diff --git a/www/app/spot/spot/spot.controller.js b/www/app/spot/spot/spot.controller.js
index cdf63173..d302b5cf 100644
--- a/www/app/spot/spot/spot.controller.js
+++ b/www/app/spot/spot/spot.controller.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
     vm.featureLevelTags = [];
     vm.featureLevelTagsToDisplay = [];
     vm.mineralTags = [];
+    vm.minerals = false;
     vm.selectedType = 'all';
     vm.spotLevelTags = [];
     vm.spotLevelTagsToDisplay = [];
@@ -286,6 +287,8 @@
     function createTag() {
       vm.addTagModal.hide();
       var id = HelpersFactory.getNewId();
+      $log.log($state.current.name);
+      if ($state.current.name === 'app.spotTab.minerals') TagFactory.setIsMineralsTag(true);
       vm.submit('/app/tags/' + id);
     }
 
diff --git a/www/app/tag/tag.controller.js b/www/app/tag/tag.controller.js
index 76b77a6c..f6a2893c 100644
--- a/www/app/tag/tag.controller.js
+++ b/www/app/tag/tag.controller.js
@@ -320,7 +320,11 @@
       var id = $state.params.tag_id;
       vm.data = ProjectFactory.getTag(id);
       vm.data.id = id;  // Just in case vm.tag is undefined
-
+      var isMineralsTag = TagFactory.getIsMineralsTag();
+      if (isMineralsTag) {
+        vm.data.type = 'mineral';
+        TagFactory.setIsMineralsTag(false);
+      }
       if (vm.data.color) vm.color = vm.data.color;
 
       if (vm.data.type === 'geologic_unit') FormFactory.setForm('rock_unit');
diff --git a/www/app/tag/tag.factory.js b/www/app/tag/tag.factory.js
index 237c0609..28846441 100644
--- a/www/app/tag/tag.factory.js
+++ b/www/app/tag/tag.factory.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     var activeTags = [];
     var isActiveTagging = false;
     var tagTypeLabels = {};
+    var isMineralTag = false;
 
     activate();
 
@@ -23,13 +24,15 @@
       'getActiveTags': getActiveTags,
       'getAddNewActiveTag': getAddNewActiveTag,
       'getGeologicUnits': getGeologicUnits,
+      'getIsMineralsTag': getIsMineralsTag,
       'getNumTaggedFeatures': getNumTaggedFeatures,
       'getTagTypeLabel': getTagTypeLabel,
       'removeActiveTag': removeActiveTag,
       'removeActiveTagging': removeActiveTagging,
       'setActiveTagging': setActiveTagging,
       'setActiveTags': setActiveTags,
-      'setAddNewActiveTag': setAddNewActiveTag
+      'setAddNewActiveTag': setAddNewActiveTag,
+      'setIsMineralsTag': setIsMineralsTag
     };
 
     /**
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@
       return addNewActiveTag;
     }
 
+    function getIsMineralsTag() {
+      return isMineralTag;
+    }
+
     function getNumTaggedFeatures(tag) {
       var count = 0;
       if (tag && tag.features) {
@@ -142,5 +149,9 @@
     function setAddNewActiveTag(inBool) {
       addNewActiveTag = inBool;
     }
+
+    function setIsMineralsTag(inBool) {
+      isMineralTag = inBool;
+    }
   }
 }());