Faces in Idaho Mining History
Idaho is known as the Gem State and the Silver Capital of the World. We'll take a photo tour and discuss Idaho mining history from Bogus claims to Billions made […]
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Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United States
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Paleontology: How the Study of Fossils became a Modern Science
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesIn this talk, Dr. Luna (Boise State University) will discuss some of the major breakthroughs that not only underpinned the development of paleontology, but also completely transformed our understanding of […]
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Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesDr. Terry Panhorst will help you better understand the terms “critical minerals” and “rare earth elements”. These terms are used frequently in the news media these days, but many are […]
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Stories of Gold Discoveries in the Oregon Country
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesGeologist Mark Ferns will trace the fascinating and amazing history of gold discoveries in Oregon in this lecture. 1pm, Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary Rd. Nonmembers […]
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Water, Snowpack and Drought
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesThe presentation will cover this year’s snowpack and projected water supplies or shortages. We’ll look at early seasonal outlooks for this winter and see how analog years are selected and […]
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Mineral Identification
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesNeed help identifying rocks you’ve found or purchased? Coyote Short, Professional Geologist, can identify rocks, minerals, fossils and Native American artifacts. Bring in your specimens and she will help you […]
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Pegmatites
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesThe presentation will discuss Pegmatite, a textural term for igneous or metamorphic rock bodies with unusually large crystal sizes. 1:00 PM, Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology, 2455 Old Penitentiary […]
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All About Helium
Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, Boise, ID, United StatesJoin us for a fascinating lecture on Helium by Dr. Steve Tedesco. The lecture takes place at 1pm at Idaho Museum of Mining and Geology (IMMG), 2455 Old Penitentiary Road, […]
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