Category: News and Events

USFG 2024 Tucson Faceting symposium

Held in central Tucson at:  Old Pueblo Lapidary club                      3118 N Dale Ave                      Tucson, AZ  85712                      United States Dates: Feb  1,2,3    2024 Some of the biggest names in Faceting will be in attendance!! …

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Franklin Faceting Symposium

Event Details Host: The United States Faceters Guild Date: July 27–29, 2023 at the Fun Factory Location: 1024 Georgia Rd. in Franklin, NC. Faceting Class Information Instructor: Tom Mitchell Date: July 27–28, 2023 at the Fun Factory Registration Fee: $ …

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RMFMS/AFMS Membership

USFG is now a member of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineral Societies http://rmfms.org/, which is a regional organization of the American Federation of Mineral Societies http://www.amfed.org/ . There are benefits to the USFG as an organization, an …

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Certified Faceters Database Updated

The certifications earned in the 2019 Single Stone Competition have been entered into the database ( https://usfacetersguild.org/certified-faceters-tp/ ) with the exception of the Novice certifications, since the Novice deadline has been extended to Ma …

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December Newsletter

The December 2019 Newsletter is now available to USFG members. This issue contains the results from the 2019 Single Stone Competition and information on the 2020 Single Stone Competition.

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Schedule for Tucson Faceting Symposium

United States Faceting Guild Tucson Faceting Symposium Feb 5-8, 2020 Wednesday February 5th (Paid event – see below) • Gem Rough Buying Tour Thursday February 6th • Faceting Lessons (2-Day Class) • 9:00 Joe Henley & Farooq Hashimi– International Gemsto …

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