Mineral Society of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada

The Mineral Society of Manitoba
Schedule of Events

| Field Trip Schedule |
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MONTHLY MEETINGS

From September through May, the Mineral Society of Manitoba meets on the first Wednesday evening of each month (except December). Guest speaker and title of presentation are announced in advance in the newsletter.

Meeting Time 7:30 p.m

Location Manitoba Museum
190 Rupert Avenue
Room P-47, Planetarium Level (use north side entrance)

Upcoming Speakers 2011

Speaker	Presentation Title
Ed Cloutis (U of Winnipeg)	Geology and mineralogy of Mars
Bob Elias (U of Manitoba)	Corals: their distribution throughout North America and how they fared during the Ordovician extinction event and Silurian recovery
Aaron Lussier (U of Manitoba)	Tourmalines
Chris Pederson	Rare element mineral deposits in Greenland and northern Canada

2011 FIELD TRIP SCHEDULE -- TBA

2008 FIELD TRIPS

Amethyst, Thunder Bay,
Sunbeam Gold, Whiteshell
Floodway Selenites, Winnipeg
Fossil Discovery Centre, Morden
Archeology/Mineralogy Weekend, Stony Mountain & Oak Hammock Marsh

General information about field trips:

Dates shown are tentative. Contact the field trip coordinator to confirm date and to get the start time and rendezvous place.

Most of the day-long field trips are scheduled for Saturdays. This allows Sunday to be used as a rain date if necessary

You must register in advance for the multiple-day field trips to Thunder Bay. Contact the field trip coordinator for more information.

When attending a field trip:

Be prepared to sign liability waivers

act in a safe and reasonable manner

leave behind only footprints

Things to bring with you:

lunch and drinking water

bug repellent and sunscreen

hammers and chisels

safety glasses, safety boots

field lens or magnifying glass

collecting bags

notebook (to record locations and geological notes)

camera

your sense of adventure