Field trips
The "unofficial" field trip, (that became kind of "Official") out the Lucerne Valley garnet beds, lead by Ed Skidmore was a big success. We had 23 people show up for the event. We were able to locate the mother rock that produces the garnets that are found in the area! And Ed was right. Everyone found a rock! Actually we found quite a few good samples of micro crystals of garnet. There were tons of the more common brownish garnet and massive garnet rock. Only a few quality specimens, pea size or a little larger were found. More time would have produced more results I'm sure. It seemed like everyone had fun though. Thanks Ed for the leadership and effort you put into this.
At this point our next field trip will be with the Women in Mining trip out to the AMY mine to hunt for florescence in September. I'm hoping that there will be details available at the General Meeting. Details will be posted at the club and on the web site went available.
Possible trips in the future are: - Boron, Gephart Road, jasper, agate and opalite (the last trip out there didn't really happen because of the competition with the Fair). - Broadwell Dry Lake near Ludlow, flame agate - Cajon Pass, serpentine (resembling turquoise)
Let me know what sounds interesting to you. And please, if you know a place you are willing to share and lead the club to, step up! Blaine Wittte
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
- Mule Canyon
- North Edwards Onyx
- Opal Mountian
- Quartzite
- Rainbow Ridge
- Sheep Springs
- Tonopah Turquoise
- Tri-Colored Marble
- Various Working Mines and Quarries
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