Field Trip: Agate, Jasper, Sillimanite, Serpentine |
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Field Trip: |
Yale Bar |
Leader: |
Harley Waterson, phone: (604) 590-3289 |
Date & Time: |
Sunday, February 12, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. |
Meeting Place: |
Bridal Falls Coffee Shop |
Tools: |
Rock hammer, gloves, goggles, warm layered clothing and hiking boots |
Material: |
Agate, jasper, sillimanite, serpentine, rarely but possible jade |
Field Trip: Petrified Wood, Agate, Jasper, Serpentine, Sillimanite |
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Field Trip: |
Hamilton Bar |
Leader: |
Jean Dyck, phone: (604) 852-2735 |
Date & Time: |
Sunday, February 26, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. |
Meeting Place: |
Sasquatch Inn |
Tools: |
Rock hammer, gloves, goggles, warm layered clothing and hiking boots |
Material: |
Petrified wood, agate, jasper, serpentine, sillimanite |
Field Trip: Buchia, Belemnites |
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Field Trip: |
West side of Harrison Lake (permission given for this group to go on claim) |
Leader: |
Gord Pinder, phone: (604) 556-6489 |
Date & Time: |
Sunday, April 21, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m. |
Meeting Place: |
Sasquatch Inn |
Tools: |
Rock hammer, goggles, tissue, newspaper boxes to protect fossils |
Material: |
Buchia (clam shell fossils), belemnites |
ALWAYS CALL THE TRIP LEADER THE DAY BEFORE TO ENSURE THE TRIP IS
GOING, AND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NO OTHER CHANGES
For all of the above trips, all club members are welcome,
including our rockhound friends from the US! For updated information,
please visit the Lapidary Society of BC
As always, any US rockhounds in good standing with their clubs are invited to join our field trips!
Washington State Mineral Council offers some great trips, just across the border:
Washington State Mineral Council