Geosciences Department Mineral Collection
Reference and Research Mineral Collection
The Department of Geosciences maintains a reference and research mineral collection. Many samples were purchased early in the history of the Department and others have been donated over the years by faculty, students, and staff. The collection has been greatly augmented by two special donations, one from Mel and Charlotte Belsky (the Belsky Collection) in honor of their son Howard (MS 1982) and the other – mainly of African minerals - by Dorothy Siegel. Those special collections are catalogued with the others but are stored separately.
The samples are labeled (more or less in sequence of acquisition) under the following scheme:
100000- Elements
110000- Sulfides
120000- Oxides
130000- Carbonates, halides
140000- Sulfates, phosphates
150000- Tektosilicates
160000- Phyllosilicates
170000- Inosilicates
180000- Cyclosilicates, sorosilicates
190000- Nesosilicates (orthosilicates)
These samples are available to members of the Department of Geosciences and Mineral Physics Institute. Other requests for access to samples will be considered on a case by case basis. Please contact Owen Evans (owen.evans@stonybrook.edu) or Don Lindsley (Donald.lindsley@stonybrook.edu) for assistance and a full explanation of the conditions of use.
News & Announcements
Geosciences Department Newsletter
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Professor Martin Schoonen named Chairman of the Environmental Sciences Department at BNL
Professors John Parise and Artem Oganov pursue Materials Genome Initiative
Professor Deanne Rogers finds evidence for past groundwater on Mars
Professor Robert Liebermann accepts Edward A. Flinn Award
Professor Scott McLennan selected for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Team
Professor Timothy Glotch receives NSF Career Award
Geosciences PhD Francis McCubbin receives Presidential Early Career Award
Professor Scott McLennan on NASA team that finds new evidence for water at Mars crater
Geoscience Researchers Develop Numerical Model to Better Forecast Forces Behind Earthquakes
Geoscience Professor Don Weidner selected to receive Inge Lehman Medal
Geoscience researchers find that natural minerals disinfect drinking water
Professor Dan Davis publishes 4th edition of "Turn Left at Orion"
Stony Brook PhD and Faculty Advisor Show that the Moon Isn't as Dry as Previously Thought
The Department welcomes its new faculty member, Deanne Rogers
Jerome Varriale, Geosciences major, Named URECA Researcher of the Month
