Welcome to the web site of The Russell Society, a national group of both amateur and professional mineralogists that encourages the study, recording and conservation of mineralogical sites, material and minerals. Members range from complete beginners to experts, who all share a great interest in minerals and share their knowledge with others. The Society is named in honour of Sir Arthur Russell, the foremost British mineral collector of the 20th century.
This site is for
anybody with an interest in minerals and
also introduces the Russell Society as a
group of similarly interested people.
There are full details about the Society
and our activities plus information for
members and non-members alike. If you are
interested in joining the Society please
use the options given to the right to
obtain more information about membership
of the Society.
The Society is divided into seven branches that cover different regions of Britain. Information on each branch, their area, contact details and activities is given in the Branch details menu. Details of meeting venues and Branch programmes are also published here.
After a lot work by members of the Society
collecting, collating and compiling hundreds
of photographs taken by members over the 40
years that the Russell Society has been in
existence the document Russell Reflections has
been released and can be downloaded from link
on the News Page of this web site. Russell
Reflections is a compilation of photographs,
evoking nostalgic memories of the many aspects
of the Russell Society, have been collected
together from 1972-2012 as part of our 40th
anniversary celebrations.
An interesting extract from the community magazine
The Society's Annual Social
Meeting and AGM 2012 was held in the
South-West branch area in April. The weekend
was based near Falmouth, Cornwall, at the
Tremough Campus of the Combined Universities
of Cornwall. As well as a full programme of
field trips, visits, talks and social
activities there was a celebration of the
Society's 40th anniversary. A full report of
the weekend has been published on the
Judging of the 2012
annual Society Photographic Competition was
undertaken at the 2012 ASM by the Society
members present. Winners and runners up in
three categories for entry were selected::
Tony House of Frome, Somerset is down sizing
and is disposing of his lifetime's mineral
collection at very low prices for very good
and rare specimens. Lists of Devon and
Cornwall specimens and fluorites are
available. Click on this link for
