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Club Meeting – July 10, 2023
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Club Meeting – June 12, 2023
7:30 PM In Person + Zoom Meeting: Do You See What I See? Presented by Ken Rogers Ken Rogers will guide us through some of the amazing images in his “Louvre de Roches” collection. There are many beautiful pictures and images hidden away inside numerous regular rocks and gemstones. These wonderful treasures are just waiting…
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Club Meeting – May 8, 2023
7:30 PM IN-PERSON Fiesta of Gems Work Party VETERANS MEMORIAL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM The FOG Work Party is a tradition; many say it is the best meeting. It is a chance to get together with other Club Members – some you already may know and a bunch more you haven’t met yet. We have many new…
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Club Meeting – April 10, 2023
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting “TGMS – Not Your Typical Rock Show” Presented by Mary Pat Weber This month Mary Pat Weber will provide us with a visual treat of the highlights of this recent event and why this show rocks! The Tucson Gem and Mineral Society knows how to put on a great show. This…
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Club Meeting – March 13, 2023
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting European Museum Collections – Exquisite minerals, gems and jewelry Presented by Denise Nelson GIA Grad. – Jewelry Designer/Appraiser Worldwide Gem Mine Explorer Denise’s presentation provides for us a glimpse at the lesser known, yet stunningly exquisite mineral, gem and jewelry exhibits in European museums. Trier, Freiberg, Munich and Ehrbach in Germany,…
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Club Meeting – February 13, 2023
7:30 PM IN-PERSON Winter Silent Auction VETERANS MEMORIAL MULTIPURPOSE ROOM We will start with a short membership business meeting followed by our fun and exciting Member’s Silent Auction. Items up for bid may include slabs, rough, specimens, tools, jewelry, jewelry supplies, collecting gear, books and more. Items will be displayed for preview. When the auction…
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Club Meeting – January 9, 2023
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting Fluorite – The World’s Most Colorful Mineral presented by Dick Weber Due to a spectacular range of colors and well developed crystals, this mineral is highly sought after by collectors. Clear and colorless when pure, fluorite can exhibit every color of the spectrum from the deepest purple to bright oranges and…
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Club Meeting – November 14, 2022
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting Agate areas of the famed Kokernot o6 Ranch in Texas presented by Stephen Blyskal Our November program will be presented by Stephen Blyskal, a Rockhound and Retired Geologist, who will describe collecting in the wonderful agate areas of the famed Kokernot o6 Ranch in Texas. The ranch was founded many years…
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Club Meeting – October 10, 2022
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting Exotic Common Opals Lecture presentation by Helen Serras-Herman, MFA, FGA Opals are typically known for their fiery play-of-color and rather pricey costs, but there is a wide range of what are called “Common Opals” that have striking body colors, luscious bands and bold stripes. And these Opals are great lapidary materials.…
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Club Meeting – September 12, 2022
7:30 PM Zoom Meeting Collecting at the Red Cloud Mines of Lincoln County, New Mexico & How, Creating Fantastic Specimen Images using modern technology Two part presentation by Scott Raley Scott will tell us about the Red Cloud mines of Lincoln County, N.M. They are two small and distinct mines, just a few hundred feet…