American Federation of
Mineralogical Societies

Club Activities

Cabbing Room Schedule

Field Trips

"TBA - 2010"

Peace River, Rucks Pit, Mineral museum, Quarrys and other spots around Florida

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Hours: Thursday's 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Schedule up to

5 weeks in advance

Book your time NOW!

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June Club Meeting: Featured Program

Program:

"TBA" -  January 2010

CLICK HERE: Program Details

Big News

The New Shop:

The shop at Graves has finally reopened.

Don and Dave will share the duties for now and classes should restart after the new year. Hope to see you all there.

For the Electronic Edition of "LODESTAR" go to: http://www.amfed.org/sfms/lodestar_newsletter.html

While you are there, take a look around this interesting site.

Advertising in the Newsletter:

For new or our previous advertisers, it is time to renew your subscription to our Newsletter. The cost is $25 per year for which you get 12 exposures to over 50 people interested specifically in lapidary and jewelry . For those interested, please send a check for $25 payable to FGCGMS to Angela Dietz, Secretary, at 4923 NW 66th Ave, Lauderhill, FL., 33319. If there is any special verbiage you want included, please include a note to that effect.

Membership:

I’m happy to say many members have been renewing their memberships.

If you have not done so, please pay your yearly dues!! They are due every January for the entire year. Remember, if you dues are not paid up, you will not have access to the club shop facilities or classes. We have, over the past few years , continued to include unpaid members on the email list and, even a few who remain active, on the snail mail list. However, with the increased price of postage, ink and paper that will soon cease. Also, if one has no further interest in the Society, there is little purpose in keeping them on the email list either. So Don will be “weeding” these past members from the list as well.

For now, if dues are not paid by 31 May,

all unpaid members will be dropped from the snail mail list.

Dues are $15 for a single or $20 for a family

Membership Applications are available by clicking on the

Click Here: Membership Application

Best of the Web

• The Internet offers a vastpanoply of resources for gem and mineral enthusiasts.

• A few central resources will get you started in finding still more information For Some of the finest natural Turquoise around and information check out these sites:

www.nevadagem.com,

www.traderoots.com

www.nevada-outback-gems.com

Great slabs and rough can befound at: www.color-wright.com

The Bob’s Rockshop website offers hundreds of links to gem and mineral-related websites, mailing lists,informational sites, clubs, and vendors: http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/table.shtml

An incredible free resource for jewelers, lapidarists and artists, with forums, galleries, instructional pages, and vendor information: http://www.ganoksin.com