July 20th, 2019 Greenwater Field Trip Report

Field trip reports

We had a gorgeous day for our Greenwater trip. Sunny blue skies and perfect temperatures. 9 folks in 6 vehicles went up and we all made it back. FR70 has about 8 or 9 miles of paved road and then 7 or 8 miles of gravel to get to the opal dig site up near Gov Meadows. Gravel was a bit rough in places, but the opal was worth it. The black opal and the deep red opal are my favs, but seems hard to come by. Plentiful creamy browns and bluish grays though. A few small pieces of petrified wood were also found.
Next trip is Gold Panning with NAMA off the Blewett Pass Hwy on Aug 3rd.
Submitted by Roger Danneman CMS Field Trip Guide.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Updated: August 20, 2019 — 3:20 pm

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  • From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . I am busy with planning and writing the website to sell booth space for our 2020 Show. I am also the Bulletin Aids Chair for NFMS this year. It is the busiest time of the year for this position as I am in charge of all the NFMS contest submissions except websites. Thank goodness, this closes our shortly. FYI: There isno conflict of interest as I do not judge any of the entries from our club. Mike has threatened to tie my hands down in order for me not to …

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  •   Meeting Topic: Our Field Trip Leader Roger Dennemen will talk about planned field trips for 2020. He will also have samples of the rocks, minerals and crystals that can be found.   Show ‘n Tell: What have you found on a field trip.   Hope to see everyone!  

  • The Young Tumblers (youth members) have their own door prize drawing at each meeting. We encourage our Young Tumblers to participate in Show ‘n Tell each month. We also have a section of our monthly newsletter for them only to earn Rock Bucks. Rock Bucks can be spent on the monthly raffle or the club auctions we have throughout the year. The website and newsletter now has your own section. Be sure to look at to see what’s new this month and any announcements.

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