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Mindat News

• 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 ...
• 30th July 2009 The Hong Kong Mineral Fair
• Older News ArticlesClick here to view all older mineral news articles...

New discussions

• Dallas Gem and Mineral Club Show, November 21 &2219:25 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Donald Slater
• Re: 30th annual NM Mineral Symposium!!19:21 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Paul Brandes
• Re: Pseudomorphs19:06 11th Nov 2009 - posted by erik vercammen
• Re: wulfenite?19:06 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Rob Woodside
• Re: Maintaining the wet green color of serpentine19:05 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Ezekiel Hughes
• Re: Pseudomorphs18:58 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Steve Hardinger
• Re: Ebay diamonds in kimberlite??18:56 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Rob Woodside
• Re: wulfenite?18:53 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Uwe Kolitsch
• Re: Pseudomorphs18:51 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Uwe Kolitsch
• Re: Argentopyrite crystal structure18:48 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Rob Woodside
• wulfenite?18:41 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Rob2
• Re: Unknown Amphibole - pyroxene18:39 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Ronald John Gyllenhammer
• Re: Mostra meteoriti a Montecchio Maggiore18:39 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Matteo Chinellato
• Re: Have the reverse-skeletal Madan galenas been ...18:22 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Reiner Mielke
• Re: Unknown Amphibole - pyroxene18:22 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Sebastian Möller
• Re: Old Yuma Mine ID help18:16 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Ken Doxsee
• Re: Colorado Pegmatite Mystery Mineral18:11 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Pavel Kartashov
• Re: Ebay diamonds in kimberlite??18:01 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Reiner Mielke
• Re: Pseudomorphs17:45 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Erzsebet Toth
• Re: Kratochvilite Wrong Formula or wrong Syonym ...17:44 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Elmar Lackner
• Re: Old Yuma Mine ID help17:35 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Ronald John Gyllenhammer
• Re: Old Yuma Mine ID help17:23 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Ronald John Gyllenhammer
• Re: Kratochvilite Wrong Formula or wrong Syonym ...17:09 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Jolyon Ralph
• Kratochvilite Wrong Formula or wrong Syonym ...17:03 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Elmar Lackner
• Re: Maintaining the wet green color of serpentine16:45 11th Nov 2009 - posted by Mark J. Sigouin

Dealer News

• 11th Nov - Pala InternationalNew Mineral Specimens
• 11th Nov - e-RocksMunich Special Ends Today!
• 11th Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comNew specimens available!
• 11th Nov - YourMineralCollection2nd November Update
• 10th Nov - Dan Weinrich mineralsNew Updates/Auctions Closing
• 10th Nov - e-RocksIt's Tuesday!
• 9th Nov - MineralspauliMunich Mineral Auctions.
• 9th Nov - mineralman.comSpecial Auctions! NEW!
• 9th Nov - e-RocksAustralian Natives & Types
• 9th Nov - Wendel MineralsKiller Auction Is Online
• 8th Nov - e-RocksAuction 394 Closes Today!
• 8th Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comNew specimens listed!
• 7th Nov - e-RocksTin Can Hill Auction Closing
• 7th Nov - Minernet s.a.s.second update after Munchen
• 6th Nov - KristalleNew find of Mimetite
• 6th Nov - Crystal ClassicsMunich show reports
• 6th Nov - Dan Weinrich mineralsNew Auctions
• 6th Nov - e-RocksOnline Today!
• 5th Nov - Dakota Matrix MineralsNew Additions Update
• 5th Nov - The ArkenstoneGreat Weekly Auctions Ending!

New Minerals

• IMA2009-069 a synonym of Oxyphlogopite
• Oxyphlogopite an IMA-approved mineral species
• IMA2009-067 a synonym of Fivegite
• Fivegite an IMA-approved mineral species
• Unnamed ((REE,Fe) eucolite) a synonym of UM-1990-79-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbREEZr
• UM1990-79 a synonym of UM-1990-79-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbREEZr
• UM-1990-79-SiO:CaClFeHMnNaNbREEZr
• Fluor-elbaite a synonym of Unnamed (F-analogue of elbaite)
• Unnamed (F-analogue of elbaite)
• Unnamed (potassium oxonium eudialyte) a synonym of UM1990-78-SiO:CaClFeHKNaZr
• UM1990-78 a synonym of UM1990-78-SiO:CaClFeHKNaZr
• UM1990-78-SiO:CaClFeHKNaZr
• Pyrophyllite-Talc Group
• Урановая чернь a synonym of Sooty Uraninite
• Unnamed (cubic Y oxide)
• Napalite
• Unnamed (Ca-analogue of humite)
• Unnamed (Co-analogue of Guarinoite)
• Symplesite Group
• Manganese-bearing Apatite-(CaF) a synonym of Mn-bearing Apatite-(CaF)

New Localities

• Silver mine, Rochlitz, Mittweida, Saxony, Germany
• Wauregan Quarry, Wauregan, Windham Co., Connecticut, USA
• North Branford Quarry, North Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
• North Branford, New Haven Co., Connecticut, USA
• Loksbergen, Limburg Province, Belgium
• Herentals, Antwerp Province, Belgium
• Gerber Drive road cuts, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
• Soapstone Mountain, Somers, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
• Somers, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
• Burgundy Hill Quarry, Tolland, Tolland Co., Connecticut, USA
• Fair Haven, Rutland Co., Vermont, USA
• Abagaytuiskoye fluorite deposit, Chitinskaya Oblast', Zabaykalye, Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
• Marbella, Málaga, Andalusia, Spain
• Oak Hill silver mine, Harvard, Worcester Co., Massachusetts, USA
• Iron Springs District (Iron and Granite Mountains & Three Peaks), Iron Co., Utah, USA
• Cedar City, Iron Co., Utah, USA
• Yew Tree Iron Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK
• Wych Elm Iron Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK
• Wigpool Iron Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK
• Victoria Pit No.2 Iron Mine, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England, UK

New Blogs

• 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
• Michal Adamowicz - 21st Aug 2009Madoc Fluorite mines
• Glenn E. Bowie - 16th Aug 2009Bowie Crevassefield
• Wayne Corwin - 14th Aug 2009Wayne County NY mineral club outing to the Tripp Mine

New Articles

• Rui Pereira Nunes - TodayMineral Classics from Museu Geológico of Lisbon
• Rui Pereira Nunes - YesterdayMuseu 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
• Jolyon Ralph - 13th Oct 2009Bakewell Show 2009
• XiaoJun Chen - 13th Oct 2009Yaogangxian mine, China Minerals Hunting trip, 2009 Aug 26th to 31th
• William C. van Laer - 13th Oct 2009A Most Unusual Pocket
• Volker Betz - 9th Oct 2009Picture Labels
• Volker Betz - 8th Oct 2009Mineral Photography
• Michal Adamowicz - 6th Oct 2009Collecting at the Lincoln (Nelson Aggregates) Quarry, Beamsville Ontario
• Steve Rust - 6th Oct 2009The Wheal Ludcott Silver Deposit
• David Von Bargen - 3rd Oct 2009Denver 2009 Show Report
• Jolyon Ralph - 28th Sep 2009Jolyon's Travels - Part 3 - Devon and Cornwall
• Jolyon Ralph - 28th Sep 2009DVD Review - What's Hot in Tucson 2009
• Jolyon Ralph - 27th Sep 2009Book Review - Agates II
• Volker Betz - 26th Sep 2009 Volker Betz - Zeolites and other Minerals for Exchange