Nelson Rock and Mineral Club

NEWS

Next Club Meeting

Thursday 13th October

Earthquake Hazard in New Zealand

Presenter: Prof Mark Stirling

19.00 Richmond Library

See News and Events for further information

Next Fieldtrip

Riwaka Rocks

Sunday 16th October

Meet 10.00 at Warring Car Park
(provisional)

See News and Events for further information

Advance Warning!

Our Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 17th November

Now's the time to volunteer for a role in running the Club

Talk to one of the Committee members for more details

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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