Below is a copy of the program and details of our online symposium held in May of 2021
Symposium Agenda
2:15 Welcome
2:30 Dr. Inna Lykova Tolbachik, Kamchatka: A Micromounters Paradise
3:30 CMMA Business Meeting
3:45 Roy Starkey Minerals Of The English Midlands
4:45 Dr. Anthony Kampf The Journey From An Unknown To A New Mineral
5:45 Virtual Wine & Cheese Reception
2021 Online Symposium Details
Featured Presentations
Dr. Inna Lykova Tolbachik, Kamchatka: A Micromounters Paradise
Tolbachik is a volcanic complex in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. The area has seen volcanic activity going back thousands of years. More recently, major eruptions occurred in 1975 and 2012. The fumarole deposits of Tolbachik provide an unusual and rich mineral environment with some 280 different mineral species. It is the type locality for 130 species. Dr. Lykova is a research scientist and an acting curator with the Canadian Museum of Nature. Prior to joining the museum in 2019, Dr. Lykova was a Senior Research Fellow at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow for over six years.
Dr. Lykova is a research scientist and an acting curator with the Canadian Museum of Nature. Prior to joining the museum in 2019, Dr. Lykova was a Senior Research Fellow at the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow for over six years.
Roy Starkey Minerals Of The English Midlands
The English Midlands is an area of diverse geology, varied landscape and steeped in industrial history. Criss-crossed by some of the country’s busiest motorways, and at the geographical centre of the nation, it also boasts the Peak District National Park, the Shropshire Hills, an extensive and well-maintained canal network and a plethora of cultural attractions.
Mining and quarrying have been of pivotal importance to the economy of the English Midlands and as a consequence of this, the area has produced a wide range of interesting mineral specimens. Examples of these are to be found in local and regional museum collections, and especially at the Natural History Museum in London. However, such was the importance of Britain in the development of mineralogy as a science that specimens from the English Midlands are to be seen in collections all over the world.
Thanks to the efforts of miners, mineral dealers and collectors over the past few hundred years, interesting and beautiful specimens have been preserved for us to enjoy today. Drawing on research undertaken for a recently published book, the talk will explore the places, people and stories associated with the specimens.
Dr. Tony Kampf The Journey From An Unknown To A New Mineral
Dr. Anthony (Tony) R. Kampf discovered mineralogy and crystallography as an undergraduate chemistry major at the University of Illinois in Chicago. He received his B.S. in chemistry (1970) and his M.S. in mineralogy and crystallography (1972) from that institution. He continued his studies at the University of Chicago under the mentorship of the inimitable Prof. Paul Brian Moore who introduced Tony to the thrill of discovering and characterizing new minerals, using both classical and modern techniques. After receiving his Ph.D. in mineralogy and crystallography in 1976, Tony joined the staff of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County at the beginning of 1977. He has spent his entire 44-year professional career at the museum, serving more than 34 years as Curator (including 31 as head of the Mineral Sciences Department) and the past 10 years as Curator Emeritus. Tony has more than 450 publications and has authored the descriptions of 290 minerals (more than anyone else). Since 2008, he has served as the U.S. delegate to the International Mineralogical Association’s Commission on New Minerals, Nomenclature and Classifications
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