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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 are always welcome!
To view the most recent version of the MGS homepage,
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Latest NewsSeptember Meeting Canceled; Online Meeting Before the End of the YearMGS President Rick Smith has released the following message for MGS members:
Dear MGS members, We will NOT be having a meeting in September, in-person or via Zoom. The Bowie Center is no longer open on Sundays. We have tried to make alternate arrangements for a possible outdoor meeting, but were unable to secure a meeting location. We will definitely be having an online meeting before the end of the year and will let you know of details when a meeting is scheduled. I hope to have a Fall edition of The Rostrum mailed out soon. A series of lectures that should be of interest to MGS members is being held at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons (Calvert County) (download flyer here). Additionally, an exhibit on sharks is now open at the museum and information is on page two of the flyer. Regards, Rick Smith President, Maryland Geological Society Natural History Society of Maryland's September Raffle: Private Fossil Hunting Trip at Calvert County Beach!!
The NHSM's fund-raising raffle for September features an expert-guided private fossil hunting trip to a restricted-access beach in
Calvert County. Raffle tickets are $5 each (a maximum of 1,000 will be sold). Visit the NHSM
website
to get more information and to purchase tickets.
No Dues For 2021
No dues will be collected for 2021. Dues paid for 2020 will be applied to a future dues payment.
Individuals can join MGS in 2021 by filling out a membership application form and sending it to Treasurer
Rob King WITHOUT the $15 membership dues. The application form and Rob's address can be found on
the Join page.
Some Molluscan Finds From the St. Marys Formation
Pictured below are several mollusks from the St. Marys Formation (Upper Miocene).
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Next Meeting
September 19, 2021. Meeting canceled. Online meeting to be held before the end of the year. More information will be forthcoming.
Mineral of the May Meeting
The mineral of the May meeting was adamite (basic zinc arsenate). It is typically yellow or greenish yellow.
(Shown above is a specimen of adamite from Durango, Mexico. This image is reproduced with permission of
Rob Lavinsky under Creative Commons
Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license, and is available from
Wikimedia Commons.)
The July issue of The Rostrum features not only an article by Bob Farrar about adamite but also one on
creedite (a mineral he presented at the March meeting on Zoom).
2021 Newsletter Issues Online
As part of celebrating the club's 30th anniversary this year, all of this year's issues of the MGS newsletter,
The Rostrum, will be posted on the website. Issues from 2021 and those for some previous years are available on the
Selected Past Issues page.
TripsThe MGS Trips page has information on policies regarding trips and details about any upcoming trips.
MGS trips are restricted to members. There are no trips currently scheduled.
WebSightingsWant to keep up with some of the latest information on fossils and minerals appearing on the web? Then check out the MGS
WebSightings page.
MGS GalleryNotable QuoteE conchis omnia.
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The Maryland Geological Society is a member of the
Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies
and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
The Maryland Geological Society is NOT affiliated with the Maryland Geological Survey, a state governmental organization. |
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