GMSVP

Gem and Mineral Society of the Virginia Peninsula Our meetings are held the first Thursday of each month except June and December at 7:00 pm at Sandy Bottom Nature Park in Hampton, VA. The December meeting is replaced by a pot luck Christmas party/banquet at the normal meeting time. The park closes at sundown but the gate off Big Bethel Road is left open on our meeting nights so people can get to the meeting. The picnic will be held June 6, 2009 at Sandy Bottom Park in the Lakeside Pavilion at 2:00 pm until dusk. The club will supply the Charcoal, drinks, and ice. Bring a covered dish and something to grill.

This is a Chesapecten jeffersonius. It is the Virginia state fossil and very common in our area. Click the picture for more information