Peter Megaw

“I am an exploration geologist who has worked and collected minerals all over Mexico for over 35 years. During that time I have focused on the distribution of different ore deposit types, their primary mineralogy, how conditions of primary mineral formation overlap between deposit types, and the effects and processes of oxidation. I am also very interested in increasing exploration geologists appreciation for mineral recognition as the basis for "visual geochemistry" in their projects. I have published extensively on the distribution of ore deposits in Mexico and tend to think of minerals as inevitable products of their geologic environment and genesis...as such I am more impressed by geological regions of mineral occurrences than I am by what occurs within a political/geographical boundary. Always happy to help with proper locality information for Mexican specimens...and happier to learn of new species or occurrences from Mexico.”
@mineralnexus We sat down with Peter Megaw, a well known collector here in Tucson, who specializes in Mexican minerals. #minerals #interview ♬ original sound - Mineral Nexus
@mineralnexus More with Peter as he discusses mineral localities with a couple newbies! #petermegaw #minerals ♬ original sound - Mineral Nexus
@mineralnexus Wonderful advice for young or new collectors from the man himself, Peter Megaw. #mineral #collectors #advice ♬ original sound - Mineral Nexus