September 2018 Program Information
September 2018 Program
Jack Glenn gave us an inspiring talk on how to do a case for the show. He reminded us that this is a “show”, not a “sell” so we should focus on educating the public on how much fun mineral collecting, polishing, and cabbing can be.He showed some photos from our club’s previous displays as well as some from other club shows.
We have cases with 2 depths and most will need plexiglass inserted to replace the fragile glass plates.
The interior can be decorated or painted (black or white works well) or lined with cloth.
Lighting is probably a good idea, with some type of props to heighten the specimens.
Themes are as varied as there are people involved – colors, minerals from various places, uses of minerals, what’s a “fake” mineral, fossils, polished vs. natural, geodes, agates, minerals from ores, etc.
The second part of the program was presented by Scott Steele on club field trips.
He had samples to show from some of the field trips the club has done, and some from places that are no longer accessible to visit, such as Amelia Morefield Mine and the US Silica Quarry in Hanover County.
He had specimens from the Faber lead mine in Nelson Co, Boxley Piney River Quarry in Amherst, Vesuvius, Kyanite mine in Buckingham Co, Contrary Creek in Louisa Co., Vulcan Quarry in Manassas and several others.
Some of his samples came from the National Limestone Quarry in PA as well as some from the trip to Walker Ck and Kings Mt in KY.
He also had a “matching game” for members and gave a prize to those who correctly identified the most.
Most mines/quarries do not allow individuals to collect, so going with the club as a sponsored trip is a great way to collect samples.