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DMC Field Trip Sharing Program FIELD TRIP FOR June 2004  |
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9:00
AM, Saturday, June 5, 2004
We will meet at the intersection of US 64 and Buck Creek Road at 9:00 AM EDT. This spot is 16.5 miles west of Franklin NC. and 12.1 miles east of the intersection of NC 175 and US 64. Children , under close supervision, and pets, on a leash, are okay. COLLECTING: Participants will be looking for smaragdite, a green chrome-rich amphibole and for corundum. Corundum from this site occurs as: white/gray, pink, blue, or bronze. The pink corundum will fluoresce under UV. Tremolite has also been found at this site. CONDITIONS: USFS regulations limit hole depth to 18". BRING: Heavy shoes/boots, eye protection, 1/4" - 1/2" screens, buckets, shovel, sledge and rock hammer, chisels, prybar. Also bring lunch, beverage/water, insect repellent and sunscreen. ACCOMMODATIONS: There are a number of restaurants
and motels, in Franklin and south of Franklin, on US 441 and NC 28.
"Field trips are open to all members of associated clubs of the DMC program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee and to all members of SFMS member clubs who have provided their membership with SFMS liability insurance. Because of insurance requirements, members of the GENERAL PUBLIC are NOT invited on this or any DMC program field trips!" |
