A key element of the programme will focus on the history of the Society. As part of our celebration, we will publish an article in Mineralogical Magazine describing the history of the Society. In addition, we will celebrate the
key people who have contributed to the organization, to our journals and to mineral science over the past 150 years. We would welcome contributions which look at the history of our Society, its leaders and, our disciplines. These may fit in any of the sessions
but certainly are welcomed in the ‘Universal Session’.
The scientific sessions (up to 3x parallel sessions are planned) will be held in the Schuster Building and the banquet, on the night of 23rd June, will be held at the wonderful Whitworth Hall. More information on the event webpage: https://minsoc-150.org/
MinSoc Skills and Training:
Register here for an upcoming event (4th February 2026): The Brilliance of Defects – The Mineralogical and Petrological Significance of Luminescence in Minerals by Adrian Finch (St. Andrews)
Luminescence of minerals contains information about the structural state of metals and defects at ultradilute concentrations. In principle, the light emitted is a powerful tool for determining defect structure, but interpreting such data is challenging since we have an incomplete understanding of luminescence in many minerals, and how features such as coordination state and symmetry are encoded within it. This short course will explore what information can be extracted from luminescence in mineral systems, beginning with the mineral physics behind the process, but moving onto the geological information that one can obtain. The course explores both the uses of both luminescence spectroscopy and petrography.
More info on the MinSoc page: https://www.minersoc.org/skills-and-training.html
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