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7:30 PM Monday, May 5, 2008
Chamblee Library
4115 Clairmont Road, Atlanta, GA 30341
770.936.1380
Program: Speaker John Trimble
Collecting, Managing & Protecting Your Specimens
Our
guest speaker for May. John has a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from
Denison University in Ohio. He spent one year doing graduate work at
Emory University until Uncle Sam thought his time would be better spent
in Korea. John worked for 32 years with the Eastman Chemical Product
Company, a
subsidiary of the Eastman Kodak Company.
John got
into mineral collecting, sort of by accident. One day, while living in
New York City, John thought it would be nice to take his 4 year old son
to the wonderful American Museum of Natural History. Daddy Trimble
bought Little Trimble a card with rocks on it from the museum gift
shop. On the way home Little
Trimble asked his Daddy “What is this
rock called? What is it used for? Why does this one have this shape?
Why is it blue?” Well, John didn’t know the answers, but vowed to
find out. He bought several books on rocks and minerals and while he
was doing the research for his son…he got hooked himself!
The
Trimble’s moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and that’s where John met
Terry & Marie Huizing. Marie is the editor of Rocks & Minerals
. They quickly became his mentors and the rest is history: John became
an avid mineral collector.
If you’ve never been to John’s house,
you’ve missed one of the finest mineral collections around. His
specimens are to die for. His eye for beauty and rarity is
unsurpassed. John will talk to us about collecting all sorts of
things; not just minerals. He will discuss the different types of
collecting: field
collecting, “green” collecting (where you pay
green money for a specimen), swapping and trading. He’ll talk about
proper labeling techniques, how to protect your collection from dust,
air, moisture, and what to do with what you collect.
If
you are just starting out in the wonderful world of collecting, or
you’ve been at it for decades, you’ll surely come away with something
new to think about. He may even bring some minerals from his private
collection… but you must promise not to drool directly on them.
Anita Westlake,
Program Chair
programs@gamineral.org
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GEORGIA MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
generally meets the first Monday of the month.
If this date
falls on a holiday, the Society will meet on the THIRD
Monday
of the month. The meeting takes place at 7:30 PM.
In the month of October, the society holds a banquet in place of its
general
meeting. June brinqgs the annual GMS picnic and auction in
place
of the general meeting.
If you would
like to join the Georgia Mineral Society,
please fill out our membership
form page and send
it to the following address:
THE GEORGIA
MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
P.O. BOX 15011
ATLANTA, GA
30333-5011
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GMS
Meeting Location Maps:
Chamblee Library meeting location
4114 Clairmont Road
DIRECTIONS:
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From I-285
Northbound / I-85 Southbound:
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From I-285,
take I-85 South (Exit 33) at Spaghetti
Junction. Take first exit at Chamblee-Tucker Rd. (Exit 94) and turn
right.
Continue on Chamblee-Tucker Rd. past Shallowford Rd. (road bares to
left
at light) Buford Highway and DeKalb-Peachtree Airport. Turn left on New
Peachtree Rd. and make next left on Clairmont Rd. at next light.
Library
is on left.
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From I-85
Northbound:
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Get off at
Clairmont Road Exit (91) and turn left
to go North on Clairmont. Library is on right about 1 1/2 miles North
of
Buford Highway.
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From I-285
Southbound:
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Take
Peachtree Industrial Blvd. (Exit 31) and
turn right. Go about 2 miles and turn left onto Clairmont Rd. Library
is
on left about 1/2 mile.
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From South
(Decatur):
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Take
Clairmont Road North. Library is on right
about 1 1/2 miles North of Buford Highway.
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From
West:
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Take
Peachtree Industrial Blvd. to Clairmont Road
and turn right. Library is on left about 1/4 mile past railroad
overpass.
Dunwoody
Library meeting location.
5339
Chamblee-Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody,
Georgia 30338
 
The
Dunwoody Library
is located in northern DeKalb County on Chamblee-Dunwoody
Road, just
South of the intersection of Mount Vernon Road.
DIRECTIONS:
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From
I-285 Westbound:
Take
North Peachtree Rd. (Exit 31). At end of exit ramp continue straight on
access road (Cotillion Dr.) At second light, turn right onto North
Shallowford
Rd. At first major intersection, North Shallowford Rd. becomes
Chamblee-Dunwoody
Rd. Continue straight for about 1 1/2 mile. Library is on right just
after
light at Womack Rd.
- From
I-285 Eastbound:
Get
off at Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. (Exit 30) and turn left. About 3/4 mile at
intersection with North Shallowford Rd. and Peeler Rd. turn left to
stay
on Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Library is on right about 1 1/2 mile, just
after
light at Womack Rd.
- From
Perimeter Mall:
Take
Ashford Dunwoody Road until it deadends at the Mount Vernon Rd. and
turn
right. At next intersection, turn right onto Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
Turn
left onto Library parking lot just before first light.
- From
South (Chamblee):
Take
Chamblee-Dunwoody Road North. About 3/4 mile after crossing over I-285,
at intersection with North Shallowford Rd. and Peeler Rd. turn left to
stay on Chamblee-Dunwoody Rd. Library is on right about 1 1/2 mile,
just
after light at Womack Rd.
Maps
by
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