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5wRe: Phlogopite?Reply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.I don't believe that it is iowaite now that I have had a good look at a different specimen that is. But I will try Ben's suggestion if I can.
5wRe: Phlogopite?Reply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.Thanks Ben
5wRe: Phlogopite?Reply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.Thanks Bruce. Definitely a possibility. I am struggling with how to label this one! ☹
5wRe: Phlogopite?Reply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.It may be Ralph. But even the first ID would have been a visual one.
5wRe: Phlogopite?Reply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.Thanks Demetrius. I do have an iowaite from this location. I'll compare it with that one.
Dec 2023Re: POTD - 12/06/2023 - blue/purple stuffReply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.I had to go back and have a look at the specimen. It is like a fine sandstone texture and is purplish-grey in colour, a bit lighter in person than in the photo.
Nov 2023Re: Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Weilerite and Ba-analogue of Oberwolfachite)Reply from Steve Sorrell in Minerals.On the cloudite page (https://www.mindat.org/min-470881.html), there is a link to Unnamed (Fe-analogue of Weilerite and Ba-analogue of Oberwolfachite). This link goes to cloudite. ie; a circular reference 😁
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Erich Berger ✉️Hello everyone,I chime in here: I also have been working recently to try and produce 'digital outcrops' for a paleontological expedition I have been part of. These are my first attempts: https://randomseed.org/digital-outcrops/ . My workflow is to first map the ...
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.There are some Martin, such as this one https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/baryte-desert-rose-usa-mineral-2748932830f149c0bc1d6ac2ecfc6d0bSome are better than others. Do a search for "mineral" over on Sketchfab.
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.I just tried in Chrome and it works fine for me Don
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Thanks Jolyon
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Nice Colin!
Nov 2023Re: Interactive 3D ModelReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Thanks Kevin.Yes Don. Using the mouse buttons to change angles, and scroll wheel to zoom in and out..
Nov 2023Interactive 3D ModelPosted by Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.I recently visited my son in Tasmania, and while I was there, came up with this idea. Evan, my son, is pretty handy at creating 3D models, and I think this could be a useful way of viewing (and interacting with) specific localities. This is just an uploaded image, but as per the description, you ...
Sep 2023Re: Fluorapatite with KulaniteReply from Steve Sorrell in Photos.Thank you Richard. I thought they might be but wasn't sure.
Aug 2023Re: Weird Cookie ProblemReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Seems to have resurfaced. I got this message today for the very first time..."Please note, you must have session cookies enabled to log into mindat.org, you currently have session cookies disabled or blocked. Please ensure your privacy settings are set to either 'Always Allow Session Cookies' or to ...
Aug 2023Re: Re-Approval of PhotoReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Thanks Keith!
Aug 2023Re-Approval of PhotoPosted by Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.The description for photo https://www.mindat.org/photo-1311772.html has been updated as requested. It can now be re-approved.
May 2023⚠53 imagesRe: Nature Thread Number 18Reply from Steve Sorrell in General.Hadn’t seen these threads before Rolf!One week away from Winter. Here’s our last rose.
Feb 2023Re: Tucson 2023Reply from Steve Sorrell to an article.I have seen crystal habits like that (rarely) from Broken Hill, but to me, the matrix screams Whim Creek.
Jul 2023Nickelalumite revivedPosted by Steve Sorrell in Mineralogical Classification.A preprint is available for nickelalumite, a newly approved (old) mineral from the Batken region, Kyrgyzstan. https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-2441000/v1/d6f8280e-0c37-4c1c-a318-18593c013116.pdf?c=1673388845
Dec 2022Re: ClinosulfurReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.So consistent 😁
Dec 2022Re: Cubo-iceReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Really noice card received today Keith! Thanks!
Dec 2022Re: Cubo-iceReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.I don't disagree Alfredo, just pointing out the inconsistency.
Dec 2022Cubo-icePosted by Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.The IMA spells it as cuboice in their latest list of minerals. Not sure if it is a typo in their list, or a typo in Mindat.https://www.mindat.org/min-51969.html
Dec 2022ClinosulfurPosted by Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.The IMA spells it as clinosulphur.https://www.mindat.org/min-39990.html
Aug 2022Tomsquarryite publishedPosted by Steve Sorrell in Mineralogical Classification.Tomsquarryite, NaMgAl3(PO4)2(OH)6 . 8H2O, a new crandallite-derivative mineral from Tom's phosphate quarry, Kapunda, South AustraliaPeter Elliott, Ian E. Grey, William G. Mumme, Colin M. MacRae, and Anthony R. Kampf Eur. J. Mineral., 34, 375–383, 2022 ...
Aug 2022Re: Covellite, Broken Hill, NSW. Suspect!Reply from Steve Sorrell in General.Unfortunately Chris passed away, I think in 2020, so no chance of getting a message back.
Jul 2022Micromount Club Zoom Session - Cleaning MethodsPosted by Steve Sorrell in Education.The next Micromount Club Zoom session is less than 24 hours away. This will be an interactive session discussing aspects about cleaning mineral specimens.I'll have a go at setting up a Zoom poll to determine the degree of cleaning that participants do.Topics will include what is considered ...
Apr 2022Re: Fatal error: Uncaught ErrorReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.And now appears to be ok...
Apr 2022Re: Fatal error: Uncaught ErrorReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Similar/same errors occurred in late 2021 by the looks of it.
Apr 2022Re: Fatal error: Uncaught ErrorReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Hmmm. Seems like the content didn't get saved in the post.On this page, https://www.mindat.org/loc-15625.html, get a fatal error, and screen won't proceed past that point, and also get %%BUTTONSX%% in top ribbon. Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function free() on bool in ...
Apr 2022Fatal error: Uncaught ErrorPosted by Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.On this page - https://www.mindat.org/loc-15625.htmlTwo issues noted.First, a Fatal error: Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function free() on bool in /home/mindat/www/loc_class.php:5714 Stack trace: #0 /home/mindat/www/loc.php(730): loc->display_biggest_towns() #1 {main} ...
Apr 2022New Mineral: ElliottitePosted by Steve Sorrell in Mineralogical Classification.In EJM - Redefinition of angastonite, CaMgAl2(PO4)2(OH)4 ⋅ 7H2O, as an amorphous mineral (copernicus.org):Note added after submission: Since the submission of this paper, the mineral designated as the 11 Å phase has been approved as a new mineral, elliottite with the formula ...
Apr 2022Re: luinaite-(OH) Discredition publishedReply from Steve Sorrell in Mineralogical Classification.Agreed!
Apr 2022Re: Requesting Help Regarding Self-Publishing A BookReply from Steve Sorrell in General.Hi John. I use print on demand for my books. I originally used Lulu but their printing quality dropped (turned out it was the fault of a local printer they were using). I then used Blurb for a couple of publications but did not find it that user friendly and the quality is not great. I have now ...
Apr 2022Re: luinaite-(OH) Discredition publishedReply from Steve Sorrell in Mineralogical Classification."slight structural distortion" - what defines "slight"? 5%? 20%? 50%? At what point does it become more than "slight"?
Apr 2022Re: A Collector's Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga, Victoria, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell to an article.Re postage for printed book - Lulu now prints in various countries, including Australia, so postage is generally not too bad.
Apr 2022Re: A Collector's Guide to the Minerals of Lake Boga, Victoria, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell to an article.Thanks Keith!Electronic version is available here - https://ko-fi.com/sorrellpublications/shop
Mar 2022Re: Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Tasmania, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell in Localities.Also, yes, I could have added sublocalities, but wasn't sure of the reasoning behind the entry. Didn't want to stuff it up!
Mar 2022Re: Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Tasmania, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell in Localities.Thanks Ralph. Looks much better. It needed the split as there are specimens that can be directly attributed to either Hellyer or Que.
Mar 2022Re: Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Tasmania, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell in Localities.Thanks Keith
Mar 2022Re: Hellyer-Que River Mines, Waratah district, Tasmania, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell in Localities.Almost 10 years on, and no discussion about this. At the very least, there should be two sub-localities as there are mineral specimens that are definitely attributable to each mine.
Mar 2022Re: Utica Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaReply from Steve Sorrell in Localities.Thanks Keith!
Mar 2022Utica Mine, Burra, North Mt Lofty Ranges, Mt Lofty Ranges, South Australia, AustraliaPosted by Steve Sorrell in Localities.This is described as in Burra. The report Review of mining operations in the State of South Australia during the half-year ended June 30th, 1912 describes its location as "Utica Copper Mine - Situated in the hundred of Kooringa, about 6 miles S.E. in a direct line from the Burra Burra Copper ...
Mar 2022⚠66 imagesRe: Photos of people who have minerals named for themReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Not a photo of Henry Hellyer as such (hellyerite), but his remains are here. This is his gravestone at Stanley, northwest Tasmania, where he was interred.
Feb 2022Re: MiguelromeroiteReply from Steve Sorrell in Minerals.Thanks Ronnie. That was all I could glean. But it doesn't seem enough!
Feb 2022MiguelromeroitePosted by Steve Sorrell in Minerals.A question for mineralogists... When you see a formula such as the one for miguelromeroite, MnMn2Mn2(AsO4)2(HAsO4)2·4H2O, how was the "MnMn2Mn2" determined? I understand when there are different valencies, eg: MnMn+2Mn+3, but the example above doesn't differentiate. Looking at the crystal ...
Jan 2022Re: Cattiite Erroneous ReportsReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Thanks Tony. I bought myself a coffee for $5 as a reward 😁I am trying to validate as much as I can for my publication "Illustrated Minerals of Australia".
Jan 2022Re: Cattiite Erroneous ReportsReply from Steve Sorrell in Improving Mindat.org.Thanks David
