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New discussions

• Re: To cull or not to cull, that is the ...12:45 7th Oct 2008 - posted by Ralph Bottrill
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• 17th July 2008 Minerals of Britain and Ireland - Book Review
• 12th July 2008 Wonderful World of Agates, Wisconsin
• 5th July 2008 The world's largest Emerald on Matrix specimen
• 26th June 2008 What's Hot in Tucson 2008 - DVD Review
• 18th May 2008 Oxford Mineral Show, May 2008
• 22nd April 2008 Sponsorship
• 30th March 2008 TGMS 2008 - The Crater of Diamonds
• 15th March 2008 TGMS 2008 - Pikes Peak

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Dealer News

• 6th Oct - e-RocksRoger Lang's Auction
• 5th Oct - John Betts - Fine MineralsLambert Mineral Collection
• 5th Oct - mineralman.comNew Specimens & Auctions!
• 4th Oct - Mineral ClassicsEosphorite from Pakistan
• 3rd Oct - Dan Weinrich mineralsNew Update
• 3rd Oct - e-RocksMinerals-Online Spessartine

New Minerals

• IMA2007-020 an IMA-approved mineral species
• UM1999-29 a synonym of UM1999-29-SeO:ClCuHPb
• Unnamed (Pb-Cu Selenite Chloride) a synonym of UM1999-29-SeO:ClCuHPb
• UM1999-02 a synonym of UM1999-02-As:NiRh
• UM2001-18 a synonym of UM2001-18-Si:CuPtSn
• Ammolith a synonym of Ammolite
• Penzhizhongite-24R a synonym of Magnesionigerite-6N6S
• Penzhizhongite-6T a synonym of Magnesionigerite-2N1S
• Penzhizhongite-6H a synonym of Magnesionigerite-2N1S
• Penzhizhongite a synonym of Magnesionigerite-2N1S

New Localities

• Planet, Santa Maria District (Planet District; Swansea District; Bill Williams District), Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
• Battleship Peak, Midway District, Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
• Soportujar, Granada, Andalusia, Spain
• Mt Jacob Mine, Arkaroola area, North Flinders Ranges, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia
• Church Bay, Crosshaven, Co. Cork, Ireland
• Osborne Well, Cienega District, Buckskin Mts, La Paz Co., Arizona, USA
• Darley Ford Quarry, Notter Tor, Upton Cross, Linkinhorne, Caradon & Phoenix Area (South-Eastern Bodmin Moor), Liskeard District, Cornwall, England, UK
• Rubtsovskoe Cu deposit, Rudnyi Altai, Altai Republic (Gorno-Altayskaya Autonomous Oblast'), Western-Siberian Region, Russia
• Guy Booker Quarry, Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc Co., Maine, USA
• Alkiza, Guipuzcoa, Basque country, Spain

New Blogs

• Peter Nancarrow - 1st Oct 2008Down, Down
• Jolyon Ralph - 27th Sep 2008Video Blog - Some Gem Minerals
• Joe Mork - 17th Sep 2008Organ Mining District, Organ, NM
• Joe Mork - 17th Sep 2008Zuhl Collection and the Luna Mimbres Museum
• Joe Mork - 17th Sep 2008New Locations Added
• Gail Spann - 15th Sep 2008Denver show, Gail Spann's write up.
• Chuck Young - 14th Sep 2008Day in the Leadville Mining District
• Jolyon Ralph - 25th Aug 2008Video Blog - some Scottish Zeolites
• Jolyon Ralph - 24th Aug 2008Video Blog - My first specimens
• Gail Spann - 22nd Aug 2008Springfield minerals arrived today.

New Articles

• Dagmara Lesiow - TodayMinerals wanted and to swap
• Ricardo Pimentel - 5th Oct 2008Ricardo Pimentel’s Zeolite Swap List
• Knut Edvard Larsen - 30th Sep 2008Knut Edvard s swap list - Microminerals
• Volker Betz - 30th Sep 2008 Volker Betz - Zeolites and other Minerals for Exchange
• Edgar Poubel de Matos Fernandes - 29th Sep 2008Fipp 2008 Brazil Gem Show
• Michal Adamowicz - 27th Sep 2008The End of Cardiff Uranium Mine & Uraninite Cubes, near Wilberforce
• Jolyon Ralph - 25th Sep 2008Video of Displays at the Denver Show 2008 - part 1
• Jolyon Ralph - 25th Sep 2008Video of Displays at the Denver Show 2008 - part 3
• Jolyon Ralph - 25th Sep 2008Video of Displays at the Denver Show 2008 - part 4
• Jolyon Ralph - 25th Sep 2008Video of Displays at the Denver Show 2008 - part 2