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Mineralogical Almanac, volume 16, issue 3, 2011
Russian Mineral Classics | Классические минералы России(English + Russian)
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 16, issue 3, 2011. Moscow: Mineral-Almanac Ltd. 156 pages, 114 mineral photos, 5 maps, in English and Russian.
This issue of Mineralogical Almanac is photo album and contains images of classical mineral specimens from famous Russian localities of Urals, Kola Peninsula, Siberia and Far East. Ural Emerald Mines, Murzinka, Ilmeny, Lovozero, Khibiny, Dalnegorsk and many others are among them. Full-page photos show 79 mineral specimens which comprise the top of Russian mineral world. The issue has been published on special occasion of 44th Denver Gem and Mineral Show-2011 devoted to Russian Minerals.
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MINERAL OBSERVER: Mineral News from Russia and beyond. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 16, issue 2, 2011
Moscow: Mineral-Almanac LTd. There are 96 pages, with 290 illustrations including 150 mineral photos. This issue of Mineralogical Almanac contains reviews of several mineral Shows held in different countries since autumn 2010 up to April 2011 as well as special articles: Russian minerals in Vienna Natural History Museum by Vera Hammer, curator of the collection; “Person behind the Mineral name cancrinite” – a story by German mineralogists – Joachim A. Lorenz, Ralf T. Schmitt & Andreas G. Völker. In our ”Onthogeny“ section Boris Kantor discusses the “druse” phenomenon. News from Rubtsovskoye deposit and recent finds in Moscow region have included in the issue.
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Rubtsovskoe Deposit (North-West Altai, Russia): Mineralogy of the Oxidation Zone
Igor V. Pekov, Inna S. Lykova (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Faculty of Geology)
FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Mineralogical Almanac volume 16, issue 1, 2011. Moscow: Mineral-Almanac LTd. There are 96 pages, with 167 illustrations including 153 mineral photos and 44 chemical analyses of 17 minerals.
This issue of the Mineralogical Almanac is devoted to the mineralogy of the oxidation zone of the Rubtsovskoe base-metal deposit
located in the north-west part of Rudnyi Altai (Altai Krai, Russia). This deposit, that has been operated as the Rubtsovsky mine of
Siberia-Polymetals OJSC since 2005, became famous due to remarkable finds of supergene minerals. Uniquely rich iodide mineralization was discovered here. Rubtsovskoe is also a source of top-level specimens of native copper, cuprite, marshite, miersite, and iodargyrite.
The issue contains the results of original mineralogical studies of the oxidation zone of the Rubtsovskoe deposit; 40 supergene
minerals are described.
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Moscow: Britan Ltd. 88 pp., 232 illustrations including 128 mineral photos.
The heading paper of the issue is by Vasiliy N. Orlov “PlatinumNuggets fromthe Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation:Witnesses
of History” where the author describes in detail the platinum nuggets displayed in the Diamond Fund, and reveals the history of
their discovery. The historical subject is carried on by Rupert Hochleitner in his article “The Duke Leuchtenberg Collection in the
Mineralogical State Collection, Munich”.
In the “Ontogeny” column Boris Z. Kantor in his paper “The Habit Change: Inquiries into the Past, Conjectures for the Future” tells
the readers how to reconstruct the previous life of a mineral and to predict its future according to the change in crystal habit.. In
the column “Mineral Travel” we go to western Georgia, Lukhumi, where the splendid specimens of realgar and orpiment are discovered at the antimony deposit.
The exhibition stand in this issue we granted to Will Larson displaying “Minerals of Japan” and Stuart Wilensky with “Mineral
Masterpieces of Mexico”. Traditionally we publish show reports from mineral shows “Tucson-2010”, “Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines-2010”
and “The World of Stone” in St.-Petersburg.
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Moscow: BRITAN. 96 pages, 108 illustrations including 81 mineral photos, and 7 sketches. 59 chemical analyses of 22 minerals.
The Mineralogical Almanac issue is devoted to the mineralogy of ore-bearing hydrothermal veins and oxidation zone of the
Belorechenskoye deposit in Adygea Republic, Northern Caucasus, Russia. It is a complex object, with nickel-uraniumand barite ores.
The deposit was prospected in 1960s – 1970s; since that time it has been a steady a source of fine museum-quality mineral specimens.
The issue summarizes both original authors’ and earlier published data. The main part of it contains the description of
65 minerals and veins of different types. Another part contains geological data of the deposit and surrounding area.
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Mineral Observer. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 15, issue 1, 2010. Moscow: Altum Ltd. 88 pp.,256 illustrations including 145 mineral photos.
The Mineral Observer, vol. 15-1 issue contains articles on our usual themes. An article by Evgenii A. Lyashenko is a review of Russian agate localities. Boris Z. Kantor in an article «Traumatism in the Mineral World: Facts and Сomments» discusses complicate «life» of minerals after their origination. 200 years of scientific relations Ecole des Mines with Russia are described in a paper by Professor Jacques Touret. To 20 years anniversary of the youngest mineral museum in Moscow is devoted one special review. As a common, we publish book reviews, New Finds, Mineral Travels and reports from several important autumn shows: Denver Show, «Mineralientage» Munich–2009, «Gemma» in Moscow and «Saint-Petersburg Jeweller» in Saint-Petersburg.
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Mineral Observer. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 14, issue 3, 2009. Moscow: Altum Ltd. 80 pp., 244 illustrations including 147 mineral photos.The issue presents the article of the series ”Russian Mineral Treasures” dwelling on historical diamonds and recently mined Russian diamonds exhibit in Diamond Fund of the State Diamond and Jewellery Reserve (GOKHRAN) of Russia.
New ideas in the mineral ontogeny are a theme of the article “Aesthetics of Imperfection”.
Historical section includes articles “on special occasion” – the first one, devoted to the 250 anniversary of the Vernadsky State Geological Museum RAS and another – in a memory of outstanding Russian mineralogist Dmitriy P. Grigoriev.
As usual, we pay special attention to reports from the main mineral shows of the world; news from collectors and dealers; books review.
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Ural Emerald Mines: Notes on Mineralogy.
Vladimir Ivanovich Zhernakov
FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Moscow: Altum Ltd. 128 pages, soft cover, 164 illustrations, including 104 color mineral photos.
The current issue dwells on Mineralogy of Ural Emerald Mines: a deposit which Russain geologists and mineralogists commonly refer as “Izumrudnye Kopi”. Besides description of minerals the issue contains information on history of research, notes on geology, list of minerals. For Curators of Museums, mineralogists, and collectors.
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MINERAL OBSERVER: Mineral News From Russia and Beyond, volume 14, issue 1, 2009. Moscow: Altum Ltd. 88 pages, soft cover, 194 color photos, among them 132 mineral photos .
This issue of Mineral Observer presents articles written both by authors well-known to our readers (Boris Z. Kantor “Skeletal Growth or Autoepitaxy?”; Zoya A. Bessudnova, “Mikhail Alexandrovich Tolstopyatov as Experimental Mineralogist and a “Poet of Science”; Nikita V. Chukanov “Coprolites in Mineralogical Collections”) as well as materials written by new authors: outstanding Russian mineralogist Alexander P. Khomyakov (“On the Number of Mineral Species in Nature”), Elena N. Matvienko, curator of Fersman Mineralogical Museum (“Pseudomorphs and other Oddities from Fersman Mineralogical Museum RAS) and well-known collector Victor V. Ponomarenko (“Calcite from Dalnegorsk: Review of 2003–2008 Findings”) are among them.
As usual one can find reports on recent Mineral Shows (Denver, Munich, Saint-Petersburg) written by our correspondents. A special report is devoted to an outstanding event – an opening of a new mineral exposition in Freiberg, Germany. There is also the review of new publications and Internet-sites that can be interesting both for mineralogists and mineral collectors.
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MINERAL OBSERVER: Mineral News From Russia and Beyond. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 13c, 2008. Moscow: Altum Ltd. 80 pages, soft cover, 131 color photos, 23 maps and schemes.
This issue contains articles on the history of mineralogy, information on new mineral finds and stories on historical-mineralogical events. The highlight of this issue is an article by Vasilii N. Orlov devoted to the history of the oldest Russian Gold nuggets from the Diamond Fund. A special present from editorial to more interested in pseudomorphes – an article on the history of Organic Life on the Earth written by a professional paleontologist, Dr. Serge V. Naugolnykh.
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Mineral Observer: Mineral News from Russia and Beyond. Mineralogical Almanac, Volume 13b, 2008. 80 pages, 205 coloured photographs.
This volume contains several articles dwelling on various aspect of Mineral world. The Famous Mineralogical Localities Section covered by an article basical article by Victor Ye. Zagorsky and Igor S. Peretyazhko on Malkhan tourmaline deposit. In Theoretical Section Boris Z. Kantor discusses an Agates Genesis. In News Section Peter Lyckberg retells about his Tucson 2008 impressions. A reader will find book reviews and personalities in this volume also.
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MINERAL OBSERVER: Mineral News From Russia and Beyond.
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 13, 2008.
Littleton, CO, USA: Ocean Pictures Ltd and Moscow, Russia: Altum Ltd. 128 pages, 193 pictures, 21 maps and schemes.
The issue presents 12 articles on different aspects of mineralogy and mineral collecting. The highlight of the issue is an article on famous Lipovka granite pegmatites (Urals) by I.V. Pekov and L.R. Memetova. Several articles dwell on mineral growth principal laws. In mineral travelling section German gemologist Elisabeth Strack tells the story of her travel to Yakutian diamond mines. Some unknown facts on history of European mineralogy are revealed in an article by B.Z. Kantor. Our correspondents share their impressions on Munich-2007 (Peter Lyckberg) and Russian Mineral and Jewelry Shows 2007, Moscow and Saint-Petersburg (Dmitriy Belakovskiy).
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FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Pavlishin Vladimir Ivanovich, Dovgyi Stanislav Alekseevich
Mineralogy of the Volynian Chamber Pegmatites, Ukraine. EKOST Association, Mineralogical Almanac, volume 12, 2007.
128 pages, 45 historical photographs, 31 sketches, 21 crystal drawings, 105 coloured photographs of minerals and pegmatites.
This volume presents brief data on the history of research, geology, morphology, internal structure, as well as more detailed data on the mineralogy of the Volynian chamber pegmatites, known worldwide as a source of unique piezoelectric quartz crystals, beryl and topaz. Over 150 years, more than 90 minerals were discovered, with recognition of their compositional, morphological and genetic features, as well as the complex genesis history of chamber pegmatites.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac vol. 11, 2007
Series NEW MINERALS DISCOVERED ON THE TERRITORY OF THE FORMER SOVIET UNION SOLD OUT!!!
Igor V. Pekov
NEW MINERALS FROM FORMER SOVIET UNION COUNTRIES, 1998–2006, part 2. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 11, 2007. 112 pages, 51 crystal drawings, 21 SEM photos of minerals, 66 color photos of minerals, 14 color landscape photos, 214 references, soft cover.
The issue is a reference book on minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union in the period of 1998 – first half of 2006. 163 minerals have been included: 159 new species and 4 minerals restored in the status of individual species. Detailed geography of the type localities, history of discovery, a brief description, origin of the name, information on museums where type specimens are deposited and literature references have been presented for each mineral. A lot of first-published information is given. The statistic data on these minerals, English-Russian geographic and personal indexes and a list of all minerals first discovered on the territory of the former Soviet Union are included.
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Mineralogical Almanac vol. 10, 2006
MINERAL OBSERVER: Mineral News From Russia and Beyond.
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 10, 2006. Ocean Pictures Ltd and Association Ecost. 132 pages, 181 pictures, 14 maps and schemes, soft cover.
The volume contains 12 articles both for professional mineralogists and advanced collectors on different aspects of collectors interests. Mineralogy of Slyudyanka deposit in Transbaikalie is the central material of the volume. Among others are China Mineral travel, the origin of dendrites, life of outstanding Russian mineralogist Nikolay Koksharov, visit to Fedorov’s Museum and much more...
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Ilmeny Mountains: the Mineralogy of Pegmatites. SOLD OUT!!!
Vladimir A. Popov and Valentina Ivanovna Popova
FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 9, 2006. 156 pages, historical photos: 27, schemes and sections: 34, mineral drawings: 69, color photos of minerals: 120, soft cover.
The issue is devoted to the extraordinary Mineralogical Object: Ilmeny Mountains in South Ural, Russia. Mineralogists call it “Mineralogical Paradise” due to diversity of minerals found there. During almost two centuries of investigation 227 minerals have been found there, and for 18 minerals Ilmeny Mountains are the type locality.
The issue contains historical review, geological and mineralogical description of Ilmeny pegmatites based both on previous investigations as well as recent discoveries made by the authors.
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Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 8, 2005
Kerch Iron-Ore Basin
Nikita V. Chukanov
FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Kerch Iron-Ore Basin. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 8, 2005. 112 pp., 147 color plates, 49 black drawings and photos, soft cover.
The issue contains the most comprehensive description of the Kerch iron- ore basin, including historical and geological sketches. Besides ore deposits some other geological phenomena of the region are described. Mineralogical description of 160 mineral species is the main part of the volume, the most interesting minerals being characterized in details.
The author has been studying the Kerch mineralogy for more then 20 years and at present is one of the most knowledgeable experts of the region.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac vol. 07, 2004
Igor V. Pekov and Alexander S. Podlesnyi
Kukisvumchorr Deposit: Mineralogy of Alkaline Pegmatites and Hydrothermalites. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 7, Association Ecost - Moscow and Ocean Pictures Ltd. - Denver, 2004. 168 pp., 111 color plates, soft cover.
The data on the mineralogy and the history of the exploration of Kukisvumchorr apatite deposit in Khibiny Mountains have been summarized in this issue. Kukisvumchorr deposit is actively operated since 1929 by Kirovskii Mine, the first mine at Kola Peninsula. A complex of alkaline pegmatites and hydrothermalites of the Kukisvumchorr stands out even against a background of mineralogically unique Khibiny massif. It is real reserve of rare minerals; many of them occur here as nice large crystals. All 212 present-day known mineral species and more than 20 pegmatites have been described, 111 color plates, 110 b/w photos, 125 crystal drawings, geological schemes and pegmatite sections are given.
The issue contains 312 chemical analyses of 165 minerals and 163 references.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac vol. 6, 2003
Crystal growth & development: interpreted from a Mineral's Present Form. Talks on Minerals.
Boris Z. Kantor
Mineralogical Almanac, vol 6, 2001. Ocean Pictures Ltd., 2003. Pp. 128, color plates – 142, b & w drawings – 72.
This issue devoted to basic ideas of mineral ontogeny, which is a branch of Mineralogy dealing with mineral forms, their origination and transformation. This book is for those mineral collectors and amateurs who seek a deeper knowledge of minerals and want to learn about mineral structure, origin, and history from a mineral’s crystal form. More than one hundred color photos of minerals together with numerous sketches give the reader a lot of new information about mineral formation. The text, color photographs and drawings are done by a prominent Russian mineral collector and writer Boris Z. Kantor.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac vol. 5, 2002
Murzinka: Alabashka Pegmatite Field.
Valentina I. Popova, Vladimir A. Popov, Alexander A. Kanonerov
RUSSIAN MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 5. Ocean Pictures Ltd., 2002, pp. 136, color plates: 108, b/w and drawings: 181.
The issue contains most complete and updated description of geological setting of Alabashka pegmatites field in general and each productive pegmatite vein in particular. Mineralogy of the region is described on the basis of all data accessible to the moment, including recent investigations of the authors.
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Dalnegorsk: Notes on Mineralogy.
Vadim V. Moroshkin and Nikolay Frishman
RUSSIAN MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES
Mineralogical Almanac vol. 4, 2001. Moscow, Ocean Pictures Ltd., Mineralogical Almanac, volume 4, 2001. pp. 136, color illustrations: 107, b/w and drawings: 32.
This volume of Mineralogical Almanac is the first issue describing one of the World's Greatest Mineral Locality - Dalnegorsk. The issue provides a collector with information on the most important facts of geological structure, mineralogy and genesis of the Polymetallic and Boron deposits. It contains data on all deposits of the Dalnegorsk ore district. A special attention the authors paid to description of minerals of Dalnegorsk deposits that are of particular interest for collectors.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac vol. 03, 2000
Mineral Collections of Russia, Part 2. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 3. 2000.
Pp. 136, color illustrations - 132, historical photo - 32.
The third volume of Mineralogical Almanac contains a description of twelve state museum collections. With volume we proceed with the series "Mineral Collections of Russia". The volume includes museums from different regions of Russia starting from Saint Petersburg in the West of the country up to Vladivostok on the Far Easter coast of the Pacific. Most of the information is quite new and have never been published before neither in Russian no in English.
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Mineralogical Almanac, vol. 2, 2000
Mineral Collections of Russia, Part 1. Fourteen Presonal Collections (18th - 20th Centuries). Mineralogical Almanac, volume 2. 2000, Ocean Picture Ltd, Moscow, Russia. 128 pages; color illustrations - 129, historical photo - 11, softbound.
The second volume of the Mineralogical Almanac contains a description of fourteen personal mineral collections, gathered during the 18th and the 19th centuries by prominent politicians, scientists, missionaries and businessmen - are now a part of the State Museum collections. Another group includes six collections which were collected by our contemporaries - amateurs and professional mineralogists. Each reflects the interests of its owner - scientific, aesthetic, geographic, etc. The Almanac displays the range others interests together with the beauty of the Mineral Kingdom. It is the first in the series of issues devoted to the Mineral Collections of Russia.
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Add to shopping cartMineralogical Almanac, vol. 1, 1999
Gold: nuggets of Russia. SOLD OUT!!!
Ludmila S.Sher
Mineralogical Almanac, volume 1. 1999. Ocean Picture Ltd, Moscow, Russia.
128 pages. color illustrations - 212. Photo: Mikhail A. Bogomolov. Softbound.
This book contains a condensed popular description of the history of discoveries and mining of cold (in general) and nugget (particular) in Russia. Features of native gold and, especially, nuggets are characterized. Formation conditions and environm of nuggets are described. A crystallomorphic classification of native gold is introduced. A detailed description is given for a variety of nuggets. Numerous original photographs publushed here demonstrate sophisticated beauty and uniqueness of nuggets from major of Russian gold provinces: the Urals, Sakha - Yakutia, Kolyma, Transbaikalia, Altai and Chukchi Peninsula. This book is of interest to a wide range of readers.
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