#Micromount boxes
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Hi Dr. Burroughs!
You seem like the right guy to quiz about something I've been looking for to
house some of my smaller fossils. A friend gave me a small box that originally
contained a lapel pin, but he had no idea where it came from originally, and
there was no manufacturer's name on the box. Several dozen or a couple hundred
of these would be perfect for storing my many tiny-but-not-microscopic fossils
(teeth, small shells, etc.). The box is clear plastic (polystyrene), about one
inch square by 3/4-inch deep, with about a 1/4-inch deep friction-fit lid. The
local rock shops in my area only seem to carry the larger, 1.25×1.25×1.25
opaque, colored boxes with hinged, clear lids, which aren't as much to my
liking. Also available are the clear boxes with a magnifying, friction-fit lid,
which are almost what I want, but I would prefer to use the non-magnifying
type.
Do you know of a source for these boxes? Do you micromounters use them? (Do you
know what I'm talking about?!) What do you use? Any help you could offer would
be appreciated. Thanks.
Howard
Hi Howard,
I would recommend you contact either (or both) of these dealers for their
catalogue or list of the micromount boxes they carry:
Mineralogical Research Co. David Shannon Minerals
Div. of Nazca Corp. 1727 W. Drake Circle
15840 East Alta Vista Way Mesa, AZ 85202
San Jose, CA 95127
Both dealers are probably already in Tucson, so you may have to wait a couple
of weeks for a reply.
In my experience in micromounting, there is a difference of opinion in what box
dimensions are the best. Some like the smallest (pure mm'ers) while others
like a little larger box to allow for more matrix to be displayed thereby
showing more associated minerals. Sup to you!
Cheerz, Rod
Rod:
Thanks for the info, regarding boxes and the South African sand collector. As I
noted in my reply to Nathan, there seems to be a disagreement re: the address
of David Shannon Minerals. Will the real David Shannon please stand up? 🙂
Hi Howard,
Nathans address for Shannon Minerals is undoubtedly the correct one as he
just visited there last week. My address for Shannon is several years old.
Rod
Howard,
You can't be too rich, too thin, have too much RAM or ROM, or have too many
micromount boxes.
These critters are available from a company called Althor Corp. and from
David Shannon Minerals. The ones from Shannon are better made.
They are available in clear bottoms and tops, clear bottoms and opaque tops,
opaque tops and bottoms, and opaque bottoms and clear tops. Shannon also sells
the kind with the magnifier lens built into the top lid, as well as different
size hinged boxes such as the Thumbnail box (1.25" cube) you described.
This is the same Shannon that I described to Guy Hammer as the source of the
Russian made Geiger counters.
The address and phone:
David Shannon Minerals
6649 E. Rustic Drive
Mesa, AZ 85215
602-985-0557
Nathan
Nathan:
Thanks for the info re: micromount boxes. Looks like I should be able to find
something to my liking.
One problem seems to have cropped up… You show David Shannon's address as
6649 E Rustic Drive, while Dr. Burroughs (Message #165748) has 1727 W. Drake
Circle. Either D. Shannon Minerals has recently moved, or they have two outlets
in Mesa, AZ. Do you know which address is the right one?
Thanks again, Howard