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Show This Weekend 3/16 & 3/17! Yipee! We Can Use Your Help!
Read more: Show This Weekend 3/16 & 3/17! Yipee! We Can Use Your Help!Only four more days to go before the ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show at the new location – Dupage Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL. If you can find time to help with of these activities, your help will be greatly appreciated!
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Mineralogy Study Group Meeting Tonight – Sat. 3/9
Read more: Mineralogy Study Group Meeting Tonight – Sat. 3/9ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) – Topic: Jim Daly will present a program on Moctezuma, Sonora minerals and there willl be a video on the Cave of Swords. BRING YOUR MINERALS FROM MEXICO FOR SHOW DISPLAY!
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See Some of the Auction Specimens
Read more: See Some of the Auction SpecimensPhotographs of some of the Mazon Creek specimens that will be auctioned at the ESCONI Gem, Mineral, Fossil Show on 3/16 and 3/17 at the Dupage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL.
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New Dealer Just Added For Gem, Mineral Fossil Show
Read more: New Dealer Just Added For Gem, Mineral Fossil ShowLatest Update: LAVIN’S GEMS & JEWELRY has been added as a dealer to the ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show for next weekend.
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Two Author Signings at ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
Read more: Two Author Signings at ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil ShowA special attraction has been added to this year’s show – our very own ESCONI members Jack Wittry and Rob Sula each were both involved in book releases in the last year and they have agreed to be available for book signings at the show. Jack Wittry, Northeast University Research Fellow and author of “The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna” and “Mazon Creek Fossil Flora”, will be signing books on Saturday, March 16th, from 10 am to Noon. Rob Sula, featured in the National Geographic children’s book “Dinosaurs”, will be signing copies of that book on Saturday, March 16th, from Noon…
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43rd annual Rock, Gem & Mineral Show in Monroe Wisconsin
Read more: 43rd annual Rock, Gem & Mineral Show in Monroe WisconsinDear friends, family and supporters of the Badger Lapidary and Geological Society, I hope this email finds you happy and well. I am writing on behalf of the Badger Lapidary and Geological Society to promote our 43rd annual Rock, Gem & Mineral Show in Monroe Wisconsin. Please consider yourself invited to this free, educational, family friendly event this weekend. Show Event Description: Badger Lapidary & Geological Society, 43rd Annual, Rock, Gem, Mineral, & Fossil Show. Saturday March 9th & Sunday March 10th 9AM to 5PM: Cost: Free show and free parking (donations appreciated). Location: Monroe Middle School, 1510 13th Street, Monroe, WI. …
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ESCONI Members – Need Your Help
Read more: ESCONI Members – Need Your HelpHello ESCONI members: We are having a work day at the warehouse on March 9 at 9:00 am so as to get all the items ready for the annual show. We need your help in identifying and organizing inventory. This is the last weekend before the show. Contact me if you can make it – 1-630-483-2363 for reservations or e-mail at esconi@hotmail.com ThanksJohn Good
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Chicago Rocks, 64th Annual Silent Auction – Sat. March 9
Read more: Chicago Rocks, 64th Annual Silent Auction – Sat. March 9Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society, 64th Annual Silent Auction of Rocks, Minerals, Fossils and Lapidary Treasures, 6 to 9 p.m.,St. Peter’s United Church of Christ gymnasium, 8013 Laramie Ave., Skokie (across the street from the public library on Oakton) Bid on rocks, crystals, minerals, fossils, geodes, handmade jewelry, lapidary materials, books, magazines and much more! Special selection just for kids. First table closes at 6:30 p.m. Free admission and parking. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Refreshments available. For more information, call Jeanine N. Mielecki at (773) 774-2054 or email jaynine9@aol.com. Visit www.chicagorocks.org.
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Members, Are You Displaying Some of Your Collection At Show?
Read more: Members, Are You Displaying Some of Your Collection At Show?If you are displaying some of your collections at the show, be sure to reserve the cases you need – just give John Good a call at 630-483-2363.
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Events for March 2013
Read more: Events for March 2013Sat & Sun 3/16 & 3/17 ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show *Note new location! Dupage Country Fairgrounds, Home Economics Building, Wheaton, Saturday, 10 am to 5 pmSunday, 10 am to 4 pm Free Admission and Parking DealersGeode SplitterMineral, Fossil and Jewelry DisplaysBooks and MagazinesKiddie KornerDemonstrationsSilent AuctionLive AuctionDisplays from the Field Museum and the Lizzaro Museum Sat 3/16 Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, Rock and Mineral Identification, 10:30 a.m., ages 8 to adult, Reservations Required (630) 833-1616. Sat 3/22 ESCONI Board Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Tech Ed Build. TEC 1038B (Map) Sat 3/23 Archaeology Study Group Meeting. 7:30 p.m. College…
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Biomolecules in Mississippian crinoids
Read more: Biomolecules in Mississippian crinoidsFrom Dave over at the ESCONI Discussion Group: Info here: http://www.scienced aily.com/ releases/ 2013/02/13021816 4130.htm Abstract here: http://geology. gsapubs.org/ content/early/ 2013/01/17/ G33792.1 Notable because it is the oldest occurrence on record, but hardly a surprise. Gastropods from Lone Star (Pennsylvanian, Missourian) are known to retain shell color patterns most likely due to porphyrins, another biomolecule. Dave
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Please Distribute Show Flyer for ECONI March Show
Read more: Please Distribute Show Flyer for ECONI March ShowThe ESCONI Show is in a new location (Dupage County Fairgrounds, Wheaton, IL), so we need all the help we can get to get the word out about the new location for this year’s show. Please distribute the ESCONI show flyer in your community in the next week ~ Ideas include, giving the show flyer to – ( Click here to download flyer in .pdf format)
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Report of CO2 Gusher from Granite
Read more: Report of CO2 Gusher from GraniteVia geology.com from Arizona Geology: Kinder Morgan hit an unexpected ‘gusher’ of carbon dioxide reportedly from fractures in granite in the St. John’s CO2-helium field in eastern Arizona….
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68,000 Record of Climate Change
Read more: 68,000 Record of Climate ChangeVia geology.com: A team of U.S. ice-coring scientists and engineers in Antarctica, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), has recovered from the ice sheet a record of past climate and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that extends back 68,000 years….
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Archaeology Study Groups Sat 2/23 and Sun 2/24
Read more: Archaeology Study Groups Sat 2/23 and Sun 2/24Eric Schmidt, the study group leader for the ESCONI Archaeology Study Group, recently updated our club about the Chicago Archaeological Society and their activities. The next meeting of the Chicago Archaeological Society is on Sunday, February 24 – Chicago Archaeological Society – “Archaeology of Southeast Asia” by Dr. Laura Junker. Meetings are at 3:00 p.m. at the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Avenue, Evanston. The next meeting of the ESCONI Archaeology Study Group is on Saturday, February 23 – 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed Building (TEC), Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Chicago Area Archaeology. Members are asked to bring in…
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Common Ancestor of All Placental Mammals
Read more: Common Ancestor of All Placental MammalsVia Dave over at the ESCONI Discussion Group: A new study describes the common ancestor of all placental mammals. More info at: http://www.scienced aily.com/ releases/ 2013/02/13020714 1458.htm … the study details how researchers used both genetic and physical traits to reconstruct the common ancestor of placental mammals, the creature that gave rise to many mammals alive today. The data show that contrary to a commonly held theory, the group diversified after the extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago… And the abstract of the article in Science.
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A Few Earth Science Vendors
Read more: A Few Earth Science VendorsA few vendor web sites came to our attention in the past month: – Need abrasives for lapidary or rock polishing? You may wish to check out Panadyne Abrasives – Looking for information about buying gems? You may wish to check out gemstoneguru.com – Going to Tucson? You may wish to check out SpiriferMinerals.com – they will be in Tuscon City Center – Hotel Room #424 And finally, a local vendor who doesn’t have a web site, sent in this information for our members: Being a fellow hobbyist, I know what it takes to set-up a shop and organize…
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Where Can I Collect Mazon Creek Fossils?
Read more: Where Can I Collect Mazon Creek Fossils?Here is the state park in Illinois that is known for Mazon Creek fossil collecting – http://www.dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/PARKS/R2/MAZONIA.HTM Resources about collecting: http://www.esconi.org/esconi_earth_science_club/2009/01/mazon-creek-reference-information.html ESCONI hosts two Mazon Creek collecting field trips each year to a site on private land. You just need to be a member of the club to attend. Here is the page with information to become a member – http://www.esconi.org/esconi_earth_science_club/become-a-member/ How do you find out about ESCONI field trips? Just watch the ESCONI website’s Calendar of Events or watch our Facebook site for field trip announcements, or sign up to receive the event email-newsletter, or attend General ESCONI meetings…
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ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting This Saturday 2/9
Read more: ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting This Saturday 2/9ESCONI Mineralogy Meeting 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map)
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| Friday, May 2nd | Field Trip to Danville, IL. Details here. |
| Friday, May 8th | General Meeting – 8:00 PM via Zoom. Thomas Loebel will present “Seeing Beneath the Ground: Geophysics and Archaeological Explorations in Illinois”. |
| Saturday, May 9th | Junior Study Group Meeting – 2:00 PM, in person at the College of DuPage Technical Education Center (TEC) Building – Room 1038A (Map). “The Rock Cycle and Sedimentation” Specifics of this meeting are available from Scott Galloway, 630-670-2591, gallowayscottf@gmail.com. |
| Saturday, May 16th | Paleontology Study Group – 7:30 PM via Zoom. John Catalani will present “An Ordovician Konzentrat Lagerstätte: The Dixon Mifflin Residuum Fauna”. |
| Saturday, May 23rd | CGMA Show, Kane County Fairgrounds |
| Sunday, May 24th | CGMA Show, Kane County Fairgrounds |
| Saturday, May 30th | Field Trip to Braceville, IL. Details here. |
| Sunday, May 31st | Field Trip to Braceville, IL. Details here. |
| No meeting this month | Mineralogy Study Group |