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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Co-op Field Trips CO-OP MEMBER & OTHER FIELD TRIPS FOR 2008 (Info correct as of Aug. 1, 2008)
Contact
your club’s field trip leader for further information and
revisions. CO-OP website also has information:
www.ourfieldtrips.org (Password is needed.)
All non-CFMS members
must have proof of personal liability insurance (renters or homeowners
policy). These trips are open to all rockhounds who agree to
abide by the AFMS Code of Ethics, the directions of the field trip
leader and practice safe rockhounding.
Call the field trip leader beforehand to sign up and for further information.
Remember to wear your name badge and sign in with the field trip leader.
A Consent and Assumption of Risk Waiver of Liability form must be signed upon arrival at meeting site.
Aug. 30, 31, Sept 1: Austin, NV El Dorado Mineral & Gem Society (Details Below)
Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1: Cedarville, CA Fossils for Fun Society (Details Below)
Oct. 4, 2008: Tahoe National Forest, west of Truckee, for Chinese Writing Rock (porphory) Sun City Lincoln Hills G & M Society
Oct. 25, 2008: Tours of the Goldbug Gold and Priest Mines in Placerville. Roseville Rock Rollers G & M Society
Thanksgiving Week: Location to be Determined. Mother Lode Mineral Society Co OP Field Trips: See your field trip chairman or visit the Co Op website at www.coop.5u.com
Contact your club’s field trip leader for further information and revisions. Call Mike Eggleston for more info: 343-0894 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Activity Night Speakers
Don't miss these upcoming Activity nights. We have arranged a great line up of speakers on a variety of interesting topics. June:
Jim Hutchins will be here to discuss and demonstrate Mineral
Identification. Bring your minerals, rocks and semi-precious stones for
identification.
September: Steve Hart, author of the newly
published book, "Modern Rock Tumbling" will demonstrate rock tumbling,
answer questions and you will have an opportunity to purchase his new
book and have it signed by the author.
October:
Kirk Demaresk, our club member, will be giving a talk on Bonsai,
decorated with rocks. He recently won an award for his Bonsai
arrangement in Chico.
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Two Memorial Day Field Trips Aug. 30, 31, Sept 1: Austin, NV El Dorado Mineral & Gem Society
Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1: Cedarville, CA Fossils for Fun Society. TRIP LOCATION – Cedarville, CA
WHEN – Labor Day Weekend, August 30, 31, Sept.1, 2008
SPONSOR CLUB – Fossils for Fun Society
MEMBER'S GUESTS
– Allowed. Any member of a CFMS club is welcome, or someone willing to
join FFF. Applications will be available. Membership $18 for one and $8
for each additional family member.
COLLECTION MATERIAL – petrified wood
LEADERS & CONTACT INFO – Debbie Bunn, (916) 929-6665 fossilsff@aol.com or Carole Lock hart and Keith Lindholm, (916) 638-2314. cjlockhart@softcom.net, Keith_lindholm@hotmail.com
PROPOSED SCHEDULE – Saturday, Cemetery Road area and Sunday, Sheldon Wildlife Refuge/Vya areas.
MEET – 8:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday at the Sunrise Motel (#54889 Highway 299 in Cedarville).
DIRECTIONS TO SITE/CAMP
- an 8 hour drive from Sacramento. Take I-5 to Redding, then Highway
299 East to Alturas and then to Cedarville. Or, take Highway 395 north
from Reno to Alturas and then take Highway 299 East to Cedarville.
VEHICLE REQ'S – high clearance vehicles can get to most sites.Cemetery Rd. is okay for cars.
CAMP/FACILITIES –
call now for reservations. Sunrise Motel (530) 279-2161, has rooms and
hookups and tent sites. National Forest Campgrounds on Highway 299 west
of Cedarville and Alturas has motel rooms.
TOOLS
– rock hammer, paper to wrap specimens, carry bags, hand lens and scope
for identifying wood, digging tools. Bring a strong back pack.
SAFETY CONCERNS
– Saturday’s hike is seriously difficult, over 3-4 mountains, at a high
elevation. The farther you go, the better the wood. Stay together, do
not separate from the group. Bring “walkie talkies”, sunscreen and
insect repellent.
CLIMATE/WEATHER – could be hot, cool, rainy or even snow!
CLOTHING – layered clothing, protection from the sun, insects, a walking stick is good for balance.
OTHER REMARKS
– Potlucks at the Sunrise Motel, Saturday and Sunday. Nearby hot
spring. Restaurants have good food, but slow service. Bookstore and 2
grocery stores. Patronize the local stores please.
There is one gas station in town.
TRIP LOCATION - Austin, Nevada
WHEN – August 30, 31, & Sept 1, Saturday through Monday, Labor Day Holiday
SPONSOR CLUB - El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society
MEMBER'S GUESTS - Allowed
COLLECTION MATERIAL - Snakeskin Agate, Pet Wood, Fluorite, Daisy Agate, Banded agate and hopefully a new site this year
LEADER & CONTACT INFO - Barbara Terrill 530-676-2375 or rockhabit@comcast.net
PROPOSED SCHEDULE - Some locations still to be scheduled. First day fluorite & daisy agate
MEET - Rock Shop/Jason's Gallery, Downtown Austin at 9 a.m.
VEHICLE REQ'S - High clearance 4x4 a must – can do limited carpooling
CAMP/FACILITIES
- Forest Service Camp Grounds available 5 miles out of town to the
south, Austin RV Park (sorry no phone number) and KD's Pony Canyon
Motel (775) 964-2605. For more facilities info access the Greater
Austin Chamber of Commerce at chamber@austinnevada.com
TOOLS - Rock pick, chisel, small pry bar, shovel, buckets, backpack
SAFETY CONCERNS
– can be HOT so be prepared with hat and sunscreen – layered clothing –
also snakes and scorpions so have high top boots. Good gloves a must!
Hillsides are rocky and sometimes steep.
CLIMATE/WEATHER - variable but mostly warm with cool nights
CLOTHING - layered with long pants, light weight long sleeves if susceptible to sunburn. Good boots.
OTHER REMARKS
- Please bring walkie talkie type radios if you have them – when we are
ready to go on to another location we want to be able to get you in, in
a timely manner.
FEE: At this time there are no fee locations See 'Articles' for more information on Obsidian Needles.
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Activity
Night
The
second Thursday of each month is Activity
Night where members and visitors can get hands-on
experience in lapidary, beading, wire wrapping,
and much more. Put those buckets of collected rocks to
use! Bring your slabs and beads or just your questions
and imagination and learn to make something wonderful.
Visitors Welcome!
The
Paradise Gem & Mineral Club has a growing dynamic library
of videotapes, and books and periodicals devoted to geology,
mineralogy and lapidary. The traveling library is
set up at most meetings for members to look at and check
out library materials to read. The actual collection is
larger and requests for a book not brought to a meeting
should be directed to Vernita Wright 534-8364 or use our
online Library
list and order form.
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Sale
 Club
Members are invited to advertise items for sale related
to the Lapidary & Metal smithing arts or field trip related
stuff such as camping or mining equipment. Now if that isn't
broad enough, just let me know and we can probably make
the item fit
Wanted
Lapidary equipment, mineral collections and slabs of
most any material.
I will trade or ?
Kevin
Wright, 530.534.8364, leave message.
Contact
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Geology
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Live
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As
Mount St. Helens gears
up for another eruption, the world watches tomorrows
geology in the making.
For your viewing enjoyment, here is a live shot of
Mt. St. Helens from the US
Forest Service.
(updates every 5 minutes,
dawn to dusk)
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Minerals
from Another World
 Recent
highlights from Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
as they continue to explore, experiment and send back images
from Mars.
Mars
Rover website from NASA is here.
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