The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.
The Friendly Federation - Founded in 1976 to serve.
SFMS Field Trip Committee
DMC Program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee
An Official Field Trip of the
Aiken Gem and Mineral Society (Host)
An Official Field Trip of the
Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society
Graves Mountain, Lincoln Co. Ga.
Saturday, November 4, 2006
9:00 a.m.
COLLECTING: Rutile, lazulite, kyanite, prophyllite, goethite/hematite (iridescent), pyrite, muscovite, and ilmenite. For micro collectors, barite, cacoxenite, candallite, gypsum, phosphosiderite, strengite, variscite, wavellite and woodhousesite can be found.
FEES: A donation of $5.00 per person is recommended. Donation will be collected when your liability release form is filled out.
SPECIAL CONDITIONS: CHILDREN AND PETS: Children 12 years and older can participate but must be supervised by a parent or guardian. Pets must be kept under control by owner. Ladders or power tools of any kind are not allowed. (Hand tools Only). Stay away from edge of all high walls. No repelling off anything. No one is allowed to drive their vehicle beyond the parking area. Everyone to be off the mountain by dusk
DIRECTIONS: Exit I-20 for Washington, GA SR 78 (SR 10, SR 17). Travel north to Washington, turn right onto SR 378 and drive 11 miles to the Graves Mountain area. The entrance to Graves Mountain is on your right about 8/10 mile past the Lincoln county line. From Lincolnton, Ga., travel east on SR 378 and the entrance to Graves Mountain will be on your left about 5 miles from Lincolnton. Meeting Location: Entrance to Graves Mountain.
WHAT TO BRING: Food and Drinks: Bring your own as there is nothing available at Graves Mountain. Equipment: A transport cart, buckets, backpack, 8-lb sledge, 2-4 lb crack hammer, rock hammer, pry bar, shovel chisels, SAFETY EYEWEAR, and gloves. Hard hat required if you plan to work adjacent to the high wall areas.
ACCOMMODATIONS: The Cullars Inn in Lincolnton, Ga. Tel. (706) 359-6161. Camping: Elijah Clark State Park – approximately 6 miles east of Lincolnton on Hwy SR 378. Reservations (770) 389-7275 or 1-800-864-7275. Park Office (706) 359-3458.
Contact: Jim Stoops Tel. (706) 860-4608, Email jirout_2@hotmail.com Field trips are open to all members of associated clubs of the DMC program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee and to all members of SFMS member clubs who have provided their membership with SFMS liability insurance. Because of insurance requirements, members of the GENERAL PUBLIC are NOT invited on this or any DMC program field trips! DMC Program / SFMS Field Trip committee's purpose: To collect field trip information from it's member societies; schedule and coordinate field trip dates; disseminate field trip information to all member clubs so that each member society may publish this information as one of their "official" scheduled field trips.
DMC Program / SFMS Field Trip committee’s purpose: To collect field trip information for it’s member societies; schedule and coordinate field trip dates; disseminate field trip information to all member clubs so that each member society may publish this information as one of their “official” schedule field trips.