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Club meetings are held the 4th Tuesday each month from 6p – 8p in the South Meeting Room of the HGMS Education Center (in the Sandra Moon Community Complex), 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE, Huntsville 35802.  (Map)

Logos (left to right): American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Dixie Mineral Council

October Birthstones:

Tourmaline-This gemstone occurs in many colors, including the remarkable intense violet-to-blue gems particular to Paraíba, Brazil, and similar blues from Africa. A favorite of mineral collectors. Opal-Opal’s microscopic arrays of stacked silica spheres diffract light into a blaze of flashing colors. An opal’s color range and pattern help determine its value.  Source:  Gemological Institute of America.

Did You Know?

Pyrite (aka “fool’s gold”) can naturally form perfect cubes. Some of the most flawless, mirror-like pyrite cubes come from La Rioja, Spain. Other minerals that form perfect cubes are galena, halite, and fluorite.