Founded in 1958, the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is an international group of 40 national societies. The goal is to promote the science of mineralogy and to standardize the nomenclature of the 5000 plus known

mineral In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...

species. The IMA is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). The Association supports the activities of Commissions and Working Groups involved on certain aspects of mineralogical practice and facilitates interactions among mineralogists by sponsoring and organising meetings. In particular, the IMA holds its general meeting every four years. The next meeting is scheduled in 2022 in Lyon, France.

Presidents

The presidents of the IMA have been: * since 2021: Anhuai Lu ** Peking University *2018–2020: Patrick Cordier (born 1961) ** Université de Lille *2016–2018: Peter C. Burns **

University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic university, Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend, Indiana, South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin fo ...

*2014–2016: Sergey V. Krivovichev (born 1972) ** Saint Petersburg State University *2012–2014: Walter V. Maresch **

Ruhr University Bochum The Ruhr University Bochum (, ) is a public research university located in the southern hills of the central Ruhr area, Bochum, Germany. It was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany after World War II. Instruction began in ...

*2010–2012: Ekkehart Tillmanns (born 1941) ** Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography,

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

** Mineral: tillmannsite (IMA2001-010) *2006–2010:

Takamitsu Yamanaka Takamitsu (written: 貴光, 峻光, 高光 or 崇光) is a masculine Japanese given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle nam ...

** Osaka University *2002–2006: Ian Parsons **

University of Edinburgh The University of Edinburgh ( sco, University o Edinburgh, gd, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as ''Edin.'' in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Granted a royal charter by King James VI in 15 ...

*1998–2002: Anthony (Tony) J. Naldrett (born 1933) **

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park (Toronto), Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 ...

** Mineral:

naldrettite Naldrettite is a mineral with a chemical formula of Pd2Sb. It is named after Anthony J. Naldrett (born 1933), a professor at the University of Toronto, who has made significant contributions to the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). Na ...

(IMA2004-007) *1994–1998: Stefano Merlino (born 1938) **

University of Pisa The University of Pisa ( it, Università di Pisa, UniPi), officially founded in 1343, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. History The Origins The University of Pisa was officially founded in 1343, although various scholars place ...

** Mineral: merlinoite (IMA1976-046) *1990–1994: Xiande Xie ** Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry (

Chinese Academy of Sciences The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS); ), known by Academia Sinica in English until the 1980s, is the national academy of the People's Republic of China for natural sciences. It has historical origins in the Academia Sinica during the Republi ...

) ** Mineral:

xieite Xieite is an iron chromium oxide mineral with formula Fe2+Cr2O4. It is a member of the spinel group and a high pressure polymorph of chromite. It was discovered in samples taken from the Suizhou meteorite which fell in 1986 in the Zengdu Dis ...

(IMA2007-056) *1986–1990:

Peter John Wyllie Peter John Wyllie (born 8 February 1930, in London, England) is a British petrologist and academic. He was Professor of Geology at the California Institute of Technology from 1983 until his retirement in 1999. Prior to this, he held positions at ...

(born 1930) ** California Institute of Technology (after 1984,

Caltech The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

) and

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

(1965–1983) ** Mineral: wyllieite (IMA1972-015) *1982–1986: Ivan Kostov (Nikolov) (1913–2004) **

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

** Mineral:

kostovite Kostovite is a rare orthorhombic-pyramidal gray white telluride mineral containing copper and gold with chemical formula AuCuTe4. It was discovered by Bulgarian mineralogist Georgi Terziev (Георги Терзиев) (1935–1972), who named ...

(IMA1965-002) *1978–1982: Claude (Jean Guy) Guillemin (1923–1994) ** École des Mines de Paris (

Mines ParisTech Mines Paris - PSL, officially École nationale supérieure des mines de Paris (until May 2022 Mines ParisTech, also known as École des mines de Paris, ENSMP, Mines de Paris, les Mines, or Paris School of Mines), is a French grande école and a ...

) ** Mineral: guilleminite (IMA1964-031) *1974–1978: Vladimir Stepanovich Sobolev (1908–1982) **

Novosibirsk State University Novosibirsk State University is a public research university located in Novosibirsk, Russia. The university was founded in 1958, on the principles of integration of education and science, early involvement of students with research activities an ...

** Mineral: sobolevite (IMA1982-042) *1970–1974:

Karl Hugo Strunz Karl Hugo Strunz (24 February 1910 – 19 April 2006) was a German mineralogist. He is best known for creating the Nickel-Strunz classification, the ninth edition of which was published together with Ernest Henry Nickel. Biography Strunz was bor ...

(1910–2006) ** Technical University of Berlin ** Mineral: strunzite (1958) *1964–1970:

Cecil Edgar Tilley Cecil Edgar Tilley Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS HonFRSE Geological Society, PGS (14 May 1894 – 24 January 1973) was an Australian-UK, British petrologist and geologist. Life He was born in Unley, Adelaide, the youngest child of John Thoma ...

(1894–1973) **

University of Cambridge The University of Cambridge is a public collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209 and granted a royal charter by Henry III in 1231, Cambridge is the world's third oldest surviving university and one of its most pr ...

(England) ** Mineral: tilleyite (1933) *1960–1964: Daniel Jerome Fisher (1896–1988) ** University of Chicago ** Mineral:

djerfisherite Djerfisherite is an alkali copper–iron sulfide mineral and a member of the djerfisherite group. The chemical composition is somewhat variable. A Russian study from 1979 on djerfisherite from the Kola Peninsula found the formula , but a study in ...

(IMA1965-028) *1958–1960: Robert Lüling Parker (1893–1973) ** Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ( ETH Zurich) and

University of Zurich The University of Zürich (UZH, german: Universität Zürich) is a public research university located in the city of Zürich, Switzerland. It is the largest university in Switzerland, with its 28,000 enrolled students. It was founded in 1833 f ...

** Mineral: parkerite (1937)

Medal

The IMA Medal for Excellence in Mineralogical Research was created in 2006. It is awarded for scientific excellence and eminence as represented by long-term outstanding scientific publication in the field of mineralogical sciences. It is one of the pre-eminent awards in mineralogical research and represents a life-time achievement award.

Medalists

* 2022 - Patricia Dove * 2021 -

Robert Hazen Robert Miller Hazen (born November 1, 1948) is an American mineralogist and astrobiologist. He is a research scientist at the Carnegie Institution of Washington's Geophysical Laboratory and Clarence Robinson Professor of Earth Science at George ...

* 2020 -

Georges Calas Georges Calas is professor of mineralogy (Emeritus) at Sorbonne Université and an honorary Senior Member of University Institute of France. Education Calas was educated at the École normale supérieure de Saint-Cloud (now École normale sup ...

* 2019 - Eiji Ohtani * 2018 - Gordon E. Brown, Jr. * 2017 - Emil Makovicky * 2015 - Rod C. Ewing * 2013 - Nikolay V. Sobolev * 2011 - David H. Green * 2009 - Frank C. Hawthorne * 2008 - Charles Prewitt

Working groups and commissions

The most active IMA commission is the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN). It was founded in 1959 to coordinate the assigning of new mineral names, revision of existing names and discreditation of invalid species. Traditionally, the validation procedure of new minerals is one of the chairman's tasks and the discreditation or revalidation procedure of invalid species are two of the vice-chairman's tasks. In July 2006 a merger between the CNMMN and the Commission on Classification of Minerals (CCM), initiated at the request of both commissions, resulted in the Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classification (CNMNC).

Chairmen of CNMNC

* Ritsuro Miyawaki (since c. 2018) * Ulf Hålenius (2015-2018); (since c. 2015); mineral: håleniusite-(La) (IMA 2003-028) * Peter (Pete) A. Williams (2008 – 2014); mineral: petewilliamsite (IMA 2002-059) ** Frédéric Hatert, vice-chairman (changes in existing nomenclature) ** Marco Pasero, vice-chairman (general classification matters) * Ernst A. J. Burke (2003 – August, 2008); mineral: ernstburkeite (IMA 2010-059) **

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, vice-chairman * Joel Denison Grice (1995 – 2002); mineral:

griceite Lithium fluoride is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiF. It is a colorless solid, that transitions to white with decreasing crystal size. Although odorless, lithium fluoride has a bitter-saline taste. Its structure is analogous to ...

(IMA 1986-043) * Joseph (Joe) Anthony Mandarino (1983 – 1994); mineral: mandarinoite (IMA 1977-049) ** Ernest (Ernie) H. Nickel, vice-chairman; mineral: ernienickelite (IMA 1993-002) * Akira Kato (1975 – 1982); mineral: katoite (IMA 1982-080a) * Michael (Mike) Fleischer (1959 – 1974); mineral: fleischerite (IMA 1962 s.p.) ** Max Hey, vice-chairman ** François Permingeat, secretary

Member societies

Among the societies represented at the IMA are: * Associación Mineralogica Argentina * Bulgarian Mineralogical Society * Ceska geolicka spolecnost *

Croatian Mineralogical Association Croatian may refer to: *Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * Se ...

Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft Deutsch or Deutsche may refer to: *''Deutsch'' or ''(das) Deutsche'': the German language, in Germany and other places *''Deutsche'': Germans, as a weak masculine, feminine or plural demonym *Deutsch (word), originally referring to the Germanic ve ...

Geological Society of Australia The Geological Society of Australia (GSA) was established as a non-profit organisation in 1952 to promote, advance and support earth sciences in Australia. The founding Chairperson was Edwin Sherbon Hills. William Rowan Browne was a founder of th ...

* Geological Society of Greece, Committee of Economic Geology Mineralogy and Geochemistry *

Koninklijk Nederlands Geologisch Mijnbouwkundig Genootschap or (, Dutch language, Dutch for 'royal') is an Title of honor, honorary title given to certain companies and non-profit organisations in the Netherlands and to a lesser extent Belgium, by the monarchs of each country. It was first introduced by ...

(Royal Geological and Mining Society of the Netherlands) * Magyahoni Földtani Tarsulat (Hungarian Geological Society), Asvantyan-Geokémoai Szakosztally (Mineralogical and Geochemical Section) *

Mineralogical Association of Canada Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proce ...

Mineralogical Association of South Africa Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical mineralogy, optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifact (archaeology), artifacts. Specific s ...

Mineralogical Society of America The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) is a scientific membership organization. MSA was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industr ...

* Mineralogical Society of Denmark * Mineralogical Society of Georgia *

Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland began in 1876. Its main purpose is to disseminate scientific knowledge of the Mineral Sciences (mineralogy) as it may be applied to the fields of crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, e ...

* Mineralogical Society of India * Mineralogical Society of Japan * Mineralogical Society of Korea * Mineralogical Society of Romania * Mineralogical Society of Slovakia *

Mineralogical Society of Uzbekistan Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

* Norsk Geologisk Forening, Mineralogisk Gruppe *

New Zealand Geochemical and Mineralogical Society New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz Albums and EPs * New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartn ...

* Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft * Polskie Towarzystwo Mineralogiczne * Russian Mineralogical Society * Schweizerische Mineralogische und Petrographische Gesellschaft * Slovenian Geological Society, Mineralogical Branch * Sociedad Española de MineralogíaSociedad Española de Mineralogía: History
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Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia The Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia is a learned society, technical and scientific society that aims brings to bring together Brazilian geologists, to disseminate technical and scientific information, and to participate in national decisions invo ...

* Sociedade Geologica de Portugal, Grupo de Mineralogia * Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia * Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie * Suomen mineraloginen seura r.y *

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* The Swedish Mineralogical Society *

Ukrainian Mineralogical Association Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

* Union Minéralogique de Belgique

References

External links

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