Annual Gem and Mineral Sale

Start Date

Wednesday November 9, 2022

End Date

Friday November 11, 2022

Time

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location

Miller Museum of Geogy

Back after a two-year hiatus! Come to the Miller Museum's annual Gem and Mineral Sale in the Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering. 

Queen's Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering alumni-owned businesses, Grenville Minerals and Alpine Gems, will be set up in the museum (Room 100B, Miller Hall, 36 Union Street, Kingston, ON) to sell beautiful cut gemstones, natural minerals and crystals, fossils, and decorative geological items from 9am-5pm daily starting Wednesday, November 9th and running to Friday evening. 

A portion of the sales comes back to the museum to fund new exhibits, and the delivery of popular educational programs for local school groups, nature groups, cubs, brownies and all others with an interest in Geoscience.

Miller Museum Gem and Mineral Sale

Visiting Speaker - Dr. Rachel Newrick

Date

Wednesday October 19, 2022
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Location

Miller Hall, Room 102

Rachel Newrick Talk

 

RockEng22 - August 8-10, 2022

RockEng22, the 22nd Canadian Rock Mechanics Symposium is being hosted on Queen's University campus this year, August 8-10. 

The Department of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering's Dr. Jennifer Day is the Chair of the symposium, and Dr. Mark Diederichs is the Technical Chair. 

Smith Engineering at Queen's University shared a great article about the symposium, titled "RockEng22 Symposium gets off the ground".

Homecoming 2022 - Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering Reception

Date

Saturday October 29, 2022
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Location

Bruce Wing Reading Room

Join us after the football game to connect with your fellow GEO alum, and with faculty, staff and students as well!