[Rockhounds] Hendersonville Museum

[Al Balmer]

Thank you. I have indeed heard of MAGMA. I appreciate the
recommendation, because 90% of the field guides published are, to put
it politely, crap.

On Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:53:29 -0400, Steve Shimatzki
<sjs132 at accesstoledo.com> wrote:

>Al, for NC guides, have you seen:
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>"Rock, Gem, Mineral Collecting sites in Western North Carolina"
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>by: Richard James Jacquot, Jr.
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>Info here:
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>http://wncrocks.com/book/book.htm
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>If you've heard of MAGMA (Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association)
>then you know that he is the quasi leader of this group of rockhounds.
>They maintain a creed of "99% Digging, 1% Talk"  You'll find more info on
>this page:
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>http://wncrocks.com/magma/magma.htm
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>It is a good guidebook, and straight to the point for most stuff listed.
>Also, he is working on an updated version, don't know what the status
>is.  Some of the various changes of ownership, collection situations, etc..
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>In the interest of full disclosure, I am a "member" of MAGMA and have
>had a great time visiting in NC with Rick and the rest of the MAGMA members
>and collecting with them at various places.   They maintain a web forum for
>various rockhound stuff that you can find at:  www.drityrockhounds.com
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>Sorry if this sounds like an advertisement, but I figured that someone asked,
>I'd tell.
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>Enjoy!
>-Steve
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>>Edward:
>>I actually went through Hendersonville many years ago. After a
>>business trip to Ashville, I took two days vacation and wandered
>>around that part of the state, eventually ending up at another
>>business engagement in Greenville. A great area for rockhounding,
>>though I did more looking than digging. If I get a chance to visit
>>that part of NC in the next year or so, are there any reference
>>materials or collecting guides you'd recommend?
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>Stephen Shimatzki
>sjs132 at accesstoledo.com
>http://www.shimatzki.com 

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Al Balmer
Sun City, AZ