Meetings
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LOESS meets on the third Monday of the month at
6:30pm at the Illinois State Museum 502 S Spring Street 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
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 )
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 )