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Mindat News

• 16th November 2009 Haywards Heath Show 2009
• 5th November 2009 Munich Show 2009
• 13th October 2009 Bakewell Show 2009
• 29th September 2009 Jolyon's Travels - Part 3 - Devon and Cornwall
• 29th September 2009 Denver 2009 Show Report
• 28th September 2009 DVD Review - What's Hot in Tucson 2009
• 27th September 2009 Book Review - Agates II
• 16th September 2009 Jolyon's Travels - Part 2 - The Isle of Eigg
• 15th September 2009 Jolyon's Travels - Part 1 - The Rogerley Mine
• 7th September 2009 Springfield, Massachusetts August 2009 Show ...
• Older News ArticlesClick here to view all older mineral news articles...

New discussions

• Re: Rankamaite and sosedkoite16:31 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Jim Ferraiolo
• Re: Locality problems after Intergem Antwerp 200916:16 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Knut Eldjarn
• Re: WORLD CLASS MINERAL16:12 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Donald Peck
• Re: Cordierite in rhyolite cavities?16:09 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Knut Eldjarn
• Re: Locality problems after Intergem Antwerp 200915:55 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Spencer Ivan Mather
• Re: Cordierite in rhyolite cavities?15:48 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Spencer Ivan Mather
• Re: Prehnite15:29 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Eric Stanchich
• Re: Bismuthinite plus ? Biggendon Qld.15:26 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Frank Keutsch
• Re: radioactive tourmaline (dravite?)15:09 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Don Saathoff
• Re: International Micromineral Super Swap Number ...15:01 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Barb Matz
• Re: Prehnite15:00 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Frank A. Imbriacco III
• Re: Green rock help please14:39 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Jamey Swisher
• Re: Bismuthinite plus ? Biggendon Qld.14:36 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Rob Woodside
• Re: Lepidocrocite in Quartz14:33 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Bri Dragonne
• Re: radioactive tourmaline (dravite?)14:27 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Jamey Swisher
• Re: Lepidocrocite in Quartz14:26 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Alfredo Petrov
• Re: radioactive tourmaline (dravite?)13:48 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Pavel Kartashov
• Lepidocrocite in Quartz13:36 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Jolyon Ralph
• Re: WORLD CLASS MINERAL13:36 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Gail Spann
• Re: bad label13:34 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Jolyon Ralph
• Re: Small yellow sprays of unknown mineral from ...13:12 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Tomasz Praszkier
• Re: Small yellow sprays of unknown mineral from ...12:56 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Keith Compton
• Re: Bismuthinite plus ? Biggendon Qld.12:52 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Keith Compton
• Re: WORLD CLASS MINERAL12:12 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by David Bernstein
• Re: Photo - report from Morocco11:28 23rd Nov 2009 - posted by Alessio Piccioni

Dealer News

• 23rd Nov - Mineralium.comSplendid Emeralds from Austria
• 23rd Nov - e-RocksTriple Header Today!
• 23rd Nov - Wendel MineralsKiller Auction
• 22nd Nov - e-RocksAuction 400 Part 2 ENDING!
• 22nd Nov - MineralspauliSunday Auctions.
• 22nd Nov - Wendel Mineralstop auction close today
• 21st Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comMorocco trip report!
• 21st Nov - e-RocksAuction 400 Part 1 ENDING!
• 20th Nov - Dakota Matrix MineralsCrystal Habits mini-update!
• 20th Nov - e-RocksTin Can Hill Auction
• 20th Nov - Mineral ClassicsInclusion and Worldwide Gems
• 20th Nov - Dan Weinrich mineralsTate Collection Update
• 19th Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comNew specimens listed!
• 19th Nov - Crystal ClassicsNew English Minerals
• 19th Nov - Dan Weinrich mineralsNew Auctions
• 19th Nov - Minernet s.a.s.4th update after Munchen
• 19th Nov - e-RocksAuction 399 ENDS TODAY!
• 19th Nov - Dakota Matrix MineralsWeekly Update
• 19th Nov - mineralman.comSpecial Auctions ENDING NOW!
• 18th Nov - e-RocksBirthday Auction Closes TODAY!

New Minerals

• IMA2008-047 a synonym of Nyholmite
• Lavendulan-Sampleite Series
• Scorodite-Strengite Series
• Hüttraucherz a synonym of Arsenopyrite
• Chalkophanit a synonym of Chalcophanite
• Friedrichbeckeit a synonym of Friedrichbeckeite
• Danalith a synonym of Danalite
• Genthelvin a synonym of Genthelvite
• Whitmoreite Group a synonym of Arthurite Group
• Unnamed (HBU UK-6)
• Strontian Fluorite a variety of Fluorite
• Aleksite Group
• UM1998-21 a synonym of UM1998-21-SiO:CaCeClHMnNaZr
• UM1998-21-SiO:CaCeClHMnNaZr
• IMA2009-037 a synonym of Auriacusite
• UM1971-22 a synonym of UM1971-22-SiO:CaClFeHMgMnNaNbZr
• UM1971-22-SiO:CaClFeHMgMnNaNbZr
• Phenanthren a synonym of Ravatite
• Phenanthrene a synonym of Ravatite
• IMA2009-057 an IMA-approved mineral species

New Localities

• Basserudåsen roadcut, Kongsberg, Buskerud, Norway
• Low Mill, Woodlands station, Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
• Upper Gascoyne Shire, Western Australia, Australia
• Unspecified Fe-Mo occurrences, Benton, Blind Spring District (Blind Spring Hill District; Benton District), Benton Range, Mono Co., California, USA
• Route 114 calc-silicate locality, North Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, USA
• Bennetts Well, Badwater, Death Valley National Monument, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
• Benner property, Plumas Co., California, USA
• Unspecified Sillimanite occurrence, Ben Lomond Mountain area, Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA
• Ben Lomond Mountain area, Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA
• Ben Lomond Mountain, Santa Cruz Co., California, USA
• Benfield Mine, Placerville (Hangtown), Placerville District, El Dorado Co., California, USA
• Benet prospect, Butte Co., California, USA
• Unnamed Mica-Andalusite occurrence, Bench Creek - North Fork San Joaquin River confluence area, North Fork San Joaquin River, Madera Co., California, USA
• Bench Creek - North Fork San Joaquin River confluence area, North Fork San Joaquin River, Madera Co., California, USA
• Belvoir vein, Ophir, Ophir District (Auburn District), Placer Co., California, USA
• Unnamed Clay occurrence, East of Beltane Station, Sonoma Co., California, USA
• Murrieta, Riverside Co., California, USA
• Murrieta Mystery Mine, Murrieta, Riverside Co., California, USA
• Fuga valley, Casnigo, Seriana Valley, Bergamo Province, Lombardy, Italy
• Rabenstein, Hodruša - Hámre, Banská Štiavnica Mining District, Štiavnica Mts, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

New Blogs

• Jason Evans - 19th Nov 2009Another new specimen
• Bri Dragonne - 18th Nov 2009First blog, long timer reader... (And sorting out a large collection.)
• Harjo Neutkens - 17th Nov 2009Conservationism and collecting, some thoughts....
• Michal Adamowicz - 4th Nov 2009Closed mineral collecting sites around Bancroft
• Matteo Chinellato - 4th Nov 2009Trento Mineral Show
• Chris Mavris - 3rd Nov 2009Munich Mineral Show 2009 - few pictures
• Jolyon Ralph - 2nd Nov 2009Shoes and Slippers - Video
• Patrick Gundersen - 28th Oct 2009Collecting in the Hart's Range, Australia 2009 - Part 2 Aquamarine
• Peter Andresen - 24th Oct 2009Tvedalen 24th October
• Jason Evans - 21st Oct 2009New specimen, native Iron
• Jason Evans - 20th Oct 2009Cornwall collecting trip next year
• Peter Andresen - 11th Oct 2009Oops it’s already October!
• Jeffrey Weissman - 5th Oct 2009Interesting Mineral Quality Statistics
• JAMES TOVEY - 30th Sep 2009Working the Tripp mine 9-30-09
• Patrick Gundersen - 17th Sep 2009Collecting in Harts Range, Australia 2009 - Part 1 Sceptre Quartz
• JAMES TOVEY - 5th Sep 2009Working the Tripp Mine 9-01-09
• Douglas Merson - 5th Sep 2009Diamond Lake, Oregon collecting trip
• Michal Adamowicz - 2nd Sep 2009Accessibility for Cardiff Uranium Mine
• Bill Tompkins - 29th Aug 2009NWMMSG at Goble, Oregon
• Bill Tompkins - 23rd Aug 2009NWMMSG trip to Rock Creek, Washington

New Articles

• XiaoJun Chen - TodayChinese Fluorescent Minerals General Report of Xianghualing mine,HuNan,China
• Olav Revheim - YesterdayThe Steli quarry, Iveland Norway
• Olav Revheim - YesterdayPyrites from Ravneberget, Søndeled, Norway
• Michal Adamowicz - 20th Nov 2009Collecting at the Canal Dump (Montrose Occurrence) Niagara Falls
• Volker Betz - 20th Nov 2009Printing Collection Labels from Spreadsheets
• Bri Dragonne - 19th Nov 2009Advice for people selling and sorting a mineral collection.
• XiaoJun Chen - 19th Nov 2009Chinese Minerals hunting trip in ShanDong province & LiaoNing province 2009,Oct
• Tony Nikischer - 19th Nov 2009Deceased: James R. Knight - Collector Extraordinaire
• Darren Court - 17th Nov 2009Orogrande, New Mexico minerals
• Rui Pereira Nunes - 16th Nov 2009Mineral Classics from Museu Geológico of Lisbon
• Jolyon Ralph - 16th Nov 2009Haywards Heath Show 2009
• Gary Powell - 14th Nov 2009Pegmatites: How to Locate a New Mineral Rich Locality
• William C. van Laer - 13th Nov 2009The Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho
• Rui Pereira Nunes - 10th Nov 2009Museu Geológico of Lisbon
• Jolyon Ralph - 5th Nov 2009Munich Show 2009
• Rock Currier - 2nd Nov 2009Cleaning Quartz
• Chris Stefano - 16th Oct 20092009 Detroit Gem and Mineral Show Report
• Scott L. Ritchie - 16th Oct 2009The Stewart Lithia Tourmaline Mine by E. R. Swoboda 2000
• Scott L. Ritchie - 16th Oct 2009The J. G. Braye Residence and Bunk House by J. S. Lewis & E. M. Ramsey 1988
• Adam Larson - 13th Oct 2009Adam's Trade list