These four localities are on State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection property.  Collecting is allowed by permit only (see conditions below), which the club obtains every year.  Dates of field trips will be posted on the News & Pix page, the links below provide maps to these localities and literature information.  Anyone attending (from LMSCC or through NEFTA) can meet the field trip leader (who will have the permit) at the quarries anytime during the event, no need to call or email anyone beforehand.. 

Word from the CTDEP is that due to staff shortages access to Mt. Tom will not be allowed this year as hoped .....feel free to blame our wonderful Governor/Legislature! Perhaps a letter to the DEP Commissioner referencing her "No Child Left Inside" program can help open up some more sites!

Case Quarries, Portland

CCC Quarry, Haddam

Clark Hill Quarries, East Hampton

Mt. Tom Beryl Prospect (Echo Farm State Park), Moodus

Permission Conditions for Educational Mineral Collecting on State of Connecticut Land

Clark Hill Quarries, Case Quarries, CCC Quarry

Minimum requirements on the scheduled day for the host group/contact leader and the participants of an educational mineral collection field day are as follows: 

1)   This is a one time field day permission (at each location) to collect minerals for educational purposes.

2)   The number of collecting participants may not exceed 25 on any of these days.

3)   Participants in the field day must be informed that they have been granted special educational collection permission for this specific day and this site by the Commissioner under Section 23-4-1(b) of the Regulations Concerning the Order, Safety, Sanitation and Protection of Property Under the Control of the Department of Environmental Protection. The regulations in part states: “No person shall deface, destroy, alter, remove or otherwise injure in any manner, vegetation, earth or rock material, trees, nor shall any wildlife be molested or disturbed. The Commissioner may grant permission to take samples and conduct investigations for scientific or educational purposes.” (Emphasis added).

4)   Participants must be cautioned and advised to wear hard-hats and eye safety goggles.

5)   Participants may collect minerals only by the use of small hand tools (trowel, garden scratcher, hammer). The reason for only allowing the use of these hand tools is to minimize extensive excavation, tunneling and the creating of unsafe site conditions for future participants. All holes created should be filled prior to leaving the site.

6)   Participants may remove only samples for their own educational use that can be carried in their hands in one trip from the site per day. Participants are urged to consider that others probably would like to enjoy the history of the site and the unique educational experience in the future.

7)   Participants must be notified of any special cautions or restrictions required under the site use authorization as outlined below.

8)   Participants must be notified that under Section 52-557g the State does not assume responsibility for or incur liability for any injury to person or property caused by an act or omission of the State.

9)   No minerals collected and removed from the site may be sold or used for commercial purposes.

10)   The participants agree to act as conservation partners with the DEP and it is requested that they report any unauthorized use and abuse of these public lands.

11)    Participants are reminded that future permission for educational mineral collecting field days is dependant upon adherence to the conditions of this permission letter.

12)   The field day group contact leader must carry a copy of this permission letter on his or her person and make it available for inspection if requested by state authorities.

Special Cautions