I’ve tried to capture on this page articles I have written and presentations I have given to different organizations that might be of interest to you.
Presentations
Mineral Rings A Personal Fascination – This presentation provides an overview of minerals that naturally form rings, tubes and cylinders; the locations they occur and some thoughts on how they might form.
- Desautels Micromount Symposium, Baltimore MD, Oct 2025 via zoom
- Canadian Micro Mineral Association Spring Symposium, St. Catharines, ON, May 2023 in person and zoom
- Pacific Northwest Mineral Symposium Kelso OR, Oct 2022 in person and zoom
- Central U.S. Micro Mineral Symposium, Little Rock AR, Sep 2022 in person and zoom
- Georgia Mineral Society, Apr 2021, zoom
- Facebook Micromount Club, Nov 2020 zoom
The World of Microminerals – This presentation provides an introduction to microminerals and micromounting, and answers Who, What, Where, When and Why of microminerals through extensive photographs.
- Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Society, Halifax NS Mar 2023
- Barrie Gem Club, Barrie ON, Mar 2013
- K-W Gem & Mineral Club, Kitchener ON Mar 2009
Moroccan Treasures – This presentation blends experiences from the Mindat.org Field Trip and Symposium in Morocco in 2012 with additional information on the microminrals of Morocco.
- Nova Scotia Gem & Mineral Society, Halifax NS, October 2023
- Gem & Mineral Club of Scarborough, Toronto ON, May 2013
- K-W Gem & Mineral Club, Kitchener ON, Jan 2013
Articles
There are a few articles on this site that may be of interest to you. Longer versions of these articles or presentations with additional images have been created for the newsletters of clubs such as the K-W Gem and Mineral Club and the Walker Mineralogical Club. Click on the links below to go to the articles.
Port Au Port Newfoundland, Thelma and Scrunchions
Twin Creek Mine, Mt. Ida, Arkansas
PYRITE MATTERS: Iron Cross Twins Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun – Part 1
PYRITE MATTERS: Iron Cross Twins Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Fun – Part 2
Other Articles
A more complete article on Pyrite Twins is on Mindat.org. Click here This is a living document that I periodically update with photos of new finds of specimens and samples from new localities. Last time I checked, this article has been viewed over 6500 times.