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Meetings and conferences of the CMPB take place in our new Meetingroom.
Every last friday of the month from 8pm, except in July and August.
The room is located at St-Gilles, close to the " Barrière" of the same name.
59 rue Théodore Verhaegen (at the corner of the rue du Fort), level -1.
Ring CMPB - Leemans and the door will open !
We await you very numerous !
Preferably use public transportation or your bicycle....
UTM coordonates : 31 U 594503E 5631573N
(map)
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During these meetings, Field trip preparations, show of your findings, courses and conferences are organized.
The subjects are various
A library is at the disposal of all members.
Meetings organised by the CMPB are described about one month in advance in the LITHORAMA magazine and in this web site (new activities).
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30/06/06 |
Some actors of our meetings...(photos GLR)
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31/03/06 |
Contest of most beautiful green Mineral !
Excellente ambiance lors de cette réunion dédiée au concours du plus beau minéral vert qui a vu une importante participation.
Le premier prix a été remporté par notre nouveau membre Fabrice Matheys, géologue en place en R.D.du Congo, avec une énorme et étrange malachite, suivi de près par un excellent chrysobéryl exposé par notre membre fondateur Claude Hootele. La troisième position a été occupée par Jean-Claude Defleur avec une superbe malachite fibreuse. Parmi les autres pièces présentées, les participants ont sélectionné une très bonne cuprosklodowskite du Shaba et un béryl variété émeraude de Chine.
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L'assemblée |
Le jury en délibération |
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La proclamation des résultats. |
M. Matheys exhibant son premier prix. |
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Quelques minéraux verts... |
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1er prix : malachite - R.D. Congo |
dioptase - R.D. Congo |
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fluorite - Chine |
cuprosklodowskite - R.D. Congo |
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16/12/05 |
Year End Drink.
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06/07/05 |
The sicilian local Parliament had invited itself and spoke to us
about the richnesses of Sicily…
Revolutionary speech on the Maffia and the "Commission European".
Photos GDQ
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The Parliament in full force |
raising the products and the colors of Sicily |
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| Philippe proudly showing his photograph in a local newspaper talking of archaeological excavations downtown Brussels. |
The present of the CMPB : a splendid sulphur sample of Sicily… |
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The attentive assembly… |
Photo souvenir |
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29/04/05
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usual meeting with contest open to all the members on the topic :
«fossil fishes».
Exhibition of strange minerals and fossils. |
18/03/05
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Slide show - Contest of mineral determination
The contest consisted of the determination of 20 minerals starting
from slides realized by Robert.
The least which one can say is that it was not easy at all since even
Michel Deliens had to give up.
1st prize ex-aequo : M. Genot (2/20) and M. Jauniaux (2/20).
We all need lessons of mineralogy....Robert !!!
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25/2/05
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« PYRITE ».
About 20 members took part in the contest.
A window was devoted to
the exceptional pieces.
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The surprising pyrite exhibition |
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Pyrite of Logrono - Spain |
The first prize (coll JBE) |
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Digital and microscopic pyrites of GDQ |
Director Comity of the contest - plunged in the final calculations -
impassive in front of a crowd of members ready to commit a riot, waiting for the announce of the results. |
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12/02/05
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Initiation to the digital photography of Minerals (cfr photonum)
organized by M. Jauniaux
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08/01/05
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Notre réunion du samedi 8 janvier après-midi en notre local de Saint-Gilles a connu un franc succès.
Pas moins de 7 binoculaires se sont trouvés installés sur les tables (avec un lot de matériel ancien de Blaton à examiner – merci Monsieur Vandaele).
Robert a effectué une démonstration de dégagement des ammonites.
Christian avait apporté son matériel de détermination des gemmes et Jacques son appareil pour forer les pierres dures.
Notre visiteur le plus éloigné venait de Tournai.
La bibliothèque a été bien consultée (n'oubliez pas de ramener les ouvrages empruntés …) et les quelques bouteilles de vin amenées par l'un et l'autre ont été rapidement englouties …
R. Leemans
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17/12/04 |
Fête de Sainte Barbe, patronne des mineurs.
Thème de la soirée : "vos plus beaux fossiles"
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26/11/04 |
Projection de diapositives (bourse de Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines et minéraux pers)
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22/10/04 |
Reception of the new members.
Contest in two teams (questions about mineralogy and paleontology accessible to all).
Excellent environment during the meeting of October. The game presented
by Robert Desruelles was appreciated with unanimity and allowed the winning team to share minerals from Rep. Dem. of Congo:
quartz, malachite, smithsonite (Kipushi), bornite (Kipushi). As for
the losing team , it nevertheless was rewarded by specimens of
fibrous malachite.
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18/06/04 |
Preparation of the Holidays
Presentation video/slides (Auvergne by R. Desruelles, our last field trips by M. Jauniaux)
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Observation of micro-mounts with a binocular |
Discovery of the ammonites of Robert |
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28/05/04 |
Special evening GEMOLOGY
animated by Christian Voussure, with presentation of various cut stones
(do not hesitate to bring your family jewels for expertise)
Free distribution of rolled topazes. |
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23/04/04 |
Special evening Sicily with slides, presentation of specimens and tombola.
There was wine of the country and… a surprise.
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Soufre - Sicile (RLS) |
Prizes for... |
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...the Lottery... |
...and its drawing ! |
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Gérard and Roger |
The assembly |
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Robert and Roger |
Cannoli and cantuchi |
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Sulphur - Sicily (RLS) |
Fishes - Messinian - Sicily (RDS) |
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Halite - Celestite - Phillipsite - Sicily (RLS) |
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Pyrite - Hedenbergite - Sicily (RLS) |
This meeting met a sharp success in a very cordial environment. After
the presentation of the slides on the topic "Sicily", our members present could gracefully taste sicilian wines offered by Alda and
Gerard Declercq and the CMPB as well as succulent "cannoli" prepared
by Anna and other pastry makings of the area. A table was
furnished with books relating to the mining activities of Sicily and
its extraordinary architectural and archaeological richnesses. Finally
a beautiful tombola ended the evening (Celestite, Aragonite and
gypsum on sulphur of Canigasé Casale, epidote of Switzerland,
barite and quartz biterminé of St Laurent le Minier, fibrous
malachite of Shaba…)
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19/03/04 |
Special Evening "Fluorite" !
Presentation of your specimens and contest.
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Fluorite - Rancennes (MJX) |
Fluorite - Chine (RLS) |
Great success for our meeting which had as a subject "the fluorite". About 10 pieces took part in the contest gained by Jean Vanhamme.
The second
prize was awarded to a big pink fluorite of the Mont Blanc, which we
were not authorized to photograph.
About thirty members were present.
Robert Desruelles presented a series of particular specimens and gave
the required explanations.
Small crystals could be examined by means
of our 2 binoculars.
The most courageous viewed until very late in the
evening the video realized by Domenique Pierson during our
journey in Sicily.
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06/02/04 |
Inauguration |
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