Elbaite, Brack prospect The Lapidary Center
The lapidary center address is:
Barnes Nature Center
175 Shrub Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
The Meriden and Bristol mineral clubs jointly maintain a lapidary center for club members. After receiving basic safety training at the center, you can use its facilities to:
- open geodes or cut rock slabs using our trim saws
- polish cabachons for jewelry from your rock slabs
- make carvings using our flexible shaft drill
(Please note that the lapidary center is a learning center for non-commercial use.)
The lapidary center is scheduled to be open from
10 am to 2 pm on the days in GREEN.
Barnes Nature Center
175 Shrub Rd
Bristol, CT 06010
The Meriden and Bristol mineral clubs jointly maintain a lapidary center for club members. After receiving basic safety training at the center, you can use its facilities to:
- open geodes or cut rock slabs using our trim saws
- polish cabachons for jewelry from your rock slabs
- make carvings using our flexible shaft drill
(Please note that the lapidary center is a learning center for non-commercial use.)
The lapidary center is scheduled to be open from
10 am to 2 pm on the days in GREEN.
- open geodes or cut rock slabs using our trim saws
- polish cabachons for jewelry from your rock slabs
- make carvings using our flexible shaft drill
The lapidary center is scheduled to be open from
10 am to 2 pm on the days in GREEN.
You must sign up at least TWO DAYS in advance to use the lap center. You can sign up by clicking on any future day in GREEN (i.e. you cannot sign up today to use the lap center today).
If you are already signed up,
the lap center is open today from 10 - 2.
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Key
- center is open
- center is FULL
- center is not open (yet)
Tuesday, March 19th: Fred S.
Thursday, March 21st: Frank R.
Friday, March 22nd: Frank R.
Monday, March 25th: Frank R.
Tuesday, March 26th: Fred S.
Thursday, March 28th: Fred S.
Monday, April 1st: Frank R.
Tuesday, April 2nd: Fred S.
Tuesday, April 9th: Fred S.
Thursday, April 11th: Fred S.
Monday, April 15th: Frank R.
Tuesday, April 16th: Fred S.
Thursday, April 18th: Frank R.
Monday, April 22nd: Frank R.
Tuesday, April 23rd: Fred S.
Thursday, April 25th: Fred S.
Monday, April 29th: Frank R.
Tuesday, April 30th: Fred S.
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