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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 05.21.2024 | Filed under: Latest
From a recent visit, I’ve posted some of my favourite specimens from the fabulous Mineralogy Museum at L’École des Mines de Paris.
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Posted by: Raymond McDougall on 06.12.2019 | Filed under: Latest, Mineral Shows
The Rochester Mineralogical Symposium is one of the best mineral events of the year. Here’s my report from RMS 2019, with lots of great mineral photos.
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