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  • THE 5TH PHOENIX HERITAGE MINERAL SHOW - JUNE 6-8 2025

    • 06/06/2025
    • 10:00 AM
    • 06/08/2025
    • 4:00 PM
    • PHOENIX SHRINE AUDITORIUM - 552 N. 40TH ST, PHOENIX, AZ 85008





    Mark Your Calendars!

    Three Day Show!

    JUNE 6-8, 2025


    Phoenix Shrine Auditorium

    552 N. 40th St., Phoenix, AZ

    Show Theme

    COPPER



    Show Hours:  

    Friday & Saturday: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

    Sunday: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm


    Café Hours:

    Friday & Saturday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm 

    Sunday: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 



    Admission:

    CASH ONLY - ATM Available

    $10.00 Adults

    $5.00 Veterans, Seniors (65+), Students

    FREE Children Under 12 with Adult    
    FREE Parking 

    Enter show through the

    Shrine Auditorium's South Entrance.

     


    The only quality mineral show in the Phoenix area bringing exceptional minerals to the discerning mineral collector!

    The Show also includes high-quality gemstones, jewelry, and fossils!

    Museum, Guest and Competitive Mineral Exhibits with Awards!

     

    Competitive Awards

    Bob Jones Trophy

    Best Display of Minerals


    David Shannon Trophy

    Best Display of Field Collected Minerals


    Arthur L. Flagg Trophy

    Best Display of Minerals (Junior)


    Best of Theme

    COPPER

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    Best of Theme

    COPPER

    Small Cabinet-Cabinet






    Show Produced by


    Arizona’s Oldest Mineral Society

    Celebrating 90 Years! (1935-2025) 

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  • PLACEHOLDER: MEETING TO BE ANNOUNCED: MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - January 15, 2026 - "TITLE TBA” Presented by TBA

    • 01/15/2026
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • (In Person Meeting): Franciscan Renewal Center, (Piper Hall), 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
    • 90




    MSA MEETING PROGRAM & PLACE

    Franciscan Renewal Center, (Piper Hall),

    January 15 , 2026 @ 7.30 pm Arizona time


    "TITLE TBA”
    Presented by TBA

     

    Meeting is on 3rd Thursday.

    * No refreshments

    MEETING will be In-Person and Zoom.


    Program TBA.





    Meeting starts at 7.30PM Arizona time.


    Show details

  • PLACEHOLDER: MEETING TO BE ANNOUNCED: MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - April 17, 2025 - "TITLE TBA” Presented by TBA

    • 04/16/2026
    • 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
    • (In Person Meeting): Franciscan Renewal Center, (Piper Hall), 5802 E. Lincoln Drive, Scottsdale, AZ 85253
    • 90




    MSA MEETING PROGRAM & PLACE

    Franciscan Renewal Center, (Piper Hall),

    April 17, 2025 @ 7.30 pm Arizona time


    "TITLE TBA”
    Presented by TBA

     

    Meeting is on 3rd Thursday.

    * No refreshments

    MEETING will be In-Person and Zoom.


    Program TBA.





    Meeting starts at 7.30PM Arizona time.


    Show details

Past events

04/17/2025 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - April 17, 2025 - "Recent Mineral Meanderings” Presented by Jeff Scovil
02/20/2025 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - February 20, 2025 - "Roadside Geology of Arizona: Guiding Principles, Design Approach, and Favorite Places” Presented by Dr. Stephen J. Reynolds & Julia K. Johnson
02/05/2025 BCC Mine (Hematite)
01/16/2025 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - January 16, 2025 - "The Bolivian Death Switch: Mining Sulphur Crystals with Rock Currier” Presented by Alfredo Petrov
12/18/2024 Burro Creek for Pastellite
12/14/2024 Mineralogical Society of Arizona - 2024 Holiday Jamboree/Christmas Party
12/07/2024 PINAL GEOLOGY MUSEUM PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE
11/21/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - November 21, 2024 - "An Album of Mineral Oddities” Presented by Jeff Scovil
10/17/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - October 17, 2024 - "Sphalerite - Not Just a Black Mineral” Presented by Les Presmyk
10/05/2024 Petrified Wood at Dobell Ranch
09/19/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Partial Zoom) Meeting & POTLUCK - September 19, 2024 - "REMEMBERING & CELEBRATING BOB JONES” Presented by Chris Whitney-Smith, Evan Jones, Dana Slaughter, Les Presmyk
09/07/2024 FIELD TRIP (Mingus Mountain Jasper with Hematite): Saturday, September 7, 2024
08/31/2024 UARIZONA ALFIE NORVILLE GEM & MINERAL MUSEUM SPECIAL GALLERY TOURS
08/10/2024 16th Annual Gilbert Fine Mineral Show 2024
07/20/2024 MSA 2024 FIELD TRIPS: BISBEE & TOMBSTONE MINE TOURS
06/01/2024 SATURDAY NIGHT EVENT: DINNER, KEYNOTE SPEAKER, AWARDS CEREMONY & AUCTIONS: THE 4TH PHOENIX HERITAGE MINERAL SHOW
05/16/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - May 16, 2024 - "Fluorescent Minerals From Bisbee, Arizona” Presented by Richard W. Graeme IV
05/04/2024 DOBELL RANCH (PETRIFIED WOOD)
04/27/2024 MSA FIELD TRIP: SUPERIOR PERLITE QUARRY (APACHE TEARS)
04/18/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - April 18, 2024 - "A Mineral Collecting Trip to Morocco” Presented by David Joyce
03/21/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - March 21, 2024 - "Tucson 2024 Photo Romp” Presented by Jeff Scovil
02/24/2024 B & B Claim
02/17/2024 Apache Tears Superior Arizona
02/15/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - February 15, 2024 - "The Very Long History of Jadeite Mining in Japan.” Presented by Alfredo Petrov
01/21/2024 Dobell Ranch, Holbrook, AZ (Petrified Wood) - SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2024
01/18/2024 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - January 18, 2024 - "Lucius Lee Hubbard: One of the Copper Country's Greatest Mineral Collectors" Presented by Dr. Christopher J. Stefano
01/13/2024 Blue Cube, Prism, Spectrum Fluorite Claims
12/20/2023 Burro Creek Chert
12/16/2023 CANCELLED! Lake Pleasant Area
12/09/2023 Mineralogical Society of Arizona - 2023 Holiday Jamboree/Christmas Party
12/02/2023 PLANET MINE COMPLEX FIELD TRIP (MSA MEMBERS ONLY): SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2023 (DAY TRIP OR OVERNIGHT)
11/19/2023 MSA FIELD TRIP: CAMP VERDE PLUS PICNIC POTLUCK AFTER AT MSA MEMBER RANCH
11/16/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: November 16, 2023 - "History and Minerals of the San Manuel Mine, Pinal Co., Arizona," Presented by Mr. Mark Hay
10/28/2023 Pott's Canyon
10/19/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - October 19, 2023 - "The Many Faces of Fluorite” Presented by Herwig Pelckmans
10/14/2023 Diamond Point, Near Payson Arizona: Saturday, October 14, 2023
09/21/2023 MSA SEPTEMBER MEETING: (In-Person Only) - September 21, 2023 - "MSA POTLUCK, SHOW & TELL AND HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2023 DENVER SHOWS & MUSEUMS” Presented by Chris Whitney-Smith & MSA Members
09/09/2023 FIELD TRIP (Mingus Mountain Jasper with Hematite): Saturday, September 9, 2023
08/19/2023 UARIZONA ALFIE NORVILLE GEM & MINERAL MUSEUM SPECIAL GALLERY TOURS
08/12/2023 15th Annual Gilbert Fine Mineral Sale 2023
07/22/2023 MSA 2023 FIELD TRIPS: BISBEE & TOMBSTONE MINE TOURS
06/17/2023 MSA POTLUCK & GALLERY EVENT: SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM - “LGF Natural History Gone Wild: Meteorites, Fossils and Minerals Oh My!" By Mr. Mike Fleeman
06/03/2023 THE 3RD PHOENIX HERITAGE MINERAL SHOW - SATURDAY NIGHT PROGRAM & DINNER EVENT
06/03/2023 THE 3RD PHOENIX HERITAGE MINERAL SHOW - RSVP VISITOR
05/18/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: May 18th 2023 - "Origin of the Earth" by Mr. Stan Celestian
05/17/2023 Paleo Site and Zebra Chert
05/06/2023 Dobell Ranch
04/20/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) - April 20, 2023 - "Adventures in Fossil Collecting: Arizona & Beyond” Presented by Dr. Jeff Langland
04/08/2023 MSA FIELD TRIP: SUPERIOR PERLITE QUARRY (APACHE TEARS)
04/05/2023 CHILITO MINE
04/05/2023 CANCELLED ! - Peridot Mesa
03/28/2023 PERIDOTITE PICK UP
03/25/2023 Amethyst and Fluorite at the Blue Cube and Spectrum
03/18/2023 MSA FIELD TRIP: ROWLEY MINE
03/18/2023 CANCELLED ! Peridot Mesa
03/16/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) - March 16, 2023 - "A Magic Carpet Ride into the World of Gem Carving” Presented by Shelly Sergent
03/11/2023 CANCELLED - Chilito Mine
02/25/2023 CANCELLED! Lake Pleasant Area
02/18/2023 Aquarius Mountains
02/16/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) - February 16, 2023 - "The Drehers - A Legacy of Beauty” Presented by Jeff Scovil
01/28/2023 Chilito Mine Trip
01/19/2023 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - January 19, 2023 - "The White Rock Quarry, Clay Center, Ottawa County, Ohio" Presented by Dr. Christopher J. Stefano
01/14/2023 Purple Passion Fluorescent Minerals
12/10/2022 Mineralogical Society of Arizona - 2022 Holiday Jamboree/Christmas Party
12/03/2022 MSA FIELD TRIP: RED CLOUD, NORTH & SOUTH GERONIMO MINES (Overnight Trip)
11/19/2022 CHILITO MINE
11/17/2022 UPDATE: MSA Monthly (ZOOM ONLY) Meeting - November 17, 2022 - "Bigger Isn’t Always Better: What I Have Learned Building my Collection" - Presented by Kyle Kevorkian
11/05/2022 2ND PHOENIX HERITAGE GEM & MINERAL SHOW - DINNER EVENT
11/05/2022 2ND PHOENIX HERITAGE GEM & MINERAL SHOW - RSVP VISITOR
10/20/2022 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - October 20, 2022 - "Paramelaconite from Bisbee - The type locality for an ultra-rare copper mineral" Presented by Mr. Evan Jones
10/01/2022 Diamond Point, Near Payson Arizona: Saturday, October 1, 2022
09/07/2022 Mingus Mountain for "Banded Iron Formation"
08/13/2022 14th Annual Gilbert Fine Mineral Sale 2022
07/30/2022 PHOENIX HERITAGE GEM & MINERAL SHOW - DINNER EVENT
07/30/2022 PHOENIX HERITAGE GEM & MINERAL SHOW - RSVP VISITOR
07/23/2022 MSA FIELD TRIP: BISBEE & TOMBSTONE MINE TOURS
06/25/2022 Saturday, June 25, 2022 - SPECIAL SIGNING EVENT: Fourth Edition Mineralogy of Arizona at UArizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum
06/16/2022 MSA June 16, 2022 - “LGF Gallery: Minerals, Fossils, Petrified Wood and (Touch Outer Space: fragments of the Moon, Mars and Meteorites) hosted by Mr. Mike Fleeman
06/10/2022 CANCELED Colorado Multi-Day Trip: June 10th-11th, 2022
06/04/2022 Saturday, June 4, 2022 - SPECIAL EVENT: MSA & Pinal Geology & Mineral Museum, Coolidge, AZ
05/21/2022 Fossils in the Pennsylvanian Naco Formation
05/19/2022 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: May 19, 2022 - "The Science & Art of Fluorescent Mineral Displays: Designing the Fluorescent Mineral Display at the UArizona Alfie Norville Gem & Mineral Museum” Presented by Mr. George V. Polman
05/07/2022 Luna Agate
04/21/2022 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: April 21, 2022 - "Bisbee - America's Mineral Locality", Richard W. "Dick" Graeme III, King and Keeper of Bisbee's Legacy” Presented by Mr. Les Presmyk and Mr. Mark Hay
04/03/2022 MSA FIELD TRIP: CAMP VERDE
03/17/2022 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: March 17th 2022 - "Identifying Critical Mineral Resources in New Mexico” by Dr. Virginia “Ginger” McLemore
03/05/2022 MSA FIELD TRIP: BLUE BALL MINE
02/17/2022 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting: February 17th 2022 - "Hidden Treasures at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles (NHMLA)" by Mr. Stan Celestian
01/22/2022 Chilito Mine
01/13/2022 ** UPDATE: MSA Monthly (ZOOM MEETING ONLY) - January 13, 2022 - "African Mineral Safari” Presented by Jeff Scovil
01/07/2022 49th Annual Flagg Gem & Mineral Show 2022
12/26/2021 Round Mountain Arizona CANCELED!
12/03/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: RED CLOUD MINE (Overnight Trip)
11/18/2021 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - November 18, 2021 - "Fluorescence in Petrified Wood” Presented by Mike Fleeman
11/13/2021 Chilito Mine Field Trip
11/07/2021 Date Creek Quartz
10/21/2021 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - October 21, 2021 - "Mineralogy of Arizona-Fourth Edition” Presented by Dr. Raymond Grant
10/08/2021 Searles Lake California CANCELLED - Again...
10/02/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: DIAMOND POINT (QUARTZ)
09/25/2021 FIELD TRIP: Mingus Mountain Banded Iron Formation (Saturday, September 25, 2021)
09/16/2021 MSA Monthly (In-Person & Zoom) Meeting - September 16, 2021 - "Quartz – Another Mineral Arizona Should Be Famous For” Presented by Mr. Les Presmyk
08/21/2021 13th Annual Gilbert Fine Mineral Sale 2021
07/24/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: BISBEE & TOMBSTONE MINE TOURS
06/10/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - June 10, 2021 - “LGF Gallery: Minerals, Fossils and Meteorites Oh My" by Mr. Mike Fleeman
06/05/2021 Panning for Gold
05/26/2021 DoBell Ranch Petrified Wood
05/20/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - May 20, 2021 - “Laser Stimulated Fluorescence from Earth to Mars" by Mr. Tom Kaye
05/01/2021 Dave Haneline Mine (formerly Blue Owl Mine)
04/24/2021 PALEO SITE FOSSIL COLLECTING
04/08/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - April 2021 - "Rock Candy" by Mr. Stan Celestian
04/07/2021 2021 Tucson's Gem and Mineral Shows
03/27/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: CHILITO MINE
03/14/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: BLUE CUBE, PRISM & SPECTRUM MINES
03/11/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - March 2021 - "Gold: A journey from the Big Bang to the forest of the Amazon" By Dr. Terry Wallace Jr.
03/06/2021 2021 Apache Junction Rock Sale
03/06/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: BLUE BALL MINE
02/27/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: PLANET MINE
02/18/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - February 2021 - "TEN TALL TRUE TALES Plus One" By Mr. Bob Jones
01/30/2021 MSA FIELD TRIP: ANDERSON MINE
01/21/2021 MSA Monthly Meeting - January 2021 - “Crystalline Eye Candy” presented by Jeff Scovil
12/19/2020 MSA FIELD TRIP: RED CLOUD MINE (Overnight Trip)
12/06/2020 POSTPONED: Mineralogical Society of Arizona - Founder's Day Show - Celebrating MSA's 85th Birthday
11/21/2020 CANCELED: MSA FIELD TRIP: CAMP VERDE SALT MINE
11/21/2020 CANCELED - MSA FIELD TRIP: ANDERSON MINE (Overnight Trip)
11/19/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - November 2020 - 'Behind the Scenes of the New UA Alfie Norville Gem and Mineral Museum' Presented by Mr. Eric Fritz
11/14/2020 POSTPONED UNTIL JAN or FEB 2021: MSA FIELD TRIP: AQUARIUS MTS
10/17/2020 MSA FIELD TRIP: CHILITO MINE
10/10/2020 MSA FIELD TRIP: DIAMOND POINT (QUARTZ)
10/08/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - October 2020 - 'Arizona's Kartchner Caverns State Park' Presented by Mr. Bob Jones
09/26/2020 MSA FIELD TRIP: PAYSON FOSSILS
09/17/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - September 2020 - "Cleaning and Mineral Prep 101 - Why Do We Clean and Trim Specimens?” Presented by Mr. Les Presmyk
07/11/2020 23rd Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show - Lakeside
06/11/2020 CANCELLED EVENT - MSA Monthly Meeting - June 2020
05/29/2020 CANCELLED EVENT _ Coconino Lapidary Club Annual Show
05/14/2020 CANCELLED EVENT _ MSA Monthly Meeting - May 2020
05/02/2020 CANCELLED EVENT _ Mohave County Gemstoners - Annual Show
04/18/2020 CANCELLED EVENT _ Rocks in the Park - Verde River Rockhounds
04/09/2020 CANCELLED EVENT - MSA Monthly Meeting - April 2020
04/03/2020 CANCELLED EVENT - 2020 Minerals of Arizona 28th Annual Symposium
03/28/2020 CANCELLED EVENT - AZ Mining, Mineral and Natural Resources Education Museum's 2nd Public Outdoor Event
03/21/2020 2020 Anthem Gem & Mineral Show - CANCELLED
03/14/2020 Touch Outer Space and Pinal Gem and Mineral Show
03/12/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - March 2020 CANCELLED - NEW TBD
02/29/2020 Apache Junction - Jewelry, Gem & Rock Show
02/20/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - February 2020
02/13/2020 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
01/09/2020 MSA Monthly Meeting - January 2020
01/01/2020 Arizona Gem Shows - Quartzsite, AZ

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Mineralogical Society of Arizona's purpose is to promote interest and education in Earth Science, and related fields.

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PO Box 54307
Phoenix, AZ 85078

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