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News and CommentsThe Internet and web sites started to reach the general population in 1996 (sparked by the innovation of web browsers that could display HTML web pages). As a result a large percentage of the content available for references via the Internet date after 1996, with the exceptions of institutions that are posting archives of earlier printed material. For the mineral collector there are few online references to minerals with older mineral finds. Mindat.org, Webmineral.com and even my Online Mineral Museum largely represent minerals found after 1996. Yes, there are older minerals on the Internet that came from collections that have been dispersed since 1996, but they are small percentage and often lack historic references. Just compare the number of cubic magnetite specimens available in online reference sites from 1991-1992 find at ZCA Mine No. 4, 2500' Level, Balmat, New York (Mindat.org has 44 specimens illustrated) to the number of a similar find of more recent times like the prehnite pseudomorphs after anhydrite recovered in ten years ago at Lower New Street Quarry, Paterson, New Jersey (Mindat.org has 125 specimens illustrated). The former find was much larger, but because it predated the Internet, while the latter was widely dispersed through online mineral dealers, fewer photos are available of the older/larger find on Mindat. (My Online Mineral Museum has 100 cubic magnetites illustrated.) So if you are a serious mineral collector, and want to research an older site or minerals collected before the Internet, where can you go? It means you must use a book.
Every collector should have a basic reference library with books about their special interest. If you do not have a special interest, then you need ALL of the references above. You cannot rely solely on the Internet. The good news is that many mineral clubs have reference libraries available for their members. (Do you really need another reason to join the local mineral club? Do it today!) Local universities and colleges and even some public libraries have these books. And lastly, because books in print are not as popular as in the past, many can be purchased for pennies on the dollar via used book dealers one ABE, Ebay, or Amazon. John Betts, 11/13/18 Click here to read past news and commentaries...
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