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Mindat News

• 20th December 2011 Defending the freedom to collect minerals.
• 19th November 2011 SMLS - Haywards Heath Mineral Show 2011
• 3rd November 2011 The Munich Mineral Show 2011
• 17th October 2011 The 48th annual Bancroft Rockhound Gemboree, 2011
• 17th October 2011 Minerals Newspaper - Issue 3
• 2nd October 2011 Denver Symposium and Field Trip
• 16th August 2011 Pocket Mindat Catalogue - Now Available
• 11th August 2011 New Book - Agates from Ploczki Gorne
• 25th July 2011 Mindat Conference 2011 - Conference and Workshops
• 21st July 2011 Mindat Conference 2011 - Field Trips
• Older News ArticlesClick here to view all older mineral news articles

New Discussions

• Re: Panasqueira13:14 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Pedro Alves
• Re: Panasqueira13:02 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Jorge Santos Garcia
• Re: Panasqueira12:45 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Luís Martins (2)
• Re: Spelling and Grammar Errors on Mindat12:42 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Vik Vanrusselt
• Re: Panasqueira12:32 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Pedro Alves
• Re: Panasqueira12:19 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Pedro Alves
• New minerals approved by IMA CNMNC in ...11:43 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Marco E. Ciriotti
• Re: Panasqueira11:31 28th Jan 2012 - posted by António Manuel Ináçio Martins
• Re: Panasqueira11:22 28th Jan 2012 - posted by António Manuel Ináçio Martins
• Re: Panasqueira10:46 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Pedro Alves
• Re: Panasqueira10:40 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Pedro Alves
• Re: Panasqueira09:49 28th Jan 2012 - posted by António Manuel Ináçio Martins
• Re: Molybdenite Wires?09:42 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Wayne Corwin
• Re: The Best from Down Under09:03 28th Jan 2012 - posted by David Sheumack
• Re: The Best from Down Under08:53 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Ralph Bottrill
• Re: copper08:18 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Ray Hill
• copper07:12 28th Jan 2012 - posted by hassanz
• Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 206:39 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Bob Griffis
• Re: Gail's NEW favourite of the day, PART 205:56 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Xiao-dong Xu
• Re: Panasqueira05:55 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Rui P. Nunes
• Re: Spelling and Grammar Errors on Mindat05:37 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Norman King
• Re: Unid acicular Cu (?) mineral Passaic Pit ...05:23 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Jeff Weissman
• Re: Keweenaw Co., Michigan, USA04:34 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Bill Boehm
• Re: Molybdenite Wires?03:35 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Ray Hill
• Re: Darn cool!03:25 28th Jan 2012 - posted by Ray Hill

Dealer News

• 27th Jan - e-RocksTime for some Tellurium
• 27th Jan - Excalibur Mineral CorpNew Mineral List Posted!
• 26th Jan - e-RocksThursday's Minerals Galore!
• 26th Jan - Weinrich Minerals, Inc.New Update/New Auctions
• 26th Jan - The ArkenstoneAuctions End Tonite!
• 26th Jan - mineralman.comSpecial Auctions ENDING NOW!
• 25th Jan - e-RocksWednesday - Coming up today!
• 25th Jan - M&W MineralsWeekly Update
• 25th Jan - PriceDownMinerals.comWeekly Price-Down action
• 25th Jan - Rocks Of AfricaROA New Listings.
• 25th Jan - Jonathan's Mineral ExchangeCollection for sale
• 24th Jan - Dakota Matrix MineralsPyromorhite SALE Today!
• 24th Jan - Weinrich Minerals, Inc.Auctions Closing!
• 24th Jan - e-Rocks4 new Auctions plus1 closing!
• 24th Jan - Webminerals s.a.sWebmineralshop -...last update
• 23rd Jan - e-RocksNow We Are Six!
• 23rd Jan - Dakota Matrix MineralsDaily Five SALE!
• 23rd Jan - MicroMinéral MarketNew Specimens MinéralShow
• 22nd Jan - MineralspauliMineral Auctions.
• 22nd Jan - mineralman.comNEW Specimens JUST LISTED!

New Minerals

• Arsenikkies a synonym of Arsenopyrite
• Tellurblei a synonym of Altaite
• Isomertieite Group
• Miessit a synonym of Ca-bearing Pyromorphite
• Maslowit a synonym of Maslovite
• Unnamed (K-dominant tourmaline) a synonym of UM2000-64-SiO:BFeHKMg
• UM2000-64-SiO:BFeHKMg
• UM2000-//-SiO:AlBFLiNa a synonym of Fluor-elbaite
• Vanadiumdravite a synonym of Vanadium-dravite
• IMA2009-002 a synonym of Lammerite-β
• Tricalcium Aluminate Hydrate a synonym of Katoite
• C3AH6 a synonym of Katoite
• β-C2S a synonym of Larnite
• Hydratkalk a synonym of Portlandite
• Kalkhydrat a synonym of Portlandite
• Löschkalk a synonym of Portlandite
• Gelöschter Kalk a synonym of Portlandite
• Calciumoxid a synonym of Lime
• Twisted Quartz a synonym of Gwindel
• Quartz Helicoidal a synonym of Gwindel

New Localities

• Miarirano, Faratsiho District, Vakinankaratra Region, Antananarivo Province, Madagascar
• Montebras Mines, Montebras, Soumans, Creuse, Limousin, France
• Green Dragon Mine, Tubussis Farm 22 (Tubussis; Tubusis; Tubessis), Karibib District, Erongo Region, Namibia
• Serenje, Mansa District, Luapula Province, Zambia
• Unspecified locality, St. Louis Co., Minnesota, USA
• McKnights prospect, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• McKnights deposit, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• McKnights Pye Creek, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Richards deposit, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Lochington deposit, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Trap Rock Creek, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Dillions Mine, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Dillions deposit, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Cave Creek, Clive, Clive Co., New South Wales, Australia
• Markstay, Awrey Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
• Awrey Township, Sudbury District, Ontario, Canada
• West Brookfield, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
• Göriach valley, Schladminger Tauern, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
• Weißpriach valley, Schladminger Tauern, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria
• Mauterndorf, Taurach valley, Lungau, Salzburg, Austria

New Blogs

• Farid Mohammadi - 22nd Jan 2012My New Discover: Happy Agate
• Farid Mohammadi - 20th Jan 2012Calcite(Crystall)
• Rowan Lytle - 19th Jan 2012Winter Shenanigans
• Farid Mohammadi - 12th Jan 2012New Panoramic from Iran Four levels geology of Mahallat
• Rick Kennedy - 11th Jan 2012Tucson Approacheth!!
• Christian Auer - 5th Jan 2012My field trips 2011
• Fred A. Schuster - 2nd Jan 20122006 Trip to Rt 278 road cut Todt Hill Staten Island
• Farid Mohammadi - 1st Jan 2012GEOTHITE
• Farid Mohammadi - 1st Jan 2012Center of Iran's Mineral resource potentials
• Fred A. Schuster - 25th Dec 2011Christams photos
• Fred A. Schuster - 25th Dec 2011Christmas and still have so many minerals to share
• Fred A. Schuster - 24th Dec 2011Spragueville NY
• Farid Mohammadi - 23rd Dec 2011Introduce My Local By KML In (Google Earth)
• Farid Mohammadi - 19th Dec 2011Azbest Mineral Local :Panoramic photo from Kahak Cave and My Nice Tour
• Farid Mohammadi - 12th Dec 2011Waw My Fossile(Iran) Collection
• Rick Kennedy - 6th Dec 2011Down a truck, but up a collection and a mining project!
• Farid Mohammadi - 3rd Dec 2011 New Talc from My personal Gallery
• Farid Mohammadi - 30th Nov 2011Iran And Italy Foot Ball Team aftre search of Mierals
• Farid Mohammadi - 29th Nov 2011My Nice Calcopyite
• Farid Mohammadi - 29th Nov 2011GeoSource: Pbs/Gepthid and More Minerals

New Articles

• Frank Festa - Yesterday13. The Richardson Gold Mine, ElDorado, Ontario
• John Bean - 24th Jan 2012LAZY HOARDER!
• Amir C. Akhavan - 22nd Jan 2012Photos of Fake Skeletal Galena
• Frank Festa - 22nd Jan 201212. Exploring Former Mining Sites From Kaladar to Fernleigh Ontario, Canada
• Rui P. Nunes - 20th Jan 2012”Gesseira de Santana” – Gypsum in Sesimbra
• Jolyon Ralph - 17th Jan 2012The Vug Magazine Book
• Jolyon Ralph - 17th Jan 2012Mindat.org evening presentations at Tucson's Pueblo Show
• Everett Harrington - 16th Jan 2012Stoneco Auglaize quarry, Junction, Paulding Co., Ohio, USA recent finds
• Philip Persson (2) - 15th Jan 2012'An Essay on the Modern Mineral Specimen Market; or,“Mineral Prices: Why so High
• Philip Persson (2) - 16th Jan 2012U-REE Mineralization in the Fe Deposits of the New Jersey Highlands
• Philip Persson (2) - 14th May 2011Galkhaite, a complex Tl-Sulfosalt from the Twin Creeks Mine, Humboldt County, NV
• Philip Persson (2) - 23rd Jan 2012“Some Notes on a Novel Fluorescent Mineral Assemblage from the Franklin Mine, NJ
• Rolf Luetcke - 12th Jan 2012home page article
• Richard Gunter - 11th Jan 2012Type Locality Schirmerite
• Rolf Luetcke - 28th Dec 2011Jasper find
• Rolf Luetcke - 25th Dec 2011Johnson Camp
• Farid Mohammadi - 24th Dec 2011Center of Iran's Mineral resource potentials
• Stephen Moreton - 14th Jan 2012Defending the freedom to collect minerals.
• Stephen Moreton - 18th Dec 2011Minerals new to Ireland found by amateur & commercial collectors.
• Rui P. Nunes - 14th Dec 2011Bats on the Rocks