---
title: "List of geoscience organizations"
chunk: 2/2
source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_geoscience_organizations"
category: "reference"
tags: "science, encyclopedia"
date_saved: "2026-05-05T03:29:00.188466+00:00"
instance: "kb-cron"
---

=== United States ===
American Association of Petroleum Geologists (AAPG) – Professional geological association
American Crystallographic Association
American Gem Society (AGS), also known as American Gemological Society – American trade association
American Geosciences Institute (AGI) – Nonprofit scientific federation
American Geophysical Union (AGU) – Nonprofit organization of geophysicists
American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, also known as Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME)
American Quaternary Association
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), also known as American Society of Limnology and Oceanography
Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists (AEG)
The Clay Minerals Society (CMS) – US-based non-profit organizationPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
Earth Science Women's Network (ESWN)
Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society (EEGS)
Gemological Institute of America (GIA) – Research institute in Carlsbad, California
Geological Society of America (GSA) – Nonprofit organization dedicated to geoscience
Geoscience Information Society (GSIS)
Keck Geology Consortium
Lamont–Doherty Earth Observatory
Mineralogical Society of America (MSA) – Scientific organization promoting mineralogy
National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists (NABGG)
National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics
National Cooperative Soil Survey (NCSS) – Program to understand and manage US soils
National Speleological Society (NSS) – Organization for exploration, conservation, and study of caves in the United States
Paleontological Research Institution (PRI) – U.S. non-profit organization
Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) – American scientific organization
National Society of Consulting Soil Scientists (NSCSS) – dissolved
United States Earth Science Organization (USESO)
United States Geological Survey (USGS) – Scientific agency of the US government
United States Geological Survey Library

==== Regional US ====
Arizona Geological Society
Arkansas Geological Survey
Berkeley Geochronology Center
California Geological Survey
Delaware Geological Survey
Delaware Mineralogical Society
Geological Society of Washington (GSW) – Learned society for geology
Indiana Geological and Water Survey
Jackson School of Geosciences – University of Texas at Austin
Kansas Geological Survey
Kentucky Geological Survey
Louisiana Geological Survey
Michigan Geological Survey
Mineral Core Research Facility
Minnesota Geological Survey
New York Mineralogical Club
Oklahoma Geological Survey
Oregon State Board of Geologist Examiners (OSBGE)
Pacific Section
Pennsylvania Geological Survey
Pittsburgh Association of Petroleum Geologists (PAPG)
Pittsburgh Geological Society (PGS)
Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists (RMAG) – Non-profit organisation in Denver, Colorado
Southern California Earthquake Center
Utah Geological Survey

== Oceania ==
Australian Geoscience Council Inc (AGC) - Umbrella organisation - Australian non-profit
Australian Institute of Geoscientists (AIG) - Australian non-profit
Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) - Australian non-profit
Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists (ASEG) - Australian non-profit
Geological Society of Australia (GSA) – Australian non-profit
Geoscience Australia – Agency of the Australian Government
Geological Survey of Queensland
Geological Survey of South Australia
Geological Survey of Victoria
Geological Survey of Western Australia
GNS Science – New Zealand
Petroleum Exploration Society of Australia (PESA) - Australian non-profit
The Australian and New Zealand Geomorphology Group (ANZGG) - Trans-Tasman non-profit

== References ==