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Mineral Monday!
Critical Minerals (for Kids)
by Donna Whitney and Bob Bodnar
Frontiers for Young Minds publishes ‘core concept’ papers, & ‘discovery papers’ like How the Earth Recycles (kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.599596).
#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #criticalminerals

Mineral Monday!
Critical Minerals (for Kids)
by Donna Whitney and Bob Bodnar
Frontiers for Young Minds publishes ‘core concept’ papers, & ‘discovery papers’ like How the Earth Recycles (kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.599596).
#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #criticalminerals

Mineral Monday!
Critical Minerals (for Kids)
by Donna Whitney and Bob Bodnar
Frontiers for Young Minds publishes ‘core concept’ papers, & ‘discovery papers’ like How the Earth Recycles (kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.599596).
#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #criticalminerals

Mineral Monday!
Critical Minerals (for Kids)
by Donna Whitney and Bob Bodnar
Frontiers for Young Minds publishes ‘core concept’ papers, & ‘discovery papers’ like How the Earth Recycles (kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.599596).
#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #criticalminerals

Mineral Monday!
Critical Minerals (for Kids)
by Donna Whitney and Bob Bodnar
Frontiers for Young Minds publishes ‘core concept’ papers, & ‘discovery papers’ like How the Earth Recycles (kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.599596).
#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #criticalminerals

Mineral Monday!
Non-cubic almandine and the power of polychromatic polarization
By Dr. Bernardo Cesare

More info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
doi.org/10.1130/G493...

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #garnet #anisotropy #polychromaticpolarization

Mineral Monday!
Non-cubic almandine and the power of polychromatic polarization
By Dr. Bernardo Cesare

More info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
doi.org/10.1130/G493...

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #garnet #anisotropy #polychromaticpolarization

Mineral Monday!
Non-cubic almandine and the power of polychromatic polarization
By Dr. Bernardo Cesare

More info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
doi.org/10.1130/G493...

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #garnet #anisotropy #polychromaticpolarization

Mineral Monday!
Non-cubic almandine and the power of polychromatic polarization
By Dr. Bernardo Cesare

More info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
doi.org/10.1130/G493...

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #garnet #anisotropy #polychromaticpolarization

Mineral Monday!
Non-cubic almandine and the power of polychromatic polarization
By Dr. Bernardo Cesare

More info:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
doi.org/10.1130/G493...

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #garnet #anisotropy #polychromaticpolarization

Mineral Monday!

Rutile from North Carolina
By Chris Tacker

A rutile (TiO2) cluster from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, found by collector Red Reitzler and purchased by Dr. Paul Tucker. Specimen # NC State Museum 4704.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #NorthCarolina #rutile

Mineral Monday!

Rutile from North Carolina
By Chris Tacker

A rutile (TiO2) cluster from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, found by collector Red Reitzler and purchased by Dr. Paul Tucker. Specimen # NC State Museum 4704.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #NorthCarolina #rutile

Mineral Monday!

Rutile from North Carolina
By Chris Tacker

A rutile (TiO2) cluster from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, found by collector Red Reitzler and purchased by Dr. Paul Tucker. Specimen # NC State Museum 4704.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #NorthCarolina #rutile

Mineral Monday!

Rutile from North Carolina
By Chris Tacker

A rutile (TiO2) cluster from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, found by collector Red Reitzler and purchased by Dr. Paul Tucker. Specimen # NC State Museum 4704.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #NorthCarolina #rutile

Mineral Monday!

Rutile from North Carolina
By Chris Tacker

A rutile (TiO2) cluster from Hiddenite, Alexander County, North Carolina, found by collector Red Reitzler and purchased by Dr. Paul Tucker. Specimen # NC State Museum 4704.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #NorthCarolina #rutile

Mineral Monday:
 Santafeite: The only mineral named after a railroad
By John Rakovan

With a chemical formula of (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O, it was first discovered in Grants, New Mexico USA.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #railroad #vanadate

Mineral Monday:
 Santafeite: The only mineral named after a railroad
By John Rakovan

With a chemical formula of (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O, it was first discovered in Grants, New Mexico USA.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #railroad #vanadate

Mineral Monday:
 Santafeite: The only mineral named after a railroad
By John Rakovan

With a chemical formula of (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O, it was first discovered in Grants, New Mexico USA.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #railroad #vanadate

Mineral Monday:
 Santafeite: The only mineral named after a railroad
By John Rakovan

With a chemical formula of (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O, it was first discovered in Grants, New Mexico USA.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #railroad #vanadate

Mineral Monday:
 Santafeite: The only mineral named after a railroad
By John Rakovan

With a chemical formula of (Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20 · 8H2O, it was first discovered in Grants, New Mexico USA.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #railroad #vanadate

Mineral Monday!
 
Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting
Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips will run on Feb. 18.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday!
 
Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting
Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips will run on Feb. 18.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday!
 
Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting
Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips will run on Feb. 18.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday:
 MSA Outreach at GSA and Other Meetings
By Andrea Koziol

At GSA (Geological Society of America) meetings MSA has a booth (Fig. 1) with books for sale, but also displays of interesting minerals, their occurrences, and uses.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #outreach

Mineral Monday:
 MSA Outreach at GSA and Other Meetings
By Andrea Koziol

At GSA (Geological Society of America) meetings MSA has a booth (Fig. 1) with books for sale, but also displays of interesting minerals, their occurrences, and uses.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #outreach

Mineral Monday:
 MSA Outreach at GSA and Other Meetings
By Andrea Koziol

At GSA (Geological Society of America) meetings MSA has a booth (Fig. 1) with books for sale, but also displays of interesting minerals, their occurrences, and uses.

#MSACommunications #MineralMonday #outreach

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday! Announcing: the 2027 MSA Annual Meeting Taking place at the end of the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, this meeting will feature Breakfast with a Mineralogist, talks, posters, and field trips. Field trips: Feb. 18. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #2027MSAMeeting

Mineral Monday: Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, AZ Part 2 By Johan Maertens All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: Chrysocolla forms as a secondary mineral, on other rocks in oxidized copper ore bodies. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #SilverBellMine #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday: Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, AZ Part 2 By Johan Maertens All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: Chrysocolla forms as a secondary mineral, on other rocks in oxidized copper ore bodies. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #SilverBellMine #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday: Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, AZ Part 2 By Johan Maertens All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: Chrysocolla forms as a secondary mineral, on other rocks in oxidized copper ore bodies. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #SilverBellMine #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, NM Part 1 By Johan Maertens Here: overview of the Silver Bell mine. All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: A photo of the author, holding host rock with mineralized veins. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, NM Part 1 By Johan Maertens Here: overview of the Silver Bell mine. All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: A photo of the author, holding host rock with mineralized veins. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, NM Part 1 By Johan Maertens Here: overview of the Silver Bell mine. All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: A photo of the author, holding host rock with mineralized veins. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, NM Part 1 By Johan Maertens Here: overview of the Silver Bell mine. All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: A photo of the author, holding host rock with mineralized veins. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Field Trip to Silver Bell Mine, NM Part 1 By Johan Maertens Here: overview of the Silver Bell mine. All photos and text: (C) by Johan Maertens. First page: A photo of the author, holding host rock with mineralized veins. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #copper #copperminerals

Mineral Monday! Reticulate Intergrowths in Basalt By Chris Hamilton I went on two science & dredging cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 1984 and 1986 as a petrologist. This sample is the first named, first dredged SWIR mid-ocean ridge basalt. #MineralMonday #MSACommunications #basalt #MORB

Mineral Monday! Reticulate Intergrowths in Basalt By Chris Hamilton I went on two science & dredging cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 1984 and 1986 as a petrologist. This sample is the first named, first dredged SWIR mid-ocean ridge basalt. #MineralMonday #MSACommunications #basalt #MORB

Mineral Monday! Reticulate Intergrowths in Basalt By Chris Hamilton I went on two science & dredging cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 1984 and 1986 as a petrologist. This sample is the first named, first dredged SWIR mid-ocean ridge basalt. #MineralMonday #MSACommunications #basalt #MORB

Mineral Monday! Reticulate Intergrowths in Basalt By Chris Hamilton I went on two science & dredging cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 1984 and 1986 as a petrologist. This sample is the first named, first dredged SWIR mid-ocean ridge basalt. #MineralMonday #MSACommunications #basalt #MORB

Mineral Monday! Reticulate Intergrowths in Basalt By Chris Hamilton I went on two science & dredging cruises to the Southwest Indian Ridge in 1984 and 1986 as a petrologist. This sample is the first named, first dredged SWIR mid-ocean ridge basalt. #MineralMonday #MSACommunications #basalt #MORB

Mineral Monday: Rutgers University Faculty and Students Present at the MSA Inaugural Meeting By Shaunna Morrison The MSA Inaugural Meeting took place on Feb. 17-19, 2026, in Tucson AZ. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Rutgers #CheMin #zircon #Herkimerdiamonds #GaleCrater #Moon

Mineral Monday: Rutgers University Faculty and Students Present at the MSA Inaugural Meeting By Shaunna Morrison The MSA Inaugural Meeting took place on Feb. 17-19, 2026, in Tucson AZ. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Rutgers #CheMin #zircon #Herkimerdiamonds #GaleCrater #Moon

Mineral Monday! Formation of pseudotachylytes by Mattia Pistone A rock undergoing fracturing (dilatant cracking) and friction melting partially melts at lower temperature than frictional melting alone. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #pseudotachylyte #pseudotachylite #partialmelting

Mineral Monday! Formation of pseudotachylytes by Mattia Pistone A rock undergoing fracturing (dilatant cracking) and friction melting partially melts at lower temperature than frictional melting alone. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #pseudotachylyte #pseudotachylite #partialmelting

Mineral Monday! Formation of pseudotachylytes by Mattia Pistone A rock undergoing fracturing (dilatant cracking) and friction melting partially melts at lower temperature than frictional melting alone. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #pseudotachylyte #pseudotachylite #partialmelting

Mineral Monday! Formation of pseudotachylytes by Mattia Pistone A rock undergoing fracturing (dilatant cracking) and friction melting partially melts at lower temperature than frictional melting alone. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #pseudotachylyte #pseudotachylite #partialmelting

Mineral Monday! Formation of pseudotachylytes by Mattia Pistone A rock undergoing fracturing (dilatant cracking) and friction melting partially melts at lower temperature than frictional melting alone. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #pseudotachylyte #pseudotachylite #partialmelting

Mineral Monday: Babingtonite in North Carolina Babingtonite (Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) ), an inosilicate, is present as mm-scale crystals lining a fracture from the Caldwell Quarry in Lenoir, NC. By Chris Tacker, NC State Museum #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #babingtonite #northcarolina

Mineral Monday: Babingtonite in North Carolina Babingtonite (Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) ), an inosilicate, is present as mm-scale crystals lining a fracture from the Caldwell Quarry in Lenoir, NC. By Chris Tacker, NC State Museum #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #babingtonite #northcarolina

Mineral Monday: Babingtonite in North Carolina Babingtonite (Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) ), an inosilicate, is present as mm-scale crystals lining a fracture from the Caldwell Quarry in Lenoir, NC. By Chris Tacker, NC State Museum #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #babingtonite #northcarolina

Mineral Monday: Babingtonite in North Carolina Babingtonite (Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) ), an inosilicate, is present as mm-scale crystals lining a fracture from the Caldwell Quarry in Lenoir, NC. By Chris Tacker, NC State Museum #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #babingtonite #northcarolina

Mineral Monday: Babingtonite in North Carolina Babingtonite (Ca2Fe2+Fe3+Si5O14(OH) ), an inosilicate, is present as mm-scale crystals lining a fracture from the Caldwell Quarry in Lenoir, NC. By Chris Tacker, NC State Museum #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mineral #babingtonite #northcarolina

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu

Mineral Monday! Fibrous mackinawite (FeS) found in samples of asteroid Bennu By Maizey Benner This mineral provides a key ingredient for the development of bio-essential molecules on Bennu’s parent body. See: doi.org/10.1016/j.gc... for more. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #mackinawite #Bennu