The Maryland Geological Society, a non-profit, volunteer organization dedicated to the collection, study, and display of all aspects of the geological sciences, is composed of amateur and professional fossil and mineral collectors. Membership is open to all and visitors to our meetings are always welcome!

It was decided at the recent club business meeting that the Maryland Geological Society will hold its next meeting this fall. This will be the final meeting of the year. More information will be forthcoming. It is also under consideration to hold the meeting jointly with the American Fossil Federation.

The MGS held an in-person, joint meeting with the AFF on Sunday, May 19th. Stephen Godfrey, Curator of Paleontology at the Calvert Marine Museum, gave an excellent talk on two topics: coprolites and dinosaur fabrication projects. Here are a few pictures taken by Mike Folmer at the meeting.

A list of club shows in the eastern region of the U.S. is on the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies' calendar.

Saturday and Sunday, October 12 and 13: Online and in-person auction of the Jim and Mimi Stauffer Mineral Collection. This collection of more than 3,000 specimens will be auctioned by Boltz Auctions of Lancaster, PA. More information regarding the collectors and their collection with photographs of many spectacular specimens can be found at jimstaufferrocks.net. This site also provides a link to the auction house where the auction procedures are delineated and photographs of the entire collection can be found.

The MGS WebSightings page gathers links to recent articles on fossils and minerals that appear on the web. Among the topics covered by recent articles: the fossil riches of carbonate hardground (lithified ocean floor), the array of Miocene and Ice Age fossils discovered on the grounds of a Los Angeles high school, and a boy's first hand account of finding a T. rex fossil in North Dakota.