Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society,Inc
Serving Decatur Texas, Wise County, Texas
CALLING ALL ROCKHOUNDS!
"And they ran uphill and down dale, knapping the chunky stones to pieces with hammers, like so many road makers gone daft. They say, it is to see how the world was made."
Sir Walter Scott 1828
The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society began with an interest and desire to educate the public about fossils, rocks, and minerals in the Wise County area. James H Archer, a retired petroleum geologist from Decatur, called for the first organizational meeting on March 4, 2002, at the John and Kathryn Jackson Public Library in Decatur, Texas. Thirty-five people attended the meeting, indicating a strong interest in the earth related subjects.
The purpose of the meeting was to organize people from Wise County and the surrounding area who are interested fossils, rocks, minerals, the lapidary arts, and earth sciences.
There are 44 rock, gem, and mineral societies in the state of Texas .There are seven regional districts, or federations of gem and mineral societies in the United States. The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies is composed of seven regional federations: California, Northwest, South Central, Southeast, Midwest, Rocky Mountain, and Eastern. The South Central Federation is composed of the states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society is a member of the South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies, and American Federation Of Mineralogical Societies. The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society serves to educate and further interest in the geological sciences and the lapidary arts. We follow the AFMS Code Of Ethics in order to be good stewards of our earth.
The meetings are held every third Tuesday evening of each month [excepting March & July] at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Wesley Center Bldg, 200 East Main St., Decatur, Tx. 76234.
Visitors are welcome .
CONTACT US: www. wcfrms@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wcfrmsoc/?ref=br_rs
MEMBER SOCIETY
"And they ran uphill and down dale, knapping the chunky stones to pieces with hammers, like so many road makers gone daft. They say, it is to see how the world was made."
Sir Walter Scott 1828
The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society began with an interest and desire to educate the public about fossils, rocks, and minerals in the Wise County area. James H Archer, a retired petroleum geologist from Decatur, called for the first organizational meeting on March 4, 2002, at the John and Kathryn Jackson Public Library in Decatur, Texas. Thirty-five people attended the meeting, indicating a strong interest in the earth related subjects.
The purpose of the meeting was to organize people from Wise County and the surrounding area who are interested fossils, rocks, minerals, the lapidary arts, and earth sciences.
There are 44 rock, gem, and mineral societies in the state of Texas .There are seven regional districts, or federations of gem and mineral societies in the United States. The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies is composed of seven regional federations: California, Northwest, South Central, Southeast, Midwest, Rocky Mountain, and Eastern. The South Central Federation is composed of the states of Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society is a member of the South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies, and American Federation Of Mineralogical Societies. The Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society serves to educate and further interest in the geological sciences and the lapidary arts. We follow the AFMS Code Of Ethics in order to be good stewards of our earth.
The meetings are held every third Tuesday evening of each month [excepting March & July] at 6:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, Wesley Center Bldg, 200 East Main St., Decatur, Tx. 76234.
Visitors are welcome .
CONTACT US: www. wcfrms@gmail.com
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/wcfrmsoc/?ref=br_rs
MEMBER SOCIETY
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES
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SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES
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