Russian Mineralogical Society

The Russian Mineralogical Society (RMS) is a public scientific organization uniting specialists and scientific groups working in the field of mineralogy and adjacent sciences. RMS was founded in 1817 Saint Petersburg, Russia, and is the world oldest mineralogical society among present. From 1869 till nowadays its residence is the Saint Petersburg Mining Institute.
RMS represents the Russian Federation with regard to the science of mineralogy in any international context. RMS is a member and one of the establishers (Madrid, 8 April 1958) of the International Mineralogical Association.
Membership.
Membership in the Society is open to any person interested in mineralogy and related sciences regardless of residence or citizenship.
Annual Meeting.
The RMS organizes general meetings every 4 years and also annual scientific sessions.