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Biography
Mineralogist Marc Wilson is curator of collections for the Section of Minerals at Carnegie Museum of Natural History. Wilson received his MS in geology/mineralogy (1979) and his BA in geology (1975) from Michigan Technological University. Wilson’s extensive experience includes museum and specimen management, exhibit generation, organization of mineral symposia, and mineralogical investigations of active and abandoned mine sites. His research on new techniques for mapping, remote sensing, and specimen analysis and curation have appeared in such publications as The Mineralogical Record, Rocks & Minerals, American Mineralogist, Journal of Geochemical Exploration, and Journal of Archeological Science.
Wilson was the lead organizer of the Carnegie Gem & Mineral Show, one of the most prestigious shows in the country, for all nine years of its existence.
He has been a consulting editor for Rocks & Minerals since 1998, and he served on the board of directors for the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals from 1996–1999. He was inducted into the National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame in 2001. Wilson is a co-recipient of the Friends of Mineralogy Award of Merit and an Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies honoree for the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Scholarship Award.
Recent Blog Posts
New Mineral Specimens
Collection managers Marc and Deb Wilson from the Section of Minerals recently attended the Geofair Show in Cincinnati, where they displayed an exhibit on the quirks of quartz. They also […]Read More »
Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
Curator of Collections Marc Wilson and Collections Assistant Deb Wilson were at the Tuscon Gem and Mineral Show this month on their hunt for more beautiful specimens for Carnegie […]Read More »
Best Museum Exhibit
Carnegie Museum of Natural History received an award for best museum exhibit at the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show. Congratulations to Curator of Collections Marc Wilson (right) and Collection Assistant […]Read More »
Last month, we asked the public for help
Last month, we asked the public for help identifying a piece of our collection. The identity of a plaster cast of a gold nugget in the Section of Minerals had […]Read More »
Unidentified Gold Nugget
by Debra Wilson The identity of this gold nugget has been lost to time. This is a plaster cast of a gold nugget which is housed in the Mineral Section […]Read More »
A New Birthstone for August
by Hayley Pontia If you were born in August and not in love with the stark yellow green birthstone Peridot, you’re in luck! The American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers […]Read More »
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