If you find errors or mistakes in mindat.org, let me know here http://www.mindat.org/msgboard-7.html Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:41 +0000 Phorum 5.2.15a http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296867,296897#msg-296897 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296867,296897#msg-296897 Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. Mistakes and Errors Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:09:49 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296867,296867#msg-296867 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296867,296867#msg-296867 www.mindat.org]
- Mount Tabor is actually a town in Rutland County, Vermont.
- Mt Tabor (the mountain summit) is in the town of Peru, Bennington County.
(Confusing I know, but the locality page should be fixed.)

2) Also this page is in error: [www.mindat.org]
- The former Danby Marble Quarry is on Quarry Rd. in the town of Danby, near the town line of Mount Tabor. It is not in the town of Mount Tabor.
- It is a famous quarry now operated by Vermont Quarries Corp. and is the largest underground dimension stone quarry in the world. The company calls it Vermont Danby Quarry.

The 1942 Rocks & Minerals reference used for this locality entry is seriously out of date.

3) East Dorset is a village in the town of Dorset. It should be placed under the existing locality page for Dorset.

4) Saxtons River is a village in the town of Rockingham. The locality already exists: [www.mindat.org]
This new locality is in error: [www.mindat.org]

5) Same problem with Athens. It already exists as a locality: [www.mindat.org].
This new locality is a duplicate: [www.mindat.org]]]> Peter Cristofono Mistakes and Errors Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:55:18 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,285672,296857#msg-296857 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,285672,296857#msg-296857 www.mindat.org] Why is this photo still in the database as it is clearly incorrect?The druse is safflorite and the shiny crystals are cubo-octahedrons of skutterudite. [attachment 45987 Clinosafflorite.JPG]]]> Reiner Mielke Mistakes and Errors Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:12:28 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,289725,296786#msg-296786 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,289725,296786#msg-296786
Jolyon]]> Jolyon & Katya Ralph Mistakes and Errors Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:54:07 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,294713,296734#msg-296734 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,294713,296734#msg-296734 Rob Woodside Mistakes and Errors Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:29:36 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295825,296691#msg-296691 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295825,296691#msg-296691
Note via edit: Still there for parent photos as well.]]> Modris Baum Mistakes and Errors Mon, 17 Jun 2013 02:05:23 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295167,296658#msg-296658 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295167,296658#msg-296658

MRH]]> Mark Heintzelman Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:11:08 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295167,296643#msg-296643 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,295167,296643#msg-296643 Rob Woodside Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:25:00 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296641#msg-296641 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296641#msg-296641
I have collected at both mines twice and I have never found kinichilite at the Bambollita mine. The only kinichilite I have found has been from the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine. I suppose that it could occur at the Bambollita mine, but as I have mentioned, the mineral suite at the Bambollita mine is a little different from the Moctezuma,(Bambolla), mine. I think that many old labels on specimens could have these two mines mixed up. Because of their close proximatry, it is not unlikely that specimens from either mine could be intermixed.

Brent]]> Brent Thorne Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 16:40:49 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296631#msg-296631 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296631#msg-296631 Uwe Kolitsch Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:53:32 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296630#msg-296630 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296630#msg-296630 No, I can also confirm the bug.]]> Uwe Kolitsch Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:51:06 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296597#msg-296597 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296597#msg-296597
Martins da Pedra]]> António Manuel Ináçio Martins Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:09:54 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296589#msg-296589 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296589#msg-296589
no I didn't, thanks for pointing that out :-)

The question still stands though, does Kinichilite occur at Bambollita or not?

Vik]]> Vik Vanrusselt Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:50:28 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296588#msg-296588 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296588#msg-296588
regards,
stephanie :-)]]> Stephanie Martin Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 06:35:36 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296581#msg-296581 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,292293,296581#msg-296581 Ralph Bottrill Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 03:05:21 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296580#msg-296580 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296580#msg-296580 Ralph Bottrill Mistakes and Errors Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:47:14 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296563#msg-296563 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296563#msg-296563
The blue stain can be removed by placing the sample in HCl again ( it disappears almost instantly), then after neutralizing with a sodium bicarbonate solution and rinsing in deionized water, soak in alcohol to remove the water and it will dry without the blue appearing.]]> Reiner Mielke Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 20:47:36 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296559#msg-296559 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296559#msg-296559 Don Saathoff Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:51:48 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296558#msg-296558 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296558#msg-296558
The reason I asked is because I have a specimen of microcrystalline Kinichilite from the Bambollita Mine.

This mineral is not listed for the Bambollita, but apparently it should be, see this specimen: [www.minfind.com]

Vik]]> Vik Vanrusselt Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:40:04 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296553#msg-296553 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296553#msg-296553
Thank you for the tip. Very usefull.
Do you have perhaps also a tip for removing the blue stain ?

Take care and best regards.

Paul.]]> Paul De Bondt Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:38:11 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296551#msg-296551 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296551#msg-296551
The Bambollita mine is approximately 1/2 mile lower down on the hill from the Moctezuma (Bambolla) mine. The GPS coordinates would be very close, but not exactly the same. They are not the same mine and the mineralization is different at each mine.

Brent]]> Brent Thorne Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:20:38 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296538#msg-296538 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296538#msg-296538 Debbie Woolf Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:04:52 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296537#msg-296537 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296537#msg-296537 Chester S. Lemanski, Jr. Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:03:40 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296533#msg-296533 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296533,296533#msg-296533
When trying to find information on one of my specimens, I've noticed that the Bambollita Mine (http://www.mindat.org/loc-2361.html) and the Moctezuma Mine (http://www.mindat.org/loc-2356.html) have the same GPS coordinates (Latitude: 29°48'N, Longitude: 109°40'W).

Are these entries the same mine? If so, their names and mineral lists should be merged.

Vik]]> Vik Vanrusselt Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:52:43 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296531#msg-296531 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296531,296531#msg-296531 www.mindat.org]

I uploaded this picture three times and three times was erased.
I wonder what's wrong with this photo because I was not given any reason.

Tank´s

Martins da Pedra]]> António Manuel Ináçio Martins Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:21:15 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296508#msg-296508 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296508#msg-296508 Debbie Woolf Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:06:27 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296455,296474#msg-296474 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296455,296474#msg-296474 Ralph Bottrill Mistakes and Errors Sat, 15 Jun 2013 00:09:45 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296470#msg-296470 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296387,296470#msg-296470 Ralph Bottrill Mistakes and Errors Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:41:10 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296459#msg-296459 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296293,296459#msg-296459
I have found that after HCl treatment the blue color only appears while the samples dry. However if you soak the sample in pure wood alcohol to remove all the water first, then when the alcohol evaporates the blue tarnish does not form. I have never had this problem with rammelsbergite or lollingite only safflorite. Layering as you describe also occurs in the Cobalt, Ontario ores and can get very complex.]]> Reiner Mielke Mistakes and Errors Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:42:37 +0000 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296455,296455#msg-296455 http://www.mindat.org/forum.php?read,7,296455,296455#msg-296455 John Sobolewski Mistakes and Errors Fri, 14 Jun 2013 20:45:51 +0000