This year, our Christmas Dinner Meeting will be Tuesday, December 9th from 5:30p – 8:30p in the South meeting room at the HGMS Education Center (7901 Bailey Cove Road SE, Huntsville). Gather at 5:30p, dine at 6:00p, followed by gift exchange. This will be a potluck dinner. Please bring a soup, salad, bread, casserole, meat, or dessert; whatever you wish. Drinks will be provided. Bring an exchange gift if you wish to participate, marked for “him” or “her”. There’ll be plenty of room and free parking, no tips, delicious food, and great fellowship! All HGMS members and their families are welcome! (Bring a guest!)
Did You Know? A unique two-colored diamond weighing 37.41 carats was unearthed by the Lucara Diamond Corporation in Botswana. The diamond is half pink and half colorless. Experts say it likely formed in two stages with the pink half forming first. The discovery was announced in October 2025. Source: Live Science
December: Tanzanite-Named for Tanzania, where it was first discovered, this popular gemstone is the blue-to-violet or purple variety of the mineral zoisite. Zircon-Best known for its brilliant blue hues, zircon’s optical properties make it bright and lustrous. It also occurs in warm autumnal yellows, reds, and reddish browns, and in green hues. Turquoise-This vivid blue gemstone is a rare phosphate of copper that forms only in the Earth’s most dry and barren regions. Ancient peoples from Egypt to Mesoamerica and China treasured it. Source: Gemological Institute of America.
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