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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 NewsFuture Plans
MGS leadership is considering when and how the club will meet in the near future. When decisions are made,
the membership will be notified via email and on this website.
May 22nd In-Person Meeting
On Sunday, May 22nd, the MGS held its first in-person meeting since the end of 2019. This joint meeting with the American Fossil Federation
was held at the outdoor picnic pavilion of the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory located outside of Laurel, MD. Plenty of specimens were on
display including those from the late Mel Hurd's collection and Riker mounts of Muddy Creek fossils donated to the MGS by Mike Folmer. No decision was
made about the July meeting but the plan is to hold the September meeting with the annual auction.
This was a great opportunity to catch up, see some wonderful specimens, and add to collections. Photos below were taken by MGS junior member David. 
MGS Portal to Recent News Stories on Fossils and Minerals
They are consummate collectors of tiny fossils, and their help is eagerly and very gingerly enlisted by paleontologists on the hunt for mammal bones. The collectors are harvester ants who
build mounds to protect their subterranean nests, mounds they cover with bits of rock they gather. Amid those rocks are myriad miniscule mammal fossils. Unfortunately, harvester ants also pack
a painful bite. Read about their contribution to the study of mammal fossils in this
article.
Links to this article and many other articles, reports, and blog postings highlighting recent fossil and mineral news can be found on the MGS
WebSightings page. Please check it out.
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Next Meeting
To be announced
Featured Mineral
The featured mineral is anatase, known for elongated crystal faces. An article by Bob Farrar
on this mineral appeared in the latest issue of the MGS newsletter.
(Shown above is a specimen of anatase from Minas Gerais, Brazil. 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.)
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.
Smithsonian Publication about the Calvert Cliffs
The Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology of the Calvert Cliffs, Maryland, edited by Stephen J. Godfrey, offers detailed
descriptions and stunning pictures of vertebrate fossils from the Cliffs. A PDF copy of the book is available
here.
Notable QuotesWhat we know is a drop,
what we don't know is an ocean. Naturalist Erasmus Darwin (Charles Darwin's grandfather): E 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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