Mineralogy Institutes & Societies...




Societies
Clay Minerals Society
an international community of scientists who promote research in and disseminate information on clay science and technology

Commission on New Minerals and Mineral Names
news and information on the activities of the CNMMN, including an official list of mineral species approved, discredited and redefined by the CNMMN. There are listings of all IMA reports on nomenclature, and of new minerals approved since 1997.
IMA reports may also be downloaded at the MSA-IMA-page

European Association for Geochemistry
founded to promote geochemical research and study in Europe

European Mineralogical Union
its objective is to further European cooperation in the Mineralogical Sciences (mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry and their applications). The members of EMU are national scientific societies representing mineral scientists from European countries. There is no individual membership.

Geochemical Society
a private nonprofit international scientific society founded to encourage the application of chemistry to the solution of geological and cosmological problems

International Association of GeoChemistry
the principal objective of the IAGC is to foster co-operation in, and advancement of, geochemistry in the broadest sense

International Mineralogical Association
the mission of the Association is to further international co-operation in the mineralogical sciences and to promote wider community awareness among international groups having Earth Science interests

The International Union of Crystallography
serves the world community of crystallographers. Supplies information on the union, its commissions and regional associates, its journals and other publications

Mineralogical Association of Canada
a non-profit scientific organization to promote and advance the knowledge of mineralogy and the allied disciplines of crystallography, petrology, geochemistry and mineral deposits

Mineralogical Association of South Africa
to foster interaction among mineralogists in South Africa. Our membership covers a broad spectrum of interests, including petrology and geochemistry, and special interest groups in clay minerals, fluid inclusions, volcanology, and the Witwatersrand.

Mineralogical Society of America
composed of individuals interested in mineralogy, crystallography, petrology and geochemistry. The Society promotes, through education and research, the understanding and application of mineralogy by industry, universities, government and the public

Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland
has the general object of advancing the knowledge of the science of mineralogy and its application to other subjects including crystallography, geochemistry, petrology, environmental science and economic geology

Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
Spanish Mineralogical Society

Société Française de Minéralogie et de Cristallographie
Organisation of the society, publications, calendar of events, abstracts of theses

Society of Mineral Museum Professionals
international organization of mineral museum curators and others with related interests



Institutes


Mineralogisch-Petrographisches Institut der Universität Kiel

Mineralogisches Institut Universität Würzburg
Home-page of the Institute of Mineralogy, University of Würzburg. With many links for mineralogists.


Link Lists at Mineralogical Institutes
Comprehensive list of links for mineralogists
Klaus-Peter Kelber, Mineralogisches Institut Universität Würzburg.

Geoscience University departments list
A pretty complete listing maintained at the Geoscience Institute of the University of Mainz, Germany.

Annotated Mineralogy Links
links to journals and a selection of annotated mineralogy sites. Ernst A.J. Burke, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.