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August, 2008 JGMS Trip August 16-17, 2008 Summerville, GA Lace Agate Southeast Gem and Mineral Show, Cartersville, GA Another site to be announced in August for the 17th DMC Trip August 16, 2008 Crabtree Emerald Mine, Grassy Creek Township, NC (near Little Switzerland) Emeralds in matrix, emerald crystals, schorl, garnet, golden beryl, and fluorite (rare). July, 2008 DMC Trip July 19, 2008 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, and amethyst June, 2008 DMC Trip June 28, 2008 Union Mills, NC Gold May, 2008 JGMS Trip May 31, 2008 Girard, GA Savannah River Agate Trip Info DMC Trip May 17, 2008 Aquadale, NC Limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite cubes April, 2008  The Campsite PhotosJGMS Trip April 27, 2008 Jackson's Crossroads, Ga Amethyst and rock quartz Diamond Hill and JXR Report and PhotosJGMS Trip April 26, 2008 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst, cacoxenite Open Trip April 24-27, 2007 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite Graves Mtn. Report and PhotosDMC April 2008 Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, NC Ruby corundum (pink to red), Spinel (black to brown "galaxite" and magnesio-chromite), Sapphirine, Talc, Serpentine, Brucite (white to blueish chalky chunks), Tremolite, Actinolite, Smaragdite (chrome-emerald green amphibole), Pyroxine (chrome diopside/sparse green micro-crystals of weathered amphibolite matrix), Fuchsite and Dunite. March, 2008 DMC March 2008 Martin Marietta Quarry, Woodleaf, NC Calcite, Chabazite, Chalcopyrite, Epidote, Feldspar, Fluorite, Hornblende, Molybdenite, Natrolite, Prehnite, Pyrite, Quartz Fort Drum Crystal Mine Show and Dig March 13-16, 2008 8:00am-5:00pm $30/day/person, $15/day for children under 12, Children under 5 are free Fort Drum, Okeechobee Co., Florida Contact: Edwin Rucks Sr. at 863-634-0691 The coquina matrix is in the Anastasia Formation (Pleistocene) and is composed of cemented marine fossils with calcite. Any cavities within these fossils may contain calcite crystals. Honey colored calcite crystals up to 1" in length can be found within large fossilized clamshells. Small calcite crystals within shells are very common. February, 2008 DMC February 2008 Patty Construction Quarry, Chattooga Co., GA Summerville Lace Agate January, 2008 DMC-JGMS Host January 2008 Vulcan Quarry, Brooksville, FL Marine fossils, chert, calcite crystals Vulcan Quarry PicturesTrip Cancelled GMS Trip-JGMS Invitation January 20, 2008 Honeymoon Island State Recreation Area, Dunedin, FL Uninhabited shells and agatized coral |
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November-December, 2007 DMC December 1, 2007 Amos Cunningham Farm, Due West, SC Beryl, Smoky Quartz, Amethyst October 2007 Open Trip October 5-7, 2007 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite Open Trip October 20, 2007 8:00am-12:00pm Glendon, NC Pyrite cubes DMC Trip October 20, 2007 LaFarge Cement Quarry, Harleyville, SC Marine Fossils September 2007 DMC Trip September, 2007 Dothan, Alabama Intercostal plains flint and chert August 2007 DMC Trip August, 2007 Chunky Gal Mountain, Clay County, NC Zoisite with Ruby July 2007 DMC Trip July, 2007 Columbia Mines, Marion, Kentucky Fluorite, smithsonite, sphalerite, cerussite, galena, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, quartz, & pyromorphite. Calcite is by far the most common mineral found, and all other minerals require some digging in the dump to locate. June 2007 June 9, 2007 Rodney Moore's quartz crystal mine Smith's Crossroads, Georgia Quartz Crystals May 2007 DMC Trip May, 2007 Boxley Materials Company, Mount Athos Plant, Lynchburg, Virginia Some of the minerals we have collected in the past are white and pink Calcite, pink Marble, Feldspar, Quartz, Ilmenite, Epidote, Pyrite, Actinolite, Chlorite, Muscovite, Magnetite, Hematite, Limonite, Rutile, Manganite, Cuprite, Chalcopyrite, Bornite, Malachite, Sphene, Apatite and Stilbite. Also reported to occur are Byssolite, Tremolite, Chrysocolla, Heulandite and Azurite. April 2007 Open Trip April 27-29, 2007 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite DMC Trip April, 2007 Girard, Burke Co, GA Savanah River Agate March 2007 DMC Trip March, 2007 Hickory Cane Mines, Marion, KY Calcite, fluorite, smithsonite, sphalerite, cerussite, galena, hemimorphite, hydrozincite, quartz, pyromorphite February 2007 DMC Trip February, 2007 Hogg Mine, Lagrange, Troupe Co., GA Rose quartz, schorl, beryl January 2007 DMC Trip January, 2007 Ladd's Mountain, Cartersville, GA Cave onyx and formations |
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December 2006 DMC Trip December 2, 2006 JXR Amethyst November 2006 JGMS Trip November 11 & 12, 2006 Cunningham Prospect and JXR DMC Trip Nov, 2006 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite October 2006 Open Trip October 6-8, 2006 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite Open Trip October 6-8, 2006 Jackson's Crossroads, Rodney Moore Prospect, Wilkes Co., GA Amethyst, rock quartz DMC Trip October, 2006 Kingston, TN Trilobites Open Trip October 21, 2006 Glendon, Moore Co., NC Pyrite, fluorite September 2006 DMC Trip September, 2006 Bayou Pierre River near Utica, Mississippi Agate, petrified wood, jasper, chert fossils August 2006 DMC Trip August, 2006 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Milky quartz, skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst, cacoxenite July 2006 DMC Trip July, 2006 Corundum Knob, Clay County, NC Ruby corundum, Spinel, Sapphirine, Talc, Serpentine, Brucite, Tremolite, Actinolite, Smaragdite, Pyroxine, Fuchsite, Dunite June 2006 DMC Trip June, 2006 Morganton, NC garnet, golden beryl, black tourmaline, apatite, sphene, feldspar, biotite and muscovite books, and siderite May 2006 DMC Trip May, 2006 Norwood, NC Limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite Open Trip May 6-7, 2006 Keokuk, Iowa Geodes April 2006 JGMS Trip April 30, 2006 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst SFMS Trip April 28-30, 2006 Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, irredescent hematite Graves Mountain Rock Swap picturesSFMS Trip Glendon, NC Pyrite cubes DMC Trip April 22, 2006 Epes, AL Marcasite nodules March 2006 DMC Trip Martin-Marietta Quarry, Statesville, NC Garnets in mica schist. Occasionally you may find kyanite, hornblendes, quartz types, pyrite and rarely chalcopyrite JGMS Trip March 11-12, 2006 Rucks Pit, Ft. Drum, Florida Calcite, marine fossils, vertebrate fossils February 2006 DMC Trip Hogg Mine, Lagrange, Georgia Rose quartz, schorl(black tourmaline), beryl January 2006 DMC Trip Durham Mines, Walker County, Georgia "Coal fossils"- fern fossils |
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December 2005 DMC Trip Diamond Hill Quarry, Antreville, SC Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst, cacoxenite November 2005 DMC Trip Nantahala Talc and Limestone Quarry, Hewitt, NC Banded pink, gray and yellow marble, calcite, dolomite, pyrite, travertine and talc JGMS Trip November 12-13 Rucks' Pit, Fort Drum, FL Calcite and marine fossils. October 2005 DMC Trip LaFarge Quarry, Harleyville, SC Marine fossils SFMS Trip October 8 Glendon, NC Pyrite, fluorite, micro-minerals SFMS Trip October 7, 8, 9 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Rutile, lazulite, pyrophyllite, kyanite, quartz, and variety of other minerals JGMS Trip September 30 & October 1, 2 Preston, GA (30th) -- Lagrange, GA (1st-2nd) Goethite geodes (30th), Rose quartz, schorl, beryl (1st), quartz crystals(2nd) Preston & Lagrange, GA trip picturesSeptember 2005 DMC Trip Woodbury, Tennessee Quartz Geodes August 2005 DMC Trip Ladd's Mountain, Cartersville, GA Cave Onyx, black flint nodules, Dendrites, Calcite crystals (botryoidal and stalactic), Aragonite, and Dolomite. July 2005 DMC Trip Rose Creek Mine, Clay County, NC Collecting: Corundum-Rubies and Sapphires, Garnets, Quartz, Feldspar, possibly emeralds June 2005 DMC Trip Chunky Gal, Clay County, NC Collecting: Corundum-Rubies and Sapphires Thursday June 23, 2005 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Collecting: Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst, cacoxenite Diamond Hill Field Trip picturesFriday June 24, 2005 Ray Mica Mine, Burnsville, NC Collecting beryl, tourmaline, mica, smoky quartz, apatite, and other pegmatite minerals Saturday June 25, 2005 McRocks Get-Together, Bear Den Campground, Spruce Pine, NC May 2005 Monday May 16, 2005 Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Collecting: Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst, cacoxenite Friday, Saturday, Sunday May 13-15, 2005 Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co., GA Collecting: Rutile, lazulite, kyanite, pyrophyllite, quartz, turgite, and other. April 2005 Saturday, April 9, 8:00am-12:00pm, 2005 Glendon, NC Collecting: Pyrite and fluorite DMC Trip Girard, GA Collecting: Savannah River Agate March 2005 DMC Trip Diamond Hill Mine, Antreville, SC Collecting: Skeletal quartz, smoky quartz, amethyst and cacoxenite February 2005 Saturday, February 12, 2005 Jackson's Crossroads, GA Collecting: Amethyst and rock quartz Saturday and Sunday, February 26-27, 2005 Fort Drum, FL Collecting: Calcite and fossils Rucks' Pit Field Trip picturesJanuary 2005 Saturday, January 8, 2005 Norwood, NC Collecting: Limonite pseudomorphs after pyrite |
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