Mineral Observer

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 15, issue 1, 2010

June Culp Zeitner Dedication...................................................................3 (see PDF)

Acknowledgements................................................................................4

Evgenii A. Lyashenko
Agates of Russia....................................................................................6 (see a fragment, PDF)

Boris Z. Kantor
Traumatism in the Mineral World: Facts and Сomments..............................28 (see a fragment, PDF)

Lydie Touret, Jacques Touret
Ecole des Mines: Two Centuries of Friendly Relations with Russia.................34 (see a fragment, PDF)

Tatiana Yu. Dolzhanskaya
On the 20th Anniversary of the Mineralogical Museum RSGPU.....................48

Photo Gallery:
Great Calcite from China: Stuart Wilensky collection..................................54 (see a fragment, PDF)

Mineral Travels:
Viktor V. Levitsky
Central Siberia, Amudikha River, Summer 2009........................................56 (see a fragment, PDF)

Finds of 2009:
Beryl, var. Aquamarine; Sherlova Gora....................................................60

Masterpices of 2009:
Topaz, Malkhan Range...........................................................................61

The 2009 Denver Mineral Show

John S. White
Show Report..............................................................................62
Тerry Huizing
Colorful Calcite: Exhibition of Cincinnati Museum Center..................68

Photo Reportage:
The 2009 «Samotsvetnyi Razval» Show: September, Moscow.....................70 (see a fragment, PDF)

The 2009 Munich Mineral Show

Jacques Touret
Between Mineralogy and Gemmology............................................72
Bill Larson
Indian Exposition........................................................................78

Michael B. Leybov
«Jewellery Olympus» – 2009!.................................................................82 (see a fragment, PDF)

Book review.........................................................................................86

Advertisers..........................................................................................87 (see PDF)