Newsletter for January 2012

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Lone Pine Gem and Mineral Society Newsletter 
Lone Pine
Gem and Mineral Society
January 2012
Newsletter

Upcoming Events

Field trip to Panamint Valley

 

When: January 29th
Where: Panamint Valley
We will leave from Lee's Frontier at 8:30 am.  We will collect Wulfanite at the Minneta mine area, agate and jasper on the alluvial below the Minneta mine and onyx at the onyx mine area.  High clearance vehicles are recommended.  Bring rock picks (aka hammers), rock buckets or bags, sunscreen, hat, water, lunch, water, squirt bottles, gloves, water, and good walking boots or shoes.
 

 
Field trips for the first 6 months of 2012

January 29: Panamint Valley. Looking for Agate and Jasper
February 26: Sheep Springs. Looking for Dendritic Agate
March 18: Union Wash. Looking for Fossils and Barite
April 20-21-22: Icicle Agate and Petrified Wood (This will be a weekend trip. Going to base in Tonopha)   
May 5-6: Bishop. Garnet or Schorl (Show field trips)
June 24: Cerro Gordo. Looking for Smithsonite and Galena

Newsletter for October 2011

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Lone Pine Gem and Mineral Society Newsletter 
Lone Pine
Gem and Mineral Society
October 2011
Newsletter

Picture of the Month

 
Liebher 360 ton haul pac
 
Upcoming Events

 
Coso Field Trip
 

Steve Mobley will lead a trip to the Cosos on Sunday, October 23rd.  The Cosos have geodes, agate, jasper, apache tears and psilomelane.  There is some hiking involved, perhaps a mile or so round trip.  The road in is only a few miles but a little sandy in a few spots.  Four wheel and good ground clearance is preferable.  A small rake, rock pick, water, lunch sunscreen, and whatever tools you would like to bring but not much is needed as far as tools.  Plan to bring lunch with you because it will be a hike back to the vehicles.  Should be fun!!
 
Ray Ramirez

Remembering Mike Strassman

A Tribute to Mike Stassman

by his sister Debra Cowan

Summany Paleontological Resources Preservation Act

The Paleontological Resources Preservation Act
is Now Public Law
To the Members of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology:
 
On March 25, 2009 the House of Representatives passed a Public Lands Bill that contained the Paleontological Resources Preservation Act (PRPA) by a vote of 285 – 140. The bill has been signed by the president and is now public law.
 Although the information has always been readily available on the SVP website, we offer this reminder of what the PRPA actually does