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OFFICIAL COMBINED MINERAL COLLECTING QUARRY FIELD TRIP

THE GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY OF LYNCHBURG INC.
THE ROANOKE VALLEY MINERAL AND GEM AND SOCIETY INC.

BOXLEY MATERIALS
BLUE RIDGE QUARRY, Blue Ridge, Virginia

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2009
7:45am until 12 noon
Sign up for this trip is required. Call me, email me or sign up at the meeting

ASSEMBLY TIME: Drive to the quarry on your own from Lynchburg or Roanoke. Arrange your starting time so that you arrive at the quarry by 7:30 to 7:40am. (Allow at least 40 minutes from the Sheetz on Rt. 460 and Rt. 811 at New London west of Lynchburg, John Haskins, field trip leader for this trip, will depart from there promptly at 6:40 am if you would like to follow him.)

AGE LIMIT: All youth must be at least 10 years old to enter the quarry. They must have all the required safety gear, view and understand the Hazard Training Video and be under parental supervision at all times.

THE TRIP: Driving from Lynchburg, the quarry is located on Rt. 460 west between Bedford and Roanoke. After you pass the "tank farm" in Montvale but before you hit the Rt. 220 cut off to I-81 at Cloverdale, you will see the new quarry main entrance on your right (north side) Do not go to the scale house. Go to the next road and we will meet at the new white block shop and lunchroom building on the ground floor. From Roanoke, the Quarry entrance will be on your left on the county line just a few hundred feet past the Blue Ridge Minute Market on US 460 east. We will gather in the lunchroom to view the required 10-minute Hazard Training Video and sign the release forms. We will view the video at 7:45am so do not be late.

EQUIPMENT: Standard quarry gear is required. Hardhat, steel toed boots and safety glasses. wear long pants and bring gloves. Also bring your collecting gear such as hammers, chisels, collecting bags or buckets and paper to wrap your finds. It may be cold, hot or wet in the pit so dress accordingly for the weather that day. Bring something to eat and lots of water to drink. Also a camera as the geology is fantastic 500 feet down. We will be able to drive into the quarry.

COLLECTING: We should be able to find some pink and white calcite, pyrite, celestite and the possibility of fossil Stromatolite (algae) and small shell fossils. We must clear the quarry and all be signed out by 12 noon. Scott Wilson will be our quarry quide for the day.

SPECIAL NOTE: Remember that it is a privilege to have access to this and other working quarry sites. Our courtesies, safe behavior and the General Mineral Miners Certification most of our club members have go a long way in their decision to allow us access to the property. Always be safe and follow the all the directives of the quarry personal and your field trip leader.

CONTACT: David Callahan, Field Trip Chairman, The Gem and Mineral Society of Lynchburg, VA. Inc. and The Roanoke Valley Mineral and Gem Society Inc. Phone 540-297-1853, e-mail <!-- var prefix = 'm&#97;&#105;lt&#111;:'; var suffix = ''; var attribs = ''; var path = 'hr' + 'ef' + '='; var addy11596 = 'dbc&#97;ll1' + '&#64;'; addy11596 = addy11596 + '&#97;&#111;l' + '&#46;' + 'c&#111;m'; document.write( '<a ' + path + '\'' + prefix + addy11596 + suffix + '\'' + attribs + '>' ); document.write( addy11596 ); document.write( '<\/a>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <!-- document.write( '<span style=\'display: none;\'>' ); //--> This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it <!-- document.write( '</' ); document.write( 'span>' ); //-->