Fossil Site Privacy
It’s been a couple of years since we covered this subject, but it appears that it is time to bring it up again. We have many new members, so it’s … [Read more…]
Food for Thought about Geotagging
Here’s some information that I gleaned from Wikipedia: “In order to capture GPS data at the time the photograph is captured, the user must have a camera with built in … [Read more…]
May 2018 Meeting
The May meeting of the North Mississippi Gem and Mineral Society will be on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Tupelo library from 1-3pm. The program will be on Volcanoes, … [Read more…]
20 Mile Creek Field Trip and Rockhead Cookout
Put on your water shoes, grab your sieves and buckets, and let’s get out there for those shark teeth and have a splash of a good time too! On Saturday … [Read more…]
Cleaning & Preserving Fossils
Fossil Cleaning/Preparation Workshop Something to keep in mind when cleaning fossils … Voltaire, Francois-Marie (1694-1778) – French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit and advocacy of civil … [Read more…]
Cleaning Fossils
Fossil Cleaning and Preparation Fossil preparation begins in the field: Loose pieces of a fossil should be immobilized, if at all possible with glue or a plaster cast, or collected … [Read more…]
The Earth Wide Open 2018
“The Earth Wide Open” by the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society Photo of 2018 Grand Door Prize Location: Memphis International Agricenter, 7777 Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis, TN Saturday, April 28th, … [Read more…]