The Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland began in 1876. Its main purpose is to disseminate scientific knowledge of the Mineral Sciences (mineralogy) as it may be applied to the fields of

crystallography Crystallography is the experimental science of determining the arrangement of atoms in crystalline solids. Crystallography is a fundamental subject in the fields of materials science and solid-state physics (condensed matter physics). The wor ...

geochemistry Geochemistry is the science that uses the tools and principles of chemistry to explain the mechanisms behind major geological systems such as the Earth's crust and its oceans. The realm of geochemistry extends beyond the Earth, encompassing the e ...

petrology Petrology () is the branch of geology that studies rocks and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous and metamorphic petrology are commonly taught together ...

environmental science Environmental science is an interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physics, biology, and geography (including ecology, chemistry, plant science, zoology, mineralogy, oceanography, limnology, soil science, geology and physical geograp ...

and

economic geology Economic geology is concerned with earth materials that can be used for economic and/or industrial purposes. These materials include precious and base metals, nonmetallic minerals and construction-grade stone. Economic geology is a subdisciplin ...

. In support of this vision, the society publishes

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s, books and monographs. It also organizes and sponsors scientific meetings, and the society connects with other societies which have similar scientific interests. Some of these other societies are the

International Mineralogical Association Founded in 1958, the International Mineralogical Association (IMA) is an international group of 40 national societies. The goal is to promote the science of mineralogy and to standardize the nomenclature of the 5000 plus known mineral species. Th ...

, the European Mineralogical Union, the

Mineralogical Society of America The Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) is a scientific membership organization. MSA was founded in 1919 for the advancement of mineralogy, crystallography, geochemistry, and petrology, and promotion of their uses in other sciences, industry, ...

, the

Mineralogical Association of Canada Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the proces ...

, the Geological Society of London, IOM3, the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers and the Microbiology Society.

Publications

The Society publishes a variety of book series; these are entitled the "Landmark Series", the "Mineralogical Society Special Series", and the "Monograph series". It also publishes scientific journals entitled ''Mineralogical Magazine'', ''Clay Minerals'', and the ''EMU Notes in Mineralogy''. From 1920 to 2008 it also published the ''

Mineralogical Abstracts ''Mineralogical Abstracts'', also known as ''MINABS Online'', was a bibliographic database that was first published in 1920 and discontinued in 2008. It is now included in GeoRef. The database consists of more than 135,000 abstracts of journal pap ...

'' bibliographic database. ''Mineralogical Magazine'' and ''Clay Minerals'' are hybrid journals, publishing both subscription-based and open access articles.

Awards and honours

Aside from the denotation of senior members or Fellows of the Society that are permitted to use the post-nomial 'FMinSoc', the Society recognises distinguished accomplishments through medals, lectures, honorary fellowships and awards: *The Mineralogical Society-Schlumberger Award, given since 1990 through the generous sponsorship of

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Research, is the most prestigious honour bestowed by the Society. It is awarded to recognise scientific excellence in mineralogy and its applications. *The Max Hey Medal, given since 1993, recognises research of excellence carried out by young workers, within 15 years of the award of their first degree. It is named in honour of Max H. Hey (1904-1984), eminent British mineralogist. *The Collins Medal, given since 2010, is awarded annually to a scientist who has made an outstanding contribution to Mineral Sciences. The award is named after

Joseph Henry Collins Joseph Henry Collins FGS, (16 March 1841 – 12 April 1916) was a British mining engineer, mineralogist and geologist. He died at his home, Crinnis House, near St Austell, on 12 April 1916 and is buried in Campdowns cemetery, Charlestown.''Tra ...

(1841–1916), mineralogist and one of the founding members of the Society. * Mineralogical Society lectures: Hallimond Lecture, George Brown Lecture, Society Distinguished Lecturer Programme. * Honorary membership/fellowship. * Undergraduate student awards.

Schlumberger Award recipients

Source
Mineralogical Society
*2020 Geoffrey M. Gadd *2019 Sergey Krivovichev *2018 Jonathan Lloyd *2017

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*2016 Liane G. Benning *2015

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*2014

Barbara Maher Barbara Ann Maher is a Professor Emerita of Environmental Science at Lancaster University. She served as director of the Centre for Environmental magnetism & Palaeomagnetism until 2021 and works on magnetic nanoparticles and pollution. Educati ...

*2013 Michael A. Carpenter *2012

Simon Redfern Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

*2011

Georges Calas Georges Calas is professor of mineralogy (Emeritus) at Sorbonne Université and an honorary Senior Member of Institut Universitaire de France, University Institute of France. Education Calas was educated at the École normale supérieure de Saint ...

*2010

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*2009

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*2008

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*2007 Roger Powell *2006 David Vaughan *2005 Reinhard Boehler *2004 Dave Manning *2003 Hugh O'Neill *2002

Christopher Hawkesworth Christopher John Hawkesworth FRS FRSE (born 18 December 1947) is a British earth scientist, and former Deputy Principal and Vice-Principal for Research, at University of St Andrews. Biography Hawkesworth was born in Khartoum, Sudan on 18 Dece ...

*2001 Tim Holland *2000 Paul Nadeau *1999 David Price *1998 Ekhard Salje *1997 Tony Fallick *1996 Mike Henderson *1995 Paul Ribbe *1994 Frank Hawthorne *1993

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*1992

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*1991

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*1990 Jeff Wilson

Max Hey Medal recipients

Source
Mineralogical Society
* 2020 E. Kiseeva * 2019 Thomas Műller * 2018 Oliver Lord * 2017 Victoria Coker * 2016 Philip Pogge von Strandmann * 2015 Stuart J. Mills * 2014 Chris Greenwell * 2013 Nicholas J. Tosca and Hendrik Heinz (''joint winners'') * 2012 Madeleine Humphreys * 2011 Dan Morgan * 2010 Takeshi Kasama * 2009 Andrew Walker * 2008 Diego Gatta * 2007 Michele Warren * 2006 A. Dominic Fortes * 2005 Paul Hoskin * 2004 Mark E. Hodson and Lidunka Vocadlo (''joint winners'') * 2003 R.J. Harrison * 2002 Dan J. Frost * 2001 Andrew C. Kerr * 2000 Ian C.W. Fitzsimons and R.W. Kent (''joint winners'') * 1999 Alison Pawley * 1998 M.R. Lee * 1997 Jamie J. Wilkinson * 1996 ''no award'' * 1995 Simon C. Kohn * 1994 Simon Anthony Turner Redfern * 1993

Ross John Angel Ross John Angel (born October 26, 1959) is an internationally recognized researcher in mineralogy, expert in crystallography and elastic properties of geological materials and key industrial materials, which he studies with experimental and anal ...

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