The San Joaquin Valley Lapidary Society is looking at July 14th to the 20th to host a field trip to the Hooney Quartz claim near Bridgeport CA. and Nye Canyon...
Since there's not much going on locally these days, I thought I'd "digest" the past couple months of postings on LA-Rocks and list the various activities...
Thanks for the summary. Having it in a calendar would be great, but no matter what format you ultimately decide on, above all I just wanted to say "THANKS"! ...
Minor correction: The Santa Clara club trip to Clear Creek is March 24th not 17th. I'm the Santa Clara club field trip committe chairman, BTW. Dean ... ...
I've tried the calendar on another couple of yahoo groups. Works "ok" nothing terribly fancy. On a field-trip related note: many of the club-related/sponsored...
Dear Lew, I hearby declare that no one is liable for my actions but me, and request to be put on the Hooney Quartz trip. Should I bring my lawnmower too?...
Here's the latest update on the symposium at Boron this weekend - March 17-18. I'm heading down there for the Saturday symposium and field trip if I can get...
Bill, There are four of us from Saratoga who will be attending. We will be RV camping somewhere in the desert west of the mine. We are also planning on the...
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Hi All, I have posted a few pictures in the photo section in a folder called "Dean's ID Req." I am hoping I might get some assistance in identifying the...
What a show here at the Fair Grounds in Bakersfield CA. All the vendors arrived except 2 the people were out and Friday went by quick and hastle free.we have...
Definitely garnet, probably variety 'almandine'. Perhaps from the Bishop area in CA or Austin NV but could be from elsewhere as well. Hope this helps, Jim ......
Thanks Jim. Dean ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time with the...
There is a C.F.M.S. Field Trip schedueled for June 24th 2007 by one of our Co-Op sister clubs Lone Pine Gem and Mineral Club To go to the Cerro Gordo Mineing...
Hello, I am new at this group and to collecting. I was wondering if anyone knows some good sites near Sacramento, close enough for going in one day, cause...
Hi faith, check out the Carmichael rock club or Roseville's. They have lots of fieldtrip ideas for you. Also Roseville has now a shop! I am in San Diego now...
Faith, Look at your local club's website, _www.sacmineralsociety.org_ (http://www.sacmineralsociety.org) , and contact local members - they will be your best...
Gang, Rick is a local (San Jose) who is a nut for Benitoite ;-). I've taken the liberty of forwarding this note to the NorCal group (and have copied Rick so he...
Greetings all, I just joined the group and posted some photos of Benitoite specimens that have been found over the last couple of months. Enjoy!! Rick...
For anyone heading to Bakersfield for the digs this weekend April 21 & 22, there have been some changes brought on by the sudden death of Bob Ernst. Part of...
Greetings NorCal collectors, Just so people know, here is a list of upcoming field trips to the Benitoite Gem Mine: April 21st, May 12th and June 2nd. The...
Reminder from: NorCal-Rocks Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorCal-Rocks/cal Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society Show Saturday April 28, 2007 All Day ...
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Reminder from: NorCal-Rocks Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorCal-Rocks/cal Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society Show Saturday April 28, 2007 All Day ...
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http://www.geocities.com/spankamiah/fishfossil.jpg <http://www.geocities.com/spankamiah/fishfossil.jpg> I was given this fossil today in class, and I was...
John: I'm sure that others are more knowledgeable than I about fish species of SE Oregon, but try Googling the Trout Creek formation for papers on fauna of the...
Reminder from: NorCal-Rocks Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NorCal-Rocks/cal Snyders Rockhound Pow-wow Friday May 4, 2007 All Day (The next reminder...
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The Southern California Friends of Mineralogy presented a superbly run symposium on Saturday March 17 at the Rio Tinto Minerals Boron Operations (US Borax)....
