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Midwest Mineralogical and Lapidary Society

Established 1956

June 2026

Next Club Meeting @Democratic Club of Taylor June 16th 7:30 PM

Mabe Pearl — Source Information
Photo: W.carter — Own work (CC BY 4.0)
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Alexandrite Specimen — Source Information
Photo: Parent Géry — Public Domain
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Moonstone specimen showing blue adularescence

Moonstone Specimen — Source Information
Photo: Didier Descouens — Own work (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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Midwest Mineralogical & Lapidary Society

NEW LOCATION

SuperSwap • September 19–20

NEW LOCATION

Join us for two days of rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary treasures, and great company at the annual MMLS SuperSwap!

President’s Message

My my how time flies by, June is a great month. It’s our gateway into summer. And first on our list is our annual banquet, June 6th.

We are also planning a field trip to Sylvania, Ohio Fossil Park, which will be announced at our general meeting. And don’t forget our field trip to Sylvania Aggregate Quarry in South Rockwood on July 11, 8:00 am, sharp! Thanks, Gary Slominski, our bee keeper and field trip chairman.

I am sorry to report that two longtime members have passed away. Don Brown and Dave Hendershot, two members that will surely be greatly missed. I am sending a special thank you to Dave Hendershot’s wife, Barb, and Dave for donating the bulk of his collection to our club to use for our auction. A donation that was greatly needed and just in time. This will help our scholarship fund a great deal and I’m sure Dave is smiling down on us as it was his wish to do so.

Our club is still in need of a scholarship chairman or a group of people to help with promoting scholarships to our Michigan universities. We also need a new sunshine reporter.

Now I want to thank Pete Kuzara and his better half for all his work and long years in the club being our editor, and Doris Snyder for all her long years being our treasurer. Everyone, please come to our general meeting for a celebration.

Finally, I want to remind everyone the tables are available to rent for our Super Swap coming up in September. I will have flyers at the general meeting in June coming up. So come on out to the meeting and we’ll talk rocks, minerals, fossils, beading and all lapidary arts.

Thanks, and God bless.
Big Mike!