Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 9 May 2019 (Thursday) – The Evolution of Minerals Speaker: Dr. Petra Bach Language : English Petra is the curator of the Stephen Hui Geological Museum at Hong Kong University. A trained geologist and university lecturer, Petra is sure to provide us with an interesting talk…
六月會員聚會 2019 年 6 月 13 日(星期四) – 硅酸鹽:地球上最大的礦物群 講者:Derek Leung 語言:英語/粵語 硅酸鹽能夠成為地球上最大最多變化的礦物群，除了因為硅和氧是地殼的重要元素之外，還因為硅 酸鹽能夠聚合串連在一起。 這個講座主要介紹兩種硅酸鹽:鏈狀骨幹和層狀骨幹硅酸鹽。同時亦會探討硅酸鹽的結構與結晶學 的關係。 最後我們還有機會先睹 Derek 的最新研究:坡縷石群組礦物(也是硅酸鹽)及其過渡性結晶結構。
13th Hong Kong Mineral Fair The Wonderful World of Minerals 19-20 April 2019 (Friday and Saturday) – The fair will be held at the auditorium of the BGCA, 3 Lockhart Road, conveniently situated in the heart of Wanchai, with easy access by MTR and other public transport, as well as having…
Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 11 April 2019 (Monday) – Gemstone Faceting Techniques in Hong Kong over the Past 40 Years Speaker: Mr KM Cheung Kam Ming Language: Cantonese This interesting talk shall be conducted in Cantonese. It is the essence of KM’s lifetime experience in the gemstone industry. …
Extra Members’ Meeting 8 April 2019 (MONDAY) – Namibia: In search of desert landscapes, animals, birds and minerals Speaker:Ian Strachan Language:English Members may remember Ian’s superb talk on Broken Hill last year. He returns to Hong Kong in April and will give us a talk following his travels to Namibia…
March Members’ Monthly Meeting 14 March 2019 (Thursday) – From Plate Tectonics to Gemstone Formation Speaker: Ms Trudy Kwong Language: English Plate tectonics is a theory that explains the structure of the Earth’s lithosphere and its associated geological phenomena. The relative plate motions create earthquakes, volcanic activities, and mountain belts along the plate boundaries. They…
