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.
