SUMMER 2009 NEWSLETTER: Available Here JOIN OUR CLUB: Download our 2009 club brochure here
Welcome Friends and Visitors!
The Micromounters
of New England was organized on November 8, 1966
for the purpose of promoting the study of minerals that require
a microscope. Read A
Brief History by Janet Cares.
We
rely on our members to volunteer their time and expertise to help
keep the club running smoothly. In return members
get desirable giveaways at each meeting, and exchange specimens
or information with others, often obtaining help in identification
of unknowns.
We encourage young people to join our club, we offer a discounted rate for youth memberships. We welcome non-members to visit our monthly meetings.
In
May, members have the opportunity to hear a prominent speaker on a topic
of value to micromounters, and may purchase good specimens at bargain
prices. We try to keep dues and other expenses to a minimum in order that
everyone may participate. See Thoughts
on Micromounting by Pat Barker.
As
the name implies, we are unique, different from other mineral clubs, and
try to emphasize this difference. Most of, but not all of, our members
already have a basic knowledge of minerals and usually are members of
one or more unspecialized mineral clubs.
We try to restrict our programs,
publish articles, and notices of other events to items relating to micromounting
and to localities in or adjacent to New England. |
