Mineralogical Almanac

Mineralogical Almanac volume 27, issue 3, 2022 - Mineral Observer

This issue of the Mineralogical Almanac is dedicated to memory of Boris Z. Kantor (1930–2022), a devoted friend, prolific author, and continuous editor of the magazine, an outstanding mineral collector, and talented popularizer of mineralogy. His life journey and creative development are described in the article by Igor V. Pekov and Michael B. Leybov. The outstanding Bulgarian mineralogist Mikhail N. Maleev and the colleagues from the United States Prof. John Rakovan, museum curator Carl A. Francis, and renowned mineral collector Alexander G. Schauss share their recollections of Boris Z. Kantor. This issue also includes a paper written in 2022 by Boris Z. Kantor on some morphological types of quartz. Emphasizing the high skill and talent of Boris Z. Kantor as a photographer, we present a gallery of selected photographs of mineral specimens that he took in different years for his publications. 80 Seiten, 196 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac volume 22, issue 1, 2017 - Mineral Observer

The main article of this issue by Vasiliy N. Orlov on Gold Nuggets from Siberia continues a series of publications devoted to Treasures of the Diamond Fund of Russia. The information and photographs of most of these nuggets are published here for the first time. Pavel Yu. Plechov, director of the Fersman Mineralogical MuseumRAS, continues a project for the 300th Anniversary of this Museum. Another part of the museum section is devoted to the Paris Natural History Museum that is reported by Cristiano Ferraris, Caroline Noyes, and Jean-Marc Fourcault. The Jubilees section is devoted to crystallographer Nikolay V. Belov and mineralogists Nathan I. Ginzburg and Richard V. Gaines, outstanding scientists of the 20th century. Jacques Touret, from Ecole des Mines de Paris and Andrey G. Bulakh from the St. Petersburg State University tell about the detailed history of the building of the Tombstone of Napoleon I in Paris from quartzite from Shoksha (Karelia, Russia). Sergey V. Kolisnichenko reports on a new meteorite form the South Urals (Russia). Reports of Mineral Shows and exhibitions held in 2016 include the Moscow and Munich Mineral Shows and a stonecutting art exhibition in the Vernadsky State Geological Museum RAS (Moscow). 96  pages, 172 illustrations including 105 mineral photos

Mineralogical Almanac volume 28, issue 1, 2023 - Mineral Observer

This issue of Mineralogical Almanac is traditional in its content. The team of authors – Yuriy V. Erokhin, Vladimir S. Ponomarev, Ivan A. Baksheev, Valeriy V. Grigor'ev, and Anatoliy V . Zakharov has prepared an article on a sensational find of dravite near Ekaterinburg at Central Urals. In our “Travels for the Minerals” section, we publish an article by Mikhail V. Tsyganko, Georgiy A. Petrov, Vladimir A. Popov, and Anatoliy V. Kasatkin about an expedition for staurolite to the Khoza-Tump Ridge in the North Urals. The Tatarstan Natural History Museum and its mineralogical collection are described in the article by Oleg P. Shilovskiy, Oleg N. Lopatin, and Mikhail V. Tsyganko. In the section “Person of the Mineral Community,” we publish an article by Dona Leicht, dedicated to Marie Huizing, the Editor-in-Chief of Rocks & Minerals magazine . 80 Seiten, 161 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 7, 2004. Kukisvumchorr

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 7, 2004. Kukisvumchorr Der erste Teil des Buches behandelt Geschichte und Geologie der Region mit den dazugehörigen Pegmatit- und hydrothermalen Gängen. Im zweiten großen Teil der Ausgabe werden auf 73 Seiten alle bekannten Mineralien aus Kukisvumchorr beschrieben. 168 Seiten, broschiert, zahlreiche Fotos. In englischer Sprache

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 5, 2002 - Murzinka

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 5. 2002. MURZINKA Russian Mineral Localities Series. Murzinka: Alabashka Pegmatite Field by Valentina I. Popova, Vladimir A. Popov, Alexander A. Kanonerov Ocean Pictures Ltd., 2002, pp. 136, color plates: 108, b/w and drawings: 181. In english! Murzinka. Vollständige Beschreibung des Alabashka Pegmatit Feldes im Allgemeinen und dessen mineralführenden Gänge. In englischer Sprache! 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.  

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 6. , 2003, Crystal growth and development

Mineralogical Almanac, volume 6. , 2003. Crystal growth & development: interpreted from a Mineral‘s Present Form. Talks on Minerals Boris Z. Kantor Ocean Pictures Ltd., 2003. pp. 128, color plates: 142, b & w drawings: 72, in English! Dieses russische Werk in englischer Sprache liefert umfangreiche Informationen zu den Themen Kristallzüchtung, Verzwilligung, Bildung von Salzen und vielem mehr. Dieses reich bebilderte Buch ist sowohl für Anfänger als auch für erfahrene Sammler sehr interessant. 128 Seiten, 214 Farbfotos und Abbildungen. Broschiert, 2003. In englischer Sprache. 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 minerals 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.