About us...

The Mineralogical Society of Southern California is dedicated to the dissemination of a general knowledge of the mineralogical and related earth sciences through the study and collecting of mineral specimens. Organized in 1931, it is the oldest mineralogical society in the western United States. 

The MSSC is a scientific non-profit organization that actively supports the Pasadena City College Geology Department, its associated Dana Club, and the Edwin V. Van Amringe Memorial Geology Scholarship Fund. Support is also given to the Los Angeles and San Bernardino County Museums of Natural History.

The MSSC is affiliated with the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies and American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Upcoming Meetings

Wulfenite, Red Cloud mine, La Paz County, Arizona. 
W W Besse Collection, miniature.