The Society also publishes a monthly newsletter,
The Rockytier for its members. Newsletter
The"M. E. W."is the Society's Mobile
Educational
Workshop. It houses an assortment of lapidary equipment that are freely available to members.
All LGMS members
are also members of the regional
South Central Federation of Mineral Societies
and the national
The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
LGMS awards an
Annual Scholarship
to a select student in the Geosciences Department at
Texas Tech University
. And, in addition, contributes to the
American Federation Scholarship Fund
in the field of Earth Sciences.
The LGMS meets at Forrest Heights United Methodist Church
3007 33rd St.
Lubbock, Texas,
on the first
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm CST.
Membership is open to all interested parties. The annual dues are:
-
Adults - $22.50
-
Students - $5.00
From the 2009 Show