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Highlands Gem and Mineral Club
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Meetings start at 6:00 PM
There are no dues or membership fees. The only requirement is an interest and/or curiosity in the fields of geology, lapidary, minerology, and fossils.
Avon Park Community and Cultural Center
310 W. Main St. and Museum Ave.
Avon Park.
Enter from the parking lot side
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month,
October through June. Meetings start at 6:00 PM
The purpose of this club is to further the educational and scientific pursuit of minerals, gems, ores, and fossils, and to increase the appreciation for the wonders of the earth.
For more information Call
Zab at 863-453-7054 and leave a message
Subject for this meeting is an interesting in-depth look at December's traditional birthstone, TURQUOISE, which is also the gemstone for the 11th anniversary.
Discussion of the many different types of turquoise, from stabilized to chalk, dyed, and the matrix veins.
Also covered will be other rocks that are dyed to simulate turquoise, plus other information about this beautiful gemstone.
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