December 2019 newsletter [MSA logo] Mineralogical Society of America<http://www.minsocam.org> ________________________________ [AmMin Front cover]<http://www.msapubs.org/> American Mineralogist December 2019 (v.104 n.12) 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<http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/ammin> link. · American Mineralogist Papers in Press<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Ammin/AM_Preprints.html> [2020 Calendar Front cover]<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/calendar/> 2020 Calendar 2020 Calendar: Minerals of Colorado. A 16-month calendar (Nov 2019 to Feb 2021). Description & ordering<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/calendar/> [A close up of text on a white surface Description automatically generated]<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Centennial/MSA_Centennial_Symposium.html#S1> Centennial Symposium Videos Visit the Centennial section of the MSA website to view the videos<http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/Centennial/MSA_Centennial_Symposium.html#S1> of the presentations and Q&A sessions from the Centennial Symposium, June 20-21, 2019. ________________________________ MSA Awards, Grants, & Recognitions June 1 is the deadline for nominations for 2020 MSA awards and honors. Descriptions and how to make a nomination: Roebling Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Roebling.html> Dana Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Dana.html> MSA Award<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/MSA_Award.html> Distinguished Public Service Medal<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Public_Service.html> Fellowship<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Fellowship.html> Deadlines for submitting research grant proposals have been moved up into the year in which the award will be made. March 1, 2020 is the deadline for 2020 grants. Awards will be decided and made by May 1. Descriptions and how to submit a proposal: Kraus Grant (Crystallography)<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Crystallography_Award.html> Mineralogy and Petrology<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Awards/Min_Pet_Award.html> The age restriction on applicants for the Kraus Grant has been removed, opening it up to beginning graduate students. MSA membership is now required of applicants for both grants. You might consider other societies’ awards and grants: GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology & Volcanology Division’s Distinguished Geologic Career Award<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/dgca> GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology & Volcanology Division’s Early Career Award<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/earlycareer> American Geosciences Institute’s Ian Campbell Medal<https://www.americangeosciences.org/awards/iancampbell> named for Ian Campbell, whose service to the profession touched virtually every facet of the geosciences. Ian Campbell was the 1962 MSA President. Awardees have included MSA Past Presidents Gordon E. Brown, Jr. (2012) and Rodney C. Ewing (2015). GSA Graduate Student Research Grants, especially the Specialized Awards: Lipman Research Fund<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/studentlipmanresearchgrants>, Ian S.E. Carmichael Research Award<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/studentcarmichaelresearchgrants>, and the GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology & Volcanology Division research grants<https://community.geosociety.org/mgpvdivision/awards/studentmgpvresearchgrants>. ________________________________ [A picture containing indoor, table, sitting Description automatically generated]<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Lithographie/#Rubellite>Rubellite: Tourmaline Rouge The newest monograph (#20) from Lithographie. In this publication, the authors cover the history, culture, science and localities of rubellite: a fascinating variety of reddish tourmaline. Description and ordering.<http://www.minsocam.org/msa/Lithographie/#Rubellite> ________________________________ [Publication Cover]<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vram20/current?nav=tocList> 2020 Jan/Feb Rocks & Minerals Articles (v.95, n.1): 2020. A special issue featuring the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Includes articles on photographer Jeff Scovil’s selection of world-class mineral specimens, the 50th anniversary of the Mineralogical Record, and the opening of the new University of Arizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum (Tucson) in 2020. table of contents & abstracts<https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/vram20/current?nav=tocList> MSA members can subscribe at special rates. Subscribe when you renew, or if you have renewed already for 2020, with your MSA member ID & password<https://msa.minsocam.org/subscriptions.html>. ________________________________ [cid:image007.jpg@01D5B1A6.B0BB73A0]<https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology>2019 Fall Gems & Gemology Articles (v.55, n.3): 2019. The issue of this quarterly publication of the Gemological Institute of America features articles on: Natural-Color Fancy White and Fancy Black Diamonds; Inclusions in Ruby and Sapphire from Thailand; Pressed Gibbsite and Calcite as a Rhodochrosite Imitation; and a number of other interesting gemological topics. Table of contents & articles<https://www.gia.edu/gems-gemology> MSA members can subscribe at special rates. Subscribe when you renew, or if you have renewed already for 2020, with your MSA member ID & password<https://msa.minsocam.org/subscriptions.html>. ________________________________ [GSA2020, 25-28 October, Montreal, Quebec, Canada]<https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2020/home> MSA Annual Meeting At the 2020 GSA Meeting<https://community.geosociety.org/gsa2020/home>, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 25-28 October 2020. The deadline for technical session proposals is February 1, 2020. 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