General Info

Congratulations! In arriving at the Mineralogical Record website you have made a connection with people who love minerals as much as you do, whether you are a beginner or an advanced mineral collector, a mineral museum curator, a professional mineralogist or a dealer in mineral specimens. Youâ??ve come to the right place! The principal product of the Mineralogical Record Inc. is The Mineralogical Record magazine, issued six times a year. This is the most authoritative and widely respected mineral collectorâ??s journal in the world; no serious advanced collector would be without it. Over the years many newcomers to the field have learned from it the extensive information they need to go from novice to expertâ??and to have fun in the process. Readers learn about important mineral localities old and new, about the fascinating history of mining and mineralogy, and about new mineral species being described. They see reviews of public and private collections, market reports from contemporary mineral shows, columns on special topics, and oversized special issues devoted to entire mineral-rich states and countries. And all of these articles and features are illustrated by abundant top-quality color photography of fine mineral specimens. (See the Sample Articles page for some typical examples.) Copies of the magazine are never discarded like old newspapers, but are carefully saved and collected as reference works of permanent value. The Mineralogical Record was founded in 1970 by John White, who was at that time a curator in the Mineral Sciences Department of the Smithsonian Institution. White perceived a need for a journal to serve the serious mineral collector and the amateur mineralogist, a magazine to bridge the gap between the highly technical journals such as American Mineralogist and the â??rockhoundâ?? publications such as Rocks & Minerals, Rock & Gem, and Lapidary Journal. With the initial help of a financial backer, Arthur Montgomery, White succeeded in launching and bootstrapping the fledgling publication to the point wh