Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
Club Meeting
Thursday May 15th 19.00 including Special General Meeting on Future Developments of the Club (ca. 5 minutes) followed by talks, presentations, videos on the Alpine Fault, Hochstetter and more Venue: Waimea Room, Grandstand 2, A&P Grounds, Richmond All welcome Entry by koha |
Field Trip Sunday May 25th A Walk Through the Triassic at Highfield Farm, Wakefield in conjunction with Waimea Tramping Club Leaders: Dave Briggs, Ian Ladds, Tom Brown Meeting time: o9.30 Warring Carpark, Richmond Car share available Members and guests only Numbers limited, so all participants must be registered with the leader in advance (No drop-ins) |
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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