Mineralogical Almanac

Mineralogical Almanac volume 27, issue 1, 2022 - Mineral Observer

In first article of the issue new mineral locality is described by Lubov V. Badyanova and Anatoly V. Kasatkin in article about minerals of the Shaposhnikov Caucasus State Natural Biosphere Reserve. Article of Zoya A. Bessudnova, our regular author and expert of history of geology science together with her colleagues Vera V. Romanova and Nina N. Samsonova devoted to old mineral collections of Johann Carl Freiesleben, who assumed the office of Oberberghauptmann in the Saxon Oberbergamt in 19th century. Now his representative collection keeps in Vernadsky State Geological Museum RAS in Moscow. “Speaking in the First Person” section represents the article titled “About Minerals and about Me. Life Pages” by the well-known Bulgarian mineralogist Mikhail N. Maleev. 88 Seiten, 164 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac Volume 20 issue 1: Mineral Observer

MINERAL OBSERVER Mineralogical Almanac, volume 20, issue 1, 2015 The issue presents information covering all our regular themes. In the section “Famous Mineral Localities” we publish an article, with many pictures, on the Banská Štiavnica mining district by A. Russ and S. Jelen (Slovakia) that includes brief historical review of mining activity, short description of geology and data on the most interesting minerals. The phenomenon of parallel crystal groups growth is discussed in article by B.Z. Kantor (“A Guide to Ontogeny of Minerals” column). First data on Kamenushinskoe, a new locality of fine specimens of azurite and, especially, malachite recently found in Siberia are given in the section “Discovery of the Year”. Our reports cover several mineral shows of the last third of 2014: Gemma in Moscow, Jewelry Olympus in St. Petersburg, Mineralientage in Munich and the Denver Show. A highlight of the issue is mineral paintings by an artist V.L. Shcherbina who demonstrates now the series “Masterpieces of Eastern Europe from the Fersman Mineralogical Museum”. A brief report from England, where the Mindat UK Symposium-2014 took place, and the Photo Gallery in which S. Wilensky presents Mineral Treasures of the United States, concludes the issue. 88 pages, 189 illustrations including 118 mineral photos, and 12 mineral paintings.

Mineralogical Almanac volume 26, issue 1, 2021 - Mineral Observer

Boris Z. Kantor devotes his traditional column "Guide to the Ontogeny of Minerals" to the splitting of crystals and, as usual, convincingly and gracefully resolves some complicated puzzles of nature. The column "Speaking in the First Person" is given to Georgiy A. Yurgenson, one of the veterans of Soviet and Russian geology and a wellknown researcher of mineral resources of Transbaikalia. The opening of the “Planeta”, a new private mineralogical museum in Ekaterinburg is promoted in a paper by Mikhail V. Tsyganko. A brief article by Michael B. Leybov is devoted to the collection of Boris A. Yatskevich, which was recently donated to the Chernyshev Central Geological Research Museum by his widow. Interesting finds of minerals in the Plast district (South Urals) in 2018–2019 are described in the paper by Sergey V. Kolisnichenko. 96 Seiten, 247 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac Volume 20 issue 2: Mineral Observer

MINERAL OBSERVER. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 20, issue 2, 2015   The main articles of the current issue devoted to Victor Ivanovich Stepanov, the prominent Russian mineralogist and minerals collector. Some articles are dedicated to this eminent scientist and person, to the memories of his disciples and colleagues, and to the description of his collection donated by V.I. Stepanov to the Fersman Mineralogical Museum, RAS.  This year has also been marked by a very interesting mineral show in Tucson, and this is why we decided to include in this issue a number of articles describing its numerous exhibits. Also we report about “Mineral and Gem” Show in Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines (France). We keep treating the topic of the minerals' ontogeny by publishing the “A Zeolite Harmony” written by Boris Z. Kantor.  Several pages are dedicated to the current exhibitions, jubilees and new finds.   104 pages, 264 illustrations including 173 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac volume 25, issue 1, 2020 - Mineral Observer

The cover story of this issue is a paper by Acad. Dmitriy Yu. Pushcharovsky “Discovery of the Periodic Law by Dmitriy I. Mendeleev”, which we devote to 150 years of this fundamental scientific discovery. A paper by Wendell E. Wilson, the publisher of The Mineralogical Record and its Editor-in-Chief is devoted to the 50th anniversary of the establishment (foundation) of this magazine. It tells about publications in this magazine devoted to the minerals of Russia and other countries of the former USSR. Boris Z. Kantor dedicates his tradition of mineralogical ontogeny to the analysis of recent mineralogical finds at the First Soviet Mine, Dalnegorsk, Russian Far East. The historical portion of this issue consists of two papers. One of them, written by a group of our German colleagues, describes the German Federal Geological Survey (BGR, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe). The other article by our frequent authors Lydie Touret and Jacques Touret describes the activities of the well-known French businessman Jean-Pierre Alibert in Siberia. 88 Seiten, 259 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac, Volume 18, issue 3, Mineral Observer

MINERAL OBSERVER Mineralogical Almanac, volume 18, issue 3, 2013   We open this issue of Mineralogical Almanac by an article of Sergey V. Kolisnichenko, who witnessed the Chelyabinsk meteorite fall. This event made all mankind to shudder in horror, since geological evidence proved that it could cause a global catastrophe. Victor K. Garanin, a new director of Fersman Mineralogical Museum RAS wrote an article discussing achievements and problems of Museum in historical aspect. Ontogeny of minerals section is resumed in our magazine by an article of Boris Z. Kantor dwelling on “white stripe” in quartz crystals. Terry Huizing, an outstanding collector, living in USA, is presented by an article of Carl A. Francis. Our usual show report section devoted to Tucson (USA), Saint-Marie-aux-Mines (France) and “Jewelry Olympus” competition (Saint-Petersburg, Russia).   96 pages, 315 illustrations including 147 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac volume 25, issue 2, 2020 - Mineral Observer

The section Famous Mineral Localities opens with a paper by Vladimir A. Popov and Sergei V. Kolisnichenko devoted to a new magnificent find of polyakovite-Ce at the Ilmeny state natural reserve, South Urals, Russia. Another paper in this section is by Mikhail V. Tsyganko and is dedicated to minerals of the Elovskoe nickel deposit. Marking eighty years anniversary of the renown mineralogist of our time, prof. Vladimir I. Pavlishin, we publish two papers. One of themdescribes the V.I. Pavlishin's scientific activities and their evolution with time and was written by his colleagues and fellows, well-known researchers Orest I. Matkovsky and Anna A. Kul'chitskaya. The other paper is historiographic, was written by Vladimir I. Pavlishin, and is devoted to the brilliant scientist, founder of the Ukrainian crystal chemical school Alexander S. Povarennykh. 80 Seiten, 247 Abb., broschiert. In englischer Sprache

Mineralogical Almanac volume 20, issue 3, 2015 - Mednorudyanskoe Deposit

This issue is focused on the Mednorudyanskoe deposit in the town, Urals, Russia. The early 19th century, it was the largest malachite deposit worldwide. It provided not only magnificent material for decoration of halls in palaces, cathedrals, artworks, and jewels, but numerous remarkable museum hand specimens. Excellent specimens of not only malachite, but libethenite, pseudomalachite, reinchanbachite, and some other minerals come from the deposit up to now; brochantite and delafossite were discovered here. Many outstanding scientists studied the Mednorudyanskoe deposit. At present, 103 minerals were found at the deposit including 42 minerals from primary ores and other from the oxidation zone. The original and previously published data on mineralogy of the Mednorudyanskoe deposit are summarized. Famous Mineral Localities of Russia Vladimir A. Popov, Valentina I. Popova, Ivan A. Blinov, Vladimir S. Ponomarev Minerals of the Mednorudyanskoe Deposit, Russia. Mineralogical Almanac, volume 20, issue 3, 2015. 128 pages, 244 illustrations including 178 mineral photos.

Mineralogical Almanac Volume 19 issue 1: Mineral Observer

Mineralogical Almanac (multi-theme issue Mineral Observer), vol. 19-1 includes articles both on minor localities (the fist Russian celestine, granite pegmatites of Borisovskiy massive) and on large provinces when origin and localities of Russian diamonds is concerned. Again we publish materials on Chelyabinsk meteorite, revealing some new details. Traditionally show reports cover autumn Shows in Denver, Munich, Moscow and Saint-Peterburg. Our Personalities in Mineralogy section devoted to outstanding Russian mineralogist and collector Victor I. Stepanov. 88 pages, 262 illustrations including 145 mineral photos, 2014.

Mineralogical Almanac, Volume 21, issue 1, Mineral Observer

MINERAL OBSERVER Mineralogical Almanac, volume 21, issue 1, 2016   This expanded issue of Mineral Observer dwells on wide range of topics covering different aspects of mineralogy and mineral collecting. Two articles are devoted to Kamenushinskoy copper deposit in Siberia, where fine specimens of malachite and azurite have been found recently. Vladimir S. Lednev describes briefly geological setting of the deposit and oxidation zone structure. Boris Z. Kantor gives a comprehensive analysis of malachite and azurite aggregates and crystals formation and intergrowth. Museum section of the issue includes an article by Andreas Massanek and Gerhard Heide on a national mineralogical collection at Krügerhaus in Freiberg (Saxony, Germany). Fundamental problems of scientific mineral collecting discussed in an essay by Igor V. Pekov, Nikita V. Chukanov. Personality section includes two articles: John S. White, a mineralogist, particularly famous among collectors all over the world, tells his life story; Vladimir I. Pavlishin, prominent Ukranian mineralogist makes a historical review feachering two Russian mineralogist – Liya K. Yakhontova and Vasilii M. Severgin. As usual we publish short notes on some new finds and reports on world mineral shows in Moscow (Russia), Denver (USA) and Munich (Germany) 120 pages, 294 illustrations including 223 mineral photos.