Educational

                    Brochantite, Mex-Tex mine, Bingham

"Emphasizing that which helps to give a sense of knowledge greater than the collection itself.  Minerals should not be treated as simply objects to be collected and catalogued but as a means of understanding nature.  Minerals illustrate the symmetry of nature".   The Encyclopedia of Gemstones and Minerals by Holden, Mathex, 1991, P. 5.

 

Safe Collecting

About Our Mineral World -- Articles by Paul Hlava

NM Mineral Occurrences --  Articles by Ray DeMark

Geology of New Mexico

Mining History of New Mexico

Mineral Cleaning Tips    --    Selected articles from News Nuggets

Lapidary  --    Selected articles from News Nuggets

 

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