SIERRA PELONA ROCK CLUB
2010 PHOTOS
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Photos from some of the Sierra Pelona Rock Club's activities in 2010
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This photo, taken in the field, was taken just after the discovery of this fossil by Club member SHEP KOSS. This
is one of the most significant finds of a complete sea lion skull and flippers. Shep donated this prize to the LA
Museum of Natural History, and it is being worked on to this day. Shep found this prize at Ant Hill.
An ancient giraffe skull at the museum's lab.
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A very unusual skull that has been completed. This was
an ancient creature that had a long snout, short fangs in
front, and molars further back in the skull.
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Various minerals on display at the LA Museum
of Natural History
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Foot long tourmaline in quartz from the Oceanview Mine near
San Diego
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Club members at our Trona Onyx Claim - May, 2010
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Bonnie, Nancy, and Bill at our Trona Onyx claim
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Ron & Bill checking for float
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Paul and Tom at work with a jackhammer
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A Horned Toad at our claim - one of our first visitors,
or is it the other way around
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Hard-working Paul with a rotary saw at the claim
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Ron and Bill have a summit meeting while Paul and Tom hammer
away to expose more onyx
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Here are a couple of examples of all the hard work at our new claim - Beautiful Onyx. The slab at left, and the one held by our
President, Bill Webber, show the colors and designs. The colors are different at our new claim than from our other claim.
Many thanks to Paul for taking home a huge piece, and cutting into slabs and giving them away at our May meeting to
everyone who wanted some (who wouldn't?)
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Photos below are from our rose quartz field trips in the Greenhorn Mountains - yep, there is a whole mountain of it.
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Photos from a field trip at two Tourmaline mines - and some of the tourmaline found by our members
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And, how about our first field trip to our new Claim for Diablo Onyx? - More good stuff
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A beautiful shot of the Panamint Valley from our claim
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President, Bill Webber holding a piece of onyx
from our claim.
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Our Trona Onyx Claim has some pretty material (see right), but it is much
harder to get at than the material in our other claim near Aerial Acres.
As you can see by the photos, there was a lot of jackhammering and
sawing to get to the material. Also, our Trona claim is on a steep hill,
whereas our other claim is on flat land. So, if you go to this claim, be
prepared for some hard work unless you are satisfied with float.
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Although we love the field trips, we kick back and relax a little too. Check out the photos from our Yogi Bear, End-of-Season Pikanik....
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