Rocky Tales. A foot is a device for finding a rock when you are looking the other way! OUCH

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1 Rocky Tales Volume 41, Issue 8 September, LAKE HAVASU GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY The Official Publication of The Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Editor: AlbertaWiederrick awiederrick@yahoo.com BOARD MEETING Library Conference Room September 9, :00 3:30 p.m N. McCulloch Blvd. Rock & Egg Breakfast 4 th Monday each month 9:00 a.m. At Golden Corral 1550 S. Palo Verde A foot is a device for finding a rock when you are looking the other way! OUCH via Golden Spike News 8/01 GENERAL MONTHLY MEETING Friday, September 11, 2015 Mt. Olive Parish Center 2170 Havasupai Blvd. Lake Havasu City, AZ Meeting 7:00 p.m. p.m. Inside This Issue: Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Information Page 2 President s Message/September Meeting Speaker Page 3 General Meeting Minutes/Kickoff of Rockhounding Season Page 4 Nov. Gem & Mineral Show/Birthdays & Anniversaries Page 5 Photos/ The Rock Hunter Page 6 How to Make a Shaker Screen Page 7 Our Lapidary Shop Needs Your Input If you would like to provide any suggestions for establishing our own lapidary shop, a meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct 14, from 2:00-3:30 pm, in the library conference room. Please remember, at this time we are only conducting a cost/benefit analysis to see if it is even feasible we may not even be able to afford the expenses without creative financing. We will not be addressing any concerns about classes, instructors, or equipment. 1

2 CLUB INFORMATION The Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society is a member of The Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS) and associated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS). The Purpose of this Society shall be to; A. Increase our appreciation of the beauty and value of the land in which we live. B. Foster good fellowship among its members. C. Host an annual Gem and Mineral Show for the community D. Foster awareness of the earth sciences by: 1. Increasing knowledge pertaining to minerals, gems, and rocks. 2. Disseminating knowledge of collecting and classification of minerals, fossils and rock through collection and classification. 3. Improving the practical knowledge of cutting, grinding and polishing materials to use in the design and creation of jewelry and other useful objects. E. Provide educational scholarships in the scientific fields. F. Procure and improve the Society s property. The Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society meets the second Friday of each month from September through May at Mt. Olive Parish Center 2170 Havasupai Blvd., Lake Havasu City, AZ. The membership typically votes to eliminate the June, July, and August meetings. OFFICERS and DIRECTORS Susan Stievo President Gayle Gilpin Kathie Bryson Susan Scott Steve Greel Michelle Smedley Carol Jose Vereen White Barry Bandaruk Vice President Secretary Treasurer Sgt.at Arms First Year Director Second Year Director Third Year Director Past President COMMITTEES Chairman BOD Rep Club Promotion Open Gayle Gilpin Communications Alberta Wiederrick Secretary Bruce Wilheim Kathie Bryson Education Open Michelle Smedley Facilities Open Steve Greel Field Trips Open Michelle Smedley Finance Open Curt Clark Fiscal Year: February 1 January 31. Fund Raisers Open Name badges are required for all members. One time or replacement badge cost - $8.00 Single membership cost - $16.00 Family sponsored Junior membership cost - $8.00 Family membership cost - $16.00 for the first member and $8.00 for each member thereafter with a maximum of $ Annual Membership dues are payable on January 1 and shall be delinquent after the February meeting. Please remit payment to: Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society Attn: Membership Chairperson P.O. Box 990 Lake Havasu City, AZ Gem Show Michelle Smedley Greeters Shirley Greel Steve Greel Hospitality Helen Reyes Steve Greel Kathy Padilla Property Open Carol Jose The Rocky Tales is published monthly, except for June, July, and August. The submission deadline is the 3rd Friday of the month by to: awiederrick@yahoo.com Rocky Tales Team: Alberta Wiederrick and Linda Harley Group Site Moderator: Bruce Wilhelm 2

3 --President s Message This summer has been a busy one for me, personally, dealing with home construction, moving, selling a condo, and some health issues. Not to mention that this is my first summer in Arizona and I haven t acclimated to the DRY but HOT heat. Baseball and football are now overlapping, so there will be more TV while I sit in the air conditioning. Hopefully, you have had a good summer and are ready to get back into the routine. Also over the summer, I reviewed the proposed by-law changes from last summer as well as starting long-range planning for us to have our own lapidary shop. At this time we would need creative financing to have this project become a reality. Both tasks are now in front of the board for review. Last, our club was invited to participate in the city s Vision 20/20 development plan. We also have a new treasurer, Susan Scott, who stepped up as the Clarks are in California. Thank you, Sue! Our fall meetings will again focus on Education as outlined in our by-laws. We look forward to monthly speakers and an outing to the Chemehuevi reservation. If you have any suggestions, or would like to volunteer, please let us know. See you soon! Patrick Bell September Speaker on Pseudormorphism Club Member Patrick Bell will be our September speaker, discussing Mineral Pseudormorphism - the transformation of one mineral or material into another on the molecular level. Examples of this process are seen in: Pyrite to Limonite Azurite to Malachite Garnet & Magnetite to Hematite. Patrick will move on to variations of Pseudo morphs, such as the Epimorph and Perimorph, also known as the encrustation Pseudo morphs, an example would be the Quartz over Calcite Epimorph. Following the Pseudo morphs will be the Perimorph, in which the mineral remains the same chemically, such as calcite, aragonite, and limestone, but is changed on the molecular level as the atomic arrangement of the crystal and it's system. Lastly he'll discuss Paleontological Pseudo morphs (Fossils and petrified Wood). Patrick will also be presenting the "Mineral of the Month", our monthly education spotlight for the balance of

4 GENERAL MEETING MINUTES Lake Havasu Gem and Mineral Society General Meeting Minutes May 8, 2015 Mt. Olive Parish Center 2170 Havasupai Blvd. Lake Havasu City, AZ Club President Sue Stievo called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. Flag Salute: Sergeant-at-Arms, Steve Greel led the club in the Pledge of Allegiance. As a quorum was not present, the business meeting was adjourned at 7:02 pm. In addition to those listed in the agenda, the members did share announcements. Because of Memorial Day, the breakfast will be on Monday, May 18. As Barry & Sheila Bandaruk had several recent trips, Barry had a slide presentation along with a rock display. These included slides on various towns, mines, and geodes/thunder eggs. Drawings Shirley donated 4 slabs and Jack donated 4 glass fusion pendants for door prizes. 50/50 ticket winners were Howard Wicks ($5) and Gayle Gilpin ($5). Submitted by Sue Stievo September Bonito Campground Bonito Campground is located 10 miles North of Flagstaff on Hwy 89 next to the National Park of Sunset Crater. The area is primarily Conifer Forest, 8000' in elevation, growing among the basalt rock, left by the crater that erupted in 1064 A.D. Within 40 miles of the park, are a variety of vistas and monuments as well as rockhounding locations that are virtually not searched. The Cinder Hills Overlook offer vistas stretching from the conifers out to the Painted Desert and the Little Colorado River. Wukoki, Wupatki, and Walnut Canyon are Native American Ruins that offer a history and walkabouts of these historic ruins. At other locations, such as Grey Mountain, Rock Hounders have a variety of stones to collect. Petrified Wood, a dark red jasper, and colorful banded river rock are some examples. The area around Joseph City, also offers a variety of rock to collect. For two wheel drivers, Dobell Ranch is a little further East near Holbrook, that offers Rainbow PW to collect for a nominal fee. To kick off the rockhounding season, we will head up a trip to Bonito Campground that has flush toilets and running water. Generators are allowed during the day. Tent camping is allowed. The Dates of September are tentative. I am hopeful we can have a great turnout for this trip. Campfires are permitted and we will have a potluck. The actual schedule of events is not in stone! Please call Barry Bandaruk if you need more information and you want to participate. The fee for the park is $11/ night with a senior pass. $22/ night without the pass. Sights are big enough to share if you are tent camping. Two cars are the limit. Suggestions and thoughts to make this a successful trip are always welcome! 4

5 Gem & Mineral Show November 14 th & 15th The Gem Show is only a couple of months away! Mark your calendars for November 14 th & 15 th, if you haven t already. Your committee has been hard at work through the summer, painting display cases, asking for raffle basket donations, fine tuning the Juried Show, and much more. Each member of the club is asked to participate in some manner. Volunteers for the weekend are crucial to our success, please sign up at the club meetings. Snowbirds who plan on arriving just before the show, please contact Michelle Smedley, to find your ideal volunteer spot. Snowbirds who plan on arriving in Lake Havasu after the Gem show can participate by sending donated rocks, cabs, or other items for the raffle. Please mail your donations to: Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society P.O. Box 990 Lake Havasu City, AZ We still have a few spaces available, so get your paperwork in ASAP! Here s a link to the paperwork: The Juried Show for club members is back this year! Watch your inbox for information and applications in early September. New this year Lori Coleman from New Mexica is bringing her Museum Display of fluorescing Thunder Eggs and doing a presentation on Saturday for club members and the public. Additionally, she will be selling Thunder Eggs and agates at the show. We are talking with the Havasu Museum of History for a couple of their displays. As soon as this is finalized we will let you know the details. We need a presentation for Sunday afternoon. There is a lot of collective knowledge in the club, if a member or members would like to do minute presentation, please contact Michelle Smedley, lakehavasugemmineralshow@gmail.com or Happy Birthday Frank Allen Roger Armitage Rene Good Carol Lasater Nancy Metcalf Marilyn Moyer TJ Tuttle Happy Anniversary Sandy Amazeen Ken & Barbara Carpenter Harry Kilb Bruce & Kimberly Wilhelm 5

6 THE ROCK HUNTER a Public Group. People who don't mind Facebook might enjoy joining that group, or at least looking at the site. A multitude of great gem and rock pictures. Repairing Display Cases for Gem Show "THE ROCK HUNTER" Is a cable TV series about rock, gem, mineral and fossil collecting; as well as cabbing, faceting, and jewelry making. We are currently producing our pilot about geodes and thunder eggs, which will also include getting younger children involved with rock hounding for their first time. The pilot will be filmed this summer and aired in the late fall. We are also currently planning other shows for this series. PLEASE REMEMBER. THIS IS A GROUP FOR PROMOTING THE ROCK HUNTER TV show. On the other hand, discussions and promotion of advancing the hobbies of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils, hounding, lapidary, faceting, and jewelry making ARE WELCOME. Artisans are more than welcome to show your work, and please feel free to show us all and how you created your work but please group them. All other posts including sales, trading and ads will BE DELETED. If you see something you like, then contact that person privately. A geologist attempts to dig under Possum's house in search of a rare stone. The rock collector manages to wreck everything in sight 6

7 How to Make a Rock or Crystal Shaking Screen You need: 2 pine 1"x4", each 4 ft long 2 pine 1"x2", each 4 ft long Piece of 1/4" grid hardware cloth, 27-3/4-in x 20-1/4-in. 3 feet of 1/2-in diameter nylon rope 22 No. eight 2-1/2-in flathead sheetrock screws Eight 3/4-in common nails Drill, 5/32-in bit for pre-drilling and 3/4-in spade bit Saw, screwdriver to fit wood screws, hammer and carpenter's square Fine-grit sandpaper and tack cloth Acrylic varnish or latex primer and paint, and brush or small roller *Nominal sizes; actual dimensions will be somewhat smaller. Cut list: 1x4's 2 pieces A, each 28-in long 2 pieces B, each 19-in long 1x2's 2 pieces AA, each 28-in long 2 pieces BB, each 19-in long To make: Note: Referring to diagram below, drill and assemble as shown. 1. Pre-drill holes in pieces A, AA and BB. Change to spade bit; drill each piece B. 2. Between side pieces A, screw each end piece B in place to make sieve top, using carpenter's square to ensure corners are perpendicular and pressing firmly on screwdriver to countersink screw heads slightly. Turn over so bottom edges are up, on work surface. Centre hardware cloth on bottom edges; nail in place at each corner and at midpoint of each A, then approx. 1 in (either way) from midpoint of each B, ensuring cloth is secure and taut. 3. With outside edges flush, screw 1 AA in place along 1 bottom edge, covering cut ends of hardware cloth; in same manner, screw on each BB, then remaining AA. Turn over. 4. Cut rope into 2 equal lengths. From outside, thread ends of 1 length through holes at 1 end of sieve; tie overhand knot in each rope end to secure. Repeat at other end. 5. Lightly sand wood, then wipe with tack cloth. Seal with varnish; let dry. 7

8 Please send exchange bulletins to The address below Rocky Tales Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society, Inc. P.O. Box 990 Lake Havasu City, AZ