A Joint Mineralogical Societies of Australasia Seminar is held each year. It is hosted by each Australian State and New Zealand in turn. Each seminar has a different theme, selected by the host organization. A micromount session, a mineral market, excursion(s) and a seminar dinner with a mineral auction are traditionally held as part of the Seminars.

2023 Seminar

The 45th Seminar will be held in Tasmania in November 2023. See details here.

Western Australia Seminars

Three seminars were held in Perth in:

• 2005 – All that glitters is not gold
• 2012 – Rare Earth Minerals
• 2019 – Traps in mineralogy – pseudomorphs, look-alikes, fakes and synthetics
• 2019 – Report on the 42nd Joint Mineralogical Societies of Australasia Seminar Perth, 2019 by George Stacey 

The next seminar to be held in Perth is scheduled for 2027.

If you have any suggestion for a theme for the 2027 Seminar, please email us. A list of all previous seminars’ themes is provided.

Sponsors acknowledgment

Thanks to the many sponsors that have supported our 2019 seminar: