BAM - Newsletters | Bay Area Mineralogists

April 2024 - Program: Macro & Micro Minerals of Butte MT, by Dan Evanich. Milestone of 6000 Minerals Passed. Amazonite Field Trip Story. Upcoming Shows.

March 2024 - Program: Tucson Reports. TGMS Show Competition Winners. Dues are Due. Upcoming Shows.

February 2024 - BAM on Tucson hiatus.

January 2024 - Program: Cosmogenic Origin of Boron, by Ted Hadley. In Memoriam: Bruce Murphy. Dues are Due!

December 2023 - Program: The Geology of Birthstones. Speaker Bio: Paul Brandes. President's Message [new meeting space needed]. Oakland's Minerals and Gemstones.

November 2023 - Program: A Tale of Two Shows [Detroit, NM Mineral Symposium]. The Beast at NMBGM Museum. Another YouTube Mineral Video.

October 2023 - Program: Zingy Zircon. Speaker Bio: Herwig Pelckmans. Butte MT Collecting Report. Upcoming Shows. Mineral Videos on YouTube.

September 2023 - Program: The Majuba Hill Mine, Pershing County, Nevada: A Source of Superb Copper Arsenate Minerals, by Dan Evanich. 2023 Picnic Photos.

July & August 2023 - Summer break - see you in September.

June 2023 - Program: Minerals and Stamps by Don Windeler. BAM Summer Hiatus. BAM Picnic - July 29. NCMA Mineral Namesakes. In Memoriam: Alex Earl. My Big Pocket by John Sulzbach.

May 2023 - Program: Maybee Quarry, Monroe County MI. Speaker Bio: Chris Stefano PhD. BAM Picnic Tentative Plans. NCMA Conference May 26-28. Intro Bolivia, Conclusion.

April 2023 - Program: Tales from the Field, by BAM members. Congratulations Mike Cox! Upcoming Club Show. Intro Bolivia Part 3.

March 2023 - Program: Tucson Download by BAM members. Congratulations Dan Evanich! Upcoming Shows. Intro Bolivia Part 2.

February 2023 - Tucson break, back in March.

January 2023 - Program: Minerals of the Anthropocene by Marcus Origlieri. Tucson Preview Open House. February Schedule. Dues are Due. Upcoming Shows. Intro Bolivia Part 1.

December 2022 - Program: The Type Locality Minerals of Tiger, Arizona. BAM President's Note. Mini-Show & Holiday Party. Brazil Redux, Conclusion.

November 2022 - Program: Titanite and Friends. Clear Creek Field Trip Report. Upcoming Event. Brazil Redux, Part 3.

October 2022 - Program: Wulfenite, The Official Arizona State Mineral. BAM Field Trip to Clear Creek. Upcoming Shows & Events. Brazil Redux, Part 2.

September 2022 - Program: Collecting in Nevada's Nightingale District. New BAM Minerals! Picnic Report. Brazil Redux, Part 1.

July & August 2022 - BAM and newsletter on summer hiatus. See you in September!

June 2022 - Program: Fifty Years of BAM. Bay Area Mineralogists 50 Years Later - A Commentary. Newsletter Archive on Website. BAM Past Presidents. BAM Summer Hiatus and Picnic. Future News.

May 2022 - Program: Minerals of the IL-KY Fluorspar District. A Return to In-Person Meetings. Save the Date for Jean Lee Estate Sale. R.I.P. Trona Gem-O-Rama. Pretty Pictures. Upcoming In-Person Events. BAM will be 50 Years Old in June!

April 2022 - Program: An Overview of Platinum Group Elements: Geology, Geochemistry, and Mineralogy. Speaker Bio: Andy McDonald. Fine Minerals Sale May 14-15. NCMA Micromeet is On. New Reference Books from MAC. Crystals.Not.Pistols. Upcoming Show.

March 2022 - Program: Mineralogy and Geology of Franklin-Sterling Hill Mining District NJ. A Note from The President: In Search of a Successor. Two New BAM Publications. NCMA Micromeet is ON. New Books from the U.K. New Book(s) on the Mineralogy of Franklin and Ogdensburg NJ.

February 2022 - Program: Tucson Report. Dues are Due. Pseudomorph Bibliography. Calcite Crystals and Microbial Activity.

January 2022 - Program: Mining in the Ancient World. To Tucson or Not To Tucson? Mont Blanc Jewels. Chamonix Alpine Museum. World's Largest Star Sapphire Cluster.

December 2021 - Program: Pseudomorphs: Mineral Fossils. Image Stacking Presentation. Richmond Basin AZ Silver Nuggets. New 4-ton Quartz at Smithsonian. New Mantle Mineral Found in Diamond. Plumbago North Pegmatite, Maine.

November 2021 - Program: Michigan's Keweenaw - Where Copper Was King. Outback Exploration. New Almaden Meeting Report. Upcoming Live Events!

October 2021 - Schedule change: joint in-person meeting with Crystal Gazers on Oct 23. What is Armalcolite? Martine de Bertereau: the First Female Mineralogist. Upcoming Live Events. 4.38-carat Diamond Found in Arkansas.

September 2021 - Program: An Incomplete Mineralogy of the Ojuela Mine, Antique to Modern. BAM Summer Picnic Report. In Memoriam - Jean Lee. A Note from Herwig. The Mineralogical Books by James and Edward Dana.

August 2021 - Newsletter on vacation!

July 2021 - Program: Mining Districts in Eastern Washington. mindat thread on mineral identification. BAM swag. BAM Picnic in August! 2021 Trona Show Cancelled. Unidentified Stones in South Africa Spark Diamond Rush. A Visit to Butte, Montana.

June 2021 - Program: Hydrothermal Minerals of New Mexico. NM Tech Mineral Museum. Revised BAM Meeting Schedule. Mining for an Engagement Ring at Crater of Diamonds.

May 2021 - Program: Show & Tell. New Emerald Locality in Southern California. Field Trips, Anyone? Member Bios on our Web Page.

April 2021 - Program: Collecting at Bay of Fundy. Gail Dunning, 1937-2021. Sinkankas Symposium 2021. New Mexico Rock Goes to Mars!

March 2021 - Program: The Blanchard Mine: The Little Mine That Couldn't Ore. Speaker Bio: Erin Delventhal. Numbering of BAM Publications. Recent Additions to our Library. Dues are Due.

February 2021 - Rare February Meeting. Program: Cave Mineralogy. Min Rec Supplement: Field Collectors! TheRock.Show. Young Mineral Collectors.

January 2021 - Program: Type Specimens and Type Localities. Quiz Night Report. New Mineral in an Old Specimen. Virtual Tucson 2021. Tucson Shows Rescheduled to April.

December 2020 - Program: Quiz Night! Mineral LEGOs? Kentucky Agate Book. Tucson Updates and Rumors. Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum. Agate Calendar 2021.

November 2020 - Program: Collecting Along the Loneliest Highway. 2021 TGMS Show Cancelled. Member articles on mindat and BAM. On chlorastrolite, a variety of pumpellyite-(Mg).

October 2020 - Program: Classic Trantham Collecting Spots. Placerville Quartz Crystals Part 2. Legislation Good and Bad.

September 2020 - Program (virtual): Summer Recap. Status of Shows. PNWFM Virtual Symposium. Andy McDonald Hat Trick. Cerro Gordo Fire. Useful mindat Feature. Possible micro-meet in Oregon. Placerville Quartz Crystals, Part 1.

July, August 2020 - Summer break: no newsletters

June 2020 - Meeting Cancelled. Summer Hiatus. Mineral Talks Live beginning June 3. BlueCap Productions free to view. mindat article by Kyle Buecke. Links from Mike Cox. Show Cancellations and Rescheduled Events. GIA Downloads. Mariposa Rock Swap.

May 2020 - Program: More DIY. Miocene Petrified Wood of Eastern WA. Jack Halpern Centennial. Cancelled and Rescheduled Shows.

April 2020 - Program: Lockdown DIY. Pinch Award report and remarks. Cancelled Shows. Chuck Trantham Obituary.

March 2020 - Gail Dunning, 2019 Pinch Medal Awardee! In Memoriam: Chuck Trantham. In Memoriam: Si Frazier. Mineralogical Research Company. Program: Tucson Download.

January 2020 - Program: The Unbearable Density of Scintillating. No BAM meeting in February. Dues are Due. Paul Geffner Sale. Rick Kennedy Open House. New Carbon Mineral in a Meteorite. Silver Nuggets from Richmond Basin. Pacific Micromineral Conference. Tucson Shows. Tucson BAM Dinner.

December 2019 - Program: Champion Mine. Plethora of Fluorites. Our Web Site. Thanks to 2019 Contributors! Looking for Speakers.

November 2019 - Program: American Fluorites & Localities. Holiday Party. Emeryville Holiday Mineral Sale. Photo of the Day. Another Dan Evanich Photo. Upcoming Show. Recent Field Trips.

October 2019 - Program: The Many Faces of Fluorite. (November: American Fluorite.) Aragonite Sea Level Indicators. What's New in Minerals? Antique Instrument Inquiry. Upcoming Shows.

September 2019 - Program: Geology and Minerals of CCMA. Gail Dunning Has Been Busy! BAM Picnic. Trona Show Cancelled. Upcoming Shows. BAM at SFGMS Show.

July & August 2019 - Summer hiatus: no newsletters

June 2019 - Program: Lesser Known CA Coast Range Localities. New Gail Dunning papers on web site. Rock Currier auction. Renaming of Tetrahedrite Group Minerals. BAM: Summer Hiatus, Summer Picnic, NCMA, SF Show, Swag. Proposed New Mineral Classifications. Diamonds in the News.

May 2019 - Program: What Made You A Collector? Gaildunningite: Description and Structure. Monazite Ghosts. Peeps Periodic Table

April 2019 - Program: Kilauea Volcano 2018. NCMA Micromineral Symposium. Pegmatite Symposium. Book Review: French Connection. Upcoming Shows

March 2019 - Program: Tucson Reports. BAM member wins FM award. Malhmoodite Meanderings. Upcoming Shows

February 2019 - None - Gone to Tucson

January 2019 - Program: Colorado Mineral Belt. IMA List of Mineral Names. Santa Teresa Mercury Mine Field Trip. BAM Dinner at Tucson. Pacific Micromount Conference. Upcoming Tucson Shows.

December 2018 - Program: California Quartz Wiki. Introducing New Geology Collections Manager at CA Academy of Science

November 2018 - Program: Cornwall & Beyond. Save the Date, December 8. Upcoming Shows.

October 2018 - Program: Luminescence in Minerals. New Gail Dunning article. New Tucson Show. Childhood memories. Upcoming shows

September 2018 - Program: Reward Mine. John Veevaert. SFG&MS and BAM picnic recap. Pacifica magazine article. Dunning & Hadley paper.

June 2018 - Program: 2017 Adventures in Namibia. BAM Summer Hiatus. BAM Summer Picnic, Aug 18. SFGMS Show. Crystal Structure and Atomic Design.

May 2018 - Program: Garnets of California. Fun reading: "Thank God This is Only A Hobby!". Member Newsletter Contributions. REE Deposit in Japan. Perovskite in Diamond. Upcoming Show.

April 2018 - Program: Topaz and Its Friends. Article: Topaz Etymology & St John's Island.

March 2018 - Program: Tucson and Then Some. BAM Website 2.0 Launch. BAM Mineralogical Award 2017. Upcoming Events & Shows.

February 2018 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2018 - Program: Rick's Big Year, 2016, by Rick Kennedy. Rick's Open House. Upcoming Events & Shows. No February Meeting / Tucson Dinner.

December 2017 - Program: Minerals on the Rim of Fire, by Joseph Ogierman. Holiday Party. Donate to mindat. Sagenite & Sagenitic Quartz.

November 2017 - Program: Nevada DIY. Remembering Jean DeMouthe. Swiss Sewage. Upcoming Shows & Coupons. Get the current coupon here.

October 2017 - Program: Amorphous Opal at Kawah Ijen, Java, Indonesia, by Jake Lowenstern. New members welcomed. Upcoming Events.

September 2017 - Program: McDermitt Mine, by Mike Cox & Ted Hadley. Rock Sale. Upcoming Events. SFGMS Show Pictures.

August 19-20, 2017 - San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society Show, including BAM displays.

July - August, 2017 - Gone to the country. Look for the next regular issue in September. Happy hunting!

June 2017 - Fen Cooper Memorial. Program: Myanmar Tour, by John Magnasco & Barb Matz. Summer Plans. A Visit to the Smithsonian.

May 2017 - Program: Darwin Field Collecting, by Stan Bogosian. Fluorite from Dal'negorsk. NCMA Micromount Symposium. Bam at CA Academy of Science.

April 2017 - Program: BAM website 2.0 Demo by Gawan Fiore. How to get BAM Swag. Neanderthal Rockhound? Upcoming Shows.

March 2017 - Program: Tucson Show and Tell. Congratulations Dan Carlson. New Carbon & other minerals. News and Shows.

February 2017 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2017 - Program: Mark Mauthner on the Oceanview Mine. Rick's Open House. All about Tucson. Pacific Micromount Conference.

December 2016 - Program: Celon Sapphires by Sheahan Stephen. MinRec Supplement & Photo Offer. Got Swarf? Upcoming Events. BAM in Myanmar!

November 2016 - Program: Silver & Gold, by Dr. David Mustart. MinRec & BAM. News of Members. Upcoming Shows. PNW FM Conference Photos.

October 2016 - Program: The Seaman Mineral Museum a la Don Windeler. CA Academy Minerals. Snow Lake Memories. Upcoming Shows.

September 2016 - Program: BAM and the MR Supplement. Picnic Report. Green Fire Mine Field Trip. BAM at the SFGMS Show.

July - August, 2016 - Gone to the country. Look for the next issue in September. Happy hunting!

June 2016 - Program: Belgium and Mineralogy, by Herwig Pelckmans. Web Site Committee Report. Mariposa Museum Event. A Special Geologic Map! SFGMS Show & BAM Picnic. BAM Summer Break. BAM Exhibits at Santa Clara Show.

May 2016 - Program: New Idria Quicksliver, by Gary Parsons. Summer field trip complications. Chatsworth mineral collection. Upcoming Symposium.

April 2016 - Program: Ongania Mine Namibia. Darwin Revisited. Santa Clara Show & BAM Display. Upcoming Shows & Events.

March 2016 - Program: Tucson in Review. Peter's Clear Creak Adventure. Summer Trip to da UP, the book. Portable Emergency Locators. Upcoming Shows & Events.

February 2016 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2016 - Program: Alfredo Petrov on Pseudomorphs. Rick's pre-Tucson Open House. Mineral Reich Eifel, the book. BAM dinner in Tucson. Upcoming Shows & Events. Scheduled Talks in Tucson.

December 2015 - Program: Barb Matz on the Trona Field Trips. Teds news from the field. Second largest diamond ever found. Ping diamonds. Upcoming Shows & Events.

November 2015 - Program: Len Piszkiewicz on Sphalerite in the Midwest. New California Mineral, Esquireite. CA Academy Exhibit at SFO. Trona Field Trip Report. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

September 2015 - Program: Dan Evanich on Minerals of the Smithsonian. BAM at the SFGMS Show. BAM Picnic. CA Academy Fluorescent Request. New Blue John Discovery. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

June 2015 - Program: Jake Lowenstern on Drilling for Magma in Iceland. BAM summer field trip to Montana. SFGMS Show. BAM Picnic. Michigan Mineral Museum Collaboration. Who Was Baron Lederer? MT: Boulder Batholith & Berkeley Pit. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

May 2015 - Program: Don Windeler on the Michigan Minerals. BAM summer field trip to Montana. NCMA Symposium. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

April 2015 - Program: Jesse Fisher on the North Pennine Orefield. BAM summer field trip to Montana. Bam Case at Santa Clara Show. Bute MineralSymposium. Mindat status change. Upcoming Shows & Sales. Upcoming field trips.

March 2015 - Program: Tucson Download. Pacific Micromount Conference. Upcoming Shows & Sales. Upcoming field trips.

February 2015 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2015 - Program: Field Trip Reports. Open House Jan 25. Pacific Micromount Symposium. Tucson Shows. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

December 2014 - Program: Madagascar Tour, by Barb Matz. Sutter's Mill Meteorite. Pacific Micromount Symposium. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

November 2014 - Program: Imperial County, CA Ð Overlooked and Undercollected, by Bob Walstrom. Cargo Muchacho Field Trip. Mineral Names Ð Weeksite. Upcoming Shows & Sales.

October 2014 - Program: Alex Cooper on a Tabledt App for Mapping while Field Collecting. Clear Creek Field Trip Oct 25. In Memorian. Rocks in the News. Upcoming Shows.

September 2014 - Program: Dan Evanich, New Mexico, Land of Enchantment (and lots of fluorite, too). Scenes from New Mexico. President's message. SFGMS Show Report. Upcoming Shows.

July - August, 2014 - Gone to the country. Happy hunting!

June 2014 - Program: Ted Hadley, "Adventures in Mineral Collecting". In Search of BAM Officers. Summer activities. PIA Award for MinRec GC+F Issue. Upcoming Shows.

May 2014 - Program: Don Windeler, "Minerals and Stamps". CCMA Feedback & Tips. NCMA coming up. New Mexico Field Trip. Upcoming Shows.

April 2014 - Program: Bill Motzer, "Mercury Deposits of the California Coast Ranges and Their Environmental Impact". CCMA Ping. In Search of Telegenic Diggers. Upcoming Shows.

March 2014 - Program: Rick Cooper (BLM) on the CCMA. The big Tucson Recap. Notes of mindat.org.

February 2014 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2014 - Program: Alfredo Petrov, "Collecting in Bolivia and the Andes". Annual Dues are Due: $6.

December 2013 - Program: Barb Metz, "A Mineralogical Journey in Germany and Poland." Clear Creek update. Planning for January. Upcoming shows.

November 2013 - November doubleheader: Stan Bogosian on BAM in Utah, and Dan Evanich on BAM in Colorado. Crystal Gazers / BAM Holiday Thang. Upcoming shows.

October 2013 - Program: CANCELLED due to government shutdown. Trimingham Sale Updates. BAMies out and about. Upcoming shows. ~ Government shutdown may effect BAM meeting schedule.

September 2013 - Program: Jolyon Ralph, "MinDat and Its Uses." Bam Summer highlights - shows, picnics and so on. Upcoming shows. ~ This month we are meeting on the 3rd Wednesday, the usual time & place.

July - August, 2013 - Gone to the country. Happy hunting!

June 2013 - Program: Will Elder on the Geology of the Golden Gate lHeadlands. SF Gem & Mineral Soiety Show. BAM goes on vacation for the summer.

May 2013 - Jon Page on The Obscure Pegmatites of the Chihuahua Valley District. CCMA Protest Letter. Santa Clara Valley Show Wrap. BAM shirts. Upcoming Shows.

April 2013 - Ted Hadley on Map Management & Paperless Portability for Field Collectors. Release of the CCMA Proposed Resource Management Plan. BAM Case for the April Santa Clara Show. Upcoming Shows.

March 2013 - Tucson Recap. Gretchen Luepke Memorial. BAM Benefit Auction. BAM at the Santa Clara Show. High Altitude Field Collecting. Notes. Upcoming Shows.

February 2013 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January 2013 - January's meeting is on Wednesday, the 16th. Alfredo Petrov on "Collecting on active volcanoes in Japans." Dues reminder.

December 2012 - Program: BAM at MinDat Morocco! Upcoming shows. Note: The January meeting will be on the third Wednesday, the 16th.

November 2012 - Program: Dennis Freiburger "A Gemstone Safari to Tanzania". The CalPhotos Online Database. Crystal Gazers/BAM Holiday Party Upcoming shows. Note: The January meeting will be on the third Wednesday, the 16th.

October 2012 - Program: Dan Evanich recaps the Nevada field trip. Theft at the State Mining & Mineral Museum. Upcoming shows.

September 2012 - Program: Chuck Trantham, "Collecting at Skookumchuck Dam, Washington." Upcoming programs: October field trip to Nevada; November Dennis Freiberger on Tanzania. BAM at the SF Gem & Mineral Society Show. Upcoming shows.

July - August, 2012 - Gone to the country. Happy hunting!

June, 2012 - Program: Ted Hadley on "Perovskites: Natural and Synthetic." Upcoming SFG&MS show. Summer picnic and other BAM notes. Upcoming shows.

May, 2012 - BAMnews is on vacation, but the May meeting features Don Windeler on the "Skarns of the Ludwig area, Yerington District, Nevada" as a preview for a portion of the June field trip. BAM will also have a booth at the USGS Open House on May 19 and 20, 10am to 4pm each day.

April, 2012 - Special meeting time & place: April 14, 2012, 9 M, California Academy of Sciences. April program: Jean deMouthe on Mineral Collection Basics. SFG&MS invitation to a collecting trip at the Spider Mine. Expect a Clear Creek update at our May meeting. Upcoming events.

March, 2012 - Program: The big Tucson Recap. April Meeting in San Fransisco. Bam heads to Morocco. Upcoming events.

February, 2012 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January, 2012 - Program: "Arizona Night" with Stan Bogosian. Bam meeting notes. Bam heads to Morocco. Upcoming events.

November, 2011 - Program: "Gems: A Mineralogical Perspective," by Jean DeMouthe. Collection Curation. Crystal Gazers/BAM Holiday Party. Upcoming shows.

October, 2011 - Program: Paul Geffner on amathests from Jacksons Crossroads, VA. Upcoming programs. September eratta. Upcoming shows.

September, 2011 - Program: Dennis Perkins on Blue Needle Quartz. Upcoming programs. BAM summer highlights. Happy endings in Clovis. Upcoming shows.

July & August, 2011 - Gone to the country. Happy hunting!

June, 2011 - Program: Dennis Freiburger on the Karakoram Highway. August Field Trip to Colorado. Other Fun in the Summertime: SF Shows (and BAM Involvement). Upcoming shows.

May, 2011 - BAMNews is taking a little vacation. Our May meeting will feature Tim Greenland on the geology, history, and mineral collecting in Chessy, France.

April, 2011 - Program: Rick Kennedy on "The California Blue Mine." May program on Chessy, France. RIP Tlhomas Serwatka. UCSC seeking contribution of teaching specimens.

March, 2011 - Program: "Tucson!" Other Mineralogical Events. Programs past and future. BAM Bios & Directory.

February, 2011 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January, 2011 - Program: "Rescued: The Chilean Mine Story." December notes. LA Museum of Natural History.

December, 2010 - Program: Tim Rose on new California Minerals. November Meeting Notes & Upcoming Programs. Updates on the CCMA: Notes from 11/30 BLM Mining Claimant Meting. Upcoming Shows.

November, 2010 - Program: John Richardson, "A Madagascar Travelogue." October Notes & Upcoming Programs. Crystal GazersÍ / BAM Holiday Bash. BAM Website Updates. Upcoming Shows.

October, 2010 - Program: Dan Evanich on BAM's 2010 Idaho Field Trip. NCMA Meeting Wrap & Prezo CD. The Nature of Opals Auction. BAM Mug Shots. October Shows.

September, 2010 - Program: John Magnasco on "Crystal Twinning". BAM summer highlights. Mineral Collector in the News. Gretchen Luepke-Bynum, 1943-2010. Upcoming Shows.

June, 2010 - Program: Gary Moss on the Mines & Minerals of Western Idaho. July 17th Idaho field trip details. CCMA Update (Clear Creek). Geology Field Day at Pinnacles, May 8th. Show Calendar.

May, 2010 - Program: Len Piszkiewicz on the Upper Missippi Valley Led-Zinc District. July 17th Idaho trip. Update on Gretchen Luepke-Bynum. Summer Shows.

April, 2010 - Program: Magnasco on Japan & Korea. CCMA Update (Clear Creek). Geology Field Day at Pinnacles, May 8th. Show Calendar.

March, 2010 - Tucson in Review. Show Calendar.

February, 2010 - None: Tucson Holiday.

January, 2010 - David Lowe in London's Natural History Museum; December meeting notes; December silent auction. Show Calendar.

December, 2009 - Copper Country Cruising with Don Windeler; December silent auction results. Clear Creek Update. Show Calendar. No February Meeting.

November, 2009 - Lee McIlvaine on visiting Långban, Sweden; December silent auction; Crystal Gazers holiday party. Show Calendar.

October, 2009 - Inaugural BAM Meeting at USGS. Len Piszkiewicz on he San Gabriel Mts. Strawberry Mine Field Trip. Great California ShakeOut. Show Calendar.

September, 2009 - A New Home for BAM. Dan Evanich on Eastern Sierra Field Trip. Upcoming Strawberry Mine field Trip. Clear Creek Update.

June, 2009 - Program: Si & Ann Frazier on Pseudomorphs. Summer plans and fall programs. The Foothill Finale. Passing of Ken Gochenour & Walter Koniuk.

May, 2009 - Program: Barb Matz, "Behind the Scenes at the Benitoite Shoot." Field Trip to Eastern California May 17-24. The End of an Era: Final Meeting at Foothill College. Passing of Bill Forrest.

April, 2009 - Program: On the Road in Arizona with Stan B. Upcoming programs. Passing of Claus Hedegaard and Steve Pullman. Got Gabbro?

March, 2009 - Program: Tucson in review. May fieldtrip. Rockhounds and claims. Remember to pay your dues.

January, 2009 - Program: David Lowe on South Africa. BAM Tucson coordination. San Rafael Show in July. Crystal Gazers party wrap. REMEMBER: NO FEBRUARY MEETING.

December, 2008 - Program: Summer Sojourns with Brian. Swap Meet. Event Calendar: Dec. 18 Gemstone Deposits of the U.S.

November, 2008 - Program: Collecting with Craig. Future programs. Mineralogical Crossbreeding for the Holidays. Crystallographic Fun for the Kiddies.

October, 2008 - Program: the BAM Website. BAM at the SF Mineral Show. New Mineral Show coming next summer. Upcoming shows.

April, 2008 - Program: Building the Complete Mineral Database; Field trip to New Mexico, the Rainbow Mine (Fresno Co), Owyhee Reservoir, and the Berkeley Geology Department.

March, 2008 - Program: Tucson Show reviewed and deconstructed; Field trip to New Mexico in June; Cash & Treasures at the Gem Mine; In search of Iceland Spar.

January, 2008 - Museum Travelog by Rick Kennedy; preparations for Tucson; the Munich show, part II, including some great Afghan specimens.

December, 2007 - Mines, Minerals and Metals in Bolivia; the News (and some specimens) from Munich.

November, 2007 - Mining with Gas; Fires in the Southland; Ed Oyler Memorial Sale; Deposits Magazine Solicits Articles.

October, 2007 - August field trip to Butte; CCMA Clear Creek meeting; picnic & auction recap; In Memoriam: Al Ordway.

July, 2007 - New BAM Officers; butte Field Trip; September 22nd Picnic.

February, 2007 - BAM Dinner at Tucson; Tucson 2007 links and news; München 2006: Masterpieces and passions in pink but where is the beer?, by Claus Hedegaard.

January, 2007 - Collecting in Greenland; Review of our meeting with the BLM; Bolivian Miners fling Dinamita; Lesotho Promise Diamond; upcoming Tuscon events.

December, 2006 - Fieldtrip to Benitoite Gem Mine; new minerals at Munich show; Dan Evanich's Wulfenite passion; upcoming Tuscon events.

October, 2006 - The BAM 2006 Picnic; Benitoite Gem Mine reopens; new minerals at Denver show; review of September meeting; Plesiosuarus from the arctic; up-coming field trips and events.

September, 2006 - The BAM Field Trip to the Willard Mine, Redbird Mine, Bloody Canyon, and Majuba Hill Mine; up-coming field trips and events.

June, 2006 - Don Windeler on the "Skarn Deposits Near Ludwig, Yerington District, Nevada"; Review of Nevada Field Trip; up-coming field trips and events; Cobalt chromophore "Beluga Spinel".

May, 2006 - Nevada Mining & Minerals; Review of April Field Trip; up-coming field trips and events; Things that Go Clink in the Dark; May 24th Field Trip to Nevada; Konder Deposit to be Auctioned.

April, 2006 - Preview of the Mines & Minerals of the North Pennines Tucson Show Review; Scandles at Tucson; up-coming field trips and events.

March, 2006 - Winter Review,Tucson; Revitalization Preview; Upcoming Events.

Oct/Nov, 2005 - Minerals of Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil; New at the Denver Show; New at the Munich Show; Stalactites.

September, 2005 - Review of September 10 picnic; May Meeting Review: Trimming and Cleaning specimens; Clear Creek and the Call to Action; Garnet Creek Blocked; the passing of Bob Harold and George Shokal; Getchell Mine Sat Snap.

May, 2005 - Review of Rhodochrosite: Red Treasure of the Rockies; Trimming and Cleaning demonstrated at May meeting; upcoming events calander.

April, 2005 - Sweet Home Mine Video in April; May and June Fieldtrips; call for Newsletter content.

March, 2005 - Our Tucson Show Report; upcoming shows; meeting agenda and field trip schedule through June.

January, 2005 - Champion Mine Video and mineral display; working calendar for 2005.

December, 2004 - December Silent Night Auction; Champion Mine video and and minerals for program in January.

November, 2004 - The October trip to Clear Creek; making plans for the coming year.

October, 2004 - Summer summary; return to Clear Creek on the 8th & 9th.

June, 2004 - Brief Report on May 27th field trip to Gold Hill, Utah; Planning for more field trips this summer and fall; June 9th meeting to review Gold Hill trip and plan for the next trip.

May, 2004 - May 27th field trip to Gold Hill, Utah; May speaker will be John Stockard on thunder egg formation; Mineral of the Month is Simpsonite.

April, 2004 - 2004 Field Trips; Minerals on the Internet (April speaker); Strontiojoaquinite - Mineral Find of the Month; Bill Spence on The Greenhorn Summit.

March, 2004 - The 2004 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show; Field Trip to LaPaz County, Arisona; Mineral Find of the Month; Upcoming Activities.

December, 2003 - Bring some interesting specimens to the Dec. Meeting; The Cleaning and Care of Benitoite, BAM's first field trip in 1974; Academy Geology Exhibits in Golden Gate Park Due to Close.

October/November, 2003 - Mineral of the Month, Post-Thanksgiving field trip planning, upcoming club events.

September, 2003 - Mineral of the Month, Majuba Hill Field Trip, come to the Oct. 8th meeting to discuss November field trip.

August, 2003 - Annual Picnic Sept 7; New Editor and Format - check out the new columns.

June, 2003 - Len Pisciotta on his field trip to Namibia.

May, 2003 - Results of the Field Trip to Darwin.

April, 2003 - Pre-Field-Trip Briefing on Darwin.

March, 2003 - All about Tucson. March 1st Picnic.

November, 2002 - Ethics & the Mineral Collector. Champion Mine specimen review at the December meeting.

October, 2002 - June meeting - Report on Champion Mine Field Trip by members. Planning for a Darwin fielt trip.

May, 2002 - June meeting - Report on the Garnet Hill Field Trip by members

April, 2002 - May meeting - Mineralization in Faults by Prof. DiLeonardo

March, 2002 - Report from Tucson