The Nittany Lion looks out from a 
Central Pennsylvania doubly terminated quartz crystal.  Artwork © John Passaneau.
Nittany Mineralogical Society, Inc.
State College, Pennsylvania

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Your local non-profit mineral, gem and rock club
generally meets the third Wednesday of each month, August through May.
January - April 2026: meeting at Boal Hall
(Boalsburg Fire Hall, 113 East Pine St., Boalsburg PA 16827).
Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/gtHjdzUgXbN9b5J8A
All are welcome to attend our meetings!
Parents must provide supervision of minors.

Mineral collectors and rockhounds, earth scientists and dinosaur lovers will all enjoy our activities.

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Board of Directors Meetings are held as needed.
Please contact the President to verify time and location of a Board meeting for a particular month.


Regular Meetings: 2026

January 21: Plagioclase Feldspar: Iridescence, Crystal Twinning, and Lapidary Possibilities, by Dr. Robert Altamura

February 18:

March 18:

April 15:

May 20:

no meetings in June or July - see Special Events below

August 19: Show and Tell by the members and guests (tentative)

September 16:

October 21:

November 18:

December 16:


Special Events planned for 2026:

Minerals Junior Education Day Saturday, March 28, 2026 at Central PA Institute of Science & Technology, Pleasant Gap



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