About
The Mineralogical Society of New South Wales ("Min Soc NSW") promotes knowledge and enjoyment of mineral science and mineral collecting. The Society was founded in 1975, and includes both professional and lay people interested in mineralogy. We hold monthly meetings, and also organise field trips. Along with other Australian State Mineralogical Societies, we participate in the publication of the Australian Journal of Mineralogy.
Meetings
We meet on the first Friday of the eleven months February to December unless that Friday is before a long weekend or is itself a public holiday, in which case the meeting is put back until the second Friday. Meetings start at 7.30pm. Visitors are very welcome. See list of future meeting dates and topics below.
Meetings are held in the LZG 14 lecture room, on the ground floor of the General Teaching block of the School of Natural Science of the University of Western Sydney - see map below. Note that there are two sections of the Campus - the School of Natural Science is on the North side of Victoria Rd., and can only be entered from Pemberton St.
There is a $4 fee to park on Campus. Tickets are available at the corner marked M on the map, alternatively there is parking in Pemberton St.
Future meetings
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December 2nd
Christmas Social
February 3rd 2012
Lecture by Peter Leverett on ‘Mines in the Mist – Mt Lyell’.
March 2nd 2012
Lecture, (not finalised), on ‘Metallogenic Mapping. Locating the Mineral Deposits of N.S.W.’
April 13th 2012
(Good Friday is on the 6th of April in 2012. The Society Meeting therefore will be held on the second Friday). The program is not finalised but may include a lecture on ‘Diamonds’.
May 4th
Member’s Mini Auction.
June 1st 2012
(The Queen’s Birthday public holiday will be after the second weekend of June). Meeting program to be advised.