Category: Calendar of Events
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Indian Mound Hike Planned for September
Winfield Mounds Hike 10:00 am – 11:30 am Join a naturalist-led hike to the only known prehistoric American Indian mounds in DuPage County. Ages 12 and up; under 18 with an adult. Free. Registration begins Sept. 10. Call (630) 942-6200.
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National Fossil Day Art And Photography Contest
The National Fossil Day partners are sponsoring an art and photography contest to celebrate the second annual National Fossil Day. National Fossil Day is scheduled for Wednesday, October 12, 2011, during Earth Science Week. The theme for this contest is “Fossils in My Backyard.” The age groups are 5-8, 9-13, 14-18, and an adult group,…
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National Fossil Day, Wed. Oct. 12
ESCONI web site received this request for our involvement in creating a local event of our choosing for National Fossil Day from Eva Lyon, the National Fossil Day coordinator. Since the day is Wednesday, October 12, and coming up soon, I wanted to see if anyone was interested in this idea. While I could have…
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Events in August, 2011
August 26–28—South Bend, IN. Michiana Gem and Mineral Society’s 48th Annual Jewelry, Gem, and Mineral Show and Sale, St. Joseph Cnty. 4-H Fairgrounds, Esther Singer Bldg., 5177 S. Ironwood Rd. Info.—Marie Crull, 574/272-7209, or crullb2@sbcglobal.net, or sauktown.com/Michiana. Friday, August 26 – ESCONI Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. NOTE! ROOM CHANGE! College of Dupage, Student Resource Center,…
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Events In Last Half of July 2011
Sat., 7/23, Geodes and Gems, Elgin Public Museum, Noon-2 PM; Free Geodes are one of the coolest phenomena of geology; deceptively like a regular rock at first glance, when cracked open, geodes reveal beautiful quartz formations. Discover how they formed and even have a chance to crack open one for yourself. Museum representatives will be…
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Events – No Events till After July 4
Summer is here, so there are no ESCONI meetings till September. There are a few earth science events that will be happening in July and August, which I will post on after July 4. If you are looking for a gem/mineral show… here is a list from Rocks and Minerals Magazine. I know many of…
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Field Museum Behind The Scenes Tour with Rob Sula
Rob Sula, our ESCONI Vice President, writes: Due to space, class size is limited so please contact Georgia Madden to sign up. You can call her at (630) 942-2063 or e-mail her at madden@cod.edu. Please do not contact me directly as I am leaving for my field season tomorrow morning and I won’t be back…
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Events This Week 6/13 – 6/20/2011
Saturday, 6/18 – ESCONI Field Trip to the Larson (Vulcan) Quarry on Barber Greene Road in Sycamore, IL. 9:00 am to 11:30AM. Sign up by sending me an email with the number of people and their names. I will acknowledge by return email. Dave fossil54@att.net Rules: 1. Must be an ESCONI member. 2. Must be…
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Friday Lecture: Meteorites & Impact Events
Friday, 6/10 – General Meeting – Lecture: Dr. James St. John, Ohio State University at Newark will present a program on Introduction to Meteorites and Impact Events. This will give an overview of what rocks from space look like, what their mineral contents are, their ages, their origins, and their beauty. Various rocks resulting from…
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Geodefest 2011
Let’s Get Cracking at GEODEFEST 2011 Chicago Rocks and Minerals Society Presents a Celebration of Geodes Saturday, June 11, 1 to 5 PMNew Location: St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, 8013 Laramie Ave., Skokie Don’t miss Geodefest 2011, the Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society’s 3rd annual celebration of geodes – those plain ol’ lumpy, bumpy…
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Events This Week Ending Sunday 6/12
Friday, 6/10 – General Meeting – Lecture: Dr. James St. John, Ohio State University at Newark will present a program on Introduction to Meteorites and Impact Events. This will give an overview of what rocks from space look like, what their mineral contents are, their ages, their origins, and their beauty. Various rocks resulting from…
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Chicagoland Gem and Mineral Show This Weekend!
Chicagoland Gems & Mineral Association 35th Annual Gem, Jewelry Fossil and Mineral Show, Dupage Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL. Saturday, 5/28 – 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, 5/29 – 10 am to 5 pm. Adults: $5.00. Seniors & Students, $3.00. Under 13 Free. ESCONI members can help the show by volunteering. If you…
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Events This Week 5/23 – 5/30
Chicagoland Gems & Mineral Association 35th Annual Gem, Jewelry Fossil and Mineral Show, Dupage Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL. Saturday, 5/28 – 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, 5/29 – 10 am to 5 pm. Adults: $5.00. Seniors & Students, $3.00. Under 13 Free. ESCONI members can help the show by volunteering. If…
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Events this week
Saturday and Sunday – ESCONI Mazon Creek fossil collecting trip in Braceville. Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils on private propertyMeet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to…
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Dr. Robert Martin Lecture Tonight – Friday, May 13
If you are interested in learning more about Dr. Martin, the Field Museum offers information… In the tree of life, human evolution is a very unusual case in many ways. If the focus of study is too narrow, it is difficult to avoid special pleading. My long-term research strategy has hence been rooted in the…
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Events This Week Ending Sunday 5/15
Fri. 5/13 am Fri. 5/13 pm Fossil Field Trip, St. Paul, Indiana – meet at the quarry office by 7:45 am (6:45 am Chicago time). Normal safety equipment is needed – hard hat, protective boots, eye protection. To get to the office take I65 south around Indianapolis to 174. Exit and…
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Dino Lecture Tonight 5-7 pm by Tyler Keillor in Wauconda
From Fossils to Fish: How does a Paleoartist transform a fossilized dinosaur skull into a fleshed-out life reconstruction? What are the reasons for depicting an extinct animal in a particular way, and what lines of scientific evidence are there to support the subjective, artistic choices used in the creation of a sculpture? Using a slideshow…
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Activities for Week 4/18 – 4/24, 2011
Fri. 4/22 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Sat. 4/23 No Archeaology Study Group Meeting – see 4/30 field trip.
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Got These Mazon Fossils? Please Bring to Paleo Meeting
Paleontology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Topic: The Paleontology of Pets (Dogs, Cats, Guinea Pigs) by David Carlson, ESCONI member. Also, will be photographing Mazon Creek specimens. Looking for the following: Didontaogaster; tummy tooth worms, Paucijaculum; arrow worms, Eurypterids, Amynilyspes; pill millipedes, Etacystis; H, Shark poop: spiral poop, Dasyleptus;…
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Events This Week, April 11- 17, 2011
Sat. 4/16 Paleontology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Topic: The Paleontology of Pets (Dogs, Cats, Guinea Pigs) by David Carlson, ESCONI member. Also, will be photographing Mazon Creek specimens. Looking for the following: Didontaogaster; tummy tooth worms, Paucijaculum; arrow worms, Eurypterids, Amynilyspes; pill millipedes, Etacystis; H, Shark poop: spiral…
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Jim Daly’s Presentation on Mineralogy Terminology
Last night, at the Mineralogy Study Group meeting, Jim Daly gave an informative presentation, Mineralogy Terminology. Here are the handouts (.doc) and the slides(.ppt). On the left is the slide displaying the optical property, shiller, as seen in this specimen of Aventurine. (photo by Jim Daly).
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Saturday, 4/9, Mineralogy and Micromount Meeting 7:30 pm
Mineralogy and Micromount Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 1630 pm1. Talking about mineral structures and classifications.
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Friday – General Meeting – “Tyrannosaur Research”
ESCONI General Meeting. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Thomas Carr from the Dinosaur Discovery Museum will speak on “Tyrannosaur research and the bird evolution gallery at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum”.
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Des Plaines Geological Society’s Show This Weekend
Via the TribLocal: The Des Plaines Geological Society‘s annual show will be held on April 9-10 at the Des Plaines Park District Leisure Center at 2222 Birch St Des Plaines Il. Show hours are: Saturday 9:30-5:00 and Sunday 10:00-4:00. Admission Adults $3 Seniors $2 Students w/ID $1 Children under 12 free with adult. There will…
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Events This Week, 4/4 – 4/11, 2011
Tues, 4/5 Field Museum Lecture – Extreme Cave Diving: Exploring the Blue Holes of the Bahamas, 7:30 Fri, 4/8 ESCONI General Meeting. 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Thomas Carr from the Dinosaur Discovery Museum will speak on “Tyrannosaur research and the bird evolution gallery at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum”. Sat. 4/9…
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Events This Week, 3/28 – 4/3, 2011
Mon, 3/28 Friday, 4/1 Safety Training6:30 – 9:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Cost: $10 for all, additional $7 for the book (if you don’t have the book that you purchased last year) payable at the door to John McArdle. John McArdle of ZRS (Zoological Research Services) is approved…
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This Monday, 3/28 – Safety Training Session, 2011
Safety Training – 6:30 – 9:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Cost: $10 for all, additional $7 for the book (if you don’t have the book that you purchased last year) payable at the door to John McArdle. John McArdle of ZRS (Zoological Research Services) is approved to offer Miner Safety Certification…
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All ESCONI Meetings in Rm 161 Mar – May
All the ESCONI meetings will be in room 161 for the months of March, April and May.
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Events This Week 3/21 – 27, 2011
Fri. 3/25 Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Sat. 3/26 Archaeology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131.
