Now available to members of the CCGMS is a mineral kit that helps you to identify Earth’s most common twenty minerals. The kit comes with a mineral identification key, testing materials, and a set of instructions. The kits were developed as part of a STEM grant in cooperation with CCGMS and Georgia Perimeter College. The August 10th program at the CCGMS meeting will introduce these “Self Guided Mineral Identification Kits” to the CCGMS members and visitors at the meeting who are interested in
learning how to identify minerals.
Next Meeting
Tuesday August 10, 2010 - 7:30 pm is the next meeting. Dion Stewart will speak on mineral identification. Due to the elections being held at the Government Center we will meet at the Mt. Bethel United Methodist Church (across the street from our regular location), Room F011. Use the entrance on the left side of the main chapel and drive all the way to the back. Enter the building on the right at the doors behind the playground and take the elevator down to the basement. Exit the elevator and turn left to Rm F011.
Next Free Workshop
The August 3, 2010 free workshop on the Byzantine weave is cancelled and has been rescheduled for October.
Workshop Calendar
Due to the heat and vacations there are no open workshops or classes scheduled for August. Click here to view this month's scheduled events.
Cobb County Gem and Mineral Society (CCGMS) is a group of people with a common interest in rocks and minerals who formed a non-profit organization located in Marietta, Georgia. We are dedicated to the studying and collecting of rocks, minerals, gemstones, and fossils and the practice of lapidary arts.
Becky Patellis will teach pearl knotting with tweezers during the September 7th free workshop. This class is limited to 8 members so register early.