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 The December 8th, 2001 meeting of the Capital Mineral Club was the annual Christmas Party.  Twenty five members attended.

        Those who attended enjoyed a delicious buffet style meal.  The seventh annual Best Field Collecting and Best Lapidary Contests were held.  The members had a good amount of material from outside the state this year.  Montana was well represented, as were Quebec and Rhode Island.

      Top honors were:

BEST FIELD COLLECTING

BEST OF NEW HAMPSHIRE:

VINCE VALADE

FLUORITE

WISE MINE, WESTMORELAND

BEST OF NEW ENGLAND:

JAMES TOVEY

AMETHYST SCEPTER

HOPKINTON, RHODE ISLAND

BEST OUTSIDE OF NEW ENGLAND:

DON DALLAIRE

BARITE

MONTANA

BEST OF SHOW:

JAMES TOVEY

AMETHYST SCEPTER

HOPKINTON, RHODE ISLAND

 

              BEST CREATIVE LAPIDARY                

BEST FACETED:

BILL BROWN

TIE: BETWEEN HIS CITRINE AND HERKIMER DIAMOND

BEST OF SHOW:

BILL BROWN

CITRINE

BRAZILIAN

10.30 Ct. SQUARE CUSHION CUT

 

SUPER DISPLAYS! CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WINNERS!

 

The Christmas party ended with a Yankee Swap and some great socializing. Thanks go out to Gordon Jackson, our Christmas Party Chairman.

 

          Respectfully submitted,

 

          Vincent Valade

          Secretary

 

Capital Mineral Club

Concord, New Hampshire