Lincoln Orbit Earth Science Society
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Meetings

LOESS meets on the third Tuesday of the month at
6:00pm at

St Johns Lutheran Church
2477 W Washington St
Springfield
, Illinois

Purpose of the Club

The purpose of this society, LOESS, is to foster interest in, knowledge about, and scientific appreciation of the fields of Gemology, Mineralogy, Geology, Anthropology, Paleontology, and related branches of the Earth Sciences. This is tempered with good fellowship and fun.

History of the Club

LOESS was organized in 1954 with the help of the curator of geology at the Illinois State Museum. The society is governed by a set of by-laws, last revisited in 2004.

Affiliations

GESCI
     Geodeland Earth Science Clubs, Inc.
    
http://geodeland.com/
      ( 7 Area Clubs )


MWF
    MidWest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies
  
http://www.amfed.org/mwf/
   ( 12 Surrounding States )

AFMS
     American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
    
http://www.amfed.org/
    ( 7 Regions Nationwide )





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