For general questions about the HGMS, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com. For specific questions, please send email to one of our officers or chairs.
Officers:
President: Mike Harrison, 256-797-2435, wm.harrison.123@gmail.com
Vice President: Isabel Leon y Leon, 256-289-0847, isabel.leonyleon@gmail.com
Recording Secretary: Ruth Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Directors at Large:
- Gene Powers, 256-751-3067, genepowersgddm@gmail.com
- Michael Soroczak, 256-446-9938, soroczak@yahoo.com
- Steve Young, 334-300-5408, taegu_steve@hotmail.com
Ex Officio: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Federation Liaison: Les Bartel, 256-722-4944, lester.bartel@gmail.com
Committee Chairs:
Membership: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Property: Bill Friday, 256-527-8227, bill.friday@earthlink.net
Program Chair: Mike Harrison, 256-797-2435, wm.harrison.123@gmail.com
Scrapbook: Dianna O’Dell, 256-828-1813
Librarian: Leslie Malakowsky, 256-755-0479, lmalakowsky@gmail.com
Club Publicity: Bob Kemper, 256-489-3684, bob_kemper@yahoo.com
Hospitality: Caryl Nixon, 256-426-5061, caryl.nixon@outlook.com
Field Trips: Open
Pebble Pups: Brian Burgess, 256-479-2993, bburgess771@gmail.com
Pebble Pups Website: https://pebblepups.shutterfly.com/
Mineral ID: Wayne Falkenberg, falkenbergwp@comcast.net
Auction Chair:
Shelley Curran, curranshelley1@gmail.com
Show Chairs:
Show Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Vendor Chair: Lowell Zoller, 256-534-8803, lzol@comcast.net
Show Volunteer Chair: Theresa Chivers, 256-509-0406, wolfsong929@gmail.com
Show Publicity Chair: Tony Smith, 256-603-3095, tsmith@erc-incorporated.com
Show Treasurer: Clara Goode, 256-883-9194, clarag1964@gmail.
Did You Know? In January, researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center identified the world’s oldest asteroid crater: a 43-mile wide impact structure in Yarrabubba, Western Australia. By analyzing radioactive elements in sample rocks, geochronologists determined that the collision occurred about 2 billion years ago. The impact sent 100+ billion tons of water vapor into the upper atmosphere possibly triggering a period of global warming. Source: The Week, February 14, 2020
September - Sapphire: A variety of the mineral corundum. Occurs in blue, yellow, green, orange, pink, or purple depending on trace element content. This gemstone may even show a six-rayed star when cut as a cabochon.
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