Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area, Inc. The Mineral Mite March, 2013 Page 1 The Mineral Mite Vol. 46 – No. 3 Washington D.C. – A Journal for Micromineralogists March 2013 Meeting: March 20 Time: 7:45 p.m. – 10 p.m. Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd. Arlington, VA 22204 Program: The Adelaide Mine, Tasmania - Mining Crocoite DVD / Workshop on Dunning Micro mineral collection Tasmania. An island state separated from mainland Australia by 150 mines and home to one of the most delicate minerals in the collecting world - Crocoite. First discovered in Russia in 1766, the Dundas region of western Tasmania soon became the premiere location in the world for these incredibly fragile specimens. Learn the history of the island and its famous Adelaide Mine. Workshop: Dunning collection Join us for dinner at Five Guys, 4626 King Street before the meeting. Photo of the Month Paul Smith & Fred Schaefermeyer Rock & Gem Magazine April 1999 President’s Message: By: Dave MacLean Our program for Wednesday 20 March will be further examination of minerals from the Dunning and other collections we have. Please bring in your Dunning and/or other club collections. Tom, you had some "exercises" in minerals for us. Kathy you have a CD to show. Our Conference: "Atlantic Micromounters Conference" is Friday evening 3 May and 9AM- 8:30 PM Saturday 4 May at the Congressional School, Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA. We all should have received a notice. Please send in your registration promptly. We will need your help on setup late Friday afternoon and takedown on Saturday evening. some of our guest may need help taking their scopes and specimens into the school and taking them out on Saturday evening. Please bring your vuggy rocks full of crystals for the freebie table. We need programs or specific program suggestions for our meetings Wednesdays 24 April, 22 May, 26 June, and 25 September. Help please. 40th Annual Atlantic Micromounters' Conference May 3-4, 2013 Congressional School, Falls Church Register with Steve Weinberger See article page 3
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Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area, Inc.
The Mineral Mite March, 2013 Page 1
The Mineral Mite
Vol. 46 – No. 3 Washington D.C. – A Journal for Micromineralogists March 2013
Meeting: March 20 Time: 7:45 p.m. – 10 p.m. Long Branch Nature Center, 625 S. Carlin Springs Rd. Arlington, VA 22204
Program: The Adelaide
Mine, Tasmania -
Mining Crocoite DVD /
Workshop on Dunning
Micro mineral collection
Tasmania. An island state
separated from mainland Australia by 150 mines and
home to one of the most delicate minerals in the
collecting world - Crocoite. First discovered in
Russia in 1766, the Dundas region of western
Tasmania soon became the premiere location in the
world for these incredibly fragile specimens. Learn
the history of the island and its famous Adelaide
Mine. Workshop: Dunning collection
Join us for dinner at Five Guys,
4626 King Street before the meeting.
Photo of the Month Paul Smith & Fred Schaefermeyer
Rock & Gem Magazine April 1999
President’s Message: By: Dave MacLean
Our program for Wednesday
20 March will be further
examination of minerals from
the Dunning and other
collections we have. Please bring in your Dunning
and/or other club collections. Tom, you had some
"exercises" in minerals for us. Kathy you have a CD
to show.
Our Conference: "Atlantic Micromounters
Conference" is Friday evening 3 May and 9AM-
8:30 PM Saturday 4 May at the Congressional
School, Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA.
We all should have received a notice. Please send
in your registration promptly.
We will need your help on setup late Friday
afternoon and takedown on Saturday evening. some
of our guest may need help taking their scopes and
specimens into the school and taking them out on
Saturday evening. Please bring your vuggy rocks
full of crystals for the freebie table.
We need programs or specific program suggestions
for our meetings Wednesdays 24 April, 22 May, 26
June, and 25 September. Help please.
40th Annual Atlantic Micromounters'
Conference May 3-4, 2013
Congressional School, Falls Church Register with Steve Weinberger
See article page 3
Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area, Inc.
The Mineral Mite March, 2013 Page 2
Previous Meeting Minutes: 2/27/13 By: George Reimherr
President Dave MacLean opened the business
meeting at 7:58 p.m. Twelve members were present.
The minutes of the January 23, 2013 meeting were
approved, as printed in the Mineral Mite (However,
the dates listed for the GLMS club show at
Gaithersburg, MD, should be corrected to March 16
and 17, 2013.) The treasurer gave his report.
Old business -- We still need volunteers to
demonstrate micromounting at the GLMS club
show. Members began to consider an alternative to
the manpower - intensive demos at future shows -
such as an exhibit type display, using photographs to
show the micro crystals in the accompanying
micromount cases. The JMU trip on February 23,
2013 was discussed; about 20+ persons attended
from several local clubs. Our club donated $100 to
the JMU Geology Department. Members were
encouraged to bring any extra microscopes they may
have, to the Atlantic Micromounters Conference
next May, for use by school personnel who may visit
the conference.
New business -- There is a possibility of scheduling
a field trip to the Manassas Quarry later in March,
but the need to have a minimum of 10 participants
may require us to join up with another local club for
such a trip. Our next business meeting is scheduled
for March 20, 2013.
The business meeting ended at 8:27 p.m.
Previous Program Reviewed 2/27/13 "The Agates of Copper Country" presented by
Wayne Sukow.
Micromineralogists of the National Capital Area Meeting: The 4th Wed. of each month 7:30 -10 p.m.