Columbine Gem & Mineral Society / Pueblo Rockhounds
No same day membership sign ups! Membership applications available here.
When: Saturday, June 24, 2017
What/Where: Ute Trail/Midway Springs
Aragonite
Club: Columbine
Contact: Rick Nelson
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
When: Saturday, July 8, 2017
What/Where: Mt. Antero
Aquamarine, smoky quartz, fluorite, phenakite, feldspar, others.
Club: Columbine
Contact: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 necessary – rough road
When: Wednesday – Sunday July 20-30, 2017
What/Where: Chaffee County Fair Exhibition
Club: Columbine
Contact: Fred Jackson
Open Chaffee County Fair Grounds.
When: Thursday – Sunday August 10-13, 2017
What/Where: Contin-Tail Rock and Gem Show, Buena Vista
Open BV Rodeo Grounds
When: Monday, August 21, 2017
What/Where: Total Solar Eclipse 10:30 AM
Total Solar Eclipse 10:30AM Glendo, Wyoming
When: Saturday, August 26, 2017
What/Where: Mt. Antero
Aquamarine, smoky quartz, fluorite, phenakite, feldspar, others.
Club: Columbine
Contact: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 necessary – rough road
When: Friday – Sunday, August 18-20, 2017
What/Where: Lake George Gem and Mineral Show 9 am -5 pm
When: Saturday, September 2, 2017
What/Where: Hartzel Barite
Blue Barite
Club: Columbine
Contact: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK
When: Thursday, September 14, 2017
What/Where: Poncha Pass Agate instead of Monthly Meeting
Agate
Club: Columbine
Contact: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK
When: Thursday – Sunday, September 15-17, 2017
What/Where: Denver Gem & Mineral Show
Denver Merchandise Mart, 9 am-6 pm. Now called “Denver Mart Expo” 431 E 58th Ave. (3rd largest Gem and Mineral Show)
When: Saturday, October 7, 2017
What/Where: Sedalia Mine
Almandine Garnets, magnetite, Azurite, malachite
Club: Columbine
Contact: Fred Jackson / Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 – high clearance required.
When: Saturday, October 14, 2017
What/Where: Lake George
Amazonite, Smoky Qtz, Goethite, Fluorite
Club: Pueblo Rockhounds
Contact: Larry Frank/Einar Wulfsberg
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK
When: Saturday – Sunday, November 10-12, 2017
What/Where: 36th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Contact: Larry Frank, Einar Wulfsberg, Christina Johnson
36th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, Socorro, NM
(New Mexico Tech) Virgil Leuth 575 835-5302, geoinfo.nmtedu/museum/minsymp/registration. Arrive 2 days early for some field trips-one standard trip is to the Blanchard Claims near Bingham,
NM for fluorite and galena etc. Lectures about mineral deposits in NM, CO, Utah and Arizona by noted experts. There are also mineral dealers at the Comfort Inn selling very nice specimens. The Mineral Museum is superb at New Mexico Tech. There is also a Gala Banquet on Saturday evening.
You must be a Columbine Gem & Mineral Society member to attend field trips. No same day membership applications allowed! Please complete the membership application on our website as soon as possible to guarantee your spot on a field trip. www.rockaholics.org.
