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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
Micromount Section
A Special GMS Group
for People Interested in Micromounting
"Come and explore the micro world with us!"
Micromount Section Meets
The 4th Wednesday
Every Month
Many of the most well-formed and beautiful crystals must be viewed with the aid of magnification. Furthermore, many mineral species only form in microscopic crystals. The process of preparing a specimen for viewing and viewing and photographing micro-mineral specimens is a distinct area of mineral collecting called "micromounting".
Join us each month as we explore different aspects of the micromounting hobby: making micromounts, magnifiers and microscopes, photographing micro-minerals, and identifying micro-minerals. Our monthly meetings alternate between workshops to discuss micromounting techniques and talks by leading micromount collectors sharing information about their favorite micro-mineral site.
Interesting Articles and Links
Click here for a list of zoom links from past Micromount Section meetings.Click here for articles about micromounting.
Click here for photomicrographs.
Click here for a Micromount Supplies and Equipment List.
If you have any questions about Micromount Section, please send email to
Micromount Section Message
Image Credit: Jose Santamaria
Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
Time: 10:00 am to Noon
Location: GMS Building
Speaker: Jose Santamaria
Topic: Micromount and Junior Section Joint Meeting
Date: Saturday, August, 2026
The August meeting of the Micromount Section will be a joint meeting with the Junior Section. We invite families with junior rockhounds to join us and be amazed at the cool and colorful minerals that you can only see when they are magnified. The meeting starts at 10 am with a brief program on microminerals, then we will spend the rest of the morning looking at micros. We will have microscopes set up plus digital microscopes on big monitors that we can all see together. We will also have giveaways to take home. Micromount section members are invited as well to show their finds and pick up micro specimens from places they have not yet been to.
Julian Gray and Jose Santamaria
Micromount Section Co-chairs
Click below for a map and directions
