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Mineral Section
A Special GMS Group
for People Interested in Minerals
Mineral Section Meets
Third Wednesday
Every Month
Minerals are as varied and unique as people. From the mundane to the spectacular, minerals are fascinating in many respects.
GMS members and visitors who are interested in learning more about minerals -- please join us at Mineral Section meetings for special programs and presentations!
Interesting Articles and Links
Click here for a list of zoom links from past Mineral Section meetings.Click here for articles about minerals.
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Mineral Section Message
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Image Credit: Tom Faller
Date: Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Social Time: 7:00 pm
Meeting Time: 7:30 pm
Speaker: Tom Faller
Topic: Rare Earth Minerals
Location: In-person and via Zoom Link on the GMS Calendar here
The January Mineral Section meeting discussed zeolites, a group of minerals with a useful atomic framework that is put to work in a variety of home and industrial uses. Besides their natural occurrence, a host of synthesized “designer zeolites” have arisen over the last few decades.
The February meeting will discuss the family of Rare Earth Minerals, those minerals which contain one or more rare earth elements, elements mostly found in one of the bottom rows of the periodic table. What kinds of minerals are they? What is their structure like? Where are they found? Why are they of such industrial importance that countries go to war over their abundance? Do they occur in Georgia? We will have a few samples to examine and some pictures of rare earth minerals.
The meeting link will be sent out earlier in the month.
Tom Faller
Mineral Section Chair
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