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, 2016 Volume 62, Issue 2 Member: American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Member: Arizona Coalition of Rock Hound Clubs Newsletter Editor: Mark Moorehead fifthestate23@gmail.com SG&M s Feb. field trip: Rodeo Flats Search for agate and jasper during Sedona Gem and Mineral Club s Feb. 20 outing at the club s claim site at Rodeo Flats, located 15 miles south of Camp Verde. Pack small shovels, hand tools, containers, food and water for this all-day adventure. An update on road conditions, meeting location and time will be shared at the Feb. 16 Club meeting. For more details, contact Dave Maple at or sceptor11@aol.com. February in Sedona can be warm, sunny and great for rock hounding. This month, I hope you can join in for both traditional rock hounding as well as a popular version I call Urban Rock Hounding. Marge Schwartz The Tucson Gem and Mineral Show has rocks from all over the world for us to enjoy. You can come home with treasures from far-away places without even getting dirty. If you have never been there, join us in discovering the best of the best. Pat McMahan has hosted this event for years and knows where the best shows and prices are throughout the city. Get hotel information on Page 2 of this newsletter and join in on the fun. See President s Message, Page 2 Learn about mineral, specimen price increases The Sky Rocketing Prices of Minerals and Specimens is presented by Martin Zinn at Sedona Gem and Mineral Club s 7 p.m. Feb. 16 meeting at Sedona Public Library, 3250 White Bear Road, West Sedona. His program features over 90 photos, showing correct and current information on specimen pricing. Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 1 Marty earned his bachelor of science degree in business administration from University of Colorado in 1964 and served in Viet Nam with the Army Corps of Engineers, ending in He worked in various endeavors before serious field collecting. He and his wife, Judy, bought property near Florissant, Colorado, with successful mining of amazonite. He collected See Price Increases, Page 2

2 Make room reservations now for Tucson G&M Show Book your hotel room now for the SGMC s trip to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Wednesday, Feb. 10, through Friday, Feb. 12. The group meets at the Best Value Inn Hotel lobby at 5:20 p.m. Wednesday for a brief orientation for Thursday and Friday, followed by dinner at 6 p.m. at Chop Stix Chinese restaurant, 3820 S. Palo Verde Road, Hotel info Accommodations can be made at the Best Value Inn, 818 E. Benson Highway, Tucson, Reserve a room for Wednesday night, Feb. 10 and Thursday night, Feb. 11. The cost per room is $59.99 plus tax for a two doublebed or one king-bed room. TELL THE HOTEL YOU ARE FROM SEDONA GEM AND MINERAL CLUB TO RECEIVE THE NEGOTIATED RATE. Pat McMahan will furnish free directories and other free guide books that give information about the shows. These directories will be available for you to pick up at Amy Koba s house at 85 Ross Road, Sedona (Hwy 89A to Northview, south one block to Ross, then west on Ross). They will be outside by her front door on Friday, Feb. 7. Take one of each of the different guides. Field Trip Coordinator: Pat McMahan: Price Increases from Page 1 brookite at Magnet Cove, Arkansas; wavellite at Maulden Mountain; quartz in Arkansas; blue barite at Stoneham, Colorado; clear barite at Grand Junction, Colorado; quartz at Herkime, New York; red beryl in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah; topaz at Topaz Mountain, Utah; and tourmaline at the Himalaya mine, California. He was also an investor in Bryan Lees Sweet Home mine in Colorado. Marty has amassed a collection of over 2,000 Martin Zinn thumbnails and over 2,000 miniatures and John Veevaert photo small cabinet specimens, many of which were exhibited at the East Coast Gem and Mineral Show. In the 1970s, he dabbled in mineral dealing. In 1982, he started a new career as a show promoter under the company name of Martin Zinn Expositions, LLC. He now manages shows in Tucson, Denver and Springfield, Massachusetts. The meeting will also feature member displays, closing with the monthly raffle featuring new rock and mineral specimens. Visitors are welcome. President s Message from Page 1 We also have a traditional field trip (weather permitting) to our clubs mining claim. The claim has lots of hidden treasure. February is also National American Heart Month so be prepared for a workout digging or climbing the hills. Dave Maple, our new field trip leader who organizes our trips, will have sign-up sheets at the next meeting. The field trip is set for Feb. 20. Valentine s Day is the best-known holiday in February, so please bring a heart-shaped rock to the meeting that you found already in a heart shape or one that was carved into a heart, so we can enjoy a wide variety of them. Don t miss out on the fun. See you then, and as always, rock on. Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 2

3 Meet a Member: Pam Koch by Marge Schwartz During a recent interview with Pam Koch, a new transplant to Arizona, she was asked her why she moved to Sedona and what she likes about rock clubs. My husband, Frank, and I have lived in Sedona only two years. He retired from his company. Frank loves Westerns and loves the beauty in Sedona. So, here we are, says Koch, who adds that she enjoys rock clubs and being active. I was in a rock club in Los Angeles and looked for a rock club when we moved here. I think I just did an online search. I joined in September I loved being on the Board in 2015, too. Rock Clubs offer a lot to do, says Koch, I love the shows and the field trips (and taking pictures.) I picked up some used cutting and polishing machines that I have yet to fire up. It takes a while to get settled after a major move. (Those machines are for sale if anyone s interested.) I ve been beading for at least 20 years now. I started out making bracelets to sell for a nonprofit. I love beading and want to learn how to bead around cabs. When asked when her interest in rocks began, Koch replied, I was always picking up rocks. I don t remember my first rock, but I m sure it was very appealing at the time! I would pick a rock from wherever I was traveling too instead of a commercial souvenir. I have a rock from the white cliffs of Dover that is a treasured piece. Anything that sparkles catches my eye. Oh, and any rock with a white line through it. I don t know what that s about, but it catches my attention. I used to live in Tick Canyon where you can collect howlite. We d wait until after a rainstorm and walk the canyon and pick up what washed down. When asked if she has any experience identifying rocks, her response was, Not even a tiny bit. But I m pretty fair at identifying gemstones. Koch has other talents, too. Many know her because she served as board secretary last year. This year she s the club photographer and Facebook administrator. Koch encourages everyone to like us on Facebook, See Pam Kock, Page 4 Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 3

4 Pam Koch from Page 3 and if you re not a member to join. Note: Google search brings up an old Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Facebook page that s defunct. To join us on Facebook, go to Facebook and enter our clubs name in the Search Facebook box. Koch also requests your help. She has various rocks from over the years stashed around the house and would love to figure out a nice way to display them. She would like to hear your display ideas. If you would like to be featured in a future Meet a Member column, contact Marge Schwartz at Will wulfenite become State mineral? HB 2496 was recently introduced by Rep. Mark Finchem (R-District 11) to have wulfenite become the state mineral. Co-sponsors are now being sought in the Legislature and throughout the state to support the bill. This will require hearing from Arizonans who are in support. Let each Representative in the House and Senator Steve Smith (R-Dist 11) know of your support. In addition, let others in the mineral community know their support is also needed to move this bill forward. Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 4

5 Be certain to confirm meeting details before leaving home, as locations, dates or times may change after the newsletter has gone to print. Through Feb. 14: Tucson Kino Gem Show (Part of Tucson Gem, Mineral, Rock & Fossil Show) 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Feb. 14 at Kino Sports Complex, 2500 E. Ajo Way, Tucson, AZ. Over 200 wholesale and retail vendors from around the world offer gems, minerals, fossils, beads, finished jewelry and one-of-a-kind specimens at -competitive prices. UPS office onsite, offering service from domestic packages to ocean containers. Tax ID, EIN or business license required with wholesale purchase. Free and open to the public. Free parking, free shuttle and a food court available. Promoter: AS Shows, Inc., info@asshows.com. Info: Through Feb. 13: Martin Zinn Expositions, L.L.C., Wholesale and Retail Show 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Feb. 13 at three locations: Hotel Tucson City Center (formerly InnSuites Hotel), 475 N Granada; Ramada Ltd., 665 N Freeway; Mineral & Fossil Marketplace, 1330 N. Oracle; Tucson, AZ. Features 400 dealers, selling minerals, fossils, meteorites, gemstones, cutting material, decorator items, etc. Free admission. Contact Regina Aumente, PO Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004; ; mzexpos@gmail.com Info: Feb : Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club (50th Anniversary Show) 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at Skyline High School Gymnasium, 845 S. Crismon Road, Mesa, AZ. Dealers sell jewelry, gems, beads, opals, purple jade, cabochons, slabs, rocks, minerals, fossils, jewelrymaking supplies and equipment. Activities for kids and food service. Includes a raffle, silent auction, hourly door-prizes, a gem-tree-making activity for all ages and free egg-carton rock collection for kids. $3 regular admission (discount coupon online), $1 students, free for children. Free parking in the south parking lot. Contact Phil Gadd: , mmpdg16@msn.com. Info: March 19-20: Annual Cottonwood Gem, Jewelry and Mineral Show and Sale 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at Mingus Union High School, 1801 E. Fir St., Cottonwood, AZ. Vendors from across the region offer unique mineral specimens, crystals, gemstones, jewelry, beads, fossils and cutting material at competitive prices. Many of See Regional Shows, Page 6 The SGMC 2016 Board of Directors & Committee members BOARD OF DIRECTORS President - Marge Schwartz: Past President - Pat McMahan, st V.P. (Presentations) - Evelina Dunton 2nd V.P. (Field Trips) - Dave Maple, Treasurer - Ted Schultz Secretary - Peggy Rivera Director - Bill Schwartz Director - Tom Helgesen COMMITTEES Education - Mark Moorehead Historians - Ted and Barb Schultz Membership - Nadine Cummins: Newsletter Editor - Mark Moorehead Refreshments - Amy Koba Raffle - Tom Helgensen Social Chair (picnic, Xmas party) - Open (volunteers welcome) Sunshine & Birthstones - Judy Feldman Club Photographer - Pam Koch Webmaster - Patti Polk THE SUNSHINE LADY Judy Feldman is our Sunshine Lady, and if you know of anyone who needs some sunshine in our club, please contact her at Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 5

6 the artisans created original jewelry designs, and gem and mineral vendors will have specimens on display in both the rough and cut-and-polished states. Food is provided throughout the show by the Mingus Union High School Theatre Club. This is a fun, educational family event. $3, ages 11 and younger free. Contact Greg Capatch, 106 Vista Bonita Drive, Sedona, AZ 86336; ; gregcapatch@yahoo.com. Info: March 19-20: Daisy Mountain Rock and Mineral Club 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at Boulder Creek High School, N. Gavilan Peak Parkway, Anthem, AZ. Over 30 exhibitors of rocks, gems, jewelry, beads and geodes. Includes silent auction, children s events and raffle on the half hour. $4 general admission, $3 students/seniors. Contact Ed Winbourne, 1717 W. Medinah Court, Anthem, AZ 85086; ; ewinbourne@gmail.com. May 21-22: White Mountain Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show. Noon-7 p.m. Sat., noon-5 p.m. Sun. at Elks Club, 805 E. Whipple, Show Low, AZ. Door Prizes hourly, raffle, silent auction, egg carton collection for children, field trip on Saturday, local and professional vendors, daily demonstrations, display cases, fossils, gems, minerals and fluorescents. $2 Adults, free ages 70 and older and ages 18 and younger. Contact Rick Olson, , walkaround@earthlink.net. Info: June 3-5: Coconino Lapidary Club Outdoor Market. 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Fri. and Sat., 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sun. at Silver Saddle Outdoor Market, Highway 89N and Silver Saddle Road, Flagstaff, AZ. Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show with an education zone for kids and raffle drawings. Free admission. Contact Wayne Scott , 4nsgsrocks@gmail.com. Gem & Mineral Trivia! A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court.! Absolutely pure gold is so soft that it can be molded with the hands.! An ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire 50 miles long. Submissions Wanted! The SGMC 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 Mark Moorehead at fifthestate23@gmail.com by March 1 for the March 7 issue. Sedona Gem & Mineral Club Newsletter - Page 6