April 23, 2005 Franklin, NJ
Trotter Dump 'Diggg'
The sixth annual dig at this classic closed location. Both
fluorescent & pegmatite minerals have been found!
This is actually a "trippple diggg" with access to the Trotter
Dump and Buckwheat Dump (by the Franklin Mineral Museum) areas on
April 23rd and the Sterling Hill Mining Museum area on April 24th.
(For newcomers, "dump" means the place where mine tailings were
dumped when the area had active mineral mines!) This is a rare
chance to collect many fluorescent and non fluorescent species
(360+ at last count, from the Franklin area alone).
There will be night collecting also allowed at Trotter on
Saturday night. There are also many door prizes -- UV lamps, gift
certificates and possibly more items -- with special drawings just
for the kids, so they don't have to compete with the adults. You
could come home with much more than a few new great specimens! You
will meet many new friendly, helpful people and make many new
friends!
Held the same weekend as the NJESA Million Dollar Gem & Mineral
Show in Franklin, NJ.
The facilities include running water, restroom facilities,
darkroom for admiring your fluorescent minerals, electricity (in
the darkroom) and an off-road parking area. The "great fluorescent
wall" is illuminated by several powerful UV lamps after dark,
which provides an astounding and memorable view for glowhounds!
Day poundage rate is $1.00 from 9 AM to 7 PM; night poundage
rate is $2.00 from 7:30 PM to 11:00 PM. (poundage fees offset the
cost of excavating new digging areas on the property each year)
Participants must be either members of a liability-insured club
or have personal liability insurance. Uninsured digggers can
register with DVESS on-site and be covered by their club
insurance.
Pre-registration for this special diggg is preferred and can be
done at the website http://www.uvworld.org
.
(A minimum of 100 registrations is required for the diggg to
happen, so be sure to register early).
- Location: Trotter Dump, Main Street, Franklin, NJ.
- Hours: Sat. 9 AM to 11 PM, April 23, 2005
For more information and details, visit the website at:
http://www.uvworld.org.
