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Pinesburg Quarry
- When:
- December 8 2007 EST
- Category:
- Field Trips
CANCELLED due to dangerous Weather conditions.
December's field trip is to the Martin-Marietta Pinesburg Quarry, 14932 Bottom Road, Williamsport, MD 21795 for quartz (smoky and Herkimer diamond), calcite, dolomite, barite and fluorite. Meet at the Manager’s Office no later than 8:30 am. We will collect from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Kids are welcome. This is a hard rock quarry and you will need heavy boots (preferably steel toed), hard hat, safety goggles, heavy work gloves, rock hammer, rock chisels, buckets/egg cartons and paper to wrap specimens. Don’t forget water, snacks and sunscreen.
Location
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Venue:
Pinesburg Quarry
Bottom Road, Pinesburg 21795 , MD
http://www.mindat.org/loc.php?loc=106408
Directions from Virginia:
- 81 North
- Through WV into MD
- Take exit 1 (rt 68)
- Take a left on rt 68 towards Williamsport
- Go about 2 miles through all the traffic lights.
- As you pass REDLAND BRICK COMPANY on your right, and before your cross the train tracks, turn left on Bottom Road.
- Go about 2 miles to Pinesburg quarry.
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