Events
Rock and Mineral Shows
April 12- 13
Helena Gem & Mineral show
Saturday 9:00 to 6:00
Sunday 10:00 to 4:00
Helena Civic Center Ballroom 340 Neill Avenue
Monthly Meetings
3rd Thursday of Each Month (excluding July and Dec)
7 PM – Fortress of Joy Church, 720 Faw Road
Field Trips
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Field trip schedule 2024
Helena Mineral Society Field Trip Schedule 2024
The field trip committee met on March 21, 2024 and proposes the followin schedule
- Mining Museum & Ringing Rocks, Butte: date tbd
- Bynum Dinosaur Museum, date tbd
- “April 27, 2024 Franklin Mine Road/RR tracks skarn deposit: calcite, vesuvianite, mica
- May 18, 2024 Sally Ann cleanup: clear the trail, site clean up
- June 8, 2024 Sally Ann: Collecting, quartz, amethyst
- June 22 or 29, 2024: Garnet dig southwest of Ruby Reservoir
- July 13, 2024 White Earth south of Beaver Creek: selenite, agate
- July 20, 2024 Copper City near Wheat Montana, Toston Dam area: fos
- August 10, 2024 Crystal Park: Quartz crystals
This is a preliminary schedule. If anyone knows of other sites willing to organize and lead a field trip, please contact me.
Bob Ringler – 406-431-3364
Ken Liston
Wayne Waters
Dave Jordan
Christmas Party
December 7th at 5pm
More Details to follow