May 26
Slate Carving
We will be putting designs on 4x4 slate drink coasters! Bring a sketch of what you want to do. We will provide the basic tools and instructions get everyone started. We will follow up in June with a best slate contest. Winners get a prize and will be displayed at the show in October!
FIELD TRIPS
2021 | WHERE | WHAT |
February 27 | Eichhorn Jewelry Tour | Behind the scene look at working with gems |
March 6 | Richmond IN | Fossils |
March 27 | LaFarge Fossil Garden & Sickmiller farm | Fossils and Indian artifacts |
April 9-11 | Fairy Stone State Park | Staurolites |
May 22 | Medora, IN | Geodes |
June 6-June 10 | Arkansas | Quartz , diamonds |
June 19 | Sylvania Quarry, South Rockwood MI | Celestite |
July 24 | Flintridge Area | Flint, quartz |
August 27-29 | Beacon Mine, Champion MI | Specular Hematite |
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2020 | Where | What |
January 25 | Langsdon Mineral collection | Minerals at night under UV |
February 29 | Lizzadro Museum bus Trip | See rocks, gems, fossils |
March 7 | Richmond roadcut & show | Fossils |
POSTPONED-TBD | Arkansas Trip | Quartz, wavellite, variscite |
June 13 | Falls of the Ohio State Park | Walk on fossils, collect minerals and fossils from piles |
July 11 | Strawtown Koteewi Park | Archeological trip |
July 25 | Sylvania Quarry, South Rockwood, MI | Celestite, Calcite, Fluorite |
August 26 | Petoskey State Park | Petoskey & Charlesvoix stones |
September 26 | Flintridge Ohio | Flint and quartz |
November 14 | Fox Island County Park | Geology tour |
2019 | WHERE | WHAT |
March 16 (rescheduled) | Downtown ACPL, Mtg RM A | 2 hour workshop-Making Micromounts |
April 6 | LaFarge Fossil Garden/Indian Artifacts | Fossils, Indian Artifacts |
April 27 | Medora, IN | Geodes, fossils |
May 24-25 | Alpena/Petoskey Festival | Minerals, fossils |
June 1 | Wauseon, OH | MSHA Training |
June 29 | Put-In-Bay | Visit Celestite cave |
June 15 | Flint Ridge area | Flint and quartz |
July 13-17 | Moose Lake, MN & Calumet, MI | Agates, Copper, Datolite |
Aug. 17 | South Rockwood, MI | Celestite, Calcite |
Sept. 14 | Au gGlaize Quarry, Oakwood OH | Calcite, fluorite |
Oct. 26 (cancelled due to weather) | Falls of the Ohio,IN & Kentucky | Fossils |
Nov. 23 | South Whitley Library | Ted Schultz Collection |
JUNIOR PROGRAM (We meet during the adult business meeting)
January 2021 | What is a mineral? | Virtual lesson |
February | Crystal systems and ID | Make isometric xl,, learn clues to mineral ID |
March | Tetragonal xls, luster | Make tetragonal model, kinds of luster, growing xls (if time) |
April | Orthorhombic xls, streak | Make orthorhomic model, learn about mineral streaking |
May | Hexagonal xls, hardness | Make hexagonal model, check hardness of minerals |
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January 2020 | Stone Age Painting with rocks |
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February | Stone Age tool - making-canceled |
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March | TBD |
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April | TBD |
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May | TBD |
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June | Stone Age jewelry |
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July | No Meeting |
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August | Stone Age art |
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September | Stone Age tools |
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October | Minerals under the Microscope |
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November | Fossils under the Microscope |
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December | Canceled |
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THREE RIVERS GEM & MINERAL ANNUAL SHOW
Our 59th Rock, Mineral, Fossil, Jewelry & Lapidary show and sale was Oct. 16, 17, and 18 at the Allen County Indiana Fairgrounds. Due to COVID-19, many of our regular features were not be available. Dealers, club table and silent auction were planned. Click SHOW to see our show website, which describes the 2020 show. Attendees wore wear face masks and were encouraged to maintain social distancing. The wearing of plastic gloves was encouraged. Friday's School Day was canceled..
For information on any of the above, phone Michele Yamanaka (260) 424-5070 or email her at YamanakaM@cs.com.
