News and Events Around Colorado
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Events and dates may change, check with Event planners before attending.
NOTE: Please check with event planners before trying to attend. Thank you Peter J. Modreski, USGS, Denver, CO, for communicating these events. Thurs.-Sun., June 13-16, A Mineralogical Symposium, sponsored by the Colorado Chapter, Friends of Mineralogy: Mineral Oddities: Pseudomorphs, Twinning, Inclusions, and more. “As has been previously announced, the Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter will be hosting a symposium in 2024. The 2024 Symposium webpage is now live, with dates and preliminary details: https://friendsofmineralogycolorado.org/symposium/ . Please note that the symposium is scheduled for June 13-16, 2024. We will be updating this page throughout the spring as additional details become available pertaining to registration, field trips, the mineral photography workshop, etc. On the symposium webpage, you will find a link to "RSVP" and join the dedicated symposium email list. If you are tentatively interested in attending the symposium, we would greatly appreciate it if you could fill out that form; it will be very helpful to us in our planning. You can access the form here as well: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeA9XvwGdXIiCKi9pXJmuPBT1t8-u9sTRuhN5y1yP8KW9RxMQ/viewform .”The symposium will include field trips on June 13, a mineral photography workshop on June 14 conducted by Jeff Scovil plus an evening reception at the Colorado School of Mines Museum, and lecture sessions on June 15 + half day June 16. The lecture sessions will take place in Berthoud Hall, CSM campus. All interested persons will be welcome to register to attend. For more information about the symposium as it becomes available please see the FMCC website, https://friendsofmineralogycolorado.org/ . To sign up on an email list to receive information updates about the symposium please go to:
https://friendsofmineralogycolorado.org/ Symposium Mailing List Sign Up Form If you are interested in presenting at the symposium, please click here to fill out the Call for Papers form. Thurs.-Sun., July 25-28, Fairplay Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry Show; Platte Drive, ½ mile west of US-285, Fairplay, CO; free admission and parking. Thurs.-Sun., Aug. 8-11, Buena Vista Contin-Tail Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show, Buena Vista Rodeo Grounds; free admission and parking. Thurs.-Sun., Aug. 15-18, Woodland Park Gem & Mineral Show; located outdoors off US-24; free admission and parking. Thurs.-Sun., Aug. 16-18, Lake George Gem & Mineral Show; located outdoors off US-24; free admission and parking. Sponsored by the Lake George Gem & Mineral Club. Thurs.-Sun., Sept. 12-15, Denver Gem and Mineral Show, part of the Hardrock Summit Show, and cosponsored by the nonprofit Greater Denver Area Gem and Mineral Council, an association of 7 Front Range area gem, mineral, and fossil clubs. In 2024 this will be held at the Westin Westminster Hotel, 10600 Westminster Blvd., Westminster CO. The show includes museum displays, club booths and demonstrations including free mineral and gem identification, and sale of grab bags for kids that goes toward a scholarship fund at Colorado School of Mines. Free admission and parking. Several other gem, mineral, and jewelry shows will take place in Denver during the week preceding the “Denver Show”. These include: Fri.-Mon., Sept. 5-8, Just Minerals and Crystals Event Denver, Denver Airport Marriott at Gateway Park, 16455 E. 40th Circle, Aurora CO. Free parking & admission. Sept. 6-14, Colorado Mineral and Fossil Fall Show, Crowne Plaza DIA, 15500 E 40th Ave., Denver CO 80239. Free admission & parking. Sept. 6-15, Denver Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry Show; Denver Expo Gem Show; and Miner’s Co-op Show; all at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Free parking & admission. Nov. 1-3, New Mexico Mineral Symposium, Socorro, NM, sponsored by the New Mexico Bureau of Geology & Mineral Resources, Mineral Museum, and held at the Macey Center, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology. For information see https://geoinfo.nmt.edu/museum/nmms/home.cfml . [Note, this is a recently announced date change to Nov. 1-3, from the earlier anticipated date of the weekend of Nov. 8-10.] Nov. 15-17 (anticipated date), Denver Area Mineral Dealers (D.A.M.D.) Gem and Mineral Show, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, Golden. Dec. 8-10 (anticipated date), Flatirons Gem and Mineral Show, at the Boulder County Fairgrounds, Longmont; sponsored by the Flatirons Gem & Mineral Club. 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/ |
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2024 Hike and Program Schedule (Bob Hickey, Linda Julia) Hike Program Schedule and Updates Information will be posted for 2024 when available Colorado School of Mines
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