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Upcoming Events
- Fri, Mar 10Sharon Woods Park Visitor's Center AuditLearn the the difference between Asteroids, Meteors, Meteroids, Meteorites and Comets. Know if to bring an umbrella when the Lyrids, Orionids, Leonids and Geminids shower meteors.
- Fri, Feb 10Sharon Woods Park Visitor's Center AuditJohan Maertens presents program with pictures and video about geology and mineral collecting at one of the most prolific, and active, early 21st century localities in Belgium.
- Fri, Jan 13Sharon Woods Park Visitor's Center AuditTerry Huizing, a renowned calcite crystal collector, presents minerals from North Vernon, Indiana. He talks and illustrates about historical mineral collecting at this prolific locality.
- Sun, Dec 04CincinnatiCelebrate 2022 end with members and friends. Speaker Jeff Swanger, California. Owner/CEO Oceanview Mines An Update on the Southern California Gem Belt
- Fri, Oct 14Sharon Woods Park Visitor's Center AuditJeff Spencer, a longtime field mineral collector, presents minerals from the Midwest. He talks about his personal experiences and friendships.
- Fri, Sep 16Sharon Woods Visitor CenterVeteran CMS Members speak about their personal earth sciences hobby experiences. An opportunity to get to know them better and learn new perspectives or to revive your silent aspirations.
- Fri, Jun 10Sharon Woods Visitor Centre auditoriumGeologist Janet Clifford speaks about the interesting history and the amazing variety of minerals found at the Getchell mine in Humboldt County, Nevada. This mine is in a polymetallic deposit originally mined for gold and silver; followed by a host of other exploitable metals, many of which occur as
- Sat, May 21Sharonville Convention Center2022 SHOW THEME: A Selection from my Collection 4 Illustrated Earth Science Programs 50+ Retail and Wholesale Dealers Swap Area 70 Gem, Mineral, Fossil & Jewelry Displays from museum, university and private collections Free Fossil, Meteorite, Mineral & Gemstone Identification
- Fri, Mar 25Sharon Woods Visitor Centre auditoriumJust as China has emerged as an economic power, so too its abundant minerals have recently amazed the world of mineral collecting. Chinese culture has a tradition of “scholar stones” used for philosophical contemplation, but it is only recently that the Chinese have turned to mineral collecting.
- Fri, Feb 18Sharon Visitor Centre Auditorium, SharonAn audio-visual presentation about about celestine crystal in Ohio. Will you make it the Ohio State mineral?
- Fri, Jan 14Sharon Visitor Centre Auditorium, SharonAn illustrated program about minerals occuring in geodes from sedimentary rocks of Middle Mississippian age.
- Fri, Nov 12Sharon Woods Visitor Centre auditoriumAnnual Auction to benefit the CMS Educational Foundation
- Fri, Oct 15Sharon Woods Visitor Centre auditoriumJim Gebel is a master mineral collector and a true fluorite enthusiast who has built a collection that would be the pride of any museum. It is worldwide in scope with a notable focus on the Illinois fluorspar district. The specimens are fine in quality, typically large, and mostly contemporary.
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