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Improving Mindat.orgFluorcalciopyrochlore?

17th Jan 2016 00:28 UTCReiner Mielke Expert

http://www.mindat.org/photo-727144.html Fluorcalciopyrochlore is isometric and this does not look isometric to me.

17th Jan 2016 19:36 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Pyrochlores can be flattened on {111} but I agree that this doesn't seem to look like a pyrochlore-group mineral.

Message sent.

18th Jan 2016 01:14 UTCLuigi Chiappino Expert

the sample is analysed and determinate by Anthony Kampf with SEM-EDS and PXRD

so notwithstanding the strange appearence the determination is correct

Luigi Chiappino

18th Jan 2016 01:26 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

That's the sort of information that should be in the caption.

18th Jan 2016 02:21 UTCReiner Mielke Expert

Wow that is a great example of how looks can be deceiving. Would have never guessed that one. Is it possible that it is a pseudomorph?

18th Jan 2016 02:59 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

A gemmy pseudo???

18th Jan 2016 13:24 UTCGuenter Blass

Here in the Rhineland Palatinate, Laacher-See volcano, Germany, there are such pyrochlores in this form.

They are not metamict and also sure analysed.

Günter Blaß

18th Jan 2016 20:43 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

Yes please please please can everyone add any analytical confirmation or identification method whenever uploading pictures of rare species or unusual habits, else we think you are guessing, it's much more important than your photo setup!

19th Jan 2016 00:04 UTCLuigi Chiappino Expert

Hi Ralph,

You are right .....but.....

Really you think that I have published on "Rivista Mineralogica Italiana" ( the must important and old italian mineral review) this photo in a my article of the minerals that I have found to the Azores without the support of analyses?

Luigi Chiappino

19th Jan 2016 00:06 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager

Possibly, but it is good to have the information here. Not all of us get that Journal.;-)

22nd Jan 2016 21:13 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

Thanks Luigi, it's great to get the reference and analytical method! It would be good to know the underlying mineral also? Wonderful photo but some of us are geologically minded too!

23rd Jan 2016 19:13 UTCLuigi Chiappino Expert

Thank Ralph for your intervention : I understand your minded

for satisfy all is not easy:

some of us have petrologycal interesting : I can indicate the matrix

some of us have geologically interesting : I can indicate the geology of the locality

some of us have geographically interesting: I can indicate the geographic co-ordinates

some of us have photographic interesting: I can indicate the camera and the methodology

some of us have ..................

so for describe a photo is necessary a book

I can proceed in this system but I not see that the other photos are so rich of all these informations.

besides ( a confidential information) in this period I am not gratified by Mindat : I have posted many very good photos of very rare minerals , good crystals, some photos of crystals are the first crystals for the species, all analysed but nothing: no POTD

I not understand the reason of this choice, perhaps involuntarily I have offended somebody.

Is not my intention criticize Mindat but it is beyond argument that for a collector is always a pleasure a recognition!

ciao

Luigi Chiappino

25th Jan 2016 00:04 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager

Hi Luigi

You are right, we are inconsistent, we could write a book about some photos but usually as long as we describe what we see in the picture most of us are happy. But if it's something very rare some of us will always want more information!

I'm surprised you have not had a POTD, your specimens and photo quality are certainly excellent, but good descriptions really help and I'm sure your time will come soon!

25th Jan 2016 00:49 UTCReiner Mielke Expert

Hello Luigi,

The POTD is not decided by the quality or rarity of the photo but is a random ( more or less) selection. It is like winning a lottery, but your number has not been selected yet. As long as you keep posting pictures one will be selected sooner or later. Best of luck.

27th Jan 2016 00:23 UTCLuigi Chiappino Expert

Hi Reiner,

Is the your (more or less) that worry me

Boh!.... No problem

ciao :-D

Luigi

27th Jan 2016 03:41 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

One problem is that thousands of good pictures are uploaded every year, at an increasing rate, and there are still only 365 days in the year, so it's getting to be a gamble, and there will be many deserving photos that will never make POTD.... Or should we change it to POTH and change them every hour? ;-)

But be assured, Luigi, that we do love your photos!

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