SUMMER/FALL 2018 Field Trip list is HERE!
Columbine Gem & Mineral Society / Pueblo Rockhounds
Field Trips 2018
Membership Required. No same day membership sign ups!
Membership applications available here.
Click here for the printable PDF version of the Field Trip List.
When: Saturday, May 19, 2018
What/Where: Baculite Mesa – Fossils (Baculites, Ammonites, Clams, Pikes Peak Erosion Material)
Club: Pueblo Rockhounds
Point/Guide: Larry Frank/ Einar Wulfsberg
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
When: Saturday, June 2, 2018
What/Where: Lake George Claims – Amazonite, Smoky Quartz, Goethite, Flourite
Club: Pueblo Rockhounds
Point/Guide: Larry Frank/ Einar Wulfsberg
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
When: Thursday – Sunday June 7-10, 2018
What/Where: Contin-Tail Rock and Gem Show, Fairplay
Open Fairplay Beach 9am-5pm.
Directions: Turn onto Platte Drive. ½ mile South of US 285 and the Rt 9 Intersection.
When: Saturday, June 16, 2018
What/Where: Westcliff Mines – Mining History, Pitchstone, Pyrite, and more.
Club: Pueblo Rockhounds
Point/Guide: Larry Frank/ Einar Wulfsberg
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
When: Saturday, June 23, 2018
What/Where: Ute Trail/Midway Springs – Aragonite
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Rick Nelson/ Clark St. Dennis
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
When: Saturday, July 7, 2018
What/Where: Mt. Antero – Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz, Fluorite, Phenakite, Feldspar, others.
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 necessary – rough road.
When: Wednesday – Sunday July 19-29, 2018
What/Where: Chaffee County Fair Exhibition
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Fred Jackson
Open Chaffee County Fair Grounds.
When: Thursday, August 9, 2018
What/Where: Poncha Pass Agate instead of Monthly Meeting – Agate
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK – Great for KIDS!
When: Thursday – Sunday August 9-12, 2018
What/Where: Contin-Tail Rock and Gem Show, Buena Vista
Open BV Rodeo Grounds 9am-5pm
Directions: In BV, head west on West Main/CR 306. Follow signs for Contin-Tail Rock and Gem Show.
When: Friday – Sunday, August 17-19, 2018
What/Where: Lake George Gem and Mineral Show 9 am -5 pm
When: Saturday, August 25, 2018
What/Where: Mt. Antero – Aquamarine, Smoky Quartz, Fluorite, Phenakite, Feldspar, others.
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 necessary – rough road
When: Saturday, September 8, 2018
What/Where: Marshal Pass – Mini Geodes
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 necessary – rough road – Great for KIDS!
When: Thursday – Sunday, September 14-16, 2018
What/Where: Denver Gem & Mineral Show
Denver Merchandise Mart, 9 am-6 pm. Now called “Denver Mart Expo” 431 E 58th Ave. (3rd largest Gem and Mineral Show)
When: Saturday, September 22, 2018
What/Where: Hartzel Barite – Blue Barite
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Jenna Klugh-Davis
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK – Great for KIDS!
When: Saturday, October 6, 2018
What/Where: Sedalia Mine – Almandine Garnets, Magnetite, Azurite, Malachite
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Fred Jackson / Ralph Eyler
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
4×4 – high clearance required.
When: Saturday, October 13, 2018
What/Where: Lake George – Amazonite, Smoky Qtz, Goethite, Fluorite
Club: Pueblo Rockhounds
Point/Guide: Larry Frank/Einar Wulfsberg
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK
When: Saturday, October 20, 2018
What/Where: Hartzel Barite – Blue Barite
Club: Columbine
Point/Guide: Jenna Klugh-Davis
Must be Columbine Club Member to Attend.
2×2 OK – Great for KIDS!
When: Saturday – Sunday, November 10-11, 2018
What/Where: 36th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium
Point/Guide: Larry Frank, Einar Wulfsberg, Christina Johnson
39th Annual New Mexico Mineral Symposium, Socorro, NM
(New Mexico Tech) Virgil Leuth 575 835-5302, geoinfo.nmtedu/museum/minsymp/registration. Arrive 2 days early for some field trips-one standard trip is to the Blanchard Claims near Bingham,
NM for fluorite and galena etc. Lectures about mineral deposits in NM, CO, Utah and Arizona by noted experts. There are also mineral dealers at the Comfort Inn selling very nice specimens. The Mineral Museum is superb at New Mexico Tech. There is also a Gala Banquet on Saturday evening.
You must be a Columbine Gem & Mineral Society member to attend field trips. No same day membership applications allowed! Please complete the membership application on our website as soon as possible to guarantee your spot on a field trip.
