The Micromount Club Facebook Group holds fortnightly Zoom sessions (see details here). Today, Martin Stolworthy took us on a journey through the mines and minerals of the English Midlands. The session was recorded and is available for viewing here.
41st BMS Symposium
From David Ifold… I am writing my first letter to outline our plans for the 41st BMS Symposium which takes place as a real event in Leicester at The College Court Conference Centre this September starting 9.00AM on Friday 16th September and finishing lunchtime Sunday 18th September. Since the outbreak of Covid 19, the world…
Hilton Mine, Scordale, Murton, Eden, Cumbria, England, UK
A good way to show off specimens with different viewpoints (such as UV reactive). Click on the image below for a higher resolution version and use the slider to see specimen under white light and longwave UV. Colourless but iron-stained fluorite crystals. Fluorescent blue under longwave UV. Width of view 11.5mm. Stack of 40 images…
North West Highlands Geopark
Posted on behalf of the North West Highlands Geopark. In 2015 UNESCO accredited the North West Highlands Geopark as one of their Global Geoparks in recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geological sites and landscapes in a holistic manner. They work closely with their remote communities and warmly welcome large numbers of geologists and…
Newsletter Index Completed
An index of articles, authors, minerals and photographs in BMS Newsletters is now up to date and can be found here. Many thanks to Trevor Devon for this daunting task!
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.
John Ruskin and his mineral collection
The 40th Annual Symposium of the British Micromount Society has just finished, this year totally on the Zoom platform. The last talk was “John Ruskin and his mineral collection”, presented by Roy Starkey. Roy made mention of the extensive published works of John Ruskin, some of which relates to rocks and minerals, and it is…
BMS Symposium 2021
The British Micromount Society’s 2021 Symposium is on this month. This one is the 40th and once again will be held on the Zoom platform due to Covid. The program is as follows: Friday 17th September.18.45 ‘Doors’ Open.19.00 -20.00 ‘Microminerals of Mont St. Hilaire’, Quintin Wight.20.00 -21.00 ’40 years of the BMS’, Roy Starkey.21.00 Social…
Mines and Minerals of Cumbria
Martin Stolworthy presented his second session of the Mines and Minerals of Cumbria on today’s Micromount Club Zoom session. You can catch the first part here, and today’s second part here.
Cornish Fluorite…
A lot of collectors like fluorite. Whether it be for the isometric (cubic) symmetry (for those that might be a little obsessive-compulsive š), the range of colours and zoning, the fluorescence, or for other reasons. This specimen is from Wheal Remfrey China Clay Pit, Saint Enoder, Cornwall, and has good colour and zoning with darker…