The. Volume 51, Number 3 March Editor: Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Street Enid, OK Next Meeting: April 7, :00 PM

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1 The Volume 51, Number 3 March 2016 Editor: Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Street Enid, OK Next Meeting: April 7, :00 PM

2 Page 2 of 10 The official publication of the ENID GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC. is published monthly. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at the Hoover Building, Garfield County Fairgrounds, Enid, Oklahoma at 7:00 P.M. except for the annual September picnic and Christmas dinner held at 6:00 PM. Our meeting room is in the northeast corner of the building with access through the northeast doors. A MEMBER OF: Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies American Federation of Mineralogical Societies S.C.R.I.B.E. ~ Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors Portions of the bulletin may be reprinted provided credit is given to the author and to the HOURGLASS NEWS Officers and Committee Chairmen President Mary Walters 1126 Hillcrest Drive Enid, OK Vice President Leon Walters see above Secretary (Temporary) Kathy Marney 1114 S. Imo Road Enid, OK Treasurer John Haacke 216 W. Randolph Street Enid, OK Executive Member John Worden 829 E. Birch Enid, OK Field Trip Chairman Leon Walters see above Sunshine/Telephone Bryan Baker N Road Elk City, OK Librarian Program Chairman Leon Walters see above Dirt Devil Leader Candy Kent CR 850 Pond Creek, OK Special Exhibits John Worden see above Hourglass News Editor Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Enid, OK OSCMS Rep. Mary Walters see above Treasure Showcase Mary Walters see above Yearbook Chairperson Kathy Marney see above Webmaster Teresa Rogge 616 S. Main Street Kingfisher, OK EGMS DUES - $10.00 per Adult / $15.00 per couple including newsletter. $2.00 per Junior (16 years & under) when accompanied by an adult. PRINT BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS - $10.00 per year Website: LIABILITY: Opinions expressed in the HOURGLASS NEWS are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the club as a whole. Visitors are always WELCOME at our meetings!

Page 3 of 10 Enid Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.

subjects; to encourage mineral and rock collecting and lapidary workmanship as hobbies; and to conduct meetings, educational programs, field trips and other related activities.

3 Page 3 of 10 Enid Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. is a member of the Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies (OSCMS) and the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS); is an affiliate of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS). The general PURPOSE of this organization shall be to promote interest in various Earth Sciences, and in particular, the subjects of Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, Lapidary and other related subjects; to encourage mineral and rock collecting and lapidary workmanship as hobbies; and to conduct meetings, educational programs, field trips and other related activities. This society is established as a not-for-profit corporation in the state of Oklahoma for educational, social and scientific purposes related to the earth sciences, lapidary and jewelry hobbies. Krystal Beckner April 2 Martin Hamilton April 11 Aaron VanDorn April 26 President s Message: March 17, 2016 We are already in Daylight Savings Time. The first day of spring is either the 20th or 21st of March depending on which calendar you are looking at. The pear trees are in bloom along with the daffodils and other flowers poking their leaves through the ground. Spring has sprung and our field trip to Hardtner for finding all kinds of good rocks is this Saturday the 19th. I am very excited for the opportunity to search for a great variety of specimens including agates, jasper, petrified wood, feldspar, satin spar, quartzite, gypsum and selenite and some fossils (oysters, horse teeth). I'll be doing a special program about the trip and our findings at our next meeting April 7. Also, bring your own "Show-Ask-Tell" rocks, minerals, fossils or gem stones (limit of 3 per person please) including any interesting rocks from the Hardtner field trip. We all learn from this special feature of our meetings. President, Mary Walters WE LOVE ROCKS!

4 Page 4 of 10 Enid Gem and Mineral Society Minutes March 3, 2016 The March meeting of the Enid Gem and Mineral Society was called to order by President Mary Walters at 7:01 P.M. in the east room of the Hoover Building on the Garfield County Fairgrounds in Enid, OK. There were seventeen members and one guest present. Mary led the group in reciting the Lord's Prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. Mary Walters presented the program Name That Rock with the members participating. After Show and Tell and a break with refreshments provided by Sue Ogden, John Haacke gave the treasurer's report. A motion was made by Kathy Marney to approve the February Minutes as written. It was seconded by John Haacke and approved. Sue Ogden passed out new directories to members that were present. Next Executive Board Meeting will be held on March 19, 2016 during our field trip to Hardtner, Kansas. Committee Reports: Kathy Marney is the new (temporary) secretary. March field trip to Hardtner, KS, is changed from March 12 to March 19, OLD BUSINESS: Sue Ogden discussed the up-coming field trip to Hardtner, KS, explaining the format of the trip and what we would be looking for to collect. Sue also talked about the swap on May 14th and the $5.00 cost per table and/or tailgate area. This is to help defray the $45 rental fee for the Meadowlake Pavilion. Mary Walters mentioned the Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies (OSCMS) swap at Stillwater, OK, on April 16, 2016 at 9:00 A.M. NEW BUSINESS: Bryan Baker volunteered to be the new Sunshine Man. Mary Walters announced that she and Leon would not be host and hostess to the November 2016 Treasure Showcase and asked for volunteers to take the positions. Motion to table until April s meeting. First Fridays downtown are starting April 1 and the club will be set up with the spinning wheel, grab bags and possibly baked goods at Johnson s Rock Shop. Work day is scheduled for April 2, 2016 at Johnson s Rock Shop about 11 AM. Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 P.M. Submitted by Temporary Secretary, Kathy Marney Enid Gem and Mineral Society Executive Board Meeting Minutes March 2016 There was no Executive Board Meeting for March.

Page 5 of 10 EGMS 2016 Host/Hostesses List April May June July Candy Kent Mary Walters Faye Worden August Sept. October November December Teresa Rogge Picnic-Hoover Bldg.

5 Page 5 of 10 EGMS 2016 Host/Hostesses List April May June July Candy Kent Mary Walters Faye Worden August Sept. October November December Teresa Rogge Picnic-Hoover Bldg. Terrie Byfield Christmas Dinner We need help with refreshments for June and November. If you can help, please let us know at the next meeting or Sue at stormyrocks@sudddenlink.net or Mary at leon.walters@att.net. Thanks! April 7 Program Our program this month will be presented by Mary Walters. She will be providing us with lots of interesting information about the rocks and fossils we collected on our last field trip. For those of you who were able to attend, please bring up to 3 Show & Tell and/or Show & Ask items that you found on our trip. EGMS WORK DAY Cancelled until late April or early May! Bits and Pieces: Can t believe it but both Mary and Leon Walters were in hospital in March at the same time. Talk about togetherness! They re both home now, doing better. Candy Kent has been undergoing tests (not in school!) and says things are OK, she s just feeling not quite swell! I m fighting ultra-high blood pressure again and this computer is not helping! It will be down a few days this month for intensive care (that s to keep me from throwing it out the window). Haven t heard much else so here s hoping all are well. Our best wishes to those in NW Oklahoma and Kansas, home of the raging wildfire. Via friends, I ve learned the area of our last field trip is in the burn zone. I ve placed a call to Bill Smith (Hardtner museum) and the good news is his home phone is working, the slightly worrisome news is I did not get an answer but he may just be really busy helping others. Have a happy April everyone! Your editor, Sue

Page 6 of 10 EGMS FIELD TRIPS EGMS scheduled field trips will be the second Saturday after the Enid Gem & Mineral Society meeting (first Thursday of each month).

6 Page 6 of 10 EGMS FIELD TRIPS EGMS scheduled field trips will be the second Saturday after the Enid Gem & Mineral Society meeting (first Thursday of each month). Those wishing to attend will meet at the Conoco Travel Center No. 11 at 1005 E. Owen K. Garriott Road (corner of 10th and Garriott) in Enid, OK at 8:00 AM unless otherwise specified. Departure time/destination are subject to change or rescheduling if certain conditions arise: 1. Weather (field trip will be moved to the following Saturday if at all possible). 2. Joint field trips with other clubs. 3. Lack of interest in that particular destination. 4. Field trip chairman unavailable (a designated knowledgeable chairperson replacement OR maps of the location may be provided as required). 5. Departure location changes. It is always best to check ahead in case there have been any necessary changes. Scheduled Field Trips for 2016 Date What we ll be doing or digging up Destination January 10 Bill & Janet s Nature Museum Hardtner, Kansas February 13 Potluck, Lapidary Demo and Practice Johnson s Rock Shop, Enid March 12 Club Work Day ---- postponed March 19 Fossils Hardtner, KS April 19 Stillwater & OSCMS Spring Swap Stillwater, OK April 23 Wichita Gem Show/RMFMS Show Wichita, KS May 14 EGMS Rock Swap Meadowlake Park, Enid June 11 Isinglass Lewis Byfield s Land July 16 TBA Aug. 13 Calcite OR Salt Mines Davis, OK or Kansas Sept Garfield County Fair Enid, OK October 15 Ammonite fossils Ladonia, TX Nov. 12 no field trip - probable work day for: Nov EGMS Treasure Showcase Enid, OK December 10 no field trip, Christmas Dinner If you have any questions or suggestions for a field trip, please call our Field Trip Chairperson, Leon Walters at Don t forget to check the Upcoming Shows listing for other clubs shows and various lapidary related-type shows. We like to show our support for other rock clubs by attending their shows whenever possible. Please check both of these listings often as they are frequently updated. For EGMS field trips, you ll be contacted by phone if we have to make a last minute change.

7 Page 7 of 10 Apr. 1-2 Location: 2016 UPCOMING GEM & MINERAL SHOWS Ada Gem, Mineral & Fossil Club Annual Show Pontotoc County Agri-Plex, Main Building 1-N.E. Corner of St. Hwy 99 & Richardson Bypass, Ada, OK Hours: Friday 8-6, Saturday 9-5 Admission: FREE Various demonstrations; displays of fluorescent rocks, minerals & fossils; lapidary and jewelry. Silent auctions of materials donated by dealers & club members will be held hourly. Dealers from OK, KS, AR & TX. Special kids' events; fossil dig, petting zoo, spinning wheel & grab bags. Contact: Web site: Ed Vermillion, POB 782, Purcell, OK 73080, 405*527*6431; okieed42@windstream.net Apr Northwest Arkansas Gem & Mineral Society Annual Show Location: Community Building, 115 S. Mt. Olive Road, downtown Siloam Springs, AR. Hours: Saturday 9-5, Sunday Admission: $3. Free admission for kids. Demonstrations, displays, silent auctions, dealers and gem wash. Contact: Dave Leininger, White Oak Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712, 479* 721* hulagrub@aol.com Website: Apr. 16 OSCMS Spring Rock Swap Location: Couch Park Pavilion, 12th Avenue & Perkins Road, Stillwater, OK Hours: 9-4 Admission: FREE (like us on Facebook) Contact: Dave Leininger, White Oak Lane, Bentonville, AR 72712, 479*721*1579; hulagrub@aol.com Web site: April Wichita Gem & Mineral Society's 62nd Annual Show Nature s Treasures and hosting of the Annual Convention of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Location: Cessna Activity Center, 2744 George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS Hours: Friday, 9-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday Admission: Adults - $5, Ages $1, Under 12 FREE with paid adult. Dealers, Demonstrations & Exhibits: Sphere making, cabbing, beading, arrowhead knapping, faceting, wire wrapping, silversmithing & more. Fluorescent room - marvels of nature under a black light! Kids grab bags, spinning wheel & junior rock pile. Grab bags include several fossil, mineral & rock specimens. Spin the wheel for a treasure, go into the rock pile & fill a paper bag with rocks. Silent auction table and "Gem Hunt." Special Exhibit featuring world class opal specimens from Australia, a 90-lb. limb, an ancient squid-like creature, rough opals & opals set in gold over 100 years old. Special Program by Mike Nelson, Ph.D. (Geology). Special Program by Ron Wooley, Opal miner, cutter & dealer including a short film from Australia about opal. Contact: Gene Maggard, 8318 SE Highway 77, Leon, KS 67074; 316*742*3746; gandpmaggard@gmail.com Website: Special note: $1 off coupon available online.

8 Page 8 of Upcoming Gem & Mineral Shows * Page 2 May 6-8 McPherson Gem & Mineral Club s 24th Annual Show and Sale Location: 4-H Building & Grounds, 710 W. Woodside, McPherson, KS Hours: Friday & Saturday 9-6; Sunday 10:30-3 pm. Admission: FREE Vendors featuring precious & semi-precious gems, minerals, fossils, petrified wood, handcrafted jewelry, lapidary work, slabs, cabs and much more. Hourly door prizes and a kids spin all three days. Auction Saturday at 7:15 PM. Contact: Kim Vasper, 1489 Janasu Road, McPherson, KS 67460, kimvasper@yahoo.com Website: May 7-8 Lubbock Gem & Mineral Society 58th Annual Show and Sale Location: Lubbock Memorial Civic Center; 1501 Mac Davis Lane; Lubbock, TX Hours: Saturday 10-6, Sunday 10-5 Admission: Adults $4, Seniors $3, Students $2, Children free This year the Lubbock Gem & Mineral Society is Hosting the South Central Federation Convention (SCFMS) at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. Vendors with jewelry, loose stones, rough, cabs, slabs, geodes, beads, gemstones, mineral specimens, crystals, fossils, spheres, and lapidary tools. Hourly door prizes. Kid s area with games and grab bags. Feature displays by our youth. Proceeds support the LGMS (501(c)(3) organization) and scholarships in the Earth Sciences at Texas Tech. Contact: Walter Beneze, th Street, Lubbock, TX 79413, 806*797*5832; walt@lubbockgemandmineral.org Web site: May 14 Enid Gem & Mineral Society s Annual Spring Swap Location: Meadowlake Park, South Pavilion, Hiway 81 on the south side of Enid Hours: 9AM to 4 PM??? Admission: FREE Local area vendors featuring petrified wood, minerals, fossils, rough, cabs, hand-crafted jewelry, gemstone trees and much more. Vendor s fee: $5 for all the space you want: picnic table style or tailgate. Nice shady pavilion all spruced up this year! Contact: Sue Ogden, stormyrocks@suddenlink.net or 580*242*7288 for reservations. May Fort Worth Gem & Mineral Club 65th Annual Gem, Jewelry, Bead, Fossil and Mineral Show and Sale Location: Amon G. Carter Exhibit Bldg, Will Rogers Memorial Center; 3401 W. Lancaster Hours: Saturday 9-6, Sunday 10-5; Admission: Adults $5, Seniors $4, Students $4, Children under 16 FREE Exhibits, kid's games. Hourly door prizes, silent auction and grand prize raffle. Contact: Steve Hiliard, PO Box 418, Decatur, TX 76234, 817*925*5760; fwgmc@embarqmail.com Web site: Looking way ahead! October for the now Annual OMGS Show - more info later! This listing will be updated monthly. For more details or for rock shows in states further away, please check this site:

private land, approximately 8 miles west

Tailgate lunch switched to in-car lunch!

9 Page 9 of 10 Hardtner, Kansas, Field Trip - March 19, 2016 Where: Boondocks, private land, approximately 8 miles west of Hardtner. Temperature: Very, very, very cold! Fun factor: Good but tempered by cold. Tailgate lunch switched to in-car lunch! Candy Kent, guest (in red), John Haacke and James Moody John Haacke and James Moody William Kent William & Anna Kent near the top of a big hill. Candy Kent and really big hill! Our guide, Bill Smith This photo shows the vastness of the area of our dig. That s William Kent so very tiny down in the bottom right of the photo.

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The. Volume 51, Number 1 January Celebrate President s Day Happy Groundhog Day 2-2. Next Meeting: February 4, :00 PM

The. Volume 51, Number 1 January Celebrate President s Day Happy Groundhog Day 2-2. Next Meeting: February 4, :00 PM The Volume 51, Number 1 January 2016 Happy Groundhog Day 2-2 Celebrate President s Day 2-15 Editor: Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Street Enid, OK 73703-5103 Next Meeting: February 4, 2016-7:00 PM Page 2 of