Standard Question Format {was: Re: [Rockhounds] netiquette topic}

[Axel Emmermann]

Usually, a plea for help comes as a question about

1) Technical advise in cleaning, faceting, polishing etc.
2) Locality
3) Mineral determination

The questions of the first type are pretty recurrent (muriatic acid, saw
blades). Usually one could suffice with a referral to archived discussions?

The questions about localities could be handled like:

===================================================
I have a mineral of which I would like to have the complete finding place.
The label says:

Mineral: .........................
Accompanying minerals: 	..........................
				..........................
				..........................
				..........................
Mine/Quarry/finding place ........................
City/Near/Mining district ........................
County/Region		..........................
State/Province		..........................
Country			..........................

===================================================

Questions about mineral determination could be handled like

====================================================
You found the specimen at:

Mine/Quarry/finding place ........................
City/Near/Mining district ........................
County/Region		..........................
State/Province		..........................
Country			..........................

You observed these properties (delete what is clearly not true):

Luster: metallic, greasy, very shiny, rather shiny, dull, earthy

Diaphanous?: Transparent, translucent, opaque

Hardness: 
The mineral scratches glass
I can scratch the mineral with my fingernails, with a knife .... Etc

Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan.
Tint: yellowish, greenish, bluish, reddish, brownish, pinkish, orange
Saturation: Pale, medium, deep

Specific weight: very light, light, heavy, very heavy

Streak/powder color (use same names as above): 

Fluorescence under Long Wave:
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, NONE.
Tint: yellowish, greenish, bluish, reddish, brownish, pinkish, orange
Saturation: Pale, medium, deep

Fluorescence under Mid Wave:
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, NONE.
Tint: yellowish, greenish, bluish, reddish, brownish, pinkish, orange
Saturation: Pale, medium, deep

Fluorescence under Short Wave:
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, None.
Tint: yellowish, greenish, bluish, reddish, brownish, pinkish, orange
Saturation: Pale, medium, deep

Phosphorescence:

Long wave: flash, seconds, >10 sec, >30 sec, > 1 min, hours
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, NONE.

Mid wave: flash, seconds, >10 sec, >30 sec, > 1 min, hours
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, NONE.

Short wave: flash, seconds, >10 sec, >30 sec, > 1 min, hours
Color: White, black, red, orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, brown,
purple, pink, tan, NONE.

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Care to expand/comment?

Cheers 

Axel


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> Van: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com 
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] Namens Kreigh 
> Tomaszewski
> Verzonden: zaterdag 8 september 2007 6:47
> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem 
> collectors
> Onderwerp: Standard Question Format {was: Re: [Rockhounds] 
> netiquette topic}
> 
> OK, great idea. What should the template look like?
> 
> 	I have a question about ______.
> 
> 	So far I have figured out ______.
> 
> 	I am really trying to find out ______.
> 
> 	Does anyone have more info that will help?
> 
> I would suggest that the real problem is what blanks need to 
> be under the second question to suggest appropriate homework.
> 
> Can the List reach consensus on what a short form would include? 
> 
> Kreigh
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Glenn Wimpee wrote:
> > 
> > Great idea Axel!
> > 
> > I think we could have a short forum for suggestions for the 
> format of a "list mineral question template".
> > 
> > Then someone with secretarial skills could volunteer to 
> compile the form.
> > 
> > Then if one of us has a mineral question he can pull up the 
> form and fill in the blanks.
> > 
> > And if a question is submitted with less than adequate 
> information, use of the template can be suggested.
> > Glenn
> > 
> >  From: axel.emmermann at pandora.be
> > 
> >  There should be some kind of questionnaire, a form, for people who 
> > need help about minerals... Hey, why don't we make one? As 
> a tool, not 
> > as a rule ;-)))  Axel 
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