Field Trip Information
Conejo Gem & Mineral Club holds field trips throughout the year. We coordinate joint Field Trips with two neighboring clubs from Ventura County.
Examples of what we may collect include (plus much more!):
* Southern California: tourmaline, agates and jaspers, serpentine, fossils, and geodes.
* Northern California: nephrite jade, serpentine, additional agates and jaspers, obsidian, and calcite.
* Eastern: quartz, epidote, jadeite, petrified palm wood, and pink chalcedony.
Have an idea for additional trip locations?
We welcome new location suggestions! Please contact one of the following Field Trip Leaders with your ideas.
Chuck Borchart (Conejo Gem & Mineral Club): chuck.cgmctrips@gmail.com
Brett Allen Johnson (Oxnard Gem & Mineral Society): bj9709@yahoo.com
David Springer (Ventura Gem & Mineral Society) coastallapidary@gmail.com
Upcoming Trips
Coquina Quarry (Simi Valley, CA)
[Las Llajas Canyon Trail]
Saturday, May 13, 2023 @ 8:00am
Trip Leader: Brett Allen Johnson
What we are exploring: small marine fossils, Coquina stone, photographing mining history
Castle Butte (Mohave, CA)
Saturday, April 29, 2023 @ 8:00am
Trip Leader: Chuck Borchart
What we are exploring: pink chalcedony, agate, jasper, and travertine onyx
Reserve your space on the "Who's Coming" link below.
With any trip, we highly recommend you also bring:
* proper sturdy shoes
* good coverage hat for head/neck
* long sleeves
* sunblock
* water, water, and more water!
* collecting tools (rock hammer, bag/bucket, brushes, long handle shovel, short handle shovel, digging bar, protective wrap for specimens)
* tons of enthusiastic energy!
We are currently gathering information for future excursions and will be updating you on the fun shortly. Thank you for your patience!
Come Join Us On A Trip!
Sign up to reserve your space using the "Who's Coming" website: www.whoscoming.com/vgms/
Additional Information
* First time users will be required to create a User Name and Password.
* Please monitor your Account for real time Field Trip information including updates regarding potential weather situations, date/time changes, etc.
* If you cannot attend for any reason, please either remove your name from the "Who's Coming" list or contact the Trip Leader directly.
* We only "wait around" for 5 minutes after the scheduled leave time, so please arrive promptly!