Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
Date |
Event |
Leader/Presenter |
Thursday 16th February |
Club Meeting and book launch: Goldfields of western Nelson |
Mike Johnston |
Sunday 19th February |
Picnic and fossicking: Lee Valley |
Value |
Thursday 16th March |
Club meeting: Geological controversies |
Jean Gorman and Dave Briggs |
Sarurday 25th March |
Field Trip: Canaan limestone quarries |
Stephen Eagar |
Thursday 20th April |
Club Meeting: Detrital minerals |
Tim Saunderson |
Saturday 22nd April |
Workshop: Mineral identification |
Tim Saunderson, Tom Brown |
Thursday 18th May |
Club Meeting POSTPONED! Geological hazards in the Tasman region |
Glenn Stevens |
Saturday 20th May |
Field Trip POSTPONED: Rocks and minerals of the Tadmor/Sherry River area |
Tom Brown |
Thursday 15th June |
Club Meeting: Geological hazards in the Tasman area |
Glenn Stevens |
Saturday 17th June |
Tertiary geology of the Sherry River and Tadmor area |
Tom Brown |
Thursday 20th July |
Club meeting: Every rock tells a story |
Club members |
Saturday 29th July |
Field Trip: Cable Bay - igneous intrusion and contact zone plus barrier beach |
Dave Briggs, Stephen Eagar |
Thursday 17th August |
Club Meeting: The asteroid and the mega-tsunami |
Jean Gorman |
Sunday 20th August |
Workshop: Getting to know your igneous rocks |
David Briggs |
Thursday 21st September |
Club Meeting: The Karamea Fault and Greywacke (2 talks) |
Tom Brown and Dave Briggs |
Sunday 24th September |
Field Trip: The Motueka River gravels |
Dave Briggs |
Wednesday 18th October |
Club meeting: Underwater volcanoes and what has been discovered from the Hunga Tonga. |
Kevin Mackay (NIWA) |
Sunday 29th October |
Field Trip: Highfield Farm |
Ian Ladds, Dave Briggs |
Friday 17th November |
Club meeting and AGM: Upper Buller landslides |
Mike Johnston |
Sunday 26th November |
Field Trip: Geology of the Alpine Fault zone |
Dave Briggs, Tom Brown, Stephen Eagar |