MGSCV Petrograph - October 2007 Monthly Bulletin of the Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley October 2007 General Meeting: October 10, 7:30 P.M. at Mt. Eden Presbyterian Church, In This Issue: (See map on back cover) 26236 Adrian Ave, Hayward (Next to Chabot College, President’s Message behind Burger King) Sept. General Meeting Program: Finding Dino Bone Our speaker for the Oct. 10th general meeting is Rock Rumbles Dennis Freiburger, who will speak on The Karakoram It Ain’t Easy Highway, a geography, gem and mineral trip from Gem of the Month Pakistan to Central Asia..He spoke to us about the Cutting Stones Brazilian mines last year and was enthusiastic, Trip Report;Sheldon, informative and very well received. Virgin and Plush, Part 2 October Refreshments: G-P Rock Flour – The Positive Rock Dust – The Negative New Members: Unless otherwise stated, General Upcoming Events Meetings are on the second Wednesday of the month at New/Renewal Member the church at 7:30pm. You are invited and encouraged to Information attend! There is a silent action and door prizes at every meeting. Next Board Meeting: October 8th @ 7pm at the shop Shop Clean Up: To be announced! The shop really needs it, but the scheduled clean-up was pre-empted by the big Joe Hunt donation sale. Stay tuned for an announcement of the new date. Potluck/Tailgating: To be announced! It will be the day after the cleanup. - 1 - MGSCV Petrograph - October 2007 MINERAL AND GEM SOCIETY OF CASTRO VALLEY, INC. PETROGRAPH This is the bulletin of the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley, Inc., a member of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc., the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the North Bay Field Trip Association. Bulletin Policy Submission deadline is the Sunday following the general meeting (normally the second Wednesday of the month.) Anonymous contributions will not be considered for publication in the Petrograph; however, if requested, the contributor’s name will be withheld from the published material. Members are encouraged to submit articles of various types that may be of interest to the general membership. The editor reserves the right to omit submissions from publication. Proper credit must be cited for material from any other source. Permission to reprint Petrograph articles is hereby granted provided all credit is given. 2007 Officers Elected President – Jane Panico Vice President – Ron Miller .……………………………… ……..……. (650) 669-2236 Secretary – Chris PaVel-Ligon …………………………………….……. Treasurer – Betty Milam …………………………………………. [email protected] …………….. (510) 732-6717 1st Year Director – Vijaya Sethuraman ……………………………………………………………………… 2nd Year Director – Judy Wong ……………………………………………………………..……………… 3rd Year Director – Bill Jeans ………………………………………………………………………..………… (510) 483-7357 Federation Director - Ron Hasemeyer …….……….……[email protected].….………..…..…… (510) 886-1747 Shop Manager – Beth Farmer ………………………………[email protected]……………………… (510) 538-3092 2007 Show Chairman – Larry Ham ………………………….. (510) 547-5906 Membership – Bonnie Andrade …………..……[email protected]……..………….. (925) 625-4393 Editor – Mike Tice …………………………..4ticetice@comcast .net………………………… (510) 791-2785 Past President – Doc Buschke …………………………………………………………………………………………. (510) 797-0744 Appointed Shop Steering Committee Chair – Larry Ham ……………………………………………………………………. (510) 547-5906 Scholarship Chair – Mary Howell …………………………………………………………………………………….. (510) 537-3702 Librarian – Fern Brown ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (510) 357-1326 Historian – Jamie McDonald ………………………………...… [email protected] ………..……………. (510) 889-7808 Purchasing Agent – Horace Robertson ………………………………………………………………………………. (510) 278-1085 Education Coordinator – Shirley Buschke ………………………………………………………………………….. (510) 797-0744 Field Trip Coordinator–Ron Hasemeyer …….……….……[email protected].….………..…..…… (510) 886-1747 Parliamentarian – Doc Buschke …………………………………………………………………………………………….. (510) 797-0744 Reception/Hostess – Dolores Barnes ………………………………………………………………………………….. (510) 635-2481 Sunshine Reporter – All members Door Prizes – Judy Wong ……………………………………………………………………………………………………. Web Master – Jane Panico ………………………………….. ………………………….................................. [email protected] Publication Staff Typists,: Mike Tice, Shirley Buschke, Rock Rumbles,: Shirley BuschkeLabels, Assembly and Mailing: Eloise Murata-Rudiger & Candy Jones - 2 - MGSCV Petrograph - October 2007 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE September General Meeting On Saturday and Sunday September 21 and 22 the The September General meeting was called to club sold the donated rock from Joe Hunt. Thank order at 7:35 pm, Wednesday, September 12, you Joe Hunt for this generous donation! This rock 2007, by President Jane Panico. belonged to Johnson's Rock Shop. All of the A few members did not receive the recent material was good - well worth the trip out in the Petrograph, and Jane asked them to re-confirm rain. Saturday sales totaled over 2K. We hope to their email addresses. make a little more on Sunday. This is something the club really needed! The was one correction to the September Petrograph; Mary Howell received a Certificate of I want to thank everyone who came out and helped Life Membership, not Appreciation. get and put out the estate and collect it. Larry, Beth, Jim, Ken M, Ken P, Wilburt, Mike & Jenifer T, Norm, Program: Mary Howell moderated this evening’s Mark M and of course Joe Hunt for giving the club program: ”My Favorite Rock”. the rock! We had a lot of new people and clubs attending because Beth placed the sale on Mary led off by showing a small rock (which may or Craigslist. The turn out was great and the donations may not be a fossil) that she collected while visiting to our club are much appreciated. the 4000 year old Great Orme Copper Mines in North Wales, England. This item has great Other than early birds, the sale went great and a lot sentimental value to her as a remembrance of the of people got some really great rock! We made over trip. Mary also displayed a bronze spear point 2K in donations and moved over 2 tons or more of (replica) and a piece of native copper. She said it rock. was a fantastic trip and left some literature about the mine on the front table. Our shop clean up will be scheduled sometime in October so keep your ears open for the new date. Beth Farmer showed off some gorgeous Indian The shop had way too much rock for a clean up on Jewelry, including a Petrified Wood pendant the normal set date. Also, don't forget the Holiday handed down from her grandmother that was made Party at the Moose Lodge December 11, Tuesday. in the 40’s. This pendant was personally significant Its a pot luck so check the website for what to bring. to Beth not only because it belonged to her Grandmother, but also because it started her Jane fascination with American Indian Jewelry. Mark Montgomery entitled his presentation “Serendipitous Mistakes”. Mark has been an artist for years and enjoys the “found objects” that he September Board Meeting discovers in the cabs that he creates. Mark There was no quorum for the September 2007 displayed two items, a round Petrified Wood Board Meeting, therefore the meeting was not held. cabochon that he considered of perfect composition and a Sunset Agate cabochon that revealed the features of a dog peering over a bush, which reminded him of his late Golden Retriever. Nell Klas presented a pendant that she named “Romancing the Stone”. Made from a piece of rough that she found in the free bin at the shop, she has no difficulty in seeing an emerald within it. Bill Howell displayed a piece of Jett from Dover, England. Very rare, particularly in the large size of the piece that he held, this stone looked like a piece of coal, but was highly prized by the Victorians for making Mourning Jewelry. Found mainly in the white cliffs of Dover, this material takes a beautiful polish. It is still considered wood, however, but sure looked petrified to this observer. It comes from the Monkeypuzzle Tree, of the middle Jurassic Period and is actually brown, but looks black. Originating in the Sherwood Forest area, it is favored by Indians for making jewelry. - 3 - MGSCV Petrograph - October 2007 September General Meeting (Continued) Junior Mentor: Mark Montgomery. Mark reported that he has two juniors, both of whom are currently Bill noted that this material will hold an electrostatic faceting. One is looking for a used faceting charge, and to perform a test to determine machine, please contact Mark. authenticity, it is scaped on the unglazed bottom of a piece of China. If the streak is brown it is Jett, if it Education: Shirley Buschke. Shirley reported is black it is coal. that the recent Fabrication class was very successful, and that another will be held in October. Marie Brown showed a piece of Dumortierite that The price will be going up a bit, due to increases in she collected in Arizona. This stone is called ‘The the price of raw materials. Another Enamel class is Stone of Patience”. coming soon and she is still having drop-in students Shirley Buschke presented a Sand Opal that she in the Lost Wax classes. Phil Karls has built a obtained from Arland Stokes. It was not clear if cabinet for the Juniors to display their work. Shirley Arland was aware that he had “lost” this item to asks that students be mindful when taking classes; Shirley. please follow the instructors directions. We should honor our instructors, as they are volunteers. Doc Buschke displayed a large carved turquoise item that consisted