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Saturday  10/24/09  Symposium & Field Trip
9:30 AM Registration for Symposium and Field Trips, Coffee and snacks available
9:50 Welcome - Professor Bruce Bridenbecker
10:00 The Stratiform Copper Deposits and Mineralogy of the
Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo- Andrew Turner
10:50 Break and examine copper specimens.
11:15 Minerals from the Mantle: Mojave outcrops offer data about
mantle composition and the Eastern Transverse Ranges.- Professor Bruce Bridenbecker

12:00 - 1:30 PM Lunch Break - Lunch Tables Available Lunch Meeting - SCFM meeting
1:30 Minerals from the Mantle: Ruby Mountain – Professor  Bruce Bridenbecker
1:45 Minerals from the Mantle: Dish Hill - Tina Tuttle
2:40 Silent Mineral Auction.
Saturday Field trip to Ruby Mountain
Sunday Field Trip to Dish Hill , and Castle Butte.
This Society, combines geology studies with interesting field trips, mostly collecting crystals, and mineral specimens.
It is a great professional and friendly group. They have a few outings/symposiums each year,
You can participate by responding to their invitations in LA-Rocks (Yahoo  Message  Group). These outings are very educational and a lot of fun.