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The titles of the main articles in the journals available in the MKA-library are summarized in this pdf-file. The file contains information on the journals published since 1999 and will be extended yearly in the future. The titles are in the original language (Dutch, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian, ...). Scroll through the file with the search tools of Acrobat.
The MKA members can lend these magazines in the MKA-library but anyone can use the file to search in their own library.

Journals

Acopios
revista digital de Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica - Spanish journal about the mineralogy of the Iberian Peninsula (free access)

Amalgama
revista digital de minas y minerales de la Península Ibérica - Spanish journal about mining and minerals (free access)

American Mineralogist
the journal of the Mineralogical Society of America

Der Aufschluss
a German journal of the Vereinigung der Freunde der Mineralogie und Geologie (VFMG)

Australia and New Zealand Micromineral News
a publication for those interested in micromounting or microminerals, and particularly in minerals from this region

The Australian Gemmologist
official journal of The Gemmological Association of Australia

Australian Journal of Mineralogy
appears twice a year

BMS Newsletter
journal of the British Micormount Society, appears 3 times a year

Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
A European Journal of Mineralogy, Petrology, Geochemistry and Mineral Deposits, 1978-2003 (free access)
continued as Macla

The Canadian Mineralogist
the journal of the Mineralogical Association of Canada which publishes the Special Publication series which is directed not only at professionals but also to advanced collectors.

Clay Minerals
includes papers on Earth processes soil science, geology/mineralogy, chemistry/material science, colloid/surface science, applied science and technology and health/ environment topics

Conglomeraat
journal published by LVGA, Landelijke Vereniging voor Geologische Activiteiten, the merge of GEA and Nederlandse Geologische Vereniging (NGV)

Crystallography Journals Online
at the website of the International Union of Crystallography

Elements
an international magazine of mineralogy, geochemistry and petrology.
Every issue explores a theme of broad and current interest in the mineral sciences. Elements also presents regular features like a calendar of events, short course announcements, awards, conference reports, policy news, as well as news of the Societies. Elements publishes invited peer-reviewed papers for its thematic collection of papers.

European Journal of Mineralogy
information on history and aims of the European Journal of Mineralogy, on the editorial board, with tables of contents of recent and forthcoming issues, with instructions to authors and subscription information. There are links to other mineralogical journals.

GEA
all articles of published by GEA, merged sinces 2024 with Grondboor en Hamer to the new journal Conglomeraat published by LVGA (Landelijke Vereniging voor Geologische Activiteiten)

Gems & Gemology
journal of the Gemological Institute of America (GIA). GIA is offering the complete archive of its Gems & Gemology journal free through its website. The archive contains issues of the magazine from 1934 -1980. PDF files of all 192 issues published between 1934 and 198- are provided, exactly as they appeared on the printed page.

Geonieuws
mineralogical journal published by Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen, MKA

The GeoRef database
the GeoRef database, established by the American Geosciences Institute in 1966, provides access to the geoscience literature of the world. GeoRef is the most comprehensive database in the geosciences and continues to grow by more than 100,000 references a year. The database contains over 3.9 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports and theses

Grondboor en Hamer
journal of the Nederlandse Geologische Vereniging, NGV, merged since 2024 with GEA to the new journal Conglomeraat

Lapis
a German journal for mineral collectors. Lapis is distributed in 43 countries of the world, predominantly in German speaking countries.

Journal of Geosciences
an international peer-reviewed journal published by the Czech Geological Society with support from the Czech Geological Survey. It accepts high-quality original research or review papers dealing with all aspects of the nature and origin of igneous and metamorphic rocks.

Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences
journal of the Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences with articles, reviews and letters in the fields of mineralogy, petrology, economic geology, geochemistry, planetary materials science, and related scientific fields.

Journal of the Russell Society
the Russell Society publishes refereed articles by both amateur and professional mineralogists dealing with all aspects of mineralogy relating to the British Isles.

Macla
revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía (free access)

Minabs Online
online abstracts service from the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain & Ireland.

Mineralienfreund
Swiss journal for mineral collectors

Mineralien-Welt
Mineralien-Magazin für Sammler, Händler, Museums-Fachleute (publication stopped in 2022)

Mineral Mite
a journal for micromineralogists published by the MNCA (= Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area). Monthly newsletter with nice color photos and interesting articles written by the club members. PDF files can be downloaded free of charge through their website.

Mineral Monograph (known formerly as " extraLapis English")
what started as the English equivalent of extraLapis has evolved in even better publications. 20 Volumes so far (summer 2018)

Mineral News
the Mineral News is a monthly newsletter for mineral collectors, containing news and information on minerals and mineral localities with locality descriptions and emphasizing news of new discoveries and other information.

Mineralogical Magazine
journal of the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain, published 6 times a year. Covers the fields of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental geology and economic geology.

Mineralogical Record
the Mineralogical Record is the world's foremost publication for mineral collectors. Each issue contains in depth articles on minerals and mineral localities, lavishly illustrated with beautiful color photography of some of the world's finest minerals, features on prominent mineral collectors and mineral museums, news of the latest mineral discoveries, field collecting stories and more.

Mineralogistes de Catalunya
Spanish mineralogical magazine of the Grup Mineralógic Català

Mineral Webzine
mineralogical information for rockhounds in French and English

Netherlands Journal of Geosciences - Geologie en Mijnbouw
international quarterly journal, which publishes papers on all aspects of geoscience, providing they are of international interest and quality.

Oryktologika Nea - News on Minerals
bilingual (Hellenic-English) Mineralogical Newsletter

The Picking Table
The official publication of the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, published twice each year. Featuring articles of interest to the mineralogical community that mainly pertain to the area of Franklin-Ogdensburg, New Jersey, USA. PDF files of Volume 50 or older can be downloaded free of charge through their website.

Le Règne Minéral
French mineralogical magazine (publication stopped in 2024)

Rivista mineralogica Italiana
Italian mineralogical magazine of the Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo

Rocks and Minerals
America's oldest popular magazine about minerals, Rocks & Minerals has published articles of interest to all students of mineralogy, geology, and paleontology since 1926. The magazine is designed to meet the needs of the amateur in the field as well as the professional.

Rock & Gem Magazine
magazine for the lapidary and mineral hobbyist. Not a trade journal and not a scientific dissertation, it speaks to the average rockhound

Schweizer Strahler
Swiss journal for mineral collectors

Zapiski RMO
proceedings of the Russian Mineralogical Society. Scientific announcements on mineralogy, petrology, deposits study, crystallography, geochemistry, and also articles on science history, etc.