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Home / Exhibits / Curators / Mark Mauthner
Mark Herman Frederick Mauthner
Title: Associate Curator, Gems & Minerals
Mark Mauthner joined the curatorial staff of the Houston Museum of Natural Scinece in 2002 as Associate Curator of Gems and Minerals. He has given over 30 lectures on mineralogy and curatoed over 25 traveling exhibitions, including “Where Does Gold Come From?” at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in 2004 which won “Best Educational Case” award.
Mauthner has also curated three major exhibitions:
GOLD! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession
GOLD! A Celebration of Beauty, Passion and Treasure
Pacific Mineral Museum
Education
University of British Columbia, Master of Sciences (Mineralogy), Department of Geological Sciences
University of British Columbia, Bachelor of Sciences, Geological Sciences Major
University of Lethbridge, Bachelor of Arts, Modern Languages Major
Université du Québec, Trois Rivières Campus, French Immersion
Book Projects
“Mineral Masterpieces” (coauthor), a coffee table book featuring specimens from the Houston Museum of Natural Science’s collection
“Mineralogy” by John Sinkankas
Current Affiliations
Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (former president & newsletter editor)
Mineralogical Association of Canada (associate)
Friends of Mineralogy, Pacific Northwest Chapter
Past Positions
Director/Curator, Pacific Mineral Museum, 1997 - 2001
Exploration Geologist, 1996
Assistant Curator, M.Y. Williams Geological Museum, University of British Columbia, 1988 - 1995
Selected Publications
Mauthner, M. and Melanson, F. 2006. “Fluorite from Canada.” extraLapis (English), (in press)
Mauthner, M. 2006. Minerals of the Yukon Territory, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, (in press)
Mauthner, M. and Melanson, F. 2006. Fluorite Occurrences in Canada. Rocks & Minerals, (in press)
Mauthner, M. and Francis, C. 2006. Gold Crystal Localities of British Columbia, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, (in press)
Mauthner, M. 2006. “Gypsum Localities of Canada.” Rocks & Minerals, (in press)
Mauthner, M. 2005: "Why the West Was Won" Cowboys & Indians Magazine, April 2005.
Mauthner, M. 2004: "Gold". Crazy Little Books.
Mauthner, M. 2004: Morphology of Gold Crystals from the Yukon Territory, Canada. Rocks & Minerals, v.79, #2.
Mauthner, M. and Dunnell, K. 2003: The Gold Rush Moves North (Canadian and Alaskan Gold). extraLapis (English), v. 5.
Groat, L.A., Mulja, T., Mauthner, M., Ercit, T.S., Raudsepp, M., Gault, R.A. and Rollo, H.A. 2003: Geology and mineralogy of the Little Nahanni rare-element granitic pegmatites, Northwest Territories. Canadian Mineralogist, v. 41, #1, pp. 139-160.
Mauthner, M. 2002: "In Memoriam: Joe Jochen Nagel" Rocks & Minerals, v. 77, #5.
Mauthner, M. 2001: "For $50 or Less!" Rocks & Minerals, v76, #4.
Mauthner, M., Groat, L.A., Raudsepp, M. and Attridge, R. 1996: Minerals of the Silvana Mine, southeastern British Columbia, Mineralogical Record, v. 77 #6.
Mauthner, M., Groat, L.A. and Raudsepp, M. 1996: Minerals of the Engineer Mine, Tagish Lake, British Columbia, Mineralogical Record, v. 77, # 4.
Mauthner, M., Mortenson, J.K., Groat, L.A. and Ercit, T.S. 1995: Geochronology of the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, Northwest Territories. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences, v. 32, #12, pp. 2090-2097.
Groat, L.A., Ercit, T.S., Raudsepp, M. and Mauthner, M.H.F. 1994: Geology and Mineralogy of the Little Nahanni Pegmatite Group, NWT. EGS 1994-14, NWT Geology Division DIAND, Yellowknife.
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