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Crazy Sphinx Mine, Helena, Helena District (Spring Hill District), Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA Helena Mineral Society

Regular Meeting

Second Thursday
of every month

Mountain West Bank
2021 North Montana Avenue

Meeting begins at
7:00 p.m.

2010 Calendar


Summer field trip schedule


Things to bring on all trips: Lunch, water, collecting buckets or collecting bags, sunscreen, a raincoat, a rock hammer if you have one and newspaper to wrap fragile specimens.


    April

  • April 24 --> Silos, depart Dillards @9:00 AM; Agates and Petrified Wood

  • May

  • May 1 --> Pat's Gulch; Canceled due to snow! Will be rescheduled.
  • May 8-9 --> Bozeman Show; Gallatin County Fairgrounds
  • May 15 --> Get-together and Swap, 11:00am - 1:00pm at Memorial Park near the Veterans Memorial. Bring a lunch and something to trade.
  • May 22 --> Helena History Fair; 10:00am-3:30pm. Volunteers still needed

  • June

  • June 5 --> Sally Ann trail and claim maintenance; Depart Ben Franklin's parking lot @ 9:00 AM; Chain saws are helpful.
  • June 12 --> Sauerbier - Garnets; Depart from Dillard's parking lot 7:00am Bring a shovel and screens. 1/2" top screen and a 1/8" bottom screen are recommended.
  • June 19-20 --> Butte Gem and Mineral Show; Butte Civic Center Annex
  • June 26 --> Sally Ann PICNIC - Quartz Crystals; Potluck Picnic starts at 12:30pm Early diggers depart Ben Franklin parking lot 8:00am Bring a shovel and screens. 1/2" top screen and a 1/8" bottom screen are recommended.

  • July

  • July 24 --> Calvert Hill - Epidote, Scheelite, Garnet, Aquamarine; Meet at Wise River, MT 9 :00AM
  • July 31 --> Mt. Belmont - Amethyst; Depart Ben Franklin parking lot 9:00am

  • August

  • Aug 7 --> Snow Bird - Fluorite, Parisite, Anabergite; Meet at Missoula Costco at 8:00am
  • Aug 21 --> Hog's Back - Various marine fossils; Depart Dillard's parking lot 9:00am

  • September

  • Sept11 --> Miss Beverly - Sapphires Bring a shovel and screens. 1/2" top screen and a 1/8" bottom screen are recommended.
  • Sept 25-26 --> Missoula Gem and Mineral Show; Ruby's Reserve Street Inn

If you have any ideas for field trips this summer contact Martin



Watch for Phyllis Smith's famed wire wrapping classes


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