Minerals on stamps

Xavier, what can I say?  Thanks for a great post, and for making good on your promise.  You are quite right: beryllium is indeed my favorite element!

Thanks for your comments, René !  You are right that beryllium-containing minerals can be expensive, but truthfully, that is only in gem stone quality.  Industrial quality is a different matter.

On the "tagging" function, it is great that you are trying to use it, as it is a very helpful function.  There is a little trick, though, to always get a good result.  Not all site names are exactly the same as the ones needed with the "@" symbol to make the tag.  For example, my site name is Beryllium Guy with a space in between the words and capital letters, but to tag me, you need "@" and "berylliumguy" all together with no spaces, and that will work.

If you want to see for any member if the site name as displayed is the same as what you need to make the tag, simply hover your cursor over the site name, and it will show you the underlying "@" name.  Does that help?  Some members have tag names that are completely different from their site names, so it is always good to check.  You will learn them soon enough, as often as you post.

Anyway, thanks for making the effort, René -- it is much appreciated!

-Chris

Thanks for that additional tip, Peter (brightonpete).  I never realized that was there.  Just to be clear, it is the one which states "Insert User Link" when you hover over it.  It works!

Anyway, thanks!

The "@" + emoji like character in the row of buttons in the messages menu bar... see the image below...

The Comoro Islands, once they became the Comoros Union, went down a philatelic sinkhole. Two of such recent issues showing off minerals:

A series of minerals issued on triangular stamps, with an accompanying block, from Bénin in 1998:

Thanks again for another nice post, Xavier!

Of course, I cannot resist pointing out that sapphire always contains beryllium, which prompted me to check on sapphirine using an online search.  According to what I read, it seems that sapphirine generally contains beryllium, too!  So on behalf of all beryllium aficionados out there, thank you! 

A larger format stamp from the TAAF featuring mordenite crystals:

More from the series of TAAF minerals:

Received yesterday, two sets of minerals on stamps, from Mozambique and Guiné-Bissau:

Two New Zealand issues with minerals:

Borderline off-topic, a Chinese set issued in 1997 featuring rock art:

Another new German issue, featuring crystalline palladium:

Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) (North Korea)
25th October 2002




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