The next meeting is Tuesday, February 25th, 6:00p gather, 6:30p business, 7:00p program: All Members Show and Tell
Bring your favorite three items for display, tell what you have, why they are special, and where you got them.
Meeting Location: South Conference Room at the HGMS Ed Center, 7901 Bailey Cove Road SE, Huntsville.
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.
March: Aquamarine – The blue to slightly greenish-blue variety of the mineral beryl. Crystals are sometimes big enough to cut fashioned gems of more than 100 carats. Well-formed crystals make superb mineral specimens. Source: Gemological Institute of America.
