THE YMC LIBRARY
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION BY…
educating young collectors
The Young Mineral collector Educational Articles is a series of articles written by different authors to inform YMC Newsletter readers on all aspects of collecting, whether that be analysis, mineralogy, chemistry, show reports, and more!
Do you have an idea for an educational article? Please reach out to us via email (info@youngmineralcollectors.com) or by getting in contact with a member of our education committee. We’re happy to work with you on writing and editing to make it happen!
–The YMC Education Committee
Newsletter educational articles
January 2024
The Definition of a Mineral
by Dr. Chris Emproto and Valentin Drouillot
February 2024
Methods of Field Collecting Radioactive Minerals
By Sean Price
April 2024
Famous Collecting Sites: Graves Mountain
by Michael Martin and Dr. Chris Emproto
May 2024
The Adelaide Mine
by Dr. Chris Emproto
July 2024
Show Report: Saint-Marie-Aux-Mines 2024
by Sun Yi
August 2024
Event Report: Dalls Mineral Collecting Symposium 2024, by Sean Price
September 2024
How Minerals Are Professionally Identified Part 1: Scanning Electron Microscopy X-Ray Methods
by Dr. Chris Emproto
November 2024
Show Report: Munich 2024
by Sun Yi
January 2025
How Minerals Are Professionally Identified Part 2: X-ray Diffraction
By Dr. Chris Emproto
February/March 2025
Making it Official: How We Add to the List of Minerals
By Dr. Chris Emproto
July 2025
Carnegie Museum of Natural History: 2025 Field Trip
by Dr. Chris Emproto
August/September 2025
Denver 2025 Recap!
By Tama Higuchi