|
| |
Ramsey
Run
Wilmington, DE
|
November 1, 2009 (Sunday):
Woodlawn Quarry (aka Ramsey Run),
Wilmington,
New Castle County,
Delaware.
This is a family friendly field
trip for DMS members to collect pegmatite minerals such as
feldspar, quartz, mica and rare beryl.
We will meet at the Brandywine Creek State Park
at 1:00 PM and hike about ½ mile up to the abandoned quarry.
Please sign up by October 29th
if you would like to attend!
November, 11, 2007, Sunday:
Ramsey Run, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware:
This is a family friendly field trip for DMS members to
collect
minerals including feldspar, quartz, mica and beryl.
Please sign up by November 9th if you
would like to attend!
May 20, 2007, Sunday:
Ramsey Run, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware: DMS
invites its members especially its junior members to collect minerals
including feldspar, quartz, garnet and beryl.Trip
is from 1:00PM to 3:30PM.
Please sign up
by May 16th if you would like to attend!
[Bob Asreen]
|
|
Ramsey Run
& Woodlawn Quarry Fieldtrip, 5-20-2007 |
 |
|
|
| DMS Members & Juniors
gather at quarry site |
|
Quartz just lying in the leaves |
 |
|
 |
| Old quarry filled with
rainwater over the years |
|
This camoflauged snail rests in
some graphic granite |
 |
|
 |
| An old mine tailings pile hosts
uncovered boulders |
|
Snakes live here, as evidenced
by this shed skin |
 |
|
 |
| Large mica books in graphic
granite |
|
Fran, Bob, Karissa and Bill
discuss minerals in boulder |
 |
|
 |
| Group review mineralization for
study |
|
Close-up of pegmatite with blue
beryl crystals |
 |
|
 |
| Members discover beryls in
pegmatite boulder |
|
Ken, our webmaster, ducks in
the shot |
 |
|
 |
| A better blue beryl close-up
shot |
|
View over the hills around
Ramsey Run |
 |
|
Photos by Ken Casey |
| Trailhead to Woodlawn Quarry |
|
|
|
|
|
Geologic Time Scale
|
|
|
Wilmington.DE
Weather Conditions and Forecast
|
Comments & questions: info@delminsociety.net
This page last updated:
February 22, 2010 07:06:13 PM
| |
|
Next Meeting |
"The Adventures of Henry Kennedy"
|
|
General Club Meeting: |
|
September 13,
2010 |
|
(Monday) |
We are meeting at
Greenbank Mill
|
|
Special Meetings:
Fall Board Meeting,
Wednesday,
September 8, 2010
|
|
Next Field Trips |
|
Fieldtrips!
(Coming in September)
|
|
Past Fieldtrips |
|
|
|
Next EFTA Trips |
|
|
For more info: |
|
EFTA |
|
|
Next Show |
|
|
DMS March Show |
|
March 5-6, 2011 |
|
Our 2010 Show Theme:
"50 States, 50 Minerals"
|
|
March
Show 2010 Report |
|
|
Updates!
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
Articles |
|
Fossil
Forum
|
|
"Dinny,
the Dino"
"Belemnites
are coming"
|
|
|
MOTM June
It's shiny, yellow, and
is a symbol of 50 Years!Can you guess?
(And, oh yeah, we had a
Raffle
for Attendees of 2 specimens!)
MOTM July
MOTM
August
Past
MOTM
|
|
|
|
|
Collecting
Adventure Stories:
|
|
"Sunny
Brook Crick Goethite" by Joe Dunleavy
|
|
|
