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2026 Nanjing Mineral Expo
Thursday, May 14 – Monday, May 18
Nanjing International Expo Center, Nanjing, China
The Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Symposium
Friday, June 12 – Monday, June 15, 2026
Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado
The Friends of Mineralogy Colorado Chapter is pleased to announce that we will be hosting our next symposium the weekend of June 12th-14th, 2026, at Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. This event will celebrate the 150th anniversary of Colorado statehood with a weekend of field trips, workshops, and presentations pertaining to Colorado mineralogy. All who are interested in minerals and mineralogy are welcome to attend.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Mark Jacobson, “Colorado Pegmatites: A Survey of the State”
- Ed Raines, Minerals of Colorado Metallic Mining Districts
- Bryan Lees, Specimen Mining at the Sweet Home Mine and Other Localities across Colorado
- Howard Coopersmith, Colorado Diamonds
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