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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
MEMBERSHIP
Benefits of Membership
Field Trips: There is at least one GMS sponsored field trip per month and one DMC field trip. In addition, we are often invited to join other clubs on their field trips.
Workshop: Once you are certified by one of our instructors, you can practice your lapidary skills in the workshop at the GMS bulding!
For Kids: GMS has a group (Junior Section) specifically for children! Several times a year there are special field trips and educational events just for the children in the club.
Special Interests: Special interest groups called sections meet monthly or bi-monthly, so whatever your interests may be, there is a section (or 2) for you -- Micromount, Mineral, Gem, Fossil, and Sand!
Special Events: Throughout the year you can look forward to one of our special events!
GMS Building: The club's permanent home is a perfect place for general membership meetings (7:30, first Monday every month), section meetings, workshops, auctions, parties -- whatever we dream up!
Library: The GMS building has a library full of rock, gem, mineral, and fossil books plus maps too!
Camaraderie: One of the most important benefits of membership is being with people who have the same interests as you do!
Dues (New and Renewal)
$35 for one year membership that includes an additional $10 for printed, postal mailed copies of the newsletter (total of $35).
The electronic edition of the newsletter "Tips and Trips" is included FREE with all memberships.
*Family memberships are for people living under the same roof. This includes children of all ages residing with parents, relatives, and extended family. Children younger than 18 years of age are considered junior members.
If you have any questions regarding GMS membership status or have changes in mailing address, telephone number, or email address, please send email to
Membership Forms
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Membership Message
Blue zircon, 3.36 ct, Cambodia, heat treated
DonGuennie - G-Empire The World of Gems - Die Welt der Edelsteine
[CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)],
via Wikimedia Commons
Crystals of turquoise, crystals of pyrite, crystals of quartz
Copper Cities Mine area, Gila Co., Arizona, USA
Parent Géry
[CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)],
from Wikimedia Commons
Tanzanite, Russia
Smallru [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)],
from Wikimedia Commons
Welcome, New Members!
Welcome to all of our new members. I look forward to meeting all of you. We have some excellent trips in December, and hopefully everyone has an opportunity to attend at least one. We also have the Mammoth Show coming up in December along with the Christmas party. Hope to see you out there.
Happy Birthday!!!!
December is the only month to claim three birthstones, all of which are best known for their bluish hues. They include Zircon (the oldest mineral on earth, dating back 4.4 billion years), Turquoise (one of the first minerals to be mined and used for jewelry), and Tanzanite (one of the most recently discovered gems, first found in 1967).
David Bruce
Executive Vice President Membership
[You can see a list of new members and birthdays in the December Tips and Trips -- webmaster]
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