October - Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society

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ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED
Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society
October 2010 Vol. 53, No 10
Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101
www.ttownrockhound.org
OctoberGeneralMeetingisonWednesday the13th!!!
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TRMSRockSale --October09and10!!!
TULSA ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society, Inc. was organized in April, 1958, to promote interest in rocks, minerals, fossils, artifacts, gem
stones, lapidary, jewelry-making, and all forms of earth science. We also promote good fellowship among members by helping and
teaching one another. We are an affiliate of the Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies, the Rocky Mountain Federation of
Mineralogical Societies and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
Meetings are held on the SECOND MONDAY of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Aaronson Auditorium of the Tulsa City-County Library, 400
Civic Center, Tulsa, OK. Our mailing address is TRMS , PO Box 2292,Tulsa, OK, 74101. Visit our website at www.ttownrockhound.org .,
Officers
President
Ellsworth Noel
369-5013
First Vice-President (Program Chairman)
Jack Kovnas
865-7774
Second Vice-President (Field Trip Chairman) Virgil Richards
357-2649
Secretary
Lynn Stirling
838-2371
Treasurer
Leo Izzabell
258-7873
Historian
Carol Fix
342-4113
Librarian
Tim Maddox
926-0648
Editors
Kay Waterman 521-4386 and Scott Robb
663-5264
Shop Foreman
Finis Riggs
587-4400
Past President
Julia Allande
834-3405
Directors
Fritz Hatley, Scott Robb, Paulino Allande
2010 Committee Chairs
By-Laws Hospitality
Chatpile Ed.
Class Coord
Spcl Prj./Displays
Com. Stamps
Donations
Door Prizes
Julia & Paulino Allande
Wayne Mouser
Chris Robinson
Gary Cooper
Geraldine Mouser
Elmer Kitchell
Brandon Richards
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834-3405
582-8700
745-0282
734-0879
582-8700
836-0341
357-2649
Education
Chris Robinson
Federation Activ. Kay Waterman
Finance
Richard Jaeger
Publicity
Yvonne Dressel
Scholarships
Richard Jaeger
Uniform Rules
Richard Jaeger
Webmaster
Tim Maddox
745-0282
521-4386
481-0249
834-5641
481-0249
481-0249
926-0648
The T-Town Rockhound, official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society is issued every month preceding the regular monthly
meeting. The bulletin provides our members with an account of what is going on in the club and is a permanent record of past years.
Material to be published in the T-Town Rockhound must be received by the Monday after the regular meeting. Permission to reprint
is granted unless otherwise designated, provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound.
Suggestions for improvements to our bulletin are welcome.
Please mail items to be published to: Editor, TRMS, Kay Waterman, 2012 W. 4th Pl. S, Claremore, OK 74017, email:
[email protected]; or Scott Robb, 10308 E. 26 St, Tulsa, OK 74129, email: [email protected]; and mail Exchange Publications to:
TRMS, Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101.
DUES: Individuals, $12.00; Family, $15.00; payable on the first of each calendar year: reduced one-half after July 1 for new
members only. Those who have not paid their dues by April 1 are removed from the mailing list. Those who have not paid by
July 1 are removed from membership.
Address Corrections: Be sure to send your address change to: Kay Waterman, 2012 W. 4th Pl. S, Claremore, OK 74017, email:
[email protected]; and/or Scott Robb, 10308 E. 26 St, Tulsa, OK 74129, email: [email protected];
Large Bulletin
Do you have questions?
Check Out the TRMS/ORU Workshop –Pg xx
Silversmithing Ruth Potts
307-8267
Gem Cutting Leon Reeder
346-7299
Fossils
Richard Jaeger
481-0249
Minerals
Fred White
446-6135
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1994 - 96, 2005 (New Editor)
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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society
T-Town Rockhound
October 2010 VOLUME 53, NUMBER 10
President’s Report: Ellsworth Noel
Oh boy! Oh boy! October is here! The pumpkin, a pale yellow,
sits in the farmer’s field. The foliage around it yellow and brown,
with splashes of bright red. Old Jack Frost is coming soon. The
insects shall all be dead,and visions of Bug Free field trips
dance in my head.
Attendance at the picnic, at Haikey Creek Park, was attended
by 44 people and everyone had a good time. There was a rock hunt for all the
kids and drawings for prizes. Everyone went home with a rock, courtesy of Jack
Kovnas. We also played horse shoes. The food was great. Hamburgers and
hot dogs were prepared by Paulino Allande. There is nothing like cooking over
a hot grill during a heat alert. Many thanks to him for a fine job.
We have openings for several officer positions for next year. If you can serve
the club and want to get to know it better, your participation will be greatly
appreciated.
Rock On,
Ellsworth
Tuesday, 10/05
Board Meeting
TRMS Rock Sale
10/09 & 10
Wednesday, 10/13
General Meeting
October 16-17 TRMS
Field Trip
Mt Ida, Arkansas
Look What’s Inside!
President’s Report
Program Report
Field Trip Report
Treasurer’s Report
Secretary’s Report
Display Case
TRMS History
Hints & Tips
Conglomerate
AFMS RMFS
Sunshine Report
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On the Road
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TRMS/ORU Workshop
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Program Report: Jack Kovnas
Hi everybody! Don't forget our next General Meeting will be
on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13th, not Monday because the Kids pages
Library will be closed Monday for the Columbus Day Holiday.
The Program is going to be awesome; TRMS scholarship recipient Jennifer
Sturm, Geology student from Tulsa University, will be giving us a Power Point
presentation of her summer Field Trip to Ireland! Please join us as she gives
us a tour of Western Ireland as well as the breathtaking picturesque Giant
Causeways and unusual columns of Northern Ireland. Yes, there are more than just castles in
Ireland; there are rocks! Jennifer will display her Irish Serpentine, garnets, Egg Crate
limestone, schists, and fluorite she brought back with her! Don't forget that in addition to her
program, all the attending young people and guests will receive free rock specimens from
TRMS just for showing up!'
Note! The library is closed for Columbus’ Day, Monday - 10/11.
Our General Meeting will be Wednesday - 10/13.
T-Town Rockhound / Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society / October 2010
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Field Trip Report: Virgil Richards
This field trip is open to all participants regardless of club affiliation.
Oct 16-17, 2010
Mt Ida, Arkansas
Wegner’s Quartz Crystal Mines
We will meet at the Courthouse in Mt Ida at 8:30am on Saturday, Oct 16th,
2010. We will leave from there by 9:00am and head to Wegner’s Quartz
Crystal Mines, south of town. We have the option of digging in the Phantom mine, the tailings
piles, or going to Wegner’s Crystal Forest Mine. Each option carries its own fee schedule. To
dig in the Phantom mine or the Crystal Forest Mine, the fee is $24 each for the whole day, and
we will have to have a minimum of 10 participants, or pay a $240 minimum fee for the group if
less than ten, and this option requires a reservation and deposit. For the tailings, the fee is
$10.50 per person (kids 10 & under & seniors 62+ $6.60) for the day. Crystal Forest Mine is
$15 per person per 2 hours and is a 40 acre site with good surface collecting potential.
Due to the variety of choices and reservation requirement for the all day
Phantom Mine or Crystal Forest Mine, I will need for participants to contact
me ASAP, with their intent to participate, and their preference for the dig.
Phantom Mine (All Day):
24.00 Ea ($240.00 Min)
CF Mine (All Day):
24.00 Ea ($240.00 Min)
Tailings &/or CF Mine 2 hr. [higher cost for both]. $10.50 ($6.60) / $15.00 (2 Hr)
I will need this information by the end of the week (9/24/10) if at all possible.
Virgil G Richards
Field Trip Coordinator, Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 918-640-9592
AFMS JUNIOR CLUB ROCKHOUND OF THE YEAR: RICHARD JAEGER
From the September Rocky Mountain Federation Newsletter
It is my pleasure to nominate Aaron Rowlett as the AFMS Junior Club Rockhound of the Year for the Tulsa Rock
& Mineral Society. Aaron is 17 and a senior in high school. Aaron and his family have been members of our club
for many years. He always participates in our Gem & Mineral Shows. He helps load and unload materials from our
club storage shed and pitches in all day during set up wherever he sees that help is needed. He also pitches in
during the show wherever help is needed. He has worked in the club booth, the silent auction area, and at the
demonstrating exhibits; he has also demonstrated at the Oklahoma City show. He has helped repair and clean
club electrical equipment and club display cases. One of our club members, Richard Dodrill, has a museum in
Cushing, OK. Aaron has spent many hours working over there, he even helped repair the roof. He has made
many gem trees, rock animals, and magnets for prizes for our wheel game. He is always cheerfully ready to help
the club in any way he can. Aaron is a valuable member of the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society and fully deserving
of this award.
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Secretary’s Report: Lynn and James Sterling
Board Meeting – September 7, 2010:
TULSA ROCK AND MINERAL SOCIETY
TREASURER'S REPORT
Leo Issabell - August 2010 - Account 04
Balance forward 8/1/2010....................
The report is sketchy this month, I’ve filled in as best I
can remember - Scott Robb
Minutes were accepted. It was noted that discussion of the
picnic was missing in the previous report. A contribution in
Gloria Meadors’ name was discussed and approved ($35
to the OK State Council Scholarship Fund). The
Treasurer’s report was accepted. Jack Kovnas announced
the opal-cutting video for the September General Meeting.
Richard Jaeger announced the TU Scholarship winner.
The annual November Auction and the December
Christmas Party were mentioned. A discussion and
consensus was reached that better attention to the General
Meeting speakers and programs needed encouragement,
along with the fact that the actual meeting times are 7 PM
to 8:45 PM. A new Membership Application form was
approved. A decision to proceed with purchase of new
patches and vests was approved and noted as a topic for
the next Board Meeting. Finis Riggs noted that the ORU
Workshop faceting classes are remaining popular (full), but
there have been a few “no shows” for some sessions. It
was decided to have an announcement about the fact that
allowing individuals to sell items at the General Meeting is
against Library policies.
General Meeting - September 13, 2010:
$5,215.40
Income
New Membership Applications: (9)
$64.50
Membership Renewals: (2)
$22.50
Name Tag Sales
$52.00
Additional Rock Sales at Allande's
$11.00
Cash Deposit from O.R.U. Lapidary Shop
$120.00
Dividend Deposit @ .50%
$1.05
Total Income.............................................
$271.05
Expenses
Ink Images August Newsletter
$252.30
A & J Markings for nametags
$71.90
Returned Postage
$4.56
Total Expenses..........................................
$328.76
Balance as of 8/31/2010
$5,157.69
The September general meeting opened at 7 pm, with 94 in
attendance. Visitors and new members included Rita & Jay
Bedford, David Collins, Blake Wells, Al & Sandra Butler, Larry
Welcome to the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society
Whitehead, Rachel Haynes, Sammy Haynes and Mark Burns.
New Applications for August total (9) Memberships. Let's welcome
President Ellsworth Noel announced TRMS meetings need to be
Tom and Laure Hammer, Michael Grayson (9 yrs. old), Johnny and
closed by 8:45 pm., and there are to be no monetary transactions
Brenda Lenard, Pat Hutton, John and Martha Becker, Randy Tockey
inside the library. The treasurer’s and secretary’s reports were
and Kathy Schultz, Art and Anna Speed, Donnia and Lawrence Bradley
accepted as printed in the September newsletter. Ellsworth
and Mark and Cora James.
delegated the club’s officers nominating committee consisting of
Paulino Allande recently found a check deep in his wallet for $11, from
himself, Elmer Kitchell, Kay Waterman and Harvey Shell. Richard
the rock sale we had at his home last month and turned it in to me. We
Jaeger presented Jennifer Sturn with the TRMS scholarship. Finis
had another great couple months at the Lapidary Shop at Oral Roberts
Riggs, workshop chairman, said good things are happening at the
University. We banked another $120 for cutting slabs and purchasing
workshop, even signing up new members. Fritz Hatley brought
of materials. Eleven name tags were ordered by members and are
up US House Bill 5580. This bill would restrict the President’s
available to be picked up.
power to make areas national monuments by simple
proclamation. It also would give rockhounds a chance to voice
Costs for August were for the August Newsletter and name tag materials
opinions before collecting sites are closed. View the bill as it
that had to be ordered to replenish our name tag stock. Looking back on
the year so far, I would like to say TRMS is having a great year!
stands now at http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h1115580 . He urged TRMS members to contact their congressman
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and tell them to vote yes for this bill. The next rock sale will be October 9 and 10 starting at 9 am at Julia and Paulino
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Allande’s home, 8523 E. 5 Place, Tulsa. The price for material is a dollar per pound. Leo Izzabell received an award of
appreciation – a large slab of Brazilian Agate to use in his clock making. The program was about Opals.
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From the Editors: Kay Waterman & Scott Robb
I think October is just about the best Oklahoma has to offer—cooler mornings, warm afternoons,
leaves starting to change color and, best of all, GRASS STOPS GROWING. apple crisp, apple
cobbler, apple pies –now I just have to get baking. I don’t know about you, but I just seem to have
more energy—maybe it is the lower humidity. So let’s all go to the quartz crystal field trip in Mt. Ida
this month—absolutely great collecting and beautiful mountain vistas in some terrific fall weather.
Virgil promises. Another fun field trip this month would be for selenite crystals at the Great Salt
Plains near Jet, OK, north and west of Enid. The Great Salt Plains is a migratory pathway for all kinds of fowl, and
so collecting the selenite crystals ends Oct. 15 each year to keep from interfering with the birds. The selenite
fields open again next April 15 for collecting. Don’t forget the rock sale at Julia and Paulino Allande’s home. So
have a great month!
Kay
Seems that we always manage to sneak in a mistake or two -- this time we got caught perpetuating a misnomer for
Emilee Robbins, the Jr. Rockhound of the Year and on her appreciation award (for entering her rock case). We called
her "Emily Brown".
Emilee, I really hope we’ve got it right, now. I can relate to name issues, what with all the options that have turned
up for Rob Scott, Scot Rob or whatever you call him.Congratulations on your achievements.
When you get out for field trips, shows, and other rock activities, please write about the trip and your finds. Send your reports and
articles to: Kay Waterman, [email protected] – address 2012 W. 4th Pl S Cl a re m o r e O K 74 0 1 7 o r Scott Robb,
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[email protected], address 10308 E 26 St. Tulsa OK 74129.
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The deadline is no later than the 21 of the month.♦
EXCHANGE EDITORS – Please continue to send exchange bulletins to P.O. Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101-2292 ♦
September 18 - Picnic
Who cooked (or not?)
and got eat
but not always hamburger?
good food,
High pressure sales !!!
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Display Case News: Gary Cooper
Thanks to Scott Robb for a great display, October will have Delores J. Wall for her first
time display. Remember, if you don’t display, no one will see your gems and fossils.
This month, Hint and Tips section contains a write up about the display, please check it out.
Instead of the Display Case, we have a selection of pictures from the General Meeting
and the September 18 Picnic (back on Page 4).
If you would like to display your rocks and fossils, call Gary Cooper at :
918-734-0879. ♦
Photography by Jennifer Biddle.
Everybody likes opals
Scholarship Thank You.
Partners? In what ?
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TRMS
HISTORY
Submitted by
Wayne Mouser
5 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER, 2005:. President Richards called the
meeting to order. 51 members & guests were present. President
Richards conducted a short business meeting covering the club
activities for October. The 2006 show chairmen are Richard Jaeger,
Virgil Richards and George Paizis. Wayne Mouser introduced Neil
Suneson who presented a program on petrified wood found in
Oklahoma. The field trip was to Dolese Brothers quarry at Richards
Spur. The Tulsa library display was fossils from the Richard Jaeger
collection. Richard Jaeger wrote an article about attending the Denver
Show. Chris Fite wrote an article titled Desert Book Review. Scotty &
Faye West wrote an "In Memory of Thelma Crenshaw".
15 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER, 1995:. President Mouser called the
meeting to order. 52 members and guests were present. The Board
recommended two proposed changes to the By-Laws. John Alf prepared 3 letters to be sent to our Senators &
Representatives requesting support of the Fossil Preservation Act and the Rock & Mineral Collecting Act. Scotty
West encouraged everyone to attend the field trip to Spavinaw Dam to collect chert. Jack Hill presented a
program on agates. TRMS member Afton Greenwood wrote an article titled "The Lure and History of Pearls.”
Jack Hill wrote an article titled "In Search of the Boley".
25 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER, 1985: Meeting called to order by Harvey Shell, Vice President presiding. 48
members and guests were present in spite of a cold and rainy night. Those nominated for officers of the club for
the coming year were introduced. John Sanders showed rocks he collected through Colorado & Kansas. A slide
program was presented by Roxanna Chamberlin about her trip down the Snake River and trip to Mexico. Field
trips for October were to the Enid G&M Society’s Selenite Pow Wow at Cherokee, Oklahoma and the Oklahoma
Mineral & Gem Society show in Oklahoma City. Arden Meek wrote an article titled "Minerals and More - Chapter
Two - Movie Making". Beulah Neel wrote an article titled "Through Colorado". Dr. Joe Whitteberry, Special
Projects Chairman, wrote our library display will feature excellent geodes furnished by Victor & Gloria Meadors.
35 YEARS AGO - OCTOBER, 1975:. President Jaeger called the meeting to order. 120 members and guests
were present. The field trip was to attend the Oklahoma Mineral & Gem Society Show. Scotty West, Nominating
Committee Chairman, announced the recommendations for officers for 1976. The Board of Directors voted to
donate 50% of the proceeds of the club’s November Auction to a Scholarship Fund. Cheryl Skillern, sponsor of
the Junior Gems talked of plans for the Junior Group and introduced her co-sponsor, Jan & Allen White. John
Sanders, 1976 Show Chairman, urged members to order club vests and name tags. Bill & Arlene Proctor
presented movies of parts of a 38 day trip they recently made through the Rocky Mountains. The library display
was Turquoise and Jewelry provided by John & Gladys Terrell of Collinsville. Juanita Dewey wrote an article titled
"An A-1 Rockhound Vacation". Sandy Lee wrote an article about attending the field trip to Cookson, Oklahoma,
titled "Head ‘Em Up! Move ‘Em Out!” Mary Prather wrote an article about the Devonian Period. ♦
HINTS AND TIPS: Scott Robb
As a companion to the usual Display Case News section, I’ve included the following here. Whether good or bad
advice, it’s free and worth at least what it cost? I’d also like to encourage future Library Display participants to
write a short piece about themselves and what they’ve chosen to display.
Rockhound” - - divide it into five groups/topics Geology - Mineralogy - Paleontology - Lapidary - Gemology
I enjoy all of them. They involve accumulating stuff - rocks, minerals, fossils, equipment (lapidary), instruments,
references, tools (prospecting) and documentation (notes). At some point, when an accumulation gets put in order
and documented you can even wind up with a collection.
(see Hints on Pg 7)
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Ben Thomas, Finis
Riggs and I were
interviewed by Rick
Wells of Channel 6
TV a couple days
before the Tahlequah
Rock Show. They
even did a plug for
the Tahlequah show
and several people
who didn't even know of TRMS attended the Tahlequah show just to meet the sphere maker. Ben had a good
time telling people about his new found hobby.
Finis Riggs and JoAnn Mounce made out like bandits buying someone's opal collection. Then, they came around and
showed me what they had purchased. They both did good.
I took information about TRMS, ORU/Elsing Museum and the Dodrill Museum along with some applications to Tahlequah,
but only brought back one application.
Members of the Tahlequah club sent me a thank you letter and a copy of a newspaper article that was written about their
show. I was disappointed the article didn't mention anything about Ben's working exhibit, making miniature spheres. Both
he and his wife spent both days there just demonstrating with the sphere maker, and talking to people about the hobby..
Gene Cockrell and I have been keeping the road hot between Tulsa and Livesay Orchards, after peaches. However, the
season for peaches is winding down. It's been a good year for Livesay.
Those who attended the September 4th workshop were Ellsworth & Jane Noel, Finis Riggs, Elmer Kitchell, Launey Stall
and Barry Parks and me. Finis rough rounded several stones for me. No excuse for me, not making miniature spheres
now. Barry & Launey were busily faceting a piece of Crystal Quartz. I cleaned most of the mud out of the 18" saw, a dirty
job. Ellsworth and Jane checked out the boxes of slabs.
Ben Thomas' son, Chris took his bear dog to the south central part of New Mexico in early September to hunt bears.
Since there were no bears to be found, Ben said they did find some nice agate to work.
TRMS acquired 3 new members at the September 9th workshop - Rita & Jay Bedford and Mark Burns. Also attending the
workshop, were: Brent Shumard, Barry Parks, Finis Riggs. Barry worked on an Ethiopian opal. Brent was trimming some
fossil material. Mark purchased a slab of jade and was making a piece of it into a tear-shaped cabochon. Both Rita and
Jay cut, ground and polished their very first cabochons. Rita's was a 30x40 agate from out of the center of a geode and
Jay's was a 22 x 30 made out of a colorful agate. Everyone seemed to be pleased with what they made. Now, if they can
just find a wire wrapper..
I read in the RMFMS newsletter that Aaron Rowlett has been awarded Junior Rockhound of the year, in the Rocky
Mountain Federation. This same write-up is in the newest AFMS newsletter. Congratulations, Aaron. You deserve it.
The club picnic was a big success. Between 40 & 50 members and guests attended. It was hot weather, but didn't seem
like it bothered anyone. Paulino cooks a great hamburger. Best, I've eaten in a long time. Did you see the young lady all
dressed up in her military uniform? Our FaceBook lady, Jennifer Biddle, was busily taking pictures of the group and wire
wrapping.
Artifact & Fossil Show: Harvey Shell
Thanks to all of you who came out to the September 11 show. Those who didn’t attend missed a good event that
included more than twice as many tables as the previous year. Over 500 people attended (about 150 of those
were kids who got in free).
The big hit of the show was probably Donnie Replogle’s buffalo skeleton, plus his other large finds from the
Arkansas River. Another popular table was manned by Craig Nesbitt, owner of Smilodon Resources in Florida.
Despite having car trouble, he came all the way here with an impressive load of fossils.
Of course, the artifacts were not overlooked either. There were far more arrowheads than one would care to
count.
Plans are already underway for a show next year, again in cooperation with the Willard Elsing Museum at O.R.U.
As soon as a date is fixed, we’ll let you know so you can mark your calendar.
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Hints (continued from Page 5)
While I do have a collection (minerals), there are many more items that remain simply part of my accumulations.
Having started late in life, most of my accumulating/collecting has been done with the “silver pick” on eBay and at
local sales. To date, my most active areas of accumulation are references (books and websites), low-end lapidary
equipment and tools, and low-cost mineral specimens.
References get the most use. They are essential to all five of the topics above and provide glimpses at places,
things and events that I will never be able experience in person. Geology and Mineralogy are my two biggest
groups. I’m a lot better at acquiring equipment and tools than I am at using them, but I do like to read. The count
is somewhere over160 books depending on my mood about including ones on modern shells and associated
“non-technical” ones ----- histories of geology and mineralogy (The Map that Changed the World, Giants of
Geology, James Hutton: The Founder of Modern Geology), causes of the major catastrophes/extinctions, and
others (Desert Solitude, Annals of the Former World, Wilderness Bonanza (about Tri-State mining)…. I’ve
read (not the same as understood or retained content from) over 100 of the ones with the gaudiest covers, most
pictures, and fewest pages.
For the TRMS September Library Display, I selected a couple of my favorite collection specimens and a small
assortment of collections (a redundant collection of collections) with a puzzle about one of those (some of its
specimens had come loose and been incorrectly(?) reattached before I bought it). The rest of the display is
devoted to reference sources that I’ve either enjoyed, feel are better than others, or that are generally
acknowledged as important.
Thanks in advance for any constructive comments, interest or answers about the mixed up collection.
September 3, 2010
Scott Robb
Books I’ve Read/Use
The single most important book of all - the Oxford Paperback ReferenceA Dictionary of Earth Sciences
Geology
Mountain Press Publishing has two series of books Roadside Geology and Geology Underfoot
Oklahoma does not have a book in either series, too bad. These have all been interesting to me and have
provided additional entertainment value on road trips.
The Rockhound’s Handbook, The Practical Geologist and The Field Guide to Geology I’ve read each a couple of times and will do so again. A lot of information put in a small space.
The Colorado Plateau (A Geologic History) It’s close to Oklahoma, impressive to see, and a good place to start learning about stratigraphy,
Field Geology Illustrated The most advanced book I’ve read on the topic.
Mineralogy
Books by John Sinkankas Anything by him is worth reading, but they are not in print nor cheap. Mineralogy , Field Collecting Gemstones
and Minerals and the Gemstone & Mineral Data Book are all part of my short of list of books to have.
Minerals of the World by Ole Johnsen
The best, in print, general mineralogy book I’ve found.
Collector’s Guide to the Mica Group
Part of a fairly new series published by Schiffer. Tells more about phyllosilicates - their nomenclature, groupings
and why they act the way they do, than you would ever suspect exists. Careful about using the term “lepidolite”,
it’s now a series rather than a mineral.
(see Hints on Page 8)
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Hints (continued from Page 7)
Paleontology
Texas Fossils
Is out of print and tough to find, but worth it. It was recommended by Richard Jaeger, during his February 2006(?)
fossil class. Thanks, Richard!!!
Fossils and Fossil Collecting
It’s interesting to speculate how many fewer plant fossils there would be if the leaves, twigs and branches had all
stayed attached.
The National Audubon Society Field Guide to Fossils
Keep it around, just in case Richard Jaeger isn’t close by to ask.
A number of “dinosaur books” Recently read, A Vanishing World - The Dinosaurs of Western Canada and Quest for the African Dinosaurs.
However, the best one so far has been a huge, unwieldy (about 24 inches tall), recently published, coffee-table
book, Dinosaurs, by Steve Brusatte, publisher Quercus.
Lapidary
Jack R. Cox - Leon Reeder recommended these books to me - Cabochon Cutting, Advanced Cabochon
Cutting and Specialized Gem Cutting -another case of a lot instruction in a small space. Thanks, Leon!!!
Gemology
Guide to Affordable Gemology (out of print) and Gemstones of the World The first is about gemology techniques and equipment, the second is a gemstone reference.
Books to Have or Get?
John Betts has a website and list of “must have” reference books for serious mineralogists.
I’d also heard about Index Fossils of North America in Richard’s fossil class and tried to “scoop one up” on the
internet, but found they were going for about $200 each. One finally happened along for substantially less and
somehow I got it.
From John Betts’ reference list (minus his comments) - found at
http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com/jhbnyc/articles/refernc1.htm#Mineralogy
Glossary of Mineral Species - by Michael Fleischer and Joseph Mandarino (1999) by Mineralogical Record,
Tucson, Arizona - got the 2004 Edition of this at a TRMS auction at the Hick’s.
Mineralogy - by John Sinkankas (1986) ISBN 0-442-27624-9
Handbook of Mineralogy by John Anthony, Richard Bideaux, Ken Bladh, and Monte Nichols
Is expensive.
System of Mineralogy of James Dwight Dana - Descriptive Mineralogy (6th Edition)
by Edward S. Dana. Originally published by John Wiley & Sons, NY in 1892 with Appendix I (1899), Appendix II
(1914), Appendix III (1914)
I can’t bring myself to pay the $300-400 price asked for the few copies of the 6th Edition that come up for sale, but
th
rd
did find all three volumes of the “inferior” 7 Edition. Betts says the 3 volume, about silicates, is incomplete, but
the cost was way less. There are a number of Dana Textbooks and Manuals of Mineralogy out there for under
$50. These cover way more information than I will ever be likely to need or use.
Gemstone and Mineral Data Book - by John Sinkankas (1988) ISBN 0-945005-01-6
A whole lot of facts in one place!
Mineral-Periodical Index (MinDex) and Mineral Database (MinData)
by Lanny Ream, LR Ream Publishing, 208-659-3035 or www.LRREAM.com
These may no longer be available. For a great (and free) mineral reference database try MinDat at http://www.mindat.org/ .
If you have lapidary hints or tips you can share, please send them to the editors. We will
publish them in the next T-Town Rockhound. ♦\
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AFMS NEWSLETTER Summary: Kay Waterman
September 2010
AMERICAN FEDERATION of MINERALOGICAL
SOCIETIES
AUGUST-SEPTEMBER, 2010 NEWSLETTER
By all accounts the American Federation Convention and
Show during August in Whittier, CA, were “wonderful events”
with one of the many features an entire building of petrified wood exhibits and dealers in
wood and limb casts. There were 56 competitive exhibits, according to reports.
Members of the North Orange County (CA) Gem and Mineral Society hosted the
activities, which also included Breakfast with the Editors and Webmasters and an awards banquet.
AFMS Past President Dorothy Lee of Pendleton OR has died. She served in various offices in her Northwest
Federation, beginning in 1964, and later within the American Federation.
Linda Jaeger, AFMS Bulletin Advisory Chairman, describes the work of the editor of a club newsletter as the glue
which holds the organization together. She urges all editors to submit articles in the American Federation Bulletin
Competition.
Bob Livingston, Show Coordinator, announced the 2011 AFMS Show and Convention would be held July 7-10 in
Syracuse NY, hosted by the Eastern Federation. Other 2011 Federation shows include the Rocky Mountain
Federation show June 24-26 in Colorado Springs CO and the South Central Federation show April 15-17 in Alpine
TX.
One item of business during the AFMS annual meeting in Whittier was the designation of the ad hoc InterRegional Field Trips committee as a permanent working body, according to Richard Pankey, chairman. He asks
for ideas and volunteer clubs to host future collecting trips.♦
RMFMS NEWSLETTER Summary: Kay Waterman
September, 2010
(Reminder-the current edition and newsletter archives are available at the
website amfed.org.)
RMFMS President Bill Smith welcomed the newest club into Federation membership,
the Wyoming State Mineral and Gem Society. Another new Federation member this
year is the Rocky Mountain Micromineral Association of Golden CO.
Richard Jaeger, a Past President of the RMFMS, nominated Aaron Rowlett of the Tulsa
Rock and Mineral Society as that club’s entry in the AFMS Jr. Rockhound of the Year.
A monthly spotlight was highlighting the Lake George CO Gem and Mineral Club. Ten years old, the club
members enjoy summer field trips and winter programs at their club meetings. The club hosts a show in August
of each year, hosting about 40 vendors. Lake George G&M Club provides a $500 scholarship each year to a high
school senior planning to enroll in a college level Earth Science program.
Dr. Mike Nelson. of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society. is compiling a listing of available geological road
log maps. These logs often give valuable information about the outcrops and use odometer readings as a means
of communication. Most of these logs were printed in a variety of field trip guides published by many geological
organizations. We see now that excellent road logs are available on many different web sites. He asks all
rockhounds to send him information about any URL’s for road logs in the RMFMS states. He will organize this
information and provide it for use within the Federation. He also requests information (URL’s) of rules and
regulations concerning collecting on state lands. His email is [email protected].
TRMS Monthly Luncheon
Members new and old are welcome, when TRMS enjoys a luncheon, the last Tuesday
each month, at the Golden Corral just east of Memorial, on 21st Street in Tulsa. The
group sits in the far southwest corner of the restaurant. Bring show and tell items and
stories to share. This month, we start about 11:30 on Tuesday, September 28. ♦
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Sunshine Report
Thanks and a Hello to: The Workshop Committee wants to thank Richard Jaeger, for his contribution to the
TRMS/ORU Workshop of the all diamond unit he has donated to the workshop. It is the
small version of a Genie. Thank you very much, Richard.
Happy Birthday to:
Happy Anniversary to:
Donna Bosch
Cindy Daly
Bob Marchbank
Harvey Shell
Nancy Brock
Elsie Chapman
Richard Jaeger
Brad McWhirt
Ben Thomas
Sarah Falvo
Bill Daly
Chuck Keller
Marcia Petta
Janice Bowden
Cliff Lutz
Jennifer & Erich Biddle
Mike & Lisa Ashworth
Dianne & Scott Fallis
Phin & Bach Sappenfield
Tom and Laure Hammer, Michael Grayson, Johnny and Brenda
Welcome New Members:
Lenard, Pat Hutton, John and Martha Becker, Randy Tockey and Kathy Schulter, Art and Anna
Speed, Donnia and Lawrence Bradley and Mark, Cora James, Mark Burns, Jay & Rita Bedford,
and Al & Sandra Butler.
Please note: If you have not seen your birthday or anniversary listed here, get in touch with Wayne
Mouser, [email protected] or (918) 582-8700, so your special dates can be recognized by TRMS.
TRMS Rock Sale - October 09 and 10 at the Allande’s
Setup starts at 0900 - come help and beat the rush!
8523 E 5th Pl
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Mastodon State Historic Site - THE KIMMSWICK BONE BED
Missouri Department of Natural Resources www.mostateparks.com
Mastodon State Historic Site contains an important archaeological and paleontological site - the Kimmswick Bone
Bed, where scientists discovered the first solid evidence of the coexistence of humans and the American
mastodon in eastern North America.
( Editors’s Note: The museum and site are located 20 miles south of St. Louis off I-55 in Jefferson County, MO.)
At the end of the ice age that occurred from 35,000 to 10,000 years ago, the glaciers to the north were slowly
melting as the earth warmed. Animals such as giant ground sloths, peccaries, and hairy, elephant-like mastodons
roamed the Midwest. Paleontologists theorize that the area was once swampy and contained mineral springs.
Animals that came to the springs may have become trapped in the mud, which helped preserve their bones. Early
American Indians also had reached present-day Missouri by at least 12,000 years ago. For a brief period at the
end of the Pleistocene epoch, the lives of humans and mastodons intertwined.
The first recorded report of bones of mastodons and other now-extinct animals in the vicinity of the town of
Kimmswick, MO was in the early 1800s. Private entrepreneur and St. Louis Museum owner, Albert C. Koch,
Ph.D., investigated a report of bones weathering out of the banks along Rock Creek and conducted excavations
in 1839. Thinking he had discovered a new animal, he named his find the Missouri Leviathan and exhibited it in
the United States and Europe. Richard Owen, a comparative anatomist at the British Museum in London,
convinced Koch the skeleton was nothing more than an American mastodon.
At the turn of the century, nationwide interest in the site was revived when amateur St. Louis paleontologist C. W.
Beehler excavated several skulls, jaws, teeth, tusks and other fossils. Railroad tours from St. Louis brought many
lay and professional visitors, particularly during the 1904 World's Fair, to visit Beehler's wood shack museum near
the bone bed. Beehler's excavations were not well documented so the recovery of stone artifacts in the deposits
was not initially accepted as showing the presence of humans during the Pleistocene. From 1940-1942,
excavations by archaeologist Robert McCormick Adams from the St. Louis Academy of Science were sponsored
by the Works Progress Administration. He recovered additional fossils but few artifacts. Other private excavations
were made subsequent to his work. Unfortunately, many bones and tusks were given away, sold, taken by relic
hunters or destroyed by later limestone-quarrying operations.
Public interest in the site was revived in the 1970s during construction of Interstate 55. A movement to save the
site from future destruction was organized by the Mastodon Park Committee. Through the efforts of the
committee, local legislators, private individuals, corporations and local school children, and with the help of a
federal grant, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources was able to purchase the 418 acres containing the
bone bed in 1976.
The department sponsored excavations of the bone bed in 1979, 1980, and 1984. In 1979, paleontologist Russell
W. Graham of the Illinois State Museum provided the first solid evidence of the coexistence of humans and
mastodons, as a stone "Clovis" type projectile point was found in association with mastodon bones. This was the
first site in eastern North America where this association was conclusively demonstrated.
The Kimmswick Bone Bed is important in the history of archaeological discovery, as well as a rare example of a
stratified ice age Paleo-Indian Clovis culture hunting activity, and one of the oldest known archaeological sites in
Missouri (over 10,000 years old). Presently the Clovis culture is the earliest well-documented Native American
occupation for North America. Clovis hunters may have contributed to the extinction of many Pleistocene animals.
Due to its archaeological and paleontological significance, the Kimmswick Bone Bed was placed on the National
Register of Historic Places on April 14, 1987.
Visitors may take the Wildflower Trail that begins next to the museum and leads to the site where the bones and
artifacts were found. Until future excavations are sponsored by the Department of Natural Resources, the
remnants of the bone bed site remain safely buried for generations to come.
Editor’s note: This story was contributed by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. For additional
information on the Mastodon State Historic Site- Kimmswick Bone Bed contact Missouri State Parks online at
www.dnr.mo.gov or via mail at 1050 Museum Drive, Imperial, MO 63052;
[email protected]
(Reprinted from the September, 2010 Mountain Home, AR Bulletin of the Ozark Earth Science, Gem,
Mineral and Fossil Club.)
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ON THE ROAD AGAIN! SHOWS, SWAPS,
RENDEZVOUS
If you have a show or information you would like published in
this calendar, please send your data to the editors in
advance. Deadline for publication is the third Monday of
each month for the following month’s newsletter. ♦
Date
What and Where
Oct 8-10, 2010
Sierra Vista, AZ 36th Annual Huachuca Gem, Jewelry, & Mineral Show at the
Elks Lodge on Wilcox Ave. Presented by the Huachuca Mineral
& Gem Club. Contact Maudie Bailey at 520-378-6291.
Oct 9-10, 2010
Annual Rockfest in Ft Worth, TX
Held in conjunction with LMRA annual Model Railroader’s Show
and Pottery in the Park show & sale; on the scenic banks of the
Trinity River, 3400 Bryant Irving Rd, Fort Worth, 10a-5p,
free attendnace; [email protected] for info or vendor space.
Oct 16-17, 2010
Springfield, MO 43 Annual Gem & Jewelry Show, at the Expo Center,
635 E St Louis, hosted by the Ozark Gem & Mineral Society
Oct 16-18, 2010
Knoxville, TN Southeast Federation Show.
Nov 13-14. 2010
Lake Havasu City, AZ Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society’s 41st Annual Gem
and Mineral Show, Aquatic Center, 100 Park Ave. Contact Show
Chair C. J. Stone, (928.505.2865) www.lakehavasugms.org.
Dec 3-5, 2010
El Paso, TX El Paso Mineral and Gem Society Gem Show, El Maida Auditorium,
6331 Alabama, El Paso. Contact Jeannette Carriollo,
877-533-7153, [email protected].
Dec. 11-12, 2010
DeRidder, LA South Central Federation Show.
rd
TRMS Rock Sale - October 09 and 10, at the Allande’s
Setup starts at 0900 - come help and beat
the rush!
8523 E 5th Pl
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TRMS and ORU Joint Lapidary Workshop Schedule
The first (1st) Saturday of each month
The second (2nd) Thursday of each month
The third (3rd) Tuesday of each month
The fourth (4th) Thursday of each month
Noon to 7:00pm
5:30pm to 9:00pm
5:30pm to 9:00pm
5:30pm to 9:00pm
This schedule is effective until further notice
The shop will be under supervision at these times and open for club members. You must be a member of TRMS or student at ORU to
use this facility. Others will be furnished with a membership application and dues may be paid at the shop. Such parties will be eligible
to use the facility immediately upon payment of dues and is subject to all provisions of shop usage, including signing a liability waiver to
be kept on file. Each member will be instructed on the basics of machine use and safety and is expected to follow all safety guidelines
and utilize common sense while engaging in lapidary activities.
Necessary safety equipment will be provided and must remain at the facility.
Further, the shop will be available to ORU Geology and Earth Science students under the supervision of Roger Bush or a
qualified individual. Each person using the facility will be required to have a signed waiver of liability on file at the shop. You will
be given an ID card that you must have on your person when using shop facilities. Shop facilities may only be accessed by
authorized individuals designated by TRMS and ORU personnel. An authorized shop steward must be present when shop
facilities are in use.
If you are interested in using the shop facility on one of these scheduled evenings: You need to contact the shop
attendant of record for that evening at least 24 hours prior to the scheduled evening and let them know that you will be
there. Shop attendants are volunteers, and as such are not compensated for time or expenses.
Date
Saturday,
Thursday,
Tuesday,
Thursday,
Call Finis Riggs 587-4400
October
October
October
October
09
14
19
28
Finis Riggs 587-4400 & Elmer Kitchell 836-0341
Wayne Mouser 582-8700
Fritz Hatley 704-2088
Julia and Paulino Allande 633-3405
Noon- 7:00pm
5:30 – 9:00pm
5:30 – 9:00pm
5:30 – 9:00pm
VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR SHOP ATTENDANTS!
There will be a nominal fee of $1 per slab charged for the use of the large slab saw. This is to offset the expense of replacing
blades and necessary maintenance of equipment. This fee is subject to change at the discretion of the shop committee and
TRMS officers. This fee is payable at the time of shop usage.
o We have a good quantity of slabs and lapidary material available for purchase at the shop.
o Donations of material and equipment are welcome!
o Classes: Classes will be arranged from time to time to give instruction to those wishing to learn new lapidary
techniques and aspects of the hobby. Each class will have a separate fee for consumables and required items and
will go directly to shop maintenance. Details will be given in class announcements.
Schedules for classes will be posted at the shop and in the TRMS bulletin as well as on the Society’s website
http:// www.ttownrockhound.org.
Park on the East side of the Learning Resource Center and follow path to North entrance to building. Go up the first flight of
steps and then down one flight in center. You will see a sign there for Elsing Museum. Once inside you will be on the second floor,
follow signs to Elsing Museum on the basement level. Go past museum entry and down hallway, Shop is on the right, there is a
sign by the door and door has an electronic security lock.
Come out and support our efforts on behalf of TRMS and ORU and make use of the facilities provided on your behalf. Learn a
new aspect of the hobby, enjoy the company of your fellow TRMS members and make something shine! Smiles are always
welcome!
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Geology Crossword
Page 15
Across
4. The supercontinent which formed at the end of the Paleozoic Era and began breaking up about 200
million years ago to form today's continents.
5. A dating method that uses measurements of certain radioactive isotopes to calculate the ages in years
(absolute age) of rocks and minerals.
7. An upward-curving (convex) fold in rock that resembles an arch. (The central part contains the oldest
section of rock)
10. The theory that the Earth's outer shell is made up of about a dozen lithospheric plates that move about
and interact at their boundaries.
14. A fracture in the Earth along which one side has moved in relative to the other. Sudden movements
along these features cause earthquakes.
15. General term for folding, faulting, and other processes resulting from shear, compression, and extension
of rocks
16. Rock that has undergone chemical or structural changes produced by increase in heat or pressure, or
by replacement of elements by hot, chemically active fluids.
17. A usually asymmetrical hill of wind-deposited sand.
18. Any break in rock along which no significant movement has occurred.
20. A mineral deposit that can be mined at a profit
.
Down
1. A dating method that places rocks and geologic structures in the correct chronological order.
2. Rocks that are formed from preexisting rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
3. The innermost layer of the Earth, made up of mostly of iron and nickel.
6. The rocky, relatively low density, outermost layer of the Earth.
8. An area of concentrated heat in the mantle that produces magma that rises to the Earth's surface to form
volcanic islands. The volcanic activity of the Hawaiian Islands is one example.
9. Rock formed when molten rock (magma) has cooled and solidified (crystallized).
11. The conversion of loose sediment into solid sedimentary rock.
12. Removal of material by water, wind, or ice.
13. A natural opening in the ground extending beyond the zone of light and large enough to permit the entry
of an average human.
19. The solid rock that lies beneath soil and other loose surface materials.
Word List:
Anticline, Bedrock, Cave, Core, Crust, Deformation, Dune, Erosion, Fault, Fracture, Hot-spot, Igneous,
Lithification, Metamorphic, Ore, Pangaea, Plate-tectonics, Radiometric, Relative, Sedimentary
One Last Time:
The TRMS General Meeting will be Wednesday - 10/13.
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October - Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society

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