Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
NEWSClub Meetings Next Meeting Thursday 21st July Geology, Rivers and Landscapes by Mike Harvey 19.00 Richmond Library (note the earlier start time) Saturday 23rd July Rock and mineral identification workshop Leader: Tom Brown 10.30 Richmond Library For more information, see News and Events New Website on Local FossilsWe've been developing a new website on fossils from the Top of the South (and elsewhere) based on collections by one of our members. To explore it, and watch it develop, go to: https://fossilfindsnz.weebly.com |
Welcome to the Nelson Rock
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Club meetingsThe club meets every month for an evening presentation by a member or visiting speaker, with a field trip to a local site the following weekend,
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Projects and studiesWe organise and run projects to investigate the local geology. Our current project is focused on the Triassic rocks of the Wakefield area.
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Local GeologyThe Nelson area is one of the most diverse areas of geology in New Zealand, with rocks spanning the entire sequence from Cambrian to Recent.
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