| Berks Mineralogical Society |
| Club Contact Info: |
| Berks Mineralogical Society 31 Homestead Lane Robesonia, PA 19551 Phone: 610-693-5581 Attn: Bret Cadmus BerksMineralSociety@yahoo.com |
| Welcome to the Berks Mineralogical Society webpage. Here you find information about our club, our events and links to relevant information. We are a club dedicated to fossils & mineral collecting & identifying, lapidary and geologic phenomena; all within the guidelines of our charter. We meet the second Tuesday of every month (except July & August) at the Reading Public Museum's auditorium. Entrance is through the rear of the museum. Meetings begin at 7:30 and host a variety of topics. The public is welcome to all meetings. |
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| Pennsylvania Fossil: Phacops Rana Devonian Trilobite |
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| Pennsylvania Soon-to-be-State-Mineral: Celestite But we need YOUR help to make it happen. |
| Tired of looking down? To dark to hunt for minerals? Why not look up? Check out the Berks County Amateur Astronomy Society. |
| Last updated November 7, 2008 |
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| Want to see something colorful in nature? Why not try the Baird Ornithological Club of Berks County? |
| An AMAZING comprehensive website of nature activities in Berks County can be found at Berks County Nature. Thank you for all the wonderful information Karl. |
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| We meet at the Reading Public Museum's auditorium. Directions are here. |
| Now on the Field Trip page, upcoming trips and pictures from past collecting trips. |
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| BMS is now a proud member of the Eastern Federation Mineralogical & Lapidary Society. |
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| Our November 11th meeting will include a guest speaker - Independent Scholar, PaleoArtist, and Field Paleontologist Patti Kane-Vanni (aka PaleoPatti) "An Egyptian Cultural Adventure: from King Tut to the Dinosaurs" Join us on a treasure hunt! From the discovery of Egypt's first dinosaurs, including the first and only Spinosaurus, to a tour of the stunning archeological artifacts of the King Tut exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Then continue on this six-week adventure through the markets of Cairo, to Memphis, to the oldest pyramids in Sakkara, and ride the camels past the world-famous pyramids of Giza. After you've had your fill of pharonic treasures, follow the paleontological team on their trek through Egypt's Western Desert to the Bahariya Oasis. Here you'll see the expedition prospecting in the desert sands and mountains, discovering 90 million-year-old fossils, from a 17-foot Coelacanth fish to turtles and dinosaur teeth, to the most exciting Egyptian dinosaur discovery in almost a century. Witness the paleontological digs and discovery of a new dinosaur, then the second largest in the world, the Paralititan stromeri. The 2000 dig was initiated and planned by renowned Paleontologist Dr. Peter Dodson and his students from, and sponsored by, the University of Pennsylvania, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, the Delaware Valley Paleontological Society, as well as Cosmos Studios and MPH Entertainment, who filmed the expedition and created the subsequent film "The Lost Dinosaurs of Egypt" (A&H and The History Channel) and two books. Children are encouraged to attend! |
| January 13, 2009 presentation by Paul Murdoch on his fossil trip to Peru. Paul will discuss the plethura of fossils that can be found in the region and the methods of conservation used by Peruvians. |
| Our December meeting will be our annual 'feast' and this year elections for club officers will be held in December. The positions to be elected will include president, vice president, treasurer and secretary. All active members are encouraged to attend and vote, while all guests are welcome to attend the meeting. If you are interested in running for one of the postitions listed above, please feel free to email us at BerksMineralSociety@yahoo.com. |
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| When outdoors, why not try Geocaching? |