Rocket City Jewelers (RCJ) meets every Wednesday evening from 6p.m – 9p.m. in the Paint Room (next to the Lapidary Shop) at the Senior Center.
We offer a class the first Wednesday of the month (with a second class occasionally offered on the third Wednesday in a 5-week month). Other Wednesday nights are open so you can work on individual projects. This is a great time to share tips with other members and to catch up on classes you may have missed.
For more information, to sign up for a class, or to let us know if you missed a class, please send email to hsvgems@gmail.com. Class signups are also available at the regular HGMS monthly meetings and the RCJ Wednesday night meetings.
Did You Know? In January, researchers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center identified the world’s oldest asteroid crater: a 43-mile wide impact structure in Yarrabubba, Western Australia. By analyzing radioactive elements in sample rocks, geochronologists determined that the collision occurred about 2 billion years ago. The impact sent 100+ billion tons of water vapor into the upper atmosphere possibly triggering a period of global warming. Source: The Week, February 14, 2020
May - Emerald: The most valued variety of beryl, emerald was once cherished by Spanish conquistadors, Inca kings, Moguls, and pharaohs. Today, fine emeralds come from Africa, South America, and Central Asia.
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