Mineral Magic

Wednesday, February 3, 2:00 pm MSTThe current time in the MST timezone is 1:43 am
Duration: 00 minutes

What’s so magical about minerals? Compared to flora and fauna, you don’t have to weed, water or prune them and you don’t have to feed or pick up after them. After countless years of forming in the Earth’s crust, they magically appear to us in a variety of colors and shapes, joining in perfect harmony resulting in something incredibly beautiful, unique and, yes, magical. Let’s take a close look at the mineral kingdom during the next hour and I’ll let you judge for yourself — is it Nature expressing itself through the wonder of minerals… or is it magic?

Anna M Domitrovic

Anna came to the Desert Museum in 1977 with a bachelor’s degree in geology. Hailing from the coal-mining region of southwestern Pennsylvania, a move to hard rock mining in the Desert Southwest was an experience. When the caves were newly opened, the first course of action was to learn about limestone caves. Coursework at the UA familiarized her with earthquake activity in southern Arizona. Since copper mining drove Arizona economy, Anna immersed herself in the minerals that accompanied mining activity. Although she retired in 2005, she continues to maintain the Museum’s Permanent Mineral Collection as Earth Sciences Curator Emerita.

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