Geology Club goes to Hogg Mine

By Dr. Samuel T. Peavy, Professor of Geophysics

The GSW Geology Club made a field trip on Saturday, February 25th to the Hogg Mine near LaGrange, Georgia to dig for minerals. Students Johanna Nordwall (club president), Danni Thason, and Javier Fajardo took the trip along with faculty advisor Dr. Samuel Peavy. It was a rainy but fun day at the mine. The group collected samples of rose quartz, micas, beryl and tourmaline.

The Hogg Mine was discovered in the 1920s and was mined extensively during the Second World War as a source of beryllium used in the manufacture of artillery during the war. Today it is a fun location to hunt for minerals; it is open most Saturdays during the year.