The Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter is pleased to announce that our symposium will be returning in 2026 from June 11th – 15th, at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. The symposium theme will be “Colorado 150: Celebrating 150 Years of Colorado Statehood”
This event will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood with a weekend of field trips, workshops, and presentations pertaining to Colorado mineralogy. All who are interested in minerals and mineralogy are welcome to attend.
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*At this time, only general symposium registration is open. Field trips and workshops will be announced by late winter/early spring 2026. Those who have already registered here for the symposium will be given the first opportunity to register for field trips and workshops as they are announced.
Preliminary schedule:
– June 11 = Field Trips (TBA)
– June 12 = Field Trips, Workshops (TBA); Evening opening reception with auction at the Mines Museum of Earth Science
– June 13 (all day) – June 14 (morning) = Symposium Presentations
– June 14 (afternoon) = Colorado Micromineral Summit
– June 15 = Field Trips (TBA)
Confirmed Speakers:
• Mark Jacobson, “Colorado Pegmatites: A Survey of the State”
• Ed Raines, Minerals of Colorado Metallic Mining Districts
• Bryan Lees, Specimen Mining at the Sweet Home Mine and Other Localities across Colorado
• Howard Coopersmith, Colorado Diamonds
Tentative Fieldtrips:
• Carlsbad-Twinned Orthoclase; Leadville Area
• Micro Wulfenite and Pyromorphite; Montezuma District, Summit County (snow conditions permitting)
• Zircon, Astrophyllite, etc.; St Peters Dome Area, near Colorado Springs
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