Nelson Rock and Mineral Club

NEWS

Coming 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

and Mineral Club

Our interests cover all things geological, including rocks, minerals and microminerals, gemstones, fossils, geological history, mapping, mining and microscopy,

We have regular meetings and field trips, run our own research projects, and provide access to a range of facilities including a geological library, finds shop, rock cutter, tumbler, microscope and database of local finds.

To find out more, follow the links on this page or use the search box below.

(Note: site under constant construction, so not all links may work)

Club Code of Conduct

Nelson Rock and Mineral Club is proud to follow a code of conduct aimed at ensuring the safety of its members and others whilst engaged in fieldwork, and protecting the value and integrity of geological sites.

See the Code of Conduct here.

New Website on Local Fossils

We'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

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