The Geological Society of Norway (GSN) (in

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

: Norsk Geologisk Forening) is a Norwegian

learned society A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an discipline (academia), academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and s ...

founded in 1905. Among the founders was geologist

Hans Henrik Reusch Hans Henrik Reusch (5 September 1852 – 27 October 1922) was a Norwegian geologist, geomorphologist and educator. He served as director of the Geological Survey of Norway. Biography Born in Bergen, he was educated at the University of Leipz ...

, who also was the first chairman of the society. The society publishes the journal ''

Norwegian Journal of Geology ''Norwegian Journal of Geology'' ( no, Norsk Geologisk Tidsskrift) is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Norwegian Geological Society. The scope of the journal is the geology of Norway, the Arctic, and nearby seas. The ...

''. The Norwegian Geological Society has awarded the

Reusch Medal The Reusch Medal ( no, Reusch-medaljen) is a medal awarded by the Norwegian Geological Society to young researchers in recognition of a high-quality treatise on geology. It has been awarded since 4 January 1926 in honor of the geologist Hans Henrik ...

to deserving geologists since 1926.

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* Geology societies Geology of Norway Scientific organisations based in Norway Organisations based in Trondheim Environmental organizations established in 1905 1905 establishments in Norway {{norway-org-stub