Clubs That Meet at the Museum

The following is a list of the clubs that hold regular meetings at the Museum:

Arizona Leaverite Gem and Mineral Society - meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at 7:30 PM.

Arizona Prospectors Association - meets monthly on the third Tuesday at 7 PM.

Arizona Treasures Unlimited - meets monthly on the third Monday except when it is a holiday at 7 PM.

Maricopa Lapidary Society - meets monthly on the first Monday at 7 PM.

Mineralogical Society of Arizona - meets monthly on the second Friday of the month except February on the third Friday at 7 PM. (No meetings in July and August .)

All of these groups hold field trips and other activities. More information is available at the Museum.

The Eleventh Annual
Minerals of Arizona Symposium

The Symposium was a resounding success again this year, with good speakers, a great lunch and the very special surroundings of the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum.  Generous donations of specimens made the silent auction very exciting, and the camaraderie of mineral aficionados filled the room.

Friday evening was the reception at the Cave Exhibit, and Anna Domitrovic took groups of attendees into the vault to examine the lovely specimens kept there.  Delicious chips and salsa were served with wine, beer and soft drinks.  I was hoping to see the specimen of gold found on the dumps at Tiger, but it was on loan to the UA mineral museum for a special gold exhibit.  While taking a self guided tour of the cave exhibit, I noticed a placard

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Blanchard Mine Fieldtrip

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linarite, and many others. See a few pictures from the Blanchard mine by Harvey Jong in the last newsletter.

Please contact Ray Grant at 480-814-9086 or at raycyn@cox.net if you have questions. Also, please let Ray know by the beginning of May if you plan to attend so we can get a count of members going. We can also try to set up some car pooling if members are interested.

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