Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological
Societies

Greater St. Louis Association of Earth Science Clubs, Inc.

 

 
American Federation of
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Graniteville & Missouri Mines State Historic Site Guided Field Trip

              Graniteville/ Missouri Mines State Historic Site field trip
    1. This trip will be combination field trip of collecting, a geological
       information trip, and a visit to a superb mineral museum. The collecting part of
       the trip will be for the collecting of various igneous rock found in and around
       the Saint Francois Mountains and to an active granite quarry.. The
       geological information part of the trip will be an explanation of the Saint
       Francois Mountains and the surrounding area. The museum visit part of the
       trip will be to the updated and refurbished Missouri Historical Mines Site
       museum at  Park Hills.
  2. Time and date of Trip: This trip will leave from the Show site in Queeny Park 
      on Friday, August 19, 2005 at 7:00 AM .  The roundtrip distance will be
      approximately 170-180 miles.
  3.Cost and means of travel: This trip will be by private car and because of the
     cost of gasoline,  it is suggested that one vehicle take several people. If that is the
     case it is suggested that that the driver of that vehicle be reimbursed at least
     $5.00 for each person in their vehicle.