Mineral Observer:

Mineral News from Russia and Beyond

Michael B. Leybov Dashkesan: Notes on Geology and Mineralogy	6	(see a fragment, PDF)
Boris Z. Kantor My Favorite Mineral Specimens from Dashkesan	28	(see a fragment, PDF)
Alexey F. Glushkov Some Luck and Hard Work, and...	36	(see a fragment, PDF)
Vasiliy N. Orlov, Irina B. Taishcheva Uralian Gold Nuggets of the 20^th Century in the Diamond Fund of Russia	44	(see a fragment, PDF)
Boris Z. Kantor ”Samotsvetny Razval” Festival	68	(see a fragment, PDF)
Pavel A. Martynov Collectors, be Careful of Imitation!	73
Finds of 2012	74	(see a fragment, PDF)
Оrest I. Matkovsky, Vladimir I. Pavlishin The 100^th Anniversary of Academician Evgeny K. Lazarenko	76	(see a fragment, PDF)
Renate Schumacher M&M7 Meeting – Dresden, Germany	78
Alexander A. Evseev, Tatiana Yu. Dolzhanskaya “...Today I Would Take these Photos in quite Different Way…”	79
Victoria V. Chernenko, Natalia M. Smirnova “World in Miniature” – Cameos and Intaglios	82	(see a fragment, PDF)
Tatiana Yu. Dolzhanskaya ”Echo of 1812”	83
Stuart Wilensky Mineral Treasures of India	84	(see a fragment, PDF)
Mark Mauthner "Africa"… another success!	86	(see a fragment, PDF)
Memorials Nikolay Pavlovich Yushkin (1936–2012), Alexander Petrovich Khomyakov (1933–2012), Alexander Efimovich Zadov (1958–2012)	90	(see a fragment, PDF)
Internet Directory	94	(see a fragment, PDF)
ADVERTIZERS		(see a fragment, PDF)