Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
Meetings

The Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
meets at 7:00 p.m.
on the second Friday of the month (September to June)
at
Bow Cliff Seniors
Spruce Cliff Community Centre
608 Poplar Road SW, Calgary, Alberta


Contact Public Relations Director, Shelley Gibbins at sapphire13@shaw.ca
or Journal Editor, Trudy Martin at martintm@shaw.ca


Membership in the CRLC automatically gives you membership in both
the Alberta Federation of Rock Clubs and Gem and Mineral Federation of Canada.


2011 / 2012 Programs

  PROGRAM PEBBLE PUPS
September 9 Video, Geologic Journeys II - Tectonic Europe "Show and tell" of the rocks and gems the kids have collected over the summer. "Back to school" craft
October 14 Fluorescent Rocks presentation by Bruce Fine including UV lamps and specimens OPAL FORMATIONS- from B.C. - breakout opals and hopefully discover treasure. Halloween Craft/ to tie in to General Meeting on fluorescent rocks.
November 11 Annual - Live & In Color - Auction - Rough Rock, Slices, Minerals, Faceting Material, Equipment. You name it and we'll have it! Ammonite Fossils- How and where they form Making simple Jewelry with Rocks
December 9 Christmas Music, Refreshments and a Video, Splendid Stones NGS - Bring  a donation for the Mustard Seed "All that glitters"- gems that shine and Gleam
Christmas decoration craft
January 13 Charles Lewton-Brain, will be presenting Fold Forming "It's frosty out there"- All crystals and icy looking rocks and minerals. Making simple Ice Crystal Craft
February 10

Club's 53rd Birthday. Awards, Presentation, Cakes
Tucson Show presentation by Holger Hartmaier

Volcano World- demonstration and discussion
Lava Rock Craft
March 9 Show and Tell Night including a variety  of activities :
Mineral Identification, Fluorescent Rocks, Metallic Minerals, Meteorites and Magnets.
"The luck of the Irish"- Gold, Silver, Pyrite
St. Patrick's day craft
April 13 Canada's well known geologist, naturalist and Rockies writer Ben Gadd presenting Creating the Canadian Cordillera including slides, specimens and an opportunity to buy some of his books. "Under the Sea"- Shells, Coral, Creatures, etc.
Shell Jewelry
May 11 Annual Elections "The mystery of Geodes"
Gardening craft
June 8 Wind up for the year Unique rock formations to watch for on holidays
"Summer Craft"


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Updated January 11, 2012
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