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MINERAL OF THE WEEK
#80339, Pyrite on Actinolite var. Byssolite, French Creek Iron Mines, Pennsylvania (SOLD)
News and CommentsThis week I posted a plumbogummite pseudomorph from China. I labeled it properly as from "Laohu Hill, Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang, China." This has been known as the correct locality since 2014 when Bert Ottens wrote an article (in German) Plumbogummit und Pyromorphit aus Guangxi, China. in Lapis v.39, No.12, pp.12-22. That was published seven years ago. Yet nearly every dealer still labels these incorrectly as from the Daoping, Mine in China. Even Mindat.org has the corrected information on their site. Yet the wrong information persists from notable dealers that should know better. Why? Accuracy in labelling has always been what I consider as one of my "value added" services to my clientele (the other most notable is detecting fakes, frauds, or fabrications). I welcome corrections and will update my records and labels if found I made an error. I will even contact customers that purchased minerals from me to relay the corrected data if it is significant. But I also receive many "corrections" giving out-of-date information. I expect to get corrections about the plumbogummite. How many mineral labels still list Zaire as a country? Zaire has been obsolete since 1997! That's 24 years ago. Yet its' use persists. I spend lots of time verifying localities. I sometimes question spending 30 minutes to investigate the locality of a $15 specimen. But the perfectionist in me will nag until I get it correct. It is a curse. I hope you appreciate the effort... John Betts, 10/26/2021 Click here to read past news and commentaries...
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