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Clarkdale Rocks Gem & Mineral Show

Clarkdale Rocks Gem & Mineral Show
February 28th, 29th and March 1st, 2020

The Semi-Annual Clarkdale Gem and Mineral Show and Sale; Mingus Gem & Mineral Club, will be held at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse Auditorium, 19 N. Ninth Street in Clarkdale, Arizona on February 28th, 29th and March 1st, 2020. On Friday and Saturday the show will be open to the public from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and on Sunday the show hours are from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

FREE ADMISSION; Dealers, wire-wrapping and geode-splitting demonstrations, agates, fossils, gems, beads, findings, cabochons, crystals, geodes, rock slabs, tumble-polished minerals, handcrafted jewelry, carvings and unique gift items; Kids’ Corner offers free mineral specimens for children 12 and under; Kids can play the Spin-n-Win Wheel.

Get your mineral specimens ID’d while experiencing great family fun for everyone from youths to seniors!

Daily raffles will be held for a chance to win one of many beautiful prizes to be offered throughout the show. This is a fun and educational event the entire family will enjoy. Admission is free.

Sponsored by the Town of Clarkdale, www.clarkdale.az.gov

Contact Information: For more information, please contact the Bill Hedglin at billkarin3@q.com, (928) 634-0269 or Mike Kavanagh at kavanagh1368@yahoo.com, (928) 451-9193.

Visit the club website for more info: www.mingusgem.club

2019 Arizona Author Series – Raymond W. Grant “Minerals and Gems of Arizona”

2019 Arizona Author Series

Raymond W. Grant “Minerals and Gems of Arizona…

by State of Arizona Research Library

The public is invited to attend a free presentation “Minerals and Gems of Arizona” from Dr. Raymond W. Grant on Thursday, August 29, at 1:00 p.m. at the Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History Building, 1901 W. Madison Street, Phoenix. The latest edition of his co-authored book Mineralogy of Arizona is available to read on our free eBook platform Reading Arizona.

Arizona has a tremendous wealth of gems and minerals. Millions of dollars worth of gemstones, mainly turquoise, petrified wood, peridot and copper minerals such as malachite and azurite have been mined here. Also, over 950 different mineral species have been found in the state. These minerals and gems formed over millions of years of geologic time. Learn about the geological history and conditions that led to the formation of these gems and minerals, and where they are found.

Dr. Grant is a retired professor of geology, founder and curator of the Pinal Geology and Mineral Museum, founder and president of the Pinal Gem & Mineral Society of Arizona, past president Mineralogical Society of Arizona, past chairman Flagg Mineral Foundation, mineralogist, author of The Checklist of Arizona Minerals, first edition (1982) and second edition (2007), co-author with Anthony, Williams, Bideaux, and Wilson of Mineralogy of Arizona, third edition (1995), and Thumbnail Mineral Collector, Florence, Arizona.

Dr. Grant has mineral species RAYGRANTITE named in his honor and is featured in Mineral Collections in Arizona (May-June 2013 supplement). He received his Ph.D. in Geology from Harvard University (1968) and was Professor of Geology at Mesa Community College (1975 – 2001) and part-time (2001 – 2006).

This event is part of the 2019 Arizona Author Series, hosted by Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records, a division of the Arizona Secretary of State. Please be advised that there is no food or drink allowed in the Polly Rosenbaum Archives and History Building. Free parking and convenient bus access is available.

Date & Time
Thu, August 29, 2019
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MST

Location
Polly Rosenbaum State Archives and History Building
1901 West Madison Street
Phoenix, AZ 

Clarkdale Rocks Gem & Mineral Show

Clarkdale Rocks Gem & Mineral Show to be held September 27th to 29th, 2019

 

 The Annual Clarkdale Gem and Mineral Show and Sale will be held at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse Auditorium , 19 N. Ninth Street in Clarkdale, Arizona on September 27th, 28th and 29th, 2019. On Friday and Saturday the show will be open to the public from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and on Sunday the show hours are from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Our planet has many amazing treasures that are hidden, in many cases, just beneath our feet. Almost every country in the world has been able to unearth unique specimens specific to their locale, and the earth’s bounty from much of the world will be on display and available for sale at the show.  Vendors from all across the state and region will be offering unique and interesting mineral specimens, crystals, gemstones, jewelry, findings, beads, fossils, and cutting material at competitive prices.  Many of our artisans have created original jewelry designs, and our gem and mineral vendors will have specimens on display in both the rough and cut-and-polished states.

Fun for the whole family!  Children’s activities.  Free Child starter rock kit.

Daily raffles will be held for a chance to win one of many beautiful prizes to be offered throughout the show. This is a fun and educational event the entire family will enjoy. Admission is free.

Sponsored by the Town of Clarkdale, www.clarkdale.az.gov

Contact Information: For more information, please contact the Mingus Gem & Mineral Club at (928) 634-0269.
Email:. kavanagh1368@yahoo.com
Website: http://mingusclub.org/upcomingshow.html

VERDE RIVER ROCKHOUNDS PRESENT “ROCKS IN THE PARK IV”

VERDE RIVER ROCKHOUNDS PRESENT “ROCKS IN THE PARK IV” Rock and Mineral Sale,
Saturday, April 27, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Windmill Park, 9950 E Cornville Road, Cornville, AZ 86325
Sponsored by the Cornville Community Association

Mineral specimens, crystals, decorative yard rock, loose gems, cabochons, petrified wood, rough rock, lapidary equipment, jewelry, slabs, rock art and more!

Admission and parking is free. Food vendor on premises.

Come rock with us!! Over 30 vendors!

For more information contact jaelav334@gmail.com  Web site: http://www.verderiverrockhounds.com

 

 

 

16th Annual Prescott Gem and Mineral Club Show & 2019 RMFMS Convention

Prescott Gem & Mineral Club will hold it’s 16th annual show on

Aug. 2nd, 3rd & 4th Fri. & Sat. 9am – 5pm, Sun. 9am – 4pm.

At

Findlay Toyota Center
3201 N. Main Street
Prescott Valley, AZ 86314

 

Over 60 vendors from California, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona will be offering a large variety of Gem & Mineral related products. Demonstrations, Kid Friendly, geode cracking, identification table, and more. Largest Show In Northern Arizona. Adults $5. , Seniors $4, Children under 12 free with a paid adult admission. Free Parking.

Each day at 3pm a special Grand Prize will be drawn also for some lucky winner.

Admission $5.00
Seniors, Vets and Students $4.00
Children 12 & Under Free (with paid Adult)
There will be free parking as well.

Tickets Sold at the Door

Contact: Melanie Capps, 208-818-2363, e-mail melaniecapps123@gmail.com.

Clarkdale Rocks, Gem & Mineral Show

Clarkdale Rocks Gem & Mineral Show to be held February 22nd to 24th, 2019

The Annual Clarkdale Gem and Mineral Show and Sale will be held at the Clark Memorial Clubhouse Auditorium , 19 N. Ninth Street in Clarkdale, Arizona on February 22nd, 23rd and 24th, 2019. On Friday and Saturday the show will be open to the public from 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM, and on Sunday the show hours are from 10:00 AM until 4:00 PM.

Our planet has many amazing treasures that are hidden, in many cases, just beneath our feet. Almost every country in the world has been able to unearth unique specimens specific to their locale, and the earth’s bounty from much of the world will be on display and available for sale at the show.  Vendors from all across the state and region will be offering unique and interesting mineral specimens, crystals, gemstones, jewelry, findings, beads, fossils, and cutting material at competitive prices.  Many of our artisans have created original jewelry designs, and our gem and mineral vendors will have specimens on display in both the rough and cut-and-polished states.

Fun for the whole family!  Children’s activities.  Free Child started rock kit.

Daily raffles will be held for a chance to win one of many beautiful prizes to be offered throughout the show. This is a fun and educational event the entire family will enjoy. Admission is free.

Sponsored by the Town of Clarkdale, www.clarkdale.az.gov

Contact Information: For more information, please contact the Mingus Gem & Mineral Club at (928) 451-9193.
Email:. kavanagh1368@yahoo.com
Website: http://mingusclub.org/upcomingshow.html

 

MSA November 8, 2018 Meeting – Mr. Bob Jones

The MSA November 8, 2018 Program is entitled “Cornwall: Mining, Minerals and Amazing History” and will be presented by Mr. Bob Jones

The November 8th program will be presented by our own Mr. Bob Jones on ” Cornwall: Mining, Minerals and Amazing History.  Bob will take us on an adventure of Rashleigh and Caerhays Castle collections and other amazing things.  This will be a debut of Bob’s Cornwall program for a mineral club and we are very lucky Bob can present it for Mineralogical Society of Arizona.

Bob is an MSA Milestone Life Member, MSA President 1964, generous donor, volunteer and oldest founding member of our sister organization Flagg Mineral Foundation. He is a world-renowned collector, lecturer, host and author. He authored Nature’s Hidden Rainbows Fluorescent Minerals of Franklin, NJ 1964, The Collector’s Book of Fluorescent Minerals 1983, Twenty-Fifth and Fifth Year History of the Tucson Show, The Frugal Collector, Volume 1 2011 and over 1800 articles in The Mineralogical Record, Rocks and Minerals, Rock & Gem, Lapidary Journal, Monde et Mineraux and Arizona Highways. Bob is co-host for BlueCap Productions DVD series of “What’s Hot” filmed at premier gem and mineral shows in Tucson, Arizona and Munich, Germany.

Bob earned his MS in Science from New Haven Teacher’s College, taught Science for 32 years, and is Senior Consulting Editor of Rock and Gem, 1992 inductee into National Rockhound and Lapidary Hall of Fame, 1998 Carnegie Mineralogical Award recipient, honoree of mineral species: Bobjonesite, recipient of Flagg Mineral Foundation 2012 A. L. Flagg Lifetime Achievement Award and Mineralogical Society of Arizona 2014 Hall of Fame Inductee.

The meeting will be held at the Franciscan Renewal Center, 5802 E. Lincoln Dr., Scottsdale, AZ. Arrive 7PM, meeting starts at 7:30PM.

 

Bob Jones, Cornwall, England, UK;  Photo circa 2006 courtesy Bob Jones.

 

Rock&Gem July 2017: A Specimen’s Story
Tracing the History of a World-Class Bournonite,
Cornwall, England, UK, Bob Jones Collection.

 

VERDE RIVER ROCKHOUNDS Present “ROCKS IN THE PARK III” Rock and Mineral Sale

VERDE RIVER ROCKHOUNDS Present “ROCKS IN THE PARK III” Rock and Mineral Sale,

Saturday, December 1, 2018
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Windmill Park, 9950 E Cornville Road, Cornville, AZ 86325

Sponsored by the Cornville Community Association

Mineral specimens, crystals, decorative yard rock, loose gems, cabochons, petrified wood, rough rock, lapidary equipment, jewelry, slabs, rock art and more!

Admission and parking is free.

 

For more information contact jaelav334@gmail.com  Web site: http://www.verderiverrockhounds.com