Chips from the Quarry

ONE-TWO PEGMATITE PUNCH: Two articles on pegmatites spilled over from the January/February pegmatite issue into this issue: one on the Brown Derby pegmatite in Colorado by Philip M. Persson and Mark Ivan Jacobson (pages 128–140), and another on the Montebrasite pegmatite in France also by Jacobson (pages 181–187). In addition, Sarah Hanson has a review of the newly published book Frank Perham: Adventures in Pegmatite Mining 2023 (page 190–191).

WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Actually, that should read a lot of help, for Rocks & Minerals has a loyal support system of those willing to provide their time, energy, and finances to help the magazine succeed, as noted below.

IN 2023

Donors to the Color Fund including those who donated items to the

Dallas Mineral Collecting

Symposium’s online benefit auction

Arkenstone, The

Cincinnati Mineral Society

Dallaire, Donald

Delano, Laura (LLD Productions)

Dorris Family (Pinnacle 5 Minerals)

Friends of Mineralogy

Goldberger, Gary

Halpern, Jack

Hauer, Kendall

Houran, Jim

Kosnar, Brian (Mineral Classics)

Lavinsky, Rob

Lieberz, Joseph (Jewel Tunnel Imports)

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History

Maertens, Johan

Makki, Fasi (Matrix India)

Meieran, Eugene

Presmyk, Les (De Natura)

Rock Currier Collection

Romanella Family (Four Peaks Mining) in memory of Ron

Spann, Jim and Gail

Trinchillo, Daniel (Fine Minerals International)

University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum

Wendel Minerals

Zhang, Jingnan

Zigras, James (Avant Mining)

At the La Fuente Show in Tucson, Ludmila Cheshko (left); (from right): Michael Leybov, Carl Francis, Diane Francis, and Terry Huizing.

Volunteers representing Rocks & Minerals at various shows.

Photo courtesy Ludmila Cheshko.

At the Socorro Mineral Symposium.

Volunteers representing Rocks & Minerals at various shows.

Photo by Mark Ivan Jacobson.

Günther Neumeier at the Hard Rock Summit Show in Denver.

Volunteers representing Rocks & Minerals at various shows.

Photo by Philip M. Persson.

VOLUNTEERS

Bicknell, Kyle

Cheshko, Ludmila

Francis, Carl and Diane

Huizing, Andrew, Ben, and Kenneth

Mauthner, Mark

Middleton, Caitlin Huizing

Neumeier, Günther

O’Brien, Elizabeth

Rakovan, John and Monica

Jelen, Stanislav

Leybov, Michael

Muskopf, Kristine Huizing

SHOWS

Bedford, Indiana

Cincinnati, Ohio

Denver, Colorado (Hard Rock Summit)

East Coast Show, West Springfield, Massachusetts

La Fuente Show (Tucson)

Munich, Germany (Mineralientage München)

Socorro, New Mexico (symposium)

Tucson Gem and Mineral (“Main”) Show

TRANSPORTATION & STORAGE

Besse, William

Jacobson, Mark and Ruth

Jones, Evan

Mueller, Wolfgang and Diana

Neumeier, Günther

Rakovan, John and Monica

Scovil, Jeff

Weise, Tobi

M.E.H.