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The International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is an international group of 38 national societies. The goal is to promote the science of mineralogy and to standardize the nomenclature of the 4000 plus known mineral species. The IMA is affiliated with the International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS). Mineralogy is an earth science that involves the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. ... This article is about minerals in the geologic sense; for nutrient minerals see dietary mineral; for the band see Mineral (band). ... The International Union of Geological Sciences (IUGS) was founded in 1961 and is a Scientific Union member of the International Council for Science (ICSU), which it recognizes as the coordinating body for the international organization of science. ...
Working Groups and Commissions
The most active IMA commission is the Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names (CNMMN) was founded in 1959 to coordinate the assigning of new mineral names, revision of existing names and discreditation of invalid species.
Members of the IMA
Among the societies represented at the IMA are: Österreichische Mineralogische Gesellschaft Sociedade Brasileira de Geologia Mineralogical Association of Canada Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie Deutsche Mineralogische Gesellschaft Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia Mineralogical Society of Japan Mineralogical Society of Russia Mineralogical Association of South Africa The Swedish Mineralogical Society Schweizerische Mineral. und Petrographische Gesellschaft Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland Mineralogical Society of America
Complete mineral list There is actually no such thing as a complete list of minerals. The International Mineralogical Association is the body that recognises new minerals and new mineral names, however minerals discovered before 1959 did not go through the official naming procedure, although some minerals published previously have been...
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