Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society Volume 58 / 01 January 2018

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2 NEWSLETTER Welcome JGMS Members to Please make sure that you have received the Calendar of Events listing for JGMS We have tried to have quite a few diverse activities for fun as well as learning. The JGMS Instructors have been hard at work creating new and exciting classes for the Membership. Glass, Silver, Casting, Mold Making, Metals, are among the few areas that are in the process of expansion. COPs has been very busy as Craig Hamilton has many Public and Private Duval County Schools along with the four surrounding counties yet to visit for the school year. Craig always needs help with COPs and there is nothing special required to help except for a smiling face, the love of rocks and sharing with a few inquisitive 4 th graders. JGMS is and always has been the product of Her Membership. She now has become one of the largest Clubs / Societies in the Union and has acquired this position with- in the past 3 years with approximately 125 members, a dream, and a blessing to over 425members today. Everyone in the organization is working from a volunteer position to provide others with the opportunity to learn, have fun and hopefully want to give back to others. The Building alone was not a gift, The equipment, most of which is new was not a gift for the exception of 1 cabbing machine and a couple of kilns, all under the heading of Grants. Members have supported some of the needs with their personal equipment that was taking up space in their garage and is now being shared by their friends who have the same interests as themselves. Business requirements, dinners (food), decorations, painting, Education, etc. all need help. Most of the Chairpersons are doing the work alone with very little support. Those folks are beginning to not have any fun or be able to take any classes as they have jobs, families, other responsibilities as well as JGMS. We need each Committee to have 3-4-members to include the Chairperson. So please check your available time to give back a little bit a very deserving organization after all: as a Member in Good Standing The Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society belongs to you Respectfully, Harriet Rose Thank you, Harriet Rose Henrirose07@comcast.net Cell/txt: EXECUTIVE BOARD Harriet Rose, President Henrirose07@comcast.net Russ Fisette, President Elect rfisette1@gmail.com Heather Ferman, Vice President heatherfbeads@aol.com Anne Lanier, Secretary Alanier821@aol.com Deborah Ritter, Treasurer daraz13@aol.com Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society

3 JGMS General Meeting Minutes January, 2018 Meeting was called to order by incoming new President, Harriet Rose at 7:00 P.M. Pledge was said. New members and guests were recognized. It was established there was a quorum and it was moved by Jason Hamilton and seconded by Anita Waddill that the minutes be approved as published. Motion carried. No treasurer s report at this time. Club Show: Jason Hamilton reported that $14, went to the club after the show. There will be a show meeting in February with date to be arranged. The Morocco Temple is available but there have been issues with securing the contract. Jason is still working with the leasing company to secure the contract. Jason thanked Caroline Smith for making the bags for the rocks sale at the show. Approximately $ was made and went to help pay for the seventy (70) inch flat screen TV to be used in the CCTV system to be installed. Website: Tim Smegill reported that the website has been turned into SFMS for the website contest. Tim said that phone access of the website should be easier at this time. Time asked for minutes and the President s message be sent to him by Friday in order to get the January Newsletter out in a timely manner. Tim also announced that we have seven hundred seventy -one (771) Face book followers and that you can now access Twitter. Workshop: Randy Ritter reported that all equipment is working properly. The casting room should be ready in a short while. Tim and Carolyn Smegill donated a gorilla ladder to be used in the workshop. Rentals: Building is rented for Saturday, January 6, 2018 and the front room is rented the following Monday and Tuesday. Facility: Russ Fisette reported that they are finishing the casting room and working on the upstairs. The plumbing is done for the laundry room and bathroom upstairs. At this time, the upstairs will be used for storage for JGMS and will not be used for rental. The kitchen now has hot water. More work is still needed on the outside of the building. Field Trips: Russ Fisette stated that he is working on getting the information concerning field trips out to all on the list. Scholarship points: Karen Boger spoke concerning how the scholarship points system operates. She will be helped with compiling the points by Bonnie Muranko and Cheryl Ashley. COPS: Craig attended Science nights at four different schools. He also attended the Science Fair at UNF for both the Elementary and Secondary programs. Craig asked for volunteers for anyone to help with the COPS program. He recognized Paul Thomas and Harriet Rose for their contributions. SFMS: Craig Hamilton has been elected President of SFMS. He stated that our fall show will host the SFMS and the Sand Society.

4 The SFMS meeting is in March and Craig encouraged members to attend. The AFMS meeting will be in April. Jason Hamilton was presented with an award for his service as President of JGMS in CCTV: Jason spoke about the Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) system that is being installed. He also thanked Randy Ritter for his help with the casting room and kiln set up. New Business President Harriet Rose announced that there will be a committee chair meeting in the near future. Committee Chairs will be notified. Jason Hamilton spoke on the upcoming proposed changes in the bylaws. A print out of the new proposals was distributed. The AFMS has recently commented that JGMS bylaws are incomplete. The proposed changes will hopefully alleviate this problem. The budget for 2018 was also distributed. Discussion of both the bylaws and the budget will occur at the February meeting and a vote will be held for the membership to approve both the bylaw changes and the budget. Refreshments: Pat Burkholder asked members to sign up to bring refreshments to the next meeting. Announcements were made concerning upcoming events. Quarterly dinner/super Bowl Party on February 4, 2018 Five club rock swap on February 17, 2018 Silent Auction at the March meeting. Show and Tell: Items were presented by Stephen Waddill, Russ Fisette and Jason Hamilton. Meeting Adjourned Respectfully submitted, Anne Lanier, Secretary ================================================================================= Anybody that has Tumbled Rocks at home and would like to Donate them to the club, the COPS Programs would be extremely Thankful. ================================================================================= 3 rd Thursday of the Month Movie and Social Schedule This new program is included with your membership to the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society. This will provide some free educational options and social activities. JGMS will be offering 2 movies and popcorn each month from 7pm 9pm on the third Thursday of each month. The Popcorn is FREE. January 18 th : The Art of Making Bracelets & The Art of Lampwork: Creating Complex Shapes

5 Community Outreach Program Next Event is with the Boy Scout University on January 27 th, 2018 from 7:30am 2pm o Great Opportunity to volunteer to assist in this awesome event, Contact Craig Hamilton at cbhshell@att.net if you would like to assist February will be full of times to assist since all schools will be celebrating Earth Day Respectfully Submitted Chairperson of COPS Craig Hamilton JGMS Scholarship Winners 2017/2018 from the December 2017 drawing to be used during the 2018 year Instructor Scholarship Paul Castille Scholarship Winner: Heather Ferman Winner: Eve Huggins Alternate: John Boatwright Alternate: Eileen Stewart Volunteer 1 Volunteer 2 Winner: Anne Lanier Winner: Caroline E. Smith Alternate: Diane Dailey Alternate: Randy Ritter JGMS in House Scholarship Winner: Alternate: Nancy Ratenour Jack Cathan This Thursday Night s Board Meeting (JAN 11, 7:00pm) is going to include a meeting for all people holding a Chairperson position. If you are a Chairperson, your attendance is required. If you want to volunteer for a position or want to get more involved with the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society please come to the meeting. At February s Monthly Membership Meeting (Feb. 01, 2018), we need everybody to stick around for a vote on the By-Laws. After that, if you need to run off and do errands we understand, but we really need our members in attendance so that we can vote on a change to the By-Laws.

6 STONECUTTER'S CORNER January 2018 Mark Jordana, a member of the club since 2015, has volunteered to provide a brief discussion of a different rock each month for the newsletter. Mark is a retired Florida-licensed Professional Geologist (PG). He began cutting and polishing stones as a hobby about 10 years ago, which has evolved into a small business, Jordana Stone Design, which he runs with his wife Gail in St. Augustine, Florida. CARNELIAN Carnelian is a semi-precious stone consisting or an orange to reddish-orange variety of chalcedony. Although more commonly used today, carnelian is a 16 th century corruption of an earlier word cornelian used since Roman times. The name is derived from the Kornel type of cherry due to its red color. (Orange Carnelian) (Red Carnelian) Carnelian is similar to the stone sard, which is typically a darker reddish color; however, there is not a rigidly defined distinction between the two stones, and the names are sometimes used interchangeably. It is typically a solid color, but can also be banded, and therefore would be classified as both carnelian and agate. (Rough Carnelian) Carnelian is comprised predominantly of quartz; however, the distinctive red to orange color is due to the presence of iron oxide. The micro-crystalline structure results in a brilliant shine on polished stones. Given the high presence of quartz, carnelian has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs hardness scale. Carnelian occurs worldwide, and is most commonly found in Brazil, Russia, India, Germany, and at locations in the western US.

7 Carnelian is one of the oldest known gemstones, widely used by the Romans, and even carried as a talisman by ancient Babylonians and Greeks. It has been carved to produce intaglio jewelry, and produces beautiful cabochon and free-form stone jewelry. Believed to restore vitality and motivation, stimulate creativity, and protect against negativity. (Banded Carnelian Agate Cabochon) (Faceted Carnelian) (Carnelian Cabechon) (Carnelian Intaglio (carved gemstone) - Greek era) Information Sources (Faceted Carnelian ring) 1. Gemstones of the World, by Walter Schumann (1977), Sterling Publishing Co. 2. Precious and Semi-Precious Stones, by Jaroslav Bauer and Vladimir Bouska (1983), Chartwell Books, Inc. 3. Wikipedia and other websites (including online images). SUPER BOWL Party, Sunday Feb 4 th, Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society More details will be coming out about times and exactly the munchies that will be on hand.

8 Second Chance Calendar: any class highlighted in Blue has openings as of Jan 5 th, 2018 please call the instructor if you would like to take their class, also to verify there is still availability. SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 7 Silver/ Cabbing Russ Fisette 9AM-5PM $3/$5 /hour Cabbing Dani Bratten 12PM-4PM 14 Metal Clay Hollow Forms Anne Acker 1PM-4PM $9 8 Stone-onstone filigree ring Jason Hamilton $33 Faceting Homer Barrs $10 15 Intro to Soldering $11 Gem Trees Boger/Murank o $9 9 Stone-on-stone filigree ring Jason Hamilton Faceting Homer Barrs $10 16 Cabbing Connie Layton 11AM-3PM Beginning Silver A $33 All Faceters Information Mtg Bill Poland 7PM-9PM Free Beaded Copper/ Silver Wirewrapped Bangle Bracelet Mark Jordana $9 10 Stone-onstone filigree ring Jason Hamilton Faceting Homer Barrs $10 Enameling Harriet Rose 10am 2pm 17 Cabbing Dani Bratten 12PM-4PM Beginning Silver A 11 Seed Beading, Kumihimo,etc Cheryl Ashley 9:30AM-12:30PM $9 Enameling Harriet Rose 10am 2pm Board Meeting 7PM 18 Beginning Silver A MOVIE NIGHT 12 Cabbing Connie Layton 11AM-3PM 19 Beginning/ Precious Metal Clay Anne Acker $9 13 Opal Cutting Jean Beltz 10AM-2PM 20 Chainmaille Watchband or Euro 4-in-1 Tim Smeggil 10am 2pm $12 Beginner/O pen Cabbing Connie Layton 12PM-4PM 21 Cabbing Dani Bratten 12PM-4PM Silver Heather Ferman 12PM-5PM $17 22 Chainmaille Heart Earrings Tim Smeggil 6pm 9pm $9 Anticlastic Sterling Ring Russ Fisette $11 Intro to Faceting Lowe/Poland $30 General Geology Craig Hamilton $ Beginning Silver A $33 Beaded Bracelet Karen Boger $9 23 Silver Russ Fisette $11 Intro to Faceting Lowe/Poland 30 Beginning Silver A 24 Anticlastic Hammered Sterling Bracelet Russ Fisette $11 Flamework Glass Beads Heather Ferman $24 Enameling Harriet Rose 6pm 9pm 31 Beginning Silver A Cabbing Dani Bratten 12PM-4PM 25 Beading Cheryl Ashley 9:30AM-12:30PM $9 Intro to Faceting Lowe/Poland Glass Fusing Cheryl Ashley 6PM-10PM $12 Handblown Glass Ornaments Heather Ferman $11 Enameling Harriet Rose 10am 2pm Feb 1 Membership Meeting 7PM Class Signups 6PM 26 Cabbing Connie Layton 11AM-3PM Sterling Metal Clay Cuff Bracelet Anne Acker 27 Chainmaille Tim Smeggil 10AM-2PM $12 2 3

9 Call, Text or the instructors to see if they still have openings in their classes. In addition, if you are not a member, you will need to become one at the time of your first class or come and join on the First Thursday of next month (February 1st h at 5:30pm) at the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society Crown Point Rd, Jacksonville, Fl

10 SFMS meeting in Augusta, Ga. March 9,10,11 (2018)

11 The Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society of Jacksonville, Florida is a non-profit 501 ( c )3 organization. It was created to stimulate interests in rocks and minerals by furtherance of the activities of its members, in the earth sciences; to disseminate knowledge, methods and procedures for the collection, identification, classification, cutting, polishing, setting, and mounting of specimens for these activities; and to promote good fellowship, proper ethics and conduct in the relationships of said members with each other and with members of other earth science societies in the pursuit of these activities. Website: Facebook: Pinterest: Thank you to the following businesses for supporting the Jacksonville Gem and Mineral Society.