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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

• trades; highlights and regrets21:13 20th Nov 2009 - posted by liam Schofield
• Re: Green rock help please20:54 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Ezekiel Hughes
• Aurichalcite form Globe, Arizona...20:52 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Dario Cericola
• Re: Torrente Orba20:51 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Matteo Chinellato
• Re: new Minette Collection video20:08 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Joseph Polityka
• Re: Rankamaite and sosedkoite19:55 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Etienne Medard
• Re: WORLD CLASS MINERAL19:44 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Joseph Polityka
• Re: Green rock help please19:37 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Amanda Hawkins
• Re: Photo of the Day: Duftite??19:37 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Eric Graff
• Re: Green rock help please19:34 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Amanda Hawkins
• Re: WORLD CLASS MINERAL19:31 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Michel AMBROISE
• Re: Anglesite19:27 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Valere Berlage
• Re: Colorado Pegmatite Mystery Mineral19:20 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Franklin Roberts
• Re: IMA 2008-047 = nyholmite19:18 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Stuart Mills
• Re: Green rock help please19:15 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Sigurd Stordal
• Re: Green rock help please18:50 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Pavel Kartashov
• Re: Green rock help please18:34 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Scott Sadlocha
• Re: Green rock help please18:10 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Alex Homenuke
• Re: Green rock help please18:01 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Boris Erjavc
• Re: Butte, Montana Covellite cluster replaced by ...17:41 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Mark Minckler
• Re: Identfy mineral Diffrent colurs17:32 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Uwe Kolitsch
• Cornwall location for fluorite17:05 20th Nov 2009 - posted by malcolm chapman
• Re: Green rock help please17:00 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Amanda Hawkins
• Re: Green rock help please16:53 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Marco Barsanti
• Re: MINERALS OF URANIUM16:53 20th Nov 2009 - posted by Pavel Kartashov

Dealer News

• 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!
• 17th Nov - Dan Weinrich mineralsAuctions Closing
• 17th Nov - e-RocksAuction 398 Ends Today!
• 16th Nov - e-RocksBroken Hill Ends TODAY!
• 16th Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comNew specimens!
• 16th Nov - Wendel Minerals2. Killer Auction
• 15th Nov - mineralman.comExciting NEW Specimens Listed!
• 15th Nov - e-RocksAuction 397 & 400
• 15th Nov - MineralspauliSunday Auctions.

New Minerals

• 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
• IMA2009-069 a synonym of Oxyphlogopite
• Oxyphlogopite an IMA-approved mineral species
• IMA2009-067 a synonym of Fivegite
• Fivegite an IMA-approved mineral species

New Localities

• J. K. Pirie Granite Quarry, Williamstown, Orange Co., Vermont, USA
• Chalcedony beds, San Rafael area, San Rafael District (San Rafael Swell), Emery Co., Utah, USA
• Holmestrand railroad tunnel, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
• Holmestrand railroad station area, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
• Sjøskogen, Holmestrand, Vestfold, Norway
• Snekkestad, Re, Vestfold, Norway
• Løvøya, Horten-Borre, Vestfold, Norway
• Alluvial gold mine, Carapooee, St Arnaud, Victoria, Australia
• Surprise mine, Barbara-Surprise group, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
• Barbara-Surprise group, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
• Unnamed Fluorspar occurrence, Baxter Station, Soda Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
• Barbara mine, Barbara-Surprise group, Coolgardie, Coolgardie Shire, Western Australia, Australia
• Baxter Station, Soda Lake, San Bernardino Co., California, USA
• Quartz-Prehnite occurrence, Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
• Bautista Canyon, Cahuilla District, Riverside Co., California, USA
• Battenburg Refractory Mine, Cloverdale, Sonoma Co., California, USA
• Bath, Placer Co., California, USA
• Bass Lake Quadrangle, Mariposa Co., California, USA
• Unspecified Cu occurrence, Basler, Tehama Co., California, USA
• Basler, Tehama Co., California, USA

New Blogs

• 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
• Michal Adamowicz - 21st Aug 2009Madoc Fluorite mines

New Articles

• Michal Adamowicz - TodayCollecting at the Canal Dump (Montrose Occurrence) Niagara Falls
• Volker Betz - TodayPrinting Collection Labels from Spreadsheets
• Bri Dragonne - YesterdayAdvice for people selling and sorting a mineral collection.
• XiaoJun Chen - YesterdayChinese Minerals hunting trip in ShanDong province & LiaoNing province 2009,Oct
• Tony Nikischer - YesterdayDeceased: 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
• 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