July 17th, 2022, Greenwater Field Trip Report

Field trip reports

It was a great day for a dig. Cool and cloudy. 15 vehicles, 27 people, and 1 sweet dog went to the black agate site off FR7222. We dug there for about 4 hours. Black agate, tan jasper, and tan opal was what we were digging up. Our guests from Centralia dug deep (6 feet) and uncovered some large chunks of the agate/jasper. About half the group pursued other sites while I took the remaining half to show them the FR72 rockslide area. I don’t like taking groups there because it’s very steep and difficult and dangerous to work. But it’s a good site to go back to after a hard rain cleans off the loose rock. Some nice green jaspers and agate there. We then went further up FR72 to a quarry. There were hints of calcite and crystal veins in the host rock, but not much worth keeping. About 4:00 we called it quits. I stopped at the rockslide on the way down and found a few nice pieces for the tumbler. And then went back to the black agate site where Dan from Fife had taken over the Centralia pit. He had dug a bunch more out and I joined in. I was fortunate enough to fill up my bucket. If anyone on the trip didn’t get any of the black agate, let me know. I’ll see that you get some.

Attendees: Peggy S and guest Kalun, Kate T.s family, Becky P. and guests, Gina M., Julie M., Ann S. and dog Tess, Loren M., Christina and Russell L., John and Dave C., Teri G., Nik B., new member Chris W. from Spokane, guests Dave and Dick from Centralia and the Lewis County Rock Club, Ananda C., and of course me.

I have not scheduled a field trip for August. We are busy with the Aug. 20-21 Rock and Gem Show at Green River College. Should be an awesome weekend. I will have 2 display cases highlighting material collected on field trips

Submitted by Roger Danneman Field Trip Guide (roger.danneman@gmail.com)
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Updated: July 24, 2022 — 9:17 am

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  • From the Top of the Rock Pile Our annual club picnic went off great. The grass and Arboretum area was not wet or muddy, plus it didn’t rain while we were there. We had the usual club members attend, plus a few new faces. I forgot to count how many people attended, but I estimate around 40. Thank you, Angie and Brian, for shopping for the food and setting everything up. Thumbler’s Tumblers donated a tumbler for our picnic auction and another one for our holiday auction in December. The new double-barreled 15# tumbler sold for $120, approximately one-third the …

Meeting Announcements

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  • Glen Ripper is a leading authority on Obsidian. He is a walking encyclopedia which should make this an interesting and educational meeting. Show ‘n Tell: Obsidian – let’s see your colors.

  •   We start the day off with a potluck holiday meal. The club provides roasted turkey and ham. Members fill in with their favorite holiday potluck dish. We follow our meal with the election of officers for the coming year. Our final activity is our club auction. It is a great time to pick up great bargains on rough rocks, polished rocks, slabs, fossils, opal, etc. Our Young Tumblers can use their Rock Bucks to purchase auction items. This meeting is also our semi-annual food drive for the Kent Food Bank. Please remember to bring something. The Food Bank has informed us that they need feminine hygiene products and grape or strawberry jelly. People donate loads of peanut butter but never jelly. They also receive very few donations of feminine hygiene products.

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