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Improving Mindat.orgPhoto of whom mineral is named after
25th Jun 2009 00:54 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
So - now I'm looking for some help.
Do you have photos of people who have had minerals named after them? In particular people from the last 50 years or so of mineralogy?
If you do, please upload it to your gallery, photo type as OTHER and subtype personal photo. Add a description about who it is and where it was taken.
Then you'll have an ID number in your photo in the URL shown at the top, eg
photo-184532.html
In this case, 184532 is the photo ID.
So please do that, then comment to this thread and say:
"i've uploaded photo id 184532 of Mr XXXXXX to put on the page of XXXXite"
and I'll do the rest!
Thanks.
Jolyon
25th Jun 2009 00:56 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
I've already done:
Torbernite
Smithsonite
Goethite
Sillimanite
Wikipedia is a good source for these. If you're uploading you can copy/paste the URL for the image into the new 'copy from somewhere else on the web' box and upload it without needing to copy to your computer first. If you do this DO NOT FORGET to set the copyright status to PUBLIC DOMAIN for these images. Only use images that are marked on Wikipedia as public domain (ie paintings/illustrations earlier than around 1920)
Jolyon
25th Jun 2009 03:04 UTCHoward Heitner
There is usually a group photograph taken every year at the Rochester Symposium of attendees who have minerals named after them, I don't know where they are archived or the copyright status, but it is worth looking into. The other source of pictures would be the memorial articles in American Mineralogist as well as other mineralogical journals. Back issues of American Mineralogist prior to 2000 are available on line.
Howard Heitner
25th Jun 2009 04:18 UTCNH
Carl Wilhelm Scheele (scheelite)
Johan Gadolin (gadolinite)
Jacobus Henricus van't Hoff (vanthoffite)
John Wesley Powell (powellite)
Are you only including minerals directly named after people? Columbite, for example, is distantly named after Christopher Columbus.
25th Jun 2009 04:19 UTCRobert Rothenberg
John Ebner has a substantial collection of micros mounted by the person after whom the mineral was named. He also has a collection of mineral memorabilia. He might be a good resource also.
Bob
25th Jun 2009 10:41 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
There's a list on wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minerals_named_after_people
I've updated up to Armalcolite for those where there are images on Wikipedia already.
Jolyon
25th Jun 2009 14:32 UTCTony Peterson Expert
I can get a new photo of Gilles Haineault in a few months.
Also Carleton University.
Tony
25th Jun 2009 16:46 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
I should have mentioned earlier that yes, it's fine to have photos of places, not just people! This will be great, thank's Tony
Jolyon
25th Jun 2009 16:57 UTCGerhard Niklasch Expert
http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=322
which perhaps they might allow to be used?
The shop he founded 100 years ago still exists; they have a (rather dark) photo of a painting on their own site:
http://www.kristallgarten-maucher.de/2.html
I could ask them about it next time I'm there.
25th Jun 2009 17:46 UTCMark Gottlieb
25th Jun 2009 18:08 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
25th Jun 2009 19:46 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
Jolyon
25th Jun 2009 21:11 UTCAlbert Mura
26th Jun 2009 13:24 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
I've uploaded photo id 237947 of Prof Pete Williams to put on the page of petewilliamsite.
Regards
Steve
26th Jun 2009 13:33 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
I've uploaded photo id 237950 of Dr Bill Birch to put on the page of birchite.
Regards
Steve
26th Jun 2009 19:48 UTCandy tindle
I've uploaded photo id 237981 of Steve Rust to put on the page of steverustite.
See also the book "Mineral Species Discovered in Canada" by Laszlo Horvath. Many people photos in there - and its a nice book.
As Bob Martin (martinite) is the editor of this volume he may be a useful contact for photos.
Cheers
Andy
13th Jul 2009 20:27 UTCJim Ferraiolo
13th Jul 2009 23:29 UTCLászló Horváth Manager
I can probably cover many Canadians as my book (the one Andy mentioned above) had photos of nearly all the Canadians who had minerals named after them. My problem is that many have or may have copyright or permission issues that I will have to check. Some of the permissions for the use of the photos covered the book only, and some of the living may be touchy about their image being on a website. This will take time to sort out. Marco Ciriotti et al. just published a new book "Italian type minerals" which has numerous photos, but I suspect that they will have similar problems with copyrights etc.
Laszlo
14th Jul 2009 16:07 UTCAnonymous User
I've uploaded photo id 147347 http://www.mindat.org/photo-147347.html of Mr. R.M. Wilke to put on the page of Wilkeite http://www.mindat.org/min-7366.html.
Scott
16th Jul 2009 20:41 UTCjulie curtis steele
16th Jul 2009 20:51 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
http://www.mindat.org/register.php
16th Jul 2009 23:05 UTCRobert Meyer Manager
Robert M. Boggs (Boggsite), Eugene E. Foord (Foordite) (looks like this is already linked), and Benjamin Bartlett (Bart) Cannon (Cannonite)
Do I need to reload them in this different category, or can they be linked somehow?
Bob Meyer
16th Jul 2009 23:13 UTCArmand Dutroux
Nyerereite is named in honor of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Nyerere
Sorosite is nmaed in honor of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros
Thanks for your atention.
16th Jul 2009 23:36 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
30th Aug 2009 16:12 UTCTony Peterson Expert
A picture of William Logan, see weloganite, photo #248674.
A picture of John William Dawson, see dawsonite, photo #248675.
A picture of John Alexander Dresser, see dresserite, photo #248676.
Still trying for Anne Sabina (took a shot but not sufficiently flattering) and will soon get Carleton U.
Tony
30th Aug 2009 16:35 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
1st Sep 2009 11:34 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
1st Sep 2009 11:47 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
1st Sep 2009 11:49 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
1st Sep 2009 16:42 UTCChris Stanley Expert
"i've uploaded photo id 248985 of Dr Alan J Criddle to put on the page of criddleite"
Thanks
Chris S
1st Sep 2009 17:26 UTCRoger Lang Manager
the picture of Dreyer (for Dreyerite) is already uploaded:
http://www.mindat.org/photo-236706.html
cheers
Roger
1st Sep 2009 18:44 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
1st Sep 2009 20:06 UTCRick Dalrymple Expert
How about doing a picture of the location for minerals that are named after their locality. Minerals such as Tinticite (Tintic Standard Mine, Eureka, Utah), Utahite & Juabite (Centennial Eureka Mine, Juab County, Utah). There are many others as well.
1st Sep 2009 21:56 UTCRoger Lang Manager
this is a good idea... i strongly support this
cheers
Roger
2nd Sep 2009 14:39 UTCTimothy Greenland
Should we perhaps ask permission at least of the living subjects before using their photos???
Thanks for the mindat site - its great
Tim
2nd Sep 2009 21:43 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
3rd Sep 2009 09:07 UTCTimothy Greenland
I took it in April 2008 in my flat in Lyon during a visit.
I haven't specifically asked his permission to put it up...
Tim
3rd Sep 2009 12:12 UTCAnonymous User
I've uploaded photo id 249440 http://www.mindat.org/photo-249440.html of Dr. George F. Kunz to put on the page of Kunzite http://www.mindat.org/min-2289.html.
Scott
3rd Sep 2009 14:02 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
3rd Sep 2009 20:59 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
4th Sep 2009 20:57 UTCBruce J. Murphy Expert
5th Sep 2009 15:10 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
5th Sep 2009 16:42 UTCDenise Bicknell
I asked Art Smith for his photo but he is ill and suggested we get his from Marie H. at Rocks and Minerals. He also thought they'd have Al Kidwell's. If you cannot get it there let me know and I will try another route.
Denise
12th Sep 2009 15:53 UTCTimothy Greenland
Best wishes
Tim
12th Sep 2009 21:05 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
7th Nov 2009 21:51 UTCGerhard Niklasch Expert
8th Nov 2009 14:21 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
28th Jul 2010 10:55 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
http://www.hgms.org/BBG/Oct08.pdf
Regards
Steve
28th Jul 2010 11:12 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
Regards
Steve
28th Jul 2010 14:06 UTCScott Sadlocha
28th Jul 2010 16:37 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
28th Jul 2010 16:50 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
Gene
28th Jul 2010 16:55 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
Gene
28th Jul 2010 17:02 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
Gene
28th Jul 2010 17:06 UTCBrent Thorne Expert
Brent Thorne
28th Jul 2010 17:08 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
28th Jul 2010 17:29 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
Gene
28th Jul 2010 17:43 UTCEugene & Sharon Cisneros Expert
Gene
28th Jul 2010 22:10 UTCIkram Mohammad Expert
Ikram.
29th Jul 2010 00:38 UTCWilliam W. Besse Expert
You already have a photo of Waldemar Christopher Brögger. Do you want another? If so let me know and I will upload it or you can take it from here. This one appears to be from later in life and has a signature with it.
Bill
29th Jul 2010 15:22 UTCjacques jedwab
by E. Van Der Meersche, P. De Paepe and G. Stoops
Academia Press, 2010, Ghent, 231 pp. (ISBN 978 90 382 1531 0)
shows portraits of people after whom minerals discovered in Belgium have been named (Part I), and of Belgians after whom minerals discovered abroad have been named (Part II). About 120 sections are comprised of a biographical sketch, a bibliography, crystallographic drawings, and fine pictures of the concerned mineral species.
Fine idea and excellent craftsmanship. J.J.
30th Jul 2010 02:22 UTCDonald Doell Expert
30th Jul 2010 05:11 UTCJake Harper Expert
I have uploaded photo id 323591 to put on the page for Montgomeryite.
One of the two greatest U.S. field collectors of old.
Jake
30th Jul 2010 05:29 UTCJake Harper Expert
Uploaded photo id 323594 to put on the page for Overite.
The other of the two greatest U.S. field collectors of old.
This is an absolutely superb addition to mindat!
Jake
11th Aug 2010 02:33 UTCJake Harper Expert
I have uploaded photo id 326114 to put on the page for Liddicoatite.
Regards,
Jake
11th Aug 2010 06:50 UTCRock Currier Expert
Do you really think Arthur Montgomery was one of the two greatest field collectors?
11th Aug 2010 19:09 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
There was already a (different) photo for pabstite and bröggerite.
Parnauite, thorneite, wattersite, whitmoreite, montgomeryite and overite had already been updated by someone else.
18th Aug 2010 22:45 UTCAmir C. Akhavan Expert
Amir
19th Aug 2010 00:39 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
26th Sep 2010 11:25 UTCAleš Tomek Expert
Aleš.
26th Sep 2010 14:18 UTCJean-Marc Johannet Manager
20th Nov 2010 03:00 UTCClifford Trebilcock
Cliff
20th Nov 2010 16:28 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
13th Dec 2010 20:35 UTCRik Dillen Expert
I've uploaded photo id352982 of David Shannon to put on the page of shannonite.
I've uploaded photo id352981 of Dr. Lourens Wals to put on the page of lourenswalsite.
I've uploaded photo id352975 of Dr. Renaud Vochten to put on the page of vochtenite.
I've uploaded photo id352974 of Dr. René Van Tassel to put on the page of vantasselite.
I've uploaded photo id352973 of Dr. Michel Deliens to put on the page of deliensite.
I've uploaded (some months ago) photo id262035 of Dr. Willy Viaene to put on the page of viaeneite.
Greetings,
Rik Dillen
13th Dec 2010 21:11 UTCJean-Marc Johannet Manager
All added to the mineral pages.
25th Feb 2011 22:39 UTCAleš Tomek Expert
26th Feb 2011 00:42 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
Why it was named for him?
26th Feb 2011 20:05 UTCKelly Nash 🌟 Expert
26th Feb 2011 20:18 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
26th Feb 2011 23:13 UTCAleš Tomek Expert
Aleš.
P.S. There is a mistake in the Slavíks data in Slavikite page - he was born 1876.
22nd May 2011 22:57 UTCPaul Siegel 🌟
9th Jun 2011 21:36 UTCJohn Rakovan Manager
I have posted a picture of Dr. Richard J. Reeder, Photo ID: 391532 , to be placed on the mineral page for reederite.
Cheers,
John
9th Jun 2011 22:07 UTCPaul Siegel 🌟
Attached is a picture of John Rakovan for whom Rakovanite is named.
Paul
10th Jun 2011 00:16 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
13th Jun 2011 19:43 UTCJohn Rakovan Manager
I have also posted a picture of Dr. Robert Downes, Photo ID: 392009, to be placed on the mineral page for bobdownsite.
Cheers,
John
13th Jun 2011 20:41 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
14th Jun 2011 01:46 UTCJohn Rakovan Manager
While we are at it, I have uploaded a picture of Dr. Donald H. Lindsley, Photo ID: 392107, for the mineral lindsleyite.
Cheers,
John
25th Aug 2011 13:35 UTCEddy Vervloet Manager
25th Aug 2011 13:47 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
The link was already there, but the photo of Mr Wals was not shown because the field "History of Name" was empty - now fixed.
27th Nov 2011 18:23 UTCBela Feher Expert
27th Nov 2011 19:30 UTCJean-Marc Johannet Manager
Done.
4th Dec 2011 15:04 UTCBela Feher Expert
- andorite and semseyite - Andor Semsey (Photo ID 428881)
- fizélyite - Sándor Fizély (428856)
- fülöppite - Béla Fülöpp (428859)
- kitaibelite - Pál Kitaibel (428860)
- mauritzite - Béla Mauritz (428865)
- pettkóite - János Pettkó (428868)
- schafarzikite - Ferenc Schafarzik (428872)
- szabóite - József Szabó (428887)
- sztrókayite - Kálmán Imre Sztrókay (428890)
4th Dec 2011 15:19 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
14th Dec 2011 11:49 UTCGeorges Favreau Manager
I just uploaded a picture of Jacques, Emile Dietrich to be used for the page of his namesake mineral, jacquesdietrichite.
http://www.mindat.org/photo-430811.html
Thanks,
Georges.
14th Dec 2011 11:56 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
17th Dec 2011 08:11 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager
He has just mentioned Mindat on the radio, talking about how chrystotile is not asbestos because it's a serpentine, quoting this site. He may be very disappointed to see this page: http://www.mindat.org/min-383.html
25th May 2012 11:12 UTCRonnie Van Dommelen 🌟 Manager
- howlite - Henry How (466228) - he also discovered mordenite
- moorhouseite - Walter Moorhouse (466513)
Just checking - I see that the photo has already been added to the moorhousite page.
25th May 2012 13:53 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
16th Jul 2012 20:19 UTCAleš Tomek Expert
could someone fill in the heading after what/who was the mineral named for?
Poubaite
In honor of prof. Zdeněk Pouba,(8.6.1922 - 27.12.2011), czech mineralogist, chair of deposit and economy geology (from 1953 to 1982) in Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.
Thanks,
Aleš
http://www.mindat.org/photo-476882.html
Photo is from pages of Czech association of deposit geologists (http://calg.atlasweb.cz/htm/prof-pouba.htm).
16th Jul 2012 20:48 UTCAmir C. Akhavan Expert
Added.
("Photo Copyright © Ales Tomek" means it is your photo, right?)
18th Sep 2014 04:08 UTCKelly Nash 🌟 Expert
I don’t know Terry, but he probably wouldn’t mind the photo being on the mineral page. I would do it myself but I’m not sure how.
He also has a blog with some posts on silver minerals, mineral collecting, and other geology and nature subjects that are quite interesting and well written:
http://wallaceterrycjr.com
18th Sep 2014 09:13 UTCErik Vercammen Expert
18th Sep 2014 16:02 UTCDebbie Woolf Manager
Having trouble with Terrywallaceite I added the photo ID but its not showing, perhaps as there is no description about him, will look into it.
18th Sep 2014 16:06 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
18th Sep 2014 16:23 UTCDebbie Woolf Manager
18th Sep 2014 17:02 UTCTerry Wallace
18th Sep 2014 17:26 UTCDebbie Woolf Manager
Debbie
18th Sep 2014 17:34 UTCTerry Wallace
18th Sep 2014 18:19 UTCDebbie Woolf Manager
30th Dec 2014 10:22 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
http://www.energyandresources.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/image/0019/19036/3_selwyn_250x246.jpg
Don't know if the image can be used.
Regards
Steve
3rd Jan 2015 16:59 UTCRock Currier Expert
3rd Jan 2015 17:42 UTCTony Albini
13th Jan 2015 09:28 UTCSteve Sorrell Expert
-------------------------------------------------------
> Steve, I tried to upload the image of Alfred
> Selwyn you posted above, but it is too small for
> our program to accept. Can you get a larger
> picture of Selwyn?
Not without playing around with the image Rock. What's the minimum dimensions?
13th Jan 2015 09:58 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
13th Jan 2015 12:45 UTCRonnie Van Dommelen 🌟 Manager
This is from the the wiki page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Richard_Cecil_Selwyn
I hope it is helpful.
13th Jan 2015 13:42 UTCDavid Von Bargen Manager
13th Jan 2015 19:52 UTCAleš Tomek Expert
13th Jan 2015 20:34 UTCDon Windeler
Cheers,
D.
14th Jan 2015 19:52 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
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