Micromineral Symposium + Field Trips
Date and Time
Friday Nov 3, 2023 Monday Nov 6, 2023
11/3 - 11/6
Location
Tellus Science Museum
Fees/Admission
Museum Members: $45
Non - Members: $60
Additional Field Trip Add On: $25
Microscope Rental: $10
Contact Information
Tellus Science Museum
770-606-5700
Description
Bring your microscopes and enjoy a four-day event learning about and viewing microminerals – crystals that are too small to see with the naked eye, but whose beauty are revealed through a microscope. The event includes time looking at microcrystals, meeting with fellow micromounters, listening to lectures by top micro-mineralogists, a workshop on preparing and photographing microminerals, and going on field trips to two* of the Southeast’s top micromineral localities. Advance registration required. Recommended for ages 8+ with a working knowledge of geology, mineralogy, and microscopy. Prepaid registration is required by noon on Monday, October 30, 2023. Registration includes Friday field trip; continental breakfast, symposium lectures, microscope time, lunch buffet, and pizza and salad dinner buffet with cash bar on Saturday; and Sunday workshops. Monday field trip is at an additional cost and requires symposium registration.
Printed courtesy of www.cartersvillechamber.com/ – Contact the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce for more information.
PO Box 307, Cartersville, GA 30120 – (770) 382-1466 – reception@cartersvillechamber.com