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Vulcan Materials Quarry
- When:
- October 13 2007 EDT
- Category:
- Field Trips
October's field trip is to the Vulcan Materials Company - Manassas Quarry for prehnite, calcite, apophylitte and stilbite, 8537 Vulcan Lane, Manassas, VA 20109. Meet at the Manager's Office no later than 7:45 am. We will collect from 8:00 am to 11:30 am (we must leave no later than noon). Kids are welcome. This is a hard rock quarry and you will need heavy boots (steel toed recommended), hard hat, safety goggles, heavy work gloves, rock hammer, rock chisels, buckets/egg cartons and paper to wrap specimens.
Location
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Venue:
Vulcan Materials Quarry
8537 Vulcan Lane, Manassas 20109 , VA
http://www.mindat.org/loc-104545.html
What to Collect --- Prehnite, datolite, stilbite, byssolite, pyrite, pectolite, apophyllite, other zeolites. Good micros (e.g. laumontite).
See the Mindat page for pictures!
Directions --- From D.C. and Maryland area, take Washington Beltway (I-495) to I-66 (west) to Manassas Exit 44. Go south on Rt 234 (Bypass) for 3.3 miles. Turn Left on Wellington Rd. (at light) --- go ½ mile and turn left on Vulcan Road. Cross railroad tracks and take immediate right into office parking lot.
Equipment/ clothing --- Full safety gear --- steel toed shoes/boots, safety glasses, hardhat, work gloves --- rock hammer, 3 - 4 pound crack hammer, chisels, 5 gal. bucket, old newspaper for wrapping specimens, small pry bar. Optional -- large sledge hammer, long pry bar, extra buckets. Your best tools are sharp eyes. Clothing depends on the weather --- coveralls recommended. Rain poncho nice to have.
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