Organizations Filed Purposes:
SUPPORTS THE TEACHING OF MINERALOGICAL CONCEPTS AND PROCEDURES, AND ATTEMPTS TO RAISE THE SCIENTIFIC LITERACY OF SOCIETY WITH RESPECT TO ISSUES INVOLVING MINERALOGY IN THE WIDEST SENSE. THE SOCIETY PUBLISHES JOURNALS, A MAGAZINE, AND BOOKS, AS WELL AS USES SHORT COURSES, WORKSHOPS, LECTURESHIPS, INTERNET WEBSITE, AWARDS, GRANTS, SYMPOSIA, AND MEETINGS FOR PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC.
ADVANCEMENT OF MINERALOGY, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, PETROLOGY, AND PROMOTION OF THEIR USES IN OTHER SCIENCES, INDUSTRY, AND THE ARTS.
PUBLICATIONS: SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS AND BOOKS) AND WEBSITE PRODUCED FOR THE ADVANCEMENT AND PROMOTION OF MINERALOGY, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, AND PETROLOGY. SOME EXAMPLES OF THE PUBLICATIONS ARE: AMERICAN MINERALOGIST SUBTITLED AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EARTH AND PLANETARY MATERIALS IS THE PRINT JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY, AND IT HAS CONTINUOUSLY APPEARED SINCE 1916. IT PUBLISHES THE RESULTS OF ORIGINAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE FIELDS OF MINERALOGY, CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, GEOCHEMISTRY, AND PETROLOGY WITH THE GOAL OF PROVIDING READERS WITH THE BEST IN EARTH SCIENCE RESEARCH. REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY - A SERIES OF MULTI-AUTHORED, SOFT-BOUND BOOKS CONTAINING COGENT AND CONCISE REVIEWS OF THE LITERATURE AND ADVANCES ABOUT A SUBJECT AREA. THERE ARE 71 VOLUMES PUBLISHED SINCE 1974.MONOGRAPHS AND TEXTBOOKS SINCLE OR LIMITED AUTHORED, INSTRUCTIONAL TEXTBOOKS. ELEMENTS A FULL-COLOR MAGAZINE FIRST PUBLISHED IN JANUARY 2005, ELEMENTS IS THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE SOCIETY. PUBLISHED BIMONTHLY, EACH ISSUE ALSO CONTAINS SEVERAL THEMATIC SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES WRITTEN FOR A BROAD AUDIENCE. HANDBOOK OF MINERALOGY A DEFINITIVE MODERN SOURCE FOR DATA ON ALL MINERAL SPECIALS. THE AUTHORS OF THE HANDBOOK, JOHN W ANTHONY, RICHARD A. BIDEAUX, KENNETH W. BLADH, AND MONTE C. NICHOLS HAVE MADE THE VOLUMES AND FULL TEXT OF THE FIVE VOLUMES AVAILABLE TO MSA TO KEEP UPDATED AND AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ELECTRONIC FORMS.
SHORT COURSES:2-4 DAY, IN-DEPTH INSTRUCTIONAL COURSES, USUALLY GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH MAJOR MEETINGS, THEY ARE TAUGHT BY SEVERAL INVITED SPEAKERS WHO ALSO WRITE THE ACCOMPANYING REVIEWS IN MINERALOGY AND GEOCHEMISTRY VOLUME.
MEETINGS, SYMPOSIA, AND SPECIAL SESSIONS:THE SOCIETY SPONSORS OR CO-SPONSORS A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL MEETINGS AS WELL AS SYMPOSIA, SPECIAL, AND THEME SESSIONS AT MEETINGS. IN 2019, THE SOCIETY SPONSORED A TWO-DAY SYMPOSIUM IN WASHINGTON DC CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL OF THE SOCIETY (FOUNDED IN 1919).
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| J Alexander Speer | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $136,925 |
| Ann E Benbow | INCOMING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $108,333 |
| Adam Simon | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Mark Caddick | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Donna L Whitney | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Jay J Ague | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah C Penniston-Dorland | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah K Carmichael | COUNCILOR | 2 | $0 |
| Bryan Chakoumakos | COUNCILOR - SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Thomas Duffy | COUNCILOR - TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Carol D Frost | COUNCILOR - VICE PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Michael Brown | COUNCILOR - PAST PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
| Mickey Gunter | COUNCILOR - PRESIDENT | 4 | $0 |
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