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Tony Nikischer
Tony Nikischer
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📍 United States Member since 27th Oct 2004 Excalibur Mineral Corp and Hudson Institute of Mineralogy
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Tony Nikischer's bio

Tony Nikischer is:

President of Excalibur Mineral Corporation, dealers in rare minerals for researchers, museums and private collectors;

Chairman of the Board and founder of The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, an IRS-approved 501(c)3 tax exempt foundation dedicated to descriptive mineralogy, mineral preservation and education. The Institute is the parent organization of mindat.org, its primary outreach vehicle.

Publisher of the monthly magazine "Mineral News". Articles on this home page were originally published in that periodical;

Director (retired), Friends of Mineralogy;

Recipient of the 2011 Charles A. Salotti Earth Science Education Award

Mineral namee for the ugly green mineral Nikischerite.

Photos

Henri Coquand
KyaniteDill Township, Canada
John Kolic (right) and Pete Dunn (left)Sterling Mine, New Jersey
My Vacation Trip TicketThe Moon
ActinoliteGlen Lednock, Perth and Kinross, UK
SchorlByram, Connecticut
SillimaniteDill Township, Canada
Road to Sedona Sunset #17 ClaimSedona Sunset #17 claim, Arizona
Juanita Curtis
The Benedictine Abbey Mineral Collection at Melk, AustriaMelk, Austria
CelestineGordonsville Mine, Tennessee
PolybasiteBlack Jack Mine-Trade Dollar Mine, Idaho
ArsenopyriteHohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
PyrolusiteJohanngeorgenstadt, Germany
Dr. Hanauer, a pioneer of popularizing micromounting in Germany
Atlantic Ocean
ArsentsumebiteDongchuan District, China
Native GoldViĂşva claim, Brazil
Native GoldSerra Dourada claims, Brazil
Native GoldBananal claims, Brazil
ScrutinyiteGrand Deposit Mine, Nevada
ChalcosideriteSilver Coin Mine, Nevada
QuartzSanming, China
CalciteWebb City, Missouri
LinariteAllah Cooper Mine, Virginia
RosasiteAllah Cooper Mine, Virginia
AurichalciteAllah Cooper Mine, Virginia
Luigi Brugnatelli (1859-1928)
ManganohatertiteArsenatnaya fumarole, Russia
ManganohatertiteArsenatnaya fumarole, Russia
LebedeviteArsenatnaya fumarole, Russia
TremoliteHighway 28 roadcut, Canada
LasmanisiteBear Basin Mines, Washington
BuyniteLengenbach Quarry, Switzerland
BirnessiteClarion-Clipperton zone, Pacific Ocean
SchaurteiteTsumeb Mine, Namibia
DigeniteLeonard Mine, Montana
SchröckingeriteThornburg Memorial Mine, Utah
GoldhilliteGold Hill Mine, Utah
PuniniteGlavnaya Tenoritovaya fumarole, Russia
PyrolusiteHorní Blatná, Czech Republic
MagnetiteKinney Mine, Minnesota
ParamolybdomeniteWestern paleo-fumarole field, Russia
PhilipsburgiteMurzinskoe gold deposit, Russia
SarabauiteSarabau Mine, Malaysia
Dynamite boxes filled with minerals
Tony Nikischer and Forrest Cureton
Forrest Cureton

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