VLMS Field Trips:
Each month there is a field trip outing to a local collecting site. If you are interested in participating on a field
trip or would like more information on this months planned trip, please contact Mr. Gilles Lebrun at 250 382-6119.
During the summer please Call Gilles to find out information on the field trips - (250) three eight two - 6119
VLMS Collecting Information:
Here is a list of local collecting sites and resources you can draw on to find sites on Vancouver Island
and around the lower mainland.
Vancouver Island has a wealth of material that you can look for. This list will be added to as
time permits. If you have a suggestion for a site or resource please click
here to let us know about it.
All beaches in the Victoria area have agate, jasper, dallasite
Hill 60 north of Duncan for Rhodonite (most claims are staked so please respect the owners claim)
Sooke to Jordan River and beyond: There is gold panning in stream beds (remember to check for claims), Road cuts in the Jordan River
area and beyond for Fossil shells and Zeolites and checkout Muir creek for fossil
shells in a sandstone matrix
Please see our links at the bottom of this page for more web related resources.
Events:
Thank You to All that Attended the VLMS Rock and Gem Show - March 19th, 20th, 21st, 2010 - See You Next Year!
Sept. 19 - Tailgater and Demo Day at Jonanco Hobby Workshop 11 a.m. – 4 p.m
2745 White Rapids Rd. at Nanaimo River Rd. 5 km south of Cinnabar Valley or 5 km West of the Bungy Zone
Free admission – refreshments available – crafts for sale – craft merchants in attendance.
Please check
http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/clubs for the Spring 2010 BCLS
club show schedule.
Sunday, Sept. 5th, from 1 to 3:30 p.m - General Meeting of the BCLS
The next general meeting of the BCLS will be held Sunday, Sept. 5th, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. Sullivan Hall, 64th Avenue and 152nd Street, in Surrey
(I realize that it' s the Sunday of the labor day weekend.)...but there are already 2 shows that month, and the only other date is already booked at the hall. Bob and I are going away at the end of September, so it's not possible to move the meeting into October.
I hope the turnout will still be good or even better. As usual, we will offer refreshments, and a door prize.
On the up-side, the long weekend gives an extended time for people from farther away to attend, so I hope we will see some of you out to the meeting.
I hope as many of you as possible will be available to come. It's always fun to hear a good speaker and schmooze with other rockhounds!
Cheers,
De Morgan
BCLMS - BC Wagonmaster’s report, Spring 2010 courtesy of the BCLS
At the recent Abbotsford Gem show, the BC Wagonmaster group settled upon several trips for the spring and summer season.
The second event is the BC Summer Camp. This is a week long excursion in and around Little Fort BC ( north of Kamloops ).
See the web site for additional information, camp grounds, hotels, and other accommodations.
http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/camp.html
Lastly, a date of September 26 has been set by the claim owners of the famous Vancouver Island “Hill 60” rhodonite claim for a field trip. Once again they are offering to open up the claim to rockhounds for modest amount of collecting at no-charge. For this trip you will need hard rock tools to chip corners off of suspect black oxidized rock looking for pink rhodonite. A high-clearance vehicle is recommended as the road is pretty rough near the claimsite.
Meet the group at 9:00AM, on Vancouver Island, about 4-miles north of Duncan. The exact spot to meet the group is the Park-n-Ride parking lot across the highway from the Esso station at the intersection of Island Highway, and highway 18.
For those of you who subscribe to Rock and Gem Magazine, the March edition had an article about collecting carnelian on Weyerhaeuser lands in Washington, at a location called “Lucas Creek”. Please note that this area is closed to collecting, and Weyerhaeuser has posted the area. Newstand editions may not have this article.
Please see the above Mineral Council web site for other trips to collect carnelian.
As always, US rockhounds in good standing are always welcome to join BC Wagonmaster trips, rendezvous, and the Summer Camp!
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