After several discussions with some of you, I thought it would be interesting to write a short article on choosing binocular magnifiers. It's not easy to find an effective, affordable device that suits your needs when you're just starting your search. Eric is better placed than me to talk to you about this, as he spent a long time searching, comparing, asking for advice, etc. So, I asked him to write down the main points to consider in your research. Enjoy reading! How to cho

Cette année, la British Micromount Society asked us to write an article as part of our new membership. We propose differents topics and their choices finally went for the beautiful Phosphate area of Fumade. So we took all our best photos, the bit of knowledge we have and our Friend Phillipe Remy for the professionnal part to built this article. Find it in the new BMS newsletter ! Thanks to David Roe for his amazing help :)

Here are the IMA releases for the last quarter of 2025. Officially 6,184 valid species . Below are the 10 new entries with their IMA number and type locality . Abelloemringerite - 2025-036 - Congo Bonaccorsiite - 2025-028 - Germany Clinochalcomenite - 2025-037 - China Hinokageite - 2025-093a - Japan Hopmannite - 2025-034 - Germany Hubbardite- 2025-041 - USA Liddicoatite- 2025-047 - Tchéquie (F dominant et non OH dominant) Shajiite - 2024-023a - Japan Wangxibinite- 2023-081c

Here are the IMA releases for the third quarter of 2025. Officially 6,176 valid species . Below are the 15 new entries with their IMA number and type locality . Almagreraite - 2025-025 - Spain Babunaite-(Nd) - 2025-032 - Macédonia north Fluorbritholite-(La) - 2025-027 - China Grahampearsonite - 2025-017 - Brazil Guixiangite- 2025-019 - China Horiite- 2025-029 - Japan Johnlarsenite - 2024-078a - Norway Katanite- 2025-022 - Israël Leybovite-K- 2020-007 - Russia Puschridgeite -

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Here are the IMA releases for the first quarter of 2025 Officially 6126 valid species. Here are the 8 new entries with their IMA number...

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Here are the IMA releases for the third quarter of 2024 Officially 6118 valid species. Here are the 18 new entries with their IMA number...