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6p – 9p, South Meeting Room, Huntsville Gem & Mineral Education Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Rd SE. 
MAP  Park in the South lot off Bailey Cove Rd SE.  Note:  The parking strip adjacent to the center will be fenced off for repavement indefinitely.

Did You Know?

You can see a locally discovered 2 1/4lb ruby (as seen on the Travel Channel) in the Franklin, North Carolina, Gem and Mineral Museum from now until the end of October.  The museum is located in the “Historic 1850 Jail” at 25 Phillips Street, Franklin, NC.  Tel. No. 828-369-7831.  Admission is free.  Source:  Gem and Mineral Society of Franklin, North Carolina, https://www.fgmm.org.

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.  Source:  https://www.gia.edu/.