EUGENE
MINERAL
CLUB

Visitors Welcome

We meet on the third Thursday of each month,
except July and August.

EWEB Community Room
500 East 4th, Eugene, Oregon

General Club Meeting 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Club Mailing Address

Eugene Mineral Club
P.O. Box 26327
Eugene, OR 97402-0465

EWEB furnishes public meeting rooms as a community service and does not sponsor or endorse activities or groups using EWEB's public facilities.

Summer 2009 events in Oregon

June 19-21--NEWPORT, OREGON: Annual show, "We're Rockin' the Coast in Newport!"; Oregon Coast Agate Club; Lincoln County Fairgrounds, 633 N.E. 3rd St.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4:30; adults $2, students $1, kids under 6 free; dealers, demonstrators, kids' activities, door prizes, raffle prizes; contact Juli Dahl, (541) 563-7495; e-mail: jdahl2@peak.org

June 25-28--PRINEVILLE, OREGON: 64th annual show, "Prineville Rock Hound Pow Wow"; Prineville Rockhound Pow Wow Association; Crook County Fairgrounds; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; free admission; dealers, field trips, displays, auction, obsidian, jade, petrified wood, agate, jasper, thunder eggs, faceting rough; contact Rebecca Buss, (541) 546-9473; e-mail: rebecca@rebeccasrecreations.com; Web site: www.prinevillerockhoundpowwow.org

June 26-28--CLACKAMAS, OREGON: Faceting conference; Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild; Monarch Hotel, 12566 SE 93rd Ave.; Fri., 5-9, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; contact Terry Olson or Haden Olson, (503) 631-3132; e-mail: mangriff@ccwebster.net; Web site: www.facetersguild.com

July 1-5--MADRAS, OREGON: Show; All Rockhounds Pow Wow Club of America; Jefferson County Fair Grounds; free admission; field trips, dig for agate, jasper, thunder eggs, petrified wood, 75 vendors, rough rock, finished jewelry, auction Fri. night; contact Pauline Miller, (360) 658-8091; e-mail: paulinem280@aol.com; or Rocky McCall, (360) 629-2515; e-mail: rm711@tgi.net

July 17-19--REEDSPORT, OREGON: Annual Lower Umpqua Gem & Lapidary Show; Lower Umpqua Gem & Lapidary Society; Reedsport community Bldg., 415 Winchester Ave.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-4; free admission; dealers, demonstrators, spin the wheel, silent auction, door prizes, displays, raffle; contact Bill Hendrickson, (541) 271-6816, or Bruce Moon, (541) 271-0166; e-mail: bamoonman7@msn.com

Presentation by Garret Romaine author of the third edition of Gem Trails of Oregon and Gem Trails of Washington
This presentation was given at the April 16, 2009 meeting.

Presentation    PDF file

Included in this file are links to some of the internet sources Garret used when researching sites to include in his Gem Trails books.

Articles by Eugene Mineral Club Members

On the Care and Feeding of Rock Saws    PDF file

Cube Scoring Sheet

Cab Contest

How to Make Grab Bags for the Wheel of Fortune

Club Files

You will need a password to access these documents. The password will be made available to any club member who is in good standing.

Club Files

The Eugene Mineral Club was organized in March 1946, to promote the collection and study of minerals and geological specimens, and the lapidary arts.

The Eugene Mineral Club is affiliated with
   the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, and
   the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

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Last Updated 5/23/09
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