Site last updated: 5th February 2012.
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Formed in 1971, we celebrated our corundum (var. ruby) anniversary (40th) in 2011. SMFS is one of the oldest amateur mineral and fossil societies in the UK. The aims of the Society are to foster interest and expertise in the collecting, conservation and identification of minerals and fossils and, where possible, preserve and document the sites where they are found. We are a friendly group of people sharing a common interest in collecting, preserving and studying minerals and fossils. Find out more About SMFS and what we get up to throughout the year.

Throughout the year we hold indoor meetings, field trips and other activities (see our Meetings Programme for details). New members and guests are always welcome and we encourage families with young children to join and hold sessions for beginners. You can come along any time to one of our meetings and find out more. We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at The Friends' Meeting House, Ordnance Road, Southampton starting at 19:30 to around 21:30. For further information, and directions on how to find us, please go to our Membership Page or contact us via the link above.

As well as information about Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society this site has pages on Minerals and Fossils, particularly from the South Coast of England. There are Features on other aspects of our hobby from themed trade cards, collecting equipment to members' individual collections. There are Links to other UK groups with mineral and fossil interests as well as other sites from the UK that may be of interest including UK mineral and fossil dealers that we can recommend. Use our Sitemap to browse the full contents.

Every year SMFS organise the popular Hampshire Mineral & Fossil Show. This year is the 23nd Show and it is the foremost South Coast Show of its type. It is held in the Lyndhurst Community Centre, Lyndhurst Hampshire. The Show is on Saturday 1st September 2012 from 10:00 to 16:30. For more information and directions go the the Show Page. We look forward to meeting you there.

After a period with no satisfactory site host we are now back with our own domain, www.sotonminfoss.org.uk, and advert free hosting. The site will gradually have the blank pages filled and will be updated regularly. For those who might be considering Society membership our Chairman has posted a his thoughts on why "You really should join!" The full SMFS 2012 Programme has been added soon the Show information for 2012. More is to come throughout the year. You can bookmark this site by using the link to the left. Please update any old bookmarks or favourites lists that you may have. Now you can also keep up to date with SMFS on Facebook.