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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 14h

American Mineralogist: Electrical conductivity of MgCO3 under thermodynamic conditions of Earth's interior: a first-principles investigation Samuel Santos, João Francisco Filho, Lucy Vitória Assali doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Thin Section Thursday! Holmquistite in Mica Schist Crossed polars, horizontal length: 7 mm Xinjiang, Uygur Autonomous Region #ThinSectionThursday You can contribute too. Send images and captions to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu.

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

American Mineralogist: Synthesis of K- and Fe-rich davemaoite Oliver Tschauner, Shichun Huang, Justin Hardin, Michael Michael Petaev, Logan Magad-Weiss, Erinna Tschauner, Melanie White, Ashkan Salamat, Nicholas Dygert, Ping Wang (Open Access) doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

American Mineralogist: Sunshuite, FeBi2S4, a new member of the pavonite homologous series from the Jiawula-Chaganbulagen Ag-Pb-Zn ore field, Inner Mongolia, China Kaixuan Hui, Ke-Zhang Qin, Guowu Li, Ningyue Sun, Mingjian Cao, Lihui Jia, Li Ting, Yuan Xue doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

MSA Tucson 2027 meeting: Feb. 14 - 18 2027 The abstract deadline: Oct. 31, 2026! The link to the abstract submission portal is available on the main page of the MSA website: msaweb.org. --> You can also donate to the student travel fund via the "Donate" button on the MSA website.

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No #MineralMonday today. Without contributions from people like you, I have nothing to post. Would you like to feature your research, field photos, a neat mineral, a recent publication? Please send information and up to 4 images to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu.

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We are pleased to announce the results of our recent election for Officers and Councilors for 2027. They are: President: Professor Marc Hirschmann Vice-President: Professor Paul Tomascak Councilor I: Professor Emily Chin Councilor II: Professor G. Diego Gatta

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

American Mineralogist: New insights into antimony isotopic fractionation mechanisms from experimental investigations Da Wang, Ryan Mathur, Hong-Jie Wu, Wayne Powell, Peter Baran, Zi-An Liu, Huchao Ma doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thin Section Thursday: A. oolite-bearing sample (PPL). B. in (XPL). The sample of black talc is from the late Neoproterozoic Dengying Formation in Guangfeng County, Jiangxi Province, southeastern China. (DOI: dx.doi.org/10.2138/am-2...). Contributed by Huifang Xu. #thinsectionthursday

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

MSA will be hosting several events at GSA's Annual Meeting in Denver, CO. If you are attending, we hope to see you at one or more of these. Exhibit Hall: Our booth number is 725. The Awards Luncheon & Awards Lectures: Tuesday, October 13. MSA/GIA Joint Reception: Tickets are $10.

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Juxingite, Bi6Cu140Fe30S125, a new copper sulfide mineral from the Jiama porphyry-skarn Cu-polymetallic deposit, Tibet, China Feng-Hua Gu, et al. Juxingite is a complex metal sulfide, cubic, space group F43m, with a Mohs hardness of approximately 3. doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Thermochemical measurements on Mg2SiO4 wadsleyite and SiO2 stishovite and assessment of their self-consistent thermodynamic datasets for Gibbs energy expressions and equations of state Hiroshi Kojitani, et al. doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Mineral Monday! The Sierra Nevada Collection on the UK Virtual Microscope (UKVM) By: Jade Star Lackey, Emily Cooperdock, and Jaime Barnes Link to the collection: www.virtualmicroscope.org/content/sier... #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #granite #granodiorite #SierraNevada #VirtualMicroscope

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

American Mineralogist: In situ geochemical and S-Pb-Sr isotopic constraints on fluid origin and evolution of the Heilongtan-Xiejiagou intrusion-related gold deposit, Tongbai Orogen, central China Ying Ma, Shao-Yong Jiang, Cheng Yang, Chao Chen doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thin Section Thursday! Chalcopyrite in galena (or sunset in a wintery forest, slightly askew), reflected light. Photo by Ingrid Kjarsgaard (c) You can contribute too! Send image(s) and short caption to akoziol1 (at) udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday #galena

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Molecular mechanisms of magnesium sulfate crystallization: Bond-length inversion and the role of hydration in mineral formation Aaron J. Celestian, Wenqian Xu, James D. Kubicki, Scott M. Perl doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Vibrational spectroscopy of dense oxyhydroxides: Hydrogen bond disorder and symmetrization at high pressure Benjamin Strozewski, Zhenxian Liu, George R. Rossman, Wolfgang Sturhahn, Johannes Buchen, Jennifer M. Jackson doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Mineral Monday!! Ultramafic Rock Mineralogy By Giannis Atmatzides See all images for the full story! You & your research can be featured in a future #MineralMonday post. Contact akoziol1@udayton.edu #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #peridotite #spinel #ophiolite

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Wettability behavior of montmorillonite and pyrophyllite in CO2 geological sequestration: Insights from molecular dynamics simulation Xingcheng Long, Chunquan Li, Huiquan Tian, Jiaxin Liang, Shanqi Liu, Yongbing Li doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

T.S. Thursday! Pyroxene: Murun, Yakutia, Russia. Digitally worked optical photograph inkjet printed on canvas. Contributed by Roger Mitchell. You can contribute too! Send image(s) and short caption to akoziol1 (at) udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Apatite fingerprints from the Dengfuxian Ore District and their implications for W–Sn mineralization in South China Xiaojun Hu, Huan Li, Biao Liu, Audrey Bouvier, Fan Kang, Dapeng Zhu doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Evaluation of the Mg-in-magnetite geothermometer and development of new magnetite geothermometers using machine learning Xing-Hao Gao, Hao Hu, Guo-Xiong Chen, David Lentz, Heng Luo, Xiao-Ming Li, Zhe Ren doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Quantitative analysis of critical metal distribution and recoverability from serpentinite skarn tailings from Lord Brassey mine, Tasmania Makoto J. Honda-McNeil, Sasha Wilson, Andrew J. Locock doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Matrix effects on secondary ion emissions for H and OH from natural spinel-structured oxides: Implications for H2O quantification by secondary ion mass spectrometry Georg F. Zellmer, et al. doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Thin Section Thursday! Mica and quartz, XPL. Mica is brightly colored. Contributed by Bernhard Seubert. You can contribute too! Send image(s) and short explanation to akoziol1 at udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Growth twins in chalcopyrite Massimo Nespolo, Cheick Fanta Mady Diakite The prevalence of {204} twinning over {112} is rationalized by distinct Fe and Cu coordination effects of the structure of the respective composition planes. doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

American Mineralogist: High-pressure spectroscopic signatures of the distortion and iron spin transition in Mg-rich MgCO3 ferromagnesite Open Access Izumi Mashino, Shigeru Yamashita, Kosuke Fujiwara, Takaya Mitsui doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Mineral Monday: Radiation halo of zircon in biotite observed during SWIR mineral study By Lidbert Alarcón Laime Alpha particles from U and Th decay (in the zircon) destroy the lattice of the surrounding biotite, producing the visible halo.

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

American Mineralogist: Si-Al disorder in natural and synthetic prehnite (Ca2Al2Si3O10(OH)2) clarified by multi-nuclear NMR and first-principles calculations Xianyu Xue, Masami Kanzaki, Jonathan F. Stebbins doi.org/10.2138/am-2...

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Mineralogical Society of America @mineralsocamerica.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thin Section Thursday: Primary Olivine in Picritic Tadipatri Sill, Cuddapah Basin in Eastern Dharwar craton, XPL Contributed by Dr P V Sunder Raju. You can contribute too! Send image(s) and short caption to akoziol1 (at) udayton dot edu. #thinsectionthursday

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