The Society of Mineral Museum Professionals

The Society of Mineral Museum Professionals (SMMP) is an international organization of #mineral #museum curators and others with related interests.

[The Society of Mineral Museum Professionals @TheSMMP]

Happy 2022! Did you know that this is the Year of Mineralogy? It's part of the UN’s International Year of Basic Sciences for Sustainable Development. Minerals are everywhere & we depend on them for almost everything (even fireworks). Come celebrate minerals! #Min2022 #IYBSSD2022

[The Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology]

Walk back in time in Fossil Grove, a unique collection of fossil trees formed 330 million years ago. 🌴

This open day includes the grove itself, access to the surrounding quarry, plus activities and displays!

🎟️ Free event, no booking required.

#ScotGeolFest26 #ScottishGeology

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

American Mineralogist:
Framework response to local order in hollandite
Marta Morana, Ella M. Schmidt, Cristian Biagioni, Alexei Bosak, and Giovanni O. Lepore
Hollandite is [Ba(Mn4+6Mn3+2)O16]
https://t.co/UmEj9PRLdf

[The Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology]

Learn about caves and how they are studied in this online talk by Dr Tim Lawson 💻️ 📈

🎟️ Free online talk, booking required. https://t.co/iUraKXLUho

For more information visit: https://t.co/s1D8RNi5iW

[Geological Collections Group (GCG) @OriginalGCG]

GCG has launched a Small Grants Scheme, offering up to £1000 total, per round. Applications can be made for projects that focus on any aspect of geological specimens or collections, such as 👇

[History_of_Geology @Geology_History]

April 30, 1864, birthday of Scottish naturalist Maria Matilda Ogilvie Gordon.
Inspired by fossil corals, she became a pioneering geologist in the Dolomites, publishing over 30 papers, geological maps & one of the 1st field guides of the Dolomites for the general public ���️

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

American Mineralogist:
Fe-Ti vs. Fe-Fe charge transfers: A comprehensive review and its applications in minerals and glasses
Maxence Vigier, Helen Evans, George R. Rossman, Stéphane Jobic, and Emmanuel Fritsch
https://t.co/KalaL6TERT

[IAPG Geoethics @IAPGeoethics]

We are pleased to announce the establishment of the Geoethics Working Group (GWG) - European Geosciences Union (EGU):
https://t.co/tX9jvsKYm1

#geoethics #geoetica #EGU #EGU26

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

Plagioclase and pyroxene in basalt (Cross polarized light). Pyroxenes are mostly brightly colored, plagioclases are gray. Contributed by Bernhard Seubert.
You can contribute too! Send image(s) and short explanation to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday

[Geological Collections Group (GCG) @OriginalGCG]

We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the forthcoming Geological Collections Group (GCG) Winter Seminar Unnatural Disaster: Fighting back against the steady erosion of geological collections.

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

American Mineralogist:
Selective adsorption of magnesium ions and structural reconstruction in acidified palygorskite
Yi Zhou, et al.
https://t.co/CnPPI32RR1
Shows: sustainable strategies for critical resource recovery (Li/Mg) and weathering system dynamics.

[The Society of Mineral Museum Professionals @TheSMMP]

Happy Geologists’ Day!!! Geology is for everyone, especially those who love cool rocks and minerals like this quartz!!! #GeoscienceBluesky #GeologistsDay

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

American Mineralogist:
Microstructural and chemical responses of lunar pyroxene to shock shearing under low-to-moderate shock conditions
Jiawei Zhao, et al.
https://t.co/d5IJkKVJ2N
Shock shearing: plastic deformation, frictional melting, & pigeonite exsolution in augite.

[Royal Ontario Museum @ROMtoronto]

10 years ago, @Astro_Jeremy visited ROM and got up close with some of our collection of lunar meteorites.

Wishing you safe travels today, friend! 🚀🌔

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

Thin Section Thursday! Coronitic and symplectite texture in a cpx-ilm-grt amphibolite from Precambrian basement of Southern Brasilia Orogen, city of Campinas - SP - Brazil. Shown in plane and cross-polarized light. Contributed by Helena Paiva.
#thinsectionthursday

[Mineralogical Society of America @MinSocAm]

Thin Section Thursday! Rapid growth of olivine in an experiment. Features skeletal branching (thicker, higher birefringence) and progressive infilling (lower birefringence domains). Crystal is about 1mm in size. XPL From Thomas Shea, Univ. of Hawai’i
#thinsectionthursday

[The Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology]

Our exhibition Art in Earth Science opens TODAY!

Featuring the work of 16 artists taking inspiration from the geology beneath our feet.

Gallery 1, Scot-Art, 151 Ldn Rd, Edinburgh. Open until 18th May

[Geological Collections Group (GCG) @OriginalGCG]

It's day 2 of our three-day EDI Symposium, running from April 9th - 11th!
Today's session (11:00am – 12:30pm) will explore the theme: Gender and Queer Representation in Geosciences and Museums.
Please do join us if you would like to, using the link below👇
https://t.co/49tVmWQS17

[WGCG @WGCG_UK]

Alpine peaks and salt intrusions – geological windows into deep Earth’s mantle – Jonathan Turner: our next talk, later this week. All welcome, details below. https://t.co/gfypBAqiWW

[The Scottish Geology Trust @scottishgeology]

📸 Connellite from Colvend

Connellite is a copper sulphate named for Arthur Connell, professor of Chemistry at the University of St Andrews. Connell was the first person to study this mineral, though it was first found from Cornwall, not Scotland

#MineralMonday #ScottishGeology

[Utah Geological @utahgeological]

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Often confused with turquoise, opaque green variscite is also used in jewelry and for other ornamental purposes. This specimen is from Utahlite Hill, near Lucin, Box Elder County, Utah.
#utahgeology #stpatricksday