Field Trip Report:

Second Annual Western North Carolina
Rockhound Roundup!
August 4-5-6-7, 2005

We started off Friday with a trip to the Sinkhole Mine in Mitchell County. We loaded a group in Maggie and off we went.

After a couple of hours collecting there, we loaded up and headed to the Ray Mine.

On the way up the mountain, I stopped to try and recruit a couple of new members for the club.

Charles in the creek at the Ray.

Pat in the creek.

Ron and Anna Denton working the creek. Ron found a nice large aquamarine in matrix which I forgot to get a pic of.

Ron Helms and Ed Wagner.

Karen Lawrence

Amy Harrington and Jenny Hanson. Amy is also a new M.A.G.M.A. member from Asheville.

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