HGMS Monthly Meeting

6p – 9p, South Meeting Room, HGMS Education Center (in the Sandra Moon Community Center), 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville.  (Map)

Did You Know?

The largest alluvial gold nugget ever found was discovered in Victoria, Australia in 1869.  Dubbed “Welcome Stranger”, it weighed a staggering 158 pounds before being refined.  Its’ melt value in today’s market would be $5.46 million USD.   Source:  wikipedia.

December: Tanzanite – Named for Tanzania, the country where it was discovered in 1967, 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.