The Rollin’ Rock
From the President’s Pen
Bulletin of the Roseville Rock Rollers Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.
Volume 51, Issue 11 - November 2010
Every month we see new faces at our educational meeting, and our membership continues to grow with people that are interested in our hobby. It is great
to see our hobby expanding. With each individual who joins our society,
comes a person with their very own unique personality, skill and interest in
our hobby. We can easily accommodate those who already know the hobby,
in fact, some are well versed in all aspects of the hobby and could probably
teach a lot of us a thing or two. On the other hand, we can teach the ones who
are just starting out. Our monthly educational programs can aid in broadening
everyone’s knowledge; our lapidary shop can, too. When you see someone
new at our meetings, introduce yourself and get to know them. It could be
that one thing that helps him or her decide to return and join the Rock Rollers.
The nominating committee is out in force to locate officers for next year.
While most of the offices have received a nominee who accepted, two are not
getting any interest. Those two offices are the ones that are the most critical
to running the society. We need someone to accept a nomination for President or Vice President. With all the talent and experience out there, I am
amazed that there isn’t more interest in supporting the society. Having been
President for two years has been an interesting and rewarding job. Was I
afraid of getting involved? Not at all! Do I regret a single moment of being
President? Again, not at all! There is tremendous support from our Secretary
and Treasurer, with years of experience. You think I could mess up? Not with
them around. Bottom line, if you haven’t considered running for an officer’s
position, get it in gear and support your society. Contact Jim Barton of the
nominating committee or even give me a call and I will relay your interest.
I had the opportunity to go on the field trip to Hawthorne, Nevada led by Jim
Hutchings. The entire trip was a lot of fun and we all collected some really
nice rocks. Thanks Jim, that was a good one.
-- Jon North
Officer Slate for 2011
President …………….
Vice President ……….
Secretary/Membership
Treasurer …………….
Federation Director ….
Field Trip Coordinator
Librarian/Historian …..
Bulletin Editor ……….
(OPEN)
(OPEN)
Florence Brady
Terry Yoschak
Rolf Zschoernig
Gordon Standlee
Karla Shannon
Terry Yoschak
Directors, 2-year
Bob Willis
Susan Balog
Directors, 1-year
Hugh Brady
Carole Lockhart
November Meeting Agenda
Nominations will be taken for the officers’ slate for 2011. We still need
nominees for President and Vice President. Not that we want to underappreciate the work of Past Presidents and VPs, but neither of these
are difficult jobs! You will have plenty of help! So please help the club
and help yourself to a wonderful experience!
Call the Nominating Committee Chair, Jim Barton 916-773-0458
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Educational Program
for November 9, 2010
Charlotte Hunter, Ph.D., an
Archeologist for the BLM in
Sacramento, will speak about
human artifacts, how to identify them in the field, and
what to do if you find them.
Things to bring
to this meeting:
• The Prize Tree (for door
prizes) needs men’s prizes -bolas, etc.
• Kids’ Junction needs lots of
tumbled stones.
• Field Trip photos are needed
for the December slide show
Thanks!
Inside this issue:
Meeting Minutes
2
New Members, Announcements,
Rookie News
3
Field Trip Chair Report, Shop
News, Dues Renewal
4
Fifty Years of “The Rollin’ Rock”
5
Fecund Feces
6
Calendar, Show Flyers
7
CO-OP Field Trip List, Upcoming
Shows, Topaz, Variscite Tips
8
The Way-Back Page
9
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MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS
EDUCATIONAL MEETING OCTOBER 12, 2010
MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS
BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 12, 2010
Call to Order by Jon North at 7:08 p.m.
Flag Salute.
Present: 65 members, 7 juniors and 4 guests.
Introductions by guests and new members.
Sunshine – Cyndy Burchard reported 5 cards have been sent
out.
Juniors – Rookie Rock Rollers – Carole Kowalik reported there
were 15 juniors. Justin Morse gave a great presentation on
Sapphires. The Rookies were challenged to concentrate on
the requirements for the "Collecting" badge, 10 specimens
(AFMS/FRA Badge Program). We have a field trip
planned to the Sierra College, Rock Walk located just outside the museum in the Science Building, on Tuesday, October 26th, starting at 5:30 p.m. Anyone is welcome to join
us.
Vice President-Programs – Lindy Summers-Bair reported the
program for November’s Ed. Mtg. will be an anthropologist
from the BLM.
Field Trips- Jim Hutchings said to look at the write-up in the
bulletin regarding the upcoming field trips to the Hawthorne, NV areas.
Librarian/Historian – Karla Shannon reviewed the checkout
procedure for library materials.
Refreshments – Karla is taking signups for the November Ed.
Mtg..
Show Chair – Jim Hutchings reported the contracts for vendors
have been sent out. Next committee meeting is Nov. 16th,
starting at 6:30 p.m.
Lapidary Shop – Jim said now is a good time to come down
for a class. The 16” saw had a different motor installed.
Don Evans reported on his visit to the shop and complimented Lona Owens on her efforts to clean up the shop.
Jon reminded members to sign in and sign out and that
messes have been left and the equipment has been abused.
If necessary, we will change the lock and have it open only
when there is supervision available.
Old Business - need an assistant show chair (later, Pat Liva
volunteered.)
New Business –
Nominations Committee – Jim Barton, chair, showed the chart
with the officers’ slate for 2011. Jon asked for nominations
for each office. For the 2 Directors’ positions, Bob Willis
and Susan Balog volunteered. For field trip chairperson,
Gordon Standlee volunteered.
Other Business
Jon mentioned the two lapidary camps offered by CFMS.
ZZYZX will be held this November and then on March 27
– April 3, 2011. Camp Paradise will be held in Sept. 2011.
Rock and Gem Magazine, October 2010, has an article by
RRR member Dave Fisk on repairing saw blades.
Drawings – Winners were: Cindy McNabb, member, Vincent
Dimas, guest and Lorenzo Scott, junior.
Program – Lindy Summers-Bair gave a program called “Name
that Slab!”. Photos were shown and members were asked
to identify each slab.
Recess for Refreshments.
Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 8:40 p.m.
Call to Order at 8:45 p.m. by President Jon North.
Present – 8 officers.
Membership Applications – a motion was MSA to accept
the applications from Joyce Bower and Charles Esgro.
Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 8:46 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Florence Brady, RRR Secretary
MINUTES FOR ROSEVILLE ROCK ROLLERS
BOARD MEETING OCTOBER 26, 2010
Call to Order by Jon North, President, at 7:00 p.m.
Present: all officers except for Jim Hutchings and Lindy
Summers-Bair.
Minutes – a motion was MSA to approve the minutes for
the Ed. & Bd. Mtgs. on Oct. 12, 2010 and for theBd.
Mtg. on Sept. 28, 2010.
Treasurer – Terry Yoschak reported no new bills for the
Society have been received.
Correspondence – none.
Membership – renewals are coming in. Discussion regarding the acceptance of membership for a junior,
age 4 years. Discussed looking at establishing a minimum age and if there should be a minimum age for
attending field trips. Discussed insurance coverage for
the Society and Lapidary Shop. When parents signup juniors to be a member, are the children to be part
of the Juniors program? To be discussed further.
Vice President/Programs – the program for November
will be given by a BLM employee.
Librarian/Historian – Karla Shannon had no report.
Bulletin/Webmaster – Terry said the deadline for the November bulletin is Friday, Oct. 29th.
Field Trips – Jim Hutchings was absent, the trip to the
Hawthorne area had a great attendance.
Federation Director – Rolf Zschoernig reported he will be
attending the CFMS Directors’ Meeting in Visalia.
Lapidary Classes – nothing to report.
Show Chair – Jim Hutchings was absent, no report.
Lapidary Shop – the saw redone, again.
Directors – no reports.
Old Business – Nominations Committee – Jim Barton,
prior to the Bd. Mtg., reported nothing new. An article will be submitted in the Nov. bulletin.
New Business
Show Chair Assistant – a motion was MSA to approve the
appointment of Pat Liva, to the Assistant Show Chair
position for the 2011 Show. She will serve through
the 2011 Show. Pat is replacing Lindy Summers-Bair
who resigned.
Refreshments – discussion on the signup procedure for
getting volunteers to bring refreshments to the educational meetings. It was decided to continue with the
present method of taking signups.
Sierra College Scholarship – Karla read the criteria for
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applicants. A motion was MSA to continue offering a
$500 scholarship and continuing with the present criteria.
CFMS Bars and Triangles Awards – presently only officers
receive these. Discussion occurred regarding how to recognize chairpersons. This item was tabled until the November Bd. Mtg.
Gem Faire – will be on Feb. 4, 5, 6, 2011 at the Roseville
Fairgrounds. A motion was MSA to have RRR participate in the Gem Fair. We will have an information table.
We will look for a volunteer coordinator.
Field trips led by Jim Hutchings to the Hawthorne area. A
motion was MSA to pay a $100 stipend to Jim Hutchings
for his field trip duties.
Next Board Meetings – November 23rd and December 28th
(for outgoing and incoming officers).
Adjournment – meeting was adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Florence Brady, Secretary
November Show Meeting
The next Show meeting will be at 6:30 PM, Tuesday,
November 16, 2010, in our club Lapidary Workshop at
the Roseville Fairgrounds. All members are welcome
to attend.
November Board Meeting
The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 23, 2010,
at 7:00 PM in the club Lapidary Shop at the Roseville
Fairgrounds.
November Refreshments
Welcome New Members
Joyce Bower
Charles Esgro
Thanks for joining our club! We hope you will
find many rewards and many friends among
those who share our wonderful hobby!
Rookie Rock Roller News
The Rookie Rock Roller meeting will be held Tuesday, November 9th at 5:30 in the lapidary where Preston will give a
presentation on opals.
Jim
Hutchings will have samples
available. After the presentation, stick around for the
fun, outdoor activity. If raining, bring a jacket; the fun
WILL go on.
At the October meeting, Justin gave a smooth talk on
sapphires. All who attended received a sample from
Jim. We talked about the drive to earn badges. The
two we are concentrating on are Collecting and Field
Trips. The field trip in October to the Sierra College
Rock Walk was attended by 17 rookies and parents. If
your family went on different day, be sure to tell us
about your favorite rock at our November meeting.
See you all there.
Refreshments for the November 9 Educational meeting
are to be provided by Jon North, Henrietta Markley,
Gary Logue, Bill James, Pat Liva and Debby Arthur.
Thank you all in advance!
Thanks to all the individuals and families who
brought refreshments in 2010!!
Sunshine
A sympathy card was sent to the family of Robert Morris, who passed away in October. He was an RRR member for three years.
When you know of any member who is ill or has been
hospitalized, please contact our Sunshine Chair, Cyndy
Burchard, at 530-346-9481, or [email protected].
Carole Kowalik-Hutchings, [email protected]
Thank You !
To Lillian Kirtley for donations to the Silent Auction
and to Frank Yoschak for donation of bolo ties to the
Prize Tree. Someone also donated tumbled stones to
for the Kids’ Junction, but we forgot to get his name!
Lapidary Classes
Anyone interested in upcoming classes can contact
Marilynn Arjil home phone 916-366-6021; cell 916677-7619 or email [email protected].
-- Marilyn Arjil, Class Coordinator
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Field Trip Chair Report
Got Photos?
The recent CO-OP trip to Hawthorne and Mina, Nevada
was well attended. Even the extreme portion of the trip
on Friday was a convoy with 12 cars.
Each site provided spectacular specimens, some of significant value. Kudos to Vicky Black from the Nevada
County Society for finding the prized "Blue topaz" and
even more so for sharing! I believe that Gene Doyle from
Roseville scored the most perfect and unusual amazonite
specimen. Thanks to Dan Chaplan from Nevada County
for having done some previous research and identifying a
very rare garnet found at the Gold Bug mine, "Grandite".
I believe that Lisa Giampietro and Eric Anspaugh from
Roseville took the prize for the best epidote specimens.
While both pieces were from the extreme ends of the possibly types found there, they were both museum quality
pieces. Thanks again to Vicky Black for leading us up to
the "Ammonite Wall" in New York Canyon. What a true
treasure, a myriad of intact fossils on a wall of rock the
size of my living room!
If you have photos of any club activities
-- PARTICULARLY FIELD TRIPS -please give them to Terry Yoschak at the
November 9th meeting. They are needed for the slide
show which we will present at the December potluck
meeting.
Bricks Wanted
Jack Bower has a brick collection, of
old red brick, fire brick, bricks used in
old mining furnaces, etc.
If you have bricks, he would like to trade some rocks
(including petrified wood, agate, jasper, obsidian,
dendrites) to obtain more bricks.
Contact Jack at (530) 885-8715.
Renew your RRR Dues for 2011!!
The road crew! Every one has complained about the
washout on the west access to New York Canyon, however, with picks and shovels, the holes in the bed rock
were filled and leveled making it passable with any 4x4.
The recent casual mining activities at the "Black Widow"
turquoise mine left a lot of easy material to gather, ready
to cut, natural turquoise. Rob Blazina probably has the
best piece of variscite. I am sure he will bring it to the
next meeting to show off, one of the best nodules I have
seen from Nevada.
Help us get a "jump start" on collecting members' dues, now, before the
holidays! With over 280 members, we
appreciate your early renewal! You
must turn in the renewal form along with your payment, and pay by either check or correct amount of
cash. (A check is preferred.) At the November 9th
meeting, please bring your form and payment to the
Officers' table and give to either Terry or Florence.
All in all, it was great weather, only two tires were
punched, no souls lost, and some of the finest rock
hounds "hounded" some of the finest rocks the earth has
to offer! PS, I won $200 on the way in to breakfast, so
what a great weekend!
-- Jim Hutchings 530-367-5108
Shop Notes
We are finally getting to the source
of the problem with the 16" saw. It
appears that the motors we have
been using on the saw are not
"capacitor" types. If you know what that is, and you have
one or two lying around the barn. We will need a 1/2 or
3/4 horse power motor minimum with a 1600 - 1700
RPM. We could sure use one, and a couple for backup if
you can spare them. These would have a round cylinder
attached to the body of the motor. Let Jerry Wilkerson or
Jim Hutchings know if you have one.
-- JH
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The Membership Renewal Form
is included as a separate page in this bulletin.
Attention!
When renewing your membership, please do not add
extra individuals to the renewal form!!
Please only use the 2011 Renewal Form for payment
of renewal fees for current RRR members.
If you would like to have another individual join
RRR, please fill out a membership application and
include payment of the necessary fees. If you have
questions on this procedure, please call Florence at
(916) 961-6868. A membership application form is
on our internet site www.rockrollers.com or you can
pick one up at an educational meeting.
Thank you.
Florence Brady, Membership Chair
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Fifty Years of "The Rollin' Rock" (and its Editors)
by Terry Yoschak
Our club bulletin had no name at all for its first issue, in
July 1960. After that it was called "The Rolling Stone" for
a few months, until the first Editor, Betty Sparks, named
it "The Rollin' Rock" in December of 1960.
The earliest bulletins were remarkably similar to those of
today. They contained Presidents’ messages, notices of
upcoming field trips, minutes of meetings, “sunshine”
items, and tips and hints for the lapidary crafts.
on the job of editor, which she held for the next five
years, through 1998.
As your current editor, I appreciate the difficulties of
those who came before me, armed with only mimeograph machines and typewriters in the early days. With
the advent of computers and e-mail, our bulletin now is
simpler to produce and distribute than ever before.
Twenty-three editors have followed Betty over the past
50 years. They were all female. Some of the editors
liked the job, some were simply resigned to it, and a
few hated it with a passion.
"I for one am counting the months (only three more to go)
until my job as Editor runs out." -- Flo Hanson, The
Rollin' Rock, Sept. 1979
Sometimes the job was shared during the year, when the
current editor either could not continue or requested serious help.
Carole Steele, who filled out Editor Cindy Morris's term,
[after Cindy took a bad fall off a horse!] said, "All of the
other bulletins that I have worked on involve a committee
of people. I am saying that this is too big of a job for one
person unless that person has a great deal of time and no
children under the age of ten! [she had 3] I would like to
continue as Bulletin Editor but only, and I do mean only,
if I receive some help, especially with the typing."
-- Carole Steele, The Rollin' Rock, Dec. 1977
In 1982, Daphne and Lynda Baker (both were RRR editors during the 1980s) attended a workshop where they
learned about new-fangled copy machines and word processors. They were impressed, but thought it was not for
them. "It was our first experience at meeting the PRO'S
and some of them really are. Talking about 1000 bulletins
a month, and there were copy machines and other things
that sounded very complicated to me. I am sure glad our
equipment is simple to operate." -- Daphne Baker, The
Rollin' Rock, June 1982
The Rollin' Rock's worst crisis came in 1993, when no
one stepped up as editor for a full seven months, from
January through July. RRR President Ed Deala and his
wife Bea, who had been a previous bulletin editor, managed to put out a two-page memo about the upcoming
show in March, but there were no actual bulletins during
that time. "I believe 1993 is the first time in the 33 year
history of our club we did not have a Bulletin Editor for
seven months," wrote Lois Reynolds in the August bulletin of that year. Lois rescued The Rollin' Rock by taking
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List of Editors
Betty Sparks
Helen Norfleet
Sidney Ann Collins
Lillian Coleman
Virginia Madden
Dorothy White
Dorothy White/Imogene Haynes
Imogene Haynes/Ann Henry
Cindy Morris/Carole Steele
Dorothy White/Flo Hanson
Flo Hanson
Gloria Milligan
Daphne Baker
Pat Ogburn/Lynda Baker
Lynda Baker
Faith McKenna
Bea Deala
Geneva Holmes
Lana Puppolo
Dorothy Cannon
Lois Reynolds
Lois Houston
Inez Berg
Terry Yoschak
1960
1961-63
1964
1965-68
1969-70
1971-74
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981-83
1984
1985
1986
1987-88
1989-90
1991
1992
1993-98
1999
2000-01
2002-present
Partial cover page from 1960,
with hand-colored logo and 3-cent stamp
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Fecund Feces
By David Tenenbaum
from The Why? Files - The Science Behind the News
You wouldn't think feces would fossilize. In fact, you'd
admit you don't think much about feces at all. Same
way around here: We Why Filers are pretty much a
flush-and-forget crew.
But Karen Chin thinks so much about fossil feces that
she can even pronounce the phrase. In fact, the Stanford University postdoc waxes wistful about waste.
Fossilized excrement, she says, "can tell us a lot about
population, health, distribution and diet."
soft feces into hard fossils.
The presence of both calcium phosphate and partly digested food remains are diagnostic for coprolites, which
generally have that sausage shape characteristic of extrusion. That's the technical term for "squoze out."
Chin says the absence of calcium phosphate and indigestible crud reveal that many "coprolites" sold at rock
and gem shows are bogus.
Like anyone who studies repulsive stuff, Chin has a
ready rationale. "There's a certain intrigue about going
out to dig up ancient animals, but some people don't
think what I study is all that romantic. But fossil feces
can be just as interesting as the study of animals."
Wildlife biologists, she notes, make no apology for
studying scats—the feces of live animals. Similarly,
coprolites, as archeologists term fossilized feces, convey information about the lifestyles of the dead and
buried.
Scat that had nine lives — How does something as
soft and ephemeral as a turd even become a hard fossil?
Before getting fossilized, feces can be eaten, digested
by microbes, or washed or blown away. In fact, Chin
lists nine separate perils that can prevent a scat from
becoming a fossil.
Most feces do disappear before fossilization, which is
probably a good thing, when you think about it. But if
even a small percentage of feces gets fossilized, that's
enough to leave a substantial record. After all, Chin
says, "an animal only dies once." But it's gotta go every
day of its life…”
A thin slice of coprolite shows
fish teeth and fish vertebrae.
Guess what this animal ate?
Courtesy Karen Chin.
When sliced into thin
sections and examined
under a microscope,
coprolites may contain
seeds, leaves, wood,
mollusks, bones or
teeth. The list, obviously, includes lots of
the indigestible crud
that carnivores devour.
Carnivore dung is also chemically conducive to fossilization, Chin adds. Bones contain calcium, which can
combine to form calcium phosphate, the major chemical that, through the process of permineralization, turns
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T. rexcrement. This 2.4 liter object was deposited 65-million
years ago in Saskatchewan. From the crunched-up dino
bones it contained, scientists figure it's the daily business
of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Courtesy Karen Chin and USGS.
Caveat excrement emptor — As one of the world's
few experts on coprolites, Chin was called in to examine
a titanic turd (more than 2.4 liters in volume) deposited
in Saskatchewan near the end of the dinosaur age. The
scat contained the bones of a young, herbivorous dino -an itsy-bitsy critter no bigger than a cow. Although carnivorous dinos didn't masticate their food as mammals
do (their teeth did not mesh well enough for that), the
immense crushing pressure of a Tyrannosaurus rex jaw
could have busted the bones, explaining the bone
chunks.
Who dung it? — Identifying what Chin calls the
"poopetrator" is probably the most difficult part of
studying coprolites. While Chin observes that you can
never know for sure, the giant T. rex poop shows that
guesses are based on the fossil context, and on the size
and contents of the coprolite itself.
Having read this far, do you now promise to focus more
fervently on fossilized feces? If so, you'll know the right
answer when Chin (a putrid punster whose quips have
been purposely perpetuated previously) asks: "Does fecal matter?"
http://whyfiles.org/shorties/078coprolite/
via The Matrix 3/07
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Support Your Local Rockhounds!
Attend Local Shows!
Wear your RRR club T-shirts, hats
and/or vests and name badges.
November Calendar
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1
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
2
8
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
Shop closes at 7:30 pm for Fossils For Fun Meeting Nov. 11
3
Lapidary Shop
6:30-9:00 pm
4
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
5
6
9
10
Meetings:
Lapidary Shop
Rookies 5:30 pm 6:30-9:00 pm
Club 7:00 pm
11
12
13
Birthstone:
Topaz
NO CLASSES
14
15
16
Show Meeting
6:30 pm
17
Lapidary Shop
6:30-9:00 pm
18
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
19
20
21
22
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
23
Board Meeting
7:00 pm
24
Lapidary Shop
6:30-9:00 pm
25
26
27
NO CLASSES
28
29
Lapidary Shop
5:00-9:00 pm
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Upcoming CO-OP Member and Other Field Trips
(Contact your club’s field trip leader for further information and revisions. CO-OP website also has information:
www.ourfieldtrips.org). All non-CFMS members must have proof of personal liability insurance (renters or homeowners policy).
These trips are open to all rockhounds who agree to abide by the AFMS Code of Ethics, the directions of the field trip leader and
practice safe rockhounding.
Nov. 7
Black Butte Reservoir for jasper. El Dorado
MGS, Ron Stone
Nov. 24-28
Afton Canyon, Basin Rd., CA for agate,
jasper, fluorite, aragonite, saginite, onyx etc.
Mother Lode Club, Al Troglin.
Upcoming Northern California Shows
November 6-7 2010, Concord, CA
Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society
Centre Concord, 5298 Clayton Rd.
Hours: 10-5 both days
Harry Nichandros (925) 289-0454
Email: [email protected] Website: www.ccmgs.org
November 12, 13, 14 2010, Sacramento, CA
Sacramento Mineral Society
Scottish Rite Center, 6151 H Street
Hours: Fri & Sat 10-6; Sun 10-5
Bob Johnson (916) 339-7007
Website: http://ww.Sacramentomineralsociety.org
Drop of Water Test for Topaz
Quartz and topaz are not easy to
separate by eye, and are sometimes impossible when the quartz
is a true topaz color. There is a
big difference in price between
the two and anyone describing
quartz as “topaz”, however innocently, may well be in trouble.
November 13-14 2010, Yuba City, CA
Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society
Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds (Franklin Hall), 442 Franklin Ave.
Hours: Sat 9-5; Sun 9-4
Erik Anspaugh (916)567-9750
Email: [email protected]
Topaz is quite a different mineral, which is harder than
quartz. Because of this, a drop of water will not spread on
topaz but will spread on quartz. Clean the stone as effectively as possible with a cloth or handkerchief to remove
all trace of grease. It must be dry before the test. Then
place a spot of clean water on it with a thin glass or metal
rod.
November 20-21, 2010, Livermore, CA
Livermore Valley Lithophiles Gem & Mineral Society
The ‘BARN’ 3131 Pacific Ave. east of Livermore Ave.
Hours: Sat. 10–5; Sun. 10–4.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lithophiles.org
On stones with a hardness of less than 7 on the Mohs
scale, the water is dispersed. Oh harder stones it will remain a globule. The harder the stone the more rounded
will be the globule.
January 15-16 2011, Exeter, CA
Tule Gem & Mineral Society
Exeter Memorial Bldg., 324 N Kaweah (Hwy 65), Exeter
Hours: Sat. 10 - 5, Sun. 10-4
Marshall Havner (559) 562-4133
Charles Reed (559) 784-6394
Webpage: www.tulegem.org
from Rock Chipper via Rock Chip Reporter 11/97 via Bulletin of the Washington State Mineral Council 12/01
Tip
V ariscite
Black petrified wood, when polished has no resemblance
to wood at all. It looks like a plain black polished stone.
You can highlight some of the beautiful grain structure by
bleaching it. Soak the cut and sanded pieces in household
bleach for 2 to 4 weeks, replenishing the solutions when
needed. When the desired grain contrast has been obtained, remove the pieces, since and polish. Some extremely interesting pieces can be obtained by this method.
When working variscite, remember
that it is heat sensitive. Don’t get it
too hot when dopping and avoid overheating when polishing and use
plenty of water when grinding. If
you’re using a polishing compound
other than diamond for your final polish, be careful not to let the heat build up too much.
Via Deming Rocks & Chips, 1980?, Ghost Sheet 4/10
from Ed Wengert, GemCutter News 1/06
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In honor of our club’s 50th anniversary, we are reprinting articles which appeared in earlier issues of The Rollin’ Rock.
They are reprinted exactly as they first appeared, with only typos corrected. Some articles have been condensed because of space considerations. Keep in mind that information in these articles may be outdated. -- Editor
Recipes and Humor
(appeared in October 1979)
Every man needs a wife, because sooner or later
something goes wrong that you just can't blame
on the government!
Imogene's Delectable Treats
appeared in August 1974
1 lb. grated mild cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped green onion
1 small can chopped mushrooms
1 small can sliced black olives
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tsp prepared mustard
2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
Dash garlic powder
-- origin unknown, via Yuba-Sutter Bulletin
(appeared in December 1969)
Topless suits and peek-a-boo clothes,
Miniskirts and see-through hose,
If Godiva made her ride today,
Would anyone even glance her way?
Yes, I guess they would. Of course,
People seldom see a horse.
Mix all ingredients. Spread on thin-sliced
French bread rounds. Broil until cheese melts.
Serve hot. Mixture will keep in a covered bowl
in the refrigerator for a week.
Author Unknown
-- by Imogene Haynes, RRR Secretary
Directions
Zucchini Casserole
appeared in November 1986
appeared in September 1980
When telling me how to get there,
Leave nothing to gamble or guess.
I won’t be upset
If directions I get
Assume I'm a moron, or less.
So give me some street names to cling to,
And draw me a map I can scan.
Please be explicit . . .
Don't say, "You can't miss it."
For brother, BELIEVE ME, I CAN !!!
2 quarts diced zucchini
1 cup Bisquick
1 medium onion, minced
4 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup melted margarine
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
a little chopped parsley
Salt & pepper to taste
Melt margarine in pan or casserole dish (9 x
13). Mix all other ingredients together and put
in pan with melted margarine. Bake at 350 for
45 minutes, or until it browns at edges. Optional: top with bacon strips.
-- via AFMS Newsletter 10/86
-- by Fran Lucas, RRR Refreshments Chair
(appeared in December 1979)
Today women push carts through supermarkets
at speeds well in excess of 55 dollars per hour.
-- from Agatizer Geode and SVRR Hoofprints
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Roseville Rock Rollers
(appeared in April 1992)
A Dutchman was explaining the red, white and
blue Netherlands flag to an American. "Our flag
is symbolic of our taxes. We get red when we
talk about our tax bill, and blue after we pay
them." The American nodded. "It's the same in
the U.S.A., only we see stars, too.”
-- from Hellgate Breezes, via SMS Matrix
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