Raman Spectroscopy for Mineral Identification: A Practical Guide
Developed by Paul R. Bartholomew and Jeffrey E. Post. To access the guide on the MSA website, go to https://t.co/gUMWrwxvAZ
BREAKING NEWS: Chellsie Memmel 2008 Olympic Trials Day 2 Floor Exercise just received a 55 minute standing ovation from me in my living room after watching it for the 200th time
January 21,1857, birthday of American geologist Joseph Paxson Iddings. Worked on the petrology of volcanic rocks & mapped the volcanoes of the Cascades. He also published textbooks on mineral formation in lava and magma 🌋🪨
The four-time Development Nationals (formerly J.O.) Balance Beam Champion finally gets her first collegiate perfect 10 on Beam!
Congratulations, @hu_dat_gymnast! 🥹👏
January 14, 1890, birthday of English geologist Arthur Holmes.
He suggested that the radioactive decay of minerals provided an energy and heat source for mantle convection...
This midnight blue platy covellite is to die for!! This is not how geologists normally find it in the field. This specimen is from Leonard Mine, Montana. #MineralMonday#GeoscienceTwitter
We are saddened to hear the news about the passing of Prof Jack Zussman who only recently reached his 100th birthday. Prof. Zussman is best know for his contribution to Crystallography and as author of 'An Introduction to the Rock-Forming Minerals'
This mineral under the electron microscope looks like the corner of a well-loved book. :)
Does anyone want to guess what this is? Hint: It’s an ore mineral.
Width of the image is ca. 100 µm.
#MineralMonday
Everyone talks about the same geniuses like:
Einstein, Tesla, or Hawking.
But for me, there's one woman who stands head and shoulder above all.
Sadly, her legacy was a heartbreaking tragedy. Here's her story... (thread) 🧵
We are very excited to share the new MGPV logo!
This logo was designed by @ge0sse, an incoming MS geoscience student and University of Houston alum. Congrats Jesse for designing the winning logo! ✨
@geosociety