Description | The Gruppo Mineralogico Romano APS, founded in 1972, is a group of people who are interested in minerals, fossils, and geology. Activities include: publication of "Il Cercapietre", a magazine established in 1973, printed until 2013 and on-line since 2014; collaboration with MUST – Museo Universitario di Scienze della Terra (University Museum of Earth Sciences) of the Sapienza University of Rome and Department of Science of Roma Tre University; organization of conferences, webinars, talks, displays, educational activities, and field trips; to award the "Lapis Latium" prize to university students who are authors of original works on mineralogy and petrography of Lazio region. Since 1979 the Club puts on a significant mineral and fossil show each year at the beginning of December. |
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