Steve Rust provides an overview of the Bismuth Minerals from a lifetime of collecting from Penberthy Croft Mine including Atelestite, Bismoclite, Bismuthinite, Bismutite, Mixite, Russellite and Tavagnascoite. Michael Dunsford curates the photographs of Elsie Hansford including some gorgeous images of amethyst, beryl, wulfenite, epidote, wavellite, aragonite and garnet. Henk Smeets writes on “Anatase – a…
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BMS Newsletter 127 Highlights
BMS Newsletter 127 Highlights: See these and much more in February 2026 BMS Newsletter. Photo Henk Smeets
BMS Newsletter 126 Highlights
BMS Newsletter 126 Highlights: See these and much more in November 2025 BMS Newsletter. Photo Elise Chaigneau and Eric Penet
Updated Newsletter Index
Thanks to David Roe and Martin Stolworthy, the BMS Newsletter Index that Trevor Devon originally compiled has now been brought up to date. As at March 2026, the index has been completed for issues 1 to 127, and can be found here. The format has changed from a simple table to a fully searchable index….
Last “Missing” Newsletter Added
The last missing newsletter, Issue 82, has now been added to the Newsletter Archive.
More Missing Newsletters Added
Issues 73, 74, 75, 79, 80, 81 and 83 have now been uploaded. You can find them in the Newsletter Archive.
BMS Newsletter Index
Trevor Devon has kindly started the task of creating an index of articles, authors, minerals and photographs in BMS Newsletters. As at June 2021, the index has been completed for issues 1 to 8, and 85 to 112, and can be found here.
Missing Newsletter Added…
Newsletter 72 has now been uploaded to the Newsletter Archive.
Missing Newsletters Added…
Some of the missing newsletters have now been added. These are numbers 95, 101, 102, 103 and 104. You can find them in the Newsletter Archive. If anyone has a copy and the time and energy to scan the remaining missing ones and send them to me, that would be most appreciated. We are looking…
Newsletter Archive…
Check out the newsletter archive dating back to 1981. Most newsletters are available as pdfs. Lots of great information!






