[Nhcoll-l] IMA-CM International Mineral Collections Survey

[Jean-Marc Gagnon]

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Hi everyone,



The IMA Commission on Museums would like to gather more information about the types of museums with mineralogy collections that are in each of your countries, and develop a database of curator/researcher names who work in those museums.



Please find below a link to a survey about your mineral/rock/gem, etc. collections. The questions pertain to the types of collections you have, specimen numbers, information about funding (not mandatory if you don't want to share), and use of your collections.



IMA-CM International Mineral Collections Survey 2025-2026 - Fill out form<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=rT17TiA9oEa0q-Johkt_5ktnF0Xu9h5EiBUKMkI8MO9UNjhSWENNRVoxQTNYU0RBUkdKTFJRN1lVQy4u>



There are 31 questions and should take approximately 15 minutes.



Please send this email, request and link to all mineralogical/geological museum contacts in your country for whom you have email addresses.



Also forward to your local and national mineralogical organizations so that it can be forwarded to their members (i.e. SMMP, or even organizations such as Friends of Mineralogy).  The more responses the better! If they are then willing to pass along to their members, that would be great.



The survey will be open until January 31st, 2026.



Happy Holidays from the executive of the IMA-CM,

Paula, Melanie, Oscar and Mike



Dr. Paula C. Piilonen

Research Scientist, Mineralogy

Research & Collections Division

Canadian Museum of Nature

613.878.1065

Vice-Chair, International Mineralogical Association Commission on Museums




Jean-Marc Gagnon, Ph.D. (il/le/lui - He/him/his)
Curator, Invertebrate Collections / Chief Scientist / Director, Beaty Centre for Species Discovery
Conservateur, Collection des invertébrés / Expert scientifique en chef / Directeur, Centre Beaty pour la découverte des espèces
Canadian Museum of Nature / Musée canadien de la nature

613 364 4066
613 851-7556 cell
613 364 4027 Fax
jmgagnon at nature.ca<mailto:jmgagnon at nature.ca>
https://nature.ca/en/research-collections/science-experts/jean-marc-gagnon

Adresse postale / Postal Address:
Canadian Museum of Nature     / Musée canadien de la nature
P.O. Box 3443, Sta. D   / Casier Postal 3443, Succ. D
Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4                / Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4
Canada                         / Canada

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