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SUMMARY:New York Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in New York! \nThe Russell Family Mine\, in Little Falls\, NY\, is an even newer Herkimer Diamond mine known for anthraxolite inclusions\, black stem scepters\, and barbell clusters. See the Russell Family Mine website for more information about the site. Danny O’Brien will be leading the field trip to this mine for the club. Watch your BMC Announce email for signup and other instructions!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/new-york-collecting-field-trip-2/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T090000
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SUMMARY:New York Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in New York! \nThe Diamond Mountain Mine\, in Little Falls\, NY\, is one of the newer Herkimer Diamond mines and the site of some great finds. See https://www.diamondmountainmining.com for more information about the site. Justin Cares will be leading the field trip to this mine for the club. Watch your BMC Announce email for signup and other instructions!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/new-york-collecting-field-trip/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261011T090000
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SUMMARY:Rescheduled-New Hampshire Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in New Hampshire! \nThe Palermo Mine\, in Groton\, NH\, started operation in the 1860s and has been mined for mica\, feldspar\, and beryl over the years\, but visitors can still find aquamarine and heliodor beryl\, apatite\, mica\, quartz\, copper secondaries\, and a wide variety of rare phosphate minerals. See https://www.mindat.org/loc-3942.html for more information about the site. This trip was rescheduled\, and signup and other instructions already went out by BMC Announce email in September. This trip will be lead by Chantalle Butterfield and Jonathan Goldberg.
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/new-hampshire-collecting-field-trip-2/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261006T213000
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SUMMARY:BMC October 2026 Members Meeting
DESCRIPTION:The club’s 90th anniversary is this October\, and our monthly meeting for October is on the 6th. The topic of the meeting will be the club’s trip earlier this year to Nova Scotia and will feature a talk by club member Dana Krueger\, including a number of Nova Scotia photos in the form of a field trip travelogue. Meeting and greeting starts at 7:00\, business at around 7:30\, and the talk by 7:45 or 8:00. If all goes to plan\, we’ll be celebrating with a cake and refreshments\, so don’t miss out!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/bmc-october-2026-members-meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261004T160000
DTSTAMP:20260909T214817Z
CREATED:20260909T214817Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T214817Z
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SUMMARY:Massachusetts Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in Massachusetts! \nThe Betts Mine in Hawley\, MA\, was once a manganese mine and is one of the only places in our state where you can find the Massachusetts state gem\, rhodonite. Along with that unique mineral\, you can collect spessartine garnet\, rhodochrosite\, pyrite\, rutile\, and some more obscure minerals. Club Vice President Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski will be leading the trip\, and this is a family-friendly location. For more information about the mine\, see https://www.mindat.org/loc-5889.html. Watch your BMC Announce email for more information!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/massachusetts-collecting-field-trip/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261003T150000
DTSTAMP:20260923T154400Z
CREATED:20260909T213050Z
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SUMMARY:Connecticut Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in Connecticut! \nThe Hewitt Mine in Haddam\, CT\, has been an on and off fee collecting locality for decades and has been excavated extensively in recent years to bring up new (old) material. At the Hewitt\, you can collect amazonite\, aquamarine (beryl)\, tourmaline\, spessartine garnet\, albite\, apatite\, lepidolite\, and other pegmatite minerals\, including some radioactives. Club Vice President Caroline Rakus-Wojciechowski will be coleading the trip with another member. For more information about the mine\, see https://www.mindat.org/loc-23091.html. Watch your BMC Announce email for more information!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/connecticut-collecting-field-trip/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T160000
DTSTAMP:20260926T162511Z
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SUMMARY:Canceled-New Hampshire Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:This trip has been canceled due to bad weather. We’ll try again next year! \nAt this classic fee collecting locality\, the Ruggles Mine in Grafton\, NH\, reopened not too long ago for collectors to enjoy\, you can collect mica\, aquamarine (beryl)\, rose quartz\, apatite\, and other pegmatite minerals\, along with a selection of radioactives. Although the site is open to the public\, as a club we will have special access to parts of the mine others can’t access. Erik Hunter will be leading the trip. For more information about the mine\, see https://www.mindat.org/loc-3281.html. Watch your BMC Announce email for more information!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/new-hampshire-collecting-field-trip/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260919T090000
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DTSTAMP:20260909T211309Z
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SUMMARY:Maine Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in Maine! \nWe’ll be collecting at Jeff Morrison’s Havey Quarry in Poland\, Maine. At this site\, you can collect tourmaline\, apatite\, lepidolite\, quartz\, and other pegmatite minerals. See https://www.mindat.org/loc-3802.html for more information about the site. Watch your BMC Announce email for signup and other instructions! If you have any interest in leading the trip\, as of September 9 we were still seeking a trip leader.
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/maine-collecting-field-trip/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260530T170000
DTSTAMP:20260228T182858Z
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SUMMARY:Annual BMC Auction
DESCRIPTION:Join us in Newton\, MA\, for the annual Boston Mineral Club auction! This all-day event features a voice auction with mineral specimens appropriate for beginners up through serious collectors. At the same time\, a silent auction of numerous flats of minerals and mineral-related literature\, tools\, and paraphernalia gives everyone the chance to snag some suprisingly good deals for adding to their collection.
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/annual-bmc-auction/
LOCATION:American Legion Nonantum Post 440\, 295 California Street\, Newton\, MA\, 02458\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T213000
DTSTAMP:20260228T180738Z
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SUMMARY:March 2026 Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our regularly scheduled monthly meeting for March will feature a talk by former BMC President Scot Krueger on Pseudomorphs!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/march-2026-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260203T213000
DTSTAMP:20260228T180107Z
CREATED:20260123T165737Z
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UID:3827-1770145200-1770154200@bostonmineralclub.org
SUMMARY:February 2026 Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our regularly scheduled monthly meeting for February will feature A Field Trip to the Back Rooms of the Harvard Mineralogical Museum
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/february-2026-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T213000
DTSTAMP:20251214T223815Z
CREATED:20251214T223815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251214T223815Z
UID:3802-1767726000-1767735000@bostonmineralclub.org
SUMMARY:January 2026 Monthly Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Our regularly scheduled monthly meeting for January will feature a speaker to be announced
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/january-2026-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Member Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251202T213000
DTSTAMP:20251130T150007Z
CREATED:20251126T020342Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T150007Z
UID:3782-1764702000-1764711000@bostonmineralclub.org
SUMMARY:December Monthly Meeting—Canceled
DESCRIPTION:The December 2 meeting is canceled due to an inclement weather forecast and the speaker’s unavailability. Come see us in January!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/december-monthly-meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Member Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251118T213000
DTSTAMP:20251028T160902Z
CREATED:20251028T152503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T160902Z
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SUMMARY:Mineral Specimen Competition and Officers Election
DESCRIPTION:If it’s November\, it’s time for the BMC Mineral Specimen Competition and the Election of BMC Officers! \nAll members are welcome to bring in specimens to compete in 20 different categories\, including plenty of categories for field collected specimens\, some for purchased specimens\, one for self-created jewelry or lapidary items\, and two for new collectors and young collectors. \nWhile the judging happens\, we will hear reports from the club Board and conduct our Election of BMC Officers. Here’s your chance to choose the club leaders for 2026–or become one yourself!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/2025_11_meeting/
LOCATION:Harvard Museum of Natural History Building\, 24 Oxford St.\, Cambridge\, MA\, 02138\, United States
CATEGORIES:Monthly Member Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T083000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251018T170000
DTSTAMP:20251028T161119Z
CREATED:20251028T155110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251028T161119Z
UID:3749-1760776200-1760806800@bostonmineralclub.org
SUMMARY:Maine Collecting Field Trip
DESCRIPTION:Club members are invited to participate in a field trip to collect minerals in Maine! \nThis is a special opportunity to collect garnets at the Hedgehog Hill locality in Peru\, Maine. Local miner and prospector David Soncrant will guide us to the site\, where people have been known to find almandine garnets up to baseball size. Watch your BMC Announce email for more information!
URL:https://bostonmineralclub.org/event/2025_10_18_field_trip/
LOCATION:MA
CATEGORIES:Field Trip
ORGANIZER;CN="Carl Quesnel":MAILTO:djccue@gmail.com
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