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25.01.2022 The Mineral Appreciation Group is meeting next Sunday, May 16 at the South Melbourne Community Centre starting at 12 noon. The topic is "phantoms and inclusions".

25.01.2022 A couple of MinSoc Vic members had a fabulous morning at the Red Lead mine at Dundas Tasmania today thanks to the owner Shane Dohnt. He was generous with his time showing us around not only above ground but also in the tunnels underground. He was equally generous in allowing us to keep various minerals that were found including some crocoite. Looking at the scope of the operation I’m sure there will be more fabulously specimens continue to come out.

22.01.2022 It's on it's way.... Order a copy here: https://mineralogicalrecord.com/detail.asp?id=383

22.01.2022 I'm sure a lot of us would still have room for one of these in our collection.

22.01.2022 Make sure you get your latest copy.

21.01.2022 Victorian fossickers ;-)

20.01.2022 The Mineral Appreciation Group (MAG) of the Society is meeting this coming Sunday, February 16 at the Nunawading and District Lapidary Club rooms, Oval Way, Nunawading, starting around 10:00am. The topic is borates and sulphates. Originally the topic was just borates but some members had indicated that their collections were a bit lean on this group. If you are going, you can expect to see a wide range of rare borates out of Inner Mongolia found over recent years.... These meetings are always fun but equally educational with the extra benefit of seeing actual minerals. So come along and share in the experience. See more

20.01.2022 Something stunning to cheer you up if you are stuck at home.

19.01.2022 Make sure you check out the what's new from Tom Moore. Always fascinating reports for those of us who like to see what is new out there.

16.01.2022 Some really rare minerals from Inner Mongolia. If we ever get over the Covid-19 pandemic we hope to have Dr David Vince present his talk on borates which will include the deposit where these minerals come from. Follow us on Facebook and we will advise when this talk will take place.

16.01.2022 The first General Meeting for 2020 will be held by the Society next Wednesday, February 12. The meeting will be at the South Melbourne Community Centre, 1 Ferrars Place, South Melbourne, starting at 8:00pm. Instead of the usual speaker address, this meeting will be in a swap and sell format. It will give you the opportunity to divest yourself of some minerals or mineral related items. Equally, it will give you the opportunity to perhaps snap up a bargain. One mineral dealer, Pristine Minerals, will be in attendance and you can expect to see species from Inner Mongolia, Afghanistan, India and other worldwide localities. If not bringing anything to swap or sell, make sure you bring a full wallet, lol.

16.01.2022 Next Sunday, March 15, the Mineral Appreciation Group will meet at the Nunawading and District Lapidary Club rooms in Oval Way, Nunawading. The meeting will start at about 12 noon so bring your lunch; coffee and tea will be provided. Instead of the usual scientific topics, we will have "piggyback minerals". We leave the topic open to interpretation to attendees as per usual. It will be interesting to see what specimens will be dragged out of collections for this meeting. Come along to what will be a relaxing and social gathering and be amazed by specimens from attendees collections.

15.01.2022 The next meeting of the Society will be next Wednesday, April 14 at the South Melbourne Community Center, starting at 8:00 pm. The speaker will be Ian Strachan on Namibia. This country is well known for some of it's mines, especially the famous Tsumeb mine. Come along to what should be a fascinating talk as Ian has extensive knowledge of this country and it's mines.

14.01.2022 A little history

14.01.2022 The Society managed to have a fieldtrip last Saturday just prior to the stricter Covid-19 restrictions having been announced by the Government. In any event, it was only a very small group who always maintained the required social distancing. In fact, as the collecting area was so large, at most times attendees were well out of the 2 metre range. The trip was to Red Cliff Head on Phillip Island. Specimens were plentiful, although the types of minerals found, other than calcite, were mostly in the micro sizes. They included chabazite, heulandite, baryte and ferrierite. Looking forward to the next excursion, whenever that may be after the current troubles.

14.01.2022 The AJM index has just been updated. For the first time it now includes all issues, right up to the present. You can download a free copy at https://www.ajmin.o...rg.au/index While you are at the website, check out some of the mineral photos that have recently been added. Like this Broken Hill rhodo - quartz combo. Nice. See more

14.01.2022 The next meeting of the Society will be on Wednesday, December 9 at 8:00 pm via Zoom. The speaker will be John Haupt on the Lake Boga Granite Quarry in Victoria. Mindat lists about 70 species of minerals identified from this locality of which 4 are type locality species. Expect a great talk accompanied by tremendous pictures of the minerals from this locality.

13.01.2022 The Mineral Appreciation Group had its monthly meeting today, with the topic, "minerals acquired in 2019". We were shown an array of minerals from all over the world, with most of those purchased from dealers online or at various shows including Tucson. Only a few of self collected specimens or collected by other non dealers were represented. It was an interesting meeting and attendees had a chance to explain why they acquired specific specimens. It's always worth the while to attend these meetings.

11.01.2022 We're having a meeting!!! At last we are having a meeting again, but it will still be only via Zoom, so no physical group meeting. The Annual General Meeting of the Society will be held on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 starting at 8:00 pm. Our speaker will be Alex Blount with the topic, Slippery little suckers the clay minerals and their importance to the world. You can Join the Zoom Meeting at the following address:... https://zoom.us/j/9424360031 See more

11.01.2022 The first General Meeting of the Society was held today at the new venue of the South Melbourne Community Centre. Although a bit short on attendances in was a relaxed meeting that hopefully enthused a visitor to come to future meetings and events. The meeting revolved around a swap and sell session with the Society making available a number of donated specimens at give away prices.... Pristine Minerals was also in attendance and there was a large range of competitively priced specimens from thumbnail size up to large cabinet available. Minerals from Afghanistan and Pakistan dominated but countries such as Mexico, India and China were also represented. This was a golden opportunity to engage with one of the better dealers in Australia who was only to willing to share his knowledge.

08.01.2022 Good news! With the easing of Covid-19 pandemic restrictions the Mineralogical Society of Victoria will stage a Mineral Appreciation Group (MAG) meeting next Sunday June 20. The topic will be 'Stand out minerals' and can be interpreted by attendees any way they chose. The venue will be the NDLC rooms in Nunawading. Strict social distancing will apply as well as other compliance requirements which are aimed at keeping everyone safe.

08.01.2022 The recent Mineral Appreciation Group meeting of the Society had the topic "Minerals of Europe excluding from the UK". Although attending members had brought a good mix of minerals from a diverse range of localities with many of the European counties represented, it was clear that the Panasqueira mine in Portugal was one of the prime localities. Spain was also strongly represented as were countries from the old Yugoslavia. These topics always allow members to have another look at their collection, especially where these are not specialized to one country or locality.

08.01.2022 And I always thought Strengite occurred only as micros.

08.01.2022 Nature is amazing. We can also be sure that these crystals won't be collected. Not many people have room in their collection for crystals of this size, lol. Plenty of smaller gypsum (selenite) available from other caves at this locality and from all over the world.

07.01.2022 The latest issue of the Australian Journal of Mineralogy (AJM) should be in your letter box by now if you are a subscriber. There are as usual great articles with some also relating to Victoria. First of all an article by John Haupt and Dr. Bill Birch on The Anakies volcanoes. Another article is by a member of our Society, Pat Sutton on the molybdenum bearing minerals from Mount Moliagul and, if you love great mineral photography, there is the article by Steve Sorrell "Every Picture Tells a Story". If you aren't a subscriber it may not be too late to get a copy by contacting the AJM on their website www.ajmin.org.au.

07.01.2022 Something new at Pristine Minerals. These Fluorites are almost clear with cores of light green and blue. Stunning!

06.01.2022 Fascinating article on emeralds.

05.01.2022 Not getting enough posts by the Mineralogical Society of Victoria? Whilst waiting for new posts, consider following the following Groups, Specimen a Day and Mineral of the week.

03.01.2022 If you want to fossick in Victoria, you need a current fossicking permit known as a miner's right. A Miner's right allows you to remove and keep minerals discov...ered on Crown Land, your own land or private land (where the landowner has given permission). In response to the COVID-19 virus, Earth Resources Regulation requires you to purchase your miner’s right online. A 10-year miner's right costs $25.20 and is for individuals only (not businesses). You can purchase a miner's right here https://www.service.vic.gov.au/services/earth-resources * Please see our post on this page about your rights to prospect, during this pandemic. See more

02.01.2022 A few pix of past Society activities to keep you going until normal activities resume.

01.01.2022 Fantastic work by Professor Joël Brugger, the lead author in a recently published paper in American Mineralogist Nataljamalikitem a new mineral http://www.minsocam.org//AM_Pre/6057BruggerPrepringAug.pdf