Our Society’s group field trips range from hounding specimens at quarries or other collecting sites, visiting museums, and places of geological interest. Enjoy the fun meeting up with fellow rockhounds and sharing an adventure!
Interested in joining our field trips?
Follow the requirements below for club members and non-members.
Members: to sign up for an upcoming field trip announced at the Club, email vp@gmss.club with your name & contact information.
Non-Members: You must be an active member that has been to at least 2 meetings a year to participate in our field trips, start your membership process today so you don’t miss out on the fun of our upcoming trips! Apply for a membership
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The FieldGuide takes you to the Yellowville Mine on Berm Road in Ellenville, NY
Tips on how to clean your quartz & amethyst crystals by The Crystal Collector
Pennsylvania Quartz Pocket Digs. Techniques to finding crystals by Jay Drone.
Etiquette in field trips is incredibly important. Learning etiquette protects the property you've been given access to (commercial and private), helps your Club build a solid reputation to expand field trip opportunities & future visits, keeps geologically unique areas in good standing for future generations, and for personal and group safety:
Some important ways to help you plan and prepare for your field trip & rockhounding needs are 1. Knowing the nature of the site, and 2. Knowing your own capabilities:
Safety, tools, equipment, and clothing requirements all vary depend on the type of site you’re visiting, the season, weather, the type of work you’ll be doing there to collect specimens, and your own personal or group’s needs. These are some universal examples of tools needed on trips:
Spring & Summertime brings a new set of elements and additional items you’ll need to make it a fun, safe field trip. When it‘s a bright, cool 70° day, we usually don’t think sunscreen & shade until we‘re in a wide open field or quarry, and the sun‘s beating down on us for hours. Here’s a few must-haves to cross off on your summer rockhounding checklist:
Be prepared for messy, wintry, dirty work!
Warm clothing layers, old jeans, heavy socks, winter coat, wool hat and heavy gloves, heavy waterproof boots (steel toes not required),. Expect sites to be chilly, muddy and wet.
We‘re in the process of adding more to this page with tools, safety needs, and other educational tidbits to help you get the best experience from your rockhounding ventures and excursions. Check back often!
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