Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
NEWSThursday 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
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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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