2006 FIELD TRIPS

THE 2oo6 field trip itinerary

November 18, 2006.......Delaware Mineralogical Society.......Arundel Quarry, Havre de Grace, MD......for pyrite cubes and epidote crystals…Limit 10 people, working quarry rules…. Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hard hat, and steel-toed boots. Contact glauconite5@yahoo.com for details.

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May 1, 2005.....Capital District.... Ravena, NY....... for quartz & calcite xls limit 30 people, working quarry rules. Sorry no one under 12. No facilities. Contact phartig@nycap.rr.com for details.

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COMPLETED FIELD TRIPS FOR 2006

April 15,2006.......Syracuse...... Crystal Grove, St. Johnsville, NY....... for quartz (Herkimer diamonds). Contact * *timhart@a-znet.com <mailto:phartig@nycap.rr.com> for details.

April 22, 2006....The Mineral and Lapidary Society of Raritan Valley..... Serpentine, tremolite, zircon, titanite, albite,

eastonite, talc, phlogopite....Easton, Eastern PA ....EFMLS card required. Contact Johan Maertens 908-369-6545, e-mail

mineral.maertens@att.net

April 22, 2006.....Worcester Mineral Club.... Chester Emery Mine Chester Ma....... for Margarite, Corundum, Magnetite, Diaspore, Rutile, & others. It is a good up hill walk Some parts are a little steep. No facilities. Contact Larry at Delsjohn@aol.com for details.

April 22, 2006.....Capital District.... Fonda, NY....... for quartz (Herkimer Diamonds) & calcite xls. Rain date April 29. Contact phartig@nycap.rr.com for details.

April 22, 2006…Mid-Hudson Valley…8-12AM…Wingdale, NY…. for almandine garnet and staurolite xls in mica schist… lunch at diner…or bring own... 2–5 PM…Falls Village, CT… for fluorescent tremolite xls in marble…limit 5 people…working quarries… hard hat and stiff boots… no facilities at quarries…Contact sunstone3@hvc.rr.com for details…or call 845-485-0139 between 6 and 9 PM.

April 22 2006....St. Lawrence Co. Rock & Mineral Club ....Macomb NY.....We will meet at Jumbo's restaurant in Gouverneur at the intersestion of Rt. 11 and Rt. 58 and will leave there at 9 am to collect white quartz crystals in Macomb. Contact Bill deLorraine at wdellie@northnet.org

April 22, 2006.....PESA.....PA, Montgomery Co......calcite, zeolites.....7AM-12PM.....working quarry rules. 18 and older. No

facilities. Contact Merrill Dickinson +1 (610) 473-9973

April 23, 2006.....Delaware Mineralogical Society........Ramanessian Brook, Holmdel, NJ.........Collect Cretaceous aged fossils including mosasaur, fish and shark teeth by sifting the gravels in the stream. Need screen and shovel and waders or be prepared to get wet. ! Limit 10 people. Children allowed. Contact glauconite5@yahoo.com for details.

APRIL 29 and 30, 2006.........Wakeup Call for Trotter Diggg 2006...........There's a dig at the Buckwheat dump Friday, Trotter Saturday and Sterling Hill Sunday. Always a fun time. Trotter has produced close to 90 different minerals. They are most noted for fluorescent but that only scratches the surface. This message is just to let you know things are ON ... registration is open and we already have 33 digggers registered. :) If you have not yet registered, please do so as soon as you can -- just like last year, we need at least 100 registered digggers in order for the event to occur ... that just covers the costs of preparing the site (excavating new areas, etc.) and running the show. More info soon go to E.F.T.A.'S Home page and click on Trotter Dump................. it's that easy

MAY 6, 2009........Dolomite Products Quarry, Penfield , New York......... is having an Open House Dig on Saturday May 6, 2006 from 7 A.M. to Noon. Digging will commence at 7:00 A.M. Late arrivals will still be allowed in. The Quarry will expect everyone to leave at Noon. Hard hats and safety glasses are mandatory.
The Quarry is located on Whalen Drive in Penfield , New York south of the Browncroft/Atlantic Avenue (Route 286) intersection. Take 390 to 590 North to Browncroft Rd. exit. Right (east) on Browncroft which will turn into Atlantic, then right onto Whalen. The Quarry entrance is on the left, just past the golf course on the right.
Expect to find minerals. Children with parents are OK - must have hard hat or bicycle helmet and strong shoes and safety glasses. Don.....716-879-0457.........donald_lapham@fmc.com

May 13, 2006.....PESA.....PA, Montgomery Co......calcite, zeolites 7AM-12PM.....working quarry rules. 18 and older. No facilities.

Contact Merrill Dickinson +1 (610) 473-9973

May 13, 2006.....Capital District.... Schoharie, NY....... for small pyrite nodules. No facilities. Contact phartig@nycap.rr.com for details.

May 20, 2006....St. Lawrence Co. Rock & Mineral Club ....Herkimer, NY.....we are going camping at Crystal Grove for Herkimer diamonds. Contact Bill deLorraine at wdellie@northnet.org

May 20, 2006…Mid-Hudson Valley…Putnam County, NY…for pyrite, apatite , pyrrhotite, hornblende xls….limit 15 people…old quarry…stiffboots…children allowed…no facilities. Contact sunstone3@hvc.rr.com for details…or call 845-485-0139 between 6 and 9 PM.

May 21, 2006....Wayne Co.Gem & Min.....Sodus Point, NY 2- 5 pm .....Fossils along creek bed( Pentamerus, graptolites, crinoid stems, oolitic hematite). Contact Bill Chapman at batnpill@empacc.net

May 21, 2006.....Kennebec Rock & Mineral Club..... Pingree Ledge in Albany, Maine ( White Mt National Forest, only hand tools)for possible quartz, beryl and garnets. Not much parking, limit 30 people. No facilities. Contact tony@copyshopme.com for details.

May 26-28, 2006...Rochester Lapidary Socieity.... Memorial Day Weekend at Crystal Grove/Herkimer NY.

May 28, 2006..... North shore Rock and Mineral Club.....Fonda, NY.....Herkimer Diamonds. Contact joergrace@msn.com for details.

June 3, 2006.....Lapidary & Mineral Society of Central CT.... Clark Hill Quarries, E. Hampton, CT....... simple pegmatite minerals plus schorl, beryl, garnet, apatite, columbite, uranium minerals, zircon, excellent euhedral muscovite crystals. Small abandoned quarries in state forest, no facilities. No limit, see http://www.lmscc.org/clark_hill.htm for rules, club has permit.

June 10, 2006......Delaware Mineralogical Society......Purse State Park (Liverpool Point) Charles Co., MD.......Collect Eocene and Paleocene aged fossils including crocodile, ray, fish and shark teeth along the banks of the Potomac River. Be prepared to get wet! Limit 10 people. Children allowed. Contact glauconite5@yahoo.com for details.

June 10, 2006.....Capital District.... Roxbury, Ct........ for well formed garnet xls and staurolite. No facilities. Contact phartig@nycap.rr.com for details.

June 10, 2006.....MLSRV.....NJ, Warren Co......calcite, zircon, micas.....9AM-12PM.....working quarry rules. 18 and older. No
facilities. EFMLS card required. Contact Dave Rieur +1 (908) 938-5525 or crystalcutz@yahoo.com

June 10, 2006.....Nittany Mineralogical Society.... Pine Creek Quarry, Jersey Shore PA ....... for Aragonite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Quartz and Sulphur xls limit 10 people, Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hardhat, and steel-toed boots.. No facilities. Contact Ed Echler eechler@aim.com for details.

June 10, 2006.....Nittany Mineralogical Society.... Salona Quarry, Salona PA....... for Aragonite, Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Pyrite xls limit 10 people, Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hardhat, and steel-toed boots.. No facilities. Contact Ed Echler eechler@aim.com for details.

June 11, 2006............Berks Mineral Society......... Dyers Quarry, Berks Co.......... Zeolites,calcite, common opal. First 20 people. Register (717)933-5124

June 17, 2006....St. Lawrence Co. Rock & Mineral Club ....Pierrepont, NY..... we are going to Power's Farm for "UVITES" the famous black tourmalines. Contact Bill deLorraine at wdellie@northnet.org

June 18, 2006.....Worcester Mineral Club.... Manhan Lead/Silver Mine, Loudville Ma....... for Wulfenite, Barite,Malachite,Azurite,Galena, Pyromorphite & others. No facilities. Contact Larry at Delsjohn@aol.com for details.

June 24, 2006.....Nittany Mineralogical Society.... Curtin Gap Quarry, Bellefonte PA ....... for Calcite, Dolomite, Fluorite, Quartz xls, limit 10 people, Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hardhat, and steel-toed boots.. No facilities. Contact Ed Echler eechler@aim.com for details.

June 24-25, 2006...Rochester Lapidary Socieity.... in and around the W. Pierrepont, NY area - 3-5 sites,.Tremolite, Uvite, Actinolite, Smokey Quartz, Diopside, Apatite, Wollastonite, Dravite...Contact Cindi Newman at kcnewman@frontiernet.net.

June 24, 2006….Mid-Hudson Valley…Wurtsboro, NY…for galena, sphalerite, quartz xls, anglesite, cerrusite, chalcopyrite, pyrite, pyrrhotite…old mine tailings…limit 20 people…children allowed…stiff boots…no facilities. Contact sunstone3@hvc.rr.com for details …or call 845-485-0139 between 6 and 9 PM.

June 25, 2006......Orange County Mineral Soceity......Montique, NJ.......Collect Quartz xls and small clusters, Limited number pf People can attend Contact for details call George Gardianos at gggard@otimum.net

July 8, 2006.....Lapidary & Mineral Society of Central CT.... CCC Quarries, Haddam, CT....... simple pegmatite minerals plus schorl, beryl, garnet, columbite. Small abandoned quarries in state forest, no facilities. No limit, see http://www.lmscc.org/CCCQuarry.htm for rules, club has permit. Side trips to other local spots possible.

July 9, 2006.....North Shore Rock and Mineral Club.....Wild Ammonoosuc River in NH.....Gold Panning, sluicing. Contact joergrace@msn.com for details.

July 16, 2006....Wayne Co. Gem & Min.....Sodus Point, NY.....Fossils along creek bed (Pentamerus, graptolites, crinoid stems, oolitic hematite). Contact Bill Chapman at batnpill@empacc.net

July 22, 2006....Wayne Co. Gem & Min.....Newark, NY...... Swap/Sell/Picnic/Auction, 10-12 Swap/Sell, No setup fee. 12 noon Pocnic, dish to pass. 1:30 Auction. Contact Bill Lesniak at dirtman300.

July 22,2006...........Syracuse.... Alden, NY....... for pyrite/marcasite fossil nodules, bivalves, cepahlopods,ammonites, etc. No facilities. Contact *ddsack@twcny.rr.com for details

July 29, 2006 ............Berks Mineral Society ..........Calvert Cliffs/Brownies Beach.......... Sharks teeth, Ray plates, and vertebra first 20 people Register (717)933-5124

July 30, 2006.....North shore Rock and Mineral Club.....Raymond, NH.....Quartz XLs. Contact joergrace@msn.com for details.

July 28th - Aug 3-6, 2006...Rochester Lapidary Society...Bancroft, Ontario Canada Show - the Bancroft Gemboree...contact Cindi Newman at kcnewman@frontiernet.net . We have now firmed up our plans for our Bancroft, Ontario field trip...July 29-30th we are meeting for digs, as well as a general invitation to the Gemboree, Aug 3-6th. We will caravan up the 28th of July. You can give my email for anyone with further questions.

Aug.12, 2006....Wayne Co. Gem & Min.....Alden, NY.....Pyritized fossils and nodules. Contact Bill Chapman at batnpill@empacc.net

August 20, 2006........ The Saco Valley Gem & Mineral Club...... Moat Mtn....... Bartlett.....NH........ for smoky quartz, microcline, amethyst, topaz, albite, crystals

August 27, 2006......Orange County Mineral Soceity......Wurtsboro Lead Mine....Dig in tailing in this old classic site of Quartz, Pyrite, Chalcopyrite etc. Long walk to the top of the mountain, Bring a camera for great sites to see. People can attend by Contacting George Gardianos at gggard@otimum.net

September 2, 2006.....PESA.....PA, Monroe Co......calcite, dolomite, limonite, fossils.....8-11 AM.....working quarry rules. 18 and older. No facilities. Contact Merrill Dickinson +1 (610) 473-9973

September.16, 2006....Wayne Co. Gem & Min.....Seneca Falls, NY....8:00 - 11:45am......Large Vrachiopods and corals in a white sandstone. Need heavy hammers. Contact Bill Chapman at batnpill@empacc.net

September 9, 2006.....Lapidary & Mineral Society of Central CT.... Clark Hill Quarries, E. Hampton, CT....... simple pegmatite minerals plus schorl, beryl, garnet, apatite, columbite, uranium minerals, zircon, excellent euhedral muscovite crystals. Small abandoned quarries in state forest, no facilities. No limit, see http://www.lmscc.org/clark_hill.htm for rules, club has permit.

September 9&10, 2006.....Worcester Mineral Club.... VAG Asbestos quarry, Eden Mills VT. For Vesuvianite, Grossularite, Artinite, Magaetite, Serpentine & others. No facilities. Contact Larry at Delsjohn@aol.com for details.

September 16, 2006....Boston Mineral Club.....Palermo #1 Mine, N. Groton, NH...... World famous pegmatite locality , 98 mineral species incl. 64 phosphate minerals. Contact fieldtrip coordinator Nate Martin at rocknate@gmail.com

September 30, 2006....Boston Mineral Club.....Aggregate Industries Q., Ashland, MA...... Classic alpine cleft locality, minerals include pericline, actinolite, calcite , chlorite, epidote, pyrite, sphene, fluorapatite, ilmenite and magnetite. Contact fieldtrip coordinator Nate Martin at rocknate@gmail.com

September 24, 2006......The Saco Valley Gem & Mineral Club...... Hurricane Mtn., Bartlett, NH...... for smoky quartz, microcline, amethyst, zircon, and arfvedsenite crystals.

September 29, 2006......Orange County Mineral Soceity......Montique, NJ.......Collect Quartz xls and small clusters, Limited number pf People can attend. This time of the year you can also enjoy the fall colors. Contact for details call George Gardianos at gggard@otimum.net

September 30 2006.... (rain date Oct. 1) ....The Syracuse Gem and Mineral Society....... Alden, NY ..... Spring Creek for pyrite nodules and pyritized (Marcastie) fossils. Contact David Arcaro 315/622-6542 for details.

September 30, 2006............ Berks Mineral SocietyPanning for Gold in Southern Lancaster Co. First 20 people. First 20 to register (717)933-5124

September 30, 2006.....MLSRV.....NJ, Warren Co......calcite, zircon, micas.....9AM-12PM.....working quarry rules. 18 and older. No facilities. EFMLS card required. Contact Dave Rieur +1 (908) 938-5525 or crystalcutz@yahoo.com

October, 7-9, 2006....Boston Mineral Club.....Fluorite mines near Marion, KY and Cave-in-Rock, IL...... Bulldozer special trip including dump digging at closed fluorite mines in KY and IL plus visits to Clement Mineral Museum in Marion, KY and American Fluorite Museum in Rosiclare, IL . 30 person limit. $40/person to cover excavation costs. Contact fieldtrip coordinator Nate Martin at rocknate@gmail.com

October 7 & 8, 2006.........................................................

E.F.T.A (formally N.E.F.T.A.) and The Dolomite Group Proudly Presents

“FLUORITE FANTASY WEEKEND V”

Walworth Quarry
Walworth, NY.

October 7^TH and 8^TH 2006
Please come join us at the dig! All E.F.T.A. Clubs are invited to a Weekend of Digging and Fun.

Please Register By September 20^th

October 14, 2006.....MLSRV.....PA, Lancaster Co......calcite, dolomite, barite, sphalerite, fluorite .....8:30 AM-1PM.....working
quarry rules. 18 and older. No facilities. EFMLS card required. Contact Dave Rieur +1 (908) 938-5525 or crystalcutz@yahoo.com

October 14, 2006......Delaware Mineralogical Society........JT Dyer Quarry, Gibraltar, PA.....Collect: zeolites, pyrite and calcite…Limit 10 people, working quarry rules. Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hardhat, and steel-toed boots. Contact glauconite5@yahoo.com for details.

October 21, 2006....... The Saco Valley Gem & Mineral Club...... Pearl Lake,....... Lisbon,...... NH.... for staurolite (some "fairy" crosses) and garnet crystals.

October 28, 2006.........Delaware Mineralogical Society......Valley Quarries Gettysburg (Teeter) Quarry, Gettysburg, PA.......Collect: zeolites, pyrite and calcite…Limit 10 people, working quarry rules. Need safety glasses, rock hammer, chisels, hardhat, and steel-toed boots. Contact glauconite5@yahoo.com for details.