>Next Meeting: March, 6th, 2019<
>>> No Meeting In February <<<
Speaker: Kevin Downey
Namibia talk:
Set in Southern Africa, Namibia is sparsely populated by humans but incredibly diverse and rich in wildlife, geologic settings and especially minerals.
Many collectors consider Namibia to be the greatest mineral treasure trove in the world.
Among many great localities there, places like Tsumeb, Onganja, Erongo and many others are mineral meccas.
This talk visits these localities, and others, and looks at some of the minerals seen.
This is a visual tour of several mineral areas from the perspective of geology and mineral collecting.
To all Club Members:
If you can help out at the Club Show (March 23 & 24, 2019) along with set-up on
Friday the 22nd from about noon to sometime in the evening, and/or after
the show for take-down on Sunday. Please go to the "Members Only page",
open the help schedule. Down load it and fill in the slots that you can help with.
Then send it to Bob Colby, or call him, with the time slots you can work.
Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies
EFMLS Monthly Newsletters <click here
Education Committee - Boston Report by Fred Wilda - June 20, 2018
Our Trip to the Massachusetts State House <-click link) for the Presentation of
the “Significant Minerals of Massachusetts” State House Display Case!
LOCAL GEO EVENTS: up-coming Local Geo events from Richard Little & GCC
NEW> Little spring * geo events not to miss
2 of our older club members passed away on the same day.
Please see article and photos of each.
Don Davis & Stuart Benson ... (More info and pics may be added later, check back)
From Mass Appeal - Monday March 5, 2018
http://wwlp.com/2018/03/05/western-mass-mineral-show
"If you need a family activity this weekend, pick something that rocks!
Bob Colby and Fred Wilda, from the Connecticut Valley Mineral Club, previewed the Western Mass Mineral show – and they didn't come empty handed!"
The Education Committee is looking for club members who would like to participate in planning and producing educational materials and programs to help educate both members of the club and the public about Geology and Mineralogy.
Taking part in committee functions can make you a more successful collector.
Meetings held in Hadley. All are welcomed.
Call Fred Wilda at 413-586-6691 if you think you might be interested.
2017 Yearend collecting report by: Andy Brodeur
Members Photo's Page 120
By: Patrick O'Connor of “The Republican” newspaper. Published October 25 th 2017
Brag Night 2016 Photo's Page 2 - by: Wayne Corwin
Hardwick School Case Presentation
Left to Right: Elecia Bray, 4th Grade Teacher, Fred Wilda, President CVMC
And Jack Marcy, Education Committee Mineral Presentor
Mineral Case Presentation on June 10, 2014 by The CVMC to:
Hardwick Elementary School in Gilbertville, MA
Notice:Long time club member Warren Johansson has passed away.
The CVMC donated a
"Significant Massachusetts Minerals Case"
In Warren's Honor to the Petersham Library 11/12/14.
Fred and Wayne did a short mineral talk also.
(Click on photos to read more)
1921 - 2014 **** flowers the club sent
WELCOME TO THE
CONNECTICUT VALLEY MINERAL CLUB (CVMC)
About Us :
The Connecticut Valley Mineral Club was founded in 1940, dedicated to the study, appreciation and preservation of rocks, minerals, fossils and all aspects of Earth Science. We pass on our love of minerals to people of all ages with a special focus on schools with lectures and hands on presentations to students. We recently began a new project with the Significant Massachusetts Minerals Case for Schools that features all the Massachusetts state earth symbols as well as other minerals that were important to the history of the State.
A minimum of 5 of these Case are donated to local schools each year.
We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 pm in the Springfield Science Museum, Tolman Wing at the Quadrangle in Springfield, MA. Our meetings include occasional mineral presentations, general club business, and a room full of people willing to help you enjoy mineral collecting. In addition, we sponsor numerous field trips throughout the season, a yearly club picnic and our annual Mineral, Jewelry and Fossil Show.
Directions to our meeting location can be found here .
The CVMC takes a special interest in the preservation of local mineral sites and promotes good collecting habits within its membership as well as to individuals. We feel that the future of mineral collecting is our responsibility. Through good relations with land owners, education and ethical collecting habits we strive to keep our hobby alive and leave something behind for future generations of mineral enthusiasts to enjoy.
We are an informal and social group of all ages and backgrounds with a common interest in the earth and its wondrous treasures . We welcome visitors and encourage membership and once you meet us you will realize that you are never too old to get out and get dirty, we look forward to meeting you!
We are Members of the Eastern Federation of Mineral and Lapidary Societies (EFMLS) and American Federation of Mineral Societies (AFMS)
Click on photo below to see our 2011 CVMC Picnic
Mineral Cases for Schools: << Learn more, click on picture
CVMC 2010 Annual Club Picnic Video
CVMC 2009 Club Picnic Video
Here's a sample of minerals our club members have collected: On Display at the Keene State Collage Library.
More photos of the display case (both photo's of the 2010 & 2011 case set-up's) can be
found by clicking here or on the above photo.
Welcome new member.doc | Code of Ethics.doc | Quarry Rules.doc | Safer Collecting.doc |