New Book: A Practical Guide to Collecting Minerals and Crystals

Mineral Matters #368

On Sale July 2024: A Practical Guide to Collecting Minerals and Crystals. A new book by Tony Forsyth OAM.

Tony is a well-known knowledgeable mineral collector in Australia and has placed his experience as a collector, mineral dealer and valuer of over almost 50 years into an easy to read volume suitable for beginners up to experienced collectors. It is published in a hard-cover, A4 size and illustrated with dozens of full-colour mineral images and packed with useful information.

Topics covered:

• Starting your collection

• What makes a better specimen?

• Selecting for your own collection

• Cataloguing and labelling your collection

• Fakes, touch-ups, synthetics, repairs and treatment of mineral specimens

• Cleaning and trimming your specimens

• How to display your mineral and crystal collection

• What minerals would I like in my collection… and what else?

To Order:

Copies may be ordered now by emailing tonyandjude@outlook.com.au or phoning (+61) 419 661 962. Payment accepted via Direct Deposit, Credit Card or PayPal. Pickup or postage via Australia Post.

Price is AU$45 plus postage.

Below: Front cover.

Below: Some sample pages.