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Useful links

This list of links is aimed at those who wish to obtain more detailed information on minerals.

We will add more links and update the ones already here as we get information on more useful links. If you have any suggestions please let us know.

Some of these links in turn lead you to even more link pages, which can also be useful. For example the Mineral collectors page has links to other useful museum sites.

Magazines

	"Mineral up" it is a magazine published by the G.M.C. and is offered in three languages: Catalan, Spanish and English. The quality of the photos is exceptional, both in their printing and in the actual photos.
	High quality magazine dedicated the mines and minerals of Spain. Published in Madrid.
The Mineralogical Record	The best known English language magazine with information of the latest finds and the major locations.
Rocks and Minerals	Another US magazine, which is also great for its news, information on collections and on finds.
	Great French magazine with information on a wide range of localities, both French and worldwide.
Lapis	A German magazine, a great reference source for the systematic collector.
	The copies of Extra Lapis have become a benchmark in the mineral world, for both the quality of the writing and of the images. The Lithographie company, which is run by mineralogical enthusiasts, publishes the English version of Extra Lapis, which are not only in English but which have additional text and new photos. Highly recommended.
Mineralien Welt	Another high quality German magazine with a excellent worldwide list of mineral shows.
Rivista Mineralogica Italiana	The best from Italy. Excellent photos.
UK Journal of Mines and Minerals	The best from the UK. Very exhaustive articles on the mineralogy of the British Isles.
Canadian Rockhound	The fundamental Canadian magazine for collectors of minerals, fossils and precious stones. Both beginners and experienced collectors will find useful articles and information in the on-line magazine.
Kristalle	Swiss page published in German with lots of good photos. Even if your German is non-existent the photos make a visit worth while.

Mineralogical information

IMA	Official list of minerals approved by the IMA - useful as a means of avoiding errors or confusion.
Mindat	This is the most powerful source of information on minerals, localities and photos. The amount of information held on the system is massive. While a visitor can take a while to find what they want among all this data, it is without doubt very useful.
	A large recompilation of mineralogical data with many photos. They have put a lot of effort into offering the maximum amount of data. It is German, but as we all speak a common mineralogical language it is not hard to understand.
	An intuitive and free piece of software that can be used to catalogue a mineral collection. It can store up to three photos per record, has lots of useful data fields including price indexing, can be indexed in 9 different ways to suit all your needs, and has masses more features...
Mineralogy Database	A great database of mineralogical information.
Athena	A simple database which you can sort as needed and which holds lots of useful data.
MinMax Database	Minerals and where they are found.
Mineral collectors page	Extensive list of the museums of the world, edited by the Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium.
Strahlen	If you want to search for minerals this page, put together by people who are enthusiastic about nature and about looking for minerals, will give you lots of very useful information.
Department of Geology Miami University	Academic Web Page of Dr. John Rakovan, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA. John is a professor of mineralogy and also a long time mineral collector.
MINRLS	Web page of the developers of a CD on mineralogy. It is a nice and original system aimed at the educator, collector and geologist.

Museums

In Spain
Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Álava		In the Basque Country, a well maintained collection of Spanish minerals, with some exceptional specimens.
Museu de Geologia de Barcelona		In Barcelona, a museum with a major collection of documentation and minerals. The web site is in Spanish, Catalan and English.
IGME		Museum in a beautiful building which is well worth visiting for its own sake.
Museo Histórico-Minero Don Felipe de Borbón		The museum of the Madrid school of mines. A classic building with excellent historic specimens.
Museu Mollfulleda de Mineralogia		Small local museum, created through the donation of a private collection.
In France
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris		French national natural history museum. Located in a large park. Great classic specimens and lots of high quality material.
La collection de Minéraux de l'Université P.M. Curie		Easy to visit, with an esthetic display of beautiful minerals.
École des Mines, Paris		The largest collection of minerals in France, so you can spend hours visiting them.
In Germany
Bergakademie Freiberg		It will soon, given the donation of Dr Erica Pohl's collection, be one of the world's best mineralogical museums.
Mineral Gallery		Images of common mineral species. University of Bremen.
The Clausthal Mineral Collection		University of Clausthal.
Mineralogisches Museum		University of Philipps, Marburg.
Mineralogische Staatssammlung		Munich.
The rest of Europe
Natural History Museum		In London, England. For many years the best Natural history museum in Europe, with vast quantities of minerals.
Naturhistorisches Museum Vienna		The reference museum for specimens from eastern Europe, but it also has exceptional worldwide specimens. In a majestic building.
Geological Museum (Copenhague)		While not that well known this is an excellent museum, the best in northern Europe with a wide ranging collection and lots of Spanish minerals.
Museo Mineralogia e Litologia di Firenze		Museum of mineralogy of the University of Florence, Italy. Pleasant, historic but with recent acquisitions as well.
Natural History Museum, Bern, Switzerland		The Museum of Bern, capital of Switzerland.
Museums of Scotland		Entry point for all the major Scottish museums.
Department of Mineralogy		Swedish natural history museum.
Teylers Museum Haarlem, The Netherlands		Dutch natural history museum.
The United States
The Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History		A really impressive museum with many of the best specimens ever found.
Houston Museum of Natural Science		Another excellent north American museum with some superb specimens, Really esthetic.
The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum		Official mineralogical museum of Michigan, Michigan Technology University, Houghton.
Mineral Sciences		In the natural history museum in Los Angeles. Very high quality material.
Peabody Museum of Natural History		University of Yale.
Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals		Hillsboro, Oregon.
Other museums
Museum of Victoria, Melbourne		Melbourne, Australia.
Museus - Brasil		The best of Brazil.

Spanish groups and organisations

Museu de Geologia de Barcelona	Excellent library. Great for those who like the documentation side.
	MTI (Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica) is a Blog that is being used as a test base for creating a common source of  mineralogical information, with special emphasis on mineral localities. It is very up to date and it includes a very wide range of information, which ranges from magazines, shows and exhibitions through to new finds or detailed descriptions of classic and modern localities. Highly recommended.
Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Minas de Madrid	The school of mines in Madrid. Many things to do here, including visit a reproduction of a mine.
IGME	Spanish mining and geological institute. Everything you need on the geology and mines of Spain.
G.M.C.	Grup Mineralògic Català. This is the mineralogical group from Catalonia, Spain, the area that includes Barcelona. They are very active and helpful.
AMYP	A Spanish mineralogical association.

Other groups and organisations

Géopolis		A group of French people that are all interested in Earth Sciences. It is made up of collectors, professionals, geologists, students, museum curators, etc. and its activities are somewhere between informal and scientific, as one would expect with such a variety of interests. The French reference site for people interested in minerals.
The Pegmatite Interest Group (PIG)		An interactive webpage, hosted by the Mineralogical Society of America, that is dedicated to the pegmatites. Serves as a bridge between academic professionals and amateur scientists, collectors, and other pegmatite enthusiasts.
AGAB		Belgian association of geologists, very enthusiastic and with lots of information on the minerals of Katanga.
Association Française de Microminéralogie		If you like micromounts, which are small samples of great perfection and beauty, this page in French and English is a great source of information.
Club minéralogique du Roannais

 

Shows

Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows	The biggest Show in the US and in the world.
Denver Gem and Mineral Show	Another great US Show.
Detroit Show	The Detroit, Michigan show, which was in the past one of the most important shows in the US.
Other main US Shows	List and links of most of the main US shows.
Escuela de Minas de Madrid Show	Held in the halls of the prestigious School of Mines, Madrid. Along with Sant Celoni it has the best atmosphere of all the Spanish shows. In both cases people go to talk about minerals and to be there "for the minerals".
Expominer Show	The Barcelona show. A "must visit" for all the Catalan mineral lovers, and also for many of those from the rest of Spain. It is held in the Feria de Muestras, Barcelona, a good location. Don't miss it.
Fosminer Show	The most revered of all the Spanish shows, friendly and fun. A visit is obligatory for all the mineral collectors of Northern Spain.
FIPP (Brazil)	Mineral and precious stones show held in Teofilo Otoni, Minas Gerais, Brazil. A great annual opportunity to see all the mineralogical delights of Brazil at the same time.

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Fabre Minerals

 

Fabre Minerals is the first on-line dealer in Spain. Visiting the site gives you the chance to see our on-line catalog - even if you are not buying it is a chance to see what is going on in the mineral world, with over 1000 specimens available at any one time. Each has a detailed explanation about it. We repeat below some information about the site, but you can see it all by visiting:

About Fabre Minerals

Fabre Minerals - who are we? Fabre Minerals specialize in high quality mineral specimens from Spain and other worldwide locations. In 1971 we started business selling quality specimens from a wide range of great localities. You will often see our specimens mentioned in magazines such as the Mineralogical Record, Rock & Minerals, Le Règne Minéral, Lapis, Mineralien Welt, Revista de Minerales, UK Journal of Mines and Minerals..... We started using the Internet in 1996 and this has enabled collectors to have rapid access to the novelties and classics of the mineral world. We also have available secure data transfer using our own GeoTrust security certificate. We can help you with further information and can also help you make a purchase by the classic route of direct from the dealer. The on-line catalog tries to unite the elements of simplicity and truth. Each specimen is accompanied by good photos that let you see what it is like, and full page versions are also available. The photos shown here give you an idea of the types of photos we use.
Francesc's display Case For those who want to have a less formal view of some of the minerals we have for sale we created the section "Francesc's display case", where we will add minerals from our stocks. The order of the specimens and links enables you to quickly locate minerals from a specific location and to compare between similar specimens. So it is an easy route for you to see our typical stock of over 1.000 minerals that we have on the main web site. The home page of Fabre Minerals The mineral catalog Access to the Fabre Mineral's Forum

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In 2006 we celebrated
our 10th Anniversary on line

In 2006 we had something significant to celebrate - it was the 10th anniversary of the start of our Internet business, as we published the first version of our web site back in September 1996! In order to celebrate this milestone we decided to launch a special information page. If you wish to see it, please use this link or click on the 10th birthday cake.

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Events

ESCUELA DE MINAS DE MADRID SHOW 7 - 9 March 2008 Held in the halls of the prestigious Escuela de Minas, Madrid. Along with Mineralexpo it has the best atmosphere of all the Spanish shows. In both cases people go to talk about minerals and to be there "for the minerals". If you want to know what minerals we had at Escuela de Minas 2008 click on this text or on the photo (Text only in Spanish) Use this link to find out what was new at the Escuela de Minas 2008 Show (Text only in Spanish) If you want some news about previous Escuela de Minas shows, follow this link

26 - 29 June 2008 Towards the end of June a very special place in France, Val d'Argent, has a show that is different from all the regular ones. Together collectors, visitors, and dealers share the marvellous countryside, the pleasant food, and, of course, the minerals. So if above all else you want to enjoy yourself during a show this one is not to be missed.   If you want to know what minerals we had at Ste. Marie 2007 click on this text or on the image Use this link to find out what was new at the Ste. Marie 2007 Show If you want some news about previous Ste. Marie shows follow this link   If that is not enough the web site for the St Marie show has a section on"Best of collectors / Best of photographers", where you can share the passion for minerals of various collectors around the world, through the excellent photos: Best of...

MINERALIENTAGE MÜNCHEN 31 October - 2 November 2008 A powerful show, with an enormous range of minerals and extraordinary displays. If you want to know what minerals we had at Munich 2007 click on this text or on the photo Use this link to find out what was new at the Munich 2007 Show If you want some news about previous Munich Shows follow this link

EXPOMINER (Barcelona) 14 - 16 November 2008 Spain's most international show, and the one with the best mineralogical quality. Held in Hall 6 in the grounds of the Fira de Barcelona-Montjuïc, a very prestigious locality within a great architectural area. If you want to know what minerals we had at Expominer 2007 click on this text or on the photo Use this link to find out what was new at the Expominer 2007 Show If you want some news about previous Expominer shows follow this link

TUCSON SHOW During the first two weeks of each year, in the middle of the Arizona desert you can visit the annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, the most important show of the US, and worldwide, mineral year. Fabre Minerals is there every year, in room 164 of the Inn Suites Hotel, in order to show of the best of our latest acquisitions. For more information on the show you can also visit the page on the Major show centers in Tucson. If you want to know what minerals we had at Tucson 2008 click on this text or on the photo Click on this text or on the photo to find out about Tucson 2008 Show If you want some news about previous Tucson shows follow this link

MINERALEXPO (Barcelona, SPAIN) 29 February (starting at 5:00 PM) - 2 March 2008 Mineralexpo (which used to be known as the Sant Celoni show) is one of the oldest Spanish mineral shows. In 2006, for structural reasons, it changed location and is now held in the Cocheras de Sants, near the center of Barcelona. The people that organize the show are the Grupo Mineralógico Catalán, a group whose objective is to promote mineralogy. So that is why the show has a limited number of dealers, with the aim of focusing on minerals for collectors. If you want to know what minerals we had at Mineralexpo 2008 click on this text or on the photo (Text only in Spanish) Use this link to find out what was new at the Mineralexpo 2008 Show (Text only in Spanish) If you want some news about previous Mineralexpo shows, follow this link Grup Mineralògic Català: http://www.minercat.com

News about shows that Fabre Minerals no longer attends If you want to see some information about shows we used to attend, but actually no longer visit, then use this link or click on the photo.

 

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