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Welcome to the Department of Mineral Sciences Blog!

This blog brings you reports, research news, images and more from the Department of Mineral Sciences at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History.Recent NMNH Mineral Sciences...

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Tucson Gem & Mineral Show Report

In mid-February of 2014, the mineralogists from the Department of Mineral Sciences went to Tucson, Arizona for the 60th Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.  Held every February, the Tucson Show is...

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Tucson Gem & Mineral Show Report (Part 2)

In mid-February of 2014, the mineralogists from the Department of Mineral Sciences went to Tucson, Arizona for the 60th Annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.  Held every February, the Tucson Show is...

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New England Mineral Conference 2014 (NEMC) May-9-11

The second annual NEMC was held this past weekend at the Grand Summit Resort Hotel at Sun River, Newry, Maine and was well attended by nearly 100 amateur mineral enthusiasts, miners,  mineral dealers...

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"Smithsonian Science How?" live webcast featuring volcanologist Liz Cottrell

Department of Mineral Sciences volcanologist Liz Cottrell was recently the guest scientist on the Smithsonian Science How? webcast which was broadcasted live from Q?rius in the National Museum of...

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Mineral Sciences Research Update

Two new articles from the staff of Mineral Sciences have recently been published.   Glenn MacPherson was part of a collaborative effort (13 co-authors) to characterize the properties of icosahedite, a...

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Dept. Mineral Sciences/Smithsonian Associates Teachers Workshop (Bismarck, ND)

Michael Wise and Tim McCoy were speakers during a five day Smithsonian Associates Teachers Workshop held at the United Tribes Technical College, Bismarck, ND.  The participants were undergraduates...

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New Acquisitions from Tucson

The Smithsonian recently acquired several new specimens for the National Gem & Mineral Collections during the 2015 Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.   One of the pieces, the "Southwest Sunset", was...

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New Post-doc Fellows in Mineral Sciences

The Department of Mineral Sciences is pleased to welcome post-doc fellows Laura Waters and Mattia Pistone to NMNH.  Laura completed her PhD degree in Igneous Geochemistry and Experimental Petrology...

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D.C.-Area Teens Interview Smithsonian Geologist About Volcanoes and the...

Recently, two local teenagers from Washington, D.C., and Virginia interviewed NMNH Geologist Ben Andrews. Luís and Camile are recent graduates from the museum’s Youth Engagement Through Science (YES!)...

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