Rock Collection Cleanout

Made a stop at the 2013 NY/NJ Gem and Mineral Show on the way home from work one day, saw a lot of beautiful mineral specimens and it made me want to dig up my rock collection from the attic and see what I had.

Other than disappointment, I had a lot of pebbles and nondescript stones. Along with the crap were bags with rocks and notes listing the date and place I had picked them up. I figured that I would photograph the crap rocks and then chuck them. I winnowed my rock collection down from 3 boxes to 2 boxes. I actually do have some mineral specimens in the collection, but nothing like what I saw at the show.

The photos of rocks with accompanying notes were mainly from the Hearty Boys Hiking Club (HBHC) era. Myself, Mike, Brian of DR. WA, aka "Dead Rats With AIDS" fame and Dan would get out a few times a year hiking, scrambling and spelunking. I kept a trail log for the trips and have included additional information which I thought was useful.

September 8, 1990-NJ: 5 mile hike at Norvin Green State Forest. Saw several Glacier Erratics, had some good views to High Point and did some scrambling. Parked at Otter Hole Lot.

June 1, 1991-PA: Specimens from a cave near Old Dutch Mill Campground in Kutztown, besides these rocks I took a water sample which had a PH of 7.4.  This trip included HBHC members and others. Afterwards, we visited Crystal Cave a commercial cave.

Slate and white stuff, very scientific

September 15, 1991-NY: Rocks from a 5 mile hike at Popolopen Gorge in Bear Mountain Park, the hike was shortened by rain.

November 9, 1991-NJ: 4.5 mile hike to and around Terrace Pond at 1380 feet. Saw a bunch of cub scouts, a couple of hunters and a deer from 10 feet away

April 30 to May 1 1994-PA: These were from a camping trip near Worlds End State Park in PA.

November 25, 1994-NY: Harriman State Park, 4 mile hike via Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail to Bald Mountain (1110ft), not with the HBHC. Ran across the upper workings of the Cornell mine. Parked near Jones Point north of the Anchor Monument.

Why did I pick these up? And when?

Oooh a large white pebble, if at some point it had some meaning, it doesn't now.

I had found this flint in the 1970s when I lived in Graniteville, I found it in one piece and I thought it was a fossil or a bone.

More pebbles

and some smaller pebbles and flat stones

And still more

I picked this one up on the walking path at work years ago in Middletown, NJ.

And now I have run out of things to say about non-descript rocks, though this one seems to have snuck in. I did not throw this one out.

and I think I saved this one as well.

The fate of these three is unknown.

Thank goodness that is over.