Current News and Keepers
The short term announcements are shown and then usually deleted after the event has passed. The long term informational and/or instructional articles are from our meetings and are in the PDF files listed below.
As per our NMGMS bylaws, this is to notify all members that a change in our annual club dues was presented for a vote at our March 17, 2018 club meeting and passed. The change is as follows:
$15 for a single membership, $25 for a couple, and $4 for each child.
Changewas approved by 2/3 of the members present at the March meeting. As passed, this change will apply to the dues starting with 2019.
Any questions, feel free to contact me.
Nancy Roberts, Pres. NMGMS
The North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society will be holding a Fossil Road Show and Geology Fest on April 14, 2018 from 10am to 3pm at the Oren Dunn City Museum in Tupelo. Admission to the museum for this event is $2 per person for those age 4 and up. Activities tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5. As well as the fun activities, such as a rock and fossil "dig", a spin and win, or making a gem tree, there will be rock, mineral, and fossil displays setup at the museum. George Phillips, paleontologist with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science will be present to identify your fossil finds, and registered geologist, Robert Langford will be on hand to answer any questions and help with identifications. Attendees can bring in any of their rocks or fossils that they would like to have identified. There will also be some rock, mineral, and jewelry vendors, as well as the Geode Cracker at this event.
If you haven't already renewed your NMGMS membership, please consider renewing in order to remain on the club roster and eligible for our field trips. Application form is available on our website: www.nmgms.org. Each and every member is important to our organization and we would hate to lose even one of you! Our club has a lot to offer, so please consider keeping up your membership.
Thank you all, Nancy
NMGMS P.O. Box 1445 Tupelo, MS 38802
For sale by North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society:
Blake’s Compact Gem Polisher Model: 6XL Serial#: 3343 Used, $100 OBO
1/40HP 1500RPM 115volts Dayton Motor Runs!
Included are some syringes of diamond compounds:
325 mesh equiv. - about 1 and1/2 grams 600 mesh equiv. – about 3/16 gram
1200 mesh equiv. – about 3/16 gram 8000 mesh equiv. – about 1 gram
18,000 mesh equiv. – about 3/16 gram 50,000 mesh equiv. – about 1/8 gram
100,000 mesh equiv. – about ¾ gram and a small buffing pad on a mandrel with the 100,000 compound
Also, about ¼ of a bottle of Crystalube from Crystalite Products
For sale by North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society
:Beacon Star 10 inch slab saw, gravity or hand feed Used, as is, $300
Model: 20-1 Serial#: 1-2204Has a notched diamond blade.
Cover is damaged and mended with duct tape, but does the job. Needs a motor and drive belt.
For sale by North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society:
Hexagonal Rotary Tumbler, 6lb capacity (?) Used, $200, OBO
Slik Equipment by S.E. Landon Co.
Motor: Dayton 1/40 HP Runs! Belt could stand to be replaced.
