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Micromount Section Meeting
Date: February 14, 2008
Time: 6:30 PM
The Micromount Section has a new home. We will be meeting at Brookwood High School located at: 1255 Dogwood Road, Snellville, Georgia 30078.
The meeting schedule is:
November 15, 2007
January 17, 2008
February 14, 2008
March 13, 2008
April 17, 2008
May 15, 2008.
Meeting
times will be from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. We will all meet in the front lobby
of the school at 6:30 PM. The topic for the meeting will be
“Mounting Techniques (aka How to be a Micromounting
Heretic)”. If you have questions about the micromount section,
please cal David Babulski at 678-580-2475.
Dave Babulski
Micromount Section Chair
2677 Colony Circle
Snellville, GA 30078
d.babulski@comcast.net
678-580-2475
Wulfenite: David Babulski
Dr. Dave Babulski has been
accepted into the prestigious Worldwide Nature Artists Group (WNAG), a
nonprofit group of international artists featuring the best nature, wildlife
and conservation artists. Dave is the only signature WNAG artist specializing
in mineral art. The WNAG provides a web presence for the world’s
best artists (http://www.natureartists.com/).
There is a great write up on Dave and many of his paintings are featured.
In addition to seeing his work on the WNAG web page and Dave’s
own Crystal Pocket Studio web page, you can see Dave’s art currently
on display at Crystal Blue in Little Five Points; Georgia Perimeter College,
Dunwoody Campus; and at the Phoenix and Dragon Bookstore in Roswell. He
will also be featured in an upcoming exhibit at the Weinman Mineral Museum
later this year. Congratulations Dave!!
Dave has also had two
abstracts accepted for the upcoming Georgia Academy of Science meeting
in Barnesville on April 2. He will make presentations on the Mineral Heritage
Project and the design and use of his selfconstructed Gimbal Stage for
use during micro-mineral research. Dave Babulski was also recently reelected
as President of the Southeast Chapter of Friends of Mineralogy.
Julian C. Gray
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Dr. Dave
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Mineral
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"Come and explore the micro world
with us!"
If you are an active micromounter, collect microminerals or are
interested in this aspect of the mineral hobby, please drop me a quick
note at:
Micro Mineral Survey
Dr. Dave Babulski
2677 Colony Circle
Snellville, Georgia 30078
or
Send me an e-mail message at: d.babulski@comcast.net
PURPOSE AND
GOALS OF THE MICROMOUNT SECTION
To share the hobby of mineral micromounting with the members of the
Georgia Mineral Society at large and the general public. Our primary
goal is to share knowledge and information and to foster a sense of community
with micromounters everywhere. Additionally, it will be the goal
of the micromount section to educate others about the hobby of mineral
collecting and micromounting in particular by interfacing with schools
and with demonstrations at public forums such as gem and mineral
shows.
WHAT IS A MICROMOUNT?
The generally accepted definition is: "A mineral specimen, usually in crystal
form, that requires some degree of magnification in order to be viewed
properly and that has been securely mounted in a box for protection".
WHAT IS MICROMOUNTING?
Micromounting is the collection of small mineral specimens (usually in
crystal form), about 1/2 inch or smaller in size. The crystals in
these small specimens are often fresh, clean, and more perfect than crystals
in larger specimens. In addition, many mineral species only crystallize
as micro crystals. Because of their small size, these small mineral
specimens require some form of magnification to be seen properly.
Most micromounters use stereo microscopes, usually magnifying 10 to 30
times, and a good light source as the primary viewing instrument.
Although most micromounters use stereo microscopes it should be noted that
many a micromounter started out with nothing more than a good hand-held
magnifying lens. When the small mineral specimen is securely mounted
within a protective box, it is called a "micromount" The small size
of micromounts allows a large number of mineral specimens to be housed
in a small space. It is not uncommon for as many as 5000 specimens
to be housed on a tabletop!
WHO ARE MICROMOUNTERS?
Micromounters can be found in all walks of life. Generally speaking,
micromounters are united by a common bond forged from a love for the beauty
of crystallized minerals. It has been said that mineral micro crystals
are the flowers of the mineral kingdom. Another common thread uniting
micromounters is an abiding interest in the science of mineralogy.
ARTICLES BY MEMBERS
OTHER ARTICLES
CUBIC GARNETS FOUND IN MARYLAND
AND VIRGINIA STREAMS
By Jack Nelson
Friends of Mineralogy
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