Mineralogical Society of America

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, WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, AWARDS, GRANTS, SYMPOSIA, AND MEETINGS FOR PROFESSIONALS, STUDENTS, AND THE PUBLIC.