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| March 18th 2010 |
A trip report on Tucson/Quartzsite and other points west (6000 miles) - the worlds largest Gem 7 Mineral show - ron gibbs and Murray & Linda Simon | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 18th 2010 |
Geology in the School Systsem - Denise Trufan -Do you wonder just what elementary school children are learning about rocks and minerals? Come to the February meeting to find out. | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 21st 2010 |
Duamonds - Rick Jennings (from Diamonds Direct, Charlotte, NC) Mining Diamonds - Cutting diamonds - Making Diamond jewelry - and much more | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 11th 2009 |
Annual Christmas/Holiday Party and dinner - more info - |
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| November 19th 2009 |
Annual Lapidary Auction - Please bring any Lapidary Related material for our annual auction - It's a fun and interesting evening. | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 15th 2009 |
Jimmy Strickland attended one of the largest Mineral Show in North America each year in Springfield, MA. He will present a slide show of what he saw with an emphasis on the show cases at the show. | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 20th 2009 |
Starting and Managing a Mineral Collection- by Danny Jones - Those who have had the privilege of visiting his home (and being invited into the basement “inner sanctum”) recognize the extent of this man’s commitment and contribution to the field of mineral collecting. |
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| August 20th 2009 |
"Living Rock" - how the western United States was formed in geologic terms. - Yosemite, Yellowstone, the Mojave desert and the Grand Canyon. | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 16th 2009 |
Murray Simon will present Kristen Dunn searching for Black Opal in Australia From mining, to appraising, and final cutting. | ||||||||||||||||||
| June 18th 2009 |
The Hunt for the Elusive Black Opal by Richard Holmes, author |
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| -- May -- | --Meeting cancelled due to scheduling conflict with Nature Center -- | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 16th 2009 |
Thundereggs - Muary Simon - slide presentation | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 19th 2009 |
Tucson 2009 final thoughts by Scott, Gigi, & Eric Quartzsite 2009 there and back by ron gibbs |
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| February 19th, 2009 | Collecting Sites in North Carolina by David Goode | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 15th, 2009 |
The Identification of Mesosourus - Prehistoric Marine Reptiles by Brittany Tyler |
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| 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 12th, 2008 |
A different date - the club annual Christmas party dinner. Look for more info on the Christmas party page. | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 20th, 2008 |
Annual Club auction - bring lapidary related items to sell to support the club. | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 16th, 2008 |
William Holland - Summer Camp for Big Kids - Ron Gibbs will show slides and some "solid results" from his goldsmithing class taken at William Holland this summer. | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 27th 2008 |
Fall Picnic - more info | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 21st, 2008 | Jack King will give a presentation on making cabochons. Please bring some custom cabs to show around. | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 17th 2008 | Murray Simon will be presenting Micromount Minerals - what they are, what you need to get started, and how to make them. "Collecting on a shoestring budget!" | ||||||||||||||||||
| June 19th 2008 |
Danny Jones will present a DVD on mining at the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado. This is a world class source for rhodocrosite crystals. | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 15th 2008 |
Jack King will present a slide show and other information about Idar-Oberstein, the German Gemstone Capital. | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 17th 2008 |
Kim Tyler will demonstrate the art of Stained Glass and tell us all about it. (Rescheduled - due to illness) | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 20th 2008 |
Ron Gibbs - 2008 trip to Quartzsite & Tucson Gem & Mineral Shows - photos and slabs, etc. 9,000 miles in the car and 6 weeks in the making! | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 21st 2008 | Bill Logan - Everything you wanted to know about the Manganese Carbonate - rhodochrosite. | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 24th, 2008 | - Cancelled - Discovery Place closed - | ||||||||||||||||||
| **December 7th, 2007 |
A different date - the club annual Christmas party dinner. Look for more info on the Christmas party page. | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 15th, 2007 |
Annual Club auction - bring lapidary related items to sell to support the club. | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 18th, 2007 |
Danny Jones - will discuss petrified wood and show many examples. | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 20th, 2007 |
Ron Hartemann will share some of his fossil collection and place them in geologic order. | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 19th, 2007 |
Many new announcements regarding Club House, Show, Picnic, etc. etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 19th, 2007 |
TBA - but lots to discuss about potential formation of new clubhouse, future shows, and meetings ... | ||||||||||||||||||
| **June 24th, 2007 |
Danny Jones will begin with a tour of his wonderful specimen collection, and rock talk, followed by a covered-dish dinner. **Special date and Location: More Info | ||||||||||||||||||
| May 17th, 2007 |
Want to know how to cut a cabochon, how about a "composite" (framed) cabochon. Ron Gibbs will demonstrate and explain the process. | ||||||||||||||||||
| April 19th, 2007 |
How about crystals as big asw a car! Brazil has them, see the mines and the crystals in this months presentation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| March 15th, 2007 |
Learn all about sapphires as we explore Kashmir and the locales associated with the blue gem. | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 15th, 2007 | Bring your favorite mineral specimen or lapidary work to share. Also a mini program on Quartzsite gem show. | ||||||||||||||||||
| January 18th, 2007 | TBA | ||||||||||||||||||
| December 8th, 2006 |
Holiday party: it will be held on Friday, Dec. 8th instead of the normal meeting night. Location will be Amity Presbyterian Church - at the corner of Sharon Amity Rd. and Peirson Rd. The club will provide meat, dessert and drinks ... please bring a covered dish. | ||||||||||||||||||
| November 16th, 2006 |
Annual auction - bring things to help the club raise some money. | ||||||||||||||||||
| October 19th, 2006 |
Bill Logan - Dr. Logan will be talking about the Phosphate family of minerals | ||||||||||||||||||
| September 21th, 2006 |
Jimmy Strickland will be discussing ..."Rocks you won't want to lick or carry around in your pocket." He will be using material from the Davidson Collection, including gummite and other glow in the dark materials from Spruce Pine. Anyone with potential UV active material bring it to the meeting! | ||||||||||||||||||
| August 17th, 2006 |
The program for this month focuses on a video about geodes from Gem Center and about the geode mining in Mexico. We purchase our geodes here for sale throughout the year to support our scholarship program. | ||||||||||||||||||
| July 20th, 2006 |
Clarence Johnson will be doing the program for the July meeting about his last trip out to Utah and Arizona and points along the way. Also about the petrified wood and another possible trip in September | ||||||||||||||||||
| June 23rd, 2006 | Jack King will talk about "Hunting Obsidian in the West". Discussion of the Charlotte Gem Show, and discussion for future meeting location and times. We need your input! | ||||||||||||||||||
| May, 2006 | Danny Jones: Danny will show us how to set up display cases for both competition and just for showmanship. He will discus topical cases, interior layout, and design. | ||||||||||||||||||
| April, 2006 | Sarah Boyce: Will discuss and show us opals. She will show us how to cut them, make doublets and triplets, and how to select rough. Sarah has been teaching at the Wildacres & William Holland schools for several years. | ||||||||||||||||||
| February, 2006 | Ron Gibbs: demonstration of digital closeup photography - emphasis on mineral and gemstone photography. | ||||||||||||||||||