On March 24, AIPG Club attended a field trip to Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine near Franklin, NC.  The trip consisted of a tour of the mine, discussion on the geology of the area and occurrence of corundum, and testing the newly excavated ore  pile with sapphire jig.  We also screened the ore in the sluice box and got to keep rubies and sapphire we found.  Our AIPG club at GSU jointly coordinated this trip with AIPG Georgia Section, University of Georgia, and Columbus State University, which resulted in a fun trip during which students got to learn, have fun, and meet professional geologists.

You check out the pictures at http://gsu.orgsync.com/org/aipg/Pictures

Semir Sarajlic

You can view the newsletter at: http://aipg.org/Sections/GA/newsletter/2012%20February%20GA%20news%20letter.pdf

There you will find additional information about the March 24 trip to Cherokee Ruby and Sapphire Mine near Franklin, NC.

IMAX movie ticket will be paid for by AIPG; therefore, respond to the invite so that way a ticket will be purchased for you.

AIPG Club will be sponsoring students who are presenting a paper/poster at the SE-GSA conference.  Qualifing students will receive funds for registration and abstract fees.   Also, AIPG Club will be providing transportation to all the AIPG members that want to attend the conference, which is on April 1, 2012 - April 2, 2012.