矿物学报编辑部尊敬的编辑阁下: 作为一个主要刊物的编辑,我愿提醒您注意一个问题,即发表的矿物资料不充足问题。通常对获得X射线粉末衍射数据的实验方法应加以说明,以便对衍射数据作出正确的评价。 最近,我曾对IMA新矿物与矿物命名委员会主席J.Mandarino博士提出,不能屈从于提 Editorial Department of Minerals Editorial Dear Editor, As an editor of a major journal, I would like to draw your attention to one question, namely, the issue of insufficient mineral information. The experimental methods for obtaining X-ray powder diffraction data are usually described in order to make a correct assessment of the diffraction data. Recently, I proposed to Dr. J. Mandarino, Chairman of IMA New Minerals and Mineral Names Committee, that we should not submit to mentioning