Friends
of Mineralogy Southeast Chapter
The
Friends of Mineralogy; Who are we and what do we do?
The
Friends of Mineralogy (FM), formed at Tucson, AZ on February 13, 1970,
operates on a national level and also through regional chapters. It is
open to membership by all. FM's objectives are to promote, support,
protect and expand the collection of mineral specimens and to further
the recognition of the scientific, economic and aesthetic value of
minerals and collecting mineral specimens. FM has a long
association with The Mineralogical Record. It helps produce locality
indexes for specimen mineral localities published in Rocks and
Minerals, and is co-sponsor, with the Tucson Gem & Mineral Society
(TGMS) and the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), of the annual
Tucson Mineralogical Symposia. Among its activities it also sponsors
awards for best articles each calendar year in The Mineralogical
Record, Rocks & Minerals and extraLapis English and gives special
recognition at the February Tucson Gem and Mineral Show for educational
displays which help explain an aspect of
Mineralogy. The Friends of Mineralogy is
affiliated with the American Geological Institute and the Mineralogical
Society of America,as well as with Rocks & Mineralsand the
Mineralogical Record. Both of these magazines provide FM space and
publish news of its activities from time-to-time. FM in turn supports
these magazines in various endeavors.
Friends of Mineralogy,
SE Chapter Annual Fall
Symposium
August 16, 2008
9am-1pm
“Gemstones”
Guest Speakers: Bob Cook: “Jacksons Crossroads Amethyst Site”
Ed Spear: “Hiddenite Emeralds”
Terry Huizig: “Madagascar Trip”
Karen McGinn: “Diamonds”
Cost: $10.00 if registration in by 8/8/08; $15.00 at door
Pre-register: 770-386-0576 ext. 400
Tellus
Northwest Georgia Science Museum 100 Tellus Drive, White,
GA (Near Cartersville, GA. Exit 293 off I-75)
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