CLUB SCHEDULED FIELD TRIPS & REPORTS

We have a new field trip chairman - watch for new scheduled club field trips and reports....

July 28, 2008
JXR MINE in Wilkes County - GA

We had round fifteen eager rock hounds on this trip to JXR Mine. The morning dig was pleasant but by two in the afternoon it was some kind-of-HOT!  Everyone found something, but nothing that was outstanding...most of the amethyst was scattered on top of the ground.  The night before the area received a rain and washed the exposed amethyst so it was nice and shiny for us to find - that made it easy picking....  

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Fred Hamlin (above) helping children pan for gold  at the Springfest in Villa Rica

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February 16, 2008
Construction Quarry in Chatooga County, GA

SUMMERVILLE LACE AGATE

Peter Dowdy (above)  Beverly Sapp (below)

A special thanks to our club president, Bill Mayer for organizing the field trip to Summerville, GA to dig for lace agate. We had a great turn-out and the weather was perfect for digging.  Everyone who went left with some great rocks!!!!  This was an official D.M.C. field trip of the Ga. Mineral Society.

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October 2007

New Riverside Ochre Mine

Cartersville, GA

A special thanks to Lorri Dee Dukes for oranizing a trip to the New Riverside Ochre Mine to search for barite, magnesium, iron ore, and archeocyathids.

We had an enthusiastic group of members attend this field trip on a wonderful fall day - each able to bring home a 500 million year old archeocyathid!  The tour and dig was given by Stan Bearden of the New River Ochre Mine, Cartersville, GA

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February 2007

JXR Mine in Wilkes County

Amethyst was found by Jorie Billingsly.  It measures 2.5" tall and was about 16 feet below grade.  It was sitting by itself in a crack in the rock, covered with sticky clay...

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Spring 2007

Hogg Mine

LaGrange, GA

Members were able to find rose quartz, mica, tourmaline, acquamarine beryl

Rose Quartz

Mica Sheets

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Carrollton, GA

This pyrite cube (1.25" ht. x .75" wi.) was found by Tim Billingsly in Carrollton. 

Garnets

 Carrollton - Villa Rica area