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GeneralSimple tests for minerals and reactivity
2nd Jul 2014 14:57 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
Also there seems to be resistance to changes by Mindat in the basic information on individual minerals because the differences were not noted in the description for the type material. It would be nice to be able to post notes to these individual minerals without having to go through a manager so that others are aware of discrepancies with the understanding that they are not based on published data but observations by people familiar with the mineral species in question. For example information in mindat and the type paper imply that anilite has no cleavage/parting, but some of it has a very good cleavage/parting I think it is important to have that noted on the species page.
2nd Jul 2014 16:39 UTCDonald Peck
2nd Jul 2014 16:42 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
Perhaps the best way to handle it would be for anyone with a test they'd like to share to describe it on a "talk page". Open any species page and there is a button near the top to "Discuss Mineral X". That opens a "talk page" forum for that species where anyone can share this type of info and other users can comment on its accuracy and repeatability. If there is a general consensus that something works and that the species involved were correctly identified in the first place, then we can consider putting the info on the Species page. Meanwhile, the proposed info will still be accessible to anyone via this "talk page".
2nd Jul 2014 17:15 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
2nd Jul 2014 17:27 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
2nd Jul 2014 17:41 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
Aren't you supposed to be promoting Mindat? Besides, Donald's book may be good but it contains only a fraction of the information that is out there.
2nd Jul 2014 17:51 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
2nd Jul 2014 18:43 UTCPhil M. Belley Expert
2nd Jul 2014 18:52 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
3rd Jul 2014 01:20 UTCRock Currier Expert
7th Jul 2014 23:22 UTCDana Morong
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