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. 🗺️ @oxuniearthsci.bsky.social 🗓️ 8th-9th July ⏱️ DEADLINE: 29th May. #MineralPhysics #Geoscience @minersoc.bsky.social

#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...

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

#Minermag some new prepubs - looking at heat treated #chert here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#Claymin some new papers ready to read www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Registration deadline for the International Clay Conference, Dublin, 13 - 18 July 2025, is TODAY! You still have time to register here: icc.aipea.org @minersoc.bsky.social #clay #mineral

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...

#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!

#minermag - pretty print stone - admired by many - analysed here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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

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. @minersoc.bsky.social

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!

#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

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...

EGU's annual photo competition is OPEN! If you are registered for #EGU25, you can submit up to 3 photos & 1 moving image related to Earth, planetary, or space sciences by 31 March. 🏆Winners receive a free registration to EGU26! Submit your photo today: egu.eu/9VTNXM

One week to go! A reminder that the deadline for early bird registration and abstract submission for GGRiP 2025 is the 10th March. The meeting is being held in Birmingham on the 8th-10th April. Please visit the conference website to register now! ggrip2025.co.uk

#claymin new paper published - synthesis of nano-metakaolin #kaolin #clay #nano www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Field trip 1 at #ICCDublin25 Geology of the Causeway Coast - 16 July This fieldtrip will explore North Ireland’s iconic Causeway Coast, with visits to Portrush and the Giant's Causeway. More info & reg: icc.aipea.org/giants-cause... @minersoc.bsky.social

#minermag new publications, zoned #tourmaline with new mineral #fluor-rossmanite #pegmatite www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Field trip 2 at #ICCDublin25 Irish Cement Site - 16 July Cement Manufacturers Ireland has invited our delegates to visit one of Europe’s most modern cement factories at Platin, Drogheda, Co. Louth. More info & reg: icc.aipea.org/cement/ @minersoc.bsky.social

A reminder to register for our Research in Progress Meeting (GGRiP 2025) which is being held in Birmingham on the 8th-10th April. Please visit the conference website for more information: ggrip2025.co.uk

JOIN THE GEOSCIENTIST TEAM! We’re seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Assistant Editor with a passion for Earth science! Deadline: 6 March 2025. Full details on the role and how to apply here: www.geolsoc.org.uk/bhrecruitment

#GBI covers four primary spheres of academic interest that intersect with the geo- and biosciences: #biological, #environmental, #geochemical, and #energy and #resources. Submit your paper here:https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/geo-bio-interfaces

Calling all #Mineral Physicists, Experimental Petrologists, Geophysicists, Geodynamicists and Geochemists studying the Deep #Earth and Planetary Interiors! I have created a Starter Pack! Please share, and let me know of other people or organizations on here who should be added! go.bsky.app/TapnEve

Excursions at #ICCDublin25 A variety of trips are offered during the conference dates, including field trips and excursions for accompany persons. Find out more here: icc.aipea.org/trips/ @minersoc.bsky.social

Don't forget to register for our Research in Progress meeting (GGRiP) in Birmingham, 8th-10th April 2025.

#GBI Geo-Bio Interfaces journal is now here. 👋 Find out more about this new journal, see recent papers here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... A new journal from a not-for-profit society 😀

Mineralogical Magazine are seeking papers for a Mantle special issue on "Heterogeneity and Evolution: The Role of Fluids and Melts". See details: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#minermag is on bluesky. Hello 😁🪨

Asbestos Regulations and Geological Materials Webinar on 15th January 2025 @ 2-4 pm, UK time. By Dr John Faithfull, Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow The question of regulation around asbestos and geological materials is...... More details at www.minersoc.org/skills-and-t....