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Volume 13, number 1, February 1997

Date last edited:07/07/98

1997-1998 MSA lecture program

Since its inception the Lecture Program of the Mineralogical Society of America has proven to be a great success. Students and faculty at many colleges and universities in the United States and Canada have appreciated the varied and interesting lectures presented by the MSA Lecturers. The Council of the Mineralogical Society is again offering the program for the 1997-98 academic year with the arrangement that the MSA will pay travel expenses of the Lecturers if the host institution will be responsible for local expenses, including accommodation and meals.

For 1997-98 the MSA Lecturers will be: Dr. David Bish, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Dr. Carol Frost, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming

David Bish will be lecturing on:

Carol Frost will offer lectures entitled:

Both speakers are prepared to adapt the levels of their lectures to suit the needs of various audiences. However, of the titles above, the first lecture for each speaker will perhaps be more appropriate for an upper-level audience, while the others will be more general.

If your institution is interested in requesting the visit of a MSA Lecturer, please contact:

The MSA Lecture Program is designed to run from late September, 1997, through April, 1998. Lecturer requests received before May 10, 1997 will be given priority. Late applications will be considered on a space-available basis. In making your request please include (1) airport proximity from, and travel time to, your institution, (2) the name of a contact person at your institution for the summer months, (3) contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and (4) flexibility on lecturer preference. I hope to inform institutions about the status of their requests by late spring or early summer.

The Mineralogical Society of America would be pleased to receive suggestions from institutions for future lecturers and topics, or on other aspects of the MSA Lecture Program.

MSA Lecture Program Administrator

Although the deadlines for nominations are not yet close, it is not too early to remind you that any MSA member can nominate deserving individuals for the various honors bestowed by the society. These include fellowship in the society, the Mineralogical Society of America Award (to recognize early career achievements), the Roebling Medal (the society's highest honor, awarded for a lifetime of high achievement in the mineralogical sciences), and the Public Service Award (for, as the name suggests, public service through or related to the sciences covered by the MSA).

One important change in these honors concerns the MSA Award. Following a suggestion from Bob Hazen, at the first 1997 MSA Council meeting last fall we discussed the eligibility criteria for this award (yes, the first 1997 meeting was actually in 1996!). Previously, the award was based on research performed prior to age 35 and had to be awarded by the age of 37. Bob and others have been concerned that it is becoming more common for individuals to receive the Ph.D. in their thirties and even beyond, and excluding them from consideration for the MSA Award constituted a form of age discrimination. Council agreed unanimously that the intent of the award is to recognize accomplishments early in one's career, rather than at an arbitrary age. As a result, the MSA Award will now be given for science done prior to the awardee's 35^th birthday, or within seven years of receiving the Ph.D. These are similar to the eligibility criteria for the Geochemical Society's F. W. Clarke Award. So, from now on do not hesitate to nominate outstanding individuals for the MSA Award no matter what their age--as long as they haven't been out of school too long.

In my last letter in the Lattice, I briefly discussed the discovery of electron diffraction and noted that in its early days this phenomenon did not have nearly the same impact as X-ray diffraction had achieved. This is primarily the result of the strong multiple scattering that is typical for electrons. As we all know, the beams used for X-ray diffraction experiments have no problem making it through crystals hundreds of micrometers thick (although we do, of course, correct for partial absorption). We also know that specimens for electron microscopy and diffraction must be very thin (considerably less than a micrometer thick), because the interaction of electrons with matter is so strong that they can be scattered multiple times and strongly absorbed even in extremely thin specimens. This strong scattering, coupled with the very short wavelengths for high-energy electrons, means that many diffracted beams, in addition to the direct electron beam, are typically excited at the same time. Alas, they trade intensity back and forth in the process known as "dynamical diffraction," with the effect that electron intensities from all but the thinnest of crystals are not useful for accurate structure determination.

Although electron diffraction poses many difficulties for structure determination, electrons do have one enormous advantage over X-rays: they can be focused by electrostatic or magnetic fields and thus be used to construct practical microscopes. Even then, the early electron microscopes, starting with that of Knoll and Ruska in 1932, did not create an instant sensation. In fact, Ernst Ruska was to wait 54 years before receiving the Nobel Prize in physics for their invention of the transmission electron microscope. (Max Knoll was long gone, and Ruska died soon thereafter.) Indeed, it took a good 25 years of further development before the instrumentation and theory were adequate to even begin determining defect structures in crystalline materials, and longer still before TEM began to prove its worth in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry. In my next letter, I will again cover some society news and then briefly describe some of the contributions of electron diffraction and microscopy in our field.

David R. Veblen

 President

Notes from Washington

• Renewal notices were sent to members and subscribers in October, 1996. Most renewals were received and processed in December and January, keeping the Business Office very busy. However, if you have not renewed your membership, please do so now. You will have likely missed the regular mailing of the Jan/Feb American Mineralogist and the February Lattice. However, if you renew now you will save your Society money on the processing and mailing of future issues, and on a second, and perhaps third, renewal notice.

• The American Mineralogist Editorial Office is now at the same address as the Business Office: 1015 Eighteenth St. NW Ste 601, Washington, DC 20036-5274, Tel: 202-862-1608, Fax: 202-775-0018. This office was established in November 1996 by Rachel Russell, the new Managing Editor. There are two, new additional staff: Everett Johnson is the Assistant Editor and Anna M. Ewald the Editorial Assistant. The Editorial Office in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was closed on December 31, 1997. That office was started in October, 1989 by the then Managing Editor Vicki Lawrence. That office initially occupied space in the University of Michigan. In September, 1993 it moved to separate offices in Ann Arbor. Thomas Cichonski was Managing Editor there in 1995 and 1996.

• The MSA now has its own domain name (minsocam.org). The Society offices have an ethernet local area network with a T-1 Internet connection. As a result the Business Office has new e-mail addresses. The general e-mail address is business@minsocam.org. Individuals can be reached at j_a_speer@minsocam.org for J. A. Speer, Administrator (for Society-related business); a_pratt@minsocam.org for Andy Pratt, Membership Coordinator (for membership, subscription, and publication order business); and p_baldauf@minsocam.org for Paul Baldauf (subscription and publication order business). The Editorial Office will keep its old e-mail addresses until the American Mineralogist server is moved. These are: russell@ammin.gg.utk.edu for Rachel Russell, Managing Editor; johnson@ammin.gg.utk.edu for Everett Johnson, Assistant Editor (for questions regarding galley proofs); and ewald@ammin.gg.utk.edu for Anna M. Ewald, Editorial Assistant (for questions regarding the status of manuscripts).

• MSA has reached an agreement with the Clay Mineral Society (CMS) wherein the members of either Society can purchase the publications of both Societies at member discount prices. The details, and available CMS publications, are described elsewhere in this newsletter.

Alex Speer (j_a_speer@minsocam.org )

1998 candidates for MSA office

The first MSA Council Meeting of 1997 was held in Denver, CO on Sunday, 27 October 1996. During this meeting, the 1998 candidates for offices were approved. By-laws of the Society require that the members be notified prior to voting. The following MSA members have agreed to be considered for MSA offices.

Candidates for 1998 MSA offices are:

President, E. Bruce Watson

Vice President, John Ferry and Joe Smyth

Secretary, Barb Dutrow

Councilors (2), Michael Carpenter, Page Chamberlain, Mark Ghiorso, Bob Luth.

Ballots will be mailed to the membership in April/May. Please contact any current MSA officer or J. Alex Speer at MSA's business office if you have suggestions and/or questions.

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Members in the News

Cornelius (Kase) Klein, MSA fellow (Univ. of New Mexico), was the recipient of the 1996 Carnegie Mineralogical Award presented at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. The award honors outstanding contributions in mineralogical preservation, conservation and education that match ideals advanced in the museum’s Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems.

Michael Henderson (Manchester University) has been awarded the 1996 Schlumberger Medal by the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland.

GEOMICROBIOLOGY: INTERACTIONS BETWEEN MICROBES AND MINERALS

Convened by Jill Banfield and Ken Nealson October 18, 19, 1997

ALTA PERUVIAN LODGE, Alta, Utah

The mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of the crust, hydrosphere, and atmosphere have evolved in parallel with evolution of microorganisms. Microorganisms cause mineral precipitation and dissolution and control the distribution of elements in diverse environments at and below the surface of the Earth. Conversely, mineralogical and geochemical factors exert important controls on microbial evolution and structure of microbial communities. This short course will teach geologists about the ways in which microbial activity impacts what have traditionally been considered inorganic processes and microbiologists and other life scientists about the mineralogical and geochemical aspects of biogeochemical systems.

Topics to be covered in the short course include the links between evolution of the Earth and microorganisms, new insights into microbial diversity in natural environments and the nature of early life forms, the structure, chemistry, and reactivity of mineral surfaces, the metabolic roles of metals and mechanisms used to modulate metal concentrations, microbial attachment to mineral surfaces and biofilm formation, microbial precipitation and the characteristics of biologically precipitated minerals, microbially-mediated mineral dissolution, and the impacts of microbial processes on geochemical cycles in soils and sediments.

Topic and authors:-

Catherine Skinner : Introduction: where here has the field come from and where is it going?

David DesMarais: Evolution of the Earth and biogeochemical cycles

Sue Barns and Sandra Nierswicki-Bauer : Microbial diversity in modern subsurface, ocean, surface environments

Jillian Banfield and Robert Hamers: Minerals in the near surface – the structure and reactivity of mineral surfaces

Simon Silver and Dianne McKnight: The role of metals in microbial energy cycles.

Brenda Little and Zbigniew Lewandowski: Bacterial attachment to mineral surfaces.

Bradley Tebo and W. Ghiorse: Biologically-mediated mineral precipitation: molecular genetics.

D. Fortin, F.G. Ferris and T.J. Beveridge: Surface-mediated mineral development by bacteria.

Elisabeth W. de Vrind-de Jong and Johannes P.M. de Vrind: Algal precipitation of Carbonates, silica, and silicates.

Alan Stone with Ken Nealson: Reactions of Extracellular Chelating Agents with Dissolved Metal Ions and Mineral Surfaces

D. Kirk Nordstrom and Gordon Southam: Biologically mediated dissolution of metal sulfides.

William Barker , Susan Welch, Jillian Banfield: Biologically mediated dissolution of silicate minerals.

Kenneth Nealson and David Stahl: Microbially mediated element cycles in sediments and soils.

 The short course will be held in conjunction with an MSA Geomicrobiology Symposium and theme session on Monday, October 20, 1997.

REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 100 PARTICIPANTS. Given the wide interest of both geologists and biologists in this topic, we strongly recommend early registration.

For further short course information and registration, contact the MSA Business Office, 1015 Eighteenth Street, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20036-5274. Phone: (202)-775-4344. Fax: (202)-775-0018. E-mail: j_a_speer@minsocam.org. Web-site: http://geology.smith.edu/msa/msa.html.

Registration and Meal Costs:-

Registration price covers all meals, including Friday night dinner. A $50 surcharge will apply for registration (if spaces are still available) to offset higher costs associated with late enrollment.

Limited outside support may be available. Students needing financial assistance to cover registration should contact the MSA business office with their names and email addresses.

Room Charges:

Numbers in parentheses indicate per person room rates with double occupancy. Prices will be on a first-come first-serve basis and include taxes.

Further information: http://geology.smith.edu/msa/msa.html

GSA Symposia / Theme Sessions

MSA will sponsor symposia and theme sessions on three differing topics at the 1997 GSA meeting in Denver, Colorado. The MSA Symposium and an associated Theme Session are on the topic of the MSA Short Course: Geomicrobiology: interactions between microbes and minerals on Monday, October 20, 1996. In addition, there will be symposia and theme sessions on Environmental Mineralogy, jointly sponsored with the Clay Mineral Society, and Volatiles in Planetary Mantles and Basalts as a result of efforts by MSA’s Planetary Materials interest group. If you are interested in contributing a talk on environmental mineralogy, please contact George Guthrie at gguthrie@lanl.gov, MS D462, Geology and Geochemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, Tel: 505-665-6340, Fax: 505-665-3285. If you are interested in planetary volatiles, contact Chip Shearer, CSHEARER@.UNM.EDU, Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, Tel: 505 277 9159, Fax: 505 277 3577. Please remember to also check the appropriate boxes on your submitted abstract forms.

19^th FM-TGMS-MSA Mineralogical Symposium

The 19^th Mineralogical Symposium sponsored jointly by the Friends of Mineralogy, the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show and the Mineralogical Society of America will be held in conjunction with the 44^th Tucson Gem and Mineral Show on Saturday, February 14, 1998. The topic of the Symposium will be Fluorite, and other Alpine Minerals – the theme of the show. Papers on descriptive mineralogy, paragenesis, classic and new locations, etc. are invited. If interested in presenting a paper, write or call the Symposium co-Chairs: Robert B. Cook, Dept. of Geology, 210 Petrie Hall, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL 36849; (334) 844-4282; e-mail: cookrob@mail.auburn.edu or Beau Gordon, Jendon Minerals, P.O. Box 6214, Rome, GA 30162-6214; (706) 235-9121; e-mail: jendon6214@aol.com. Upon acceptance of the topics, written abstracts will be due by Sept. 15, 1997. Abstracts will be published in the January-February issue of the Mineralogical Record.

Members Nominate Outstanding Students in Mineralogy for Society’s Undergraduate Award

MSA members have taken advantage of the Society's American Mineralogist Undergraduate (AMU) Award program to recognize outstanding students who have shown an interest and ability in the discipline of mineralogy. Each student was cited by his or her department for outstanding achievement in mineralogy-related courses. The AMU Awards allow MSA to join with the individual faculty to formally recognize outstanding students. Each student is presented a certificate at an awards ceremony at his or her university or college. In addition, each recipient receives a complimentary student membership, including the American Mineralogist, for 1997.

Deadlines for nominating students are January 1 and July 1 of each year. Mark these dates on your calendars and let us know about your exceptional student. If you are interested in presenting the award at a particular ceremony, please remember that time is required to produce certificates. To nominate a student, send a letter on departmental letterhead to Dr. J. Alexander Speer, MSA Business Office, 1015 Eighteenth St. NW Ste. 601, Washington, DC 20036-5274. With the nomination, please include the student's full name that would be suitable for the certificate, the student's address that will be current at the time the award will be made (we receive returned mail from AMU awardees who have moved on), year in school, the MSA sponsor's name, and the date and brief description of the award ceremony at which the certificate will be presented. The letter must be signed or co-signed by the department chair.

The Society welcomes the following exceptional students to the program's honor roll and wishes to thank the sponsors for enabling MSA to recognize these outstanding individuals.

Kevin A. Burnette

Georgia State University

Sponsored by Dr. David A. Vanko

Lisa Lynn Call

Brigham Young University

Sponsored by Dr. Dana T. Griffen

Gregory J. Calvert

University of Oklahoma

Sponsored by Dr. David London

James Alexander Crelling

Lafayette College

Sponsored by Dr. Guy L. Hovis

Meghan Eugenia Keohane

Lafayette College

Sponsored by Dr. Guy L. Hovis

 Benjamin Kozlowics

Western Michigan University

Sponsored by Dr. John D. Grace

Ron Mart

University of Pittsburgh

Sponsored by Dr. Edward G. Lidiak

Julie A. Mason

Mount Holyoke College

Sponsored by Dr. Steven R. Dunn

Carrie Lynn Odegaard

Boston University

Sponsored by Dr. Arthur H. Brownlow

Jonathan L. Payne

Williams College

Sponsored by Dr. R. A. Wobus

 Christine Tabytha Reif

Rice University

Sponsored by Dr. William P. Leeman

Randa Page Rollins

State University of West Georgia

Sponsored by Dr. Curtis Hollabaugh

Andrew G. Stack

Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Sponsored by Dr. Michael F. Hochella

Christopher N. Swank

Miami University

Sponsored by Dr. John M. Hughes

Karen Viskupic

Washington University in St. Louis

Sponsored by Dr. Jill Dill Pasteris

Jonathan Charles White

The University of Calgary

Sponsored by Dr. Peter Bayliss

• The Asociacion Mineralogica Argentina (AMA) joined IMA as a new member. AMA was founded recently as the new national mineralogical society in Argentina. It has 69 members at this time.
• The 2nd Circular for the 17th General Meeting of the IMA in Toronto, Canada (August 10-14, 1998) will be distributed in May, 1997. Anyone needing a copy of the 1st Circular may obtain one from S. S. Hafner (Secretary of IMA).
• The 18th General Meeting of the IMA will be held in Great Britain in 2002.

Charles Burnham; Representative to IMA

MSA Awards Nominations and Committees

Member participation is essential to the formation and continuation of MSA programs that meet member needs. Involvement can take several forms: nominate a candidate for an award, volunteer to serve on a committee next year, or offer your name or that of a colleague as a possible candidate for office. It is through the involvement of individual members that the Society's programs develop to meet the needs of its members. Please take a minute to read the brief committee descriptions below and consider getting involved. Contact the appropriate Committee Chair with your recommendations.

Roebling Medal

The Roebling Medal is the highest award of the Mineralogical Society of America for scientific eminence as represented primarily by scientific publication of outstanding original research in mineralogy. The science of mineralogy is defined broadly for purposes of the Roebling Medal, and a candidate need not qualify as a mineralogist; rather his/her published research should be related to the mineralogical sciences and should make some outstanding contribution to them. Service to mineralogy, teaching, and administrative accomplishment are not to be considered primary merit for the award. The award is not restricted to Americans. Nationality, personality, age of candidate, or place of employment shall not be considered. For more information, see American Mineralogist (1973) v. 58, p. 350.

The Mineralogical Society of America

announces the 1998

Grant for Research in Crystallography

From the Edward H. Kraus Crystallographic Research Fund with contributions from MSA membership and friends

and the 1998

MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology

from an endowment created by contributions from the MSA membership

Next year marks a milestone for MSA. Two different research grants will be made, one for crystallography and one in mineralogy/petrology. The MSA Mineralogy/Petrology Research Fund has grown sufficiently so as to allow a grant to be made every year. This is because of the continued generosity of members making regular contributions. Additionally, 1998 is an even-numbered year wherein a research grant from the Kraus Fund is made. Because of their history, the requirements for the two grants differ slightly. These are described below.

The Grant for Research in Crystallography is a $3500 grant for research in crystallography. There are no restrictions on how the grant funds may be spent, as long as they are used in support of research. The only restrictions on eligibility for the grant are that the applicant must have reached his or her 25th birthday but not yet have reached his or her 36th birthday on the date the grant is awarded, and that the person is not a MSA Councilor. The award selection will be based on the qualifications of the applicant, the quality, innovativeness, and scientific significance of the proposed research, and the likelihood of success of the project. The award will be made in January 1998.

MSA Grant for Student Research in Mineralogy and Petrology is a $3500 grant for student research in mineralogy and petrology. Students, including graduate and undergraduate students, are encouraged to apply. There are no restrictions on how the grant funds may be spent, as long as they are used in support of research. The award selection will be based on the qualifications of the applicant, the quality, innovativeness, and scientific significance of the research, and the likelihood of success of the project. The award will be made in January, 1998.

Application forms for both grants may be obtained from Dr. J. Alex Speer, MSA Business Office, 1015 Eighteenth St., NW, Suite 601, Washington, DC, 20036-5274, USA (202-775-4344, fax 202-775-0018, j_a_speer@minsocam.org) or from the MSA worldwide web home page, http:/geology.smith.edu/msa/msa.html. Completed applications must be returned to the MSA Business Office by June 1, 1997.

In Memoriam

We regret to announce the passing of the following MSA Member. The Society extends its condolences to the family and friends of this scientist.

Heinz Ebert, Life Member (1949)

John Brady (1995)

Clay Mineral Society Publications

MSA and the Clay Minerals Society (CMS) have reached an agreement wherein members of either Society can purchase publications of both Societies at member prices. That is, an MSA member gets $5.00 off the nonmember price for CMS publications. For the time being, each Society is responsible for the sale of its own publications. The CMS publications and ordering information are:

CMS Workshop Lecture Series:

1. Quantitative Mineral Analysis of Clays, 1989, D. R. Pevear & F. A. Mumpton, eds., ISBN 1-881208-01-X, 171 pp., $17.00. A comprehensive presentation of the many techniques used for quantitative analysis of clays.

2. Electron-Optical Methods in Clay Science, 1990, I. D. R. Mackinnon & F. A. Mumpton, eds., ISBN 1-881208-02-8, 159 pp., $21.00. Crammed full of useful analytical and applied techniques, including TEM, analytical electron microscopy, and electron microprobe analysis.

3. Thermal Analysis in Clay Science, 1990, J. W. Stucki, D. L. Bish, & F. A. Mumpton, eds., ISBN 1-881208-03-6, 192 pp. $13.00. An update of many of the most recent methods and techniques including differential scanning calorimetry, differential thermal analysis, and thermogravimetric analysis.

4. Clay-Water Interface and its Rheological Implications, 1993, N. Güven & R. M. Pollastro, eds. ISBN 1-881208-04-4, 244 pp., $18.00. This publication presents papers by several of the leaders in the field of rheology, flow behavior, and stability of clay-water suspensions.

5. Computer Applications to X-Ray Powder Diffraction Analysis of Clay Minerals, 1993, R. C. Reynolds, Jr., & J. R. Walker, eds., ISBN 1-881208-06-0, 171 pp., $18.00. Essential text for the application of the NEWMOD program for X-ray diffraction analysis. Other contributions include Rietveld analysis of clay minerals and studies of illite crystallinity.

6. Layer Charge Characteristics of 2:1 Silicate Clay Minerals, 1994, A. R. Mermut, ed., ISBN 1-881208-07-9, 144 pp., $15.00. For workers in this field, this publication provides an excellent update of current theories and practice.

7. Scanning Probe Microscopy of Clays, 1994, K. R. Nagy & A. E. Blum, eds., ISBN 1-881208-08-7, 239 pp., $21.00. A series of contributed articles covering the theory of scanning probe microscopy, atomic and molecular scale imaging, and applications to studies of morphology and mineral-water interactions.

8. Organic Pollutants in the Environment, 1996, B. L. Sawhney, ed., ISBN 1-881208-10-9, 197 pp., $18.00. This publication presents several chapters on the fundamentals of the sorption and desorption of organics on clays, zeolites, and soil minerals. Chapters on bioremediation, organic contaminant transport, and spectroscopic characterization are also included.

Kaolin Genesis and Utilization, 1993, H. H. Murray, W. M. Bundy, & C. C. Harvey, eds., ISBN 1-881208-05-2, 341 pp. $25.00

Proceedings of the International Clay Conference, 1985, L. G. Schultz, H. van Olphen, and F. A. Mumpton, eds., ISBN 1-881208-00-1, Clothbound $20.00 (Formerly $66.00)

Mica Polytype Slide Set. Prepared by A. C. Rule for the CMS. $18.00

Crystallography Slide Set, Symmetry Drawings of the Seventeen Plane Groups. Prepared by A. C. Rule for the CMS. $35.00

Abstracts from CMS annual meetings are available from 1980 through the present, excluding 1992 (specify year). $13.00

Special Zeolite Issue, Clays and Clay Minerals, Vol. 29, No. 5, 1981, F. A. Mumpton, eds., $21.00

CMS News Back Issues. $5.00/issue, The lively newsletter of The Clay Minerals Society, containing interviews, commentary, letters, humor, and retrospectives, as well as information about Society activities and related meetings.

W. D. Keller, W. D. Johns, and C. E. Marshall's daughter. $23.00

J. Gieseking, H. Glass, and T. Kurtz, discussing R. E. Grim, R. Bray, & W. F. Bradley. $23.00

M. M. Mortland and T. J. Pinnavaia $23.00

Symposium on the Triple Point: Historical Interconnections of Soil Science, Clay Mineralogy, and X-ray Diffraction. $33.00

Linus Pauling presenting the 1993 Pioneer in Clay Science Lecture. $35.00

To order, indicate the desired publications and send with the required funds in U. S. dollars, drawn on a U.S. bank, to: The Clay Minerals Society, Patricia Jo Eberl, Manager, P. O. Box 4416, Boulder, CO 80306, USA, Phone: 303-444-6405, FAX: 303-444-2260, E-mail: peberl@clays.org. All prices include surface or book-rate postage. Add $10.00 per item for overseas air shipment and $5.00 per item for domestic first class shipment. If Visa or Mastercard is used, please give your name as it appears on the card, card number, expiration date, and telephone, fax, or e-mail number. Do not send credit card numbers via email. Send by phone, FAX, or regular mail. Prices and availability subject to change without notice. Order forms and recent information are given on the CMS Home Page: http://shadow.agry.purdue.edu/clay/claymin/claymins. html

Welcome New Members!

Aigner-Torres, Mario, Institute of Mineralogy & Petrography, ETH-Zentrum, Sonnegstrasse 5, CH-8092 Zurich, SWITZERLAND. Ph: 41-1-6327816. Fax: 41-1-6321088. E-mail: mario@erdw.ethz.ch. (S-97) IP MI CC PP MP SP GE PE EG IM EM GM. Sponsor: MSA.

Akins, Joseph A., 69 Westford Road, Ashford, CT 06278, USA. Ph: 860-487-1083. (S-97) Mineral Physics. Sponsor: MSA.

Banerjee, Neil R., School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria, P.O. Box 3055, V8W 3P6 Victoria, BC, CANADA. Ph: 250-472-4024. Fax: 250-472-4030. E-mail: banergee@uvic.ca. (S-97) MP GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Black, Nancy Rodriguez, Department of Geology, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Mitchell Hall, CB#3315, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3315, USA. Ph: 919-966-4516. Fax: 919-966-4519. E-mail: nrblack@email.unc.edu. (S-97) GE SP CM TC. Sponsors: Robert R.

Boyer, Thomas, 120 Washington Ave., Mantua, NJ 08051-1139, USA. Ph: 609-468-8277. Fax: 609-464-1003. E-mail: rockman@voicenet.com. (M-97) MI CC. Sponsor: MSA.

Brugger, Joel, 1775 Mannens, SWITZERLAND. Ph: 41-37-612469. E-mail: brugger@ubaclu.unibas.ch. (S-97) CC EG. Sponsor: MSA.

Chall, Michael, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut, und Museum der Universitat, Olshausenstr. 40 D-24098 Kiel, GERMANY. Ph: 49-431-880-2692. Fax: 49-431-880-4457. E-mail: michael@min.uni-kiel.de. (S-97) CC MI PP. Sponsors: Andreas Schoenleber, B. Win

Colman, Albert S., Yale Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, P.O. Box 208109, New Haven, CT 06520-8109, USA. Ph: 203-432-3126. Fax: 203-432-3134. E-mail: asc28@pantheon.yale.edu. (S-97) GE PM. Sponsors: Antonio C. Lasaga, Jay J. Ague.

Crowley, Michael Joseph, 14205 Burnes Rd., Suite 518, Austin, TX 78728, USA. Ph: 512-246-7551. Fax: 512-246-7591. E-mail: crowley@oxford.usa.com. (M-97) MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Dickinson, Dr. Tamara L., 4534 Harrison St. N.W., Washington, DC 20015, USA. Ph: 703-306-1554. (M-97) GE IP. Sponsor: MSA.

Farthing, Dori J., Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, Olin Hall/3400 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21218-2681, USA. E-mail: farthing@jhunix.hof.jhu.edu. (S-97) MI CC. Sponsors: David R. Veblen, Kenneth J.T. Livi.

Fleming, Dr. Thomas H., Department of Geological Sciences, The Ohio State University, 125 South Oval Mall, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. Ph: 614-895-0728. E-mail: tfleming@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu. (M-97) IP GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Foellmi, Dr. Karl B., Geological Institute, University of Neuchatel, Rue Emile-Argand II, CH-2007 Neuchatel, SWITZERLAND. Ph: 41-32-7182655. Fax: 41-32-7182601. E-mail: follmi@geol.unine.ch. (M-97) MI SP GE CM. Sponsor: MSA.

Frank, Mark R., Department of Geology, University of Maryland-College Park, College Park, MD 20742. USA. Ph: 301-405-4373. (S-97) EG PE. Sponsor: MSA.

Garland, Mary, Royal Ontario Museum, Mineral Department, 100 Queens Park, Toronto, Ontario, CANADA M5S 2C6. Ph: 416-586-5816. Fax: 416-586-5814. E-mail: maryg@rom.on.ca. (S-97). Sponsor: MSA.

Geers, William F., 1717 Old Shell Road, Mobile, AL 36604, USA. Ph: 334-479-0394. Fax: 334-479-0589. (M-97) MI EG CM EM. Sponsor: MSA.

Goebbels, Prof. Matthias, Institut Fur Kristallographie, RWTH Aachen, 52056 Aachen, GERMANY. Ph: 49-241-80-6904. Fax: 49-241-8888-184. E-mail: goebbels@kristall.xtal.rwth-aachem.de. (M-97) MI CC PP PE IM. Sponsors: E. Woermann, Th. Hahn.

Gonzalez, Juan Carlos L., Av. Bernardo O'Higgins 1932 Depto 41, Antofagasta, CHILE. Ph: 56-55-224665. Fax: 56-55-283655. E-mail: oregon@entelchile.net. (M-97) MI IP MP SP GE PE EG CM. Sponsor: MSA.

Hoyne, Bill, 5739 Dalhousie Dr., NW, Calgary, AB, CANADA T3A 1T2. Ph: 403-247-1691. (S-97) GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Hozjan, David J., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, 2500 University Dr. NW, T2N 1N4 Calgary, Alberta, CANADA. Ph: 403-282-9796. E-mail: hozjan@geo.ucalgary.ca. (S-97) MP EG. Sponsors: Edward Ghent, David Pattison.

Huertas, Dr. F. Javier, C.S.I.C., Estacion Experimental del Zaidin, Prof. Albareda 1, 18008 Granada, SPAIN. Ph: 34-58-121011. Fax: 34-58-129600. E-mail: jhuertas@eez.csic.es. (M-97) GE CM. Sponsor: MSA.

Ikeda, Susumu, Geological Institute, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, JAPAN. Ph: 03-3812-2111 ex. 4538. Fax: 03-3815-9490. E-mail: susumu@geol.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp. (S-97) IP MI PP IM PE. Sponsor: MSA.

Jerz, Jeanette K., 909 13th Street, #10, Golden, CO 80401, USA. Ph: 303-279-1834. Fax: 303-279-1834. E-mail: jjerz@mines.edu. (S-97) GE EM. Sponsor: MSA.

Kao, Li-Shun, Dept. of Geological Sciences, University of Michigan, 2534 C.C. Little Building, 425 E. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1063, USA. Fax: 313-763-4690. E-mail: kaols@umich.edu. (S-97). Sponsors: Donald R. Peacor, E.J. Essene.

Kim, Tae J., 428 Hawthorne Street #114, Glendale, CA 91204, USA. Ph: 213-388-7251. Fax: 213-388-3247. (M-97) MI IM. Sponsor: MSA.

Landwehr, Dirk Dieter, Geochemisches Institut der Georg-August-Universitat, Goldschmidtstr.1, D-37077 Gottingen, GERMANY. Ph: 49-551-395768. Fax: 49-551-393982. E-mail: dlandwe@gwgd.de. (S-97) GE MP. Sponsor: MSA.

Lucas, Scott Michael, 337 Beaver Circle, Bluff City, TN 37618, USA. Ph: 423-538-4643. E-mail: sml7877@tntech.edu. (S-97) MI GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Lueth, Dr. Virgil W., New Mexico Bureau of Mines & Mineral Resources, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801, USA. Ph. 505-835-5140. Fax: 505-835-6333. E-mail: vwlueth@nmt.edu. (M-97) MI EG. Sponsor: MSA.

Manghnani, Prof. Murli H., Hawaii Institute of Geophysics & Planetology, University of Hawaii, 2525 Correa Road, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA. Ph: 808-956-7825. Fax: 808-956-6057. E-mail: murli@soest.hawaii.edu. (M-97) PE Mineral Physics. Sponsor: MSA.

Mark, Geordie, Department of Earth Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, 4811 AUSTRALIA. Ph: 61-77-81-5052. Fax: 077-25-1501. E-mail: geordie.mark@jcu.edu.au. (S-97) MI IP MP GE EG. Sponsor: MSA.

McCammon, Dr. Catherine Ann, Bayerisches Geoinstitut, Universitat Bayreuth, D-95440 Bayreuth, GERMANY. Ph: 49-921-553709. Fax: 49-921-553769. E-mail: catherine.mccammon@uni-bayreuth.de. (M-97) CC Spectroscopy. Sponsor: MSA.

Meyre, Christian, Mineralogisch-Petrographisches, Institut der Universitat, Bernoullistr. 30, CH-4056 Basel, SWITZERLAND. Ph: 41-61-267-3628. Fax: 41-61-267-2881. E-mail: meyre@ubaclu.unibas.ch. (S-97) MP PE. Sponsors: Lukas P. Baumgartner, Marcus Kirsche

Moecher, Prof. David P., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. Ph: 606-257-6939. Fax: 606-323-1938. E-mail: moker@pop.uky.edu. (M-97) MP GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Mogessie, Dr. Aberra, Institut fur Mineralogie, University of Graz, A-8010 University Platz 2, AUSTRIA. Ph: 0043-316-380-5523. Fax: 0043-316-380-9865. E-mail: mogessie@kfunigraz.ac.at. (M-97) MI IP MP PE EG TC. Sponsor: MSA.

Mueller, Achim J., 700 Woodland Ave., Apt D-102, Lexington, KY 40508, USA. Ph: 606-323-1890. (S-97) MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Neuhoff, Philip S., Department of Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-2115, USA. Ph: 415-723-5028. Fax: 415-725-0979. E-Mail: neuhoff@pangea.stanford.edu. (S-97) GE MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Otero-Diaz, Dr. L. Carlos, Dpto. Quimica Inorganica, Facultad Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, SPAIN. Ph: 34-1-3944353. Fax: 34-1-3944352. E-mail: bloody@eucmax.sim.ucm.es. (M-97) CC PP PE MI CM. Sponsors: L. Fernandez Diaz, MSA.

Robert, Jean-Francois, Talc de Luzenac, 2, Pl. E. Bouillieres-BP 1162, 31036 Toulouse, Cedex 1, FRANCE. Ph: 33-05-61-502020. Fax: 33-05-61-400623. (M-97) MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Sandidge, Michael H., 719 B N 4th Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA. Ph: 602-340-9442. E-mail: 103357.2437@compuserve.com. (M-97) IP MP PE EG. Sponsor: MSA.

Schrenk, Matthew Owen, 1117 Emerald Street #2, Madison, WI 53715, USA. Ph: 608-256-6206. E-mail: mos@geology.wisc.edu. (S-97) EM MI. Sponsors: John W. Valley, Lukas P. Baumgartner.

Song, Dr. Sheng-Rong, 245 Choushan Road, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. Ph: 886-2-363023/ext 2117. Fax: 886-2-3636095. E-mail: srsong@ccms.ntu.edu.tw. (M-97) IP GE. Sponsor: MSA.

Takahashi, Prof. Eiichi, Earth & Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro, Tokyo 113, JAPAN. Fax: 81-3-3727-4662. (M-97). Sponsor: MSA.

Tappen, Christine M., 2387-P New Centre Dr., Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. Ph: 910-397-0379. E-mail: tappenc@uncwil.edu. (S-97) MI IP MP. Sponsor: Michael S. Smith and MSA.

Taylor, David, Department of Geology, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA. Ph: 205-348-9293. Fax: 205-348-0818. E-mail: dtaylor@wgs.geo.va.edu. (S-97) MP. Sponsor: MSA.

Tsao, Dr. Shujong, Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of California at Berkeley, R377 McCone Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Ph: 510-642-2575. Fax: 510-643-9980. E-mail: tsaosj@uclink4.berkeley.edu. (M-97) GE MI IP MP. Sponsor: MSA.

Vandenbergh, Frederick J., Department of Geology & Geophysics, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. (S-97). Sponsor: MSA.

Wiesneth, Daniel Wayne, PO Box 61340, Fairbanks, AK 99706-1340, USA. Ph. 907-474-7496. E-mail: daniel@dino.gion/aska.edu. (S-97) IP MI. Sponsor: MSA.

Wilson, Jr., Otto C., 360 Union Street, Aberdeen, MD 21001, USA. (M-97). Sponsor: MSA.

Wirth, Prof. Richard, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam, Telegrafenberg A26, D-14473 Potsdam, GERMANY. Ph: 49-331-288-1319. Fax: 49-331-288-1402. E-mail: wirth@gtz-potsdam.de. (M-97) MI CC. Sponsors: Wilhelm Heinrich and Mattias Gottsdalle.

The following individuals became Society members as a result of their attendance at the MSA Short Course on Reactive Transport in Porous Media held at Golden, CO, October 25-27, 1996. Because of this we do not have all of the usual new member information for them, but they are all interested in reactive transport.

Zhang, Yong, Department of Geology, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 33620, USA. Ph: 813-972-2549. Fax: 813-974-9674. Email: yzhang@chuma.cas.usf.edu. (S-97).