Mineralogical Almanac

Mineralogical Almanac volume 22, issue 2, 2017 - Mineral Observer

The article by Vasiliy N. Orlov on Gold Nuggets found in the Magadan Oblast and Chukotka Peninsula and displayed at the exposition of the Diamond Fund of Gokhran of Russia, is the lead article in this issue. All displayed nuggets are described in detail and are photographed for the first time. Boris Z. Kantor devoted his regular column to the term druza which is widespread in Russian mineral literature. The column "Jubilee" contains an article by Vladimir I. Pavlishin hosting this column about Alexander V. Sidorenko, an outstanding geologist whose creative way was marked by epic discoveries, and an article by Nadezhda N. Krivitskaya and Sophia K. Ryakhovskaya about Marina S. Sakharova, a wonderful scientist and teacher of the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Bob Jones, an outstanding American Collector, Writer and Editor wrote about himself in the column "My Mineralogical Journey". Two articles in the column "Travels for Minerals": first by Victor A. Slyotov remembers his travels to Shurab, Tajikistan, for celestine; second, Mikhail V. Tsyganko with colleagues tells about a Karst Cavity with Calcite Druses in the “Krasnaya Shapochka” Mine, Northern Urals, Russia, and the third article by Mikhail M. Bitman describes findings of skeletal quartz in Lugansk Oblast this spring. Notes on Mineral Shows – Denver-2016 and Tucson-2017, "Virgin Russia" photo exhibition, and Spring Gemma-2017 are also included. And two great Photogalleries – one by Stuart Wilensky and another by Marcus Budil – are real “pearls”of the issue. 96 pages, 216 illustrations including 158 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 16, issue 2, 2011

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. 96 Seiten, 290 teils farbige Abb., 2011,broschiert

Mineralogical Almanac volume 22, issue 3, 2017 - Bazhenovskoe

Bazhenovskoe Deposit (Central Urals, Russia): Mineralogy of Rodingites This issue is devoted to rodingites of the Bazhenovskoe chrysotile asbestos deposit located in the Asbest city, Central Urals, Russia. This deposit is related to the Bazhenovskiy ophiolite complex. Numerous spectacular specimens of grossular, diopside, vesuvianite, brucite, clinochlore, prehnite, zeolites and otherminerals fromBazhenovskoe have been kept inmanymuseumand private collections since the beginning of last century. Two new minerals kasatkinite and tatarinovite have been discovered in rodingites of Bazhenovskoe. In this work, besides the mineralogy, the history of studies and geological setting of Bazhenovskoe rodingites are reported, as well as, their typization and genetic features. Chemical composition and detailed data on crystal morphology are given for many minerals. This book can be interesting for mineralogists and students in geological specializations, as well as, amateurs of mineral collectors and museum curators. 136 pages, 236 illustrations including 212 mineral photos. 2017.

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 17, issue 3, 2012. Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and Beyond.

Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and Beyond. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 17, issue 3, 2012, S. 84. Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and Beyond. Moscow: Mineral-Almanac LTd. 88 pages, 270 illustrations including 150 mineral photos. The main article of this issue by Ukranian mineralogist Alexander I. Tishchenko deals with the mineralogy of a remarkable mineral locality – Pervomaisky Quarry (Crimea, Ukraine), the mineralization of which is similar to that of the world famous Puna in India. In view of the 150th anniversary of Vladimir I. Vernadsky we publish a historical review by a group of authors from Vernadsky State Geological Museum devoted to Vernadsky’s activity in development of the Museum collection. An article by academician Nikolay P. Yushkin describes the historical mineral collection of Russian Tzarina – Alexandra Pavlovna Romanova – in Eötvös Museum of Natural History of Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest, Hungary). As usual, we also publish reports from mineralogical shows: Tucson, Moscow, Saint-Petersburg. broschiert; Format: 27 x 22 cm; Sprache: Englisch;

Mineralogical Almanac volume 23, issue 1, 2018 - Mineral Observer

In this issue of Mineralogical Almanac we have summarised the main events in 2017. The main article by Eugeniy G. Gapanyuk, the curator of the Diamond Fund of the Russian Federation, is devoted to this fund which celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2017. This paper describes the history of this exhibition which is unique in the world and highlights the displays of the Diamond Fund. Yulia D. Gritsenko and Ekaterina I. Gerasimova report the results of a study of the unique size and perfection of crystals of morimotoite, which were recently mined at the Odikhincha alkaline pluton in North Siberia. Dmitry A. Kliemenov and Alexander L. Usov describe an exhibit of fulgurites (“petrified lightning”) in the Urals Geological Museum. A paper by Yuriy B. Marin, the President of the Russian Mineralogical Society, is devoted to the 200th Anniversary of this society. Vladimir I. Pavlishin, our frequent author, devoted his historical notes to Alexander N. Karnozhitskiy and Alexander A. Godovikov in the column “Prominent Mineralogists.” In the column “My Mineralogical Journey,” we publish an autobiographical essay by Boris Z. Kantor, a famous Russian collector, an expert in mineral ontogeny, and a talented writer of popular-science books and articles for mineral collectors. Next to that his paper entitled “Quartz Twins by Japan Law and Native Copper” in the column “Guide to the Ontogeny of Minerals” is published. As is our tradition we also publish reviews of mineral shows in 2017 in Russia and major shows around the world: Saint-Maire-aux-Mines, Denver and Munich. These were prepared by our international team. 104 pages, 272 illustrations including 133 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 17, issue 2, 2012. Subpolar Urals: Minerals of the Rock Crystal Veins.

Vladimir V. Bukanov, Еugeny V. Burlakov, Аlexander V. Kozlov, Nikolay А. Pozidaev. 2012. Subpolar Urals: Minerals of the Rock Crystal Veins. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 17, issue 2, S. 136. FAMOUS MINERAL LOCALITIES SERIES Moscow: Mineral-Almanac LTd. 136 pages, 207 illustrations including 159 mineral photos. This special issue of the Mineralogical Almanac contains a review of over 80 years of exploration history of the Subpolar Urals rock-crystal-bearing province, as well as data about the location of quartz deposits, their geology, main patterns of distribution, and stages of formation. The main focus is the mineralogy of numerous rock-crystal-bearing veins of the Subpolar Urals. Not only do they represent deposits and occurrences of valuable technical, piezo-optic, and jewelry raw materials, but they are also a source of fine and unique specimens of various minerals. The issue contains data about more than a hundred varieties of minerals, 45 of which had been discovered for the first time in these types of deposits.   broschiert; Format: 27 x 22 cm; Sprache: Englisch;

Mineralogical Almanac volume 24, issue 1, 2019 - Mineral Observer

In this issue, three articles devoted to Mineral Finds: the article by Boris Z. Kantor presents green andradite newly found in Dalnegorsk in the Russian Far East, Mikhail V. Tsyganko describes spectacular pyrite specimens from the Northern Urals, and Tomasz Praszkier writes about new fluorite specimens from Jebel Tirremi in Taourirt, Morocco. The section devoted to the Ontogeny of Minerals presents in three articles: Victor A. Slyotov describes in details the ontogeny of pyrite and some other minerals from the supergene zone at the Mikhailovskoe deposit, Kursk Magnetic Anomaly, in central Russia; Boris Z. Kantor and Vladimir S. Lednev analyze the phenomenon of so-called “quartz bubbles”; and the third article, by Boris Z. Kantor, explaines the origin of so-called frame-like crystals of baryte. The article by Vladimir I. Pavlishin in the section “Jubilee” is dedicated to Nikolay I. Koksharov, the founder of the Russian school of mi­neralogical crystallography. Another article in this section is an essay by Vladimir A. Popov devoted to Oleg K. Ivanov, a the famous mi­neralogist at the Urals. An essay by Victoria V. Chernenko and Leonid S. Nazarov represents an exhibition of lapidary artworks at the Vernadsky State Geological Museum of RAS in Moscow in a section “Museum Exhibition”. A section “Mineral Shows 2018” reviews shows in Moscow in Russia, Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines in France, Denver in the United States, and Munich in Germany. Last pages of the Almanac contain an article by Sergey V. Kolisnichenko on the Ozerki meteorite, which fall this year in the Lipetsk Oblast in central Russia, and a traditional Photo Gallery by Stuart Wilensky. 96 pages, 298 illustrations including 214 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 17, issue 1, 2012. Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and beyond.

Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and beyond. Mineralogical Amlamac, vol. 17, issue 1, 2012, S. 87. Mineral Observer. Mineral News from Russia and Beyond. Moscow: Mineral-Almanac LTd. 88 pages, 203 illustrations including 111 mineral photos. Title article of this issue is written by prominent Russian mineralogist Vladimir A. Popov and contains a comprehensive description of Akhmatov Mine (South Urals). The locality is well-known to mineralogists and collectors primary as a type locality for perovskite. Historical review by Nina A. Mokhova tells a story of Aleksandr V. Razderishin, famous Russian collector of 18th century. Tat’yana M. Pavlova and Elena A. Borisova describe a specimen from the early collections of the Fersman mineralogical museum. In the “A Guide to Ontogeny of Minerals” column Boris Z. Kantor considers some “peculiarities”. As usual, we publish reviews of  the mindat.org conference in Lwówek ŚSlaski (Poland) and main summer-autumn shows – Sainte-Marie-aux-Mine, Denver, and Munich. broschiert; Format: 27 x 22 cm; Sprache: Englisch;

Mineralogical Almanac volume 24, issue 2, 2019 - Mineral Observer

The central publication of this issue of the Mineralogical Almanac is the paper "New Findings of Rare Minerals from Former Soviet Union Countries" by Anatoly V. Kasatkin, who summarizes extensive original information collected by him over the past years. The paper presents data on more than fifty mineral species, none of which is newly discovered but which were found for the first time at this vast territory. The historical section of this issue contains a paper of our permanent author Vladimir I. Pavlishin devoted to the renowned Soviet and Russian mineralogist Dmitry P. Grigor'ev, whose 110th birthday is celebrated by the world's mineralogical community this year. The column by Boris Z. Kantor, an enthusiast mineralogist interested in the ontogeny of minerals, uncovers the mechanisms of morphologically peculiar calcite crystals from Dalnegorsk, Russian Far East. A paper by Mikhail V. Tsyganko is devoted to a mineralogical museum in Northern Urals, recently founded and now headed by the author. Aragonite from Ochtinská Cave, Slovakia, was closely examined by Albert Russ, Stanislav Jelen, and Ludovít Gaál, our colleagues from Slovakia. The reader can learn about how the first large platinum nugget was found in the Urals in a brief but informative essay by Andrey L. Chudnov. Victoria A. Chernenko and Vera V. Romanova narrate the history of the basement of the monument of Emperor Peter the Great in St. Petersburg in their paper "The Bronze Horseman Monument: a History of Pedestal". In the section on mineral shows we represent Tuscon 2019. The issue is traditionally closed with a paper by Stuart Wilensky, which is devoted to Colombian emerald. 104 pages, 206 illustrations including 149 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac, Volume 18, issue 2, Kola Peninsula

This special issue of the Mineralogical Almanac is devoted to the Kola Peninsula. The main article by I.V. Pekov and A.P. Nikolaev is on the mineralogy of peralkaline pegmatites and hydrothermal bodies of the Koashva apatite deposit in Khibiny. The history of its exploration and geology are outlined, the pegmatite-hydrothermal complex is characterized and 127 minerals are described. An article by A.V. Voloshin is focused on the history of mineralogical studies of the rare-element granite pegmatites of Kolmozero and Voron’i Tundras and the amazonite pegmatites of West Keivy. The paper by Yu.L. Voitekhovsky is devoted to almandine and its deposits in West Keivy. A.V. Voloshin, I.V. Pekov and V.V. Borisova give a historical review with statistical data on 264 new minerals first discovered in the Kola region. A special article is devoted to the collection by V.G. Grishin, one of the most interesting modern collections of the Kola minerals. 128 pages, 203 illustrations including 147 mineral color photos.