2007 Annual Rock and Gem Show - Speakers
Our club will be having some dynamic speakers during the 2007 annual
show on April 14 and 15 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds:
- Saturday, April 14 1:00 PM
- Mr. Bill Beiriger is an educational speaker for children and adults
on the topic of sand. He will have his award winning display for visitors
to view.
- Saturday, April 14 3:00 PM
- Come learn about a piece of the Santa Clara Valley’s
history. Mr. Michael Cox, a geologist from the Almaden Quicksilver Mines
and Park, will speak about the history of the Almaden Quicksilver Mine
and present photos of area in the past and present.
- Sunday, April 15 1:30 PM
- The President of the California Federation of Mineralogical
Societies, Mr. Richard Pankey, will give a presentation on collecting
Fluorite in southern Illinois. He has photographs from his field trip
to the area and will share tales of his last trip there.
- Sunday, April 15 3:00 PM
- We have a special treat for all those people who are familiar and
unfamiliar with our state gemstone, Benitoite. Mr. Rick Kennedy will
give a talk on our state gemstone, Benitoite, and he will have specimens
for visitor’s to view. Additionally he will have a short 15-minute
video of the history of the Benitoite mine in San Benito County.