[Rockhounds] Morocco's Trilobite Economy

[Alan Goldstein]

Nice article Andrew! It is always interesting to see how geology supports 
the local economy - be it a town, county or country. What I hate to see are 
people who prefer to forget their mining heritage and who haven't visited an 
old mining area that feel the need that all must be sealed and dumps graded 
and buried. I think heritage tourism by collectors in mining areas around 
the world is big business awaiting to be born. They've got the right idea in 
western Kentucky, but southern Illinois is generally a polar opposite.

Alan G.


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From: "Sicree, Andrew, Ph.D." <sicree at verizon.net>
To: <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 9:43 AM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Morocco's Trilobite Economy


>
> Fellow Rockhounds:
>
> The most recent issue of Saudi Aramco World (March/April 2009)
> has an article (mineral photos by John Passanaeau, text by me)
> titled "Morocco's Trilobite Economy."   You might find this article
> about Moroccan importers of fossils and mineral interesting to read.
>
> Subscriptions to Aramco World are free - comes out four times per
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> (To subscribe, send a letter with your printed name, address, and
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> Ask for a subscription - ask them for the March/April issue, too)
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Andrew
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> Professional Mineralogist
> P. O. Box 10664
> State College PA 16805
> (814) 867-6263
> sicree at verizon.net
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