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Don Lum
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I had a chance to attend the Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society ( MAGS) for part of a day this past weekend. I wish to share some of the images from that trip.
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 12:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 16:00 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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MAGS
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| Dealer Jimmy McNeil and MAGS Officer Mike Austen |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: Apr 30, 2013 23:27 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Eddie and David. Two MAGSters. David has been a rockhound since about age 9. He has collected in the mines of Cave-In-Rock and spent summers in Magnet Cove rockhounding with a member of the Kimzey family. Eddie is a goldsmith and has personally collected petrified wood in the Western United States. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 12:49 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Tom and Kathryn. Tom is an artist and retired curator of the Memphis Pink Palace Museum. Kathryn was an archaeology major in college. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 18:40 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| James and David, two MAGsters (name given to members of MAGS). James is a goldsmiith and does lapidary. Some of his work has appeared in Jewelry Artist. David is a field collector and does lapidary. David has the largest saws and vibralaps in the club. He does wonderful polishes on agate slabs and coconuts and petrified wood. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 20:57 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Mike did an excellent job with his fluorescent mineral display. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 01, 2013 21:10 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Mike Howard, soon -to-be-retired state geologist and author of numerous articles and several books on Arkansas minerals. His wife, Darcy, does the illustrations for his publications. Mike and the late Art Smith were rockhounding buddies. |
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| Jimmy McNeil and his son, Dale. Jimmy is an archaeologist. His wife, Hisami, was in Osaka, Japan doing a mineral show the same weekend the Memphis show was going on. |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 16:42 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 16:50 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 02, 2013 19:38 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 03, 2013 09:58 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 03, 2013 17:24 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 04, 2013 12:44 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Posted: May 05, 2013 13:06 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 06, 2013 12:55 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 07, 2013 07:47 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 08, 2013 12:52 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Don Lum
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| Posted: May 09, 2013 14:56 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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Jordi, distinguished moderators and site administrators, fellow members of FMF this concludes my report on the Memphis Show. I did not know if anyone was interested in seeing a report on the smaller shows or not.
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Jordi Fabre
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| Posted: May 09, 2013 15:54 Post subject: Re: Memphis Archaeological and Geological Society |
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| Don Lum wrote: | | ...I did not know if anyone was interested in seeing a report on the smaller shows or not. |
Please Don, we adore this kind of reportages, I already requested for them here
More please! (and thank you for this ;-)
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