Curator Wins Important Award Geological Association of Canada News Release The E.R.W. Neale Medal has been awarded by the Geological Association of Canada (GAC) to Mr. Peter Russell, one of the most active promoters of Earth Science Education in Canada. Read Article | 13 Apr 2004
		ROM Acquires Two of the World's Top Mineral Collections ROM News Release 2,400 rare and remarkable specimens significantly boost one of North America's best mineral collections. Read Article | 7 Apr 2004

July 16-18, 2004 Sudbury, Ontario, Canada Open to the public. more information... July 25-31, 2004 Norman Wells, Northwest Territories, Canada Open to the public. more information... See also... Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CCFMS) B.C. Lapidary Society How to advertise Top of Page

2004 Fundy Mineral Collecting, by Ian Booth By D.M. Morong - 20 Feb 2004 2003 True North Gems Discovers Eight New High Priority Targets True North Gems - 22 Aug 2003 Canada Day 2003: Edmonton Tumblewood Lapidary Club Display at City Hall Draws Huge Crowd By Ed Zeschuk - 12 Aug 2003 New Mineral Museum Exhibits Include Giant "Jelly-roll" and Dinosaur named George By UBC Public Affairs Office - 5 Jul 2003 Selenite Crystal Clusters found in Calgary, Alberta, Canada By Dirk Schmid and Gerald Tardif - 5 May 2003 An Unknown Trio of Excellent Paleontology Books By Steve Brusatte - 19 Jan 2003 2002 Exceptionally Large Quartz and Sphalerite Crystals found at Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec By Dirk Schmid and Daniel Comtois - 5 Jul 2002 Unique Agate Discovered by Local Rockhound near Calgary, Alberta By Dirk Schmid - 5 May 2002 2001 The Diverse Geology and Mineral Deposits of the Pericratonic Realm: Yukon-Tanana Terrane, Finlayson Lake area, Southeastern Yukon By Kathleen Kemp, University of Toronto - Nov 2001 Annual Alan Kulan Lecture New Young Toronto Mineralogists Club Teaches Children about Minerals By Len Buchanan - Nov 2001 Jade, the Ultimate Treasure of Ancient China By Helen Delacretaz, Winnipeg Art Gallery - Sep 2001 Spectacular Jade Discovery in British Columbia Jade West Group - 26 Aug 2001 In Memoriam: Jerry Van Velthuizen By Yvon Litalien - Jul 2001 Dr. J. Tuzo Wilson Geodetic Monument unveiled at the Ontario Science Centre Ontario Science Centre - May 2001 1999 Gypsum Rosettes Project By Nancy Chow, Ian Ferguson and Jeff Young, University of Manitoba - 1999 Garnet and Iolite Gems in the Slocan Valley, British Columbia By Willow Wight, Canadian Museum of Nature - 1999 Emerald Bearing Strata Indicated over Large Area By Expatriate Resources, Canada - 18 Aug 1999 Dynamic Earth Gallery opens at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto By Marilyn Fraser - 1999 Ammolite By Ed Zeschuk - 1999

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