[Rockhounds] Got Fluorite?

[Kreigh Tomaszewski]

Hey List,

A year ago I drove 18 hours (one way) to be able to join Nate and the 
Boston Mineral Club for a collecting trip that was one of the big the 
highlights of the ten day camping journey/family reunion. I would not 
have gone without the collecting opportunity.

I'm sorry that previous family commitments will prevent me from 
seriously considering this trip. I sure would like to go. The Boston 
club rocks!

Thank you Nate for remembering the List. I'll be looking for your trip 
report.		;-}

Kreigh




On Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008, at 08:52 America/Detroit, Nathan Martin 
wrote:

> This is an invitation to anyone on the Rockhounds mailing list to join 
> a
> Boston Mineral Club fieldtrip to Marion, KY over the Columbus Day 
> weekend
> (Oct 11th to 13th).  We will be collecting at the Eureka, Columbia and 
> Mary
> Belle mines near Marion, KY with the permission of the Ben Clement 
> Mineral
> Museum.  This is different from the museum's monthly schedule of trips 
> in
> that they will be doing some special excavating for us at a location 
> near
> the Eureka Mine that we identified as promising during our trip their 
> last
> year (I took out 20 decent fluorite specimens within 6" of the 
> surface).
> There will be a fee to help cover the costs of the excavation in 
> addition to
> the museums normal $20/day/bucket collecting fee.  All proceeds from 
> this
> special fieldtrip will go to support the museum - a very worthwhile 
> cause!
>
> This will be my 5th trip to Marion, KY and I will be driving 1200 
> miles one
> way to get there.  That alone should be enough to tell you that I 
> think the
> collecting will be worthwhile.  Trip attendees will also be given 
> directions
> to some Indiana geode localities as well as KY and IN fossil 
> localities that
> can be visited either on the way out or on the way home.
>
> Some of our members will be flying out for this.  Southwest Airlines (2
> checked bags free) flys into Nashville, TN which is about 2.5 hours 
> drive
> south of Marion, KY.  I have done this twice and it is a reasonable 
> way to
> go.  Those of us who drive will have heavy tools to share with those 
> who
> have luggage constraints.
>
> If you have any interest in this trip please email me off list and I 
> will
> provide you with the complete details.
>
> best regards,
> Nate Martin
> Lexington, MA
>
>
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