Field trips
February Field Trip
It's about time for another field trip. Folks have been asking to go after material other than agate and jasper so for the next couple or so field trips I'll be focusing on other materials. I'd like to go out to The North Edwards travertine onyx claim on February 11th next. The material there is a banded onyx that is primarily red in color. Sometimes you can find pieces with vugs that are filled with quartz crystals and blue agate. There is also some agate and jasper in the area to be found if you still want to go for that.View VVGMC field trips in a larger map
As long as we don't have heavy rains between then and now the road there is easy going for most vehicles. If we do have a heavy rain the roads will turn into a very treacherous mud even for four wheel drive and we would have to reschedule most likely. There will likely be some smaller pieces in float but to get the nice larger pieces we will have to dig. Bring a pick and shovel for that. Otherwise bring your typical gear such as rock hammer, bag and spray bottle. Dress appropriately for what ever weather we will encounter. Bring water and food. We will meet at the Burger King at the corner of Kramer Junction (Hwy 395 & Hwy 58) at 9 AM. This is really beautify material and I hope we get a good sized crowd to go.
Blaine Witte, Wagon Master
View Kramer Meeting Place in a larger map
Click for the California Federation of Mineralogical Society's field trips
Our past field trips have included:
- Afton Canyon
- Boron Hills
- Calico Early Man site
- Cascade Canyon Lapis and Corundum.
- Castle Butte
- Field Siding
- Gephardt Road Chalcedony
- Grand View Mine
- Hector Hills
- Hector White Agate
- Hodge Turquoise
- Kramer Junction
- Jasper Hill
- Lavic Siding
- Lone Butte
- Mule Canyon
- North Edwards Onyx
- Opal Mountian
- Quartzite
- Rainbow Ridge
- Sheep Springs
- Tonopah Turquoise
- Tri-Colored Marble
- Various Working Mines and Quarries
View VVGMC field trips in a larger map