May 2006 - Amethyst and a lot more!

Report from our feature-packed May meeting

Ms Carol Sullivan was recognized for her generosity and dedication to SEMMC, and received Charter Membership Award. Congratulations and Thanks!

A number of members stood up and described their recent activities

Jim showed some Herkimer diamond specimens and discussed our upcoming field trip to Herkimer, NY

Ed and Steve talked about their trip to a fluorite mine in Marion, KY
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Steve's fluorite specimens

Sue showed some of her fossil finds from Quincy, MA

Curt related his collecting experience during his trip to Arizona

Daryl brought in his recent finds

Daryl had two "unknown" specimens - he needs you help!

Bob summerized the recent Club Field trip to Sampson Quarry

Bob's aquamarine specimens

We had to fix a little technical problem by a bloom stick!

Finally, the speaker for the May 2006 meeting was Larry White, who collected amethyst in Southboro, MA for 43 years. His presentation included a number of slides of his amethyst specimens.