Field Trip Report:
3rd Annual Western North Carolina
Rockhound Roundup,
August 1st-6th, 2006photos by: Lee Fleming, Mark Gaskins, Jolene Falcone, Rick Jacquot, Ed Lytle, and Phil Napier
From the Sinkhole, Lee led the group to the Crabtree Mine for a shot at some emeralds:
Working the Crabtree Mine.
Cathy at the Crabtree.
Richard Holmes
By afternoon the group was ready to head back to base camp for an evening of fun and food, but first, a quick stop by Emerald Village.
Looking for rocks in the parking lot at Emerald Village.
The mine at Emerald Village.
Meanwhile, our other group from Gap Creek had left for other adventures, some made it to the Ridgecrest collecting site....
Tom and Cathy at Ridgecrest.
Kirk and his specimen of kyanite with sapphire.
