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Improving Mindat.orgAddition to mineral properties search
21st Dec 2010 00:13 UTCHenry Barwood
21st Dec 2010 01:28 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
21st Dec 2010 02:10 UTCHenry Barwood
While the FMS database is excellent, it lacks some key elements. For instance, the fluorite section contains 18 spectra and only one is identified to locality. It also contains only meager data on cathodoluminescence, triboluminescence, thermoluminescence, etc. I know it is difficult to initiate a project within Mindat. I'm just suggesting that it would be a useful search element.
21st Dec 2010 02:15 UTCJames Christopher
21st Dec 2010 04:14 UTCHenry Barwood
Luminescence
Specific Gravity
Microhardness
21st Dec 2010 16:03 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
I agree the FMS database is lacking but having a useful data set in Mindat would be a huge undertaking since many, if not most, of these properties are locality specific. It would also be nice to know which are species specific and some statistical information, such as, what percentage of willemite does not fluoresces, or at least some sort of semiqualtitative assessment such as; most willemite fluoresces green but some does not fluoresce.
21st Dec 2010 16:11 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
21st Dec 2010 16:59 UTCHenry Barwood
I'm seriously underqualified for such and undertaking, but can suggest that someone contact the FMS and see if they would give permission to convert the Henkel Glossary of Fluorescent Minerals to a database for Mindat. Once you have a starting point, I suspect that data would flow in from various sources much as it does now for other phases of Mindat. I would be gald to see about Cathodoluminescence sources as well as my own meager research in the area.
21st Dec 2010 21:42 UTCRock Currier Expert
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