The Mineralogical Society of America promotes the development of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry and petrology and its uses in the areas of science, industry and arts. It also encourages other aspects such as research, teaching of different concepts and procedures and also tries to reach and inform about this different topics.
In this site you can find information on the society itself and also other information on the topics they focus on. The American Mineralogist is a journal which you can subscribe online to or also publish articles. In this section you can find many articles and audio files and also all the instructions you need if you would like to publish articles of your own in this journal. You can have an idea of the society’s importance and acknowledgements by looking at the Awards and Grants section where you can read about their achievements in many areas the focus on. This site also provides a section on Education and Outreach where they inform and educate kids about minerals; also there is a discussion section where you can ask questions about any of these topics. You can also find in this site information on meeting and tutorials, special interest groups and different resources. 
