Fieldtrip Report:

Nantahala Talc & Limestone,
Swain County, N.C.,
October 29th, 2005

Micheal and Robbie heading back down the mountain with a heavy load.

Robbie and his marble.

John and I heading back down the mountain.

Steven working on some boulders.

Roseanna and Ed and Paul and Sandy.

Some pickup truck size pieces of pink marble.

John D. showing off a piece of pink marble with chalcopyrite.

If you luck into the right spot at the top of the mountain, you can find pockets containing nice sprays of aragonite like this one.

Another excellent fieldtrip for the M.A.G.M.A. group as well as the members of the other clubs that attended. We all had a great time and collected many treasures to take home. Many thanks to Jack Herbert of the Nantahala Talc and Limestone Co. for allowing our club to visit this great site, see you on the next one.......

Below are a couple of pics of one of the rock walls I made out of the banded marble in my rock garden:

 

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