Sedona Red Rocking News Sedona Gem and Mineral Club PO Box 3284, Sedona, AZ

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1 Sedona Red Rocking News Sedona Gem and Mineral Club PO Box 3284, Sedona, AZ General SGMC meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Sedona Library, 3250 White Bear Road February 7, 2017 Volume 64, Issue 2 Member: American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Member: Arizona Coalition of Rock Hound Clubs Newsletter Editor: Galen Worthington gaviator47@yahoo.com President s Message February is one of our most enjoyable rock shopping months of the year. Tucson hosts what is billed as the World s Greatest Treasure Hunt, with the mammoth Tucson Gem and Mineral Show in progress through Feb. 12. Our club makes its annual pilgrimage to this fabulous show Feb. 8 through 10. As he s done is previous years, author and agate authority Pat McMahon graciously offered to be our guide. Prior to meeting club members on Feb. 8, Pat spends many days at the Tucson Show, scouting dealers and specimens, and narrowing down the best dealers and prices for your shopping pleasure. He s also secured economically priced hotel accommodations close to the show and identified a few good restaurants for those attending. It s a great social affair for everyone who participates. Thanks Pat! Even if you re not planning to buy anything you should still come. It s fun, visually stimulating and educational to tour the vast venues at the greatest gem See President s Message, Page 2 TUCSON GEM AND MINERAL SHOW FIELD TRIP! DATES: Wednesday, Feb 8, 2017 Friday, Feb 10, 2017 Arrive in Tucson Wednesday hopefully early enough to get your feet wet and do a little shopping. Meet at the Best Value Inn hotel lobby at 5:20 pm for a brief orientation for Thursday and Friday. We will leave from the lobby for dinner. Wednesday night we ll have Asian food at Chopstix Asian Diner 3820 S Palo Verde Rd. Tucson. Thursday night we will eat at a popular buffet. Yummy stuff and lots of it. We will go to several shows Thursday and Friday that will have a cross section of rocks, minerals, jewelry, beads and more. See Tucson Field Trip, Page 3 February 2017 Meeting at the Sedona Library by Evelina Dunton The Sedona Gem and Mineral Club will meet February 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m at the Sedona Public Library community room. Our presenter is Billy Woods speaking about the Geologic evolution of the state of Arizona. In addition to rocks, Billy will present a slide show. Mr. Woods has an MS in geology from Northern Arizona University, an MBA from Ohio State, and business and psychology BA/BS from Western Colorado. He did his thesis in various sedimentological processes and See February Meeting, Page 6 Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 1

2 President s message continued from page 1 show on Earth. If you can t go Feb. 8 through 10 and wish to see the show before the 8 th or after the 10 th, check with me, and I ll look at my list of those wanting to car pool down for a day trip. We ll make every effort to help if we can. As I noted in January s message, I m interested in improving our meetings and asked for your input. Last month a few of you told me you wanted healthier snacks and beverages. However, I did not receive any specifics. Please let me know what type of items you would like to see. Also, if others could chime in and offer suggestions, we ll have more of a consensus. I m not promising any dramatic changes to our small refreshment offerings, but if we can we will make improvements. Keep in mind, too, if suggested items are perishable, we may require more volunteers and would appreciate your assistance. As a reminder, our next meeting is on Tuesday, Feb. 21. We need more of you to bring your cool rocks to display at our meeting. You receive three raffle tickets for doing so what a deal! Finally, we still need a social chair. I know there s someone out there willing to take on this task. Don t be shy, we need you and appreciate your willingness to help. And, it s a great way to connect with other club members and get to know them better. Call, text, or see me at the meeting. Thank you all. Mark Moorehead SG&M Club President Meet Member and 1 st Vice President: Evelina Dunton by Marge Schwartz I have been working with Evelina on the Board for several years and I am impressed with the quality of speakers she is able to have speak to us. She came to Sedona in March of 2006 after the death of her husband. They had visited Sedona a few times and fell in love with the beautiful red rock mountains. Looking for some relief from the ever-increasing congestion in the Bay Area, she went house hunting and bought a newly constructed home. The moving van was a half block long packed with furniture, a vintage T-Bird auto, books, plants, two cats and a lot of rocks. Since moving companies charge by weight, the books and rocks were precious cargo. She first learned of SG&MC through the newspaper and the club was described in a packet given to her by the Title company. She decided to check it out. Says Evelina, I have been a member nine years and enjoy all the comradery and, of course, the opportunity to pursue my passion for rocks. I love the field trips and going to the shows but have only gone to a few of them for lack of transportation. See Meet a Member on Page 4 Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 2

3 Tucson Field Trip, Continued from page 1 This will be a great opportunity to see highlights of the Tucson Shows. What to collect: This is the biggest and best rock, mineral and fossil show in the world. People travel many thousands of miles to come to this event. It s almost in our backyard (about 3 ½ hour drive from Sedona). Guaranteed lots of fun. About 20 club members went last year and had a great time. Last year there were 43 shows. There should be enough rocks and jewelry for all of us. If buying, bring lots of money and a spending limit if you are good. also a good time to borrow extra money from your kids! There are lots of places to spend it. Additional information: Hotel accommodations can be made at the Best Value Inn, 818 E. Benson Highway, Tuscon. Call Reserve a room for Wednesday night, February 8, and Thursday night, February 9. Cost per room is $59.99 plus tax for a 2 double queen bed or 1 king bed room. Please tell the hotel staff you are from the Sedona Gem and Mineral Club to receive the negotiated discount rate. Pat McMahan will furnish free directories and other free guide books which give information about the shows. These directories will be available for you to pick up at Amy Koba s house at 85 Ross Rd, Sedona (Hwy 89A to Northview south one block to Ross then west on Ross). They will be outside by her front door, Friday, Feb 3rd. Take one of each of the different guides. A general will go out when they are at her house. If you have questions, contact Pat McMahan at or Dave Maple at Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 3

4 Meet a Member continued from page 2 I especially look forward to the Tucson show the greatest show on earth. I made a beautiful turquoise ring under the guidance of George Nielson. I grew up in the deserts of Las Vegas (NV) where we had miles of hunting grounds. I looked for pretty rocks most of which were flint fragments. I found arrowheads, scrapers and even a hatchet head. My first rock was a very colorful piece of flint. I also found fossil rocks; that area of the continent was totally underwater at one time. I love to collect crystals and minerals the showier the better. I incorporate rocks as part of home décor where I can admire them. I took geology classes at University of Nevada, Reno where I learned more of fossil collecting than rocks. At Moss Beach in northern California, I found many fossils including the socket portion of a radius bone of a prehistoric walrus of the Pleistocene epoch, four million years old, and quite a few bi-valve mollusks (clams) and other fossils. I took the radial bone to the USGS in Menlo Park where they urged me to donate it to the Smithsonian - which I did. They did make me a replica of the bone for my personal collection. Moss Beach was protected as the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve and I donated some fossils to the ranger station there and was cited in the book Natural History of the Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. This area was wonderful for fossil and rock collecting. I have been honored to visit with Evelina to see all her treasures. Evelina has a green thumb as well and her back yard is full of fruit trees and roses. Some of you have had preserves I made from her fruit as thank you gifts for being on the Board. Evelina has renewed her commitment to find interesting speakers for our meetings so be sure to check out the notice in the newspaper and newsletter to see what is coming up next. Your Submissions Wanted! The SG&MC Red Rocking News is only as good as your submissions. So, be sure to send your gem and mineral-related events, news and photos to Editor Galen Worthington at: gaviator47@yahoo.com by March 1 for the March 7th issue Membership Application (Please print clearly) Name Address City State ZIP Phone Membership Desired (Check One) Individual - $15.00 Family - $25.00 Junior (9-18) - $5.00 If family membership, please list the names below: How should your name to read on your badge? (New Members): What type of backing do you want on your badge? Pin back Magnetic back Mail this application with your dues to: Sedona Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 3284 Sedona, AZ Mail to the above address, or bring to our next meeting Questions? Call Nadine Cummins: (480) Mark Morehead: (928) Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 4

5 Upcoming Events and G&M shows Be certain to confirm meeting details before leaving home, as locations, dates or times may change after the newsletter has gone to print. February 21st: 7:00 p.m. Sedona Gem and Mineral Club meeting at the Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road in West Sedona. Our featured speaker is Billy Woods speaking about the geologic evolution of the state of Arizona. In addition to a rocks display, Billy will present a slide show. Feb : 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Fri., Sat.; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sun. Quartzsite Gold Show, QIA at 235 N. Ironwood, Quartsite. Features selling and demonstrating gold prospecting equipment, nuggets, jewelry, coins and more, as well as speakers, demonstrations, Q&A for metal detectors and other prospecting equipment. Door prizes include gold nuggets and metal detector. Admission: $5, free for kids. Contact Richard Trusty, P.O. Box 4051, Quartzsite, AZ 85359; ; QuartzsiteAZGoldShow@gmail.com. Info: quartzsiteazgoldshow.com. Feb. 9-12: Opens 10 a.m.; closes 6 p.m. Thu., Fri., Sat. and 5 p.m. Sun. 63rd Annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at Tucson Convention Center, 260 S. Church Ave., Tucson. Features exhibits from private collections and museums from around the world; lecture series based on the theme of the Show "Mineral Treasures of the Midwest;" and the Jr. Ed. Area that provides children with a wealth of mineral and earth science information. The Saturday Night Program includes a silent auction, voice auction, slide competition, awards ceremony and buffet. This event is for serious collectors and the novice. See and buy minerals, jewelry, fossils, equipment, books and more. The nonprofit Tucson Gem and Mineral Society uses show proceeds to further their mission, which is to encourage interest and study in geology, mineralogy, lapidary and allied earth sciences. Admission: $13, free for ages 14 and younger with paying adult. Contact TGMS Office, P.O. Box 42588, Tucson, AZ 85733; ; tgms@tgms.org. Info: The name of the hotel in Tucson where Pat Mcmahan secured the $60 a night price is the America Best Value Inn. Use the local number of (not the national number). Identify yourself as a member of the Sedona Gem and Mineral Club. March 25-26: 9-5 Sat., 9-4 Sun. Daisy Mountain Rock and Mineral Club Show at Boulder Creek High School, N. Gavilan Peak Parkway. Admission $3, $2 students/ seniors, free ages 11 and younger. Events offers Kids Corner, fluorescentdisplay, fossils, minerals Jewelry, beads wire wrapping, geodes and raffles. Contact Ed Winbourne, 1717 W. Medinah Court, Anthem, AZ 85086; ; ewinbourne@gmail.com. Info: DaisyMountainRockandMineralClub.org. Geology Trivia Petrology Characteristic Mallability A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court. Source: Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 5

6 Gem and Mineral Classes Offered in Feb, March From Nadine Cummins, Education Co-Chair Once again SG&MC will be offering a wide variety of classes for our members in Most classes are $30. Pay-ment is made to the instructor and is required at the time of signing up for the class. Wire Wrapping Feb 25, March 11 call Amy Koba ( )or Nadine Cummins ( ) Silver Smithing - February class is full - call George or Nadine Cummins. Seed Bead basics TBD - call Marge Schwartz ( ). Gemstone Windchimes - March 18 call Nadine Cummins See more detailed info pages 8 & 9 SGMC 2017 Board of Directors & Committee Members: Its Time to Renew That Membership for Your Most Beloved Club! From Nadine Cummins, Membership Chair: Just a reminder that your annual Club membership dues are now due for You need to be a member to go on our wonderful and fun trips and and attend our classes or any of our events. Dues are $25 for family and $15 for individual. Be sure and renew so that you don t miss getting our great newsletter. Members whose dues are not paid by the end of February will not receive the March newsletter. Bring your your dues to our February meeting or send a check to our post office box: Sedona Gem & Mineral Club PO Box 3284 Sedona, AZ Board of Directors: President: Mark Moorehead ( ) Past President: Marge Schwartz ( ) 1 st Vice President (Presentations): Evelina Dunton 2 nd Vice President (Field Trips): Dave Maple ( ) Treasurer: Bill Schwartz Secretary: Pam Koch Director: Pat McMahan Director: Tom Helgesen Committees: Membership & Classes: Nadine Cummins Historians: Ted & Barb Schultz Education: Nadine Cummins & Mark Moorehead Raffle: Tom Helgesen Refreshments: Amy Koba Newsletter: Galen Worthington Webmaster: Patti Polk Social Chair: Open Volunteers Welcome! Sunshine & Birthstones: Judy Feldman (if you know anyone who needs sunshine, please contact Judy, our Sunshine Lady, at ). February Meeting, Continued from page 1 Paleoclimate reconstruction of sediments in the Vermillion Cliffs area. He has recently founded an adventure company called Blue Marble Adventure GeoTourism. Billy spends most of his time wandering aimlessly in the mountains and deserts of the American Southwest. Billy Woods was born in Colorado, and currently resides in Flagstaff with his wife and two boys, ages two and four. We are looking forward to his presentation. The February meeting also will feature member displays, closing with the monthly raffle of some great rock and mineral specimens. Visitors and guests are always welcome to attend! Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 6

7 January Quartzite Field Trip Was Awesome! Above: Nancy Maple teases the local T-Rex, tsk, tsk. January's field trip was in Quartzite, where the town was hosting a large rock and gem show. This was a nice warm up for the big one in Tucson. Clouds and occasional rain kept the sun from showing off all the colors that my camera and I were hoping to capture, so I'll just add these to my Tucson pictures and will have a very interesting slide show for everyone at February's meeting. Quartzite has a greater amount of small vendors, along with a strong mix of non-rock and mineral vendors. The cloudy weather aside it was an enjoyable day for Nancy and me. It was nice coming across some SG&MC members, Mike Read and George Nielson, and we found Pat McMahan having a successful sell day for his wonderful agate book. February's outing will be the Tucson Show, and we hope to see lots of our members there. Remember that if you do go, be sure to wear your Club pin. Dave Maple Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 7

8 Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Education Program for 2017 Classes offered for 2017: Wire Wrapping Feb 25, March 11 Beginning Silver Smithing Feb 18 Intermediate Silver Smithing Feb 18 Lapidary Basics May Date TBD Windchimes with gemstones March 11 Seed Bead Basics - by request Payment for Classes: Classes can be paid in advance of the class at a Monthly meeting or by giving a check made out to the instructor directly to the instructor. All classes must be paid for in advance. You will not have a reserved spot unless you have paid for the class. Refunds will only be given if a replacement for the class has been found or the class is canceled. Wire Wrapping Where: Amy Koba s home When:Feb 25 or March 11, 2017 Time: 1 to 4 PM Class size: 4 maximum Cost: $30 Instructor:Amy Koba This class is for the beginner wire wrapper. You will learn the basic techniques of wire wrapping using square and ½ round copper wire, making bales, designing your wire wrap pattern, learning types of wire wrapping material and selecting the color of wire for wrapping stone. At the end of this class you will have a finished copper wire-wrapped cabochon ready to wear on a necklace. Copper wire for the project is included. Wire cutting tools if you have them. A cabochon to wrap (or one can be purchased from Amy) Paper and pen/pencil for note taking. Beginning Lapidary Where: Pat McMahan s shop 3550 E El Paso Dr, Cottonwood When: May TBA, 2017 Time: 8:00AM to 12PM; or 1:00PM to 5:00 PM Class size: 6 maximum Cost: $30 Instructor: Pat McMahan & Bob Meith This class is for the beginner or someone who wants a refresher on cutting and polishing stones. You will start with a rough rock and finish with a polished stone (cabochon, slice or end cut.) In this class you will learn: How to cut rocks using a rock saw and trim saw Basic lapidary techniques o Sand & polish o Tumbling o Brief overview of faceting What to look for in deciding which direction to cut to maximize the beauty of the rock. What type of equipment to use How to make slices of your rock How to polish from rough grit through final polish Safety glasses (if you have them), plastic apron, rough rock (or one will be provided), pen & paper to take notes, patience and positive attitude towards rocks. Wear old clothes!!! Refreshments provided (coffee/soda/munchies) Seed Beading Where: Marge Schwartz s home When: Contact Marge to set a date and time Length of class: 2-3 hours Class Size: 2 maximum for beginners Cost: None Instructor: Marge Schwartz You will learn they different types of seed beads and when they are used. The material that seed beads can be sewn onto. In this class you will learn how to make a seed bead cabochon or other small item. If you are interested in learning how to seed bead, call Marge to set up a time to work with her. Any special/favorite tools that you may have for beading. Any seed beads that you may want to use. Paper and pen to make notes Basic Silversmithing Where: Pat McMahan s shop 3550 E El Paso Dr. Cottonwood When: February 18, 2017 Time: 8 AM to 4 PM Class Size: 6 Maximum Cost: $30 Instructor: George Neilson Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 8

9 In this class you will learn the basics of working with silver to make a ring and how to: Select a stone for sliver smithing Determine what materials you need and how much Cut silver Solder in silver Make a base for your ring Light and use an oxygen torch Set your stone Size your ring Finish polish using a tumbler and buffing wheel Instructor will supply the torches, oxygen, flux, solder, tools, silver for a small ring, or pendant. Any special/favorite tools that you may have for silver smithing. A cabochon appropriate for a ring or one can be purchased from the instructor. Goggles if you have them Apron or old clothes Pen/pencil and paper for note taking (Below: Amy Koba) Instructor: George Neilson This is a refresher class for those who have taken the beginning silversmithing class. (Taking the Beginning Silversmithing class from George is a prerequisite). In this intermediate class you will be free working on the project of your choice e.g. ring or pendent. It is however limited to small items due to the time restraints. This is NOT an advanced class. Check with the George first to make sure what you want to make will be appropriate for this class. Materials: Supplies for a 1 x 2 project will be supplied. Additional material can be purchased from the instructor. Instructor will supply the torches, oxygen, flux, solder, tools, silver for a small ring, or pendant. Please bring any special/favorite tools that you may have for silversmithing. Any special/favorite tools that you may have for silver smithing. A cabochon appropriate for a ring or one can be purchased from the instructor. Goggles if you have them Apron or old clothes Pen/pencil and paper for note taking Gemstone Windchimes Where: Nadine Cummin s home, 1460 Eagle View Drive, Cottonwood When: March 18, 2017 Time: 9:00 to noon Class Size: 4 Maximum Cost: $30 Instructor: Nadine Cummins In this class you will learn to make a glass windchime using gemstones to enhance the piece. You will learn: How to drill holes in glass Basic beading How to design your windchime Materials are supplied by the instructor. (glass rondel, beads, glass for chimes, crimps & wire) Any favorite beads you want to incorporate into your project, beading tools or if you have, (no seed beads for this project) Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 9