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FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCEMENTS In
order to keep our promise of "99% digging and 1% talk," New England Collecting Trip! Official Fieldtrip of the The Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (M.A.G.M.A.) invites you to join members Lawrence (hydrogeologist) and Steve (pegmatite) for an introduction to New England mineral collecting. We’ll be visiting a variety of sites in Connecticut and Maine and you are welcome to join us. More details and driving directions will be posted in the future, but we wanted to post this fieldtrip early enough for members to be able to take time off from work if they can. Tentative Trip Itinerary: Connecticut Maine Poland Mining Camps (make your own reservations) Access to 15 mines with exclusive access to many. Blasting at the mines dictates where they go each day. Lodging, Meals and Collecting Packages (food and lodging subject to Maine sales tax) Daily tag-a-long trips (Reservations required) $60/day per person Songo Pond Quarry (make your own reservations) $25/day per person Case Quarries, Portland, CT Clark Hill Quarries, East Hampton, CT Waisanen Quarry, Greenwood, Maine Tamminen Quarry, Greenwood, Maine Poland Mining Camps, Poland, Maine Harvard Quarry, Greenwood, Maine Morgan Quarry, Greenwood, Maine Songo Pond Quarry, Albany, Maine Bethel Mineral Show and Swap, Bethel, Maine This trip is open to ANYONE who wants to attend. You do NOT have to be a MAGMA member to participate. _____________________________ 6th. Annual Hosted by: This event will be based at the property of Richard Jacquot. This property is located just outside the city of Asheville, just 20 minutes drive from the famous Little Pine Garnet Mine in Madison County, N.C.. We have room for up to 5 RV's to camp on the property, numerous places for tent camping. Water will be supplied to refill water tanks etc.. Portable toilets for men and women will be on site. MAGMA member Jeff Nagy wired our camp area at the 2008 Roundup. There will be an electric panel to be used by the campers. This will eliminate any shorts or low voltage problems. There is a large campfire pit for use by campers. I have also installed an outside shower for use by the campers. Agenda: We have coordinated this event to coincide with the Grassy Creek Gem and Mineral show in Spruce Pine N.C., this is the best annual show in the southeast. Starting Wednesday the 29th, we will conduct fieldtrips to various mines in the Western North Carolina area. Each trip will be led by a MAGMA member who has experience at each site. We will also have groups going to the gem shows in Spruce Pine as well. Each day of the Roundup, members will give demonstrations on wirewrap, gemcutting etc. Display tables will be available to show off your favorite specimens. The members have a cookout in the evening and a big campfire. Wednesday the 29th: Little Pine Garnet Mine Thursday the 30th: Ray Mica Mine Friday the 31st: Crabtree Emerald Mine There will be tables setup throughout the week for people to sell and trade their rocks and minerals, gems and jewelry. Each evening we will have an outdoor theater showing movies related to rocks, minerals, and fossils to include: Our brand new movie "Diving for fossils and artifacts in the Cooper River", "Red Treasure of the Rockies, mining rhodochrosite at the Sweet Home Mine in Colorado", "The Gem Hunter in Afghanistan, Gary Bowersox", "Exploring the Mines of Western North Carolina, Richard Jacquot". This year we will have many new dvd's and slideshows to watch as well! On Saturday a club guide will lead a fieldtrip to a local mine to be determined by the members. The MAGMA club will provide a huge meal to feed everyone. At 1:00 p.m. we will begin cooking. We will eat at 3:00 p.m.. This years menu will include, hotdogs, hamburgers, turkey burgers, chicken and much more. Softdrinks will be provided. Attendees should bring a side dish or desert and other drink if they prefer. Cost: $10.00 per person, this covers all 5 days of the Roundup. This roundup is open to all clubs and anyone visiting the area from out of town who would like to attend. Remember to bring plenty of rocks and minerals to trade, sell, and show. To view reports from previous Rockhound Roundups, go to www.wncrocks.com and click on the "MAGMA" link.
See you there! _____________________________ Six S'S Amethyst Ranch Details coming soon! _____________________________ Welcome to the second annual Besides for the making of stone arrowheads, spear points, and knives there will be demonstrations in primitive bow making and arrow making, including fletching and hafting. There will be demos in brain tanning hides from start to finish. How to make fire with a bow drill as well as flint and steel. How to make cordage and a plant walk to identify the plants that can be used in this area. And atlatl making and a practice throwing area for you to try this ancient form of spear throwing. We are hoping that there will also be demonstartions in pottery making and blacksmithing. This year we will also be raffling off a bow that will be made during the weekend. Primitive vendors are welcome. This year a fee of $ 5.00 per day will be charged for vendors and campers. The fee for visitors is $ 2.00 per car per day. Bus loads are welcome. There is plenty of room for parking and camping. No running water or electricity on site, but there will be concessions and porta-johns. And a limited supply of firewood for the campers. Come on out and step into the past! For further info contact: |
