The 31st Flagg Mineral Foundation Minerals of Arizona Symposium was held on Saturday, April 13, 2024 at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85234.
Poster/Cover Design by Don Boushelle
2024 Symposium Program – click here
Symposium Agenda:
| 8:30-8:45 Opening Remarks - Les Presmyk, Catie Sandoval and Marta Bones |
| 8:45-9:25 Phil Richardson - Collecting in Contemporary Utah |
| 9:25-10:05 Anna Domitrovic - Field Collecting and Collectors at the Desert Museum |
| 10:05-10:40 Break and mineral sales |
| 10:40-11:20 Erin Delventhal - A rediscovery of epidote pseudomorphs after orthoclase from the Orogrande district, Otero Co., New Mexico |
| 11:20-12:00 Karen Wenrich, Ph.D. - The Sweet Home mine, Alma, Colorado |
| 12:00-1:30 Lunch and mineral sales |
| 1:30-2:10 Mark Hay - Fluorite from the Oatman District, Mohave Co., Arizona |
| 2:10-2:50 Mark Pecha - Where did all that turquoise come from? A case study of the turquoise deposit from Bisbee, Arizona |
| 2:50-3:40 Break and mineral sales |
| 3:40-4:20 Jeff Smith - The Peculiar Geodes of the Trancas Station, Chihuahua, Mexico |
| 4:20-5:00 Mike Sanders - Three decades of Collecting in the Hansonburg Mining District, Socorro Co., New Mexico |
| 5:00-5:05 Closing Remarks and Adjournment |
| 5:05-9:00 Mineral Sales and Light Buffet |
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