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MineralsSpodumene
8th Aug 2012 09:03 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert
So, who changed it to only a synonym of spodumene? This really screws up allot of historic entries during ensuing auto merges, and managers should try discussing these changes first for input. It really doesn't serve any of us well here to confuse or confound existing reference entries based on a wild hare to right the wrongs of yesteryear. Hundreds of entries in San Diego County alone will have to be re-entered, which will take many hours of work... Obviously we should avoid using nebulous terms like triphane, which has been used both as a synonym and a descriptor for colored spodumene, but it should be preserved as a variety in the mindat database to distinguish and or preserve these historic entries.
Scott
8th Aug 2012 10:39 UTCRock Currier Expert
The same mineral and mining related word can over the years can have several different meanings depending on who is using and defining the word. If you can come up with a definition for triphane and give the source of that definition, Ill add it to the triphane page and our glossary. As of now our glossary only has: Triphane, the same as spodumene: Standard, 1964 = Funk & Wagnalls Co. Funk & Wagnalls New Standard Dictionary of the English Language. New York, 1964, (Copyright 1963), 2816 pp.
8th Aug 2012 13:26 UTCPavel Martynov Manager
8th Aug 2012 13:32 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert
I'm concerned about preserving the historic references in the database that list both 'triphane' and 'spodumene' at the same site. If you're telling me that keeping 'triphane' in the database as a variety on mindat is a problem, but 'cactus quartz' is a legitimate variety of quartz, I'm calling your bluff. ;-)
Here is a Triphane reference for your glossary (emphasis mine):
"A very small proportion of the spodumene is unaltered, and appears as attractive transparent crystals and crystal fragments. Much of the material is the pale pink to deep bluish-lilac variety kunzite, much is the colorless to yellowish triphane, and a little is the green hiddenite."
Jahns, R. H. and Wright, L. A. (1951), Gem and Lithium-bearing pegmatites of the Pala District, San Diego County, California. California Division of Mines special report 7A: p. 37.
Scott
8th Aug 2012 14:13 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
8th Aug 2012 16:31 UTCKnut Edvard Larsen 🌟 Manager
It has originally nothing to do with colours.
8th Aug 2012 17:22 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
So, if an old reference refers to triphane you can certainly add spodumene to the list and write "recorded as 'triphane'" in the notes, but it doesn't really tell us anything certain.
Jolyon
8th Aug 2012 22:25 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert
Okay, so hundreds of data entry fields have to be manually entered now because it's 'dangerous', but all the Triphane references from Jahns in Pala alone mean "colorless to yellow"... seems like a waste of time when the distinction was already made and explained (right or wrong).
So Cactus Quartz, Manifestation Quartz, Golden Healer Quartz, ad infinitum... these are worth having on mindat as varieties.... but so many years and people and labels using the term Triphane for colorless to yellow spodumene isn't?
Try keeping Triphane as a variety, and explain on the page that the meaning and use has changed over the years from a synonym to a variety, and is often used interchangeably... I have legitimate references, there are more... why not?
We have all this data on Triphane accumulated already on mindat that can be combined for the variety page description, why not educate and preserve the information?
At a minimum, none of what we have discussed over the years is even included on the current page for Triphane as a synonym, and it should be. The page currently looks horrible, two little fragments of a sentence, and no pictures... come on now... really?
Scott
8th Aug 2012 23:08 UTCJolyon Ralph Founder
But we have two uses of the name triphane. One is a straight synonym of spodumene (in all its forms and colours). The other isn't. The former probably takes precedence (we can't assume that in all old references when 'triphane' is discussed they mean colourless/yellow).
I agree the triphane page needs work.
Jolyon
9th Aug 2012 12:13 UTCScott L. Ritchie Expert
I think allot of problems like this could be solved, perhaps, by allowing synonyms with references to be listed along with species and varieties on the locality pages, yet remain clearly noted as a synonym. This way the references don't automatically get rewritten as they are entered, which is often confusing, and old references are preserved; specific notes on the material being described in the reference can be added on a case by case basis over time, and visibly distinctive photos depicting the material described will still be viewable in their respective categories.
Scott
9th Aug 2012 13:25 UTCRock Currier Expert
It is not my glossary, but mindat's glossary and we should all take responsibility for it and I think it should include as many definitions as might be useful. See what you think of the entries I have made. http://www.mindat.org/glossary/triphane
18th Aug 2012 18:52 UTCUwe Kolitsch Manager
19th Aug 2012 00:23 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager
I would agree that triphane is most commonly used nowdays as a variety, but as its also been used as a synonym, it means it's interpretation is going to be very suspect unless there are descriptions or photos to confirm the colour. Probably best to avoid the term, nothing wrong with calling something yellow spodumene. Though I suspect if it has not been described as Kunzite or hiddenite its mostly likely you could call it triphane unless it's a rare dark colour.
19th Aug 2012 05:46 UTCRob Woodside 🌟 Manager
19th Aug 2012 11:29 UTCErik Vercammen Expert
20th Oct 2012 21:09 UTCTim Jokela Jr
Or go the other way, and be fair about it. Sinkankas suggested there were about 1,000 different names for beryl. Dig them all up and treat them all as legit minerals.
And of course there are new names made up every year, so somebody will have to keep up on it, perhaps by buying the crystal power books or subscribing to the popular Faith Healing Monthly.
22nd Oct 2012 13:38 UTCRock Currier Expert
You are absolutely correct, and I now appoint you at the person in charge of buying all the new age books that come out and keeping up with all the new names they invent. I am sure all of us will appreciate your efforts, errr.... well perhaps not.
22nd Oct 2012 15:33 UTCOwen Lewis
Species = Spodumene. If pink then 'var Kunzite'. If emerald green showing a Chromium spectrum then ' var Hiddenite' - from wheresoever in the world it may come. If any other colour (including weak/muddy greens) then 'Spodumene'.
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