The 33rd Flagg Mineral Foundation Minerals of Arizona Symposium was held Saturday, March 28, 2026 at the Southeast Regional Library, 775 N. Greenfield Rd., Gilbert, AZ 85234.
Poster/Cover Design by Don Boushelle
2026 Symposium Program – click here
Symposium Agenda:
| 7:30-8:30 Registration |
| 8:30-8:40 Opening Remarks - Les Presmyk |
| 8:40-9:25 The Science of Carbonates - Stan Celestian |
| 9:25-10:10 Calcite Twins - Double the Pleasure - Chuck Houser |
| 10:10-10:30 Break & Mineral Sales |
| 10:30-11:15 Titanium Minerals in the area of the Santo Nino mine, Washington Camp, Arizona - David Joyce Arizona Mineral Districts: Volume 5 Pinal County - Jan Rasmussen |
| 11:15-12:00 Shades of Red: Rhodochrosite from the Kalahari Manganese Field - Hannah Brodhagen |
| 12:00-1:30 Lunch & Mineral Sales Wayne Thompson book signing |
| 1:30-2:15 Uncommon Calcite Habits - Ann Domitrovic |
| 2:15-3:00 Glycolates and Geobacter - Arizona Case Site Binghamton - Copper Queen Mines, Aqua Fria Mining District, Mayer, Arizona - Brian Beck |
| 3:00-3:30 Break & Mineral Sales Wayne Thompson book signing |
| 3:30-4:15 Utah Calcite - Phil Richardson |
| 4:15-5:00 Copper Chronicles: How the Bisbee Mining & Historical Museum Preserves a Community's Mining and Mineral Heritage - Annie Graeme Larkin |
| 5:00-5:05 Closing Remarks & Adjourn |
| 5:05-6:00 Socializing & Mineral Sales |
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