The Geological Society of South Africa (GSSA) is a
learned society
A learned society (; also learned academy, scholarly society, or academic association) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science. Membership m ...
for
geological science that was founded in 1895, making it one of the oldest such societies in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
. The GSSA publishes the
peer-reviewed scientific journal, the ''
South African Journal of Geology
The ''South African Journal of Geology'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the Geological Society of South Africa that was established in March 1896 as the ''Transactions of the Geological Society of South Africa'', obta ...
'', and annually awards the
Draper Memorial Medal (in honour of
David Draper) to recognise achievement in geology, and the
Des Pretorius Memorial Award (in honour of
Desmond Pretorius) to recognise exceptional work on
economic geology in Africa.
The GSSA collaborates internationally with other professional organizations such as the
European Federation of Geologists (EFG).
References
External links
Geological Society of South Africa website''South African Journal of Geology'' website
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the Southern Africa, southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the ...
Learned societies of South Africa
Geology of South Africa
Scientific organizations established in 1895
1895 establishments in Africa
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