Useful web-sites:

www.fegi.ru The Russian Far East website – from supergenic minerals to a famous actor.

New publications:

Yakhontova, L.K., and Zvereva, V.P. Principles of supergenic mineralogy.

This important summary systematizes data on 800 minerals (140 sulfate species, 115 arsenate, 115 oxide, etc.) from the oxidation zone of various mineral deposits of the world, with an emphasis on tin deposits of the Russian Far East. Supergenic effects caused by microorganisms are discussed. This site presents on-line Russian version of the book, which hardcopy version issue was quite small.

A useful Index

to Minerals Images

Index to Minerals Images   in book Minerals First Discovered on the Territory of Former Soviet Union by Igor V. Pekov (1998), is introduced at http://www.element51.com/article9.htm (SEM photos, drawings of crystals, and color photos). An alphabetic list of minerals specifies page numbers where images of minerals are placed.