Date: 6/3/2021 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Speaker: Doug True
Location: Al Bedoo Shrine, Lodge Room, 1125 Broadwater Ave, Billings, MT 59102
June’s presentation is on agates formed in the Pennsylvanian Limestone 245–300 million years ago during the Paleozoic Era. The focus is on Bear Canyon, Dryhead, HooDoo, Teepee Canyon, Fairburn, and others. Come see beautiful specimens of these agates and learn where they can be found.
Doug True and his wife, Jeanette, are longtime members of the Billings Gem and Mineral Club. Doug has held various leadership positions in the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, American Land Access Association, and the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, in addition to our local club. He is a well-known expert on agates, minerals, fossils, and geology in general.
Main photo is of a Bear Canyon agate found by a club member on a recent field trip.
