RACINE GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Each meeting consists of  a business segment and a program for  the month.   Often we talk about the birthstone of the month and the members bring specimens of it to show off. In the past few years, we have been fortunate to have experts in the fields of geology from the Unversity of Wisconsin -- both the Madison  Campus and Parkside Campus, from Yerkes Observatory, Earth Magazine,Ray Wiggers, and our own members.  Some of  subjects they have covered are glaciers, fossils, meteorites, existing volcanos, pre-historic forests in Lake Michigan, Lava fields and Ice Caves,  Opals, Crystals,  and  mineral identification.   We arrange  trips to museums to look at their geological collections.  The Club conducts  field trips for collecting that range from a one day trip to whole weekends.  These are always in approved areas and may involve a fee from the  owners of the property or mines. There are also trips to look at geological formations.

Local Field Trips produced a variety of good finds for the members

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We meet the second  Thursday of the month from September to May at St Michaels  Church , 4701 Erie Street, Racine, Wisconsin .  The meeting begins at 7:00 P.M.  and lasts two hours.  We mail out a  a monthly newsletter called  "The Hammer" to members and other clubs.  If your club is interested in exchanging newsletters with ours please email us.  Yearly Dues are $15.00.  Guests are welcome.

TIPS FOR COLLECTING 1.  Respect private and public property.   2.  Always get permission when collecting on private land . 3.  Follow current government  regulations when collecting on  public land. 4.  Before collecting make sure you find out any restrictions for the type of collecting that you can do ( surface only, hand       equipment, etc. ) and  any limitations of quanties. 5.  Leave the area in the same or better condition than you found it in when you arrived. 6.  If you bring in food or beverages be sure to bring out your trash with you  when you leave. 7.  Collect only what you can reasonibly use . 8.  Do not lick rocks ot see them "shine" !!!  Use a spray bottle of water, because some minerals can be poisonous. 9.  Wear your safety goggles and hard hats when there is a chance for rock chips or falling rocks. 10.  Bring your first aid kit with.  Include such items as solution for rinsing your eyes, bandages, tape, antiseptic, elastic bandages for sprains, bandaids and rubber gloves. Add snake bite kit if you will be in that type of area. Some of he above tips are based on the Code Of Ethics from the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

This page was last updated on: November 3,
2007