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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard Norcross, GA 30093-3059 |
Micromount Section
A Special GMS Group
for People Interested in Micromounting
"Come and explore the micro world with us!"
Micromount Section Meets
Fourth Wednesday
Every Month
Many of the most well-formed and beautiful crystals must be viewed with the aid of magnification. Furthermore, many mineral species only form in microscopic crystals. The process of preparing a specimen for viewing and viewing and photographing micro-mineral specimens is a distinct area of mineral collecting called "micromounting".
Join us each month as we explore different aspects of the micromounting hobby: making micromounts, magnifiers and microscopes, photographing micro-minerals, and identifying micro-minerals. Our monthly meetings alternate between workshops to discuss micromounting techniques and talks by leading micromount collectors sharing information about their favorite micro-mineral site.
Interesting Articles and Links
Click here for a list of zoom links from past Micromount Section meetings.Click here for articles about micromounting.
Click here for photomicrographs.
Click here for a Micromount Supplies and Equipment List.
Click here for Micromount Club Zoom Meeting Videos.
If you have any questions about Micromount Section, please send email to
Micromount Section Message
Date: March 26, 2025
Social Time: 7:00 PM Eastern
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM Eastern
Speaker: Don Howard, Micromount Hall of Fame Micromounter
Topic: Filiform Minerals
Link: The Zoom link is on the GMS calendar here
The March 2025 meeting of the Micromount section will feature Micromount Hall of Fame micromounter, Don Howard speaking about filiform minerals. Don Howard is a retired Portland State University physics professor who has been collecting and studying minerals of the Pacific Northwest for many years. He has been involved in the discovery of several new mineral species. He has written scores of articles for the Micro Probe, the newsletter of the Northwest micromineral Study Group. In this month’s presentation, Don will share his original insights into the origin of filiform minerals like pyrite and others.
Julian Gray and Jose Santamaria
Micromount Section Co-chairs
Click below for a map and directions
