This map shows the free (weekend) parking lots closest to Discovery Hall on the CWU campus.
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CWU-parking-map.pdf
Friends of Mineralogy – Pacific Northwest Chapter
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This map shows the free (weekend) parking lots closest to Discovery Hall on the CWU campus.
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/CWU-parking-map.pdf
Printable version here:
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/2025-PNWFM-Symposium-Schedule.pdf
PACIFIC NORTHWEST FRIENDS OF MINERALOGY
2025 Symposium
Color in Minerals
October 10-12, 2025
Discovery Hall. Central Washington University (CWU)
Ellensburg, Washington
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025 | ||
3:00 pm | DEALER SETUP: Sure Stay by Best Western EXHIBITOR DISPLAY SETUP: CWU | |
5:00 pm | DEALERS OPEN: Sure Stay by Best Western | |
9:00 pm | DEALERS CLOSE FOR DAY ONE |
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 | ||
8:30 am | DISPLAYS OPEN – CWU | |
9:00 am | Welcome and Opening Remarks | Jessica Robertson Julian Gray |
9:10 am | Causes of Color in Minerals – Part 1 | John Rakovan |
10:00 am | BREAK | |
10:15 am | From Mine to Masterpiece: Using Minerals in Art | Angela Piller |
11:05 am | BREAK | |
11:20 am | Finding Art in Minerals: How an interest in color and form ignited my passion for minerals | Bruce Kelley |
12:10 pm | STUDENT POSTER SESSION LUNCH LIVE AUCTION STARTS AT 12:45 | |
2:00 pm | Color of Pegmatite Minerals and what they tell about Pegmatite Formation | Mike Wise |
2:50 pm | BREAK | |
3:05 pm | Mineral News from the the PNW Lasmanisite and other Sulfosalts from Bear Basin Sulfosalts from Pedro – More unknowns Caysichite-(Y) from Washington Pass – Now known | Frank Keutsch (virtual) John Lindell Markus Raschke |
4:30 pm | AFTERNOON SESSION ENDS | |
6:00 pm | Mineral Shopping at Sure Stay by Best Western |
Dinner on your own – No Saturday evening Banquet!
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025 | ||
8:30 am | DISPLAYS OPENS – CWU | |
9:00 am | Causes of Color in Minerals – Part 2 | John Rakovan |
9:50 am | BREAK | |
10:05 am | Color in Thin Section | Chris Mattinson |
10:55 am | Closing Remarks | Jessica Robertson |
11:00 am | SYMPOSIUM CLOSES |
Download the September 2025 newsletter:
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/PNWFM_Newsletter_2025_09.pdf
Download the June 2025 newsletter:
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/PNWFM_Newsletter_2025_06.pdf
The 2025
PNWFM Symposium
Color in Minerals
October 10-12, 2025
Ellensburg, Washington
Online registration is now ready to go!
https://pnwfm.square.site/
Daytime Events
ALL daytime events on Saturday and Sunday will be held at Discovery Hall on the Central Washington University campus. These events include:
Saturday Evening vendor hall at the hotel
NEW HOTEL: SureStay Hotel by Best Western Ellensburg. See details below.
SureStay Hotel by Best Western Ellensburg
Reservation Information:
We have a contract with the SureStay Hotel by Best Western Ellensburg – 1500 Canyon Road, Ellensburg, WA. You will need to call the hotel directly at 509-962-6888 and reference Friends of Mineralogy to make your reservation. Reservations are for October 10 and 11. Club rate prices are $149 for a single queen and $160 for a double queen room plus 10.6% tax. The cut off date is September 19.
Prices
Symposium Registration | Price |
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Symposium + Membership + Lunch (Southwest Turkey Wrap) | $127 |
Symposium + Membership + Lunch (Hummus & Quinoa Wrap) | $127 |
Symposium + Membership – No Lunch | $105 |
Full-Time Student Symposium – NO membership, NO Lunch | FREE |
Add-Ons | Price |
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Room Dealer Add-On (Paid Symposium Required | $25 |
Extra or Student Lunch (Southwest Turkey Wrap) | $22 |
Extra or Student Lunch (Hummus & Quinoa Wrap) | $22 |
Extra or Student membership (included in paid symposium) | $20 |
Notes on prices:
Download the April 2025 newsletter:
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/PNWFM_Newsletter_2025_04.pdf
PNW Friends of Mineralogy hopes to see you at our Spring Rendezvous at the Rice Museum on Saturday, April 26, 2025!
Meet at noon at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals for a casual meet & greet and a “tailgate” rock swap. We will have two talks for members in the NW Gallery beginning at 2:00, followed by a business meeting at 3:30. Afterward we will have opportunities for dinner and socializing nearby.
Stay tuned for details!
Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals
26385 NW Groveland Drive
Hillsboro, OR 97124
Click here for a map…
Save the date for our 2025 Symposium
Color in Minerals
October 10-12, 2025
Ellensburg, Washington
Download the December 2024 newsletter:
https://pnwfm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/PNWFM_Newsletter_2024-12.pdf
Jessica Robertson somehow found time during our Golden Memories symposium last weekend to live blog the events as they were happening! You can see her captioned photo essay here: mindat: PNWFM Live Report 2024