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In Memory of
A. L. Flagg
"Mr. Rockhound"
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This website
features the latest information on the Foundation and the
activities of its members.
We help support and promote public interest in earth science and the mineral
collecting hobby.
There are two ways of exploring this site, so please select your
favorite method of "mining" information. We hope you'll enjoy
browsing our web pages.
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I'm ready to go
underground
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I'll just stick to the
surface
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Digging underground, you'll find
rich deposits of unique mineral web experiences, such as our
virtual museum and virtual field trips. Note, however, that a
version 4 or better browser with Java enabled and a relatively fast
Internet connection (or a lot of patience) will be needed. This
part of our site is under active construction, so please pardon
the dust and occasional minor cave-ins... |
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No Java or other special setups are
needed. Just come on over to the old classic cyber locality and get
the Newsletter... |
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On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the Arizona Historical Society fired the
staff and closed the Arizona Mining & Mineral Museum. In addition, all the
locks to the building were changed, and access to retrieve specimens
and other artifacts on loan to the museum is now restricted by appointment
only. This action is a clear and blatant violation of the following
provisions of Arizona Statute 41-827:
A. The Arizona Historical Society (AHS) shall operate and maintain
the centennial museum that houses the mining and mineral museum for
the following purposes and with the following authority:
2. To maintain the mining and mineral museum as the state
depository for collecting, cataloging and displaying mining artifacts
and various specimens of ores, gemstones, lapidary material and other
valuable mineral specimens.
The abrupt, unannounced closure breaks the plan of record promise by AHS
director, Anne Woosley, that the museum shall remain open until June
1st, the end of the current school year. Subsequently, hundreds of
students will be denied the opportunity to experience the musem and
learn about the importance of mining and minerals in Arizona.
Click for a blog about
efforts to repeal sections of House Bill 2251 and reassign the
Arizona mineral collection to an appropriate, responsible entity...
Collectors Les Presmyk and Tony Potucek in
association with publisher Gloria Staebler (Lithographie, LLC) are
working on a new book that will be available at the 2012 Tucson
Show. This volume will cover Arizona minerals from the perspective
of collectors and present stories of collecting specimens by
periods of time. Click
to read more about the book project...
The Foundation raises most of our funds through mineral sales, and we
currently need donations
of quality mineral
or fossil specimens. So, if you're running out of space for the
your collection and/or have some extra specimens that you would like
to donate, we would certainly be interested in receiving these
items. While all contributions are appreciated, we do ask that you
help us out by selecting materials that will be suitable for sale to
the general public. The Foundation relies solely on volunteers, and
with everyone's busy schedules it can be a bit difficult to go
through heaps of unfamiliar, unsorted stuff to find saleable
items. Thank you!
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