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 September 2024 Newsletter

september

13sep7:00 pm9:00 pmSeptember Meeting(Note Second Friday). The program at the September meeting will include a lecture to be given by Malcolm Southwood on : – Smithsonite from Tsumeb: Colour and Chemistry. Since the lecturer is resident in South Australia he will give the lecture in virtual mode but the rest of the Meeting will be ‘live’. The lecture will be followed by a talk to be given by Dieter Mylius : – A Light Globe Moment and an Unusual Mineral

october

11oct7:00 pm9:00 pmOctober MeetingThere will be a lecture but the speaker and subject are to be confirmed. There will also be a talk by David Colchester on : -Introduction to Crystallography – Part 1. Members Please Note: The Society Meeting in October will be held on the second Friday. In October there will be the long weekend and Public Holiday of Monday the 7th , (Labour Day), and also the 46th Annual Seminar of the Joint Mineralogical Societies of Australasia is being held in Brisbane over the same weekend from Friday the 7th to Wednesday the 9th.

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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