The Mineralogical Society
of New South Wales

Welcome to the Mineralogical Society of NSW

Do you marvel at the beauty of mineral specimens and crystals, collect minerals and gems as a hobby, or have a scientific interest in their formation and chemistry?

The Society, founded in 1975, promotes the appreciation and learning of mineral science and mineral collecting. Members include fossickers, mineral collectors, professional mineralogists and geologists.

Monthly general meetings are usually held in the Parramatta area, or via Zoom.

Download the December 2024 Newsletter

february

07feb7:00 pm9:00 pmFebruary MeetingThere will be a lecture to be given by Dioni Cendon on : – ‘Rare Earth Elements (REE): Misconceptions, Oddities, and some Minerals’. The program will include the second part of David Colchester’s ‘Introduction to Crystallography – Part 2’

march

07mar7:00 pm9:00 pmMarch MeetingDayna McGeeney will deliver a lecture on ‘Rare and Unusual Gemstones in the Australian Museum Collection.’ There will also be a talk to be given by Graham Ogle on ‘Minerals from Deposits in the Otto Mountains, California’.

What we do

Learn about minerals

Our monthly meetings have a varied program of presentations suitable for all levels of knowledge.
Meetings

Collect minerals

The Society provides many opportunities to acquire mineral specimens by purchase, field collecting, swapping and gifting.
View gallery

Go on field trips

There is nothing like going out bush and collecting your own minerals on a field trip with friends from the society.
Field trips

Share knowledge

The combined knowledge of our members about both Australian and overseas minerals is immense, and is generously shared.

Visit the micro world

Microscopes reveal an amazing variety of mineral colour, shape and form not obvious to the naked eye.
Microminerals

Soak up some science

Mineral occurrences, ore deposits, and the sciences of crystallography and mineral chemistry are all part of studying minerals.
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