Friends of Mineralogy - New Jersey Chapter

About Friends of Mineralogy - New Jersey Chapter

Friends of Mineralogy - New Jersey Chapter (FM-NJ) is the state chapter of the national Friends of Mineralogy organization, formed in Tucson, Arizona in 1970, which has roughly 650 members nationally across six regional chapters. FM-NJ's mission is to promote, support, protect, and expand mineral specimen collecting while furthering recognition of minerals' scientific, economic, and aesthetic value. The chapter meets monthly at the Monmouth Worship Center in Marlboro, New Jersey and runs a Junior Rockhounds program for young collectors. It organizes several field trips a year to surrounding states (membership required to participate) and welcomes newcomers "from newbie to professional geologist."

Collecting spots near Friends of Mineralogy - New Jersey Chapter

• Wenonah sand, near Marlborough and near Crawford Corner
• 6 miles northwest of Freehold [AMNH + YPM]
• Beers' Hill, deep cut along Keyport and Holmdel turnpike
• USGS D9715, Oschwald's clay pit [Merchantville Fm]
• Tinton Falls
• R1190A
• R1190J
• Sayreville

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