This is the first overview of Madagascan topological mineralogy in English. 
In this monograph Dr.Federico Pezzotta, a Madagascar specialist and curator of the Natural History Museum of Milan, reports on the origins, distribution and production of the minerals and gemstones of Madagascar. He guides the reader through the island's remote localities and sources some of the "world's best" mineral species.

Madagascar: A Mineral and Gemstone Paradise

Federico Pezzotta

Lapis International

Emerald and aquamarine have been known and cherished since Antiquity, but it is only in the last few centuries that science has realized that these two coveted gems are actually different varieties of the same mineral -- Beryl. Number 7 in the popular extraLapis English mineralogy monograph series, "Beryl: And Its Color Varieties" surveys the mineralogy and localities of this popular gemstone.

Beryl and Its Color Varieties: Aquamarine, Heliodor, Morganite, Goshenite, Emerald and Red Beryl

JOHN BRADSHAW

Guanghua. LIU

Rupert Hochleitner

Alfredo Petrov

Bruce Cairncross

Luiz Menezes

Dmitriy Belakovskiy

Peter Lyckberg

Mark Jacobson

Jesse Fisher

Lee Groat

Dermot Henry

Lee Van Iderstine

Bruce Jarnot

Tony Potucek

Stefan Weiss

Lithographie, LLC

Five tectonic complexes and the Monte Capanne intrusion come together on the 229 square kilometer island that is Elba. This compact complex geology is the setting for vast iron deposits and historic pegmatites. Elba’s famous iron mines have been long-time producers of world class pyrite and hematite specimens, but its pegmatites are even better known among mineral collectors for yielding fabulous polychrome elbaite, one of the nine mineral species for which Elba is the type locality. Adding to the island’s lure, its numerous classic and rare-species localities are set among lovely villages, majestic cliffs, and long sandy beaches. Elba’s relaxed pace, fine food and wine, and rich flora and fauna invite hikers, sunbathers, cyclists, families, and mineral collectors to while away their vacations on this watery retreat off the Italian coast. Elba is the eighth installment in Lapis International's popular mineralogy monograph series extraLapis English.

The Italian Island of Elba: A Mineralogical Jewel in the Tuscan Archipelago

Lapis International, LLC

While the ancients referred to many purple stones as Amethyst, today the term is more exclusively applied to quartz in the violet spectrum. The gemstone has long been assigned spiritual and mystical properties including protection from inebriation. However, this like-named volume offers no protection from the intoxicating power of Amethyst - a collectible that is still very much collectable.

Amethyst: Uncommon Vintage

Reinhard Balzer

Ryan Bowling

David W. Bunk

Ann Frazier

Si Frazier

H. Albert Gilg

Martin Gruell

Daniel Kile

Dianne Kile

Frank Melanson

Tomasz Praszkier

John Rakovan

Terry C. Wallace

Lithographie, Ltd.

Taking its name from the Latin rubellus, meaning reddish, rubellite was rare in the ancient world. Its unique properties set it apart from other hard, red gemstones, generically known then as ruby or carbuncle. That distinction was lost during the Dark Ages but revived in the Enlightenment, as science undertook its quest to understand the nature of things. For two and a half centuries, rubellite has had a part of that great unraveling.

Rubellite - Tourmaline Rouge

Jaroslav Hyrsl

Dudley Blauwet

George R. Rossman

Alexander U. Falster

Sarah L. Hanson

Odulio Jose Marensi de Moura

Milan Novak

William B. Simmons

Gloria A. Staebler

Karen L. Webber

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