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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 ...
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New discussions

• Re: Locality description guidelines needed.14:35 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Chester S. Lemanski, Jr.
• Re: Albite14:13 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Jim Hall
• Re: Locality description guidelines needed.13:18 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Uwe Kolitsch
• Re: Ethics of mineral cleaning and preparation?12:17 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Bri Dragonne
• Re: Could this be a type of Zircon?11:50 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Peter Nancarrow
• Re: Rankamaite and sosedkoite11:35 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Marco E. Ciriotti
• Re: history question11:31 27th Nov 2009 - posted by David Von Bargen
• Re: Could this be a type of Zircon?11:15 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Jason Evans
• Re: Rankamaite and sosedkoite10:51 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Daniel Atencio
• Re: Ethics of mineral cleaning and preparation?10:43 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Rock Currier
• Re: HAPPY THANKS GIVING10:40 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Eric D. Fritzsch
• Re: http://www.mindat.org/photo-267744.html09:24 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Fabrizio Frattini
• Re: Как грузить фото на сайт.09:18 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Alexander Tischenko
• Re: Ethics of mineral cleaning and preparation?09:15 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Christian Auer
• Re: HAPPY THANKS GIVING08:27 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Keith Compton
• Re: Ethics of mineral cleaning and preparation?07:32 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Keith Compton
• Re: Kemp U. Mine and Kemp Property same thing06:45 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Matt Neuzil
• Re: Ethics of mineral cleaning and preparation?06:37 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Alfredo Petrov
• Re: OMG!!! Torbernite as a Gemstone For Sale06:26 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Alfredo Petrov
• Re: OMG!!! Torbernite as a Gemstone For Sale05:45 27th Nov 2009 - posted by FREAKINGCAT
• Re: Could this be a type of Zircon?04:19 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Matt Neuzil
• Re: KONGSBERG, NORWAY, PICTURE DISRECPENCY .04:16 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Matt Neuzil
• Re: we need some way to notify people that a ...04:11 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Matt Neuzil
• Re: Could this be a type of Zircon?04:00 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Jasun D. McAvoy
• Re: I love it03:49 27th Nov 2009 - posted by Jim Bean

Dealer News

• 27th Nov - e-RocksHu Huehne Auction
• 27th Nov - Dakota Matrix MineralsDaily Five
• 27th Nov - Mineralium.comGalena from Germany
• 26th Nov - Fabre MineralsInitial Munich 2009 Update
• 26th Nov - YourMineralCollectionFluorites
• 26th Nov - e-RocksAuction 402 ENDING!
• 26th Nov - mineralman.comHoliday Auctions ENDING NOW!
• 26th Nov - Dakota Matrix MineralsCalcite from Pennsylvania!
• 26th Nov - Mineralium.comCornetite from the Congo
• 25th Nov - e-RocksMexican Minerals
• 25th Nov - Mineralium.comTopaz from Utah
• 24th Nov - Pala InternationalNew Mineral Specimens
• 24th Nov - The ArkenstoneAuctions Closing Tonight!
• 24th Nov - e-RocksAuction 401 ENDING!
• 24th Nov - SpiriferMinerals.comNew specimens!! Update
• 24th Nov - Mineralium.comEmeralds from Austria
• 23rd Nov - mineralman.comNEW Specimens Listed!
• 23rd Nov - Mineralium.comSplendid Emeralds from Austria
• 23rd Nov - e-RocksTriple Header Today!
• 23rd Nov - Wendel MineralsKiller Auction

New Minerals

• Chromian Titanite a variety of Titanite
• Kintoreite-Segnitite Series
• Duftite-Mottramite Series
• Rinkite Group
• 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

New Localities

• Novoselovskaya iron-ore pressed syncline, Novoselovka Village area, 35 km SW of Kerch, Kerch peninsula (Kertch peninsula), Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine
• Khyr-Pilyaki rocky mountain, Goluboi Zaliv (former Limeny) Village, Simeiz Area, Crimea peninsula, Crimea Oblast', Ukraine
• Unnamed Gypsum deposit, Bitterwater, San Benito Co., California, USA
• Bitterwater, San Benito Co., California, USA
• Unnamed Clay deposit, Bissell, Kern Co., California, USA
• Bissell, Kern Co., California, USA
• Mountains West of Bishop, Bishop area, Inyo Co., California, USA
• Unspecified Feldspar occurrence, Bishop, Tungsten Hills, Tungsten Hills District (Bishop District), Inyo Co., California, USA
• Ianakafy Commune, Betroka District, Anosy (Fort Dauphin) Region, Tuléar (Toliara) Province, Madagascar
• Flemish Brabant Province, Belgium
• Unspecified Baryte-Sn occurrences, Bishop Creek, Round Valley area, Tungsten Hills, Tungsten Hills District (Bishop District), Inyo Co., California, USA
• Bishop Antimony Mine, Bishop, Tungsten Hills, Tungsten Hills District (Bishop District), Inyo Co., California, USA
• Unnamed Garnet Group occurrences, Bishop, Tungsten Hills, Tungsten Hills District (Bishop District), Inyo Co., California, USA
• Unnamed Travertine occurrence, Birch Creek area, Birch Creek Rare II Area, Inyo Co., California, USA
• Birch Creek, Deep Spring Valley, Birch Creek Rare II Area, Inyo Co., California, USA
• Birch Creek Rare II Area, Inyo Co., California, USA
• Big Stony Creek, Glenn Co., California, USA
• Big Rock Mine, Ubehebe District, Panamint Mts (Panamint Range), Death Valley National Monument, Death Valley, Inyo Co., California, USA
• South Shore Sand and Gravel quarry, Chester, Lunenburg Co., Nova Scotia, Canada
• Big Red Ravine, Old Sutter Mill site, Coloma, El Dorado Co., California, USA

New Blogs

• Albert Russ - 24th Nov 2009collecting frenzy among Slovak mineral collectors
• JAMES TOVEY - 23rd Nov 2009Working the Tripp Mine early October
• 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

New Articles

• Pierre Houssin - YesterdayActual setup
• XiaoJun Chen - 23rd Nov 2009Chinese Fluorescent Minerals General Report of Xianghualing mine,HuNan,China
• Olav Revheim - 22nd Nov 2009The Steli quarry, Iveland Norway
• Olav Revheim - 22nd Nov 2009Pyrites 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