2019 Symposium Poster

The Foundation sponsors the annual Minerals of Arizona Symposium. This symposium is usually held in either March or April and features a variety of interesting presentations on minerals, mineral collecting, new and classic localities, and mining history. In addition, the symposium includes a mineral sale/silent auction where collector quality specimens and other items are available to attendees. Poster design by Don Boushelle

2021 Symposium Information

The 28th Flagg Mineral Foundation Minerals of Arizona Symposium will be held Friday September 24th, Saturday September 25th, and Sunday September 26th, 2021. The venue will be the new UArizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum.

This years symposium marks the 28th anniversary of this event! The symposium will once again have a three-day format that will include mineral sales, lectures, and a variety of other mineral related events. The symposium is scheduled for September 24th, 25th and 26th, 2021 and will take place at the UArizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum, 115 N. Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701.

The 2021 symposium theme will be “Daylight and Fluorescent Minerals“.

Seating is limited to 100 attendees and registration ends on September 5th, 2021
The registration fee will be $110/person for FMF members and $125/person for non-members

2021 Symposium Flyer & Registration Form
click here to open/print/mail a 2021 registration form
click here to register/pay via Paypal (coming soon)

Agenda:
Friday, September 24th
TBD

Saturday, September 25th
2021 Symposium Program

Coffee, snacks and lunch will be provided.
The Flagg Mineral Foundation will offer mineral sales on Saturday

Sunday, April 5th
TBD

Venue and Additional Information:
UArizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum
15 N. Church Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701

additional information will appear here as it becomes available

Symposium History

The following is a summary of the first twenty seven years of the Minerals of Arizona Symposium. For each symposium the year, co-chair, chair, and location are given.

First – 1993 – Glenn Miller/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Second – 1994 – Glenn Miller/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Third – 1995 – Glenn Miller/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Fourth – 1996 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Fifth – 1997 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Sixth – 1998 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Seventh – 1999 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Eighth – 2000 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Ninth – 2001 – Kristen Cecchi/Ray Grant – Mesa Southwest Museum
Tenth – 2002 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Eleventh – 2003 – Anna Domitrovic/Ray Grant – Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Twelfth – 2004 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Thirteenth – 2005 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Fourteenth – 2006 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Fifteenth – 2007 – Susan Celestian/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Sixteenth – 2008 – Jan Rasmussen/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Seventeenth – 2009 – Jan Rasmussen/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Eighteenth – 2010 – Jan Rasmussen/Ray Grant – Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum
Nineteenth – 2011 – Anna Domitrovic/Ray Grant – Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Twentieth – 2012 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Clarion Hotel, Phoenix
Twenty First – 2013 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Clarion Hotel, Phoenix
Twenty Second – 2014 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Clarion Hotel, Phoenix
Twenty Third – 2015 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Clarion Hotel, Phoenix
Twenty Fourth – 2016 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Quality Inn Phoenix-Chandler
Twenty Fifth – 2017 – Anna Domitrovic & Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Arizona Sonora Desert Museum
Twenty Sixth – 2018 – Phil Richardson/Ray Grant – Drury Inn & Suites – Phoenix Tempe
Twenty Seventh – 2019 – Phil Richardson/Les Presmyk – Drury Inn & Suites – Phoenix Chandler Fashion Center
Twenty Eighth – 2021 – Les Presmyk – UArizona Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum

A database of speakers and their topics for each symposium are listed in the index.

Speaker abstracts and/or other information on the symposium may be found here by clicking on a year.
additional abstracts are currently being compiled and will appear as a link