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Jesse FISHER & Joan KURECZKA
Jesse Fisher holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Geological Sciences with specialties in igneous petrology and environmental geochemistry. He has been an active mineral collector for the past 25 years and is currently a partner in UK Mining Ventures, operating the Rogerley mine in Weardale England for fluorite specimens. Collection specialties include English and worldwide fluorite, and gem pegmatites of southern California, Afghanistan and elsewhere.
Recent publications include:
- Fisher, J., E. E. Foord, and G. A. Bricker, 1998. The geology, mineralogy, and history of the Himalaya mine, Mesa Grande, San Diego County, California. Rocks & Minerals 73(3):156-180.
- Fisher, J.E., 2000. Les Pegmatites Gemmiferes du sud de la Californie. Le Regne Mineral, 31, 9-36.(in French)
- Fisher, J., and Greenbank, L., 2000, The Rogerley Mine, Weardale, County Durham, England, Rocks & Minerals, 75(1), 54-61.
- Fisher, J.E., et L. Greenbank, 2000. La Mine Rogerley, Weardale, comte de Durham, Angleterre. Le Regne Mineral, 34, 5-14.(in French)
- Fisher, J., 2002. Gem and rare-element pegmatites of southern California. Mineralogical Record 33(5):363-407.
Joan Kureczka holds a B.S. in microbiology and an M.S. in environmental management, and is the founding partner in Kureczka/Martin Associates, a consulting firm providing media and investor relations to the biotechnology industry.
Web site (for English fluorite): www.ukminingventures.com/
E-mail : jesse@ukminingventures.com
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