Article I wrote for Oct., 2014 WCGMC News
Who knows the most significant event of 1982? Could it be:
- The Epcot Center opens in Orlando, Florida
- Britian overcomes Argentina in the Falklands.
- Chariots of Fire wins Oscar for Best Picture.
- MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imagery) makes its medical debut.
Wrong, wrong, wrong and wrong. The most significant event in 1982 was when the International Commission on Mineral and Mineral Names (CNMMN) adopted the name titanite and discredited the mineral name sphene. Unlike those other events, the impact was immediate and worldwide. OK, maybe a few of you missed the event, but now you know.
WCGMC flirted with titanite collecting all summer. Perhaps not as infamous as the cry “It must be an amphibole”, but “ooh, it’s another titanite” was commonly heard in the field this summer.