Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
NEWSComing up . . . Thursday February 16th Club Meeting featuring a talk by Mike Johnston on Aorere Gold Hear about Mike's recently published book on the gold of NW Nelson - and see the book! 19.30 Richmond Library Gold coin entry - all welcome Sunday, February 19th Club Fossick and Picnic Meet at 11.30 at Lee Valley Reserve (just after Paretai Lodge) for a fossick on the river bar followed by A picnic and BBQ at Mead Stream Reserve (over bridge on Mead Road, then right into reserve) from 12.30 onwards Club members and guests only |
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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