[Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement

[Tim Jokela Jr.]

Well I'll be damned, I'm not the only one!

I suspect it's completely funded by the wealthy Texas collectors themselves, 
so not much point complaining to WW.

If MR did put funds or time into it... oy. Who needs more mindless rock 
porn? Somebody add up the beryl, rhodo, and tourmaline photos, how boring, 
same old stuff. Perhaps two specimens in there of interest to the real 
collector. I'd far rather have a full-color supplement on what's new from 
Mont Saint-Hilaire, or Laurium, or Kola.

NEWSFLASH TO MIN REC: if you've seen one 10k Pakistani aqua, you've seen 
them all.

While it's lovely to know what the idle rich of Texas are up to, a vanity 
mag is of no use to me whatsoever, and will be in my club's next auction.

Why MR is going down this path, I do not know. One suspects the editor is 
getting far too cozy with his arrogant millionaire buddies.

Tim Jokela Jr
tjokela at execulink.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Goldstein" <deepskyspy at insightbb.com>
To: "Rockhounds List" <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: [Rockhounds] Texas collectors MR supplement


I would like to hear comments from the list regarding the free Texas mineral 
collectors freebie included with the current issue of Mineralogical Record. 
It contains some pretty photos (a lot of Sweet Home rhodochrosites and 
tourmaline crystals) along with a two paragraph bio from each of the 29 
collectors (or couples). There are some nice fluorite specimens (one of my 
favorite species) scattered among them.

While I like a bunch of pretty pictures as much as the next collector, I 
would rather see those folks with deep pockets fund something more 
educational or historically significant. How about a supplement of the best 
self-collected specimens and the stories behind their discovery?

Alan G.

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