The Rollin’ Rock Bulletin of the Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. Volume 55, Issue 11 - November 2014 From the President’s Pen What a wonderful Rock Hound organization we have! Many members have given of their time and talents to help keep this hobby alive and moving forward for our next generation. There's always something that you can do. Many of our current membership are reaping the rewards of the labor of love given/built for us. Always ask yourself, what can I do to help keep this great rock hounding hobby vibrant for others. Then do it. When there's a class offering, take it - the instructor or class may not be here next time. We've been very fortunate to have class offerings from our members of lapidary, carving, opal, intarsia, turquoise, wire wrapping, mineral ID and petrified wood. One of those great classes rarely seen elsewhere will be here! The Basics of Petrified Wood Identification class will be Saturday, November 15. Educational Program for November 11, 2014 Field Trip to Trona, by Teresa Johnson For more than seventy years, countless thousands of visitors have come to Trona to collect some of the best and most desirable evaporite mineral specimens in the world. This year was one of the best! Our November 11th program will update you on this wonderful field trip. Our next educational presentation will be about how a couple of Rock Rollers went to the Trona 2014 outing. Their internal batteries were recharged as they met other rock hounds who were just as enamored with rocks and lapidary as we are. It's great to know that we're not alone, that others share in our love for rocks, geology, earth science and lapidary. Sometimes, it's just about getting outside. Other times, it's about finding a hidden treasure in our surroundings.. — Teresa Johnson Field Trip Chairperson Wanted! Inside this issue: This officer position is a great way to spend time with other Rock Hounds. It does entail going to RRR Board meetings and reporting on upcoming trips. RRR is part of the Field Trip Chairman's Association (Co-op). As our club Field Trip Chairperson, you will: • Be coordinator of club field trips. • Attend and participate at the quarterly Co-op meeting, where you collect information on other club field trips, then disseminate collected field trip information to our club members by making announcements/ reports at club meetings and through the bulletin. • Plan a field trip to share with other Co-op clubs. • Last but not least, follow club policies involving waivers, sign-ins, and insurance. The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Page 1 Meeting Minutes 2 New Members, Rookie News, Announcements, Officers Still Needed! 3 Sac State Geology Club Auction, Thank You’s and Donations, Club Wish list, More Precious Than Gold 4 Lapidary Classes 5 Membership Renewal Form 6 Calendar, Sutter Buttes Show Ad 7 Upcoming Shows, Sacramento Mineral Society Show Ad, Blue Topaz is Irradiated, Where Is It From? 8 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS EDUCATIONAL MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2014 Call to Order at 7:07 p.m. by President Teresa Johnson. Flag Salute. Present: members, 59; Juniors, 3; and Guests, 8. Sunshine – Cyndy Burchard sent a sympathy card to Debbie Bunn. Juniors – Carole Kowalik reported there were 11 Juniors at the Rookies meeting. William Bourez gave a presentation on carnelian and Jim Hutchings donated specimens. An art project of rock families was done. Next meeting will be a presentation on opalite by Cannon Hansen. Treasurer – Terry Yoschak reported the audit for the 2014 show has been completed and the financial records are in good order. Secretary – Florence Brady reported we have 279 members and counting. She is accepting renewal of dues for 2015. She introduced Lillian Kirtley who received Honorary Membership for 2015. Vice President/Programs – Gordon Standlee reported he is working on getting a speaker for the Nov. Ed. Mtg. CFMS Director – Jon North reported he will be attending the semi-annual CFMS meeting which will be in Visalia in Nov. The annual CFMS show will be in Lodi and they needed competitive and non-competitive exhibits. Societies can setup a table to advertise their society. Shirt, Vests, Patches – Rolf Zschoernig was absent. A new chair for 2015 will be needed. Field Trips – on Oct. 18th is a field trip to Area 54. A Chair/ Officer is needed for this position. Class Coordinator – Teresa reviewed upcoming lapidary classes and workshops. Librarian/Historian – Karla Shannon reported the book by Bob Jones, “The Frugal Collector” is available for checkout. Checkout instructions were reviewed. Refreshments – signups were taken for our Nov. Ed. Mtg. Show for 2015 – Jim Hutchings reported the next show committee meeting will be Nov. 18th starting at 7:00 p.m. Members were encouraged to attend and find out what is done to organize a show. Old Business – Nominations Committee – Jon North called for nominations for the officer positions for 2015. The nominations received are: President, Teresa Johnson; Vice President, Open; Secretary, Florence Brady; Treasurer, Terry Yoschak; CFMS Director, Chuck Neely; Librarian/Historian, Karla Shannon; Bulletin Editor, Terry Yoschak; 2 year Directors, Kelley Ballard and Gene Doyle; Juniors’ Advisor, Carole Kowalik; Field Trip Chairman, Open; Past President, Jim Barton. Nominations will be asked for at the Nov. Ed. Mtg., election will be held at the Dec. Ed. Mtg. Tailgater – will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25th. Spaces will cost $10. A motion was MSA to pay for the rental of one port-apotty. Refreshments Chair – Christine Davis, our new Refreshments Chair, was introduced. Other Business CSUS Geology Club’s Annual Auction will be Nov. 21st, starting at 6 p.m. The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Shows – members were encouraged to attend the El Dorado Co. Mineral & Gem Society’s annual show Oct. 18 & 19.. Show and Tell – Teresa brought specimens from the Trona field trips. A/C unit at shop – repairs were made by Ken Ewert. Drawings – winners were: Member Jim Balog; Junior, Donald Parker and Guest Camille McCollum. Program - Duncan Penman, RRR member, gave a presentation on turquoise and turquoise mines in the USA. Recess for Refreshments. Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 8:45 p.m. MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 14, 2014 Call to Order at 9:05 p.m. by President Teresa Johnson. A quorum was present. Membership Applications – a motion was MSA to approve the membership applications for Michael Beatty, Phillip Smith and Lynda Steele. Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 9:06 p.m Respectfully submitted, Florence Brady, RRR Secretary MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 28 2014 Call to Order at 7:03 p.m. by President Teresa Johnson. Present – all officers except for Gene Doyle and Jon North. Guests: Gloria Marie and Meg Zebierski. Minutes – a motion was MSA to approve the minutes for the Sept. 23, 2014 Bd. Mtg. and for the Ed. & Bd. Mtgs. on Oct. 14, 2014. Treasurer – Terry Yoschak reported she has paid the Fairgrounds 1/3 of the total payment due for the rental fee for our 2015 show. Correspondence – Florence Brady read a letter addressed to our Editor, from Lifetime member Lois Reynolds. Lois requested that we discontinue mailing our bulletin to her. Membership – Florence reported we now have 282 members. Renewals continue to come in. Program –Gordon Standlee, Vice President, stated the program for the Nov. Ed. Mtg. will a presentation given by Teresa on the Trona, CA field trips. The program for December will be our annual holiday potluck dinner. Gordon will update the list of programs for 2014. Juniors – Juniors’ Advisor, Carole Kowalik, said Cannon Hansen will do a presentation on opalite. There will be a tour for the Juniors, on Nov. 1st, at Don Tadlock’s house. Librarian/Historian – Karla Shannon reported no one checked out the book “The Frugal Collector”. Bulletin – Editor Terry Yoschak reported the bulletin deadline will be Oct. 31st. Field Trips – still looking for a field trip leader. Upcoming Page 2 (Continued on page 3) www.rockrollers.com November 2014 CO-OP field trip to Stonyford, CA. Federation Director – Jon North was absent. He will attend the CFMS meetings in Visalia. Lapidary Classes – had a good class on stabilizing turquoise given by Duncan Penman. Show Chair – Jim Hutchings discussed the future of the Fairgrounds and suggested looking at other options for buildings for our show. Lapidary Shop – John McPherson has donated a lawn mower for cutting the grass around the shop. Directors – Richard Kowaleski reported he visited Ella and Roger Warloe who donated items for the Juniors and for the Silent Auction. Old Business – Tailgater – in spite of the off and on rain, five vendors came and about 24 attendees. Nomination Committee - Jim Hutchings reported we are still looking for a Vice President and a Field Trip Leader. Tables – Jim will contact the Fairgrounds personnel to determine how to facilitate purchasing 40 tables from SMS. Pow Wow – Jim Barton stated RRR had good support for volunteers for the CO-OP tent and that this was the last Pow Wow in the near future. The CO-OP tent was sold. New Business – Jim Hutchings received a large donation of mineral specimens from Nancy Burns. We will use them for our scouts and students’ presentations and on upcoming auctions. Buckets of sand with natural gems will be used for screening by the Rookies. Donations received – a list was developed and will be published in the bulletin. Next Board Meeting – will be November 25, 2014. Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Welcome New Members Michael Beatty Phillip Smith Lynda Steele Rookie Rock Roller News The Rookies will meet in the lapidary shop on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at 5:30 p.m. At our meeting in October, Rookie, William Bourez, gave a great presentation on Carnelian. Jim Hutchings brought samples to view and specimens for the juniors' collections. After the presentation, the rookies painted rock families. For our November meeting, Cannon Hansen will present opalite. A fun activity will follow. See you all there, Carole Kowalik, Junior Advisor 916-705-2124 home3004@gmail.com Sunshine Respectfully submitted, Florence Brady, RRR Secretary A sympathy card was sent to Debbie Bunn. November Show Meeting The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 18 at 7:00 PM in the club Lapidary Shop at the Fairgrounds. Members are encouraged to attend and get involved! November Board Meeting The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 25, at 7:00 PM in the club Lapidary Shop at the Roseville Fairgrounds. When you know of any member who is ill or has been hospitalized, please contact our Sunshine Chair, Cyndy Burchard, at 530-346-9481, or cyned0523@yahoo.com. Officers Still Needed! The Nominating Committee is still looking for a Vice President and Field Trip Chair for 2015. If interested, contact Jon North at (916) 768-0137. November Refreshments Refreshments for the November 11 Educational meeting are to be provided by Dolly McClure, Colleen Ballard, Jim & Cathy Hutchings, Jim Barton, Gloria Marie, and Karla Shannon/Rob Blazina. Thank you all in advance! The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Page 3 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 Thank You’s and Donations • • • • • • Ceil Wiegand donated slabs, rocks and other items - the book " Modern Rock Tumbling" and tumbled stones for the Kids' Junction Bill Jeffers donated tumbled rocks for the Kids' Junction/grab bags Denise Coyne donated indoor floodlights for the lapidary shop Chris Davis donated paper towels Kimberly Loe donated pink halite Bob Willis donated a saw Club Wish List: • • • Projection device for minerals (ex: Elmo) Rocks for silent auction Finished cabochons for bolos The club has two Facebook pages; a "Group" page, and a "Like" page. If members could jump on board with both pages, they would get educational information, club updates about field trips, mineral information, show information, class information, and general lapidary tips. “Like” Page: www.facebook.com/pages/Roseville-RockRollers-Gem-Mineral-Society/214099168691394. 6000 J Street Sacramento 95819 South end of campus east of Hornet Stadium Parking is available directly outside Alumni Center “Group” Page: www.facebook.com/groups/359563453490/. If you join the group, you can post comments or photos to the site. More Precious than Gold Hard to believe now, but aluminum was once a very precious metal that was very difficult to refine. Finally, in 1886 the new Hall–Héroult process used electricity to heat molten cryolite mixed with bauxite to make pure aluminum. Then cryolite became a scarce resource because it was abundant in just one deposit in Ivittuut, Greenland. After that ran out, cryolite was artificially produced so we could keep making beer cans and airplanes. Cryolite from Greenland A small but very expensive aluminum pyramid was set atop the Washington Monument on its completion in 1884 to serve the functional purpose of a lightning rod. "Americans wanting only the best to commemorate our founding father George Washington, fashioned the Washington Monument apex out of the uncommon metal." The pyramid was so expensive that it was displayed at Tiffany’s before being installed atop the monument. From www.mineralcalendar.com/php/facts.php? The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Page 4 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 Lapidary Classes Lapidary Classes - Introduction to Shop Use & Cabochon making is $10 per class for 5 classes or $45 paid in full. Our Rock Hound Oasis is staffed Monday & Wednesday nights 5 pm - 9 pm! Learn more about the Lapidary Arts & Cabochon Making. A DVD is available for viewing at the Shop for Cabochon Making. Regular $5 per day or $20 monthly rates apply for lapidary shop use after Orientation/Introduction classes. Shop fee: Daily: $5 or Monthly: $20. Large & Extra Large Saws: $1 per slab for 18 inch saw & $2 per slab for 24 inch saw for cutting large & extra large rocks. Opal Workshops with George Comas Open Opal workshop! Drop-in, work & learn with an Opal guru at your side. Doublets & Triplets, Black & Honduran Opals. Thursday November 13, 6 pm - 8:30 pm. Fee: $10 Basics of Petrified Wood Learn how to identify & evaluate petrified woods. Carol Lockhart & Keith Lindholm - combined 25+ years of experience in preparation and evaluation. Saturday, November 15, 9 am to 3:30 pm. Fee: $25 Wire Wrapping Class with Judy Osmundson Work with a wire guru at your side. Beginning & Intermediate Wire Wrapping. Bracelets, Cabochon or Chain Maille Sunday, November 16, 9 am - 12:30 pm. Fee: $25 Intarsia Workshop with George Comas Intarsia is the making of a picture or geometric design using slices of natural stones. Thursday November 20, 6 pm - 8:30 pm. Fee: $10 Wire Playdate! Wire Wrapping & More! with Judy Get together to work on your project. Viking Knit, chain maille, cabochon wrapping, et al. Sign-up for next offering, 9 am - 12:30 Fee: $10 Mineral ID with Jim Hutchings Learn the necessary tools, books & techniques of identifying rocks & minerals! TBA - Sign-up now for December class. Fee: $25 Fluorescents, Petrified Wood & Other Minerals with Don Tadlock Don is an avid collector with an immense love and knowledge of the rocks he collects. Sign-up! - Necessary for a Saturday, 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Faceting Workshop with Jay Conner Sign up now for the next offering! This is an excellent class, it is held offsite by one of our members. Saturday, Nov. 22, 10 am @ Pearson’s. The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Stabilizing Stones and Turquoise Workshop with Duncan Penman How to & hands on stabilizing. Use with turquoise, azurite, & more. Max: 7 - TBA Sign-up! Fee: $5 Stereo-Microscope Workshop The attendees for the last offering were over-the-top with enthusiasm for the class. In-depth, hands-on workshop on identifying gems and minerals, detecting flaws in lapidary material, and enjoying the beauty of smaller specimens. Scopes provided or bring your own. Min. 3, Fee: $5 Lapidary Shop Maintenance Class FREE Learn how to maintain or put together lapidary equipment for your home. Sign-up for our next offering. Tumble On! Rock Tumbling TBA. Fee: $10 Beading Cabochons Learn to make a seed beaded bezel for your cabochons to hold them securely in place. Sign-up & indicate what day(s) & times you have available. Soldering Boot Camp with Marilyn Koch Fee: $25 Introduction to a table top set-up for creating artisan metal pieces at home! Jeweler’s Saw Intro to Advanced Pierce Work with Marilyn Koch Fee: $25 Learning how to use the saw to make curves, sharp edges, & bevels. Different sizes & their uses. Lost Wax Cast Class! with Marilyn Koch Fee: $25 + materials Local instructor will be teaching us. Now taking sign-ups! TBA Min 3 - Max 6. Remember - We ask that you sign up ahead of time for classes. For our classes listed as by appointment or TBA, we build the class based on sign-ups & instructors schedules. In other words, we make the date when we have sign-ups. Our Wire Wrap classes can be set up for a minimum of 3 people. Shop Clean-up is something everyone does! Use the full surface of the belts - to prevent premature wearing. A DVD is available for viewing at the Shop for Cabochon Making. We occasionally need someone to stop by and empty the 5 gal buckets for our lapidary equipment. If you want to sign-up for any of the above classes, email: classesforrockrollers@gmail.com Teresa Johnson, 916-929-0701. Page 5 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 Renewing Membership Dues for RRR The new membership year for dues starts January 1st and ends on December 31st. The process of renewing dues for 2015 has started. We appreciate early renewal by our members. Presently we have 282 members and this means a lot of processing of renewals for 2015, hence the early start. Please do not add a family member or friend who is not already a RRR member to the renewal form. A membership application must be filled out along with payment for the dues and name badge. The application is then submitted to the RRR Board for approval of membership. A membership renewal form is included in this bulletin. This form can be brought to the November 11th meeting, along with payment - a check payable to RRR or exact cash. Please contact me if you have any questions. Thanks for your cooperation ! Florence Brady, Secretary/Membership Chair (916) 961-6868 ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS – MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL for 2015 (Please do not add a new member to this form) NAME(S)__________________________________________________________________________ ADDRESS_________________________________________________________________________ Street City/State Zip PHONE # including area code (_______) ________________ E-MAIL_________________________________________________ (e-mail address will be part of the Club’s Membership Roster) DUES: Adult (one) Membership $15.00 per year (receiving bulletin via E-Mail) $30.00 per year (receiving bulletin via US Mail), Renewing 2015 Member only. Family Membership (2 adults, same address) $23.00 per year (receiving bulletin via E-Mail) $38.00 per year (2 adults at the same address, receiving bulletin via US Mail), Renewing 2015 Members only. Junior Membership $8.00 per Junior Member ________ Amount Paid Ck. # __________ Dues not paid until after December 31, 2014 will be delinquent and an assessment of $3.00 will be charged. Checks should be made payable to: Roseville Rock Rollers Please fill out and bring along with a check to the next Educational Meeting. Or mail to: Roseville Rock Rollers, P.O. Box 212, Roseville, CA 95678 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Renew your RRR Dues for 2015!! Help us get a "jump start" on collecting members' dues, now, before the holidays! With over 280 members, we appreciate your early renewal! You must turn in this form along with your payment, and pay by either check or correct amount of cash. (A check is preferred.) At the November 11th meeting, please bring this renewal form and payment to the Officers' table and give to Florence Brady. If your personal/contact information is the same, just write SAME on the form, under your name(s). Thank you. Florence Brady, RRR Secretary & Membership Chair The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Page 6 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 November Calendar Sun Birthstone: Topaz Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri For more class information, contact Class Coordinator: Teresa Johnson 916-929-0701 or email: classesforrockrollers@gmail.com Sat 1 2 3 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 4 5 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 6 7 8 9 10 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 11 12 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 13 Opal Workshop 6:00-8:30 pm 14 15 Basics of Petrified Wood 9 am—3:30 pm 16 Wire Wrap 9 am—12:30 pm 17 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 18 Show Meeting 7:00 pm 19 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 20 Intarsia Workshop 6:00-8:30 pm 21 22 Faceting Workshop 10 am At Pearson’s 23 / 30 24 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 25 Board Meeting 7:00 pm 26 Lapidary Shop 5:00-9:00 pm 27 28 29 The Rollin’ Rock Meetings: Rookies 5:30 pm Club 7:00 pm Roseville Rock Rollers Page 7 www.rockrollers.com November 2014 Upcoming Northern California Shows November 8 - 9: SACRAMENTO, CA Sacramento Mineral Society Scottish Rite Temple, 6151 H Street Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Alyssa Meszinger, (916) 205-4441 Email: gemshow@sacramentomineralsociety.org Website: sacgemshow.com November 8 - 9: YUBA CITY, CA Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds - 442 Franklin Avenue Hours: Sat 10 - 5; Sun 10 - 4 Contact: Katie Slightam, (530) 673-9649 Email: mktalternatives@comcast.net Website: www.sutterbuttes.net November 14 - 16: EUREKA, CA Humboldt Gem & Mineral Society Redwood Acres Fairgrounds, 3750 Harris Street Hours: Fri 9 - 6, Sat 10 - 6, Sun 10 - 5 Contact: Diana Reed, (707) 839-2079 Blue Topaz Is Irradiated Gemstone irradiation is a process in which a gemstone is artificially irradiated in order to enhance its optical properties. High levels of ionizing radiation can change the atomic structure of the gemstone's crystal lattice, which in turn alters the optical properties within it. As a result, the gemstone's color may be significantly altered or the visibility of its inclusions may be lessened. The process, widely practiced in jewelry industry, is done in either a nuclear reactor for neutron bombardment, a particle accelerator for electron bombardment, or a gamma ray facility using the radioactive isotope cobalt-60. The irradiation enabled creation of certain gemstone colors that do not exist or are extremely rare in nature. The most commonly irradiated gemstone is topaz, which becomes blue after the process. Blue topaz is very rare in nature and almost always the result of artificial irradiation. According to the American Gem Trade Association, approximately 30 million carats (13,000 lb) of topaz are irradiated every year globally, 40 percent of which were done in the United States as of 1988. As of 2011, no topaz is neutron irradiated in the US; major treatment areas are Germany and Poland. A lot of linear accelerated treatment is done in Bangkok. Where Is It From? While it is a very risky thing to attribute a location to a piece by looks alone, this wonderful group of amethyst crystals is almost immediately recognizable as coming from Las Vigas, Veracruz, Mexico. Why? First of all, most amethyst crystals are stubby, these are not. Second, they are on a thin plate covered with a druse of green epidote crystals. Last, the crystals start out white or clear at the bottom and then grow larger and dark purple at the top. In general, you should not try to guess where a specimen is from by looks alone...but sometimes looks are enough. http://www.mineralcalendar.com/php/facts.php? from Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Gemstone_irradiation The Rollin’ Rock Roseville Rock Rollers Page 8 There are some Trona field trip photos on our website at: www.rockrollers.com/ gallery/2014/14trona.html www.rockrollers.com November 2014 ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY BULLETIN EDITOR P.O. BOX 212 ROSEVILLE, CA 95678 Send exchange bulletins to above address November 2014 the ROLLIN’ ROCK ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS, INC. MEMBER, CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES MEMBER, AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES VOL. 55 NO. 11 NOVEMBER 2014 EDUCATIONAL MEETING EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING 2ND TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7:00 PM 4TH TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH, 7:00 PM EDUCATIONAL MEETING LOCATION: ROSEVILLE FAIRGROUNDS, LAUPPE HALL, 800 ALL AMERICA CITY BLVD., ROSEVILLE, CA BOARD MEETING LOCATION: ROSEVILLE FAIRGROUNDS, LAPIDARY SHOP TRAILER BEYOND GATE “C” PARKING LOT Changes and exceptions will be published in the bulletin. GUESTS AND VISITORS ALWAYS WELCOME
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