Mineral Observer:
News from Russia and Beyond

Galina M. Zimina Unique Diamonds from the Diamond Fund of Russia	4	(see a fragment, PDF)
Boris Z. Kantor Aesthetics of Imperfection	18	(see a fragment, PDF)
Victor V. Levitskii A Mineralogical Puzzle	33
Zhanna A. Polyarnaya, Elena S. Svirina, Galina N. Bogdanova, Elena E. Popova Centennial Jubilee of Dmitriy P. Grigoriev Special Exhibition at the Saint-Petersburg Mining Museum	34	(see a fragment, PDF)
Zoya A. Bessudnova, Irina G. Malakhova, Mikhail N. Kandinov 250th Anniversary of the First Natural History Museum in Moscow	39
The First Private Mineralogical Museum in Kiev, Ukraine Vladimir I. Pavlishin 1. Historical Review	46
Douglas C. Toland 2. “..this Extraordinary Museum..”	48
Michael B. Leybov Tucson-2009: Mineral Oddities	52	(see a fragment, PDF)
Saint-Marie-aux-Mines-2009 Jacques Touret 1. Traditions and Tendencies	59
Michael B. Leybov 2. A Wonderful Experience	62	(see a fragment, PDF)
“World of Stones” Show, June 2009	66	(see a fragment, PDF)
Finds of 2009 Rubtsovskii Mine, Altai, Russia	69
Dalnegorsk Deposits	70
Mikhail E. Generalov Salt of the Earth: Sketch in Blue Hues	72
Books Review	75
Advertisers	79	(see a fragment, PDF)