THE NEW MINERAL AWARD
The BAM New Mineral Award is presented to the individual BAM member for whom a new mineral has been named. 2000 ~ Fen Cooper ~ for the new mineral Fencooperite, a rare barium-iron silicate-carbonate-chloride discovered at Trumbull Peak, California. 2001 ~ Ted Hadley ~ for the new mineral, Tedhadleyite, a rare mercury oxy-halide discovered at the Clear Creek Mine, California.