News and Events Around Colorado

Events and dates may change, check with Event planners before attending.

Thank you  Peter J. Modreski, USGS, Denver, CO, for communicating these events.
Oct. 12 (Fri), Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Earth Science Colloquium, Tectonics and Stratigraphy of the Denver Basin: Insights from Zircons and Apatites by Glenn Sharman, University of Arkansas. 3rd floor Community Room, 3–4 p.m.

Oct. 13 (Sat), 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, Dinosaur Discovery Day at Dinosaur Ridge, featuring “Girl Scout Day”.  Public tour day at Dinosaur Ridge, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. Walk up and down the Ridge to see interpretive guides explain the various fossil and geology stations, or ride a guided shuttle up and/or back for $4.  There will be special activities and earth science badges to complete for Girl Scouts, who may register in advance [$6 for Scouts to register]. See www.dinoridge.org for more info.

Oct. 13 (Sat), 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., “Dan’s Used Rocks, 20th Anniversary Open House & Mineral Sale”. 12296 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood CO; email dansrocks@comcast.net .  All are welcome. “Celebrating 20 years in business with hundred of specimens at 50% or more off, dozens of inexpensive flat lots, some one-time only deals, and of course plenty of food and drink.”

Oct. 16 (Tue), and, Oct. 17 (Wed), two short after-work Geology Hikes for the public will be held for the occasion of Earth Science Week, which runs Oct. 14-20.  Meet at 5 p.m.; on Oct. 16, at the “Sleeping Elk Trailhead” at 18th St. & Belvedere St., Golden, for a hike up to the top of “Castle Rock” on South Table Mountain.  Meet at 5 p.m. on Oct. 17 at the Rooney Road Trailhead on S. Rooney Road (Lakewood/Morrison/Golden), south of W. Colfax and I-70 and north of Alameda Parkway, for a short hike along the Green Mountain Trail. Back by dusk.  For more information or if weather is questionable, contact USGS geologist Pete Modreski, pmodreski@usgs.gov, office 303-202-4766, cell 720-205-2553.

Oct. 18 (Thur), 7:00 p.m., Colorado Scientific Society October meeting, “Structural Geology of Colorado” by Ned Sterne, plus “Electric log cross sections of Colorado” by Steve Cumella.  Shepherd of the Hills Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood.

Oct. 19 (Fri), 2:00 PM, Celebrate National Fossil Day at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience , 44895 W. Hwy 50, Cañon City, with a talk by Steve Jorgensen, Co-author of "Ammonites and other Cephlopods of the Pierre Seaway".  Cost is $8.00 for pre-registration or $10.00 at the door.  Click here for more information.

Oct. 20 (Sat), 12 noon, Littleton Gem & Mineral Club, silent and verbal auction.  Seller setups (club retains 20% commission) at 11, silent auction begins at noon, verbal auction at 1 p.m., checkout starts at 3:30 p.m.

Nov. 9 (Fri), Colorado Science Conference for Professional Development.  Held at the Denver Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave., Denver; for all science educators. For full information and registration website see http://coloradoscienceconference.org/ . 

Nov. 10-11 (Sat-Sun), 39th annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, at New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro, NM; see https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/museum/minsymp/home.cfml

November 14 (Wed), Friends of Mineralogy (See right).

Nov. 15 (Thur), Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Earth Science Colloquium, Mammals Inherit the Earth: How the K/Pg Mass Extinction Killed off Dinosaurs and Opened the Way for Mammals ,by Greg Wilson, University of Washington. VIP Room, 3–4 p.m.

Nov. 15 (Thur), 7:00 PM Colorado Scientific November Meeting; "Geothermal Energy", by Jeff Winick, DOE, plus a possible 2nd speaker.  Shepherd of the Hills Church, Lakewood.

Nov. 16-18 (Fri-Sun), Denver Area Mineral Dealers Show, Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden CO. Free admission, public welcome.

Dec. 3 (Mon), Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Earth Science Colloquium, The Improbable Fossil Record of Jellyfish and Their Kin, by Graham Young, Manitoba Museum. VIP Room, 3–4 p.m.
Other Area Geology Club's Meetings

Lake George Gem and Mineral Club - The Club meets on the second Saturday of each month at the Lake George Community Center, located on the north side of US Highway 24 on the east edge of town, sharing a building with the county highway shops. In the winter, meeting is at 10:00AM. From April through October, meeting is at 9:00AM, to allow more time for field trips.  http://www.lggmclub.org/www.lggmclub.org/

Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM in the Mt. Carmel Veteran’s Service Center, 530 Communication Circle, Colorado Springs. http://www.csms1936.com

Columbine Gem & Mineral Society, meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 6:30PM in the meeting room, Mt. Shavano Manor, 525 W. 16 th (at J St.), Salida. https://rockaholics.org/

Pueblo Rockhounds, meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30PM in the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 10 University Circle, Pueblo. http://www.pueblorockhounds.org/

Colorado Mineral Society - General membership meetings start at 7:30 PM on the first Friday of each month, October through May, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at 10th and Garrison in Lakewood. http://www.coloradomineralsociety.org/
Arkansas Headwaters Recreation Area
2018 Hike and Program Schedule V1.1
(Bob Hickey)

October 13  Fremont Heritage Festival Geology Bus Tour of Big Horn Sheep Canyon
October 27  AHRA Auto Geology Tour of Big Horn Sheep Canyon
November 10  Tunnel Drive Hike (Canon City Parks at the Royal Gorge east end)
November 23  Fresh Air Friday Hike: Midland RR Grade Hike (Shields Gulch to Collegiate Peaks
Overlook)
 
Contact AHRA at (719)539‐7289 if you would like to sign up for a hike, to request more information, or if
you have any questions

Colorado School of Mines
​Geology Museum
Golden, Colorado

Come visit our Museum during normal hours: Monday – Saturday 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. or Sundays 1 P.M. – 4 P.M., except for certain legal and school holidays and see why we are ranked the #4 tourist attraction of 52 sites in Golden, by Tripadvisor.com. (Yes, there is a major brewery in town that is currently ranked #7). Admission to our Museum is free (donations are truly appreciated), but parking fees are required in our lots and on campus streets Mondays through Fridays. Over the summer, free parking is permitted in the residential area north and east of campus.  See campus map at this link:  http://inside.mines.edu/UserFiles/File/facilities/MinesCampusMap.pdf  

The exploration starts with the Colorado "Gold Rush" of 1859, then travels through famous localities including Aspen, Boulder County, Central City, Creede, Cripple Creek, Leadville, Silverton, and Telluride. (Please see the attached "Museum qr - Table of Contents" for a list of Colorado areas and/or subjects you can view.)

Educational content for the Museum displays, including text, maps, and photos, can be viewed by visitors to the Museum through "qr" or quick response codes on their smart phones.These QR codes and their linked content (referred to as "chapters") can provide visitors in-depth information about the displays. (See the attached qr code example in "Museum qr - QR" that when scanned by a qr code reader on a smart phone will show history and images for  "Leadville Silver".)

The content for these informative chapters and photo albums was written by Ed Raines, Collection's Manager at the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, and noted expert on Colorado mining history and minerals.

Friends of Mineralogy

Colorado Chapter
ll interested persons are always welcome to come to our meetings. We think that our January program on "Diamond" will be of special interest to a great many mineral collectors and geologists, so we hope that many of your members will hear about the meeting and be able to attend.

Please note that our January (and subsequent) meetings will be at the new meeting place we are trying out, the Lakewood Event Center,7864 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood. 

Schedule of the remaining Friends of Mineralogy meetings for 2018:

September 19, 2018, Wednesday after the Denver Gem and Mineral Show. Program TBA.

November 14, 2018, Wednesday after the New Mexico Mineral Symposium. Program TBA.

Other Lecture Series around Colorado

For more lecture series during the year see:

Colorado Beer Talks (2nd Tuesday, 6-8 p.m.), Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Avenue, Golden, “Golden’s grassroots version of TED talks, Expand your mind with a beer in your hand”, http://goldenbeertalks.org/

Colorado Café Scientifique in Denver, monthly lectures on science topics held either at Blake Street Station or Brooklyn’s, Denver; open to the public, no charge other than refreshments you may choose to purchase; see http://cafescicolorado.org/ .

Colorado Scientific Society (3rd Thursday, 7 p.m.), see http://coloscisoc.org/ .

CU Geological Science Colloquium (Wednesdays, 4 p.m.) see http://www.colorado.edu/geologicalsciences/colloquium

CSU Dept. of Geoscience Seminars (Fridays, 4 p.m.), see https://warnercnr.colostate.edu/geosciences/geosciences-seminar-series/

Van Tuyl Lecture Series, Colorado School of Mines, (Thursdays, 4 p.m.):  https://geology.mines.edu/events-calendar/lectures/

Denver Mining Club (Mondays, 11:30), see http://www.denverminingclub.org/ .

Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Earth Science Colloquium series, 3:00-4:00 p.m., VIP Room unless noted, day of the week varies. Museum admission is not required; see  http://www.dmns.org/science/research/earth-sciences/


Denver Region Exploration Geologists Society (DREGS); 1st Monday, 7 p.m.), http://www.dregs.org/index.html

Florissant Scientific Society (FSS); meets monthly in various Front Range locations for a lecture or field trip; meeting locations vary, normally on Sundays at noon; all interested persons are welcome to attend the meetings and trips; see http://www.fss-co.org/ for details and schedules.

Nerd Night Denver is a theater-style evening featuring usually 3 short (20-minute) TED-style talks on science or related topics; held more-or-less monthly at the Oriental Theater, 4335 W. 44th Ave., Denver; drinks are available; for ages 18+.  Admission is $6 online in advance, $10 at the door. See https://www.nerdnitedenver.com/ .

Rocky Mountain Map Society (RMMS); Denver Public Library, Gates Room, 3rd Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.), http://rmmaps.org/

Western Interior Paleontology Society (WIPS); Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 1st Monday, 7 p.m.), http://westernpaleo.org/ .
Cañon City Geology Club