Stay tuned for the announcement of our next general meeting!
Stay tuned for the announcement of our next general meeting!
Stay tuned for the announcement of our next general meeting!
Welcome to the Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter!
Our chapter meets regularly in Berthoud Hall at the Colorado School of Mines!
For more information, check out our upcoming planned events!
Current Events
Stay tuned for the announcement of the next general meeting!
Please check your email inbox for a message from the Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter to find details for the next events!
Election Results
We are pleased to announce the results of the chapter election on November 12th, 2026.
President: Caleb Chappell
Vice-President: Jeff Kuhn
Treasurer: Nate Wilke
Director at Large #1: Markus Raschke
Director at Large #2: Ed Raines
Director at Large #3 (communications & social media): Lori Hodel
Director at Large #4 (webmaster) : Jenna Salvat
If you would like to join the Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter, please visit the membership page to complete your application and pay membership dues!
Chapter News
- The chapter will hold leadership position elections on November 12th, 2026.
- Check out our most recent newsletter! 2026 April Newsletter
Current and past newsletters may be found at:
- The silent auction was at the Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church on May 16th, 2026.
Symposia Information
For more information on previous and future symposia, visit the symposium page!
Who We Are
Dedicated to the advancement of serious interest in minerals and related activities, we are collectors, professionals, and curators who share a love of mineral specimens and the desire to promote understanding and appreciation of mineralogy. The national society was founded in 1970 in Tucson, AZ. The Colorado Chapter was founded in Denver in 1978.
We participate in and are members of the greater community of Colorado mineral clubs, museum support groups, mining historical societies and the Greater Denver Area, Gem and Mineral Council which is responsible for staging the annual Denver Gem and Mineral Show.™
Members include collectors, museum curators, mineralogists, and earth science educators. The organization is affiliated with Mindat.org, the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA), the American Geoscience Institute (AGI), and the Mineralogical Association of Canada (MAC).
Our Vision
The Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter’s (FMCC’s) vision is to promote, support, protect, and expand the collecting of mineral specimens, while furthering the recognition of the scientific, historical, economic, and aesthetic value of minerals, mineral collecting, and mineral collectors.
The local chapter works to fulfill this mission by participating in and sponsoring Colorado-themed and based symposiums, jointly organizing numerous clubs to plan and execute the annual Denver Gem and Mineral Show™, arranging legal collecting trips or tours to quarries, mines and rock dumps in Colorado where access is difficult to obtain, preparing publications on Colorado localities and minerals, supporting Colorado museums and their objectives, maintaining access to collecting sites and sites of special mineralogical significance, and providing a forum for individuals of all experience levels to share their enthusiasm for mineralogical matters via presentations and displays.
The national Friends of Mineralogy (FM) has made its voice heard whenever proposals are made to close mineral museums or collecting sites. The national FM co-sponsors symposiums held annually at the Tucson Gem & Mineral Show and contributes support and speakers to other mineral symposiums. FM presents annual awards for best article published in each of the following publications: 1) The Mineralogical Record; 2) Rocks & Minerals; 3) Mineral News, and Mineral Monographs. Moreover, it grants awards to the best institutional and individual educational exhibit cases displayed at the Denver and Tucson gem and mineral shows.