About Society

Mineralogical Society of Slovakia (Slovenská mineralogická spoločnosť – SMS) is a voluntary civic association of professionals and amateurs interested in mineralogy and related sciences with nationwide coverage.

SMS has an aim to develop and coordinate scientific cooperation between all disciplines such as mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, geology of mineral deposits, gemology, mining science, and historical science pertaining to these disciplines. We also want to raise the professionalism of our members, unite people interested in mineralogy unions, cooperate with foreign societies and associations with similar focus and mainly popularize scientific results.

Activities of SMS include the organization of expert lectures, seminars, conferences, excursions, exhibitions and other popularisation activities.