Mineral Observer

CONTENT

300-years Anniversary of the Fersman Mineralogical Museum Greetings from Mineralogical Almanac	4	(see a fragment, PDF)
Famous Mineral Localities of Russia
Irina I. Kupriyanova, Nikolai N. Krivoshchekov Beryllium minerals of Ermakovka Deposit (Western Transbaikal Region, Russia)	6	(see a fragment, PDF)
Guide to Ontogeny of Minerals
Boris Z. Kantor The Uncommon Calcite from India	32	(see a fragment, PDF)
Jubilee
Vladimir I. Pavlishin Nikolai P. Yushkin: the Founder of the Syktyvkar Mineralogical School	38	(see a fragment, PDF)
Wendell E. Wilson Highlights of a Life in Minerals	42	(see a fragment, PDF)
Mineral Shows of 2016: Tucson, USA, February
Travel on the Tucson Show: Notes of It’s Participants		(see a fragment, PDF)
John Veevaert 1. My Favorite Minerals from Tucson Shows-2016	54
Ludmila Budrina 2. Meeting in a Century's Time	62
Michael Leybov 3. Alaskan Gold from a Sunken Ship SS Islander	64
Mineral Shows of 2016: “Gemma”, Moscow, April
Ekaterina V. Lovskaya Moscow Spring Mineral Show	66	(see a fragment, PDF)
Mineral Shows of 2016: Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines, France, June
Jacques Touret “Mineral & Gem”: the Friendly Atmosphere of the Vosges Mountains	69	(see a fragment, PDF)
A Private Opinion
Boris Z. Kantor Collecting Minerals: Past, Present and Future	79	(see a fragment, PDF)
Photo Gallery
Stuart Wilensky Calcite From Around the World: Part I	90	(see a fragment, PDF)
ADVERTISEMENT		(see PDF)