Walker Mineralogical Club
A club for people interested in mineral collecting and scientific study of mineralogy. We hold monthly lectures, field collecting trips, an auction, and other mineral activities. To promote the study of minerals, the club awards a scholarship to a student studying mineralogy or allied sciences at a Canadian University.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
FIELD TRIPS: More details coming soon
APRIL 28TH - Walker Industries Spring Creek Quarry - Limited Attendance - FULL
June 21-22 - National Limestone Quarries, Mount Pleasant Mills and Middleburg PA, USA.
July 11th-14th - North County NY, USA. Rose Road - Pitcairn, NY, Powers Farm - Pierrepont NY, Gardenscape Marble Quarry - Gouverneur, NY, Lancto Property - Macomb NY, Benson Mine, Star Lake, NY.
August 17th - Dog Lake occurrence, Frontenac County, Ontario.
September 18-22nd - Thunder Bay. Blue Point Amethyst Mine and more.
ANNUAL PICNIC IN THE PARK: Saturday June 1st. 10:30-3pm. Thomson Memorial Park, Scarborough. All CCFMS Club members welcome.
ANNUAL AUCTION: November 2024. Stay Tuned for more information
NEXT MEETING: Wednesday May 8th @ 7:00 pm click here more more info
club purpose:
The purpose of the Walker Mineralogical Club is to encourage interest in and study of mineralogy and allied sciences.
The Club was established in 1937 and held its first meeting in early 1938. It was named after Professor T.L. Walker, who was in charge of the Mineralogy Department at the University of Toronto at that time. The club was a mix of professors and mineralogy students and also had strong ties to the Royal Ontario Museum.
Since then, the membership has evolved from a purely academic background to include many people who are passionate about minerals on many levels – personal interest, academic, business, and so forth. Numerous members had their interest piqued with a mineralogy course in university, subsequently taking up minerals as a hobby and joining the Walker Club to share and hang out with like-minded people.
WMC meets monthly from September to May to hear presentations on a wide range of topics, and sponsors a number of field collecting trips from May to October.
Want to join us? Please see our Memberships page for details.
