The Mother Lode Mineral Society

 

 

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Second Weekend in March

 

March 14th & 15th, 2009

Saturday 10am - 6pm

Sunday 10am - 5pm

at the Turlock Fairgrounds

900 North Broadway, Turlock

For directions:

VISIT THE MOTHER LODE MINERAL SOCIETY MAIN WEBSITE!

FLYERS FOR THE SHOW YOU CAN PRINT OR E-MAIL:

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

ROCKS MINERALS JEWELRY BEADS SLABS TOOLS CRYSTALS FOSSILS FLUORESCENTS JEWELER'S SUPPLIES

AND MUCH MUCH MORE!

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NEW

HUGE Rock Sale!

We will have material from 3 old collections on-sale at the 2009 Show!

This is a great opportunity to get material that can't be collected anymore!

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Dealers at the 2008 show:

We have a host of dealers at our show where you can purchase rocks, minerals, supplies for lapidary and jewelry making, tools, fossils, fluorescents and much much more!

Speakers for 2009!

 

Speaker Schedule for SATURDAY, March 14th

TIME	SPEAKER	SUBJECT	LOCATION
11:00 am	RICHARD WADE	Dinosaurs & Fossils	Building #2
11:30 am	WALT WRIGHT	The Wonders of Petrified Wood	Lecture Hall
1:00 pm	ALAN SCHAFFERT	The Bone Wars	Building #2
2:30 pm	BOB JONES	What causes color in gems & minerals	Lecture Hall
3:00 pm	RICHARD WADE	Dinosaurs & Fossils	Building #2

 

Speaker Schedule for SUNDAY, March 15th

TIME	SPEAKER	SUBJECT	LOCATION
11:00 am	RICHARD WADE	Dinosaurs & Fossils	Building #2
11:00 am	WALT WRIGHT	The Wonders of Petrified Wood	Lecture Hall
12:30 pm	BOB JONES	Russian Gem Treasures	Lecture Hall
12:30 pm	ALAN SCHAFFERT	The Bone Wars	Building #2
2:00 pm	RICHARD WADE	Dinosaurs & Fossils	Building #2
2:00 pm	DAVID LYNCH	The San Andreas Fault	Lecture Hall

 

About Our Speakers:

 

ROBERT W. JONES Bob Jones spent 32 years teaching 8th grade science, but that's just the beginning! He is the Author of "Luminescent Minerals of Connecticut", Fluorescent minerals of Franklin, New Jersey", Nature's Hidden Rainbows", "50 Year History of the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show" and is currently working on a text "The Frugal Collector, A science text on the mineraology of the world". Bob is a free lance writer for over 700 titles on gem and mineral subjects and has given hundreds of lectures to Gem and Mineral Societities around the country. You may have read several of his artiles in Rock and Gem Magazine! He has been a member of several societies and foundations, and won many honors.	RICHARD WADE Richard Wade, M.A. creator of www.sciencetalks.com leads an interactive and fun demonstration of how the dinosaurs lived and died. Children will discover how a fossil is created. Richard will explain the geologic timescale from periods to eras to eons. His presentation includes a full-scale model of a T-Rex skull, as well as a 7 foot model of a brachiosaurus leg bone! Don't let your child miss out on this exciting visual and learning experience that brings the Earth's ancient history to life!
DAVID LYNCH David K. Lynch, PhD, is an astronomer and planetary scientist living in Topanga, CA. When not hanging around the fault or using the large telescopes on Mauna Kea, he plays fiddle, collects rattlesnakes, gives public lectures on rainbows and writes books (Color and Light in Nature, Cambridge University Press) and essays. Dr. Lynch's latest book is the Field Guide to the San Andreas Fault. The book contains twelve one-day driving trips along different parts of the fault, and includes mile-by-mile road logs and GPS coordinates for hundreds of fault features. As it happens, Dave's house was destroyed in 1994 by the magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake.	ALAN SCHAFFERT Dr. Schaffert is a local physician and amateur paleontologist with a passion for marine fossils. He and his wife Cris have traveled extensively, and as a result, have personally collected specimens from Michigan, Colorado, Utah and California. A major focus of their vast collection is Cretaceous ammonites which are ancient shellfish related to the modern octopus and squid. This is the third year that we have had the honor of the Schaffert's exhibit at our show. Dr. Schaffert, his wife Cris, and his son Erik will be available to discuss their collection. Also this year, Dr. Schaffert will be talking about the visual systems in paleontology. Don't miss this peek into the ocean's past!
(picture from CFMS website -Show Pictures)   WALT WRIGHT Walt Wright comes to us from Brea, California and is a botanist and geologist with a specialty in range management and field crops. He is also an expert in the area of paleobotany, and leads seminars on petrified wood identification. This year, Walt will share his expertise in the area of plate tectonics (tectonic movement). Come and learn about how Mother Earth was eons ago!

Exhibits:

DINOSAURS!! .........FOSSILS!!!

See our special exhibits

• Dinosaur nest with several eggs!
• Dinosaur foot print and a coprolite exhibit (dino droppings)
• A full skeleton of a Plesiosaur
• A 10" wide opalized ammonite!

Our Junior Rock Club Cases

Guest and member exhibitors also bring out the best efforts of our artistry and collections. Most of the exhibits are self collected materials from our field trips and jewelry hand made from our classes.

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Demonstrations:

Come see our demonstrators! Members of the Mother Lode Mineral Society and students of the Modesto Junior College Lapidary and Jewelry classes will demonstrate the various skills of our hobby. You are invited to watch and ask questions as they work. There will be special demonstrations and participation for kids on carving and beading.

Fluorescent Display:

COLOR! That's what it's all about. Come on down to BUILDING #2 to the Big Black Tent and see the fabulous fluorescent colors that ultraviolet lamps bring out of plain old drab looking rocks. WOW!

Silent Auction:

A great selection of rocks and minerals are offered for your bidding & Sale! A large amount of the material includes pieces from 3 old collections, much of which is no longer available for collecting by the public! Some are field trip specials, chosen with care to share with our visitors.   We also feature a Junior section where bidding is reserved for those 12 years or younger.

We would like to thank everyone on our Show Committee for everything you

do to make this show possible!

 

Click here to see our list of Committee Members: