 pages, 11 Tables, 185 Figures, including 162 mineral photographs and 10 SEM-photos.

This issue of Mineralogical Almanac focuses on the mineralogy of the Phosphatno-Arsenatnaya vein at the Murzinskoe gold deposit in Altai Krai, Russia. Discovered in 2023, the vein has quickly gained recognition as one of Russia’s notable mineralogical locations. The paper presents the results of an extensive mineralogical study of the vein, describing 104 identified minerals, 72 of which are supergene. Among these, arsenates and phosphates are particularly prominent. The oxidation zone of the vein has produced a wealth of remarkable specimens, including azurite, bayldonite, beudantite, carminite, corkite, duftite, gartrellite, kintoreite, malachite, mottramite, phosphohedyphane, pseudomalachite, segnitite, vauquelinite, and others. Notably, a new mineral – stibiosegnitite – has been first discovered in the oxidized ores of the Phosphatno-Arsenatnaya vein. Additionally, the minerals chenevixite, joëlbruggerite, kettnerite, mawbyite, molybdofornacite, and yancowinnaite have been reliably described for the first time on the territory of Russia. The paper includes geological data for the Murzinskoe deposit and provides a comprehensive list of its known minerals, which currently includes 247 mineral species. 

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Mineral Observer
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 29, issue 1, 2024

80 pages, 140 illustrations including 67 mineral photos.

This issue of the Mineralogical Almanac titled “Mineral Observer” opens with an article by Andrey O. Karpov highlighting intriguing specimens from the recent acquisitions to the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, RAS. Following this, a comprehensive article explores the life and contributions of the outstanding mineralogist, Professor Andrey Glebovich Bulakh (1933–2020) by Vladimir G. Krivovichev, Aleksey I. Brusnitsyn, Anatoliy N. Zaitsev, and Anatoliy A. Zolotarev, his students and colleagues from the Mineralogy department of the Saint Petersburg State University. Lyubov V. Badyanova presents an article on quartz from the Belorechenskoe deposit, North Caucasus, Russia. In the section of “Mineral Shows 2023”, Maria D. Milshina shares her impressions on the “Gemma” mineral show held in Moscow in December. Polina V. Nikitina’s article delves into the poetic essence of stone as captured in the works of the renowned sculptor and stonecutter Sergey Falkin. Maria D. Milshina summarizes the results of the 6th All-Russian photo contest “Minerals Through the Lens”. In the “New Book for Mineral Collectors” section, Artem S. Borisov offers a review of the “Mines et Minéraux du Dôme de Barrot” book by Gilbert Mari devoted to the mineralogy, geology, and historical development of the Dôme de Barrot massif in France, one of the oldest copper ore mining sites.

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