Symposium Abstracts 2023

The 30th Flagg Mineral Foundation Minerals of Arizona Symposium was held Friday, March 31 and Saturday, April 1, 2023. The venue was the Arizona Mining, Mineral and Natural Resource Education Museum at 1502 W. Washington, Phoenix, Arizona.

Poster/Cover Design by Don Boushelle

2023 Symposium Program – click here

Agenda:
Friday, March 31st

9:00-1:00PM
Dealer Set-up
1:00-2:00PM
Mining Equipment Demonstration - Bill Yedowitz and crew
2:00-2:45PM
Barbara Muntyan – The One Percent Rule, Specimen Retrieval in the Pikes Peak Granite, Colorado
2:45-3:30PM
Les Presmyk – Collecting Adventures from the Red Cloud to Brushy Creek Mine, Viburnum, Missouri
3:30-5:00PM
Registration and Dealer Sales

Saturday, April 1st
Program: Presentations and mineral sales

7:30-8:30AM
Registration and Dealer Sales
8:30-8:45AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks – Catie Sandoval and Les Presmyk
8:45-9:30AM
Dr. Stan Celestian - Daisy Mountain Project - Collecting to Build Teacher and Educational Earth Science Kits
9:30-10:15AM
Tony Potucek – The Minerals of the San Pedro Mine, New Placers District, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
10:15-10:30AM
Morning Break and Dealer Sales
10:30-11:15AM
Gary Fleck - The Fabulous Grey Horse Vanadinite Adventure
11:15-12:00PM
Jeff Langland - Arizona Fossil Collecting, Following in my Father’s Footsteps
12:00-1:00PM
Lunch
1:00-1:45PM
Graham Sutton - Collecting Adventures in the Southwest and in China
1:45-2:30PM
Steve Scott - Field Collecting, Apex Mine, St. George, Utah
2:30-2:45PM
Afternoon Break and Dealer Sales
2:45-3:30PM
Dr. John Rakovan - The Discovery of the Rhode Island Amethyst Scepters
3:30-4:15PM
Jeff Scovil - Collecting in Connecticut Quarries
4:15-5:00PM
Jeff Smith - Geode Heaven: 21 Years and 18 Treasure Hunting Trips to one of the World's Most Famous Geode Mines, Las Choyas, Chihuahua, Mexico
5:00-5:30PM
Dealer Sales

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