tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6717588845841514002024-03-12T20:00:34.441-07:00Silvery Colorado River Rock Club Online InformationSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-39870123934714830042014-09-06T20:06:00.001-07:002014-09-06T20:06:54.221-07:00September 16th 2014 Club meeting First Club meeting of the year is Tuesday September 16th 2014, at 6pm. Meet same place as last year. City Bible Church 922 Marina Bld Bullhead City, AZ<br />
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Dont't forget dues are due.<br />
Don't forget your finds of the Month/Summer<br />
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Starting With October meeting we are planning on having a geology class for about 1 1/2 hours at each meeting. It will take about 5 meetings to complete it. Mary our Secratary has aranged to have Cat teach it and has had the class books printed up. Thank You Mary for handeling this.<br />
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Next Field Trip will be across from Pintail Slew. It will be 2wd and Ralph will be leading it.<br />
Meet at ARCO gas station South Hwy-95 and Courtwright roadSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-78693078863983865902013-11-21T20:09:00.002-07:002013-11-21T20:09:42.536-07:00Meeting place and Date changeMeeting place is now City Bible Church 922 Marina Blvd Bullhead City, AZ.<br />
From Hwy 95 go west on Marina, go past Lakeside, church will be on the left<br />
Meeting will now be the 3rd Tuesday of each month October tru June.<br />
This wil start December 17 2013.<br />
December 17th meeting will be Our Christmass Potluck and will start at 5:00pm AZ Time<br />
Please bring can goods or ect for the church food bank.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-34422872200897125412013-11-07T19:03:00.001-07:002013-11-07T19:03:22.306-07:00Field Trip November 15th 2013Field trip to get Apache Tears in peralite and geodes. Meet at Golden Nugget Casino in Searchlight, Nevada for breakfast 8am to 8:30 am Arizona time. We will leave the Nugget at 9:30am for field trip.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-25418286288898903112013-11-07T18:53:00.002-07:002013-11-07T18:53:26.294-07:00Club Meeting November 14th 2013Next Meeting November 14th at 6pm. Bullhead City Library. 1170 Hancock.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-37101594822299456722013-09-23T21:15:00.002-07:002013-09-23T21:16:50.804-07:00SCRRC October 3rd 2013 Meeting at 6pmOur first club meeting of the year will be October 3rd 2013 at 6pm.<br />
We will be meeting at the Bullhead City Library.. Located at 1170 Hancock Bullhead City.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-27917646266795323952013-04-06T18:28:00.003-07:002013-04-06T18:28:26.396-07:00Field Trip to Golden ShoresApril 8th 2013 Trip to North of Golden Shores off Route-66. Meet at 9:00am ARCO gas station Hwy 95 & Courtwright road in Mohave Valley. Rock hammers needed, Surface collecting. 4 wheel drive required.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-27671477440157152142013-03-10T21:48:00.000-07:002013-03-10T21:48:18.122-07:00Field Trip to Burro Creek March 20th to 23rd 2013Over night trip to Burro Creek. Please see Flyer in the Burro Express. We will arrive at BLM camp ground Wed March 20th and leave Sat or Sun.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-75246576716630903642013-03-10T21:39:00.000-07:002013-03-10T21:39:03.550-07:00Field Trip Friday March 15th 2013Field Trip for Squigly Jasper. Meet at Silver Creek road and Bullhead Parkway at 8:45am and leave at 9:00am. This trip is 4 wheel drive. Surface collecting for Jasper. Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-89139555673453595872013-02-14T22:12:00.001-07:002013-02-14T22:12:24.641-07:00Pat New Shop Tour Saturday March 2nd 2012Pat & Gisela New will be hosting a Open house for Club Members of Pat's rock shop on <strike>February 16th</strike> <strong>Changed to March 2nd 2013</strong>. Between 10:00am and 3:00pm. Address is 7344 Kaiser Drive Mohave Valley Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-47227802088201443252013-02-14T22:02:00.001-07:002013-02-14T22:02:23.408-07:00Field Trip Saturday February 23rd 2013Field Trip to Lake Havasu area, Doyel Wilson form Mohave Community Collage will be Leading us on this trip. We will leave from Love's gas station (Intersate-40 and Hwy-95 to Lake Havasu) at 9:am.<br />
We are suppoce to go to 3 collecting areas in the morning. We will go to lunch and then meet at the collage in Lake Havasu at 1:pm to look at the collections of rocks from Mohave County.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-32219984132349414372013-02-14T21:51:00.004-07:002013-02-14T22:06:39.631-07:00Field Trip Thursday February 21st 2013Field trip to look for Jasper. Meet at Carl''s Jr next to TACO BELL in Needles, Ca. <br />
We will be leaving here at 9:am AZ time. This is 4 wheel drive trip. Mostly surface collecting.<br />
We plan to come back trough Eagle Pass to Needles. It will be a full day tripSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-54643057013804476152013-01-23T20:46:00.000-07:002013-02-14T22:07:30.825-07:00GPAA Gold Show Quartzsite February 15th-17th 2013Gold Prospectors Association of America; will for the first time hold their Gold show in Quartzsite. It will be held at the same place as the QIA POW WOW. North east of I-10 and Hwy-95<br />
The Show will be on Friday 12pm to 8pm, Satruday 10am to 5pm and Sunday 10am to 4pm.<br />
There will be vendors selling everything for gold prospecting and mining including metal detectors. There will also be instructional classes and demonstrations. There will also be a metal detecting coin hunt on Satruday at the park.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-54989454584242348952013-01-23T20:21:00.001-07:002013-01-23T20:27:08.722-07:00Alice Mackin Memorial February 16th 2013There will be memorial for Alice Mackin at the American Legion on February 16 at noon- 3 pm.<br />
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The American Legion is located at 2249 Clearwater Drive. This is the same date as Gisela/Pat open house so those of you that want to attend both will have to go to the open house early.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-65494362282935738602013-01-05T21:56:00.001-07:002013-01-05T23:07:53.705-07:00POW WOW Quartzite QIA Pow Wow Jan 23rd to 27th Quartsite, AZ <br />
Location is East of Hwy-95 and North of Hwy-10<br />
For more information see link on right side of page.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-69652117986877399012013-01-05T20:27:00.001-07:002013-01-05T20:27:42.431-07:00Field Trip January 24th 2013Field Trip to look for Gold. Thursday Jan 24th. Meet at 9:00am AZ time. Camp Mohave Road where the pavement ends, East of Hwy-95. 4 wheel drive required. <br />
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Contact Rick Bickman or Bob Glaum.Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-87273077616929377692013-01-05T20:21:00.003-07:002013-01-05T20:28:58.082-07:00Field Trip January 14thField Trip Monday Jan 14th to Hunt for Crystals. Meet at Chevron gas station on the right side of Hwy 68 as You are leaving Bullhead City, headed to Golden Valley. at 9:00am AZ time.<br />
OR meet at Griffith Rd (exit 37) and I-40 between Yuca and Kingman at 10:am AZ time.<br />
Hy clearance v<span lang="EN">ehicle</span> required. This is ground collecting of crystals. You will have to walk about 1 1/2 hours to top of Mt to collect them.<br />
Any Questions call Rick Bickman or Leroy JacksonSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-59226228453043615822012-12-15T19:43:00.002-07:002012-12-15T19:44:32.626-07:00Field Trip December 27, 2012<b><span style="font-size: small;">Thursday, Dec.27, 2012 Field Trip Leader: Mike Spicer (541-517-3393) </span></b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There will be a field trip to the Golden Shores area as shown on Rock Club Map page #5. We will meet at a paved parking lot on the west side of Rt. 66, seven miles south of the intersection of Boundary Cone Rd. and Route 66 (on Route 66, towards Golden Shores), at 9:00 AM (AZ time). We will find Mohave Jasper among other solid rocks. 4-wheel drive will be necessary for this trip. This will be a sandy wash area to search for rock. Rock Hammer gloves and bucket.</span></span>Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-1292949181701603902012-12-15T19:40:00.002-07:002012-12-15T19:40:51.516-07:00Field Trip December 21, 2012<b><span style="font-size: small;">
Friday, December 21, 2012 Field Trip Leader: Rick Bickman (928-754-3386) </span></b><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman,Times New Roman; font-size: small;">There will be a trip directly west of Searchlight, NV to find Pearlite, Apache Tears (Obsidian) and Ryolite geodes. A 4-wheel drive vehicle is necessary for this trip. Simple rock hammers should be enough for tools. We will leave the Golden Nugget in Searchlight at 9:00 AM (AZ time) sharp. It is approximately 15 miles to the dig site from Searchlight. I’m sure there will be rider seats available if you do not have access to 4-wheel drive vehicle </span></span>Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-78397917812747706422012-11-26T20:37:00.001-07:002012-11-30T21:34:36.856-07:00December 20 2012 Pot Luck<span lang="EN">Don' forget the December meeting will be a Pot Luck which will start at 6:00pm.</span><br />
<span lang="EN">Also instead of gifts bring Can foods to donate to a church like we did last Year.<br /><br />I would like to welcome the newest members to our club. Darrell & Andi Wolf.<br /><br />I would like to thank Bill Gray for running the silent auction. I bought one of the grab bags at the last meeting. I was really surprised as to the amount of good stuff in the bag for only $2.00. a lot of the stuff in these bags and in the silent auction are donated by Bill and other members. All the money goes to the club so competive bidding is encouraged!.<br />Don’t forget to bring Rocks and things you find this month to the next meeting and see Alice Mackin She will be running the Find of the month at the meetings. <br />The club has some nice prizes to give away. Please see the Find Of The Month guidelines below.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN">It is looking like this will be a good year for field trips. Hope to see everyone at them. Don’t for get we also have a find of the day prize. If You have any good suggestion on a place to go or would like to lead a field trip please see Rick Bickman.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN"><span lang="EN"><strong>Find Of The Month guidelines</strong><br />Rules<br />Only club Members in good standing may participate.<br />Item to be found on SCRRC club sponsored outing or on Your own outing since the last meeting. (Must be found not bought) <br />Item to be any rock, gem or fossil.<br />Item can be face cut or polished to show inside.<br /><b>Entering your Item Instructions</b>At meeting sign in with Your name at find of the month table and note Your #.<br />Put Your # on top of paper supplied.<br />Put area You found Your Item.<br />Put what Your item is, if You know.<br />If You don’t know what it is, write down PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IT IS.<br /><b>Voting on Items</b>During break club members will vote one time for their favorite item. by putting a check mark on the paper next to the item, You like the most. <br />Most checks wins.<br /><b>Prizes</b>Club will supply prizes</span></span>Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-36884264616257851702012-11-04T19:24:00.003-07:002012-11-04T19:24:59.089-07:00Field Trip Colorado River MuseumFriday November 16th 2012<br />
We will meet at 10:00am at the Museum.<br />
From Hwy 95/68 and Lauglin bridge go north on Hwy 68 about 1/4 mile and turn left into Museum.<br />
This will be a guided tour for us and will be a $2.00 donation per person.<br />
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Karen BickmanSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-82743920706793081682012-11-04T19:10:00.003-07:002012-11-04T19:12:36.751-07:00Field Trip to Kingman Onyx Mine We will be going to the Kingman and Lake Havasu clubs Onyx mine Thursday November 15th 2012.<br />
We will Meet at the Chevron gas station Hwy 68 and Landon Dr.<br />
From Hwy 95 / Hwy 68 and Laughlin bridge; Go north east on Hwy 68 for 2.9 mile and turn right on Landon Dr. After we meet we will go to Kingman and get on I-40 heading east, get off on Stockton Hill Rd and head north for about 10 miles to the mine.<br />
Tools needed are; gloves, pry bars, hammer and chisel's. This will be surface collecting and hard rock minning. This is a 2 wheel drive trip.<br />
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Rick BickmanSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-84359442646371766762012-10-22T22:04:00.001-07:002012-11-04T18:51:08.463-07:00Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral ShowShow will be November 11th & 12th 2012 at Lake Havasu Aquatic Center 100 Park Ave LHC, AZ<br />
9am to 5pm Saturday and 9am to 4pm Sunday.<br />
This is always a good show with lots of vendors and Great displays by members of the club. They also have great door prizes. <br />
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We will be car pooling to this Rock Show; Meet at 9:00am Saturday the 11th at Valley Veiw Hospitial on Hwy 95 Fort Mohave. North end of parking lot next to Hwy 95. Don't forget to wear Your club badge.<br />
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Karen BickmanSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-40580364314260097752012-10-15T20:44:00.003-07:002012-10-22T20:41:11.516-07:00Field Trip to Whipple Mts October 18th We will be going to the Wipple Mountains in Calif on Thursday Oct 18th<br />
We will meet at 8:00am at the Arco Gas station AZ Hwy 95 and Courtwright rd. <br />
This will be 4wheel drive trip. Please see SCRRC Map # 7<br />
This will be mostly surface colecting for agate and jasper. <br />
Bring Your Lunch and Chairs. <br />
We will Have a find of the day prize.<br />
Hope to see You there<br />
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FIELD TRIP REPORT<br />
<span lang="EN">We had a good field trip to the Whipple Mountains. 8 people attended. We found lots of pink & green and brown agate. Wayne found a nice piece of Jasper in the wash and gave it to me. (Thanks Wayne). Darlene Berry found a nice piece of pink & green agate with a nice Chalcedony Rose on one side and She won the find of the day for <br />
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</span>Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-12385591152579378952012-09-16T22:22:00.001-07:002012-09-16T22:33:39.179-07:00Meeting Thursday October 4th 2012Hope everyone had a great summer and is ready to find some rocks. I had one good rock trip to Davis creek, California. Collected some nice rainbow obsidian. I will bring some to the next meeting.<br />
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Looking forward to seeing everyone at the Oct meeting. Don't forget 6pm AZ time.<br />
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Bring some of Your summer finds to the meeting to share with all of us.<br />
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We still need someone to step up and be the Field Trip Coordinator.<br />
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I will be leading the first field trip this Year. We will be going to the Wipple Mountains in Calif. <br />
We will meet at 8:00am Thursday Oct 18 at the Arco Gas station AZ Hwy 95 and Courtwright rd.<br />
This will be 4wheel drive trip.<br />
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Mike SpicerSilvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-671758884584151400.post-69372545627124453732012-04-06T21:18:00.000-07:002012-04-06T21:21:33.504-07:00MOHAVE COUNTY GEMSTONERS SHOW April 14th & 15th 2012This has been a pretty good show in the past. Lots of vendors and slabs for sale. Show will be on Saturday from 9am to 5pm. Sunday 9am to 4pm.<br />
Location is 3420 N Burbank Kingman, AZ<br />
From I-40 and Stockton Hill Rd; Go North on Stockton Hill rd and turn right on Airway Ave. go one block and turn right on Burbank. Go half way down the block and show will be on the left. Addmission is free.<br />
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List of Vendors <a href="http://www.gemstoners.org/">http://www.gemstoners.org/</a>Silvery Colorado River Rock Clubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04261223858622975159noreply@blogger.com0