We are pleased to announce the Call for Abstracts for the forthcoming Geological Collections Group (GCG) Winter Seminar Unnatural Disaster: Fighting back against the steady erosion of geological collections.
#minermag Our Mantle heterogeneity collection is complete. From viscosity to diamonds. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
MinSoc training sessions. 21st April 2026, 10.30 am (UK time, BST)- "An introduction to Single Crystal X-ray and Electron diffraction techniques" by Robert Bannister, Daniel Rainer, Peter Horton zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Previous sessions here www.minersoc.org/skills-and-t... and our youtube link
Registration is open for #MPGRiP2026!
All career stages welcome!
A great opportunity for #PhDs + #postdocs to present work in progress, get feedback, and network.
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🗓️ 8th-9th July
⏱️ DEADLINE: 29th May.
#MineralPhysics #Geoscience
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#minermag Check out the latest issue. We are a not-for-profit subscription journal but we're working on access. Look at how many of these are OA 😊 From anningite to wiperamingaite www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#ClayMins new paper alert - model for catalytic CO2 conversion by coupling clay minerals and dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
New #technician award 🏆 at MinSoc. Honouring Eileen Guppy (1903–1980) a technical assistant at BGS. Nominations for the very first one in by 13th April ▶️ www.minersoc.org/guppy-award....
#minermag The 150 collection has started. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Submissions by 31st August to join the full collection. Celebrate 🎉with us here in June minsoc-150.org
#Howie award for best paper in Min Soc journal 🎉: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The Mineralogical Society of UK and Ireland is 150 years old. The image shows the MinSoc twinned crystal logo and small crystals coming out of the number 150 like fireworks
Min Soc is 150 years old. Celebrate with us in Manchester, UK on 23-25th June 2026 minsoc-150.org Conference abstracts are due in by 6th March
The journal Geo-Bio Interfaces from @minersoc.bsky.social has opened a call for papers for Critical Metal Bioprocessing research. More detail here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal.... If you have any questions feel free to contact me.
We are delighted to announce that Geoscientist was awarded two Highly Commended trophies – for Best Magazine (under 20K circulation) and Best Publication – by Memcom at their 2025 Excellence Awards ceremony!
#geoscience #geology #magazine #award
Mineralogical Society's 150th Anniversary Meeting: Past Discoveries and Future Frontiers. minsoc-150.org 23-25 June 2026, University of Manchester
#Claymin some new papers ready to read www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
On left is the logo for ICC Dublin 2025. Text on righ of image reads: XVIII ICC Dublin, Oreland 13-18 July 2025.
Graphical abstracts for all pre-conference workshops. Text in centre reads - #ICCDublin25 Pre-Conference Workshops, 13th July 2025.
Collage of all 47 graphical abstracts.
Images representing all three fieldtrips. Text in centre reads - Excursions at #ICCDublin25, A variety of trips is offered during and adjacent to the conference dates. These include field trips and excursions for accompany persons.
Registration deadline for the International Clay Conference, Dublin, 13 - 18 July 2025, is TODAY!
You still have time to register here: icc.aipea.org
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Reminder #minermag special collection on: Mantle Heterogeneity and Evolution
See details:
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#GBI meet the new Principal Editor www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Nanoscale images of pyrite and other sufides in association with bacteria
#GBI papers now out in the #Microbial #Biomineralization Collection: pyrite and iron sulfides www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Make that Monday 17th, So still time so get those abstracts in!
Image of a striped rock. Red and yellow stripes.
#minermag - pretty print stone - admired by many - analysed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A promotional graphic for the Young Persons' Lecture Competition (YPLC) National Final 2025. The map of the United Kingdom is depicted with colourful icons representing diverse individuals connected by speech bubbles, symbolising participants across the UK. The YPLC logo and IOM3 SEC logo are displayed at the top. The text reads 'National Final 2025' and '#YPLC2025.' Event details at the bottom: 'Thursday 8 May, The Armourers' Hall, London
The Young Persons' Lecture Competition (YPLC) is back for 2025! 📚
We invite #students and #earlycareer professionals to deliver a short lecture for a chance to compete in the 2025 UK final at The Armourers' Hall in London.
Submit your abstract 👉 bit.ly/3CiQHau
#YPLC2025
Collage of all 47 graphical abstracts for ICC Sessions.
With just under a month left until the abstract & early bird registration deadlines for #ICCDublin25, have you decided which session aligns with your reseach?
Find the full session list here: icc.aipea.org/sessions-list/
18th International Clay Conference, 13-18 July 2025.
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Join us for a free-to-attend pre-conference workshop hosted by Datech Scientific, introducing researchers to Laser Ablation ICP-MS (LA-ICP-MS) and Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS).
This event is open to all researchers, PhD students, and academics!
Visit ggrip2025.co.uk for more info!
Photo of Alessandro Guastoni in a van. The front cover for a memorial issue on pegmatites and related issues for Mineralogical Magazine
#minermag - The Alessandro Guastoni memorial issue is now out. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... The Museum of Nature and Humankind at the University of Padova visitmnu.it/en/ has a special #mineral exhibition
Detailsof sponsorship opportunities. Table of opportunities for each sponsorship level, with what is included in each level indicated by an image of the relevant clay mineral structure. Chlorite - 1000 euros Illite - 1750 euros Kaolin - 3500 euros Smectite - 5000+ euros
If you are interested in sponsoring or exhibiting at the International Clay Conference in Dublin, please get in touch (icc.aipea.org/sponsoring/).
Rather than the traditional metal categories (Bronze, Ag, Au & Pt) we had, of course, to use clays & clay minerals!
#ICCDublin25 @minersoc.bsky.social
The abstract deadline is fast approaching for GGRiP! Abstract submissions must be in by March 10th. For more information, please see our website ggrip2025.co.uk
The MinSoc has three journals. 1) Mineralogical Magazine #minermag (IF 2.8) has been publishing mineralogy and petrology since 1876. Most recent accepted 'prepub' papers free to access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
The MinSoc is a not-for-profit charity. See our variety of special interest groups here: www.minersoc.org
#minermag Amazing discovery. Found in #chondrites - now terrestrial #rubinite - a super-reduced garnet www.cambridge.org/core/journal...