Events

Friday, February 13, 2009 - FMS Annual Meeting, Tucson, AZ

The Tucson Show FMS meeting is on Friday, February 13th, 6:00 to 10:00 PM at the Sabbar Shrine Temple, 450 S. Tucson Blvd. From the Convention Center take Broadway Blvd East for about 3 1/2 miles to Tucson Blvd, and turn right. The Temple is .3 miles south on the right. All members and guests are welcome. (Fluorescent minerals dealers are displaying at several Tuscon shows.)

 

Saturday, April 25, 2009 - Sterling Hill (NJ) Diggg

The Passaic and Noble pits will be excavated and open to collecting, plus Balmat Canada and upstate NY material. There will be rare access to the upper mill, and spectacular night tour of the fluorescent minerals.
See the PDF Flyer for details.

 

Saturday, June 13, 2009 - Northeast FMS Meeting - 1:00 to 9:30 PM

Location: GeoTech Center, Sterling Hill Mining Museum
Please contact Northeast Regional VP Dick Bostwick for reservations.

 

Saturday, June 20, 2009 - Northwest FMS Meeting

Location: Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals - Hillsboro, Oregon
Some activites are also being planned for Sunday.
Please contact Northwest Regional VP Don Newsome for details and reservations.

 

EFMLS Calendar - listings of eastern US mineral shows

January 9, 2007 - Fluorescent Minerals on Travel Channel TV Show

The Discovery Travel Channel aired an entertainment segment that spotlights fluorescent minerals (and members of the FMS) during their series titled, Best Places to Find Cash & Treasures.

See these other sites featured on the show for the inside story and more links:
Fossil Expeditions
Juniper Ridge Opal Mine

 

January 29, 2006 - National Public Radio feature: An Endless Search for Weird New Minerals

Listen to an NPR story about minerals, the annual Tucson show, and the Sterling Hill Mine