The Mineralogical Society of Southern California
proudly presents the 56th annual Pacific Micro Mineral Conference
January 27 and 28 at The Fallbrook Mineral Museum,
123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook, CA
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FRIDAY, January 27
3:00-6:00 PM: On-site Registration, greeting friends, setting up scopes, $1 sales table opens
6:00-7:00 PM: Dinner (on your own) Several cafes and a great Mexican restaurant are within a few blocks of the museum
7:00-8:00 PM: Evening talk by Robert Housley “The 16 New Te Minerals Species of Otto Mountain”
8:00-9:00 PM: Contributed Talks and Mineral Photos
SATURDAY, January 28
8:00-9:00 AM: Doors open, on-site Registration, filling give-away and sales tables
10:00 AM: Welcome, Special Announcements, and Morning speaker introduction
10:15-11:30 AM: Morning Presentation by Paul Adams “Three high temperature calc-silicate skarns in Southern California”
Noon: Lunch (on your own)
1:30 PM: VERBAL AUCTION of donated specimens
3:00 PM: SILENT AUCTION of donated specimens, mineralogical books/magazines, maps, etc.
3:15-4:30 PM: Afternoon Presentation by Dan Evanich “Recent Collecting in the Majuba Hill Mine”
4:30-6:00 PM: Microscope time, scouting the give-away and sales tables
6:00-7:00: Dinner (on your own)
7:00 PM: Contributed talks and Mineral Photos
SUNDAY Field Trip, January 29
People planning on participating in the field trip should probably plan to stay in Barstow, rather than Fallbrook on Saturday night. We will meet Sunday morning at 9 am at a central location in Barstow and either collect at a nearby mine, continue to Otto Mountain, or continue farther to the Singer Mine at Goodsprings NV.
Now is a very good time to make your advance registration for the 2023 Pacific Micro Mineral Conference. The registration fee is $20 before the conference and $25 at the door. If you have question you can contact rhousley@its.caltech.edu. Continue below for a Registration Form, driving directions and list of accommodations within 10 miles of the museum. When registering please provide the names and current city of residence of all in your party. We like to have a personalized name-tag waiting for everyone in attendance. And please bring a couple of nice micro mineral specimens for the verbal auction and any unwanted mineralogical books, magazine, photo equipment or larger mineral specimens for the silent auction table. Hope to see you there!
LOCATION:
Fallbrook Mineral Museum, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook, CA 92028 (760) 728-1130
Directions from L.A. / San Bernardino / Pasadena areas (~95 miles):
Take the I-210 E toward San Bernardino for 18.5 miles
Take Exit 45 for CA-57 South toward Santa Ana for 4 miles
Take Exit 22C for CA-71 South toward Corona for 16.7 miles
Exit left onto CA-91 East toward Riverside for 4.7 miles
Exit left onto I-15 South for 45.8 miles
Take Exit 51 toward Mission Rd. for 0.3 mile
Turn right onto Old Hwy. 395 for 177 feet, then quick right onto E. Mission Rd. for 4.4 miles
Turn left onto N. Brandon Rd. for 0.2 mile
Turn right onto E. Alvarado St. & proceed for 0.4 mile. Destination is on your right. Parking is on the left.
NEARBY ACCOMMODATIONS:
Motels listed in order of proximity to the Fallbrook Museum:
Name — number of stars
Miles to Fallbrook City Center — Rating/10 — Price as low as ___
Fallbrook Country Inn **
1.0 miles — 6.7 —$49
1425 S. Mission Rd., Fallbrook
(760) 728-1114
Econo Lodge Inn & Suites Fallbrook **
1.1 miles — 7.5 — $49
1608 S. Mission Rd., Fallbrook
(760) 723-1127
Rodeway Inn Fallbrook **
1.2 miles — 6.8 —$39
1634 S. Mission Rd., Fallbrook
(760) 728-6174
Pala Mesa Resort ***
4.7 miles — 7.2 — $99
2001 Old Hwy. 395, Fallbrook
(760) 728-5881
Quality Inn Fallbrook I-15 **
5.3 miles — 6.2 — $60
3135 Old Hwy. 395, Fallbrook
(760) 723-2888
Temecula Creek Inn ***
8.8 miles — 7.9 — $199
44501 Rainbow Canyon Rd., Temecula
(844) 791-6073
Ramada Temecula Old Town **
9.3 miles — 7.6 — $78
28980 Old Town Front St., Temecula
(951) 676-8770
Pechanga Resort & Casino **
9.4 miles — 8.3 — $199
45000 Pechanga Parkway, Temecula
(951) 693-1819
Rodeway Inn Temecula **
9.6 miles — 6.3 — $70
28718 Old Town Front St., Temecula
(951) 676-4833
Motel 6 Temecula *
9.8 miles — 6.8 —$60
41900 Moreno Rd., Temecula
(951) 676-7199
Rancho California Inn **
9.8 miles — 7.4 — $70
41873 Moreno Rd., Temecula
(951) 676-5700
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Temecula Valley Wine Country ***
9.9 miles — 8.5 — $104
28220 Jefferson Ave., Temecula
(951) 699-4477
Tuscany Hills Retreat ***
9.9 miles — 7.2 — $99
29850 Circle R Way, Escondido
(760) 749-1290
Hampton Inn & Suites Temecula **
9.9 miles — 8.8 – $119
28190 Jefferson Ave.
(951) 506-2331
Advance Registration Form
PACIFIC MICRO MINERAL CONFERENCE
January 27 and 28, 2023 (Field trip on Sunday, January 29)
Registration $20.00 per person by mail, $25 at the door
No. of people _____ Amount _____
Names – City of Residence
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All meals are on your own this year – a few cafes and a great Mexican restaurant within walking distance of the museum
Field Trip on Sunday (no charge)
Are you interested in attending the field trip? Yes ___ No ___
Number of participants in your party ____
There will be a sign-up list for the field trip at the registration desk; please include a cell phone number for ease of contact with your party before and during the field trip
Send Payment to:
Al Wilkins, PMC Chair
23202 Via Celeste
Coto de Caza, CA 92679-3919
Make checks payable to MSSC
I plan on presenting a short contributed talk _____
The topic will be __________________________________________
Approximate length of talk in minutes ________Format [flash drive (preferred), DVD, slides, etc.) _______________