Nelson Rock and Mineral Club

NEWS

Thursday September 21st

Club Meeting

The Karamea Fault

Speaker: Tom Brown

Greywacke:
the world’s most boring rock -
except that it isn’t really because it’s got some fascinating stories to tell . . .

Speaker: Dave Briggs

Constance Barnicoat Room, Richmond Library
19.00

All welcome

See News and Events for more information

Field Trip

Sunday 24th September

Motueka River

Gravels

A trip down the Motueka Valley, piecing together the story that the gravels have to tell

Leader: Dave Briggs

Meet: Warring Car Park, Richmond
09.30

Car Pool Available

Members and invited 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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