Thumbnail Minerals

and the International Thumbnail Mineral Collectors Association (ITMCA)

Mimetite Tsumeb, Namibia 17mm FOV Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	This site is the web presence of the International Thumbnail Mineral Collectors Association (ITMCA) and is devoted to those mineral collectors who are interested in thumbnail size minerals. So what is a thumbnail? Well, a thumbnail size is defined generally as a mineral which will fit into a 1x1 inch perky box. The mineral may be a single crystal, a cluster of crystals, or a grouping of minerals, as long as the overall size is not larger than 1x1 inch and can be viewed without a microscope. If you would like to join, then please do the following: 1) Send an email to Larry Rush (larryrush[AT]worldnet.att.net) or Gail Spann (BikinGail[AT]aol.com - replace [AT] with @) with your membership details (name, region, email address, whether or not you trade or sell thumbnails, special interests, and a website if you have one, for inclusion on our member list page. 2) Join our Thumbnail Google Group for discussions and contacting members. 3) Join our Thumbnail Ning Network to add your own content such as trade lists, photos, etc.
Azurite Sir Dominic Mine, South Australia 33mm across Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	What's New? We now have a Google Group (for discussions and contacting members) and a Ning Page (for members to add their own content such as trade lists, etc.). There is a Ning page RSS Feed so that you can see the latest activity here. Can you contribute? How to articles, collecting tales, mounting tips, etc. Send them on in! We have received a few articles from members and others (see below). Do you have an idea for a logo? Send samples or suggestions to steve[AT]crocoite.com. See suggestions to date here.
Calcite Kyogle, New South Wales 18mm across Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	Articles!!! Ray Hill blog, Feb 2009 Malcolm Southwood article, Feb 2009 Joe Mulvey articles (two), March 2009 The Origin of 'Perky Boxes', Rock Currier, March 2009 Ken Ceglady article, March 2009
Fluorite West End Hush, Teesdale, England 22mm across Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	Images, Member's Pages, Thumbnail of the month!!! Klaus Brucksch's Page Ken Ceglady's Page Keith Compton's Page Marco Macchieraldo's Page Larry Rush's Page (external) - Write for trade list please Some images of Steve Sorrell's thumbnails (updated 19th March, 2009)... David DeCourcey Page (tradelist updated 12th April, 2009)
Hedenbergite (manganoan) Broken Hill, New South Wales 15mm across Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	Members: The collectors listed here are interested in digging, buying, or trading thumbnails. Feel free to directly contact any member listed if you are interested in buying, selling or trading thumbnails. Remember to replace the [AT} with the @ symbol in email addresses. Member List
Sturmanite N'Chwaning II Mine, Kuruman South Africa 13mm across Steve Sorrell specimen and photo	Contacts: If you wish to be listed as a member on this site, contact Larry Rush or Gail Spann, the Publicity and Membership Manager, at larryrush[AT]worldnet.att.net If you would like to submit articles, photos, etc. to be published on this site, contact Gail Spann, the Content Editor, at BikinGail[AT}aol.com For comments about this site, contact Steve Sorrell, the Webmaster and Site Administrator, at steve[AT}crocoite.com Each of the above positions are voluntary ones.