Our February meeting will include a presentation by Cara Santelli, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She has served in a former role as a curator of the National Gems and Minerals Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Cara will bring her experience and expertise to deliver a talk titled, “Minerals, microbes, and a healthy planet”. Here is the agenda for February 11th:

6:00-6:30pm – Arrival/Socializing
6:30-7:00pm – Club Proceedings
7:00-8:00pm – Presentation
8:00-8:30pm – Q&A/Wrap up/Socializing

*Please note that we are not able to enter the meeting space until 6pm, and we must vacate by 8:45pm.

Please RSVP here.

Zoom Meeting Details:
Join Live via Zoom:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89732353303?pwd=RjVaeGRnNjZPRjY0bFFaeXNZcUp2dz09
Meeting ID: 897 3235 3303
Passcode: 029826

Our March meeting will include Demonstration Night. If you are interested in demonstrating your skills, please let me know so I can prepare enough space for all those who wish to participate (email program@minnesotamineralclub.org). Examples of past demonstrations include: geode cutting with a lapidary saw, rock drilling, Alaskan fossil collection display and discussion, gemstone tree display and discussion, Columbian mineral display and discussion, quartz variety display and discussion, MN rock and mineral display and discussion, bismuth display and discussion, wire wrapping display and discussion, and more!

I look forward to seeing you soon!

Kind regards,
Ashley Bedard
Program Director