Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society

We will hold our CSMS Summer Picnic this week on Saturday August 29th from 11 am to 1 pm, at the Western Museum of Mining and Industry (225 North Gate Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO). As always with this event, any visitors or members are welcome to come join us!

This is an outdoor POTLUCK event, so bring some lunch food items to eat and share with everyone else in attendance.

In addition, up to 25 of our members will get to tour the mining museum for FREE. If you’ve never visited our local mining museum, this weekend will be a great opportunity to visit with other society members for lunch (and some social time) AND tour the museum on the same day!

Guests, visitors, longtime members, and new members are all welcome to come and spend some time with the membership of the CSMS. Also, feel free to bring some mineral specimens to show off or get help identifying.

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday!!

Reminder: There will be NO general assembly meeting in August for the CSMS. See you all at our general assembly meeting in September!

We will hold our JULY General Assembly meeting this week on Thursday July 16th at 7 pm, at the Colorado Springs Christian School (4855 Mallow Road, Colorado Springs). As always, visitors are welcome—come join us!

This month: "THE WULFENITES OF THE ROWLEY MINE" in Arizona, presented by Dan Mira. Longtime CSMS member, Dan will present a talk on the “Wulfenites of the Rowley Mine, AZ.” He’ll talk about the history of the mine, its geology and the major Wulfenite finds (including Dan’s own).

Guests, visitors, longtime members, and new members are all welcome to come and spend some time with the CSMS. Bring a snack to share with everyone, and also bring some mineral specimens to show off or identify.

We look forward to seeing you there on Thursday night!

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ESTATE SALE WHICH WILL INCLUDE FINE MINERALS:
NOTED GALLERY OWNER ESTATE

10 Swallow Drive
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
APRIL 24 - 26
FRIDAY-SATURDAY 9-5; SUNDAY 10-4
The contents of this Estate are from the late co-owner of Kemper Galleries of Colorado Springs, Janet Kemper.
The Gallery was founded in 1969 and closed in 2016.

-Original Fine Art, Serigraphs, Giclee's, Limited Edition Prints, Framed and Unframed Artwork & Fine Photographs, Local and Nationally Renowned Artists & Photographers. A LARGE assortment of Art will be offered in this Sale.
-Impressive Bronze Sculptures.
-Gold jewelry including Santorini gold bracelets & rings; Gold coin pendant from the Atocha Shipwreck; gold and enamel rings
-Southwest sterling and turquoise jewelry.
-Antiques including 1930's Pinball Game
Fine minerals including: AQUA MARINE, TOPAZ, TOURMALINE, AZURITE, OPAL, DIOPTASE, METEORITE, HERKIMER DIAMOND, SHARK TEETH
Terms & Conditions
NUMBERS FOR ENTRY WILL BE HANDED OUT AT 8:30 am on Friday, April 24th.
Cash, approved checks and credit cards are accepted.
NO BACKPACKS OR LARGE BAGS OR PURSES will be allowed.
For reasons of safety please be advised that no children will be permitted in the house on the opening day of the sale from 9-2 pm.

All items sold "as is". There are no returns or exchanges.

Thursday, April 16, at our club general club meeting, we had the good fortune to be educated by our own Dr Joe Wigget on “THE FORMATION OF AGATES”. Joe’s presentation was fascinating! Thank you Joe.

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For three days in early June, the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society sponsors the annual Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show, where show-goers can explore a dazzling array of gems, minerals, fossils, and unique hand-crafted jewelry pieces.

Join us, June 5-7, 2026, at the Norris Penrose Event Center, and discover stunning pieces from talented artisans and vendors, learn about the fascinating worlds of minerals, fossils, jewelry making, and rockhounding, and maybe even find the perfect piece to add to your collection! Young prospectors will enjoy gold panning with the Gold Prospectors of Colorado, exploring, and learning through a scavenger hunt, and connecting with our Pebble Pups group.

The excitement continues all day, every day, with silent auctions and door prize winners announced hourly—so there are plenty of chances to head home with something special. Beading classes are offered daily at 11:00 a.m., with a special wire-wrapping class on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. For additional details and to sign up for classes, visit our website and click on the Classes page in the top menu.

💎 Join us for a weekend of sparkle and discovery! 💎

📍 Norris Penrose Event Center, 945 Lower Gold Camp Rd, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80905
📅 Friday & Saturday, June 5–6 | 10 AM – 6 PM
📅 Sunday, June 7 | 10 AM – 4 PM

Bring the whole family for a fun, hands-on experience filled with creativity, unique finds, and a little bit of shine. 💎

Learn more and plan your visit on our website!

At our Crystal Group meeting this month, we were very fortunate to have had Philip M Persson give us an Excellent presentation on the History of The Sweet Home Mine and the Detroit City Addit.
We had a good turn out and all were enthralled by Phil's talk

At our March club meeting, we had a good turnout to hear Anthony Maltese, Senior Curator for Research at Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park give a very interesting presentation about the Judith River Formation. Thank you Anthony.