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New discussions

• Re: Manganoan calcite?18:08 7th Sep 2008 - posted by Luca Toffolo
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Mindat News

• 21st August 2008 2008 Southeast Cartersville Show
• 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
• 14th March 2008 TGMS 2008 - The Tourmaline Queen Mine
• 2nd March 2008 TGMS 2008 - Bisbee

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Dealer News

• 7th Sep - e-RocksAustralian Minerals Auction
• 5th Sep - Wendel MineralsCompetition-Win a 1000 $ piece
• 4th Sep - e-RocksThursday's Roundup
• 4th Sep - mineralman.comAuctions Ending - Right Now!
• 3rd Sep - Minernet s.a.s.First September update
• 3rd Sep - e-RocksNew Seller Page

New Minerals

• Magnesiohastingsite-Pargasite Series
• Muscovite-Paragonite Series
• Potassic-fluororichterite a synonym of Fluoro-potassicrichterite
• Giessenite-Izoklakeite Series
• IMA2007-030 a synonym of Thermessaite
• IMA2007-044 a synonym of Biachellaite
• Igdloite a synonym of Lueshite
• IMA2007-025 a synonym of Magnesiopascoite
• IMA2007-026 a synonym of Martyite
• Tetranatrolith a synonym of Gonnardite

New Localities

• Piz Lizun, Löbbia, Bregaglia Valley (Bergell), Grischun (Grisons; Graubünden), Switzerland
• Gries lake area, Ägene Valley, Ulrichen, Goms, Wallis (Valais), Switzerland
• Twann, Bern, Switzerland
• Büren an der Aare, Biehl (Bienne), Bern, Switzerland
• Limestone quarry, Kehrsiten, Stansstad, Nidwalden (Nidwald), Switzerland
• Obermatt Quarry, Ennetbürgen, Nidwalden (Nidwald), Switzerland
• Wolhusen, Lucerne, Switzerland
• Rotenflue, Entlebuch, Lucerne, Switzerland
• Entlebuch, Lucerne, Switzerland
• Grunerhorn Mt., Oberaar lake area, Grimsel area, Hasli Valley, Bern, Switzerland

New Blogs

• 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.
• Matteo Chinellato - 21st Aug 2008The Federico Pezzotta Elba Collection part.2
• Yin Xuan Lao - 17th Aug 2008May I Ask?
• Peter Andresen - 16th Aug 2008Buckets of chiavennite in AS Granit today!
• Brooks Britt - 13th Aug 20082008 East Coast Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show
• Byron Thomas - 9th Aug 2008Corydon Indiana 3 days of hammering
• Peter Andresen - 8th Aug 2008Quartzomania hits a micromounter
• Jolyon Ralph - 8th Aug 2008Another new article and blog feature - embedded maps!

New Articles

• Scott L. Ritchie - TodayTourmaline by E. E. Tompkins 1938
• Volker Betz - Yesterday Volker Betz - Zeolites and other Minerals for Exchange
• Olav Revheim - YesterdayLandsverk 1, The Jokeli Quarry
• Michal Adamowicz - 5th Sep 2008An account of collecting at the Quirk Lake locality, near Bancroft
• Dagmara Lesiow - 2nd Sep 2008Minerals wanted and to swap
• Pascal Chollet - 31st Aug 2008Photomicrography
• Ricardo Pimentel - 30th Aug 2008Ricardo Pimentel’s Zeolite Swap List
• Yin Xuan Lao - 30th Aug 2008Crystal Systems (basic)
• Yin Xuan Lao - 30th Aug 2008Difference of Graphite and Diamond
• Peter Rhodes - 29th Aug 2008Beginners "Budget" Mineral Photography Setup