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The Rockhounder October 2017 The Rockhounder October 2017 The purpose of the Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County MD, Inc. is “to increase knowledge and popular interest in earth sciences, geology, mineralogy, paleontology, lapidary arts, and related subjects.” NOTE: Please send any submissions for the Next Regular Next Board of Directors Meeting: November issue of The Rockhounder Meeting: to Editor Olivia Luzier at [email protected] The Board of Directors will meet 7:30 PM on By Tuesday, October 24, 2017. Date: Monday, Oct. 9, 2017 Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at the home of Jonathan Time: 7:30 PM Harris. Board members Place: are expected to be there. Regular Meeting Announcements Rockville Senior Any member is welcome Gary Leaman, Vice President Center, to attend, but please let 1150 Carnation Jonathan know if you plan to attend. October Speaker Information: Drive Rockville, MD Speaker: Casper Voogt Inside this issue: Title of Talk: Item Page “My 2014 Trip to Madagascar with Mindat” Meeting Announcements, Speaker Info 1 President’s Message 2 Casper Voogt is a globetrotting mineral collector Sept. 11 Regular Meeting Minutes 3 and photographer. In his day job, he runs Plethora Design, a web design company. He has traveled to Sept. 18 BOD Meeting Minutes 4 over fifty countries and has been mineral Sept. 11 FRA Meeting Minutes 6 collecting in Morocco, Madagascar, Myanmar, Pictures from Sept. 11 Regular Meeting 7 Russia, Germany, and around the US. Show Table for Sept. 11 Meeting 10 Casper will present a talk about his three-week In Memory of Cynthia Hunter-Shupe 11 2014 trip to Madagascar with Mindat. The focus of Field Trip News 12 the talk will be on the travel experience, culture, visiting mines, collecting, and purchasing Oct. 14 Auction Announcement 13 minerals. He will also bring samples from his trip. Oct. 14 Auction Item List 14 2018 Slate of Officers 16 Continued on page 2 Upcoming Shows 17 1 The Rockhounder October 2017 Speaker Information (Cont’d) Gary Leaman Continued from page 1 Our November 13th meeting will be of interest to everyone that has come home from one of our monthly club meetings where we had a small auction and bought a lot or you went to a rock and mineral show or just picked up those priceless stones from the roadside. We will be having a club member’s auction so gather your extra rocks, minerals, or other rockhounding items that you can part with. We will be sending out the forms that need to be completed to auction these well-collected rockhounding items during the November meeting. President’s Message Jonathan Harris Hello fellow Rockhounds, Fall has started and our programs are back. The few who are stragglers—please pay your membership dues now so you can stay on our roster and continue to participate in field trips and other events. Mark your calendars for October 14: Saturday morning will be a club auction of over 100 lots of lapidary materials. The items include many Lake Superior Agates, Gypsum crystals, jaspers, geode sections, and other lapidary material. Much is old stock that you are unlikely to dig up any more. If you are running out of shelf space, our November meeting will be a club auction. Now is the time to start thinking of letting go of those duplicates or specimens that are getting lonely and gathering dust. You can restock at the various local shows that appear in the Rockhounder and emails. Happy autumn, ─Jonathan 2 The Rockhounder October 2017 GLMSMC Regular Meeting Minutes for September 11, 2017 Jeff Cessna The September 11, 2017 meeting was called to order by President Jonathan Harris at 7:45 PM. There were approximately 50 people in attendance (45 adults, 5 juniors). It was M/S/P to approve the minutes of the June 12, 2017 regular meeting, with the following corrections: the general door prize was won by Gerald Elgert, not Chuck Hyland, and the show table door prize was won by Karen Lottes, not Carro Hinderstein. It was M/S/P to accept Mark Dahlman as a delegate to the EFMLS annual meeting. President: President Jonathan Harris announced there would be a short BOD meeting during the break. Jonathan announced a silent auction and finalized it at the break. Chris Luzier to take the minutes of the September BOD meeting, if the secretary does not arrive in time. Membership: Doug Baum thanked those members that had paid their dues so far. He announced the visitors for the evening. All stood and introduced themselves and spoke of what brought them to our club. It was M/S/P to approve the memberships of Bruce and Diane Berndt of Fairfax, VA; Dennis and Denise Nelson of Betheseda, MD; and Barry and Carro Hinderstein of Takoma Park, MD. Doug welcomed returning members Alf Shupe and Jim Kostka. Treasurer: Tom Dushel announced, for all those who were greatly concerned, that the meeting space rent was now paid. Chris Luzier discussed the October14th auction of lapidary rough, slabs, agates, and selenite crystals. A list of lots will be included in the October Rockhounder. Chris also announced the October 28th Ultraviolation Show in Fairless Hills, PA. He noted that dealers are still needed. Denise Nelson announced an upcoming GLMS-DC auction on October 29th. Show: Chris Luzier noted that the show is 6 months away. We will need help making pre-forms for the lapidary shop. The club has a machine available for loan and can provide materials. Field Trips: Jonathan Harris noted an upcoming trip to the Willis Mountain kyanite locality. Jonathan brought give-aways from past trips to Mt. Pleasant Mills and Vulcan Manassas Quarries. Continued on page 4 3 The Rockhounder October 2017 GLMSMC Regular Meeting Minutes for September 11, 2017 Continued from page 3 Program: Gary Leaman introduced the dual speakers for the evening, Scott Sprauge and Ed Parshley, both of the Central MD GPAA. The common theme was Arkansas, with Ed discussing “Experiences Finding Quartz Crystals in Arkansas” and Scott discussing “Experiences Finding Diamonds at Crater of Diamonds State Park.” Ed stated that quartz in Arkansas has been known for some time with Spanish explorers noting local Indians had weapons with strange tips and blades. He described the Ron Coleman Mine and the Crystal Seen Trading Company. The former is an active mine with collecting on tailing piles and the latter is a former mine where digging to pockets is required. A large specimen from Ron Coleman mine was displayed. Scott gave details on the State Park containing the 8th largest diamond reserve in the world, with details of the geology and examples of the diamonds found there. He described the process for collecting including the tools needed. His own finds were passed around among the audience and the talk ended with a demonstration of the method to concentrate and pick out diamonds from material brought back from the park. Both speakers answered many questions from an interested audience. Thanks, Scott and Ed. Board of Directors: It was M/S/P to donate a club family membership and a small mineral collection to a local silent auction at Maryvale Elementary School. Chris Luzier and Tom Dushel had minerals to use in the donation. Joel Rosen announced the purchase of a new club trailer to transport and store show materials, replacing the aging trailer. Club member will be needed to transfer materials at a time to be set and announced after trailer delivery. Show table and door prizes were administered by Joel Rosen. Adjournment: It was M/S/P to adjourn the meeting at 9:59 PM Jeff Cessna, Secretary 4 The Rockhounder October 2017 GLMSMC Board Meeting Minutes for September 18, 2017 Jeff Cessna Board members present: Doug Baum, Jeff Cessna, Jonathan Harris, Gary Leaman, Chris Luzier, Holly McNeil, Joel Rosen, and Dave Tiktinsky. Board members not present: Tom Dushel, Dave Fryauff, and Wendell Mohr. President Jonathan Harris called the September 18, 2017 meeting to order at approximately 7:38 PM. Auction: The material delivered so far has begun to be organized into lots. Two additional loads are anticipated. Logistics for delivery and further sorting were discussed. Some material may not arrive in time to be printed in Rockhounder. Dave Tiktinsky required information on lots to prepare the flyer. Chris Luzier will provide information. Hours were discussed. The venue will be contacted about possibility for setting up the evening before and a contingency for the auction running long. Property: Discussions of a date to transfer material from trailer to trailer established for November 4th. (This date was changed to November 5th after the meeting.) Joel will provide an announcement for the Rockhounder. Joel discussed the possibility of using the parking lot of a local school for the transfer. He will contact for permission. Chris Luzier will supply 2-3 folding tables and Joel will supply one. It was M/S/P to authorize $50 for the purchase of wide straps for securing cases. Option for sale of the old trailer were discussed. Nominations: It was M/S/P to establish a nominating committee consisting of Chair Chris Luzier and members Dave Tiktinsky and Jeff Cessna. Potential candidates were discussed. Nominations must appear in the October Rockhounder. Programs: Chris Luzier and Gary Leaman recently presented programs at the Central MD GPAA. The topic of honoraria for speakers was discussed. Gary Leaman discussed upcoming speakers, club member auction, and the Christmas party. Membership: Doug Baum distributed the updated roster by email. We are currently ahead of renewals for the same timeframe last year. Doug will renew Montgomery County Student Service SSL registration.
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