Monthly Meeting

Guest Speakers at the General Meeting:
Chamblee Library
4114 Clairmont Road, Chamblee, GA

Terry Everett (Program Coordinator for the Weinman Mineral Museum) giving a talk on "Wild Caves" [11-01-04]

THE FORMATION AND INCLUSIONS IN AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND AGATES

Sir Paul Howard comes from the other side of the world - all the way from Australia. Sir Paul has put together a new collection of slides on Australian and New Zealand Agates. Presented on August 2, 2004.
(Photograph by Jay Gorday)

(Photograph by Jay Gorday)

Sir Paul last spoke to GMS on August 4, 1997 at the Chamblee Library. His subject at that meeting was a general discussion of Australian Agates.

Kim Cochran presents the geologic time scale during his presentation at the July 2004 general meeting. Fossils representative of the different geologic eras, periods and epochs lie on the table in front.
(Photograph by Doug Daniels)

Photographs by Jim Flora

Julian Gray, V.P. Programs
Introducing our guest speaker!

Dr. Dave Babulski (GMS member) giving a talk on the Georgia Mineral Heritage Project.

The "Wolf Creek Formation" site in Duluth, GA.

Guest speaker Jose Santamaria

Jose Santamaria
Director of the Weinman Mineral Museum

Kim Cochran giving one of his many informative talks!

Dr. Witherspoon's talk on Mountain Formation.

Dr. Burt Carter - Paleontologist
Professor of Geology at GA. Southwestern.
"Modeling mass extinctions in the modern shelf fauna"

Dinosaurs died because of their lifestyle choices!

Slide showing extinction record over geologic time scale.

GMS Gem Section Chair, Jay Iacullo, giving a talk on "Worked Gold".

Jay teaches at both the Wildacres and William Holland workships.

Anita Westlake, past GMS president, giving a talk on
"Earth Movement"

Guest Speakers at the General Meeting:
Northlake-Barbara Loar Library
3772 Lavista Road, Tucker, GA

Photographs by Jim Flora

Karl Everett, GMS member and professional geologist, speaking on "Mineral Collecting, Geology and Mining in Northern Minnesota".

Karl receiving his speaker gift from Programs Vice-President, Jay Gorday

Mineral specimens from northern Minnesota.

Guest Speaker at the November 10, 2003 General Meeting:
Chamblee Library meeting location
4114 Clairmont Road

Photograph by Jay Gorday

Charlie Seatbolt gave a talk on rock collecting in the West. Charlie had pictures and examples to pass around as he gave his talk.

Photograph by Jay Gorday

An example fossil specimen from Utah.

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