Mineralogical Society of America
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Founded in 1919, the MSA’s mission is to diligently work on the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, and the arts. Website: msaweb.org 🌉 bridged from 🦋 mineralsocamerica.bsky.social, follow @bsky.brid.gy to interact
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Thin Section Thursday!
Cryolite (Na3AlF6)-Greenland's forgotten "white gold" crystal displaying twinning. (cross polarized light). Ivittuut mine was once the world's only commercial source of natural cryolite. Contributed by Mohsin Raza.
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