June & July’s Featured Specimen

This month we feature a tanzanite from Merelani. [more…]

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines @ 50: June 27–30, 2013

The exhibition celebrates its fiftieth year in 2013. [more…]

BlueCap: What’s Hot In Munich 2012 DVD

The Munich show, Mineralientage München, is Europe’s oldest mineral show, and last fall featured a special exhibition, African Secrets. [more…]

Virtual Museum Adds Exhibits

The Virtual Museum of the History of Mineralogy published its e-newsletter earlier this month, announcing new exhibits, like the goniometer at left. [more…]

BlueCap Streams Hoppel Collection

360-degree views of this remarkable collection that was to be auctioned June 2. [more…]

Pala Presents: “Multum in Parvo”: The Mighty Force of the Tiny Jewel

We offer a companion to last edition’s articles on tourmaline in San Diego County: a quintet of writings on gems and minerals of Southern California. [more…]