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SUMMARY:Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:“We are incredibly lucky to have Professor Richard Little joining us. He is a Professor Emeritus of Geology. \n·         “Many of you will remember his legendary presentation on the Jurassic Armored Mud Balls—he literally ‘wrote the book’ on his discovery of  that unique phenomenon in the Connecticut River Valley.” \n·         “His talk for us is titled ‘Dinosaurs\, Dunes\, and Drifting Continents.’ He isn’t just giving a canned speech; he has specifically customized this research to focus on the geological formations right here in our own backyard.” \n\n\n\nBeals Senior/Community Center\, 240 Stafford Ave.\, Bristol\, CT
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/club-meeting-7/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260210T190000
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SUMMARY:Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The next meeting will be on \nTuesday\, February 11th 2025 at 7pm \nin the Beals Senior/Community Center\, 240 Stafford Ave.\, Bristol\, CT \nBring your Valentine – The program will be ROCKHOUND BINGO!\nJoin us for….Game Nite A Mineral Prize Extravaganza! \nThis has become a very popular\, fun evening where you can win special mineral specimens and other hobby-related items. February’s program is guaranteed to delight those of you who cannot get to the Tucson shows. You’ll have a chance to win some specially selected quality mineral specimens to enhance your collection. No fees\, no tickets\, and you don’t have to know much about minerals to win (other than that they’re pretty and interesting). Even if it’s freezing out\, you’ll warm up fast playing “Rockhound Bingo.”
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/club-meeting-6/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260113T190000
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SUMMARY:Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Ted Johnson will speak on his trip to collect minerals in Siberia.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMineral Collecting in Siberia!\nSiberia is a treasure trove of gems and minerals.  This trip is an odyssey that covers thousands of miles along the borders of Russia\, China and Mongolia. \n  \n*We arrive in Siberia at the city of Khabarovsk.  Here we sightsee for a day while we adjust for the time difference and arrange for travel to Irkutsk a thousand miles into interior Siberia. \n  \n*Irkutsk is located on Lake Baikal\, reported to be the deepest lake in the world!  Our destination here are the marble quarries of Slyudyanka. We’ll spend a few days in this area exploring the old quarries searching for skarn zones that produce some wonderful minerals\, like Blue Apatite\, Scapolite\, Sphene\, Lapis Lazuli and many more. \n  \n*Next we’ll travel by the Trans-Siberian Railway and 4WD to the remote Transbaikal Mountains to the Malkany pegmatite district. Here we explore several of the pegmatite mines searching for gem minerals like Rubellite\, Topaz\, Morganite and more. \n  \nFood is scarce here so we take a day to go fishing in the local river.  Check out the equipment and techniques that the Russians use to put some food on the table. \n  \n*We continue working our way along the Russian-Mongolian border to the important Tantalum mine at Orlovskoye. This is a huge griesen type deposit that was formed by mineral bearing solutions from a granite formation.  We collect excellent examples of Zinnwaldite\, Topaz \, Amazonite\, Golden Beryl and more. \n  \nThe Orlovskoye mine is located in the autonomic state of Buryatia\, a predominantly Buddhist area.  The Buddhist religion is now being re-established after the fall of Communism.  We’ll visit one of the local monasteries and get a rare inside tour by the monks. \n  \n*Next we travel to our last collecting destination\, the famous gem mines of the Adun Chelon  Mountains. This area has produced some of the best Aquamarines in the world for over 300 years!  Here the mountains border on the famous steppes of Mongolia.  We’ll collect Aquamarine\, Smoky Quartz\, Topaz at several locations including the famous Sherlovaya Gora (which translates to “Schorl Mountain”). \n  \n*Done with our collecting we travel to the city of Chita\, the capitol of the regional Oblast or state of Chita.  We do some sightseeing here while we wait for the signatures of officials which allow us to take our finds out of Russia. \n  \n*The odyssey comes to an end back at Irkutsk.  Before we leave for home we spend a few days sight-seeing around Irkutsk and the wonderful Lake Baikal.
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/club-meeting-9/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250114T190000
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SUMMARY:Club Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Auction \nBeals Senior/Community Center\, 240 Stafford Ave.\, Bristol\, CT
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/club-meeting-5/
CATEGORIES:Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20231014T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20231015T160000
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SUMMARY:Bristol Gem & Mineral Show
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars! Come down to our 50th Annual BRISTOL GEM & MINERAL CLUB SHOW… “Connecticut Rocks”.. Located at the Beals Community Center\, 240 Stafford Ave. \, Bristol\, Ct.\n\n\nSaturday:       9:30 am to 5:00 pm\nSunday:          10:00 am to 4:00 pm\n\n\n*Due to Covid 19 and the slight possibility of cancellation \, please verify our show is still on by checking this FB page\, or our Website : www.bristolgem.org\, or email us : bristolgem@hotmail.com
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/bristol-gem-mineral-show/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220625T080000
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SUMMARY:Gilsum Annual Show and Rock Swap
DESCRIPTION:Gilsum STEAM Academy Grounds\, Route 10\,\nGilsum\, NH. Admission by donation if you please. June 25 – 8am to 6pm; June 26 –\n8am to 4pm.
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/gilsum-annual-show-and-rock-swap/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220611T090000
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SUMMARY:Kent Show
DESCRIPTION:sponsored by the Danbury Mineralogical Society and the Connecticut\nMuseum of Mining and Mineral Science\, 31 Kent-Cornwall Road\, Kent\, CT. Admission\nis free. 9am to 4pm. www.ctamachinery.com
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/kent-show/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220528T160000
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SUMMARY:NEMA’S 2022 Spring Tailgate Show
DESCRIPTION:sponsored by the New England Mineral\nAssociation\, Havey Tourmaline Quarry\, 34 Levine Rd\, Poland\, Maine. Admission and\nparking are free. 9am to 4 pm Vendor sign-up or to volunteer – Jeff at\njmorris7@maine.rr.com or 207.232.4973
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/nemas-2022-spring-tailgate-show/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220430T080000
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SUMMARY:57th Annual New England Gem & Mineral Show
DESCRIPTION:sponsored by the North Shore\nRock and Mineral Club\, Topsfield Mass Fairgrounds\, Route 1\, Topsfield\, MA. April 30 –\n9:30am to 5pm; May 1 – 10am to 4pm. Admission $6. www.northshore.org
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/57th-annual-new-england-gem-mineral-show/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220416T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220417T170000
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SUMMARY:Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society Show
DESCRIPTION:Brick South\, Thompsons Point\,\nPortland\, Maine. April 16 – 10am to 6pm; April 17 – 10am to 4pm. Admission $5.\nwww.mainemineralclub.org
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/maine-mineralogical-geological-society-show/
CATEGORIES:Special Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220402T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220403T170000
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SUMMARY:New Haven Mineral Club Show
DESCRIPTION:Amity Middle School\, 100 Ohman Avenue\, Orange\,\nCT. Admission $6. April 2 – 9:30am to 5pm; April 3 – 10am to 4pm.
URL:https://bristolgem.org/event/new-haven-mineral-club-show/
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