An
Official Field Trip of the Knoxville Gem
and Mineral Society.) (HOST)
10:30 AM Eastern, 9:30 Central (Sharp!)
Saturday, November
21, 2009
Dale Hollow Lake, Byrdstown, TN.
TRIP:
Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society will
host a DMC field trip to Dale Hollow
Lake for
agatized Crinoid stems and plates. It has snowed and sleeted on
previous trips at this time of year, so come prepared for cold weather.
COLLECTING:
Agatized Crinoid stems and heads, agatized plates of exposed crinoids
material and geodes along the shore of Dale Hollow Lake,
BRING: You will need
to bring scratching tools to work the beach, a bucket and Ziploc(tm)
bags to store your finds. You may want to include your rock
hammer for plate trimming. For geode collecting you will need to bring
along a couple of 5 gallon buckets, a pick, and a shovel. Bring
rubber boots and a change of clothes if you want to dig in the
lake. As always, bring your lunch, plenty of fluids, a hat,
and gloves.
This
field trip is suitable for children.