Our next meeting is Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Join us for a presentation by club member Dave Korzendorfer on Bancroft, Ontario. The Bancroft area has been a very prolific source of fabulous mineral specimens for more than 100 years and is still yielding good finds today. The area has many calcite vein-dikes that contain many different minerals and … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is Tuesday, May 14, 2019.  Join us for a special program by club member Pam Brundage. Pam's presentation is titled "Saratoga Springs: Geology, folklore, and history of the only naturally carbonated springs east of the Rockies." Pam has been obsessed with geological processes since she stumbled upon Bill Bryson's hilariously … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is Tuesday, April 9, 2019.  Join us for a presentation by John Sanfacon on Russian minerals. John's presentation will include the history of Russian mineralogy, and he will bring in some of his own Russian minerals to show. He will have extensive notes on Mendeleev, Vernadsky and Fersman to hand out—-the last two men were the … [Read more...]

Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Join us for a presentation by Duncan Keller entitled "Garnet, Spinel, and Corundum, Oh My! Connecticut's Newly-Discovered High-Pressure Granulites." Not sure what this is about? Come to the meeting to find out!! Our meeting begins at 7PM–we’ll start with a short business meeting, followed by … [Read more...]