[Rockhounds] Help getting dirty

Mon Feb 25 19:42:45 PST 2008

That's great! I understand your group had some great collecting last fall. 
The Clement Museum really benefits from club trips so keep up the good work. 
I'll be heading down there about 2 weeks before your club to help Bill 
explore some untapped mine dumps with a track hoe! I'll try to post a report 
to the list. I'm also leading a trip throughout the fluorspar district as 
post-conference field trip connected with the Geological Society of America 
NC meeting in Evansville in late April. I'll talk to Don Hastie about moving 
fluorite from their property to other sites for collector access. The 
Hastie's do not like visitors, so please leave them alone! It is my goal to 
work with them to develop other options to so collectors can gain access to 
their beautiful crystals.

Alan

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From: "Ted Kowalski" <Ted at crystalgems.com>
To: "'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem collectors'" 
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Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 8:10 PM
Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Help getting dirty

> Well, you didn't say when...
>
> This is from the M.A.G.M.A. site www.wncrocks.com and is one of their
> upcoming trips.
>
> Ted Kowalski
> Fredericksburg, VA
>
>
> Marion Kentucky Fluorite Hunt!
> April 11, 12 and 13, 2008
>
> An Official Fieldtrip of the Mountain Area
> Gem and Mineral Association
>
> The folks at the Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum have graciously invited us 
> to
> come back and dig for some fluorite again.
>
> MAGMA will have an official fieldtrip to Marion, Kentucky on April 11, 12
> and 13. Unlike the museum's regularly sponsored fieldtrips, they have 
> waived
> their maximum limit of 30 people and are inviting as many of us to attend 
> as
> can make the trip.
>
> We will be visiting the Eureka Mine, the Columbia Mine and possibly 
> several
> other locations. More details will be announced as the date of the dig 
> gets
> closer.
>
> Steve Bonney will serve as the fieldtrip leader.
>
> http://www.marionkentucky.us/clementmineralmuseum/index.htm
>
> We will meet in the parking lot of the museum each morning. Diggers will
> need to sign release forms there, and pay their initial fee of $20 per 
> five
> gallon bucket of material. At the end of the day, or the following 
> morning,
> you will be asked to pay for any additional material you have gathered. In
> other words, the cost is directly associated with the total fluorite
> specimens you've gathered. If you fill three five-gallon buckets while you
> are digging, you're on the honor system to pay for them.
>
> Last time we were out there, the dig was so successful that many people 
> just
> started paying for their extra buckets beforehand.
>
> If we have ten or more people who are interested in doing a night dig for
> fluorescent material, the fee for that is $30 per five gallon bucket of
> material, with each additional bucket costing another $30. All of the 
> funds
> go directly to helping the museum stay in business.
>
> Driving Directions: The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum is located at 205 N
> Walker Street in Marion, Kentucky (42064). To get there, take Interstate 
> 40
> to Nashville, Tennessee.
>
> Near Nashville, take a light right at I-24 W (signs for I-65
> N/Clarksville/Louisville/I-24 W)
>
> Take exit 42 for E Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pkwy toward 
> Elizabethtown
> Merge onto Wendell H Ford Western Kentucky Pkwy E
> Take exit 4 toward Eddyville (0.3 mile)
> Turn left at US-62 (1.8 mi)
> Turn right toward US-641 (108 ft)
> Turn right at US-641 (8.6 mi)
> Turn left to stay on US-641 (9.2 mi)
> Continue straight onto US-60 (0.3 mi)
> Turn right at KY-120 (0.2 mi)
> Turn left at N Walker St (0.1 mi)
> To: 205 N Walker Street, Marion, KY 42064
>
> You will see signs and the museum parking lot at this point. Meet there 
> each
> morning to sign in.
>
> As always, this fieldtrip is open to anyone who would like to attend. You 
> do
> not have to be a member of the MAGMA group to dig with us. We'd love to 
> have
> a huge turnout for this one, so invite your friends!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com
> [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at lists.drizzle.com] On Behalf Of david lehker
> Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 7:37 PM
> To: rockhounds
> Subject: [Rockhounds] Help getting dirty
>
> Help!  My wife and I are stuck being cold in snowy Michigan, but we have 
> an
> opportunity to head south for a few days next week and week-end.  We 
> really
> want to get dirty and you can help by providing any leads on hounding 
> sites
> in Kentucky/Tennesse.  We thought we'd head toward Nashville, but really
> have no destination other than the ones you provide.  We have done a bit 
> of
> exploring for Geodes east of Nashville in the past, but would love to
> explore other ideas.   Thanks in advance for any leads!
>
> Frozen Dave in perpetually cloudy Michigan.
>
>
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