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Past Meeting Topics, Symposia and Junior Education Days |
| (October 1993 | Symposium: Friends of Mineralogy - Pa. Chapter) (1st) | ||
| February 1994 | How Do Diamonds Form? | Dr. David "Duff" Gold | |
| March 1994 | Ghost Mines and Mining Camps of the Old West | Dr. Frank Aplan | |
| April 1994 | Gems: Science, Synthesis, Beauty and Deception | Dr. Kurt Nassau | |
| September 1994 | Museum Open-House | ||
| October 1994 | Mineral Deposits of Cripple Creek, Colorado | Dr. C. R. Carnein | |
| November 1994 | The Fossil Plants of Pennsylvania | Dr. Alfred Traverse | |
| December 1994 | no meeting | ||
| January 1995 | The Trilobites of Pennsylvania | John Coolidge | |
| February 1995 | Micromounting: Mineral Collecting Under the Microscope | John Passaneau | |
| March 1995 | Minerals in Caves | Dr. William B. White | |
| April 1995 | Open Demo Night for Mineral Photographs | ||
| May 1995 | Uranium Mineralogy | Dr. Deane Smith | |
| June 10 | Junior Education Day (1st) | ||
| September1995 | Michigan Copper Country | Marc L. Wilson | |
| October 1995 | Eastern Russia: A Mineral Collector in Siberia | Mikel Sheasley | |
| November 1995 | Early Pennsylvania Mineral Collecting: Copper Before Michigan | Jay Lininger | |
| December 1995 | Copper mining videos (original program snowed out) | ||
| January 1996 | Meteorite Craters and Impact Structures | Dr. David "Duff" Gold | |
| January 13 | Museum Volunteer Day | ||
| February 1996 | Fossil Insects | Dr. Bruce McPheron | |
| March 1996 | A Priceless Hole in the Ground: The Sterling Hill Mine | Richard Hauck | |
| April 1996 | The Educational Value of Mineral Models: Twinning in Feldspars | Dr. Stephen Kirsch | |
| May 1996 | Those Fabulous Fakes | Wolfgang Vogt | |
| June 1996 | Selected American Fossil Localities | Dr. Charles Miller, Jr. | |
| June 1 | Junior Education Day (2nd) | ||
| August 1996 | no program, prepare for Symposium | ||
| September 1996 | Open-House Reception | ||
| Sept 27-29 | Centennial Mineral Symposium: Carbonate Mineralogy (2nd) | ||
| October 1996 | Fluorescent Minerals | Dave Snell | |
| November 1996 | Mining Art and Mineral Art | Dr. Andrew Sicree | |
| December 1996 | Faceting: Principles and Practice | Dr. Deane Smith | |
| January 1997 | Photographing Micro-Minerals | John Passaneau | |
| February 1997 | Collecting Meteorites in Antarctica | Dr. William Cassidy | |
| March 1997 | A Visit to Historic Western Mining Camps | Dr. Frank Aplan | |
| April 1997 | Those Fantastic Colorado Rhodochrosites | Dr. Robert Witkowski | |
| May 1997 | Ice-Age Fossils from Frankstown, Pennsylvania | Dr. Shirley Fonda | |
| May 10 | Junior Education Day (3rd) | ||
| August 1997 | Wine & Cheese Social and "Open-Mike" Night | ||
| September 1997 | Russia II: Collecting in the Polar and Middle Urals | Mikel Sheasley | |
| Sept 19-21 | Symposium: Lead, Zinc and Iron Minerals (3rd) | ||
| October 1997 | Coal: Macerals and Minerals | David Glick | |
| November 1997 | Color and Fading in Minerals & Gems | Dr. Kurt Nassau | |
| December 1997 | An Update on the Saltillo Mastodon | Dr. S.
Fonda, D. Atkinson, Dr. D. Gold, A. Sicree | |
| January 1998 | Jeeping the Ghost Mines of Colorado's High Country | Dr. Frank Aplan | |
| February 1998 | Diamonds: Formation and Lore | Dr. David "Duff" Gold | |
| March 1998 | Survey of Stone Quarries in Pennsylvania | Samuel W. Berkheiser | |
| April 1998 | Petrified Wood: Collecting in Utah's Morrison Formation | Dr. Charles Miller, Jr. | |
| May 1998 | Connecticut Geology and Minerals | Robert J. Altamura | |
| August 1998 | Gold in Pennsylvania | Jeri Jones | |
| September 1998 | Minerals Identification Night | ||
| October 1998 | Iron-Making and Iron-Mining at Greenwood Furnace | Paul Fagley | |
| October 10 | Junior Education Day (4th) | ||
| November 1998 | The Truth About Agates | Dr. Peter Heaney | |
| December 1998 | Are Birds Really Dinosaurs? | Dr. Pat Shipman | |
| January 1999 | Dinosaur Travel in Mongolia: The Flaming Cliffs | Dr. Roger Cuffey | |
| February 1999 | Diamonds: An Overview of Their Origins and Lore | Dr. Andrew Sicree | |
| March 1999 | Bits & Pieces: The Search for the Pennsylvania Charcoal Iron Industry | Dr. Paul Heberling | |
| April 1999 | Jasper: The Archaeology and Materials Science of Its Use in the Nittany Valley | Dr. Barry Scheetz | |
| May 1999 | no program - prepare for Symposium | ||
| May 21-23 | Symposium: Gems and Precious Metals (4th) | ||
| August 1999 | Curating the Private Mineral Collection | John Passaneau | |
| September 1999 | Inclusions in Minerals | Dr. Andrew Sicree | |
| October 1999 | Journey to the Centre of the Planet Mars | Dr. Earl Graham | |
| October 9 | Junior Education Day (5th) | ||
| November 1999 | Lime and Lapis: Minerals in the Medieval Artist's Palette |
Master John the Artificer and Master Brendan Brisbane (John Rose and Robert Rich) | |
| December 1999 | Christmastime Mineral Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2000 | Collecting Minerals in Southeastern Australia | Mikel and Sandra Sheasley | |
| February 2000 | The Iron Industry in Central Pennsylvania | Dr. Gerald C. Eggert | |
| March 2000 | Pennsylvania Needs Stone Quarries | Fred Meckley | |
| April 2000 | Appraising Gems | Karen Bonnano DeHaas | |
| May 2000 | no program - prepare for Fluorescence Symposium | ||
| May 19-21, 2000: | Symposium: Fluorescence, Color and Light in Minerals (5th) | ||
| August 2000 | Mining Videos on the Big Screen | ||
| September 2000 | Geology and Geode Collecting in Southern Indiana | Jeff Smith | |
| October 2000 | Geological Disasters | Dr. Charles Miller, Jr. | |
| October 14 | Junior Education Day (6th) | ||
| November 2000 | A Century Past: The Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad and Its Alpine Tunnel | Dr. Frank Aplan | |
| December 2000 | Christmastime Mineral Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2001 | Anionic Clays for a Safe Environment | Dr. Sridhar Komarneni | |
| February 2001 | Structure, Composition and Occurrence of Zeolites | Dr. David Vaughan | |
| March 2001 | How Triceratops Lived | Dr. Peter Dodson | |
| April 2001 | Opening Geodes! | Jeff Smith | |
| May 2001 | Show and Tell by the members, for the members | ||
| August 2001 | A World of Stone: Kohlhepp Stone Center | Dan
Simons and Andy Kohlhepp | |
| September 2001 | Pegmatites | Dr. David Eggler | |
| October 2001 | no program - prepare for Pegmatite Symposium | ||
| Oct. 12-13-14, 2001 | Symposium: Pegmatites (6th) | ||
| November 2001 | Getting Around in the Tertiary | Dr. Mary Dawson | |
| November 10 | Junior Education Day (7th) | ||
| December 2001 | Holiday Mineral Show and Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2002 | Galena Transistors | Dr. Heinz Henisch | |
| February 2002 | Dinosaur Trackways in Colorado | Dr. Charles Miller, Jr. | |
| March 2002 | Opening Geodes! | Jeff Smith | |
| April 2002 | The Hunt for North American Diamonds | Kevin Krajick | |
| May 2002 | Show and Tell by the members, for the members | ||
| August 2002 | no program - prepare for Symposium | ||
| August 23-24-25, 2002 | Symposium: Mineralogy and Geology of the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mineral Deposits in New Jersey (7th) | ||
| September 2002 | Welcome Back | members | |
| October 2002 | Carbonatites: Strange Rocks and Minerals from the Earth's Mantle | Dr. David P. Gold | |
| November 2002 | Quecreek Mine flood and rescue | Mr. Joseph Sbaffoni | |
| November 16 | Junior Education Day (8th) | ||
| December 2002 | Holiday Mineral Show and Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2003 | Magical Mineral Properties | John Passaneau and
Dr. Andrew Sicree | |
| February 2003 | Art in Stone from Ancient Egypt and its Preservation | Dr. Elizabeth J. Walters | |
| March 2003 | Geodes! | Jeff Smith | |
| April 2003 | Structure and Composition of Tiger's-Eye | Dr. Peter J. Heaney | |
| May 2003 | Show and Tell | members | |
| August 2003 | Drilling and Logging Directional Oil Wells | Adam Weaver | |
| September 2003 | Geology and Minerals of Connecticut & Middletown Rare-Metal Pegmatite District | Dr. Robert J. Altamura | |
| October 2003 | An Introduction to Inclusions in Minerals and Gems | Dr. Andrew Sicree | |
| November 2003 | Meteorites, Asteroids and Impact Craters | Dr.
Andrew Sicree and Dr. David P. Gold | |
| December 2003 | Holiday Mineral Show and Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2004 | Celebrating our Tenth Anniversary | David Glick and
the members | |
| February 2004 | Eocene Biodiversity at the End of the World: A Journey to Ancient and Modern Patagonia | Dr. Peter Wilf | |
| March 2004 | Geodes! | Jeff Smith | |
| April 2004 | A Review of Prehistoric Life from Precambrian to
Recent (with emphasis on Pennsylvania) | Dr. Robert J. Altamura | |
| May 8 | Junior Education Day (8th) | ||
| May 2004 | Charles Wheatley's mines and minerals | Jay Lininger | |
| June 11-12-13, 2004 | Symposium: Minerals of Pennsylvania (8th) | ||
| August 2004 | Picnic meeting | John Passaneau | |
| September 2004 | The Future of the Earth and Mineral Science Museum at Penn State | Dr. Russell Graham | |
| October 2004 | Skytop Uncovered: Revealing Complex Geological Conditions and Events | Dr. Andrew Sicree and Dr. David P. Gold | |
| November 2004 | Show and Tell | members | |
| December 2004 | Holiday Mineral Show and Sale | Joe and Jeanne Dague | |
| January 2005 | A "Real" Ice Mine: Exploring an Antarctic Glacier | Dr. Bob Carnein | |
| February 2005 | Fracture Control of Hydrothermal Mineral Localities in Western Connecticut | Dr. Robert J. Altanura | |
| March 2005 | Geodes of Las Choyas: A Family Field Trip to A World Famous Geode Mine | Jeff Smith | |
| April 2 | Junior Education Day (9th) | ||
| April 2005 | Diamonds: Not Only a Girl's Best Friend | Dr. Peter Deines | |
| May 2005 | Minerals of Cornwall, Pa. | Bryon Brookmyer (videotape) | |
| August 2005 | Picnic meeting | John Passaneau | |
| September 2005 | Show and Tell | members | |
| October 2005 | What's New in Minerals and Localities 2004 | Jeff Scovil (videotape) | |
| November 2005 | Holiday Mineral Show and Sale | Joe and Jeanne
Dague, Bernie Pisarchick | |
| December 2005 | Introduction to Lapidary with a Live Cabochon-Making Demonstration | Dr. Robert J. Altamura | |
| January 2006 | Micromounting Demonstration | John Passaneau | |
| February 2006 | Montana Agates | Mark Ralston | |
| March 2006 | Geodes and Geodized Fossils from Heltonville, Indiana | Jeff Smith | |
| April 1 | Junior Education Day (10th) | ||
| April 2006 | Landscape taphonomy of latest Eocene Vertebrate Deposits in eastern Colorado | Dr. Russell W. Graham | |
| May 2006 | Geology and Mineralogy of the Cripple Creek District, Teller County, Colorado | Dr. Bob Carnein | |
| August 5 | Picnic | John Passaneau | |
| August 2006 | Show and Tell | members | |
| August 26-27 | 1st Annual Nittany Gem & Mineral Show | ||
| September 2006 | An Outline of the Geology and Mineralogy of PA with a Special Focus on Central PA | Dr. Robert Altamura | |
| October 2006 | Hands-on Digital Photography of Mineral and Lapidary Specimens | Daniel Bontempo and John Passaneau | |
| November 2006 | Fluorescent Minerals in Pennsylvania | David Glick | |
| December 2006 | Holiday Mineral Sale and Social | 4 sellers | |
| January 2007 | Feathered Dinosaurs and the Evolution of Birds | Dr. Russell Graham | |
| February 2007 | Explorations of Blue Diamonds | Dr. Peter Heaney | |
| March 2007 | Geode Night, with an Update on Geodes of Las Choyas | Jeff Smith | |
| March 31 | Junior Education Day (11th) | ||
| April 2007 | Rockhounds: The Movie | video | |
| May 2007 | Origin and Composition of Jasper | Dr. Barry Scheetz | |
| June 30- July 1 | 2nd Annual Nittany Gem & Mineral Show | ||
| August 2007 | Show and Tell | members | |
| August 18 | Picnic | John Passaneau | |
| September 2007 | The Iron Ores of Greenwood Furnace | Paul T. Fagley | |
| October 2007 | Ultraviolet Light and the Fluorescence of Minerals | John Passaneau | |
| November 2007 | Diamonds in the Northeast: Are There More to be Discovered? | Dr. Arnold Doden | |
| December 2007 | Holiday Mineral Sale and Social | 3 sellers | |
| January 2008 | Active Volcanoes of Costa Rica | Dr. Robert Altamura | |
| February 2008 | Some Odd Mineral Occurrences in Central Chile | Dr. Ryan Mathur | |
| March 2008 | Geode Night, with an Update on Geode Mining at Las Choyas, Mexico | Jeff Smith | |
| April 2008 | Upper Paleolithic Caves and the Artists that Used Them | Dr. Dean Snow | |
| April 5 | Junior Education Day (12th) | ||
| May 2008 | Minerals on Postage Stamps | Frank Kowalczyk |