Children 12 or over allowed.  Under 12 not allowed.
Pets OK
Free

TRIP:   Cross Quarry

COLLECTING:   Eocene marine fossils including scallops, oysters, crabs, brachiopods, echinoids, shark teeth, ray teeth.  The strong suit of this quarry is crabs, brachiopods, and echinoids.  Pliocene marine fossils, including Ecphora, were collected here in former years; however, because of reclamation operations, will probably not be exposed this year.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS:  Hard hats and safety glasses required!
Participants will walk about a half mile to the collecting site; VEHICLES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED INSIDE THE QUARRY PROPERTY ON THIS TRIP.  All participants are subject to Aiken G&MS rules, and are subject to the directions of the AG&MS field trip leader.  All DMC Clubs are expected to publish this trip as an “Official Trip” for their club.  Participants are expected to enter the mine with the trip leader, and not before.

BRING:  Hard hat, safety glasses, water, backpack, lunch, rock hammer, scraping tool such as trowel or screwdriver.  Most collectors search the surface for loose finds.  Shovels and screens are permitted but probably won’t be useful.

DIRECTIONS AND WHERE TO MEET:
Where:  Burger King in Santee, at Exit 98 on I-95 in South Carolina.
When:  We will leave the Burger King at 9:30 AM, and will arrive at the mine at 10:00 AM.