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6mRed Beryl to headerPosted by Hamza Ilhan Sito. 16 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
1hMineral pages - different structures and some data in different sections Posted by Herwig Pelckmans in Improving Mindat.org.
2hProsecuted for collecting minerals - is much of Scotland now off limits?Posted by Stephen Moreton. 46 replies to an article.
4hGroup listings do not show difference between valid species and othersPosted by Herwig Pelckmans in Improving Mindat.org.
4hStream in Santa Rosa, CAPosted by Paul Hernday. 16 replies in Identity Help.
4hFluorescence as a property listed in mindat?Posted by PETER J MODRESKI. 9 replies in UV Minerals.
5hNewporth beach, Falmouth, CornwallPosted by Dave Griffiths. 21 replies in Identity Help.
7hThe Willingness to Donate...Posted by Dr. Günter Grundmann. 60 replies in General.
7h⚠12 imagesPainitePosted by Amy M Wingate. 32 replies in General.
8hStalactite on fluorite - Unknown locationPosted by Harold Moritz. 4 replies in Identity Help.
8hUranophane or Parauranophane?Posted by Luís Martins. 3 replies in Photos.
8hVielsalm, Luxembourg, Wallonia, BelgiumPosted by Bryan Suys. One reply in Identity Help.
9hPopulating My Catalogue with specimens I have added to Mindat.Posted by Ella Masciulli. 2 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
10hMerelani Hills, Lelatema Mountains, Simanjiro District, Manyara Region, TanzaniaPosted by Ming Ye (叶茗). 4 replies in Identity Help.
11hDinosaur tooth?Posted by Johanne De Castro. 10 replies in Fossils.
11hTsumeb Mine Copper on Smithsonite!!!!! Look at how pretty.Posted by beautiful cicadas. 2 replies in General.
11hUse of POTDs?Posted by Harold Skelton. 2 replies in General.
11hDescription unacceptable?Posted by Howard Heitner. 8 replies in Photos.
13h⚠84 imagesCollecting EphemeraPosted by Jolyon Ralph. 137 replies in General.
14hStreams in Santa Rosa CA Posted by Paul Hernday. 6 replies in Identity Help.
14hMinas del Horcajo, Almodóvar del Campo, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, SpainPosted by beautiful cicadas in Field Collecting.
14h✨ IDEA: flagging of messages or changing them to "unread" againPosted by Herwig Pelckmans. 6 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
15hSomething interesting I found in a giant siltstoned slabPosted by Michael Tonheim. 16 replies in General.
17hPiedmont region Georgia USAPosted by Patrick Vinas. 4 replies in Identity Help.
18h⚠16 imagesNature Thread number 39Posted by Rolf Luetcke. 28 replies in General.
19h⚠10 imagesBag of loose wire silvers- unknown locality Posted by Holger Hartmaier. 46 replies in Field Collecting.
20hViseu - Mineral Show, February 2026Posted by Rui Nunes. 4 replies in Mineral Shows.
21hLevel 1 users are still able to delete discussions at their own willPosted by Herwig Pelckmans. 3 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
1dCherokee county Georgia USAPosted by Patrick Vinas. 3 replies in Identity Help.
1dUser gallery only?Posted by Howard Heitner. 7 replies in Photos.
1dFossil, Lake Michigan side of Door County WisconsinPosted by Paul Hernday. 6 replies in Fossils.
1dQuartz cluster from ChihuahuaPosted by Howard Heitner in General.
1dHow to make table columns wider (in a mindat article)Posted by Herwig Pelckmans. 7 replies in How to Contribute.
1dpending approvalPosted by Jeroen Goedhart in General.
1dStilbite-NaPosted by Vanessa Sozzi. 5 replies in Minerals.
1dso not wurtzite ... but sphalerite !Posted by Herwig Pelckmans. 7 replies in Photos.
1dChrysocolla Polishing HelpPosted by Baylor S. Goroski. 5 replies in Techniques for Collectors.
1dID help on this onePosted by Brian Fussell. 4 replies in Fossils.
1dHello!!! :^)) What good localities are there in Northern Spain for collecting?Posted by beautiful cicadas. 8 replies in Field Collecting.
1dExploring the Elbe Hills in Pierce County Washington, USAPosted by Aidan Cerenzie. One reply to an article.
1dSilver calcite Posted by William Brown. 8 replies in General.
2dPhoto still pending ?Posted by Alain Guillet. 4 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
2dUpdating photo cachePosted by Allan Blaske. 6 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
2dUnknown minerals from Poudrette Quarry (Canada)Posted by Yash Redkar. 14 replies in Identity Help.
2dCollected By Your Not-so Clean Hands 2026Posted by Peter Andresen. 3 replies in General.
2dBrandberg Complex, Brandberg Area, Dâures Constituency, Erongo Region, NamibiaPosted by Antonio Nazario in Localities.
2dImages approved as public gallery but not showing on locality pagePosted by Ella Masciulli. 2 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
2dAre these from the same place?Posted by Ioana C.. 7 replies in Identity Help.
2dArsenoústalečitePosted by Vanessa Sozzi. 3 replies in Minerals.
2dTucson 2026Posted by Jolyon Ralph. 67 replies to an article.
2dSimpson Quarry (Wiarda Quarry), South Glastonbury, Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USAPosted by Itsuki Imaeda. 7 replies in Field Collecting.
2dWaterbury Road Quarry, Thomaston CTPosted by Bob Wolf. 4 replies in Identity Help.
3dBaryte not BarytocalcitePosted by Roger Curry. 2 replies in Photos.
3dPyradoketositePosted by Herwig Pelckmans. 3 replies in Minerals.
3dtypo in the description of this scolezite photoPosted by Herwig Pelckmans in Photos.
3dchabazite with multiple twinningPosted by Herwig Pelckmans in Photos.
3dpages of new minerals and their IMA numbers ...Posted by Herwig Pelckmans. 8 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
3dArgentopearceitePosted by Herwig Pelckmans. 5 replies in Minerals.
3dXRF Posted by Charles D Young. 2 replies in Photos.
3dThree pics of one specimen. Tsumeb.Posted by Greg Dainty. 2 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
3dMineralogical Society of America Tucson 2026Posted by Jolyon Ralph. 19 replies to an article.
3d🦟 BUG: Gallery Error when attempting to EditPosted by Michael Davis-Minerals. 3 replies in Improving Mindat.org.
3dI am now owner of this specimen. How do I update it?Posted by Charles D Young. 9 replies in Photos.
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