The next meeting is Tuesday, April 23rd, 6:00p gather, 6:30p business meeting, 7p program: “Name That Mineral”
Meeting Location: South Conference Room at the HGMS Ed Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Road SE, Huntsville.
The program this month will be presented by our own president, Mike Harrison. You will get a chance to hold (see, feel and even taste, if you want), identify 20 different minerals, and test your knowledge of the mineral world. Some minerals will be polished slabs, some unpolished slabs, and some rough (natural) specimens. You will fill out your “contestant sheet” with the common name (what most people call it), what type of rock or mineral (igneous, sedimentary, chalcedony, and so on), hardness, and where in the world it can be found! Mike will give a crash course in mineralogy (very basic but important stuff) before we play the game. You will be amazed at how much you know and how much you will learn. And it will be fun! But most importantly, it will give you a chance to see, feel and learn about some of the most common and collectable minerals. Come prepared to contemplate, analyze, argue (with your neighbor) and laugh.
Did You Know?
April: Diamond – The hardest gem of all is made of just one element – carbon. Diamond is valued for its colorless nature and purity, but pink, brown, and blue diamonds are also prized. Most diamonds are over a billion years old; formed deep within the earth. Source: 
