Abstract:Mineralogy is one of the basic subjects in earth sciences, which has a long history and made a great contribution to human civilization. In recent years, the great progresses of science and technology, as well as the rapid development of related disciplines, have deeply affected the mineralogy. This report summarizes the present research and the development of mineralogy from multi aspects, and puts forward the priority areas and the key development directions of mineralogy in our country. The perspective of mineralogical development in the future is also prospected.