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Ramsey
Run
Wilmington, DE
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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]
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Ramsey Run
& Woodlawn Quarry Fieldtrip, 5-20-2007 |
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| DMS Members & Juniors
gather at quarry site |
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Quartz just lying in the leaves |
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| Old quarry filled with
rainwater over the years |
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This camoflauged snail rests in
some graphic granite |
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| An old mine tailings pile hosts
uncovered boulders |
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Snakes live here, as evidenced
by this shed skin |
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| Large mica books in graphic
granite |
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Fran, Bob, Karissa and Bill
discuss minerals in boulder |
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| Group review mineralization for
study |
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Close-up of pegmatite with blue
beryl crystals |
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| Members discover beryls in
pegmatite boulder |
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Ken, our webmaster, ducks in
the shot |
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| A better blue beryl close-up
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View over the hills around
Ramsey Run |
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Photos by Ken Casey |
| Trailhead to Woodlawn Quarry |
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