The Nittany Lion looks
out from a Central Pennsylvania doubly terminated quartz crystal.  Artwork
© John Passaneau.

Nittany Mineralogical Society


Our Calendar

Regular Meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month, August through May .
See the main page for a detailed description of the next meeting.
We are now meeting in Penn State's Earth and Engineering Sciences Building,
on White Course Drive off North Atherton Street, State College, PA.

Mineral collectors and rockhounds, earth scientists and dinosaur lovers will all enjoy our activities.
All are welcome to attend our meetings!


Board Meetings are generally held on the first Wednesay at 7:00 p.m.
Please contact the Secretary to verify time and location for a particular month.

See the JUNIOR ROCKHOUNDS schedule .

Regular Meetings: 2008

August 20: Show and Tell
by the Members

September 17: The last 600 million years of central Pennsylvania history, or Why do we have all these sandstones and mud rocks?
by Paul Zell, Penn State Altoona

October 15:
by Bob Altamura

November 19:
by Ted Daeschler

December 17: Holiday Social and Sale


Special Events: 2008

Saturday, August 23: Picnic


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