ROKTOK - AUGUST DGMS prepares for its 60 th gem show this year! The DGMS s purposes are to promote:

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1 ROKTOK - AUGUST 2017 DGMS prepares for its 60 th gem show this year! The DGMS s purposes are to promote: 1. Interest, knowledge, lapidary art skills, and metal-working (embodying the use of polished gems and minerals when appropriate). 2. Interest in rock and mineral collection, and increase knowledge of geology and related earth sciences. This includes holding annual shows, sharing common interests, and a better understanding of member activities No part of this newsletter may be reproduced without DGMS s permission.

2 2 President: Steven Buehler First vice president: Second vice president (shop): David Pirnie Treasurer: Jack Sorrow Secretary: Sean Neeley 6 th member: Mike Russell Appointed positions: RokTok editor: Sean Neeley Weekly items editor: Burt Breedlove Monthly meetings are the 3 rd Tuesday of every month at 7pm at The American Legion Hall, # 104 Plano Rd., Dallas Shop address & phone number: Dallas Gem & Mineral Society PO Box Dallas, TX (Only answered during shop hours.) Lapidary workshop hours are Mondays & Thursdays, 6-9pm, Saturdays, 8am-1pm.

3 3 Table of Contents Meeting Minutes 4-6 DGMS Social Media 7 DGMS Buy & Sell 8 You Rock Facts...9 Noteworthy August Dates DGMS Rock Stars Classes at Our Shop August Birthdays August s Birthstone August Field Trips & Events.. 15 Other Local Gem & Mineral Clubs 16 Shop Rules Call for Newsletter Submissions....19

4 4 JULY MEETING MINUTES Dallas Gem & Mineral Society General Meeting Plano Rd. Suite 104 Dallas, TX July 18, 2017 Called to order by Jonnie Goodwin because club president, Steven Beuhler, was absent at 7:10 pm. Darrell Harrison spoke about the show, and Harold Bowers talked about the club s annual Colorado trip. I passed around signup sheets for different committees in the club. Presentation: Nona Batiste from TCU took the floor at 7:30 pm. Ms. Batiste did a fascinating presentation about meteorites. She passed around iron meteorites, tektites with glass centers, and more. We discovered that Texas is ripe with meteorite specimens. Nona gave us all flyers to the museum where she works and her business cards as well. The presentation ended at 8:10 pm. Then the members broke for the potluck supper. We reconvened at 8:45. Then we voted in new members Jordan Fayo and Chris Zirtman. Nancy won the door prize a quartz cluster then we did the raffles for rocks. Announcements: 1. The next faceting class will be on Thursdays in September. Meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM. Attendance: 18 members signed in 4 visitors Raffle income: $86 Minutes submitted by Sean Neeley

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7 7 Please engage in our social media pages. The links are below. Just click! DGMS Facebook page: DGMS members-only Facebook page: Twitter:

8 8 Jeweler's Bench, Kiln, Vacuum, etc. for Sale Currently listed on craigslist: Lapidary saw $250, Jeweler's bench $225, Kiln $800, Vacuum $700, Ductless fume extractor $400, Wax injector $400, Cab King $1,000, Furnace $150, Manufacturers: Rio Grande, DuraBull, ipad Air 2, CabKing Location: East Dallas Contact: Also listed on craigslist: The used polishing cabinet is in great working order. Includes polishing rouge, buffs, and some jeweler s tools (mandrels & hammers). See photos & specs online. $450. Overall dimensions are 42"wide x 23"deep x 57"tall (with shelf). Manufacturer: Handler Mfg. Co. Location: Edmond, OK Contact: jw8x @sale.craigslist.org Stained glass for sale I am selling my stained glass hobby because I do not have time to do it anymore. I have the following items for sale: v Glass ranging in size from 4x4 to 24x48 inches. Most pieces are 12x12 and 16x24 inches. v Black back, silver back, and copper Mastercraft Foil. v Prices will vary based on size and color. Most 12x12 pieces are $5-6 and most 16x24 are $15 each. v I have all colors right now- reds, pinks, yellows, greens, blues, blacks, baroque, clear texture. v I also have a Gyrphon Zephyr Ring Saw- used twice. Selling for $250. v I also have bevels, rectangles, triangles, squares and bevel clusters. Please contact me, Andria Ellis, at or dozerdog28@gmail.com. I am located west of Fort Worth. Looking for gems and minerals to buy/trade, selling some, or know of a place to get some? Please Sean Neeley at msseanc@aol.com.

9 9 Silver comes from the Anglo-Saxon word seolfor. It was one of the first metals that ancients discovered, going back as far as 5,000 BC. Silver is a significantly shiny metal, making it ideal for making mirrors and telescopes. It s also germicidal, killing harmful bacteria. Mexico is the world s leading silver exporter; Peru comes next. Silver s symbol on the periodic table is Ag.

10 NOTEWORTHY AUGUST DATES Ø Tuesday, August 15: DGMS monthly meeting Ø Mondays: August 7, 14, 21, 28; shop open 6-9pm. Ø Thursdays: August 3, 10, 17, 24, 31; shop open 6-9pm. Ø Saturdays: August 5, 12, 19, 26; shop open 8am-1pm. 10

11 11 I would like to take a moment to recognize some DGMS shining stars. Steven Buehler, for coming up with awesome door prizes at meetings every month. Gerald Pennington for his outstanding work on getting us amazing guest speakers, and coordinating the Colorado trip. Did another DGMS member go above and beyond the call of duty? me about it at msseanc@aol.com. Cheers, Sean

12 12 Please call to register, or put your name on the list to be called when the class is scheduled. Most classes take a minimum of 4 people to make. Feel free to call the following to register, too, or with questions. Johnnie: The shop: Other Wire Wrapping Classes: 1. Basket bezel 2. Braided bezel 3. Gem tree, standing 4. Gem tree, necklace 5. With cabs 6. With prongs Other Crafts: 1. Beading 2. Kumihimo, Japanese braiding 3. Metal-smithing 4. Metal clay*** 5. Molds ***Stephanie Bair s metal clay class will be on August 19, Stay tuned for a specific time.*** The shop qualifying fee is $40. It is for 4 classes, 3 hours each.

13 13 Please wish the following Leos and Virgos in our club very happy birthdays! Eve Di Sciascio August 3 Stacy Brown August 9 Mary Nolan August 11 Travis Nolan August 13 Steven Buehler August 16 Stephen Pierce August 20 JJ Savage August 21 Alexandra Maddin August 22 Nancy Russell August 22 John Taylor August 24 Christine Duprey August 27

14 14 August s birthstone is peridot. Leos and Virgos share this bright, olive-green mineral that s the national gem of Egypt. Ancients mined this stone as early as 1500 BC. Areas near Topazo Island (now Zabargad or St. John s Island) in the Egyptian Red Sea were the ancient people s main peridot source. It was once thought that some of Cleopatra s gems were emeralds, but they were peridot. The Roman authority Pliny the Elder believed that wearing peridot on the right arm protected the wearer from nightmares and the evil eye. Other schools of thought credit the mineral with evoking a cheerful mood and attracting love. Europeans returned from The Crusades with peridot to decorate church plates and robes.

15 v Aug 7 18, South Fork, CO, annual trip, many rockhound clubs will attend v Aug 12 13, San Antonio, TX, Peppers Gems, Crystal Mystic, 4703 Shavonao Oak, #100, jspeck2@att.net v Aug 12 13, Gonzales, LA, Baton Rouge G&MS, Lamar Dixon Expos Center Trademart Bldg, v Aug 19 20, Bossier City, LA, ARKLATEX G&MS, Bossier Civic Center, v King Tut s jewels on display in Austin, 8/21/17 at Texas Museum of Science and Technology v Aug 26 27, Jasper, TX, Pine County G&MS, The Event Center, 15

16 16 Arlington G&M Club, 1408 Gibbons, Arlington, 1st Tuesday, at 7:30 pm Cowtown Gem, Mineral & Glass Club, 3300 Bryant-Irving Road, Ft Worth; 2nd Tues., at 7:00 pm Dallas Bead Society, address pending; 3rd Thursday at 7:30 pm Dallas Gem & Mineral Society, Plano Rd, Dallas; 3rd Tuesday, at 7:00 pm Dallas Paleo Society, EMGI (Bldg. H, Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Ln); 2nd Wednesday at 7:30 pm Fort Worth Gem & Mineral Club, 3545 Bryan Avenue, Fort Worth; 4th Tuesday at 7:30 pm Lockheed-Mar n Stone Steppers, 3400 Bryant-Irving Road, Fort Worth; 2nd Tuesday at 7:30 pm

17 17 A. Manipulation of shop equipment for commercial purposes will not be tolerated. The on-duty Shop Supervisor shall ensure all persons shall have access to the shop equipment. Exchanging of monies inside the Workshop for private enterprise must first be approved by the Workshop Supervisor on duty. B. Only current members in good standing of the Dallas Gem and Mineral Society may use the workshop and equipment. C. Members can not remove equipment and supplies from the workshop for their own personal use. D. All members will be required to attend and complete the appropriate classes to be determined by the Workshop Committee, prior to the use of any piece of equipment in the workshop. E. No equipment is to be used unless a Workshop

18 Supervisor or Class instructor is present. F. All classes will be scheduled. No other activities will be performed in the workshop while classes are in session unless approved by instructor and workshop committee. G. All classes held in the workshop are considered Club Functions. Instructors holding classes in the workshop are expected to volunteer their time. H. If the class instructor travels in excess of 100 miles, one way, to teach a class the instructor may be reimbursed for expenses to a maximum of $ The instructor must submit an expense estimate in advance. The class fee will be increased to pay these expenses, and any reimbursements must be approved by the Board. 18

19 19 We re always looking for juicy geology information to put in front of our club members. Please send your stories about gem and mineral discoveries, events, lapidary information, and related information about said subjects to me at to appear in RokTok. The deadlines are the 27 th of every month. Thank you! Sean