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February 23, 2019

2019 ANTHEM GEM & MINERAL SHOW

2019 ANTHEM GEM & MINERAL SHOW

March 16th Saturday 9am—5pm
March 17th Sunday 10am—4pm
Anthem Mineral Show Coupon
Boulder Creek High School
40404 N Gavilan Peak Pkwy
Anthem, AZ 85086
Kids events, Gems, Minerals, Fossils, Jewelry,
Fluorescents, Beads Wire Wrapping, Geodes,
Adults $4, Seniors and Students $2,
Children 12 and under FREE
Sponsored by
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club
$1.00 Off Admission with this coupon
www.dmrmc.com
Anthem Mineral Show Coupon

LOCATED IN ANTHEM, ARIZONA, THE PURPOSE and MISSION OF DAISY MOUNTAIN ROCK & MINERAL CLUB IS TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER AN INTEREST IN GEOLOGY, MINERALOGY AND LAPIDARY ARTS, THROUGH EDUCATION, FIELD EXPERIENCES, PUBLIC SERVICE AND FRIENDSHIP. We Welcome VISITORS!
Beginning in 2010, Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club was organized as a non-profit corporation to further the interest and educate the public in the many geological features of the terrain located in the mid-deserts located around Phoenix, Arizona.
Our founders, geologists and educators Herb Jacobson, Robert Salter, Keith Martin and Jay Yett were joined by “rock-hounds” Dan Janko, Edward Winbourne and Joan Jamtass in 2009 to create a non-profit corporation dedicated to sharing their knowledge and experience in geological formations.
From http://www.dmrmc.com/:
MINERALOGY: THE STUDY OF MINERALS
A mineral is naturally occurring, inorganic (it has not lived), crystalline solid, with a definite chemical formula (or formula range). In contrast, a rock is generally a combination of minerals or organic remains, and therefore does not have a unique, specific, or consistent chemical composition.

There are over 5,421 known mineral species. Over 5,208 of these have been approved by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). It is worthy of note that since silicon and oxygen constitute approximately 75% of the Earth’s crust, the 1000 silicate minerals comprise over 90% of the minerals of the crust– the two most common being quartz and feldspar.

Minerals are identified by their physical and chemical properties:

*crystal structure (there are 7 systems –isometric, tetragonal, orthorhombic, hexagonal, rhombohedral, monoclinic, and triclinic)

*crystal form (cubic, tetrahedral, rhombohedral…)

*habit (blocky, arborescent, acicular…),

*color,

*luster (how a mineral reflects light–adamantine, vitreous, resinous, greasy, metallic…,)

*hardness (a measure of a mineral’s scratchability),

*cleavage (a flat, repeatable break determined by the atomic structure) or

*fracture (irregular, non-repeatable break characteristic of minerals with bonding equal in all directions),

*tenacity (a description of a mineral’s resistance to breaking or deformation– brittle, malleable, ductile, sectile, elastic, plastic)

*diaphaneity (how a mineral transmits light– transparent, translucent, opaque),

*specific gravity (a comparison of a mineral’s weight to that of an equal volume of water) , and

*special characteristics: magnetism, reaction to acid, taste, smell, radioactivity

*chemical composition (there are 6 basic chemical classes of minerals – native elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, silicates, phosphates)

February 21, 2019

Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show is this weekend! Feb 23-24 in Albany!

26th Annual James Campbell Memorial Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show and Sale
http://www.nysm.nysed.gov/programs/gem-mineral-fossil-show
Saturday, February 23, to Sunday, February 24, 2019
10 a.m.–5 p.m.
4TH FLOOR TERRACE
Admission Fee: $5*/Adult. Cash only *Children ages 12 and under free
Vendors from throughout the Northeast display and sell gems, jewelry, minerals, lapidary equipment, fossils, and much more on the 4th-floor terrace gallery. This event is co-sponsored by the Capital District Mineral Club and the New York Academy of Mineralogy. All proceeds benefit the Museum’s mineral-acquisition fund. For more information, call 518-474-5877.

Museum Hours
Tuesday – Sunday, 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Closed Mondays
Closed Independence Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Main Lobby Desk: 518-474-5877

Admission
Admission to the New York State Museum and its historic Carousel is free. Your generosity plays a vital role in the success of the Museum’s mission. Suggested donation: $5 per individual and $10 per family.

Parking
Parking is available in the two lots adjacent to the Museum, both accessed from Madison Avenue. Prior to 10:00 a.m., the weekday parking fee is $10. After 10:00 a.m., the weekday parking fee is $5. Parking is free after 2:00 p.m. and on weekends. An additional paid parking visitor lot is available under the Empire State Plaza Concourse.
More Parking Information (link is external)

Accessibility
The New York State Museum is fully accessible.
The Museum has strollers and wheelchairs for our visitors’ comfort and convenience. Please stop at the Main Lobby Desk or call 518-474-5877.

Discovery Place
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Learn about Discovery Place

Carousel
Hours of Operation: 10 AM – 4:30 PM, Tuesday – Sunday. Carousel may close periodically for maintenance and special events.
Rides are free. Donations gratefully accepted.

Gift Shop
The New York State Museum Gift Shop is located on the first floor of the Museum and is open during normal Museum hours. Call (518) 449-7860 for more information or visit the Online Gift Shop (link is external).

Mission

The New York State Museum serves the lifelong educational needs of New Yorkers and visitors through its collections, exhibitions, scholarship, programs, media and publications in science, history, anthropology, and art. The Museum explores and expresses New York State’s significant natural and cultural diversity, past and present.

About Us

The New York State Museum is a center of art, science, and history dedicated to exploring the human and natural history of the state. Established in 1836, it is the oldest and largest state museum in the country. From its beginning, the Museum has been home to some of the nation’s leading scientists, including the founders of American paleontology, ethnology, botany and mycology. Its collections rank among the finest in many fields and total more than 16 million scientific specimens and one million cultural objects.

Located at the southern end of the architecturally stunning Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller Empire State Plaza in Albany, the New York State Museum welcomes visitors from across the globe and thousands of students each year. Its 100,000 square feet of exhibition space features several new exhibitions per year in addition to long term exhibitions. The Museum also offers a variety of educational public programs for learners of all ages.

The New York State Museum is a program of The University of the State of New York / The State Education Department / Office of Cultural Education.

February 19, 2019

Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society Fall 2019 Show

Club: Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society
Founded: 1950
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 842, Concord, CA 94522-0842
Meeting Place: Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd (near Ygnacio Valley Rd), Concord
Day of Meeting: 2nd Monday, 7:30 p.m. (3rd Monday in June)

Web Site: www.contracostamineralandgemsociety.org

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CCMGS/

Gem Show date: November 2 & 3, 2019
Times: 10am to 5pm each day
Show location: Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd (near Ygnacio Valley Rd), Concord, CA

Location information: centre.concord@cityofconcord.org
Description: Want to ask a gemologist about grandma’s stone ring, learn to pan gold, touch a Megalodon tooth or answer the age old question, ‘What is Jet,’ then we have it all for you. Tons of activities, exhibits, demonstrators and a whole room of rocks that glow. Active service, first responders get in FREE with ID.
Admission: $6 general, $1 with coupon. Scouts in uniform, under 16 with adult, first responders and active service all FREE.

Contact: Website or Mike Hopkins
Contact email: mhopkins@ironhorsedesign.net

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February 19, 2019

NYC Spring Gem and Mineral Show

The New York City SPRING GEM & MINERAL SHOW is almost here! It will be at our usual location: The Watson Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn) at 440 W. 57 St. in Manhattan, on Saturday, MARCH 2, and Sunday, MARCH 3. Many of your favorite retail and wholesale dealers will be there, offering gems, minerals, fossils, crystals, jewelry, meteorites and more!

The attached JPG discount ticket entitles you and a companion to a discounted admission of just $5 per person to the mineral show, and accompanied kids under 12 are admitted free. Print out the ticket, or just show it at the door on your smart phone or tablet to receive the discount. Check out the New York Mineralogical Club’s website for details (http://newyorkmineralogicalclub.org/calendar).
The New York Mineralogical Club is one of the oldest organizations in the nation devoted to the study and appreciation of gems and minerals. Since its founding by George F. Kunz (as in the gemstone “kunzite”) and others in 1886, it has grown to include nearly 250 diverse members ranging from beginning collectors to professional geologists, mineralogists and mining engineers. The New York Mineralogical Club celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2016.
Mission Statement
Founded in 1886 for the purpose of increasing interest in the science of mineralogy through the collecting, describing and displaying of minerals and associated gemstones.
Meetings
We regularly meet from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month (excluding August) at the Watson Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn Midtown Manhattan) at 440 West 57th Street, between Ninth and Tenth Avenues. We also have specialized study groups and satellite meetings from time to time. The public and any guests may attend meetings free of charge. Come to any meeting, meet the members, attend a lecture, view a slide show, get your questions answered about minerals, gems and collecting. Bring your family and a friend. Or simply send us a membership application that you can download and print or join using PayPal and receive membership for a full year. Check out our calendar for upcoming events.
The hotel has on-site parking. Subway lines at Columbus Circle/59th Street and crosstown buses with stops on 57th Street are convenient and nearby.
Annual Dues
$25 per year for individual membership, $35 per year for family membership. Both types of membership include all rights, benefits, and our award-winning monthly bulletin.

February 10, 2019February 15, 2019

Finger Lakes Mineral Club open house is March 10th!

Finger Lakes Mineral Club is March 10, 2019 at the Museum of the Earth!

The Finger Lakes Mineral Club Open House
March 10th from 1 to 4, in conjunction with the Museum of the Earth Free Day 10 to 5.
1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY

The Finger Lakes Mineral Club was established in 2012 and is in Ithaca, Tompkins County, also serving Cortland and Schuyler Counties, New York. The club promotes interest in field collecting, preservation and study of minerals and fossils, and also promotes interest in the lapidary arts.

Museum of the Earth
1259 Trumansburg Road, Ithaca, NY

Explore Earth and its prehistoric past—from the tiniest trilobite to the mighty mastodon—through engaging displays, hands-on features, stunning fossils, and science-inspired art.
Unearth and take home your own fossils from Fossil Lab.

Marvel at the Hyde Park Mastodon, one of the most complete mastodon skeletons ever found, and the 44-foot Right Whale #2030.

Watch paleontologists uncover dinosaur bones and other exciting fossils in Prep Lab.
Public Tours
Have you ever wondered what the Earth was like millions of years ago? How changing sea levels, shifting continents, and mass extinctions shaped the world as we know it today?

Take a special guided tour through Earth’s exciting history in A Journey through Time, the Museum’s permanent exhibition hall. Tours meet at the bottom of the Museum ramp and last approximately 30 minutes.
The Paleontological Research Institution serves society by increasing and disseminating knowledge about the history of life on Earth.

Founded in 1932, the Paleontological Research Institution has outstanding programs in research, collections, publications, and public education. The Institution cares for a collection of nearly three million specimens (one of the 10 largest in the U.S.), and publishes Bulletins of American Paleontology, the oldest paleontological journal in the Western Hemisphere, begun in 1895. PRI is a national leader in the development of informal (i.e., outside the classroom) Earth science education resources for educators and the general public.

PRI’s Museum of the Earth was established in 2003 to provide the general public with a unique opportunity to explore our world through a mix of natural history displays, interactive science features, and art exhibitions. The museum’s 8,000-square-foot permanent exhibition takes visitors on a journey through 4.5 billion years of history, from the Earth’s origin to the present day. Through hands-on, visual exhibitions and outreach, the Museum of the Earth encourages critical thinking about life on Earth in the past and today, and how our species is affecting the natural world.

In 2013, the Cayuga Nature Center became PRI’s newest public venue for education. The Nature Center cultivates an awareness, appreciation, and responsibility for the natural world through outdoor and environmental education. The goal is to transform the Nature Center into a premier educational center for teaching and learning about the impact of climate change on the fauna and flora of Tompkins County.

PRI and its two public venues for education, the Museum of the Earth and the Cayuga Nature Center, are separate from, but formally affiliated with Cornell University, and interact closely with numerous University departments in research, teaching, and public outreach.