About Us...


Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium
The Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, 'Mineralogische Kring Antwerpen', was found in 1963 by a small group of mineralogy enthusiasts and has since grown to an active club with over 400 members.
Our members are amateur mineral collectors, students as well as professional mineralogists, all with the same joint interest in minerals.



Monthly Meetings
Every month two meetings are organized (except in July and August). On the 2nd Friday of each month the members meet in 'Op Sinjoorke' in Antwerp, while on the 1st Friday of each month they meet in 'De Drie Rozen' in 'sGravenwezel.
The meetings include: help with mineral determination, exchange of all kinds of information, consultation of the library (with over 1000 books and 35 different journals on mineralogy in 'Op Sinjoorke' and a smaller library in 'De Drie Rozen'), exchange or purchase of specimens and as the major activity a lecture on a mineralogical topic.



Workgroups
Different workgroups exist within the club including youth group, gemology, fluorescence, engineering, photography, Belgian minerals, zeolites and informatics. These workgroups meet in the center of Antwerp.



Excursions
Every year several excursions to mineral localities in Belgium and abroad are organized.



Publications
The MKA publishes the mineralogical journal 'Geonieuws' which appears 10 times a year. Each volume includes over 200 pages with articles on different aspects of mineralogy and mineral localities (Belgian as well as worldwide).
An alphabetic index subdivided in different subjects is available. The journal is written in Dutch (the official language in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium). For information on how to subscribe contact the secretary.



Mineral Fair
Every year the Mineralogy Club of Antwerp organizes well-known 2-days mineral and fossil fair MINERANT. During each MINERANT an exhibition is organized with minerals collected by the members.