August 2020 newsletter [A close up of a logo Description automatically generated]<http://www.minsocam.org/> Mineralogical Society of America<http://www.minsocam.org> ________________________________ [AmMin Front cover]<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/ammin/toc/2020/index.html?issue_number=08> American Mineralogist<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/ammin/toc/2020/index.html?issue_number=08> August 2020 (v.105 n.8) issue is online. Member access to online MSA publications is at www.msapub.org<http://www.msapubs.org>. Select the appropriate link based on your member or institution's subscription. If your institution subscribes to GeoScienceWorld (GSW), we ask that you preferentially use the GSW<https://pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ammin> link. Likewise, DeGruyter subscribers should use the DeGruyter<https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/ammin/ammin-overview.xml?tab_body=latestIssueToc-75061> link. · American Mineralogist Papers in Press<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Ammin/AM_Preprints.html> MSA 2020 Elections Deadline is August 15, 2020 The online ballot<https://msa.minsocam.org/electionstart2020.html> is available for this year’s elections on the MSA website, and the deadline is approaching. Candidates for the different positions are: President: Mark Ghiorso Vice-President: Pamela Burnley and Craig Manning Treasurer: Glenn Gaetani and Paul Tomascak Councilor I: Robert Bodnar and Michael Williams Councilor II: Darrell Henry and Jennifer Jackson Voting is open until midnight on August 15, 2020. Those MSA members without email addresses have been mailed paper ballots and return envelopes. Any member may also request a paper ballot by contacting Ann Benbow at abenbow@minsocam.org<mailto:abenbow@minsocam.org>. [cid:image003.jpg@01D66B1A.03F30BF0]<https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology> Gems & Gemology<https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology> The Spring 2020 issue of Gems & Gemology<https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology> has been published. Articles include (among a number of others): “A Quantitative Description of the Causes of Color in Corundum;” “The Evolution of Chinese Jade Carving Craftsmanship;” and “The History of the Chivor Emerald Mine, Part I (1880-1925): From Rediscovery to Early Production.” [Publication Cover]<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vram20/95/4?nav=tocList> Rocks & Minerals<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vram20/95/4?nav=tocList> The latest issue of Rocks & Minerals<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vram20/95/4?nav=tocList> is available. In addition to Chips from the Quarry and book reviews, there are a number of features and articles on fluorite: “Fluorite from the North Pennines Orefield England” by Jesse Fisher; “Fluorite Specialist Jim Gebel” by Carl Francis; and “Faceted Fluorite” by Mark Mauthner. [cid:image005.png@01D66B1A.03F30BF0]<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/EMU_Notes/EMU020.html> EMU Notes in Mineralogy Series #20<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/EMU_Notes/EMU020.html> The latest offering from the European Mineralogical Union’s Notes in Mineralogy series is The Contribution of Mineralogy to Cultural Heritage<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/EMU_Notes/EMU020.html>; Gilberto Artioli and Roberta Oberti, Editors. The publication explores the interconnections between mineralogy and human heritage, focusing on such topics as gemstones, pigments, obsidian, mortars, metals, glass, and ceramics, among others. More information and how to order. <http://www.minsocam.org/msa/EMU_Notes/EMU020.html> MSA Online Teaching Resources For those MSA members planning their mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry courses and syllabi for the upcoming Fall semester, there are Online Teaching Resources<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Teaching_Resources.html> on the MSA website. There you will find videos, animations, images, models, a text, databases, thin section scans, quizzes and much more. Teaching Suggestions<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Teaching_Suggestions.html> are also available. Follow MSA on Facebook and Twitter! [cid:image006.png@01D66B1A.03F30BF0][cid:image007.png@01D66B1A.03F30BF0] The MSA Twitter feed is at @MinSocAm. Mineralogical Society of America 3635 Concorde Pkwy Ste 500 - Chantilly VA 20151-1110 - USA Tel: +1 (703) 652-9950 - Fax: +1 (703) 652-9951 e-mail: business@minsocam.org<mailto:jaspeer@minsocam.org> - Internet: www.minsocam.org<http://www.minsocam.org>