Dave Rigby – Merry Widow Mine rocks
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Monthly show tables (2nd Oct 2017)
Gold panning trip to Meades Creek (25th Sept, 2017)
As we arrived at the panning place, Gilles had to meet and calm the two Rhodesian ridgeback dogs before we could continue. The campers who belonged to the dogs mentioned that they had had a very interesting night with the transit of two elk and a black bear down the creek bed where we were panning. There was no sign of any wildlife the day we were there, so we were safe as we panned the gravel to find….. smaller gravel. Continue reading “Gold panning trip to Meades Creek (25th Sept, 2017)”
Smokey Quartz and Amethyst Scepters at Krystal Tips Mine – Ron Zeilstra (Sept 11th, 2017)
Ron Zeilstra gave a great slide show and talk about his experiences at the invitation site Krystal Tips Mine in Nevada, USA.
A Scepter is the name for a prismatic crystal which forms with the top part protuding and wider than the rest of the crystal. More details on sceptre quartzes here.
Seen in the workshop this week (9th Sept, 2017)
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