TGMS General Meeting & Lecture

When:  Monday, SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Time:  7:00 p.m. - Tucson, Arizona Time

Lecturer: ERIC FRITZ

Topic: "TURQUOISE; STONE OF MYSTERY, STONE OF INTRIGUE"  - Turquoise has been mined and appreciated for its beauty for over 5000 years. We will explore these origins leading up to modern appreciation and value. The Southwestern United States has a rich history associated with Turquoise and we will look at some of these mines as well as research trying to identify individual mine origins. There will be samples from various mines in the Southwest for you to evaluate origins on your own!

Lecturer:  Eric Fritz -  Eric led the creation of the UA Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum. Prior to this role, he was Manager-North America for Gem-A, the Gemmological Association of Great Britain, holding both colored stone and diamond designations. Lab instruction, seminars and workshops continue to be provided to students and the gem and jewelry industry. Eric has a degree in Zoology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The Zoology degree leads to a passion for pearls and other organic gem materials, which are Eric’s specialty.  

We encourage you to wear you TGMS Member badge at meetings, it will help us to get to know one another. General Meetings are open to the public.  Snacks will be served.  Masks are optional.

For those of you who are not able to attend this meeting in person, you can view the lecture via ZOOM.  ALSO, WHEN JOINING, KEEP YOUR MIC MUTED UNTIL ASKED TO UNMUTE. 

THANK YOU!

For the ZOOM link/meeting ID/passcode, contact the TGMS office at 520-322-5773 and/or tgms@tgms.org.