The Council Reporter
Volume 36, Issue 7
September 2016
"ROCKY" THE ROCKHOUND
Official Publication of the
Washington State Mineral Council
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WASHINGTON STATE MINERAL COUNCIL
2016 OFFICERS
President
VP
2nd VP
Secretary
Treasurer
Imm Past Pres:
Steve Townsend
Dale Geer
Dave Mastin
Aaron Wigant
Jim Landon
Gordon Lyons
Bob Pattie
Glenn Morita
Ed Lehman
Lanny Kittleson
Vesta Bettinger
Christopher Bechard
Cheston Perry
Diana Horsfall
Kathy Earnst
Perry Gulsvig
OFFICERS
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(206) 679-3142
(206) 931-2834
(206) 818-9507
(360) 856-0588
(509) 290-1355
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TRUSTEES --- EAST SIDE
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TRUSTEES --- WEST SIDE
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STAFF
Editor
Historian
Wagonmaster
Glenn Morita
Jackie Pattie
open
4528 152nd Pl SW, Lynnwood, WA 98087
4316 N. E. 10th, Renton, WA 98059
(425) 743-6249
(425) 226-3154
The West Side Board meets the third Tuesday of each month between combined meetings, unless a special meeting is
called. Usually no meeting in July and December dependent on Board action.
WEB PAGE ADDRESS
https://mineralcouncil.wordpress.com
Editor's e-mail address
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MAILING ADDRESS
Washington State Mineral Council
27871 Minkler Road
Sedro Woolley, WA 98284
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October 18, 2016
Westside Board Meeting
AGENDA
Opening of Meeting
Treasurer's Report
à Kathy Earnst
Committee Reports
à Wagonmaster -Ed Lehman
Old Business
New Business
Open Comments
Washington State Mineral Council
Combined Board Meeting: Ellensburg, WA
Date: September 24, 2016
I.) Meeting opens - 9:30am by Vesta Bettinger, President
(North Seattle). In attendance were: Vice President, Christopher Bechard (Ellensburg); 2nd Vice President, Cheston Perry
(North Seattle); Evah Summers (KMGs Kitsap Co.); Diane
Myers (Shelton); Vickie Foster (Shelton); Andrew Grove
(Ellensburg); Dave Mastin (Ellensburg); Steve Townsend
(Ellensburg); Dale Greer (Yakima); Ken Junt (Yakima)
Introductions
Adjourn
Meeting Calendar for 2016
West side board meetings:
1/19, 2/16, 4/19, 6/21, 8/16, 10/18
II.) Treasury Report:
Kathy Earnst not present nothing reported
At 7:30PM at the
Maplewood Clubhouse
8802 196th St SW, Edmonds
III.) Committee Reports:
Wagonmaster, Ed Lehman, not present on a field trip but reported Denny Creek issue will have no change for 2 more
weeks.
General meetings :
3/19, 5/21, 9/24, 11/05
Marysville Rock Show is scheduled for ____ where map books
will be available for purchase. Yakima club and Steve Townsend in need of map books. More will be printed after the
show.
All general meetings will be held at:
Palace Café
4th & Main
Ellensburg
Meeting @ 9:30 AM
It seems Green Diamond collecting area (near Shelton in the
Olympics) now has a fee: $250 drive-in pass and $75 on foot
IV.) Old Business:
Bob Pattie not present but reported via email that S. 1690
Mountains to Sound Greenway National Heritage Area Act has
a 51% chance of being enacted. more info online.
GPS Co-ordinates Needed
The WSMC needs the GPS co-ordinates of any and all of the
collecting sites in the state. In an effort to make the map
booklets as accurate as possible the Mineral Council is asking
for everyone to record GPS readings while on field trips
The data can also be used to help in our fight to keep our
collecting areas open.
We received an invitation from the Shelton club for a guest
speaker for the October program. Bob will be representing the
Mineral Council with a presentation, which includes information on legislature and our role in Olympia as per request.
Bob is still working on reorganizing the Westside Mineral
Council Rock Collection.
Steve Townsend asks: Where is the Eastside Rock Collection?
He thought possible Spokane could have the box & would like
to locate it soon.
The Washington State Mineral Council
web site has MOVED.
Please update your web browsers to the new URL
https://mineralcouncil.wordpress.com/
V.) New Business:
Fundraising. Vesta proposed a possible idea for fundraising at
one of the state rest areas by providing coffee/cookies. The
only concern was that when you sign up you must cover 3
24HR shifts. She spoke with WSDOT and the Silver Lake rest
area allows the days to be split up so we may be able to get just
one 24HR shift, which is more feasible. Puyallup club has done
a rest stop fundraiser in the past and may have coffee pots &
other necessary materials. Discussion of other possible fund-
The move allows the website to use Wordpress without having to
upgrade our web hosting account.
The old URL www.mineralcouncil.org will continue to re-direct you
to the new location.
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2016 WSMC SPONSORED FIELD TRIPS
The Washington State Mineral Council plans guided fieldtrips to collecting sites. Open to member clubs, and the general public.
Most trips are free. Included are the Pow Wow trips (must join to go on trips). Host clubs and contact persons will be set up as I
gather info. For updated information, go to: mineralcouncil.wordpress.com , or contact Ed Lehman at wsmced@ hotmail.com, or home (425) 334-6282 or cell (425) 760-2786.
ALWAYS contact host for updated info a week before trip !!!
Date
Host
1/16
Meeting Place & Time
Material
Tools
Marysville Beaver Valley
10:30 @ INFO center
Chert & Zeolites
Hard rock
1/30
Darrington Walker Valley
9:00 @ Big Lake Store
Geodes & Agate
Hard rock
2/20
Marysville Cedar Ponds
9:00 @ Monroe Jack n Box
Jasper
Dig & Hard rock
3/19
Marysville Cherry Creek
9:00 @ Duvall Safeway
Jasper
Dig & Hard rock
4/16-17
POW
8:00 @ Boat Launch
Petrified Wood
Dig & Hard rock
5/7
Darrington Racehorse Creek
9:00 @ IGA @ Nugent’s Corner
Fossils, Mushrooms
Dig & Hard rock
5/21
Ellensburg Saddle Mt.
9:00 @ Mattawa Lepricon Market
Petrified Wood
Dig & Hard rock
6/10-14
Spokane
Call Host for Information
ThunderEggs & Agate
Dig & Hard rock
6/18
Darrington FR 17 & 18
9:00 @ Darrington IGA
Jade, Serpentine, Hematite
Dig tools
6/23-26
POW
Madras, OR
8:00 @ County Fair Grounds
Agate, T-Eggs, Petrified wood
Dig & Hard rock
7/16
DAR
Sweetwater
10:00 @ Darrington Show (Grange)
Travertine
Dig & Hard rock
8/20-21
NOA
Greenwater
9:00 @ Enumclaw Ranger Station
Agate & Jasper
Dig & Hard rock
9/10-11
POW
Teanaway
8:00 @ Teanaway Camp
Geodes, Agate, Jade
Dig & Hard rock
9/24
NOA
Little Naches
9:00 @ Enumclaw Ranger Station
ThunderEggs & Lilypad Jade
Dig & Hard rock
10/15
Marysville Money Creek
9:00 @ Money Creek Camp Ground
Ore & Picture Jasper
Dig & Hard rock
11/19
Mt Baker
9:00 @ I-5 Exit 240 Gas Station
Dalmation Stone
Hard rock
HOST
Site
Saddle Mt.
Succor Creek & McD
Blanchard Hill
CLUB
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Marysville Rock Club
Darrington Rock Club
All Rockhounds PowWow Club
Ellensburg Rock Club
Spokane Rock Rollers
HC
= Hells Canyon Rock Club
NOA = NW Opal Association
CONTACT INFO
Ed Lehman—[email protected] (425) 334-6282 (425) 760-2786
Ed Lehman—[email protected] (425) 334-6282 (425) 760-2786
Larry Vess—vessel3755@gmail,com (253) 473-3908
Steve Townsend—[email protected] (509) 607-1446
Mike Shaw—[email protected] (509) 244-8542
Tony Johnson— (253) 863-9238
Dan Cease—[email protected] (509) 254-1720
Keep updated on http://www.mineralcouncil.wordpress.com. Land management changes, and roads close regularly. There is a area on web
page with tool category with pictures and names of tools.
Always have proper clothes and gear for conditions. Be prepared with safety, first aid, food, and drink.
A week before trips, I (Ed Lehman) will have a pdf file with map and info for that trip I can send you on request. I will do the same to trip host.
Try to be at meeting site at least 30 minutes before trip time for details and instructions with a full tank of gas. There will be a display of rough
and finished material for that trip. Some of the meeting sites are at eating places, join us for breakfast.
Many rock shows will have a WSMC booth with our WA St rockhounding maps for sale, and information. Map books are for sale at
trip meeting. Sale of books finance WSMC, and buy the insurance to get us access to private land to collect.
Remember our code of ethics. Keep the lands open to rockhounding (remind or public guardians they are our employees, and it is our land).
Ed
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raising ideas for the Mineral Council included: yard sale, silent
auctions, state fair, a drawing, and utilizing social media.
via CSM Tumbler 09/16, Washington Agate & Mineral Society
Newsletter, 4/15; from Rockhound Special, 6/02
A junior rock exchange within different statewide clubs was
brought up for consideration by Evah Summers of Kitsap.
Sent as a representative for Kitsap, Evah Summers presented a
dilemma faced by her club concerning fieldtrips & land use/
claim ownership. Vesta referred to Rockhound Code of Ethics
that state:
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2.
3.
Plants and animals are quite effective in aiding the processes of
weathering. Burrowing animals open up new surfaces to other
weathering processes. Gophers and prairie dogs visibly change
the surface of the land. Plant roots are directly effective in
physical weathering, and act similarly to ice wedging. Roots
will grow into areas where there is available water, like cracks
and crevasses in rocks. As they increase in diameter, they exert force, and cause those cracks and crevasses to deepen and
widen. As an example, tree roots growing into cracks in a
sidewalk will ultimately crack it, and break it up.
I will respect both private and public property and will do
no collecting on privately owned land without permission
from the owner.
.I will keep informed on all laws, regulations and rules
governing collecting on private lands and will observe
them.
I will do to the best of my ability; ascertain the boundary
lines of property on which I plan to collect. It was also
noted that most fieldtrip leaders and planners of a club
would choose areas for collecting by this code and in general are respectful and knowledgeable of fieldtrip destinations and land use/claim ownership.
Even a tiny creature can have some effect. Piddocks (small
marine clams) actually abrade and grind up rock surfaces.
They live in a shore environment exposed to wave and tidal
action, and have shells made up mostly of calcium carbonate
materials (like the mineral calcite). The shells are quite soft
and usually would not be effective in grinding. However, they
have external grooves into which grains of sand become
lodged, and the sand is the actual abrasion agent. The tiny paddock starts grinding a hole into the rock when it first becomes
attached. (As it increases in size, it grinds the hole deeper and
wider, ultimately trapping itself as the original entry hole is
smaller in diameter than the newer, deeper portion the growing
piddock continues to grind out.
Usually the culprits of “claim jumping” are not planned club
fieldtrips but members of the general public.
Also addressed was a discussion from the Local Area Show
Listings. (Please Note: This is a reminder to all clubs that every
new year you must notify the Editor, Glenn Morita, by email at
[email protected] with your club show information and
dates to be added to the listings.)
The weathering process can be as slow as a molecule at a time,
as regular as clockwork, or come in a flood, as the earth seeks
that equilibrium we first talked about in Part I of this series.
If there is bad weather for the 11/05/2016 meeting call Steve
Townsend at the shop to see if the meeting is cancelled or not.
Judson, Sheldon, Marvin E. Kauffman, and L. Don Leet, Physical Geology, 7th Edition, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood
cliffs, NJ, 1987.
Meeting adjourned at 10:34 a.m.
Submitted by Cheston Perry & revised by Vesta Bettinger
Skinner, Brian J. and Stephen C. Porter, The Dynamic Earth,
4th Edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, 2000.
Why Do Rocks Fluoresce?
From Stone Age News, 06/16
The word takes its name from fluorite and was first discovered
by Vincenzio Cascariolo, cobbler and part-time alchemist. In
1602, he tried to smelt a heavy white metal he thought was
gold. He was very disappointed, and at one point he put it into
bright sunlight. It seemed to drink in the warm light and afterwards it would glow in the dark (it was calcined barite.)
MINERAL MYTHS
AND MEANINGS
from Dave Wester
Throughout the ages, man has held a deeper belief of gems and
minerals, considering them to bring luck or associating them
with health or life facts. When you think about it, there’s probably a grain of truth to some of these myths because minerals,
gems, and rocks are made up of the same compositions as the
human body. If you’ve taken a chemistry class you’ll know this
to be true. This column will present
a gem or mineral myth (or meaning)
each month so that you can become
better acquainted with some of the
more diverse properties of those
rocks we love to collect.
It was two centuries before the significance was noted by Sir
George Stokes. With the mineral fluorite, he recognized the
principle of fluorescence. He set it apart from other known
forms of fluorescence, such as “thermoluminescence,” the
beautiful flow radiated by many minerals when heated gently,
from “chemiluminescence,” the cold light produced by some
chemical reactions, from “bioluminescence,” as seen in decaying wood, and from “triboluminescence,” the sparks of light
seen in the dark when struck or scratched with a sharp object.
At that time the only known source of ultraviolet light was
sunlight. Then in 1867, a Frenchman by the name of Becquerel, using a new “phosphorescope” detected a delicate red fluorescence in calcite and timed its phosphorescence at one-half
second.
Opal
Opal has been a popular gem for
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esting structure. Opal
is considered a mineraloid because its
structure is not truly
crystalline. The
chemistry of Opal is
primarily SiO2 and
varying amounts of
water. The amount of
water varies from 5%
to 10% and greater.
This water can help
geologists determine
the temperature of the host rock at the time the opal formed.
Although there is no crystal structure, (meaning a regular arrangement of atoms), opal does possess a structure nonetheless.
Random chains of silicon and oxygen are packed into extraordinarily tiny spheres. These spheres in most Opals are irregular
in size and inconsistent in concentration. Yet in Precious Opal
––the variety used most often in jewelry, there are many organized pockets of the spheres. These pockets contain spheres of
approximately equal size and have a regular concentration, or
structure, of the spheres. This has the effect of diffracting light
at various wavelengths, creating colors. Each pocket produces
a different color and with a different intensity, depending on
the angle from which a viewer sees it. The multicolored flashes
of light that Opal emits gives it a truly beautiful and valuable
look. This effect is called a “play of light,” and not
“opalescence.” The latter term describes the milky nature of
the translucence of opal, and is more properly compared to the
appearance of water to which a few drops of milk have been
added.
The looking-glass world of “contronyms”
words that are their own antonyms.
• Left can mean either remaining or departed. If the gentlemen
have withdrawn to the drawing room for after-dinner cigars,
who’s left? (The gentlemen have left and the ladies are left.)
• Dust, along with the next two words, is a noun turned into a
verb meaning either to add or to remove the thing in question.
Only the context will tell you which it is. When you dust are
you applying dust or removing it? It depends whether you’re
dusting the crops or the furniture.
• Stone is another verb to use with caution. You can stone
some peaches, but please don’t stone your neighbor (even if he
says he likes to get stoned).
• Off means ‘deactivated,’ as in "to turn off," but also
‘activated,’ as in "The alarm went off."
The opal is believed to promote hope. It’s the October birthstone. It is said to promote growth spiritually and physically
plus aligns physical and etheric bodies. The opal is said to be
many things including the most powerful of healing stones, the
stone of hope, the stone of great achievement and even the
“stone of the Gods.” It is said to be the stone of love, but only
to faithful lovers. Opal is said to be a symbol of faithfulness
and is believed to assist the wearer with finding true love. The
opal will bring misfortune to an unfaithful lover. The name
opal is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit ‘upala’, meaning ‘precious stone.’ In Greek mythology, Opal was believed to
be formed from the joyous tears wept by Zeus after he defeated
the Titans. It was also
believed by the Greeks
that the owner of Opal
would obtain the power
of giving foresight and
the light of prophecy. In
ancient Arabic times it
was believed that opals
fell from the heavens in
lightning, the flashes giving the stone its fire and
flare.
• Weather can mean ‘to withstand or come safely through,’ as
in “The company weathered the recession,” or it can mean ‘to
be worn away’: “The rock was weathered.”
• Out of means "outside" or "inside": “I hardly get out of the
house because I work out of my home.” The contronym (also
spelled “contranym”) : goes by many names, including “autoantonym,” “antagonym,” “enantiodrome,” “self-antonym,”
“antilogy” and “Janus word”.
The folks at Daily Writing Tips have rounded up even more
From Boulder Buster, 09/16
Attention: All Newsletter Subscribers
If you, or someone you know should be receiving this newsletter
electronically and are not, please contact Bob Pattie or myself
(Glenn Morita).
Career: Teaching / Education.
We are trying to keep our mailing list current and want to make
sure that everyone who wants an electronic version of the
newsletter gets one.
West Seattle Petroglyphs, 09/16, via Rocky Trail, 09/09
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Local Area Shows for 2016/2017
October 2016
7th 10am - 6pm
8th 10am - 6pm
9th 10am—5pm
Portland Regional
Rock and Gem Show
36th Annual
October 2016
15th 10am - 6pm
16th 10am - 5pm
Hell’s Canyon Gem Club
October 2016
22nd 10am - 6pm
23rd 10am - 5pm
Bellevue Rock and
Gem club
Annual show
October 2016
22nd 9am - 6pm
23rd 10am - 5pm
Clackamette Mineral &
Gem Club
51st Annual Show
November 2016
12th 9am - 5pm
13th 10am - 4pm
Skagit Rock & Gem Club
Treasures of the Earth
November 2016
11th 9am - 5pm
12th 10am - 5pm
Maplewood Rock and
Gem Club
Annual Fall Show
November 2016
19th 10am - 5pm
20th 10am - 5pm
Kitsap Mineral
And
Gem Society
Fall Festival of Gems
December 2016
10th 9am - 6pm
11th 10am - 6pm
Maplewood Rock and
Gem Club
5th Annual Winter Bazaar
February 2017
11th 9am—5pm
12th 9am—4pm
Whidbey Island Gem Club
52nd Annual
Sweetheart
of Gems Show
March 2017
11th 10am - 5pm
12th 10am - 4pm
Magic Valley Gem Club
66th Annual Show
March 2017
18th 9am - 6pm
19th 10am - 5pm
Hellgate Mineral Society
Gems Stones of Montana 23rd
Annual Gem, Mineral
and Fossil Show
$2, under 14 free w/adult
March 2017
24th 10am – 6pm
25th 10am – 6pm
26th 10am – 4pm
Rock Rollers Club
of Spokane
58th Annual Gem,
Jewelry and Mineral Show
March 2017
25th 10am - 6pm
26th 10am - 5pm
Mt. Baker Rock
& Gem Club
55th Annual
Rock and Gem Show
April 2017
7th 9am—6pm
8th 10am—6pm
9th 10am—4pm
Golden Spike Gem
and Mineral Society
66th Gemstone Junction
April 2017
8th 10am - 6pm
9th 10am - 5pm
SE Idaho Gems &
Mineral Society
(SEIGMS)
Annual Rock and Gem Show
$2, 12 & under free/adult
Washington County Fair Complex
873 NE 34th AVE
Hillsboro, OR
50th Annual Show
Nez Perce County Fair Building
Gemstones, Carvings, & Jewel- 1229 Burrell Avenue
ry From Around The World
Lewiston ID
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Vasa Park
3560 W Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE
Bellevue, Washington 98008
Clackamas County Fairgrounds
694 NE 4th Ave
Canby, OR
Sedro Woolley Community Center
703 Pacific St
Sedro Woolley WA 98284
Maplewood Rock and Gem Clubhouse
8802 196th ST SW
Edmonds WA
The President’s Hall
Kitsap Co. Fairgrounds
1200 NW Fairgrounds Rd
Bremerton, WA
Maplewood Rock and Gem Clubhouse
8802 196th ST SW
Edmonds WA
Oak Harbor Senior Center
51 SE. Jerome Street
Oak Harbor, WA
Twin Falls County Fairgrounds
215 Fair Ave.
east of Filer on US Hwy. 30
Hilton Garden Inn
2730 North Reserve St.
Missoula MT
Spokane County Fair & Expo Center
N.604 Havana
Spokane WA
Bloedel-Donovan Park
2214 Electric Ave.
Bellingham WA
Golden Spike Event Center
Weber County Fairgrounds
1000 N 1200 W
Ogden, UT
Bannock County Fairgrounds
10588 Fairground Dr.
Pocatello ID 83201
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8802 196th St SW
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