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- Throwback Thursday #310: History of the Thornton Quarry
Ran across this interesting episode of “It’s History” on Youtube…. “Why This Highway Runs Through Chicago’s Biggest Hole”. It’s about the Thornton Quarry and one of the founders of Chicago, Gurdon Saltonstall Hubbard, who is the namesake of Hubbard Street in Chicago.
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Field trips require membership, but visitors are welcome at all meetings!
| Friday, March 13th | General Meeting – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Jeffrey Amelse will be presenting “Archaeological, Geological, and Other Historic Sites in Portugal.” |
| Saturday, March 14th | Field Trip – “Escape the Excavation: A hands-on archaeological adventure” – College of DuPage, 1pm – 3pm. Details here. |
| Saturday, March 21st | 66th ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Details here. |
| Sunday, March 22nd | 66th ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show at the DuPage County Fairgrounds. Details here. |
| No meeting this month | Mineralogy Study Group |
| No meeting this month | Paleontology Study Group |
| No meeting this month | Junior Study Group |
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Mineral / Micromount Study Group Information
Read more: Mineral / Micromount Study Group InformationThe Mineral/Micromount Study Group meets the second Saturday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. in room 161 of the K Building at the College of Dupage Glen Ellyn Campus. Chairperson: Kathy Dedina
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Archaeology Study Group Information
Read more: Archaeology Study Group InformationThe Archaeology Study Group normally meets the fourth Saturday of the Month at 7:30 p.m. in room 161 of the K Building at the College of DuPage Glen Ellyn Campus starting March 22, 2003. Chairperson: Bryan Nugent
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Past Mineral & Micromount Study Group Meetings
Read more: Past Mineral & Micromount Study Group MeetingsJanuary 8, 2000 Video on Upper Michigan February 12, 2000 Minerals of Langban, Sweden March 11, 2000 Unusual Crystal Forms – Twins and Pseudomorphs. Crystals frequently appear “different” from the classic textbook illustrations. Sometimes twins are formed reflecting a series of crystals faces. Sometimes the crystals are not what they seem. Instead they look like one crystal form, but chemically are replaced by another mineral to become a pseudomorph. Both types will be illustrated with specimens. April 8, 2000 Minerals of Mont St. Hilaire, Canada. This is another world class location with a great number of species, diverse, unique and…
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Past General Meetings
Read more: Past General MeetingsAs we move content from the previous ESCONI web site to the new site, we want to keep information about some past general meetings. We look forward to more General Meetings like these: “Ice Age Paleo Indian Cultures of the Great Lakes” by Scott Demel, Field Museum of Natural History, December 2008 General Meeting. In this presentation, Scott provided an overview and insights into parts of the new permanent exhibit, The Ancient Americas. We learned how the views about these Americans are changing what we thought we knew! Field Museum photo Geo-CK-46.1T, by John Weinstein. “New Gem Exhibit at Field Museum of Natural History”…
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In Memoriam
Read more: In MemoriamDon Brazda Jr, son of Don Brazda, long-time ESCONI member and former President, passed away on September 7. Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 500 N. Dearborn, Suite 305, Chicago IL 60610
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Mazon Creek Fossil Flora Book For Sale
Read more: Mazon Creek Fossil Flora Book For SaleThe Mazon Creek Fossil Flora by Jack Wittry You can purchase copies on ebay, Amazon or at most club functions like meetings and some field trips. These will be available at the ESCONI General and Paleontology meetings. Questions? Feel free to call Andrew Jansen at (630) 739-7721 or e-mail at esconibooks@aol.com. Dealer inquiries are welcome.