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Improving Mindat.orggalena from Peru - check please

28th Apr 2017 18:44 UTCA. M.

Photo # 795209 - minID: 2WW-MNF, galena from Huaron mining district,Peru - is still not approved ("Pending approval ") for months. Please check its status.

Thank you!

28th Apr 2017 19:01 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

The following message had been sent on 15 January this year:

"Hi, this specimen is most probably from Morococha, Peru.

Best regards, Jaroslav Hyrsl"

28th Apr 2017 19:21 UTCA. M.

Yes, that's correct. I responded to him in January, and I added a label. And - nothing since...

28th Apr 2017 19:38 UTCPaul De Bondt Manager

You should change the locality to Morococha.

If you don't change the locality as suggested, it will never be approved.

28th Apr 2017 23:32 UTCA. M.

The label has stated "Huaron" (attached), not "Morococha". The does "probably" trump having the label? Please advise.

The label was from Fred Parker's , he was in our club before moving west, he is a well known dealer and friend of club.

And look at pictures of galena from locality:

https://www.mindat.org/photo-435659.html

https://www.mindat.org/photo-414682.html

https://www.mindat.org/photo-272140.html

https://www.mindat.org/photo-112922.html

https://www.mindat.org/photo-66344.html

29th Apr 2017 12:41 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

Unless Fred Parker lived in Peru and studied numerous peruvian mines himself in person, I'd say Jaroslav's opinion on its locality is much more valid than Fred's (no disrespect to Fred intended). It's quite possible that more Peru photos will need moving, as dealers (both foreign and Peruvian) tend to buy most of their specimens in Lima, not at the mines, and little reliable locality info gets passed on with the specimens.

29th Apr 2017 13:51 UTCMark Heintzelman 🌟 Expert

Again, no disrespect, but have you any idea how many Lavinski and Wenrich images have already had it's locality information corrected from how it was initially provided? I've no doubt there are still hundreds that remain un-corrected, especially from the very generous and altogether voluminous contributions offered by Rob. No complaints here, it's a minor effort compared to the rich resource provided for our use here.

Huaron is one of those best known Peruvian "catch-all" localities, Fred is hardly the only, nor the last dealer to simply pass it along as correct. Yes I know Fred, and as far as East Coast U.S. localities goes, he knows his stuff inside and out and is probably "the" most knowledgeable Maryland locality collector alive today. He like many other collectors and dealers have to go by simple faith on material from international sources that they do not have expertise in (no one person can know it all, it's why we go to mindat).

Agree with all above . . . it's just the nature of the beast that we try to tame every day of every year for the past 15+ years. I too would trust Jaroslav's opinion over all the others sited.

MRH

29th Apr 2017 16:44 UTCA. M.

Ok, I removed this picture to "Peru".

Thank you!

29th Apr 2017 17:05 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager

Re-approved.

I have added the following comment (otherwise people will wonder why Peru was chosen as locality):

"According to label (see child photo) from "Huaron, Cerro de Pasco Prov.", but probably from Morococha (Jaroslav Hyrsl information)."

29th Apr 2017 18:41 UTCA. M.

Thank you Uwe!

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