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Seattle Mineral Market – THIS Weekend! (5/20/23 – 5/21/223)

PNW Friends of Mineralogy will have a prominent presence at this year’s Seattle Mineral Market. Stop by our booth, flanking the main entrance:

  • Learn about Friends of Mineralogy and join the PNW chapter
  • Get info about our October symposium – Rare Earth Element Minerals
  • Join our summer Washington Pass cleanup
  • Grab some merch with our brand new logo!
  • Silent auctions
  • Educational displays
  • Kids’ activities

Display and photo: Jessica Robertson

2023 Seattle Mineral Market
May 20 & 21, 2023
Hangar 30 Building @ Magnuson Park
7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115
Saturday 10:00AM-6:00PM
Sunday 11:00AM-5:00PM
https://elementalendeavors.com/seattle-mineral-market

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Our New Logo!

Friends of Mineralogy, Pacific Northwest Chapter is proud to reveal our brand new logo! Designed by talented designer and mineral collector Erin Delventhal, this eye-catching logo features an idealized specimen of an iconic Pacific Northwest mineral combination–King County, Washington quartz/amethyst scepters and pyrite.

We will be rolling out this logo and a refreshed look across our media and newsletter in the coming months. Merchandise featuring the logo will be available at Seattle Mineral Market in May and at upcoming PNWFM events. Stay tuned for details!

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Schedule for Crystal Habits: The Good and the Bad

PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIENDS OF MINERALOGY
2022 Symposium
CRYSTAL HABITS: THE GOOD AND THE BAD
October 14-15, 2022

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2022

12:00 pm DEALER & EXHIBITOR SET-UP
5:00 pm MAIN FLOOR OPENS
9:00 pm MAIN FLOOR CLOSES

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2022

8:00 am MAIN FLOOR OPENS
10:00 am Introduction and introductory remarks
Toby Seim and Julian Gray
10:15 am The many crystal forms of quartz occurring at
Hallelujah Junction, Washoe County, Nevada
Rick Kennedy
11:05 am BREAK
11:20 am Filiform Minerals
Don Howard
12:10 pm MORNING SESSION ENDS
2:00 pm From Faces to Forms: The many habits of quartz
Jessica Robertson
2:50 pm BREAK
3:05 pm Three treasures’ from Xuebaoding, scheelite, beryl,
and cassiterite
Markus Raschke
(Virtual presentation)
3:55 pm AFTERNOON SESSION ENDS
6:00 pm BANQUET AND LIVE AUCTION

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2022

8:00 am MAIN FLOOR OPENS
8:00 am FM BUSINESS MEETING
9:00 am Pseudomorphs: The Story of a Habit Erin Delventhal
9:50 am BREAK
10:05 am Mineral rings: A personal fascination Frank Ruehlicke
10:55 am Closing Remarks Toby Seim
11:00 am SYMPOSIUM CLOSES

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Symposium Update: Speakers and Talks

Remember that the early registration deadline is October 1!
Our 2022 Symposium “Crystal Habits: The Good and the Bad” will have these talks and speakers:

  • Three treasures’ from Xuebaoding, scheelite, beryl, and cassiterite
    Markus Raschke
  • Filiform Minerals
    Don Howard
  • From faces to forms: The many habits of quartz
    Jessica Robertson
  • The many crystal forms of quartz occurring at Hallelujah Junction, Washoe County, Nevada
    Rick Kennedy
  • Pseudomorphs: The Story of a Habit
    Erin Delventhal
  • Mineral rings: A personal fascination
    Frank Ruehlicke
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Symposium Registration is Open

Thank you for your patience as we finish planning for the 2022 Symposium:
Mineral Habits – the GOOD and the BAD

Online registration is now ready to go!
https://pnwfm.square.site/

Some notes on this year’s symposium:
1. The Red Lion hotel does not currently offer food service. No breakfast in the hotel and no banquet service. We are working to find a caterer to provide our Saturday evening meal but it may stretch the concept of banquet a bit.

2. We will have COVID policy based on current conditions. Masks will likely be required in the public spaces.

3. Some presentations will be live speakers and others may be recorded and projected on the big screen. We are planning to broadcast the entire symposium to members live for a reduced fee.

Stay tuned for more details in the next few weeks.