Newsletter of the Mineralogical Society of America

The eVol. 6, No.4, November 1990

1990 AnnualAward Luncheon

Recipients of this year's Roebling Medal, the Mineralogi-cal Society of America Award, and the first DistinguishedPublic Service Medal were honored at the Society's AnnualAwards Luncheon in Dallas. Sturges W. Bailey, recipient ofthe Roebling Medal, was introduced by Eugene N. Cameron(both at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI) andcited for his extensive research on the crystal structure andcrystal chemistry of phyllosilicate minerals. Bailey's work,particularly on chlorite, kaolin minerals, and micas hasbeen a major contribution to the understanding of polymor-phism and polytipism in layer silicates. Russell J. Hemley,recipient of the MSA Award, was cited by Charles Prewitt(both at the Geophysical Laboratory, Washington, D.C.) forhis studies of the high-pressure properties of a variety ofearth and planetary materials. His work with Ho-kwangMao has helped advance high-pressure spectroscopictechniques using the diamond-anvil cell. Recent studieshave been of the insulator-metal transition in hydrogen.Malcolm Ross (US. Geological Survey, Reston, VA),introduced by Donald H. Lindsley (State University of NewYork at Stony Brook), received the Public Service Medal forhis contributions to the understanding of the health affectsof mineral dust, particularly the asbestos minerals. Ross hasfocussed on publicizing how misinterpretation of healthdata on mineral dusts is preventing the formation of arational public policy that can support a viable mining andconstruction industry in the United States.

AGIMinority ScholarshipsThe American Geological Institute has had an increase in

funds available for minority geoscience scholarships to beawarded for the 1990-1991 academic year. The value ofawards, to be given to Black, Hispanic, and Native Ameri-can undergraduate and graduate geoscience students, willtotal $221,000. The increase is due largely to a grant fromthe National Science Foundation. The scholarships, spon-sored by the AGI Minority Participation Program, areintended to encourage underrepresented minorities topursue careers in the geosciences. The NSF grant will berenewed each year for three years. Renewal will be basedon merit and the availability of funds.

Scholarship recipients are judged on academic achieve-ment, financial need, and their potential for future successin the geoscience profession, The deadline for all applica-tion materials is February 1, 1991. For more information onthe AGI-MPP Scholarships and related programs, contactMarilyn Suiter, Director, AGI Minority Participation Pro-gram, American Geological Institute, 4220 King Street,Alexandria, VA 22302. Telephone: (703)379-2480.

November, 1990

Symposium on "TheStructural Chemistry ofSilicates"

The principal symposium for the next annual meeting ofthe American Crystallographic Association is "The StructuralChemistry of Silicates." The meeting will be held July 21-26, 1991 in Toledo, Ohio. Contributed papers for thesymposium are invited on all aspects of silicate structuralscience, both vitreous and crystalline, involving not onlydiffraction and modelling techniques but the full range ofstructural probes. The symposium is being organized bythe Amorphous Materials Special Interest Group and thepapers will be published as volume 27 of the Transactionsof the ACA The abstract deadline is March 29, 1991.Information: Adrian C Wright, J.J. Thomson PhysicalLaboratory, University of Reading, Whiteknights, P.O. Box220, Reading RG6 2AF, UK. (Tel.: +44-734-318555; FAX:+44-734-750203). The program chairwoman for the fullAC.A Annual Meeting is Professor Margaret C. Etter,Department of Chemistry, The University of Minnesota, 78Kolthoff Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455.

GSACongressional ScienceFellowships

Applications for the 1991-1992 Congressional ScienceFellowship are now being accepted by the GeologicalSociety of America. The fellow will spend a year (Septem-ber 1991-August 1992) in the office of an individualmember of Congress or a congressional committee advisingon a wide range of scientific issues as they relate to publicquestions. Guided by the American Association for theAdvancement of Science, the fellow chooses a congres-sional staff position in which he or she can work on majorlegislative issues.

The fellowship carries with it a $35,000 stipend andlimited health insurance, relocation and travel allowances.The fellowship is funded by GSA and the US. GeologicalSurvey, which supports 47% of the program with a $21,000grant. Employees of the USGS are ineligible to apply.

Deadline for receipt of application materials is February15, 1991. Procedures for application and detailed require-ments are available in the geology departments of mostcolleges and universities in the United States or uponrequest from Executive Director, Geological Society ofAmerica, P.O. Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301.

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FROM THE PRESIDENTIt was with some trepidation that I

accepted the gavel as the new Presidentfrom retiring President Peter Robinson, forduring my year as Vice-President I becameaware of the great amount of time andthought given by so many of our membersto make our Society successful in so manydifferent ways. On behalf of the membersof the Mineralogical Society of America, Iwish to thank Pete Robinson for guiding usthrough another fine year of accomplish-ments, Maryellen Cameron and Jim Whitneyfor their many and time-consumingcontributions to Society administration asSecretary and Treasurer, respectively, BobHazen and Charlie Gilbert, our retiringCouncillors, for their wise counsel over thelast three years, Don Peacor, Steve Bohlen,Vicki Lawrence, Paul Ribbe, and MartaFlohr, our Editors, for producing our fineJournal, Books, and Newsletter; and last butnot least Susan Myers, our Accountant/Office Manager, for pulling all the bits andpieces of our complex organizationtogether to form a unified Society.

In reviewing some of this year's accom-plishments, I particularly note the successfulcompletion of the first MSA LectureProgram by Maryellen Cameron and EdRoedder and the initiation of the 1991lecture series by Harry McSween and DarbyDyar, completion of the first year ofpublication of the American Mineralogistunder new editorship, and publication oftwo new Reviews in Mineralogy-TheAl2SiOs Polymorphs (Vol. 22), written byDerrill Kerrick, and Mineral-Water InterfaceGeochemistry (Vol. 23), edited by MichaelHochella and A.F. White. The latter volumewas prepared for the MSA Short Coursegiven to 162 scientists at the October 1990GSA Meeting. This is an exciting time forthe study of mineral surfaces with the newinstruments developed as recently as1986--and our mineralogists are alreadyusing these instruments to solve a widevariety of mineralogic and petrologicproblems. An upcoming Short Course, titledFe-Ti Oxides: Their Petrologic and GeologicSignificance, organized by Don Lindsleyand Ron Frost, will be given at the Spring1991 AGU Meeting.

The 3rd 1990 Council Meeting of theMSA was held on October 28, 1990 withPresident Robinson presiding. At this timethe Council voted to allow nominations forthe American Mineralogist UndergraduateStudent Award to be made either byJanuary 1 or July 1 so that students enrolledin Spring as well as Fall mineralogy courseswill have a chance for the award. TheCouncil nominated E-an Zen to receive the1991 Roebling Medal, Catherine Skinner toreceive the Public Service Award, and MarkBarton to receive the MSA Award-congratulations to E-an, Cathy, and Mark.

At the October 28 Council meeting therewas also a review of the reports of the 1990

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MSA committees. These included: thereport of the 1990 Tellers Committeeindicating the election of Michael Holdawayas Vice-President and Jim Kirkpatrick andJo Laird as the incoming Councillors; thereport from Susan Myers on the activities ofthe Business Office indicating that every-thing is operating smoothly after theefficient relocation of the Office on July 15of this year; and the report on the status ofReviews in Mineralogy by Editor Paul Ribbeannouncing the publication of three newbook titles for 1990. These are volumes 22and 23 mentioned previously, plus volume24, entitled Modern Methods In IgneousPetrology and edited by Jim Nicholls andKelly Russell. Volume 24 will be availablefor the MSA Short Course given at theDecember 1990 AGU Meeting. In addition,the Council received the report of the ShortCourse Committee, and approved a newcourse titled Health Effects Of MineralDusts. The conveners of this Short Courseare George Guthrie and Brooke Mossmanand is to be given at the 1993 GSA Meetingin Boston, Massachusetts. The Councilapproved the recommendation of the MIN/PET Research Award Committee that JohnAyers receive the 1991 award in petrology.Ten new Fellows were elected; these areJan Bernard, David Bish, Robert Bodnar,Ernst Burke, Harry Green, MichaelHochella, Qasim Jan, Jeffrey Post, JonathanStebbins, and Glen Waychunas.

Pete Robinson gave a very interestingand well-attended Presidential Address,titled "The Eye of the Petrographer, theMind of the Petrologist." The annual MSALuncheon followed this address where thevarious MSA awards were presented andare mentioned in another part of thisnewsletter. The MSAlGeochemical SocietyReception, held in the evening followingthe luncheon, was very well attended bymembers of both Societies.

The 1st 1991 Council meeting was heldin the evening of October 30. The newVice-President, Michael Holdaway, and thetwo incoming Councillors, Jim Kirkpatrickand jo Laird, were introduced to the rest ofthe Council. Charlie Gilbert, who replacedDave Stewart as our representative to theAGI, gave a report on the deliberations ofthe AGI Council the previous Monday.Charlie reported that the AGI was havingsome financial problems, hopefully theywill be soon resolved. Two other topicsreported on relate particularly to the MSA.One is a plea for increased communicationbetween the AGI and the MSA; the other, asuggestion that affiliated Societies beomeactive in some aspect of minority educationin the geosciences. The Council will furtherconsider these topics at its next meetingwhich will be held in May during theSpring AGU Meeting. In order to gain newmembers and to further publicize ourSociety, the Council voted to have a display

table at the 1991 Tucson Gem and MineralShow where membership applications andcopies of our publications would beavailable for inspection. We are nowlooking for MSA members and perhapslocal students who might attend the Showto help man the table part-time. It is crucialthat our Society reverses the recentmembership decline; we must look for newways to attract new members. It is hopedthat some of the many thousands whoattend the Tucson show might wish to joinour SOciety.

Discussion of the report of the Editors ofthe American Mineralogist and theTreasurer's report given at the October 28Council meeting was continued at theOctober 30 Council meeting. The Editorsreported some very Significant changes inthe operations of our journal. The numberof manuscripts submitted has increasedgreatly over the last year - from about 210in 1989 to about 270 in 1990. The numberof pages printed in 1990 will be about 1462;the estimated number of pages for 1991 is2125. This much increased work load,partly due to the very thick ].B. Thompsonissue and to the move of the EditorialOffice, will cause the next few issues of theAmerican Mineralogist to appear about 7weeks late. The good news is that we aregetting many high quality papers; the badnews is that we have to pay for theseadditional pages. The Council spent muchtime reviewing the need to increase thejournal size (which will also requireadditional editorial assistance) and the needto keep our Society financially viable. Atthe next Council meeting in May we willconsider this problem further when we willhave more information about costs andultimate size of the journal. It is clear,however, that in 1992 we will have to makemoderate increases in member dues andsubscription prices. In 1991 we will, as wedid in 1990, have to use some or all of theinterest from our endowment fund to payfor MSA operations.

Some final comments. Even though MSAactivities took up some time, I did get to alot of talks and poster displays and wasvery impressed with the quality of the MSAsponsored sessions. Our sincere thanks tothe Joint Technical Program Committee,Bob Tracy, Mark Ghiorso, and Dave Bish,for a job well done. At the next Councilmeeting I would like to bring up theproblem of funding for the individualinvestigator. Perhaps there is more that MSAcan do in this regard. Lastly, I would like tohelp promote more collaboration with theGeochemical Society, both with regard toreceptions and to symposia. I talked withJim Papike, President of the GeochemicalSOCiety, about this and he also feels thesame way. To bolster the Spring AGUMeeting, it would be very useful to havejoint MSA-GS-AGU sessions and receptions.

November, 1990

MINERALOGICAL SOCIE1Y OF AMERICAMSA SHORT COURSE ON FE-TI OXIDES: THEm PETROLOGICAND GEOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE

May 24-27, 1991BWI MarriotBaltimore, MD

Co-conveners: B. Ronald Frost, Donald H. Lindsley, and Subir Banerjee

A short course to explore the crystal chemistry, magnetic properties, and phase relationsof oxide minerals and their influence on petrology and the magnetic properties of rocks.This short course is designed to address the following:

The mineralogical controls of rock magnetism.The role of oxides as petrologic indicators.The interrelation between the thermodynamic and magnetic properties of oxide

minerals.The range of oxygen fugacities at which common crustal and mantle rocks crystallize.

Speakers:

Crystal chemistry of oxidesPhase equilibria of oxidesMagnetic properties of Fe-Ti oxidesThermodynamic solution models for oxide mineralsInterrelation between macroscopic and microscopic measurement of

thermodynamic propertiesSteve Haggerty: Oxide textures in all their noble gloryBen Burton: Interplay between chemical and magnetic orderingRichard Sack: Chromite as a petrogenetic indicatorSteve Haggerty, Bernard Wood:

Oxides and oxygen fugacity in the mantleDon Lindsley, Ron Frost:

Fe-Ti oxides in magmatic systemsMagnetic properties of common rock typesMagnetic petrology: The stability of Fe-Ti oxides in crustal rocksThe magnetic properties of sedimentary rocks

Glenn Waychunas:Donald Lindsley:Subir Banerjee:Mark Ghiorso:Bernard Wood:

Peter Wasilewski:Ron Frost:Robert Karlin:

This two and one half day course will be held just prior to the 1991 Spring AGU Meeting.The course will be held at the BWI Marriott, conveniently located just minutes from theBaltimore-Washington International Airport. The course will begin with a welcomingreception on Friday evening, May 24th. Sessions begin Saturday morning and continue until1:30 on Monday. The registration fee includes the short course program and accompanyingvolume of the Reviews in Mineralogy series, lunch on Saturday, Sunday and Monday, dailycoffee breaks, and the welcoming reception on Friday. Individual participants are respon-sible for making their own sleeping room arrangements. The BWI Marriott is offering specialrates to participants of the short course-$75/night for single and $80/night for double. Besure to identify yourself as a short course participant when making your reservation.Enrollment is limited to 125 on a first come, first served basis, so register early! See registra-tion form in this newsletter.

The 1991 Spring Meeting of the MaterialsResearch Society will be held April 29through May 4 in Anaheim, California.Twenty-four symposia are scheduled,including: Amorphous Silcon Technology-1991; Magnetic Materials: Microstructureand Properties; Hertoepitaxy of DissimilarMaterials; and Modern Perspectives onThermoelectrics and Related Materials. Theabstract deadline is December 1, 1990.Information: Materials Research Society,9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.Telephone: (412) 367-3003. FAX: (412)367-4373

MRS Spring MeetingCall for Papers

INMEMORIAMWe are saddened to report the

deaths of the following members.Our condolences are extended tothe families and friends of thesescientists.

Charles Milton, Life Fellow,1950

Alfred O. Woodford, Life Fellow,1922

November, 1990

The Lattice is published quarterly(February, May, August, November) bythe Mineralogical Society of America.This newsletter is distributed to MSAmembers as a service. Articles and lettersfrom readers are welcome.

The Mineralogical Society of America iscomposed of individuals interested inmineralogy, crystallography, andpetrology. Founded in 1919, the Societypromotes, through education andresearch, the understanding andapplication of mineralogy by industry,universities, government and the public.

Membership benefits include: theAmerican Mineralogist, published bi-monthly; 30% discount on volumes in theReviews in Mineralogy series; The Lattice;Membership Directory; special subscrip-tion rates for Mineralogical Abstracts,Physics and Chemistry of Minerals,Journal of Petrology, and Journal ofMetamorphic Geology; reduced registra-tion fees at MSA short courses; memberrates for the MSA!Geological Society ofAmerica annual meeting and memberrates at MSA's spring meeting with theAmerican Geophysical Union; participa-tion in a Society that supports the manyfacets of mineralogy.

Dues for 1991 are $40 for professionalmembers; $20 for students. Membership ison a calendar year basis. Individuals whojoin after January 1, 1991 will be sent allback issues of the journal for volume 76,1991.

For additional membership informationand an application, and/or to receive aprice list of the Society's publications,contact the Business Office.

Institutions may subscribe to the 1991volume of the American Mineralogist forthe annual rate of $175. The subscriptionprice includes any new volumes of theReviews in Mineralogy series publishedduring the calendar year of the subscrip-tion. Payment must be received in fullbefore a subscription will be started.

1991 President: Malcolm Ross,U.S. Geological Survey

Past-President: Peter Robinson,University of Massachusetts

Vice-President: Michael Holdaway,Southern Methodist University

Secretary: Maryellen Cameron,Miami University of Ohio

Treasurer: James A. Whitney,University of Georgia

Editor of The Lattice: Marta FlohrU.S. Geological SurveyMS959, National CenterReston, VA 22092

Office Manager/Accountant:Susan L. Myers

Mineralogical Society of America1130 Seventeenth Street, N.W.,Suite 330Washington, D.C. 20036Telephone: (202)775-4344FAX: (202)775-0018

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The following new members andstudents have joined MSA effective January1, 1990. Welcome! Applications formembership may be obtained from theBusiness Office, 1130 Seventeenth Street,N.W., Suite 330, Washington, D.C.20036; (202)775-4344.

Anderson, Donald L., Department ofGeology, Arizona State University, Tempe,AZ 85287-1404.0:(602)965-1789.(M-90)MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Basta, Fawzy Fahim, Department ofGeology, Cairo University Faculty ofScience, Giza, Egypt. 0:(011-202)727213.(M-90). Sponsors: Dean C. Presnalland Robert Gribble.

Bauditz, Chr. W., Hyldeager 7, 3210Vejby, Denmark. H:42306400. (M-90)MI.Sponsors: Monte C. Nichols and E. H.Nickel.

Belliveau, Leonard P., P.O. Box 995,Naples, ME 04055. 0:(207)693-6077.H:(207)693-6077. (M-90)IP. Sponsor: MSA.

Brown, Cathleen, Department ofGeology, University of Maryland, Building237, College Park, MD 20742-4211.0:(301)454-6314. H:(301)794-8963.(ST-90)MI. Sponsors: Philip A. Candela andThomas J. Williams.

WELCOME!Buatier, Martine D., 1006 c.c. LittleBuilding, Ann Arbor, MI 48109.H:(313)761-8583.(M-90)MI. Sponsors:Donald R. Pea cor and Gejing Li.

Elvevold, Synnove, IBG, University ofTromso, Tromso, Norway N-9000.0:(083)44456. H:(083)84218.(ST-90)MI.Sponsors: Peter Robinson and Suzanne A.McEnroe.

Krogh, Erlingj., IBG, University ofTromso, Tromso, Norway N-9000.0:(083)44413. H:(083)56141. (M-90)MP.Sponsors: Peter Robinson and Suzanne A.McEnroe.

Mauk, jeff, Department of GeologicalSciences, University of Michigan, AnnArbor, MI 48109. (M-90). Sponsor: MSA.

Moore, Gordon, Department of Geologyand Geophysics, University of California,Berkeley, CA. 94720. (ST-90)IP. Sponsor:Ian S.E. Carmichael.

Paul, Tracy, Department of Geology,Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ85287-1404. 0:(602)965-5081.H:(602)838-2844. (ST-90)MI. Sponsor:MSA.

Prestvik, Tore, Hoeggvegen 30,Trondheim, Norway N-7036.0:(477)594806. H:( 47-7)966651.(M-90)IP.Sponsors: Peter Robinson and Suzanne A.McEnroe.

Sinunons, Lynn, Department of Earth andPlanetary Sciences, Olin Hall, The JohnsHopkins University, Baltimore, MD21218. 0:(301)338-7133.(ST-90)IP.Sponsors: Bruce D. Marsh and Roger D.Congdon.

Strobel, joachlm, Tu Berlin- Bh1, Ernst-Reuter-Platz 1, Berlin 12, West-Germany.0:(030)314-23225. H:(030)4118089.(ST-90)CC. Sponsor: MSA.

Tilley, Barb, Sherritt Gordon Limited, MailStation #39, Ft. Saskatchewan, Alb T8L 2P2,Canada. (M-90). Sponsor: MSA.

Weiss, Robert M., 1810 Hardison Place#3, Pasadena, CA 91030. H:(818)441-0657.(M-90)MI. Sponsor: MSA.

West, Andrew, Beloit College, Box 1536,700 College Street, Beloit, WI 53511.H:(608)363-4743.(ST-90)IP. Sponsor: MSA.

GeoRef Database To BeAvailable on CD-ROM

The American Geological Institute (AGOand SilverPlatter Information Inc. havesigned an agreement to publish theGeoRef (Geological References) databaseon CD-ROM. SilverPlatter plans to issuethe l.5-million citation database in August1990. Subscribers will receive quarterlyupdates to the database. An annual CDsubscription will be $2,600. For currentsubscribers to the Bibliography and Indexof Geology, an annual CD subscriptioncosts $1,950. Prices are effective in theUnited States and Canada. Subscribersoutside the United States and Canadashould add 10 percent.

The GeoRef database and the Bibliogra-phy and Index of Geology, its printedcounterpart, are comprehensive referencetools. They cover the geology of NorthAmerica from 1785 and the geology of therest of the world from 1933. To producethem, geoscience indexers scan more than3,000 journals in 40 languages as well asbooks, maps, and reports. U.S. Geological

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Survey publications and U.S. and Canadianmaster's theses and doctoral dissertationsare also covered. Many citations includeabstracts. This year AGI will add 80,000citations to GeoRef. For more informationon the GeoRef CD and a lease/licenseagreement, contact SilverPlatter:

SilverPlatter Information Inc.One Newton Executive ParkNewton Lower Falls, MA 02162-1449USAPhone: (800)343-0064(617)969-2332FAX: (617)969-5554

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MEMBERS INTHE NEWS ...

Frank C. Hawthorne, Professor ofCrystallography and Mineralogy at theUniversity of Manitoba, has been electedFellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

Gordon L. Nordjr., U.S. GeologicalSurvey, Reston, has been awarded a one-year Guest Research Fellowship from theRoyal Society of Great Britain to participatein cooperative studies in the Earth SciencesDepartment at the University of Cam-bridge. He will be working with Drs.Michael Carpenter and Eckard Salje on thephysics of phase transitions in Fe- Ti oxidesand the development of microstructure,particularly with reference to magneticproperties.

Craig M. Schiffries has been selectedas the fifth Geological Society of AmericaCongressional Fellow. He will work as aspecial legislative assistant on the staff of acommittee or member of the U.S. Con-gress. He will advise members of Con-gress on the implications of geology andother science-related legislative matters.

November, 1990

MEETING CALENDAR1991

January

4 Mineralogical Society of Great Britain's WinterConference on The Movement of Small Melt Fractionsin the Mantle. Details: Dr. R. Hunter,Department of Earth Sciences,University of Liverpool, Brownlow Street,Liverpool L69 3BX, UK.

February

16 12th Mineralogical Symposium in Tucson, Arizona.The topic of the symposium will be "Azurite andOther Copper Carbonates." Details: Dr. KarenWenrich, U.S. Geological Survey, MS 905,Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225Telephone: (303)236-1563.

April/May

29--4 1991 Spring Meeting of the Materials Research Societyin Anaheim, CA. Details: Materials Research SOciety,9800 McKnight Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.Telephone: (412)367-3003. FAX: (412)367-4373.

6--11 6th Annual Meeting of the Society for thePreservation of Natural History Collectionsin Ottawa, Ontario. Details: G.R. Fitzgerald,Canadian Museum of Nature, Earth Sciences(Paleobiology), P.O. Box 3443, Station D, Ottawa,Ontario, Canada KIP 6P4.

27-29 Geological Association of Canada-MineralogicalAssociation of Canada Annual Meeting held jointlywith the Society of Economic Geologists in Toronto, Canada.Details: J.J. Fawcett, Department of Geology, Earth SciencesCenter, University of Toronto, 22 Russell Street, Toronto, OntarioM5S 3B1, Canada.Telephone: (416)978-3027.

May/June

28-1 AGU/MSA Spring Meeting in Baltimore, MD.Details: MSA Business Office.

September

2--4 International Conference on Applied Mineralogy inJohannesburg, South Africa. Details: TheConference Coordinators, C.133, P.O. Box 395,0001 Pretoria, South Africa.Telephone: +27 12841-3188/4513.

16--21 15th International Meeting on Organic Geochemistryin Manchester, United Kingdom.Details: Dr. D.A.C. Manning, Department of Geology, TheUniversiy, Manchester, M13 9PL.Fax: (44) 61 275 3947

October

6--18 Preventative Conservation for Geological Collections in Kingston, Ontario.The course is designed for those who have the responsibility for themaintenance of mineralogical, paleontological or petrological collections.Details: Director, Art Conservation Department, Queen's University,Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N5 Canada.

November, 1990

NRC TO AWARDFORDFOUNDATIONPOSTDOCTORALFELLOWSHIPS FORMINORITIES

The National Research Council plans toaward approximately 25 Ford FoundationPostdoctoral Fellowships for Minorities in aprogram designed to provide opportunitiesfor continued education and experience inresearch for Native American Indians,Alaskan Natives (Eskimo or Aleut), Black!African Americans, Mexican Americans/Chicanos, Native Pacific Islanders(Micronesians or Polynesians), and PuertoRicans. Fellows will be selected fromamong scientists, engineers, and scholarsin the humanities who show greatestpromise of future achievement in academicresearch and scholarship in highereducation.

In this national competition sponsoredby the Ford Foundation, citizens of theUnited States who are members of one ofthe designated minority groups, who arepreparing for or already engaged incollege or university teaching, and whohold the PhD or ScD degree may apply fora fellowship award of one year's duration.

Awards in the Ford FoundationPostdoctoral Fellowships for MinoritiesProgram will be made in the behavioraland social sciences, humanities, engineer-ing, mathematics, physical sciences, andbiological sciences, or for interdisciplinaryprograms composed of two or moreeligible disciplines. Tenure of a fellowshipprovides postdoctoral research experienceat an appropriate not-for-profit institutionof higher education or research of theFellow's choice. The usual tenure is either9 to 12 months. Tenures may not exceed12 months. Fellows are expected to begintenure on September 1, 1991. The stipendfor Fellows is $25,000. In addition to thestipend, the Fellow will receive a traveland relocation allowance of $3,000.

The deadline for submission of applica-tions will be January 11, 1991. Awards willbe announced by March 30, 1991. Allinquiries concerning application materialsand program administration should beaddressed to the Fellowship Office,GR420A, National Research Council, 2101Constitution Avenue, Washington, D.C.20418.

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Registration Form

FE-TI OXIDES: THEIR PETROLOGIC ANDGEOLOGIC SIGNIFICANCE

May 24-27, 1991 Baltimore, Maryland

Return this registration form, completed, to the MSA Business Office, 1130 Seventeenth Street, N.W., Suite 330, Washington, D.C. 20036.FAX: (202)775-0018. Payment must accompany this form. Registration is limited to 125 individuals on a first-come, first-served basis.

Please type orprint.

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D $120-

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Abstractors for Mineralogical AbstractsThe MSA council would like to recognize the following members for services they perform as abstractors for Mineralogical Abstracts.

Abstractor

Dr. Konrad J. BanaszakDr. John H. BarnesDr. Bruce Bathurst

Dr. Earl BennettDr. Wallace A. Bothner

Dr. Adrian BrearleyDr. Philip BrownDr. David P. BuckeDr. Don BurtDr. Edward R. BurtDr. Bryan ChakoumakosDr. Steven ChamberlainDr. Hughbert CollierDr. Maria Louisa CrawfordDr. Wilbert Danner

Dr. Richard V. Dietrich

Dr. Keith FryeDr. Gary GlassDr. Norman GrayDr. Jeffrey K. GreenburgDr. Wallace GwynnDr. George E. Harlow

Dr. O. Don HermesDr. Norman HerzDr. i.c. Hsu

Dr. Rhian H. JonesDr. Ronald KonigDr. Peter B. LeavensDr. Robert G. Luedke

Dr. George McCormick

Dr. Steven A. MarkgrafDr. Brian MasonDr. Ellen P. Metzger

Dr. Ralph NafzigerDr. Philip OsbergDr. Adolf Pabst (Deceased)Dr. Kost A. PankiwskyjDr. Ted PasterDr. Donald F. Phillips

Dr. Jack A. Redden

Dr. George RobinsonDr. W. Edwin Sharp

November, 1990

Assignment

IndianaOhioNorelco Publications,

New Jersey, & DokladyEarth Sciences

IdahoNortheastern Geology, &

New HampshireAnalytical ChemistryEconomic GeologyVermontArizonaNorth CarolinaMaine & New MexicoRocks & MineralsTexasPennsylvaniaJournal of Sedimentary

Petrology(1988 to date)

American Scientist, Michigan,plus Gems & Gemology

Science & VirginiaWyomingConnecticutWisconsinUtahMassachusetts, New YorkStaten Island Institute of Arts

and SciencesProceedings, & Bulletin ofthe New Jersey Academy ofSciences

Rhode IslandGeorgiaNevada, Geology & Bulletin

of the Geological Society ofAmerica

MeteoriticsArkansas, & OklahomaDelaware, & New JerseyIsochron West, Mountain

Geology, Colorado, & NewMexico

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri,Nebraska, & AntarcticJournal

Soviet Physics DokladyJ.G.R. (meteorites)U.S. Geological SurveyProfessional Papers, Bulletins

& CircularsU.S. Bureau of MinesMaineDer AufschlussHawaiiColoradoLunar & Planetary Science

Proceedings Soviet PhysicsCrystallography

North Dakota, & SouthDakota

Mineralogical RecordSouth Carolina

Abstractor Assignment

Dr. James E. ShigleyLady Marie SiegristDr. Diana N. SolieDr. David L. SouthwickDr. Ian M. SteeleDr. Daniel SundeenDr. Jeffrey L. WarnerDr. John P. WehrenbergDr. Peter M. Whelan

California, & OregonAmerican Journal of ScienceAlaskaMinnesotaJournal of GeologySoutheastern GeologyBulletin AAPGMontanaG.S.A. Memoirs and Special

PapersAmerican MineralogistOrganizer for America

Dr. Janet A. ZilczerDr. Karl A. Riggs

Dr. Riggs abstracts for Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida,University of Wyoming-Contributions to Geology, AmericanPhilosophical Society Proceedings, Transactions of the Gulf CoastAssociation of Geological Societies, and other assignments thatare open.

The following assignments need an abstractor:

CompassNew York State Museum PublicationsJGR (Journal of Geophysical Research)Tulsa Geological Society DigestIllinoisKentuckyTennesseeWashington

Volunteers for abstracting should contact: Dr. Karl A. Riggs, Jr.P.O. Box KR, Mississippi State, MS 39762-5857.

Direct Line: 601-325-2910Department Office: 601-325-3915Home: 601-323-8889

MINERALOGIST NEEDEDThe Department of Geological Sciences of Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University seeks applicationsfor an expected tenure-track, AY faculty position in the areaof mineralogy. Preference will be given to applicants at theassistant professor level with a strong background inchemistry and physics. The faculty member will beexpected to develop a strong research program in modernmineralogy, to advise students, and teach at the graduateand undergraduate level. The successful applicant musthave a Ph.D., as well as a demonstrated ability to teach,and to conduct high-quality scientific research. Sendcurriculum vitae, a one page summary of planned researchdirections, and the names and addresses of three personswilling to write letters of evaluation to: J. Donald Rimstidt,Chairman of Mineralogy Search Committee, Department ofGeological Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and StateUniversity, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061. Closing date forapplications is January 31, 1991. Virginia PolytechnicInstitute and State University is an equal opportunityaffirmative action employer.

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Fellowship NominationsNeeded

The MSA Fellows Nominating Committee dependsprimarily on nominations from the MSA membership andencourages all members to provide nominations. (Youdo not have to be a Fellow to make a nomination).

The criteria for fellowship are the following:

1.Significant scientific contributions to any of thesefields-crystallography, mineralogy, or petrology.These contributions will usually be documented bypublications in reputable journals.

2. A minimum of a bachelor's degree in geology or arelated field.

3. At least five years of professional experience beyondthe last academic degree.

4. Roebling Medalists and MSA award winners automati-cally become Fellows if they are not already.

5. Additional attributes to be considered are:

1. Excellence in earth science education.2. Outstanding service to the profession.

Nomination packages include a curriculum vitae andthree letters of sponsorship from present members orFellows. Forms can be obtained from and returned to theMSA business office.

The Nominating Committee strongly encourages yourparticipation in recognizing the achievements of ourmembers.

Changes in NSFProposal Format

The National Science Foundation has announced tworevisions in proposal format to underscore (1) the impor-tance of education and human resources within researchsupported by NSF and (2) the importance of the quality ofpublications in the merit review process. With respect tothe first revision, each proposal for renewed support of aresearch project must include, as part of the requiredsummary of results of the completed work, informationdescribing its contribution to the development of humanresources in science and engineering at the postdoctoral,graduate, and undergraduate levels. With respect to thesecond revision, the number of publications considered inmerit review will be limited to ten. These ten publicationsare to include up to five publications most relevant to theresearch proposal and up to five other significant researchpublications.

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