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Pierre Lanari (Univ. Lausanne), a Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social Distinguished Lecturer, presented advancements in constraining the rates of metamorphic reactions, enabled by clever application of element mapping, diffusion modelling and development of freely available software.
A beautifully illustrated, clearly explained talk!
#Lausanne #UniversityLausanne #MineralSocAmerica #McGillUniversity #Metamorphism #Geology #XMapTools #Iolite
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George Rossman, Caltech professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81.
The unifying theme of his research career was a simple, relatable question: Why do gems and other minerals possess their distinctive colors? He also studied the distribution of water in minerals of the deep earth, electronic structure, etc.
From Chris Tacker on MSA-list and:
https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 -
George Rossman, Caltech professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81.
The unifying theme of his research career was a simple, relatable question: Why do gems and other minerals possess their distinctive colors? He also studied the distribution of water in minerals of the deep earth, electronic structure, etc.
From Chris Tacker on MSA-list and:
https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 -
George Rossman, Caltech professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81.
The unifying theme of his research career was a simple, relatable question: Why do gems and other minerals possess their distinctive colors? He also studied the distribution of water in minerals of the deep earth, electronic structure, etc.
From Chris Tacker on MSA-list and:
https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 -
George Rossman, Caltech professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81.
The unifying theme of his research career was a simple, relatable question: Why do gems and other minerals possess their distinctive colors? He also studied the distribution of water in minerals of the deep earth, electronic structure, etc.
From Chris Tacker on MSA-list and:
https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 -
George Rossman, Caltech professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81.
The unifying theme of his research career was a simple, relatable question: Why do gems and other minerals possess their distinctive colors? He also studied the distribution of water in minerals of the deep earth, electronic structure, etc.
From Chris Tacker on MSA-list and:
https://www.gps.caltech.edu/news-and-events/news/caltech-mourns-the-passing-of-george-rossman-19442026 -
The organizers of #MinCup25 are very clever. Today and yesterday feature three aluminosilicates that are compositionally co-linear!
Diagram from Barton (1982), published in the American Mineralogist.
#kyanite #topaz #zunyite #aluminosilicate #MineralSocAmerica #ArgillicAlteration
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The Mineralogical Society of America (publisher of the American Mineralogist and Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry, et al.) is now bridged to the fediverse!
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@mineralsocamerica.bsky.socialMore #ThinSectionThursday posts, e.g.:
https://bsky.app/profile/mineralsocamerica.bsky.social/post/3lxhlcc5zts2t