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MSA MEETING PROGRAM & PLACE
Franciscan Renewal Center, (PIPER HALL),
January 16, 2025 @ 7.30 pm Arizona time
"The Bolivian Death Switch:
Mining Sulphur Crystals with Rock Currier”
Presented by
Alfredo Petrov
* Meeting is on 3rd Thursday.
* Open to bring and share refreshments.
* Bring (1) example of Mineral of the Month for Show & Tell.
* Meeting will be (In-Person) and (Zoom).
* Please register to attend meeting.
* If you receive a reminder email and will participate via Zoom, please scroll to bottom of email for Zoom Link.
The MSA January 16, 2025 program will be presented by Alfredo Petrov, "The Bolivian Death Switch: Mining Sulphur Crystals with Rock Currier." For the last 30 years the majority of native sulphur specimens in our collections have come from the remote El Desierto mine on the Bolivia-Chile border. So, let's go on a stinky adventure to collect some of this flashy yellow stuff, find out by what convoluted routes it gets from there to here, and along the way learn how Nature makes it, and what else occurs associated with it.
Alfredo was born in England, graduated high school in Ethiopia, studied a year in Beirut, Lebanon, then came to the USA to study geology, where he also had a part-time student job in the mineral department of the San Diego Natural History Museum (which still had a mineral department back then). After graduation with BS in Geology, he worked for many years in Japan and Bolivia, and currently splits his time between homes in Spain and Tucson, where he works for Jewel Tunnel, the company of his late mentor Rock Currier and spends lots of time on the management team of Mindat.org.
Alfredo is a world-renowned mineralogist, author, rare mineral dealer and avid micromounter who writes for numerous publications including Rocks and Minerals, The Mineralogical Record, Mineral News, and Lapis.
Mark the date on your calendars!
Mineralogical Society of Arizona is honored to host the great ALFREDO PETROV as he kicks off MSA 2025 programs with his very special program!
Meeting starts at 7.30PM Arizona time.