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Crystal Clam Festival/Five Day (March 17-21 2027)

Crystal Clam Festival/Five Day (March 17-21 2027)

Start
March 17, 2027
End
March 21, 2027 (All day)
Website
https://pacificgeolab.com

Price range: $1,125.00 through $2,250.00 + Sales Tax

Event Registration Fee Includes:

 

  • Event attendance for one person, including your first bucket.
  • Additional Buckets are $100 each and are available on-site.

 

Upon completion of payment, you will receive a confirmation. Shortly thereafter, you will receive an Introductory Packet with all the details you need before attending the event.

 

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TERMS and CONDITIONS

By attending the Rucks Pit Crystal Clam Festival (Event) you hereby agree to the following Terms and Conditions:

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, SAFETY, and WELFARE – You are responsible for your own welfare and safety while attending the Event.  If you are the Guardian of an attending minor, you are responsible for that person’s welfare and safety as well.  By attending the Event you agree that you understand the hazards and potential hazards inherent in participating in the Event. Furthermore, you agree that you have read, understand, and shall abide by all the Rules, Terms and Conditions.

NO OVERNIGHT PARKING OR CAMPING – The Event is held on private property and the landowners do not allow patrons to park overnight or camp on the property.

NO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS – We do not allow alcohol or drug use while on the property.

NO SMOKING – This is a NO Smoking Event.  If you smoke you must do so inside your own vehicle.  Do not discard cigarette butts on the property.

DRIVE SLOWLY – This is an active cattle ranch.  You must drive slowly and stay on the approved roadways. Speed limit is 10mph. If you hit or injure a cow, you agree to compensate the land owners for same at such a rate as is commonly considered reasonable in the cattle industry at the time.

EVENT CANCELLATION – Pacific GeoLabs (PGL) reserves the right to cancel the Event for any reason it deems necessary and without notice.  In the case where PGL cancels the Event, or some days of the Event, PGL will refund in full the fees it collected from all patrons affected by said cancellation but shall not be held liable for any costs incurred by patrons in their plans to attend the Event.

REFUND POLICY – Due to the logistics and high demand for tickets to this event we have adopted the following refund policy:

        A) Full refund – You may receive a full refund if you cancel at least 30 days prior to your ticket date.

        B) Partial Refund – After the 30 day limit, you may receive a 50% refund up to 14 days before your ticket date. Or you may choose to apply your ticket to the next year’s event.

        C) No Refund – There will be no refunds for cancellations less than 14 days prior to your ticket date.  However, you may exchange it:

        D) Exchanges – If it is less than 14 days to the event and, for some reason, you cannot make it on the day your ticket is valid, you have two options.  In both cases you must make the change BEFORE the date on your ticket:

1) You might be able to switch your ticket to another day of the current Festival.  Ask us as soon as possible about this.

2) If you cannot attend any date of the current Festival, you can trade in your ticket for the next year’s Festival.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE – At the end of your digging day, if you are not satisfied with what you have found, you may ask for a refund of your fee and it will be granted without questions.  There are, however, a few rules:   You must surrender everything you collected at our office tent before you leave the site.  That is, if you want a refund, you cannot keep any specimens you dug up except what we allow you to take.

Event Details

Here’s your chance to dig the world famous Rucks Pit crystal clams at 2027 Rucks Pit Crystal Clam Festival

 

READ THE NEW RUCKS PIT FEATURE ARTICLE!
Rucks Pit:  The Legend Returns
November 2026 issue of Rock and Gem magazine.
CLICK HERE to download the pdf

 

Incredible! – is the most common term used when people see this unusual combination of crystals and fossils. And for good reason: nothing compares to these fantastic specimens that bridge between the worlds of paleontology and mineralogy.

 

History – Discovered in the 1990s in Rucks Pit, an aggregate quarry near Lake Okeechobee, Florida, these fantastic crystal-lined fossil clams quickly became famous in both the mineral and fossil world. Alas, a dozen years after they were discovered, the mining played out, the quarry flooded, and the site was closed for good.

 

Several years later Pacific GeoLab researched this rare occurrence and arranged exclusive access and rights to the fossils at the old Rucks Pit quarry. Since then, we have discovered and opened several sites on the old quarry property where we excavate the crystalized clams that made Rucks Pit world famous.

 

The quarry will never reopen, and the property remains closed. However, each year in March we arrange very limited opportunities for clients to visit and dig at our site during our 2027 Rucks Pit Crystal Clam Festival. Space is limited!

 

The Digging – Event Staff will assist you throughout the day. The digging is not difficult – any able-bodied person can do it. You will use hand tools – mostly rakes and trowels – to dig through the sediments. As you find specimens, you’ll wash them off with one of the several water hoses we provide. There are also matrix pieces which contain multiple clams. You are welcome to split them apart and pare them down using hand mallet and chisels but don’t do that if there are multiple good clams in it. Ask us first.