Abstract: What is Mineral Description or Descriptive Mineralogy ? It is diffucult to divide discipline of mineralgogy, but most mineralogical articles include Mineral Descriptions. “Traditional Mineral Descriptions” including crystal structures, new minerals, rare minerals, mineral chemistry etc. occupy about 27% in average of 5 journals (Am. Min., Min. Mag., Eu.J.M., Can. Min., JMPS) issued from 2000 to June, 2002. During 1999 to 2001, the major nationalities of the first author on the new mineral proposals are Russia (50), Canada (28), Italy (15), Germany (14), Australia (10), Japan (9), and Switzerland (9). Also the major original localities of new minerals are Russia (44), USA (15), Germany (13), Italy (10), Japan (9), Canada (8), and Spain (8).