The lapidary shop is available to all certified HGMS members over the age of 18. Certified members can use the shop equipment anytime the shop is open and an instructor or host is present.
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
6p – 9p, South Meeting Room, Huntsville Gem & Mineral Education Center, Sandra Moon Community Complex, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE. Park in South lot off Bailey Cove Rd SE.
Did You Know? Now is a good time to observe Comet “Leonard”, also known as C/2021 A1, the brightest comet of 2021. Dubbed the “Christmas comet”, Leonard can be seen in the Southwest sky in the Northern Hemisphere about 45 minutes after sunset. Source: https://www.space.com.
Garnet - The garnet group of minerals offers gems of every hue, including deep red almandine, fiery red pyrope, orange-yellow spessartine, and rare intense-green varieties of andradite, grossular, and uvarovite.
Almandine and pyrope are especially popular in jewelry.
Source: https://www.gia.edu.
