Weekly Updates
Tuesday Update – Rare Species
THIS week we bring to you a bumper edition of rare species, with 36 specimens, which between them contain at least 42 unusual, or rare minerals. Included within these are...
Tuesday Update – Rare Species
THIS week we bring to you a bumper edition of rare species, with 36 specimens, which between them contain at least 42 unusual, or rare minerals. Included within these are...
Tuesday Update – Europe (Germany & Norway)
WELL, like the meteorites in last Friday’s update we were always going to have to come back down to Earth and in my case that was at the front of...
Tuesday Update – Europe (Germany & Norway)
WELL, like the meteorites in last Friday’s update we were always going to have to come back down to Earth and in my case that was at the front of...
Friday Update – Meteorites
GREETINGS Earthlings! With all of the recent events associated with the Artemis II mission to the Moon and enhanced interest in Space and the Solar System it seems appropriate to...
Friday Update – Meteorites
GREETINGS Earthlings! With all of the recent events associated with the Artemis II mission to the Moon and enhanced interest in Space and the Solar System it seems appropriate to...
Tuesday Update – Peru
THIS week, we start our updates with a South American theme, focusing on new mineral discoveries from Peru. Three localities are featured with specimens for you to peru[se]: Milpo mine...
Tuesday Update – Peru
THIS week, we start our updates with a South American theme, focusing on new mineral discoveries from Peru. Three localities are featured with specimens for you to peru[se]: Milpo mine...
Friday Update – Smithsonite
CONTINUING along the theme of carbonates, we delve into the world of zinc carbonate. As with most carbonates, Smithsonite crystallizes within the trigonal crystal class, meaning that rhombic forms dominate. Like...
Friday Update – Smithsonite
CONTINUING along the theme of carbonates, we delve into the world of zinc carbonate. As with most carbonates, Smithsonite crystallizes within the trigonal crystal class, meaning that rhombic forms dominate. Like...
Tuesday Update – Calcite
THIS week our updates focus on carbonate species: Calcite today and Smithsonite on Friday. Calcite is one of the most common minerals on Earth, but when 99.9% of that is...
Tuesday Update – Calcite
THIS week our updates focus on carbonate species: Calcite today and Smithsonite on Friday. Calcite is one of the most common minerals on Earth, but when 99.9% of that is...