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AMERICAN RUTILE QUARRY
February 28, 2009
Nelson County, Virginia
What a great trip! There were 67 that signed up but due to a dismal rainy forecast for this last Saturday in February, we only had 40 that decided to attend. As it turned out, the rain held off until 2PM when we were ready to leave anyway. The cool weather made for some really very comfortable collecting.
We really found some beautiful solid material to make bookends and spheres for the Lynchburg Club�s upcoming events at the June 6th Uncle Billy�s Day in Altavista and the October 17th Apple Festival in Amherst. . The kudzu was still dormant, so with a little digging in the overburden, good material could be unearthed. There were also a lot of really nice specimens found of Rutile in a matrix of Blue Quartz and White Feldspar. This is beautiful when polished and the contrast will make stunning cabochons, spheres or bookends.
Thanks to everyone that helped us locate and load some very large pieces for our projects. We should have adequate material from which to choose and plenty remaining for slabs and other projects. We look forward to a return visit next spring, when the weather is cool and before things become overgrown.
Field Trip Report submitted by Dave Callahan, field trip chairman.