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“Finding and Grinding Rocks in Cochise County, Arizona since 1962”
October 2006
This issue edited by Paul McKnight
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Barbara Fenner will tell
us about fluorescent minerals at the October meeting. Everyone is encouraged to bring some of their
favorite rocks to the meeting to see how well they fluoresce. Bill Jaeger, who sells UV lamps, will also be
there and will speak about the pros and cons of various types. He will have special prices on several types. Barbara will bring a special fluorescent rock
as a door prize.
The October Field trip
will be announced at the meeting. We
have heard from some of the members that we need to go back to alternating
between Saturday trips and Sunday trips, so please reserve Sunday, October 22
on your calendar as field trip day. Meet
at the Sunsites Senior Center at 9 am.
As the election of our
2007 officers is scheduled for the November meeting, we will need to designate
a nominations committee this month.
September Field Trip Report
Six
cars containing 12 people made the trek to Duncan, Arizona on September 16th
for Opal. We bypassed Safford on the way
up there by going through Solomon. There
is a nice Mexican restaurant in Solomon.
Several people stopped for lunch there on the way back. The opal lies on both sides of a road cut
northwest of Duncan. It is a green to
white eighteen-inch layer. The pieces
that have been exposed to air for a long time are more brittle. The harder pieces have to be mined. Everybody brought back lots of Opal and a
good time was had by all.
Dues are due. $10 for individual and $20 for family. Please mail your check to Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club, PO Box 87, Pearce, AZ 85625.
October 14-15 32nd
Huachuca Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show.
At the Elks Lodge on Willcox Avenue, Sierra Vista, AZ. This is one block from Buffalo Soldier
Trail. Free admission & parking;
live demonstrations, educational displays, rocks, jewelry, gems, minerals,
fossils, equipment, lapidary supplies, field trips & more. Even food!
Saturday 9-6, Sunday 9-4. Free
parking, free admission. Contact Larry
at 520-459-5211. fax 520 459-5211 hmgcshow@c2i2.com
October 14-15 9th annual Gem and Mineral
Show sponsored by the Payson Rimstones Rock Club.
Gems,
Minerals, Lapidary Arts, and Hand-crafted Jewelry. Dealers will display and sell a vast
assortment of jewelry, chains, gems, findings, rough slabs, minerals, fossils,
books, tools and supplies. Saturday 9-5,
Sunday 10-4. Admission $3, Children
under 12 free. At the Tonto Apache
Reservation Recreation Center on Highway 87 next to the Mazatzal Casino in
Payson, AZ
President Don Hammer 520 384-3105
Vice-President Paul McKnight 520 824-4054
Secretary Jeannine Paterson 520 826-1649
Treasurer Larry Edgett
Delegate at Large Sue Bishop 520-586-2312
1 Board
Meeting
9 Regular
Meeting featuring fluorescent minerals by Barbara Fenner
21 Field
Trip possibly an archaeological site
5 Board
Meeting
13 Regular
Meeting
18 Field
Trip
3 Board
Meeting
18 Christmas
Party
Minutes of September
11, 2006 General Meeting
Meeting
called to order at 7:00 pm by V.P. Paul McKnight; 11 members were present when
the meeting began.
Secretary’s
Report of May 8th was accepted as printed.
Treasurer
Larry Edgett reported a checkbook balance of $4,875.97. Report accepted as read.
VP Paul
noted Jack Light has offered a booklet he had printed, “Geology for
Rockhounds”, to the Club at a cost of $1.80.
We could then sell the booklet for $3.00 for a Club profit of $1.20 per
booklet. A Motion was made and seconded
to purchase 8 booklets at a cost of $14.40.
Additional booklets may be available at a later date. Prior to the vote, Larry S. suggested the
lack of a quorum. A head count was
taken, producing a total of 14 members currently present and the suggestion was
withdrawn.
Discussion
was held on when a Club Field Trip is officially over and members must leave
the designated Trip Site.
Paul
McKnight made a motion that: “The field trip leader will
declare the official end of the trip. At
that point all participants will proceed to the nearest public highway. No one shall go back to the site if the trip
location was on private property. Anyone
can return on their own if the field trip was on public property. Participants agree that they are on their own
from the point when they reach the public highway and will not hold the club
liable for anything that happens to them thereafter.” Motion was seconded and passed with one person
dissenting.
Field
Trip September 16th to Duncan for Opal. Members to meet at Safeway parking lot in
Willcox at 8:00 am. Please have gas tank
filled before leaving and no stop is planned in Safford; distance one way is
approx. 90 miles. Wear boots; bring eye
protection, gloves, pail, hammer and chisel.
October
Field Trip to be announced. Barbara
Fenner to speak about fluorescent rocks.
Larry
Strout announced his retirement a Lapidary leader.
Dick
Yeager noted there is a conflict of meeting date in December. The December meeting will be 12/18/2006.
Larry
Edgett introduced 3 guests – two females and one male Western Box Tortoise(s),
explained their living and eating habits and how one can distinguish male from
female – ask Larry!!
Bob
Fenner gave a very interesting report on “Agate 2006” and displayed a variety
of specimens they gathered. Barb
encouraged everyone to try to attend for at least a day or two next year.
Larry
Strout brought a very interesting video on Gemstones.
Meeting
adjourned at 8:00 pm and thanks to Paul’s forethought, we enjoyed light
refreshments. Lucy Stevens and Diane
Brower have agreed to bring refreshments for the October meeting.
Respectfully
submitted, Jeannine Paterson, Secretary