Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
Club Meeting
Thursday June 19th 19.00 Mix of talks, demos and practical challenges on mineral identification, including a look at some specimens from the Club Collection Come along and learn how to identify minerals and what they're telling you about themselves. Venue: Waimea Room, Grandstand 2, A&P Grounds, Richmond All welcome Entry by koha |
Field Trip Sunday June 22nd Clarke River The Brunner Coal Measures Leaders: Dave Briggs, Mark Falloon Meeting time: o9.30 Warring Carpark, Richmond Car share available Members and guests only Day, time and location provisional! Watch this space for updates |
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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