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Meeting Date, Time, and Location
Last Saturday of each month from September to May. There is no meeting in December.
7:30 PM to about 10:00 PM
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St., Halifax, NS, Auditorium (Lower Level)
Dues
$20 per year, due on January 1st each year.
2001 Executive
President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Bark Editor
LibrarianKen McKenzie
Fred Walsh
Karla Pelrine
Ronnie Van Dommelen
Andrew Brock
Andrew Brock422-0784
852-4611
477-9940
429-6661
462-7912
462-7912mckenzie at accesscable.net
kmpelrin at dal.ca
dommelen at dal.ca
brocktech at ns.sympatico.ca
brocktech at ns.sympatico.caSociety Mailing Address
The Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society
P.O. Box 29082
Halifax, NS
B3L 4T8
Acting Newsletter Editor
Ken McKenzie, 2327 Brunswick Street, #810, Halifax, N.S., B3K 2Z2,
email: mckenzie at accesscable.net
NEXT MEETING
Back to TopThe next meeting of the Nova Scotia Mineral and Gem Society will be held Saturday, October 25, 7:30-10:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the N.S. Museum of Natural History. After the business meeting, Ronnie Van Dommelen will give a presentation on Copper at Cape D’Or. His description of the talk is below. The mineral theme for the evening will be copper and other ore minerals.
Copper at Cape D’Or, Nova Scotia
The Colonial Copper Company mined native copper from the basalt cliffs of Cape D’Or for about a decade, beginning in 1897. Their extensive efforts included a railway, a large concentrating plant, and workings that reached out under the Bay of Fundy. They left a number of excellent historical photos that nicely document the operations at that time. Recently, beautiful crystallized specimens of native copper have been found, along with excellent zeolites. This talk will explore the history of the mine and the beautiful minerals found there.
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Welcome back to the club after the summer collecting season. Our first meeting of the season was an informal one at which we showed off finds from the summer ands traded exciting collecting stories. Several guests attended who expressed interest in the club.
Our next two meetings promise to be great ones, with speakers planned for each night. This month will be Ronnie Van Dommelen (see below for details) and next month we’ll have Tim Fedak of the Fundy Geological Museum. More information about the latter will be posted next month.
Ken McKenzie
HARRY CROSMANWe are sad to report that one of our oldest and steadfast members, Harry Crosman, passed away at the end of August. Harry was instrumental in introducing many individuals to the world of mineral collecting and lapidary. His other hobby was photography, and he was also a member of the Photography Guild. You could always count on Harry to provide interesting, enjoyable slide show presentations of the various mineral and gem shows he visited. The annual Tucson show was always a favourite. As if 'rockhounding' and photography weren't enough, Harry was also long time, active member of the Shriner's organization. Good-bye old friend, you will be truly missed.
Brenda Roscoe
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