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Mineralogical Society of America
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| Abbreviation | MSA |
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| Formation | December 30, 1919[1] |
| Type | Scientific society |
| Legal status | Not-for-profit 501(c)(3)[2] |
| Purpose | To advance mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology[2] |
| Headquarters | Chantilly, VA[3] |
| Mark Ghiorso (2021)[4] | |
| Pamela Burnley (2022)[4] | |
Main organ | American Mineralogist[2] |
| Website | www |
The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) is a scientific membership organization. MSA was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, and the arts. It encourages fundamental research about natural materials; supports the teaching of mineralogical concepts and procedures to students of mineralogy and related arts and sciences; and attempts to raise the scientific literacy of society with respect to issues involving mineralogy. The Society encourages the general preservation of mineral collections, displays, mineral localities, type minerals and scientific data. MSA represents the United States with regard to the science of mineralogy in any international context. The Society was incorporated in 1937 and approved as a nonprofit organization in 1959.
- ^ Kraus, E.H. (1921). "The future of mineralogy in America". American Mineralogist. 6 (1367): 23–34. Bibcode:1921Sci....53..219K. doi:10.1126/science.53.1367.219.
- ^ a b c "About MSA". Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ "MSA Business Office". Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ^ a b "MSA Officers And Councillors". Mineralogical Society of America. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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