2010 Field Trips

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WEre ROCKIN IN 2010

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May 1, 2005.....Capital District.... Ravena, NY....... for quartz & calcite xls limit 30 people, working quarry rules. Sorry no one under 12. No facilities. Contact phartig@nycap.rr.com for details.

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COMPLETED FIELD TRIPS FOR 2010

January 4-12, 2010...Rochester Academy of Science Mineral Section...
We are fortunate to have our member, Jesse Sackett, leading a field trip to South Carolina & Georgia during the first 2 weeks of January. Replies & all questions, including questions about lodging arrangements and travel coordination with other members, should be directed to Jesse at satchel135@hotmail.com or (585) 406-0938. Please let him know as soon as possible if you think you may be interested in going on all or a portion of this field trip because a head count is required by mine owners.

January 4, 5 & 6 (Mon. - Wed.) -- Diamond Hill Quartz Prospect, Antreville, Abbeville County, South Carolina. This is an excellent site to collect: Amethyst; skeletal, phantom & smoky quartz; encrustation pseudomorphs - quartz after calcite; cacoxenite; microminerals. Fee: $15/day/person; under 12 - $6/day; persons older than age 64 who surface collect only - $6/day. Release of Liability form must be signed.

For more info: www.wncrocks.com/resources/Collecting%20site%20diamondhill55.htm

January 8 & 9 (Fri. & Sat.) -- Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. Probably the most famous collecting site in Georgia. Minerals that may be found: Kyanite, barite, jarosite, phosphosiderite, variscite, quartzite, quartz, rutile, ilmenite, pyrite, lazulite, pyrophyllite, hematite, geothite, limonite and sulfur. Commercial mine operations have been suspended. Group donation (approx. $15-20/person) to caretaker expected. Bring signed Release of Liability form with you.

For more info: www.wncrocks.com/resources/Collecting%20site%20graves.htm

January 11 & 12 (Mon. & Tues.) -- Jackson Crossroads Amethyst Mine, Tignall, Wilkes County, Georgia. This mine was featured on the Travel Channel's "Cash & Treasures" show for it's excellent amethyst specimens with a "Georgia Blue Flash." Working mine - main pit is off limits & is roped off for safety. Collecting is allowed in the numerous dump sites. Over age 12 only. Must sign a Release of Liability Waiver Form upon arrival - parent/guardian must sign form for minors. Fee: $25/day/person.

For more info: www.wncrocks.com/resources/Collecting%20site%20jackson%20crossroads.htm

As leader of this trip, Jesse is in charge & will determine PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) necessary at each collecting site. Rules and regulations as explained by each mine caretaker are to be strictly followed or you will be expelled from site.

COMPLETED FIELD TRIPS FOR 2009

March 15, 2009...Orange County Mineral Society...Wurtzboro, NY...Lower tailings. Sphalerite, Galena, and Chalcopyrite. Tools: claw shovel and crack hammer. Contact Francis Clyne at f.clyne@yahoo.com or lorrie420@hotmail.com.

March 22, 2009…Wayne Co. Gem & Min.…. Port Ontario, NY … Weather permitting - Larvikite collecting along Lake Ontario Shoreline. No facilities. Contact: Bill Lesniak at dirtman300@aol.com or 315-483-8061 for info. & sign up.

April 4, 2009…Wayne Co. Gem & Min.…. Fayetteville & Lords Corners, NY … Specimens: Fayetteville – Selenite, Lords Corners - large horn coral. No facilities. Contact: Contact: Ken Rowe at gotrox88@yahoo.com or 315-331-1438 for info. & sign up.

April 7-10, 2009...Rochester Lapidary Society...Mt. Ida region, Arkansas...Planned trip. You MUST sign up by March 15, 2009. Trip requires 15 or it will be canceled. 4 Quarries, $20/day for unlimited material. Dave Millis leading; Cindi Newman coordinating. Please email kcnewman@frontiernet.net for details

April 18, 2009...Rochester Academy of Science Mineral Section...St. Johnsville, NY...Crystal Grove Diamond Mine & Campground - 10am-8pm.
Herkimer "diamonds". For more info: Valerie Polachak at valp@rochester.rr.com

April 18, 2009.....New Haven Mineral Club.........Green’s Garnet Mine.... Roxbury, CT....... An old favorite location. Large Almandine Garnets up to 1” across can be found in both hard rock and in the soil. No facilities.

Contact adoyle@crofut.com for details

April 19, 2009...Orange County Mineral Society...Montague, N.J... Quartz crystals and clusters (rewarding site). Tools: shovel and rock hammer. Contact Francis Clyne at f.clyne@yahoo.com or lorrie420@hotmail.com.

April 19, 2009…Wayne Co. Gem & Min.…. Port Ontario, NY … Larvikite collecting along Lake Ontario Shoreline. No facilities. Contact: Bill Lesniak at dirtman300@aol.com or 315-483-8061 for info. & sign up.

May 2, 2009.....Boston Mineral Club....Sanford, ME.... for vesuvianite, garnet, meionite, molybdenite, scheelite, powellite, etc. No facilities. Led by Stefan Segedy. Contact Stephan at s.segedy@comcast.net no later than 29 April to register and get further details.

May 2, 2009...Rochester Academy of Science Mineral Section........

Penfield Quarry Open House...746 Whalen Rd., Penfield, NY...6:45am-11:30am. Working quarry rules...Dolomite, calcite, fluorite, selenite, celestine, sphalerite xls & fossils. For questions: mineraltrips@rasny.org

May 9, 2009...PESA... Denver, Pa - 8am to noon - working quarry rules - no facilities - minerals - Barite (rare), Calcite, Pyrite, Calcopyrite, Pink Dolomite, Florite, Quartz....must register no later then Wednesday prior to trip - limit 10. Contact Mike Rose - phone 570-595-3787 or e-mail @ poconorose@peoplepc.com.

May 17, 2009...Orange County Mineral Society...Wurtzboro, NY... Upper tailings. A good hike - a mile and a half, some steep uphill. Tools: shovel and rock hammers. Contact Francis Clyne at f.clyne@yahoo.com or lorrie420@hotmail.com.

May 23-24, 2009.....North Shore Rock and Mineral Club.... Fonda NY....... Hickory Hill Diggings..... for “Herkermer Diamonds”... Facilities & Parking next to collecting area. Tools: From hard rock mining (Dolomitic Limestone) heavy sledge & wedges to small raking and digging tools. Fee was $5 last year. Contact joergrace@msn.com for directions.

May 30 through June 3rd....Boston Mineral Club....Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada ...for zeolite minerals at various localities. You can stay as few or as many days as you like. Must have valid US passport. Led by Ed Norton. Contact Ed at myzeolites@msn.com to get further information and register for the trip. Must register no later than 15 May. 20 person limit.

June 6&7, 2009…Wayne Co. Gem & Min.…. Middleville, NY …Herkimer Diamond Mines & KOA Kampgrounds “Herkimer Diamonds” (Quartz Crystals). Mine opening new pit. Facilities on site. Contact: Bill Chapman at batnpill@empacc.net or phone 607-868-4649 for info. & sign up.

June 15, 2009...Orange County Mineral Society...Ellenville, NY... Old site. Quartz, pyrite, galena. Tools: crack hammer, chisel, rock hammer. Contact Francis Clyne at f.clyne@yahoo.com or lorrie420@hotmail.com.

une 20, 2009......New Haven Mineral Club.........Simpson Quarry.... Portland,CT....... Pegmatite and associated minerals. Extensive mine dumps. No facilities.

Contact adoyle@crofut.com for details

June 20, 2009......St. Lawrence County Mineral Club.........Powers Farm......Pierrpont, NY...Saturday to the Powers' Farm for doubly terminated, lustrous black tourmaline crystals. The trip is being led by Bill Chapman. The assembly point is the Burger KIng parking lot in University Plaza on Rt. 11 on the north side of town on the way to Potsdam. See attached map. Departure time is 9 AM. Should be ample time for plenty of coffee beforehand, a good breakfast, and pit stops. The collecting site is probably less than 20 minutes away if memory serves me correctly. Bring lots to drink, maps, food, bug juice, first aid kits, and of course, tools and bags to haul away treasures. Please respect other persons' digs and pit boundaries if any exist and are marked.

Happy    contact Bill deLorraine @ wdellie@northnet.com

June 20, 2009.....Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society.... Fonda, NY....... for Herkimer Diamonds, no limit,. No facilities. Contact sunstone3@hvc.rr.com for details

July 11-18, 2009...Rochester Lapidary Society...Touring Minnesota for Lake Superior Agate. Contact Paul Blake at pblake@rochester.rr.com by July 1, 2009.

July 18, 2009...Rochester Academy of Science Mineral Section...Alden, NY...11am-til for pyritized fossils & nodules. May need boots, may encounter poison ivy. Limit 10. Contact Matt Schroeder for more info: matt_schroeder686@yahoo.com (Rescheduled)

July 19, 2009....Rochester Academy of Science - Mineral Section....Alden, NY....for Pyrite Nodules, fossils, and Septarian Nodules. Kids ok, 10 am till ? No facilities accept local gas stations 10-15 walk+drive from site. Limit 5 EFTA members. Contact Matthew K. Schroeder at matt_schroeder686@yahoo.com

August 8, 2009.....North Shore Rock and Mineral Club.... Chester Massachusetts     Tools: Dump digging---small raking and digging tools, hammers and chisels, picks and shovels. Margarite, and related minerals.   Contact joergrace@msn.com for directions.

August 15th- - Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society- Ilion, New York Fluorescent Flowstone- limited parkingNo Facilities-  Contact Carolyn Reynard sunstone3@hvc.rr.com
Sep 26, 2009...PESA...Sellersville, Montgomery County, Pa 8am to noon - working quarry rules - no facilities - minerals - Bornite (massive), Bronchonite (micro), Calcite, Chabazite,Datolite, Epidote, Pyrite.....must register no later then Wednesday prior to trip - limit 10. Contact Mike Rose - phone 570-595-3787 or e-mail @ poconorose@peoplepc.com

Oct. 10 & 11 Walworth Open House Dig [Sat & Sun]

Wayne County Gem & Mineral Club announces the annual Dolomite Open House. There'll be a new wall drop for this dig. Restroom available. Light Refreshments provided. Please bring PPE [personal protective equipment] hard hat, hard-toed shoes, safety glasses, sunscreen, etc. Hand held power tools OK.

Specimens available: fluorite, sphalerite, dolomite & calcite crystals, selenite, gypsum driving directions

Sat. Sign in 6:30 – 7 AM; Safety meeting at 7 AM; digging 7AM -2 PM

Sun. Sign in 6:30 – 7 AM; Safety meeting at 7 AM; digging 7AM - Noon

Further info available on our website, www.wcgmc.org or by e-mailing Pat Chapman at batnpill@enpacc.net or calling Bill Chapman at 607-868-4649.

After the dig on Sat, we’re having a picnic dinner, friendly swap & competition at Dave & Andrea Kords house on Huntley Rd. in Marion.

Competition pieces must be to Huntley Rd by 4pm. Judging at 4:30pm.

Dinner at 5pm.

Dinner costs are $10 for adult & $5 for children 8 & under. BYOB. RSVP by Oct. 4^th to Andrea Kords at akords@computer-connection.net or call 585-732-0863. The competition will have three categories: 1. the best specimen collected that day, 2. the best fluorite in matrix collected that day & 3. the best fluorite floater collected that day. If you visit the Newark Gem & Mineral Show at St. Michael’s School Rt. 88 Newark NY on Oct. 3^rd or 4^th, you can sign up there. We’ll have a table & look forward to seeing you!

Pat Chapman

President WCGMC

October 11, 2009, ......New Haven Mineral Club.........Case Q.... Portland CT....... Pegmatite and associated minerals. Extensive mine dumps No facilities. Contact adoyle@crofut.com for details

October 24th- -Mid-Hudson Valley Gem & Mineral Society--St. Clair, PA- Fossil Ferns- No Facilities

Contact Carolyn Reynard sunstone3@hvc.rr.com

Nov 7, 2009...PESA...Marlboro Twp, Montgomery County, Pa 7am to noon - working quarry rules - no facilities - minerals - Calcite, Pyrite, Natrolite, Stellerite, Quartz..... must register no later then Wednesday prior to trip - limit 8. Contact Mike Rose - phone 570-595-3787 or e-mail @ poconorose@peoplepc.com.

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