Geological Society of Zimbabwe

Passing of David Murangari

We regret to announce that one of our Honorary Members, David Murangari, passed away on Monday 24th February 2020...

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Talk - Pegmatites – questions...

Judith Kinnaird, SEG Regional Vice President Lecturer 2019, delivered a talk titled 'Pegmatites – questions and...

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Talk - 'Overview Petroleu...

Brent Barber delivered a talk titled 'Overview Petroleum Explration - A Zimbabwe Perspective' to 20 members of the...

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Field Trip - Shamva - Tony Mar...

On 30 November 2019 Tony Martin led a trip to the Shanva Areas.The field trip covered outcrops of porphyritic...

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Summer Symposium 2019

The Summer Symposium was held at the Geology Department UZ on 29th November 2019 and attended by 75 members
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The society is developing an atlas of interesting outcrops in Zimbabwe. There is a large body of knowledge out there and we would like to document this information.

Constitution

The primary objectives are to promote geological research, teaching, exploration and mining in Zimbabwe. It acts as a forum for geological talks and field trips.

Membership

The Geological Society has 5 categories of Membership and welcomes new members to enhance and increase the diversity of our science. Find out about the benefits of being a member.

History

The Geological Society of Zimbabwe was founded in 1981. From 1962 the Society existed as a branch of the Geological Society of South Africa. In 1981 an historic resolution for the formation of the Society was passed.