Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 12 September 2019 (Thursday) – North England Trip Report Speaker: David Clayton and Trudy Kwong Language: English We will be given pictorial and geological reports covering the trip arranged and led by David that was undertaken by our members in June, who will also present specimens…
Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 8 August 2019 (Thursday) – Meteorite Speaker:Dr. Vincent Wong Language:English Meteorite are the remains of a meteor – space rocks that entered and burned in the Earth’s atmosphere. They are the key building blocks of the planets in the solar system. Meteorites carry valuable information about…
Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 11 July 2019 (Thursday) – Fossil Collecting in the UK Speaker: Ka-shing Cheung (KS) Language: English Last summer, KS, one of our longest standing members, had a vacation with his family in the UK. During the two-week trip, they visited four fossil sites among other tourist…
Regular Members’ Monthly Meeting 13 June 2019 (Thursday) – Understanding the Largest Group of Minerals on Earth: The Silicates Speaker:Derek Leung Language:English/Cantonese Silicates form the most diverse group of minerals on the Earth, owing to both the abundance of silicon and oxygen in the crust but equally importantly due to…
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…
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…
