by Anna Robertson About a week and a half ago on July 21st, a friend and I went to her rock club meeting up in Angels Camp, Calaveras County California. I’m originally from Southern California and belong to two clubs, the Southbay Lapidary & Mineral Society and the Long Beach Mineral & Gem Society. I’m … Continue reading We Found An Abandoned Gold Mine
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New Members and a September Field Trip!
COME JOIN US at our next Meeting: Tuesday August 6, 2024 at 6:30pm Upcoming Meeting 8/6/2024 New Members! A warm welcome to our newest members! Roseville Rock Rollers Gem and Mineral Society's September Field Trip Information below on their September Nevada field trip straight from the newsletter! Contacts: eugene.doyle@sbcglobal.net geologist1@surewest.netLocation:Lovelock, NevadaCollection Material:Saturday - Hematite coated … Continue reading New Members and a September Field Trip!
Upcoming Show List and an Ice Cream Social
Original Post: https://www.facebook.com/sblapidaryandmineralsociety/posts/pfbid0vefp8gNbBmtyg2qjvPuauDQtXEnnUsuSXmJEcs3BC2jUy5oGfYv39oxq8VDjF1uul COME JOIN US at our next Meeting: Tuesday July 2nd, 2024 at 5:30pm Kids are welcome! There is plenty of free parking behind the library, the community entrance is to the left of the main library entrance. Katy Geissert Library 3301 Torrance BI Torrance CA Upcoming Meeting 7/2/2024 Upcoming Local Shows List … Continue reading Upcoming Show List and an Ice Cream Social
Diamond Crystals: Types, History, Sources, and Current issues
Original Post: https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02FKnYLH4HzDnpVFkQjkug82UWTpgrWqS28fPw9JdYGWs4X2nypxwxcPaGZ28p5s1Vl&id=100046552006338&_rdr If you would like to learn more about diamonds, you are welcome to attend my Diamond Crystals PowerPoint presentation at the South Bay Mineral & Lapidary Society meeting Tuesday May 7 at 6:00 PM. It is open to the public and held at the Torrance Library Meeting Room in Torrance, California. The … Continue reading Diamond Crystals: Types, History, Sources, and Current issues
Upcoming Meeting March 5, 2024 & Field Trip Information
Upcoming meeting March 5, 2024 will feature Joe Holliday from El Camino College. He will be speaking on "the Geology of the Tropical Pacific Islands". Joe has been a geology and oceanography professor at El Camino College. He has also been a naturalist for Lindblad Expeditions - National Geographic for almost 2 decades. We will … Continue reading Upcoming Meeting March 5, 2024 & Field Trip Information
February 6, 2024 Minutes
The minutes for our February 6, 2024 meeting SBLMS
In Fond Memory of Karl Poehlmann
Karl and I made preplanned cremation contracts ten years ago. We both agreed to keep it simple -- no memorials or services or flowers or "celebration of life events. No fanfare. No frills. No hoopla. Although I did request Father Daily to remember Karl at Mass on the feast of St. Joseph on March 19th. … Continue reading In Fond Memory of Karl Poehlmann
Antarctica Earth Science
October 5th, 2021 Meeting & Lecture We would like to thank Professor Joe Holliday for joining us once again as a guest speaker. Until his recent retirement as a Geology Professor at El Camino College, Joe served as our liaison between the students and the the Wally Ford Scholarship that is funded by the SBLMS. … Continue reading Antarctica Earth Science
Getting to Know James Hutton
While many scientists have contributed to the ever growing and changing field of Geology, James Hutton remains the classical father of the field. But who was James Hutton, and what how did he come to his theories? James was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1726. He was one of five children belonging to Sarah and … Continue reading Getting to Know James Hutton
Rockhounding in French Polynesia
Greetings Fellow Rockhounds, In July of this year Leslie and I were able to scratch off a bucket list item. We flew to Tahiti and boarded the Aranui 5 Hybrid cruise/cargo ship and traveled North West 800 miles to the remote island group known as the Marquesas (French Polynesia). Although not currently active these are … Continue reading Rockhounding in French Polynesia
South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society 