FRANKLIN-OGDENSBURG
MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY, INC.

SPRING and SUMMER 2008
ACTIVITY SCHEDULE 

Saturday, March 15, 2008

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field Trip --- Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

Collecting permitted on the Mine Run dump and in the Fill quarry—Passaic Pit –Noble pit areas.

Fees for mineral collecting:  $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material taken.

(Open to F.O.M.S. members only)

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro Group, Franklin Mineral Museum.

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting and Lecture, Franklin Mineral Museum.

Disposing Of A Mineral Collection, by Tony Nikischer, Excalibur Mineral Corp.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field Trip --- Collecting location not confirmed.

Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum at 8:30 am

For more information call Dick Bieling: (610) 826-3814.

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro Group, Franklin Mineral Museum.

1:30 - 3:30 pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting and Lecture --- Franklin Mineral Museum:

A New Perspective On The Parker, Palmer And Open Cut Franklin Mines, by Bill Truran.

Saturday and Sunday, April 26 and 27, 2008

SPRING SHOW WEEKEND

36^th Annual N.J.E.S.A. Gem & Mineral Show

held in conjunction with the the 13^th Annual F.O.M.S. Spring  Swap-and-Sell.

Sponsored by the New Jersey Earth Science Association, The Sterling Hill Mining Museum, and the Franklin-Ogdensburg Mineralogical Society, Inc.

Franklin Middle School, Washington St., Franklin, NJ.

N.J.E.S.A. Show hours: Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday, 10 am to 5:00 pm

Swap-and-Sell hours: Saturday, 8:00 am to 5:30 pm; Sunday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Admission $5.00 per person, children under 14 free with paying adult.

[For Swap-and-Sell information, contact Chet Lemanski after 8:00 pm at (609) 893-7366.]

 **Sterling Hill Garage Sale, Christiansen Pavilion, Sterling Hill Mining Museum

Saturday and Sunday:  10:00 am to 3:00 pm

BANQUET AND AUCTION

Saturday evening at the GeoTech Center, Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

Admission limited to 60 people.  Social hour at 5:30 to 6:30 pm, followed by an all-you-can-eat buffet from 6:30 to 7:30 pm

Banquet Tickets are $17.00 each and include:  all food, coffee, tea, and soft drinks.  B.Y.O.B.!!

Silent Auction from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm  Live Auction at 7:45 pm

Both auctions are for the benefit of all three show sponsors: N.J.E.S.A., F.O.M.S., and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

FIELD COLLECTING

**Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

Organized by the Delaware Valley Earth Science Society (DVESS).

!!!!!Schedule:  Saturday, 9:00 am to 11:00 pm!!!!!

$20 per person includes extended mine tour and registration.

$1.50 per pound for material collected.

Preregistration required; see:  www.uvworld.org for more information.

**Sterling Hill Mining Museum, Sunday only.

Collecting on the Mine Run dump and in the Passaic and Noble pits

9:00 am to 3:00 pm (Open to the public!)

Fees for mineral collecting:  $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material taken.

Sunday, May 4, 2008

**Noon ---Annual Volunteer Appreciation and Miners Day Tribute at the Franklin

Mineral Museum, including special events and a concert by the famous Franklin Band.

Saturday, May 17, 2008

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field Trip --- Collecting location not confirmed.

Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum at 8:30 am

For more information call Dick Bieling: (610) 826-3814.

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro Group, Franklin Mineral Museum.

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting and Lecture --- Franklin Mineral Museum:

New Discovery Of Orthoamphibole Gneiss In Sussex County, New Jersey Highlands:  Another Important Piece Of The Franklin Marble Zinc Deposits Puzzle, by Richard Volkert.

Saturday, May 31, 2008

**1:00 pm – 9:30 pm --- Fluorescent Mineral Society Meeting

at the GeoTech Center at Sterling Hill.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm --- Meeting with presentations

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm --- Dinner:  grilled marinated flank steaks and grilled spicy chicken; salads and soft drinks included.  B.Y.O.B. if you would like something stronger during the day, or with dinner.

Dinner ticket donation:  $10.00 per person.

Reservations  necessary:  Dick Bostwick:  rbostwick@att.net, or home phone:  212-749-5817

Night collecting after dinner until 9:30 pm

Fees for mineral collecting:  $5.00 admission plus $1.50/lb for all material taken.

Saturday, June 7, 2008

**7:00 pm - 10:00 pm --- Spring Night Dig and Mineral Sale at the Buckwheat Dump, Franklin.

Sponsored by the Franklin Mineral Museum.  Open to the public – poundage fee charged.

Eye protection, flashlight, and UV lamp advised.

For more information contact the Franklin Mineral Museum:  (973) 827-3481

Saturday, June 21, 2008

9:00 am- Noon --- F.O.M.S. Field Trip --- Collecting location not confirmed.

Meet at the Franklin Mineral Museum at 8:30 am

For more information call Dick Bieling: (610) 826-3814.

9:00 am - Noon --- F.O.M.S. Micro Group, Franklin Mineral Museum.

1:30 pm - 3:00 pm --- F.O.M.S. Meeting and Lecture, Franklin Mineral Museum.

A Little Bit Of Tucson, by Richard Bostwick

**9:00 am - 3:00 pm and 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm --- Sterling Hill Mining Museum.

Day and Night Collecting on the Mine Run Dump and in the Passaic and Noble pits.

(Open to museum members only)

 Scheduled activities of the F.O.M.S. include meetings, field trips, and other events.

Regular meetings are held on the third Saturdays of March, April, May, June, September, October, and November, and generally comprise a business session followed by a lecture.

F.O.M.S. meetings are open to the public, and are held at 1:30 pm,

usually in Kraissl Hall at the Franklin Mineral Museum,

Evans St., Franklin NJ (check listings for exceptions).

 Most F.O.M.S. field trips are open only to F.O.M.S. members aged 13 or older.

Proper field trip gear required:  hard hat, protective eyewear, gloves, sturdy shoes.

**Activities so marked are not F.O.M.S. functions but may be of interest to its members.  Fees, and membership in other organizations, may be required.

Any information in this schedule, including fees, is subject to change without notice.

The F.O.M.S. Activity Schedule is compiled by Tema Hecht:  thecht@att.net