Mindat.org Directory - calling all SRA Beadmakers!

That's very cool - thank you!!

You're very welcome Kandice, glad to see your entry - its always a pleasure to have an excuse to click through your lovely website!

I am not sure if it will bring any of us much business, but it certainly cannot hurt. My bro and his website have very good standing in the minerology world, so we might as well try to snuffle some of that there pie!

He has a photo from the last show he was at, and this bloke was holding a rock that he paid a million dollars for - no kidding.

For a rock.

Now if we can get those folks into beads...... bwah ha ha ha ha!

Emma

Emma! Hey girl.....long time no 'see'...

Nice to see your name pop up.

Jill

While speaking with the guy from the gem'n'bead show, I mentioned Mindat and there was an indrawn breath and a gasp of admiration.

Your brother's site is pretty hot stuff.

And thanks for getting us our own corner of it!

-Su

Hi Jill

Yup, its been a while hasn't it. I have been so slack in keeping up with everyone these days. But I do keep viewing your beautiful auctions, I still treasure my Europa pendant I won from you many moons ago!

Take care and hope you are keeping well,

Emma

Hi Su

Yeah, my brother is pretty famous with his site and stuff in the rock world. He has just come back from a jolly to Japan for a couple of weeks where someone flew him and his wife out there to talk about rocks.

Frankly I find rocks rather yawn-some. Mostly they are grey, hard and don't say a lot. But that is because every holiday as a kid we would be buggering about at cornish tin mines or welsh slate piles while he bashed rocks all day with a hammer.

Ah happy days!

Which, evil grins, is why I was quite happy to get a SRA section on the site, because I know what traffic Mindat gets. Its worth doing the free listing for the search engine ranking help alone I think.

Emma

Very cool! I added to it!

Cheryl

Can he get us some Libyan tektite?

I want a big piece of glass made the organic way, with a big freaking meteorite.

Your brother sounds like he's done the right thing, made a living out of having fun.

-Su

He doesn't make his living from Mindat - he runs a computer company ( website design, etc

The mindat is something he started off in his spare time and just kept working on. That is why it is kept free for users. I am sure it is starting to pick up a bit of advertising revenue for him finally, but to be honest if you knew the hours he puts into it, any such figures sort of become laughable really.

How his wife copes I don't know! lol!

As for the tektite - I am sure he has contacts.... ;-)

Incidently, my brother did try using some common flint in the torch flame. It got as far as a reassuring orange glow before he bottled it!

Emma

Good to hear you joined Cheryl!

Emma

Emma ;-)

-Su

What does gif mean??

I am probably being thick tonight as I am ill, so forgive if dumb question!

Emma

Request for photographic evidence of your brother trying to melt items with a torch.

gif? jpg? or if we were lucky mov?

:-D

-Su

Ah, thought that was what you meant, but wasnt sure!

No, no photographs I am afraid. This was last summer they tried this bright idea ( brother 1 and brother 2) As I said, they didnt get much further than it glowing orange and then it just seemed to explode a little bit ;-)

Brother 2, who was doing the experiement, is a wuss like me, so when it all got a bit hairy he abandonned mission I think!

Emma

Darn, I was all ready for some cool pics!

Can they be enticed to reenact the situation?

-Su

I doubt it somehow! Sometimes with some things, you just cant go back.....

cue wistful gaze, finished with a knowing look and a half-wink

Emma

ejralph wrote: But I do keep viewing your beautiful

Aaahh..I remember her well. I know she has a good home 'over the pond'....although tis a bit tragic that my beads get the travel part and I have to stay here and make the things. :-/

Anyhoo....glad she brings a smile now and then....and that you're doing well.

Jill