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[John Jaszczak]

Alkaline pegmatite dike with miarolitic cavities features minerals from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada.

[John Jaszczak]

This exhibit discusses metamorphic grade. I like the kyanite.

[John Jaszczak]

Oxide zone minerals, LARGE and small make for some VERY colorful new exhibits.

[John Jaszczak]

Vanadinite from Morocco is a classic and always a favorite.

[Tobi]

https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/files/superpegs_208.jpg
-> VERY impressive!!! Well ... the other photos, too ;)

[John Jaszczak]

The museum held a sale of surplus and deacessioned items as part of
the Copper Country Mineral Retreat activities. Folks lined up a little before 8 a.m.
Nearby, the Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club is also holding its annual gem and mineral
show in Houghton, Michigan this weekend.

[John Jaszczak]

The entrance gallery at the new museum is almost complete. Here are a few select individual
specimens from the introductory exhibits highlighting donations from collectors and estates.

[John Jaszczak]

Each fall ince 1997 the A. E. Seaman has hosted a fundraiser event sponsored by the Seaman Mineral Museum Society. The first gala was called "The Graphite Ball" and featured a composition for string quartet inspired by graphite's crystal structure, a short and humorous talk about graphite by me (wearing a tux), a wonderful dinner, silent and live auctions, and dancing.

Subsequent events have featured tanzanite, datolite, fluorescent minerals, copper, ruby and more.

[John Jaszczak]

Now for the 16th annual fundraiser gala, the museum will come full circle back to carbon. But this time perhaps more refined? The them will be a celebration of DIAMOND. It will be held in Houghton, Michigan on October 20, 2012 in the ballroom on the campus of Michigan Technological University. If you would like an invitation to be sent to you, please send me a message here or an email to:
jaszczak(AT)mtu{dot}edu

Tony Nikischer, winner of last year's Charles A. Salotti Earth Science Education Award will present a short talk about diamonds at the event, and a new winner of the award will be announced.

[John Jaszczak]

Curator Dr. George Robinson and Professor Robert Rann (Madonna Univ.) have published a new book "The A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum: Its History and Collections." It is 95 pages, with many full color specimen images as well as black and white historical images of people and places relevant to the museum's 110-year history. The book also comes with an indexed CD containing hundreds more high-quality specimen images. The book is available from the Museum's gift shop.

[John Jaszczak]

Part of the mineral forming environments exhibit is an extensive display of greisen and hydrothermal vein minerals. At the end of the isle are two cases of large to extremely large specimens.

[John Jaszczak]

Here are a few more hydrothermal minerals from the mineral forming environments exhibit. These are from North America.

[John Jaszczak]

A few more hydrothermal vein minerals; this time from non-North American localities:

[John Jaszczak]

Celebration of Diamonds: The A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum Society hosted its 16th annual fundraiser event for the A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum on Saturday Oct. 20 in the lovely ballroom in the Memorial Union Building on the campus of Michigan Technological University. Approximately 60 people attended.

[John Jaszczak]

Last year's winner of the Charles A. Salotti Earth Science Education award was Tony Nikischer. He was unable to attend last year's Ruby Gala, but he did attend this year's celebration, received his award, and gave an excellent short talk about diamonds- the theme of the celebration.