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| SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 2012 - BORAX MINE-CLUB CLAIM, WEENIE ROAST, CASTLE BUTTE Our first field trip of the year was an unqualified success - lots of fun and very productive; here's the photos to prove it: |
| SIERRA PELONA ROCK CLUB FIELD TRIPS |
| COMING UP In February, we'll do a roadside fossil search and then head for Soapstone Hill and Solvang (more details later) In March, we are headed for Stoddard Wells for a double header: The show and marble (more details later) |
| Borate ore (Kernite) from the mine. 1977 |
| Borax from the mine. |
| Ulexite from the mine |
| Borate crystal from the mine |
| At our claim, showing the pits where we find travertine onyx. |
| On the dirt road leaving the claim. Castle Butte is barely visible on the right. |
| Akiko, Janelle, and Ron |
| D.J., Heidi, and Bill |
| Janelle and Bruce |
| Rock hammer & travertine onyx |
| It's not bacon - it is travertine onyx |
| Agate found at the claim |
| Weenie Roast |
