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Information for members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies Volume 50, Number 7 May, 2013 On The Inside We’re off to see the wizard- the wonderful wizard of all-------Oh! I mean off to see the convenon----a wonderful convenon to be! The Eastern Federaon Conven- on will be held on Long Island, New York, with the first planned event a lighthouse tour on Friday, May 31 st in the aſternoon, followed by a Cracker Barrel session, and the Annual Meet- ing at 7:30 pm. Events are planned ll Monday, June 3, 2013. Informaon is now on the web site! Packets will have been mailed to you by the me you read this! This is the first EFMLS Convenon to be held on the island! Both the Island Rockhounds and the Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club will be co-host- ing this wonderful event. We have also been extremely lucky to have the Long Island Mineral and Geology Society, the Nassau Mineral Club and the New York Mineral Club to help pitch in! The theme for the show is Long Island Lighthouse and Geology! We have sem- inars planned by local guest speakers – an opportunity for you to learn about our unique geology. In addion, the show has demonstra- ons planned, showcases to view and acvies for the youngsters of all ages! The Cracker Barrel session is a great me for people to network and learn what is working for other clubs. There is certainly plenty to do on this island! This weekend I visited the local winery in the town of Say- ville- Loughlin’s. There are the east end wineries as well. There are nu- merous museums, nature preserves and of course shopping! Plan on spending several days and exploring the city that never sleeps- New York City- a stones throw away or a hop, skip and a jump! Please contact me if you have any quesons about the EFMLS event or suggesons for places to visit. I can be contacted at either <ciervo. [email protected]> or via my cell at 516.449.5341. I personally am looking forward to meeng you all! We’re Off to See the Wizard! by Cheryl Neary Delegate Registration Each EFMLS member club is en- tled to two vong representaves at the annual meeng to be held on Friday evening, May 31. Vong representaves must be registered in advance. For your convenience a form is included in this issue on page ___. Deadline for voter regis- traon is May 15. So The Journey Connues ....... 2 Behind Closed Doors ............... 3 Go Tell it On The Mountain ..... 3 Wonderful Wildacres............... 4 Scholsarhip News .................... 5 Editor’s Corner......................... 5 EFMLS History.......................... 6 Directory Updates ................... 7 The Good News ....................... 9 EFF ........................................... 9 Meteorites on Public Lands ...10 Delegate Registraion.............. 12 EFMLS Commiees................ 13 EFMLS Club shows ................. 14

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Information for members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies

EFMLS New sVolume 50, Number 7

May, 2013

On The Inside

We’reofftoseethewizard- thewonderful wizard of all-------Oh! Imean off to see the convention----awonderfulconventiontobe!

The Eastern Federation Conven-tionwillbeheldonLongIsland,NewYork,with the first planned event alighthousetouronFriday,May31stintheafternoon,followedbyaCrackerBarrelsession,andtheAnnualMeet-ingat7:30pm.EventsareplannedtillMonday,June3,2013.

Information is now on the website! Packetswill havebeenmailedtoyoubythetimeyoureadthis!

ThisisthefirstEFMLSConventionto be held on the island! Both theIsland Rockhounds and the SuffolkGem&MineralClubwillbeco-host-ing this wonderful event. We havealso been extremely lucky to havetheLongIslandMineralandGeologySociety,theNassauMineralClubandthe New YorkMineral Clubtohelppitchin!

Thethemefortheshowis Long Island LighthouseandGeology!Wehavesem-inarsplannedbylocalguestspeakers – an opportunityfor you to learn about ouruniquegeology.Inaddition,the show has demonstra-tions planned, showcasestoviewandactivitiesforthe

youngstersofallages! The Cracker Barrel session is agreattimeforpeopletonetworkandlearnwhatisworkingforotherclubs.

There is certainly plenty to doonthisisland!ThisweekendIvisitedthelocalwineryinthetownofSay-ville-Loughlin’s. Therearetheeastendwineriesaswell.Therearenu-merousmuseums,naturepreservesand of course shopping! Plan onspendingseveraldaysandexploringthecitythatneversleeps-NewYorkCity-astonesthrowawayorahop,skipandajump!

Please contact me if you haveanyquestionsabouttheEFMLSeventor suggestions for places to visit. Ican be contacted at either <[email protected]>orviamycellat516.449.5341.

I personally am looking forwardtomeetingyouall!

We’re Off to See the Wizard! byCherylNeary

Delegate Registration EachEFMLSmemberclubisen-titledtotwovotingrepresentativesat the annual meeting to be heldonFridayevening,May31.Votingrepresentativesmustberegisteredin advance. For your conveniencea form is included in this issue onpage___.Deadlineforvoterregis-trationisMay15.

SoTheJourneyContinues.......2BehindClosedDoors...............3GoTellitOnTheMountain.....3WonderfulWildacres...............4ScholsarhipNews....................5Editor’sCorner.........................5EFMLSHistory..........................6DirectoryUpdates...................7TheGoodNews.......................9EFF...........................................9MeteoritesonPublicLands...10DelegateRegistraion..............12EFMLSCommittees................13EFMLSClubshows.................14

EFMLS News --May, 20132 Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!

EFMLS Officers 2012 - 2013

Cheryl NearyPRESIDENT

<[email protected]>

Hazel Remaley1st VICE PRESIDENT

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Merrill Dickinson2nd Vice President

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Gerry CoxSECRETARY

<[email protected]>

Lou BudellTREASURER

<[email protected]>

Michael PattersonASSISTANT TREASURER

<[email protected]>

Carolyn WeinbergerEDITOR

PO Box 302

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Deadline is the first of each month prior to publi-cation date (i.e. Feb. 1 for March issue). No issue

is normally published during July or August.

Non-commercial reprint permission granted unless otherwise reserved.

RightnowIamwaitingattherailroadsta-tionformydaughtertovisitfortheday.AsIamsittingheretryingtodecidewhattosay,I’ve been watching the people around me.WhatIamwitnessingisthemaddashpeoplearein…rushingfromheretothere.Imyselfam caught upwithin the samehurriness (isthatword?)asIamsuresomanyofyoutoo!

Whydo you think someone coined thephrase “stop to smell the roses?Well,thatiswhatIwillbedoingnextweek(asIwritethis)orlastweekasyouprobablyreadthis.IwillbeatWildacres,andIcanbetyoumylastdollarIwillbehavingagreattime.Howcanyounot?Firstofall,justbeingatthetopofthemountain,andabeautifuloneatthatisrewarding.Addgreatfolksandfood-wegotitmade!Thenaddtheclassesandthelectures.Mixinagreatdealofsocializing,breathinginthatfreshair,“phun”nightandanauctionandyouhavearecipefortakingthetimetohavemuchfun!

For thoseofyouwhodonotknowaboutWildacres,which Idon’t knowhow,thatcouldbepossible-butIknowitis…..Well,Iwilltellyoualittleaboutit,butyoucanlearnsomuchmoreaboutitfromourwebsite.{Butjustincaseyoudonothavethecapabilitytoaccesstheweb-thenhereitis!}

Wildacres isa “retreat” that isopen tonon-profitorganizationsconduct-ing educational or cultural programs. This includesorganizations involved inscience, lapidary,music,art religion, craftandwriting. The retreat sitsatanelevationof3,300feetandcomprisesapproximately1,600acresatthetopofPompey’sKnob,justofftheBlueRidgeParkway,nearLittleSwitzerlandandap-proximately45minutesfromAsheville,NC.Thiswillbethe68thyeartheretreathasbeen inexistence. YouneedtocometoWildacres tohear the fantasticstoryabouthowthisallcametobe.

Wellbacktothephrase“stopandsmelltheroses”-Idon’tknowwhocoinedthephrase,butforwhateverreason,ithasbeenaroundforquitealongtime-Fordecadespeoplehavebeenmovingtoofasttoachievesomeperhapsself-imposedachievements.Sometimesweoverlookthe littlethingswhenseeingthewholepicture.Othertimesweignorethebigpicturetoconcentrateonthedetails.Whereisthehappybalance?Knowingthatoneislovedandcanloveandshouldlove,whetherit’sfamilyorfriends-(humanoranimal)–thisiswhatisreallyimportant.Takethetimetosmelltheroses,theyareonlyaroundforashortperiodoftime-andtakethetimetoloveyourfamilyandfriends,wholiketherose-whosepetalswiltandfall,somedaywillbegone.

Love your friends- love your hobby…….take the time to enjoy the differ-entaspectsofourhobby.Inourhobby,perhapsweshould“stopandseetherose…….quartz”.

Cheryl

So The Journey Continues

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 3

Weliveinacountrythatoftenairsitsdirtylaundryfortheworldtosee.Wetendtofocusnewsreports(andevenourvideogames)onwar,vio-lence,crime,thetakingoflifeandsoon.Weoftentendtohidethebestnews on the back pages, behindcloseddoors,or justnottalkaboutit at all.Well, I’m sorry to say thatthese safety articles tend to follow

thatsameconvention.Wewriteaboutaccidents,falls,hear-ingloss,foreignbodiesintheeye,andsoon.Well,whatI’dlike todowith thisarticle is throwthesafetydoorsopenwideandillustratethegoodnewsaboutsafety.

Imagine,ifyouwill,atriptocollectrocksthat-goessomethinglikethis:

Yougatherthefamilyandloadthetruckwithcollectingtoolsandsupplies.Youhaveapleasantdrivetothedigsite.Atthecollectingareayoucatchupwithotherclubmembersandspendthemorningmakingfindafterfind,someofwhicharetreasuresindeed!Everyonetakesabreakatnoonforagreatpicniclunch.Whilesittingonacomfortablerockyounoteanicecrystalrightbyyourfoot-acrystalthatreallydeservestobeinyourcollectionwhataday!Youhaveseveralchatswithyourfellowcollectorsaboutsharinginformationconcerningthebestplacestodig.Attheendofawonderfuldayofcol-lecting,everyonepacksup their tools, trashand treasures,andthenloadsuptruck.Youthoughtyou’dfoundsomuchthatthekidswouldhavetobetiedontopofthetruckfend-ersfortheridehome.(Aplacetheyreallyliketoride.)But,ohwell,yousomehowmanagetofindspaceforthekidsinthe jumpseatbehind thedrivers seat.Yougethomeafteranotherpleasantdrive.Oncehomeandunloadedyoufindyourselftiredbutnottootired.Youstartgoingthroughyourfindsanddoingsomepreliminarycleaning.Onerockbegstobewindowedtoseewhatisinside.Youperformsomequicklapidaryworkandareamazedwithyournewtreasure.Thishasbeenagoodday,agooddayindeed!

Geeisn’tthataboringstory!Everythinggoesright!Andthat,dearreaderisthereasonforsafety!Beforethatgoodday, the truckwaschecked/ serviced, safetygear (boots,gloves,safetygoggles,etc.)wasgathered,andtheweatherforecast,roadsandroutewerechecked.Onthedayofthetrip foodwassafelypreparedandstored;safetygearwasutilizedinallthecollectingeffort;andrulesoftheareaob-

served.Thelapidaryequipmenthadit’sguardsinplaceandallsafetymeasureswereobserved.Therewerenoinjuriesbecauseeveryonewasprepared,thoughtfulandcareful.

Allthosesafetyprecautionsmakeagooddaybutalsoaboringday.Maybethat’swhygoodnewsoftendoesnotmakethefrontpages.Still,boringisgoodwhenyouhavenothingbutpleasantexperiencesduringadayofcollecting--noinju-ries,noaccidents,noreasontobreakoutthefirstaidkit,nodustinthelungs.Yes,I’lltakeboringeverytime---exceptforanoccasionalgreatcrystalquietlyhidingbymyfoot.

Let’smakeourcollectingboring--andsafe.

Behind Closed doorsbyElleryBorow,EFMLSSafetyChair

...Overthehillsand......”especiallytoyourclub! Doyour club officers know that theycan nominate a club member forthe Each One Teach One award??Nominations for this year haveclosed,butit’snottoolatetonomi-natesomeoneinyourclubfornextyear!

Thecriteriaissimple....theper-sonnominatedmustbeamemberofyourclubandmustteachothers(whetherclubmembersornot)oneormoreskillspertain-ingtoourearthscienceshobby.Thepersoncanreceivenofinancialremunerationfortheirefforts.

DoitNowbeforeyouforget!GetacopyoftheapplicationfromtheMarchEFMLSNews(www.amfed.org/efmls/news-letters.htm)fillitoutandhaveoneoftheclubofficerssignoffonit.Thenallyouneeddoisremembertomailitin!

Sharetheopportunitywithyourclubmembers.Atthenextmeeting,announcethepossibilitiesofrecognizingyouroutstandingvolunteerteachers.Mostofyourclubmembersdon’tgettoreadtheEFMLSNewsissuesandthereforedonotknowofthiswonderfulopportunity.

“Go Tell it on the Mountain...byBetsyOberheim,EOTOChair

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20134

Wonderful WildacresbySteveWeinberger,WACommitteeChair

AsIwritethis,thethermometeronourdecktellsmethatit’s24°andthecalendarsaysthatit’sspring.AsIlookoutthewindowhereintheDrainage Basin of the Patap-scowhereIliveIseerobinssearchingforwormswithfrostontheirwings.WearingawintercoatinearlyAprilisnotexactlymycupoftea.

Tea remindsme that in a fewdays I’ll be spending apleasantweekwithourfriendBobJones-aconsummateteadrinker-atthespringsessionofourEFMLSWildacresWork-shop.Andevenifthetemperaturesthereinthemountainsareabitchillyatnight,thewarmthofthefriendshipsmadeatWildacresaremorethenenoughtowarmthespirits.

NotyetbeentoWildacres?Whatareyouwaitingfor?OurEFMLSWildacresWorkshopsareunique-awonder-fulwaytospendaweekinthemountainsawayfromthehustleandbustleofourusualhecticcitylife.Nohonkingtrucksorcars,noraucousradiosblaring,nosmog...justthecleanmountainair,soundsofnatureandthelaughterandaviddiscussionsofparticipantsengagedinhavingfun,cre-atingnewtreasuresandlearningnewskills.

The September session of EFMLSWildacres will runfromSeptember2-8. Forthissessionwe’llhaveatag-team of Speakers-in-Residence -- Quintin and WillowWight.He’sauthorof“TheCompleteBookofMicromount-ing”andisveryknowledgeableaboutminerals,especiallythosefoundatMt.St.HilaireinQuebec,Canada.She’sa

gemexpertwhorepresentsCanadaat internationalgemconferences around theworld. Together they’ll presenttalksonawidevarietyofsubjects --minerals,gemsandtraveltoplacesthey’vevisited.

A largepartofanyWildacressessionare theclassesbeingoffered.Forthefallsession,DirectorFranSickhasonceagainassembledaterrificfacultyofinstructorswhowillofferthefollowingclasses. BeadingtaughtbyCherylBrown CabochonstaughtbyJohnMilligan ColdConnectionswithPatBaker ReactiveMetalsalsotaughtbyPatBaker FacetingwithSteveWeinberger IntarsiawithRichardShackleton ScrimshawwithSandraBrady SilversmithingwithMargeCollins StainedGlasswithConnieJohnson

Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?VisittheEFMLSWildacreswebsite(www.amfed.org/efmls)andclickontheWildacrestabtolearnmore.YoucanreadaboutQuintinandWillow,getfulldescriptionsoftheclassesandfindanapplicationformrightthereonthewebsite.

I look forward to meeting many of you this fall atWildacres. We love to have “new people” experienceforthemselvesthemagicandfunofanEFMLSWildacresWorkshop.

Now,I’mgoingtodecidewhatkindofteaI’mgoingtodrinkwithBobJonesduringourspringsession!

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 5

The judges have been busy reading and evaluatingtheBEACsubmissions.AtalatertimeIwillinformyouofthe judges,but fornow, Iamsure theyareenjoying thesubmittedpaperwork.AsIwaspreparingthearticlesfordisbursementandtypingthesubmissionsintomyspreadsheet,Iwasintriguedbymanyofthetitles,andwasabletotakeasneakpeak!

Thecategoriesenteredwereasfollows: •Bulletins-Neweditor;smallandlargeissues(basedonthenumberofpagesintheissue) •FD-DrawnFeatures •FW-WrittenFeatures •J-Articlesbypersonsundertheageof17 •ON-Originalnon-technicalarticles •OE-Originaleducational/technicalarticles •P-Originalpoems •SP-SpecialPublications

AtthistimeIwouldliketodiscusssomestatistics: 9clubsmadesubmissions=0.08%Thereare110clubsintheEFMLS

Really?......... That’srightfolks-wedidn’tevenget1%oftheclubstoparticipate! Thereare5 clubs in theNYMetro/Long Islandarea.Guesshowmanyparticipated? There are22 clubs in the StateofNewYork. Guesshowmanyparticipated? Thereare9clubsintheStateofMaryland.Guesshowmanyparticipated?

…..AndIcouldgoon,butyouwillneedtowaittoseetheresultsinfuturearticles.

TheEFMLSconventionisrightaroundthecorner.(Liter-ally,itisrightaroundthecornerfrommesinceIliveintheTownofSmithtown(NY)!) Breakfastwith theEditorsandWebmasters,whereweacknowledgeall submissions,willbeheldonSunday,June2,2013,from8:00am-10:00am.I’mlookingforwardtotheevent. Ihopetomeetat leasta representative fromeach of the submittingclubs.Tofindoutmoreabout the breakfast,please check out theEFMLSwebsite.

Editor’s CornerbySusanCiervo-Boyle

Itisnowthespringseasonandmanygraduateswillbecontinuing their studies in the sci-ences afterMay graduation. It is averyexcitingtimeforthesestudentsandtheygreatlyappreciateourhelpwithscholarshipdonations.IamverypleasedtosaythatIhavebeencon-tactedbyseveralclubsandindividu-alswhoare interested incontribut-ing to our scholarship fund. Pleasecontinuetoconveythismessageto

individuals,clubsandbusinesses.Itiscrucialtotheongoingsuccessofour scholarshipprogram.All scholarship recipi-entsareextremelygratefulandweneedtobeverydiligentinencouragingmorecontributions.Ourcontinuouseffortscanhelptomoldthefuture.Iwouldliketothankallofyouwhohavehelpedmetogetstartedinthisposition.Bywork-ing together, we can make a difference. Please continueyourloyalsupporttothescholarshipfund. Wetrulyappreciatecontributionsfromourrecentdo-nors.Thismonthwehavereceiveddonationsfrom:

The Gem and Mineral Society of Syracuse

The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club

WehavealsoreceivedMemorialDonationsfrom:

The Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club inmemoryofAlvaWorthington

The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club inrecognitionofDanImel

PleaseconsidermakingadonationtotheScholarshipFoundation.Allcontributionsareinvestedandtheinterestfromtheseinvestmentsisusedtoaward12scholarshipsof$4,000eachyeartograduatestudentsintheearthscienc-es.Yourdollarsdohelpmakeadifferenceforthestudentsselected!

Contributionsfromyourcluborfromindividualsshouldbesenttomewithcheckspayableto“AFMSScholarshipFoundation”.Myaddresscanbefoundonpage___.

AFMS Scholarship Foundation NewsbyRitaBartenback,ScholarshipCoordinator

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20136

AfterperusingseveralboxesfullofEFMLShistoricaldocumentsIfinallydecidedpickonenearthefrontoftheboxsothatIcouldeasilyfindits’placewhenIwastoreturnit.Ihan-dled it with care because thepaper felt fragile. The title ofthisdocument is“EasternFed-erationNewsletter”May1966.It appears to have been typed

ormaybe theyusedanearlywordprocessor - I’mnotquitesure.Itcontainedseveralarticles.

The bulletin started with, “Executive CommitteeMeetingApril,231966”andendedwithHELP,”HelpEliminateLitterPlease”.Itwasn’taverylengthybul-letin,butitsurehadalotofsubstance.IreadabouttheAFMSConvention in Las Vegas,Nevada. In thatarticle theauthor (I don’t knowwho itwasbecausenoneof thearticlesmentionedanauthorand Ipre-sumeitwastheclub’srecordingsecretaryorperhapsthebulletin’seditor.)described, ”Onewas immedi-ately impressed with the feeling that each memberof theCommitteegavegreatweight to theeffectofproposedchangesonclubsandclubexhibitors,ratherthantotheirownpersonalfeeling.”

My thought during the readingwas that the au-thorhimselfwasveryattentivetothepassionofworkthatwentintothemeetinghewasdescribing.Attheclosingof thearticle theauthormentioned that theSmithsonian displayed approximately thirty speci-mensfromtheirnewly(1966)acquiredBoschCollec-tion.ThecollectionwascollectedbyCarlBoschpriorto the 1900’s. Many of the specimens representedmining areas thatwere no longer in existence. Theauthorendedthearticlewiththefactthatallthela-belsandnotationswereinGermanandmanyofthemwereinMr.Bosch’sownhandwriting.

Sothis iswhere Idecidedtohoponmycomput-er and find outmore about this collector. I foundan interesting article in, “TheMineralogical Record,Biographical Archive”. I e-mailed Wendell Wilson,Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The Mineralogical Recordandhegavemepermissiontoquoteorpara-phrasethebiography.

EFMLS HistorybyMaryCiervo

“CarlBosch(1874-1940) Dr. Carl Bosch was born in Cologne, GermanyonAugust 27, 1874, the eldest sonof a southGer-manengineer.Hedidwell inscienceatschool,andbefore going to college spent a year working as ametal fabricator. He then studied chemistry underJ.A.WislicenusatLeipzigUniversity,wherehetookhisdoctoratein1898.HethentookajobwithBadis-che Anilin-und-Soda-Fabrik (BASF), a large Germanchemical company making dyestuffs. In 1908 FritzHaber told BASF of his ammonia synthesis process,andBoschwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingitonanindustrialscale.Bytheendof1913hehadcom-pleted the monumental job, the largest single un-dertakinginthehistoryofchemicalengineering.Hewas awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1931forhisworkonhigh-pressuresynthesis.”

How does this relate to the EFMLS? The biographyexplained that Dr. Bosch’s collection had been hisconsuming passion. Age he became more success-fulhiswealthallowedhimtoincreasehiscollection.Heeventuallyacquired theGustavSeligmann (1849-1920)collection.Offurtherinterestofanavidcollec-torhehadahugeinsectcollection,asmallfossilcol-lection and a significant scientific library. Dr. BoschdiedonApril26,1940.Itwasbecauseofhisson,Dr.CarlBosch,Jr.,whoprotectedthecollectionsthrough-outWWIIthatin1947hewasabletotransportthemtotheUnitedStateswheretheywerestoredinBrook-lyn New York. The mineral collection was sent toYaleona15yearloan.In1966theSmithsonianpur-chased it for $250,000. The biography ended with, “It was subsequently found that Bosch had record-ed his purchase price in code on the back of hishandwritten labels --the code was deciphered andproved to be the letters of the mineral name am-blygonit representing the digits 1 through 9 and 0.” ThisishowthishistoricalbiographyrelatestotheEFMLS. We hadmembers at that AFMS conventionwhohadfirst-handexperiencewhentheSmithsonianpurchased the Bosch collection in 1966. I wonderif themembers at that time realized howprivilegedtheywere?

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 7

Club information received after the Directory was printed on March 12

Cape Atlantic Rockhounds ClubAddress:2641SCologneAve;MaysLandingNJ08330 ClubWebsite:<capeatlanticrockhounds.com> NumberofMembers:30Adults2Juniors Organized:1956 RejoinedEFMLS:2012 OfficersElected:October TakeOffice:November PRESIDENT: WilliamBowman,218LaurelSt;Vineland,NJ08360. VICEPRES: LeRoyLodur,POBox103;Elwood,NJ08217.609-846-8204.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: LauriCarey,263Rt50;EstellManor,NJ08270.609-628-2147.<[email protected]> TREASURER: VictorScaranda,408SouthYam;Galloway,NJ08205.609-652-9247.<[email protected]> LIAISON: VictorScaranda WEBMASTER:Rev.H.BudStoddard,1DavisRd;RioGrande,NJ08242.<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stThursdayofmonthat7:30pm.2641SCologneAve,MaysLanding,NJ SHOW/SWAP:May18-19,2013andSeptember14-15,2013.2641CologneAve;MaysLanding,NJ

Mineralogial Society of the District of Columbia ClubAddress:POBox9957;Alexandria,VA22303 ClubWebsite:<mineralogicalsocietyofdc.org> NumberofMembers:45Adults 0Juniors Organized:1941 JoinedEFMLS:1950 OfficersElected:November Installed:January PRESIDENT: StephenJohnson,1600SEadsSt#735N;Arlington,VA22202.571-314-7522.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: RickReiber,2425MenokinDr#202;Alexandria,VA23202.202-245-8088.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: PatriciaFlavin,,8340GreensboroDr#922;McLean,VA22102.703-503-1993.<[email protected]> TREASURER: RebeccaSiegal,105WLurayAve;Alexandria,VA22301.703-517-0860.<[email protected]> LIAISON: SherylSims,6204StoddardCt,#P-1;Alexandria,VA22315.571-236-1982.<[email protected]> EDITOR: SherylSims BULLETIN: MineralMinutes WEBMASTER: BettyThompson,611ElmAve;TakomaPark,,MD20912.301-270-6790.<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stWednesdayofmonthat7:45pm.(MustbeinConstitutionAve.lobbyby7:30pm)

NaturalHistoryMuseum,SmithsonianInstitution,KathyKerbyRoom 10th&ConstituionAve.Washington,DC.

West Virginia Fossil Club ClubAddress:POBox4321;Clarksburg,WV26302 Club:Website<www.westvirginiafossilclub.com> NumberofMembers:25Adults 10Juniors Organized:1988 JoinedEFMLS:1990 OfficersElected: MayTakeOffice:June PRESIDENT: PamelaButcheck,POBox4321;Clarksburg,WV26302. VICEPRES: SteveMcClelland SECRETARY: SteveMcClelland TREASURER: PamelaButcheck LIAISON:PamelaButcheck EDITOR:Terri-LynnDay BULLETIN: WestVirginiaFossilClubNewsletter WEBMASTER: PamelaButcheck MEETINGS: 1stFridayofmonth(March–November)at7pm.Eat’nPark,100TolleySt;Bridgeport,WV

2013 Directory UpdatesfromCarolynWeinberger,DirectoryEditor

continued on page 8

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20138

Staten Island Geological Society ClubAddress:157HillcrestSt;StatenIsland,NY10308-3150 ClubWebsite:<www.sigeological.bravehost.com> NumberofMembers:45Adults 2Juniors Organized:1972 JoinedEFMLS:1988 OfficersElected:May Installed:June PRESIDENT: ChristineThompson,383PeltonAve;StatenIsland,NY10310.718-442-3491.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: LouiseColavito,392StGeorgeRd;StatenIsland,NY10306.718-987-2883. SECRETARY: JimWassmuth,20CliffSt#9N;StatenIsland,NY10305.718-448-5517.<[email protected]> TREASURER:WilliamMirabello,379RossAve;StatenIsland,NY10306.718-351-4771.<[email protected]> LIAISON: DotFleming,157HillcrestSt;StatenIsland,NY10308.718-984-6653.<[email protected]> EDITOR: DotFleming BULLETIN: Geoexaminer MEETINGS: 2ndFridayofmonth(September–June)at7:30pm. StClare’sChurch–FatherHicksCenter;151LindenwoodRd;GreatKills,StatenIsland,NY

St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral Club ClubAddress:1IndianHeadTrail;Gouverneur,NY13642 ClubWebsite:<stlawrencecountymineralclub.org> NumberofMembers:53Adults 0Juniors Organized:1961 JoinedEFMLS:1965 OfficersElected:January Installed:January PRESIDENT: WilliamdeLorraine,1IndianHeadTrail,Gouvereur,NY13642.315-287-4652.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: ScottSutherland,287CountyRd29;Canton,NY13617.315-386-3455.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: JoannadeLorraine,1IndianHeadTrail,Gouvereur,NY13642.315-287-4652.<[email protected]> TREASURER: ChrisSutherland,287CountyRd29;Canton,NY13617.315-386-3455.<[email protected]> LIAISON: DickLyons,48ElSt;Camillus,NY13031.315-488-6444.<[email protected]> EDITOR: WilliamdeLorraine BULLETIN: RockPickens WEBMASTER:GlennSimonelli<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stThursdayonmonthat6:30pm.CantonLibrary,Canton,NY SHOW: August25-26,2013.MadridCommunityCenter,Madrid,NY

Berks Mineralogical Society ClubhasrejoinedEFMLS,butnoclub,officerormemberinformationwasprovided.

2013 Directory Updatescontinuedfrompage7

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InmemoryofdeceasedclubmemberWilliam“Bill”Hawkins a very generous con-tribution to the Eastern Foun-dationFundhasbeenreceivedfrom The Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Washing-ton, DC. Condolences toBill’swife, Anne and to all his fam-ily,aswellastotheclub.Manythanks to theGLMSDC for re-

memberingBillwithyourdonation. IfyouarereadingthismessagebeforetheApril30dead-line,itisnottoolatetosendyourcontributiontotheEFFintimeforittobeincludedinthedeterminationofwhichclubswillbehonoredfortheirsupportatthe2013EFMLSConven-tionBanquet in June. The tally of club donationswill thenbegininordertodeterminewhichclubshavereachedatleastanew100%levelofgivingandwill,therefore,beawardedacertificateinrecognitionoftheircommitmenttotheEFF.Evenmoreimpressiveistherosterofthosewhohavereachedanew1000%levelofgivingandwillhaveapermanentplatewithclubnameaddedtotheEasternFoundationFund“RollofHonor”plaque,whichisdisplayedatallEFMLSmeetings. IfyouhappentomisstheApril30deadlinefor2013,noproblem.Donationsarealwayswelcomeandifnotreceivedbythecut-offdatefor2013willbeaddedtoyourclub‘stallyfor2014.Asareminder,alldonationsfromclubsand/ortheirin-dividualmembersareaddedtotheclubtotalandrecordsarekeptonacumulativebasis.Sowheneveryourcontributionisreceiveditcontinuesto increaseyourclubtotalfordetermi-nationoffutureawards.Yoursupportisimportantnomatterwhenorinwhatamount. PleasesendcontributionstomeatPOBox5,Dushore,PA18614.

Eastern Foundation FundbyFranSick,EFFChair

Didyoumissit?ItsurearrivedquietlyandsnowcovereduphereinMaine.Whatisthe“it”beingmentionedhere?Whyit’sthebrandnewandshinynewyear!ThegoodnewsandthereasonwhyI’msoexcitedabout2013isthatEFMLSaffiliatedclubsnowhaveanotheropportunitytoselecttheirclub’snewClubRockhoundoftheYear(ACROY).Yea!

2013bringssuchgoodnews.Itbringsanotherchancetoselectoneofyourownmemberstohonor.TherehavebeenmanyclubsI’vevisitedovertheyearsthatappeartohave an abundanceofmemberswho seem to go aboveand beyond the call of duty, support, volunteerism, andhelpfulnesstotheirclub.Howisonetochosewhichof~hemanyoutstandingmembersisthebestchoicetohonorastheirclub’sACROYhonoree?Well,that’swhythenew2013issuchgoodnews-eachnewyearofferstheopportunitytohonoranewanddifferentmember.

Nowcomes themoredifficultpart to talk about. SomeclubsI’vevisiteddonotseemtohaveanoverabundanceofmemberswhoseemtogoaboveandbeyondthecallofduty,support,volunteerismin,andhelpfulnesstotheirclub.Howisonetochosewhichofthemembersisthebestchoicetohonorastheirclub’sACROYhonoreewhenthechoicesarelimited?Onceagainitiseasyformetoseethegoodnewsresponsetothedilemmaoflimitedchoices.Hiddenamongthemembersareusuallydisguisedtalents,modestyetdeterminedsupport,willingnesstoextendabitmoreeffortthanothermembersandsoon.Goodpeopleandtheirendeavorsareoutthere.Gettingtoknowthemembership,makingadeterminedefforttoseekouttheirtalents,andtheirloveofthehobbyandtheclub,canbequiteachallenge.(Thereare,afterall,agoodlynumberoffolkswhoshyawayfrombeingrecognizedfortheirgoodwork.)However,bymakinganefforttonoteallthequiteorsubduedwaysmemberssupporttheclub,Ithinkyoumaybesurprisedbyalltheclub-supportingeffortyouwillfind.Treasuresmayusuallybefoundineveryboxofrocks.Pleaseconsidertakingalookintothemembershipandhonorthosehiddentreasures.

Afewrulesforselectingyourclub’sRockhoundoftheYear: ClubRockhoundoftheYearisanhonoraclubmaybe-stowonone(orinthecaseofacouple-two)oftheirmem-bersandajuniormembereachcalendaryear.Everyclub’shonoreewillhavetheirhonoredmember’snameandac-complishmentsmentionedwithinthepagesoftheEFMLSandAmericanFederationNewsletters.

The Good NewsbyElleryBorow,ACROYCoordinator

All Ineedfromyouandyourclub isthename(ornames)ofyourhonoree,abrief70wordorsowrite-upof thehonoree’s accomplishments,mention thehon-oree’sclubaffiliation,andthenameofthesubmitter.Anyclubmembermaysubmitaname.

Wewouldliketohearfromyouandyourclub.Pleasefeelfreetoshowoffyourclub’streasureswithaClubRockhoundoftheYearhonoreeselectionfromyourclub.Mycontactinformationistowardthebackofthisnewsletter.

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Why is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issu-ing a policy on meteorites on public lands at this time? TheBLMisformalizingapolicyoncollectingmeteor-ites foundonpublic landsbecause confusionandmisin-formationhasbeencreatedbyrecentmediaattention.Inaddition,recreationbythepublichassteadilyincreasedonpubliclands.Therefore,theBLMwouldliketoeducatethepublicaboutmeteoritehobbycollectingandthescientificvaluesofmeteorites.

What is the BLM’s policy on meteorites found on public lands? Meteoritesfoundonpubliclandsmaybecollect-edbyrecreationistsandhobbyistswithsomelimitations.Meteoritescanbecollectedforscientificandeducationalpurposes,andcanalsobecommerciallycollected.

What are the authorities that govern collecting meteor-ites from public lands? Thecourtshavelongestablishedthatmeteoritesbe-longtotheownerofthesurfaceestateonwhichmeteor-itesarefound.Thispremiseisbasedonthecommonlawsofpropertyasamendedbythecourts.Assuch,theBLMisresponsibleforthemanagementofmeteoritesundertheFederalLandPolicyandManagementAct(FLPMA)of1976asamended, includingcasualandcommercialcollection.Inaddition,theNinthCircuitCourtdeterminedthatscien-tificcollectingisauthorizedbytheAntiquitiesActof1906.

Can a mining claim be located for meteorites? No,aminingclaimmaynotbelocatedformeteorites.Meteorites do not meet the definition of a mineral re-sourceunderthegeneralminingandminerallaws.Theex-traterrestrialoriginsofmeteoriteshavemadethemuniqueandofextremecommercialandscientificvalue.Therefore,becauseoftheiroriginstheyarenotsubjecttotheminingandminerallaws.

Can meteorites be collected free of charge and without apermit? Yes, meteorites may be casually collected, i.e., forfreeandwithoutapermit,underFLPMA.However,inac-cordancewith theBLM’s regulations at 43CFR8365.1-5(1) collection is limited to certain public lands, (2) onlyspecimensuptotenpoundsmaybecollectedperpersonper year, and (3) only surface collectionwith the use ofnon-motorizedandnonmechanicalequipmentisallowed;metaldetectorsareokay.However,specimensthatareca-

suallycollectedareforpersonaluseonly,andmaynotbebarteredorsoldforcommercialpurposes.

How can meteorites be collected from public lands? Meteoritesfoundonpubliclandsmaybecasuallycol-lected by recreationists and hobbyists. The limit on theamountthatmaybecasuallycollectedismeteoritespeci-mens up to ten pounds that can be easily hand-carriedand transported, per person per year. Collection is fromthesurfaceonly.Motorizedandmechanizedequipmentisnotallowed;however,useofmetaldetectorsispermitted.Meteoritesmaybecollectedwithoutapermitorcollectionfee.Casualcollectionis forpersonaluseonly,andthere-fore,cannotbebarteredorsoldforcommercialpurposes.

Meteoritesmaybe collected for scientific andeduca-tionalpurposesunderapermitissuedundertheauthorityoftheAntiquitiesAct.Theapplicantmustbeaqualifiedre-searcher,andanypropertycollectedunderthistypeofper-mitremainstheBLMproperty.Themeteoritecollectedun-derpermitmustbecuratedinanapprovedrepositorythatconformstocuratorialstandardsprovidedin36CFR79.

MeteoritesmayalsobecommerciallycollectedunderapermitissuedundertheauthorityofFLPMA.Theappli-cantmustpayanapplicationfee,apurchasepricebasedonaunitpriceorthepercentageoffairmarketvalueontheamountofmaterialtoberemoved,andareclamationfee,asappropriate.Apermitteemustcomplywithallen-vironmentallawsandregulationsforsurfacedisturbingac-tivitiesonpubliclands.

Are there any limits to what amounts of meteorites maybe collected from public lands? Forcasualcollection,thereisalimitoftenpoundsofmeteoritespecimensperpersonperyear.Thereisnolimitforscientificorcommercialcollection.

How does this policy affect collecting of meteorites by rockhounds and other hobbyists? TheBLMpolicyclearlyoutlineshowrockhoundsandotherhobbyistsmaycasuallycollectmeteoritesfrompub-liclands.Nopermitisrequiredandnochargeisassessedwhencollectingforpersonaluse.Therearelimitsonhowmuchmay be collected – only ten pounds ofmeteoritespecimensperpersonperyear.Collectionisonlyfromthesurface,andmotorizedandmechanizedequipmentisnot

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allowed. However,metal detectors are okay.Meteoritescollectedforpersonaluseandcannotbebarteredorsold.

Where can the public casually collect meteorites on public lands? Meteoritesmaybecasuallycollectedfromopenpub-lic lands.Public landsthatareclosedtocasualcollectionof meteorites include: (1) developed recreational sites;(2) certainunitsof theNational LandscapeConservationSystem(NLCS)wheretheunitshavebeendesignatedfortheirnaturalandscientificresourcevalues, includingna-tional monuments and national conservation areas; (3)areasthatmayhavebeenwithdrawnfromcasualcollect-ingbyalanduseplan,suchasanAreaofCriticalEnviron-mental Concern (ACEC) and somewilderness areas; and(4)closuresbysupplementalregulations.ThoseinterestedshouldcontacttheappropriateBLMofficetolearndetailsfortheirareaofinterest.

Can meteorites casually collected from public lands be bartered or sold? Casual collection of meteorites from public lands isonlyforanindividual’spersonaluse.Saleorbarteriscon-sideredcommercialuse.Apermitmustbeissuedforcom-mercial activities and fees will be collected, including apurchasepricebasedonaunitpriceorthepercentageoffairmarketvalue,andareclamationfee,ifrequired.

Can meteorites be collected for commercial use and/or sale? Yes, meteorites may be collected from public landsunderauthorityofanapprovedpermitunlessotherwiseprohibitedbyother laws, regulations, landuseplans, orclosures.Apermitisrequiredforcommercialuseorsale,andfeeswillbecollected.Thesefeesmayincludeapplica-tionandpermitprocessing fees, thepurchaseprice,andreclamationfees.

Where can I get a permit to collect meteorites for com-mercial use or sale? Apermitapplicationforcommercialcollectionofme-teoritesmaybeobtainedfromandfiledwiththelocalBLMfieldofficewithadministrativejurisdictionintheareayouwishtocollect.

Where can I obtain a permit to collect meteorites for sci-entific research? Apermit application for the scientificoreducationalcollectionofmeteoritescanbeobtainedfromandmustbe

filedwiththeBLMStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdic-tionintheStateyouwishtocollect.AllAntiquitiesActper-mitsarereviewedandapprovedbytheauthorizedofficerintheStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdictionovertheCulturalResourcesManagementprogram.

Can meteorites be collected for exhibit in museums or other educational institutions? Yes,meteorites can be collected for exhibit inmuse-umsorothereducationalinstitutionsunderanAntiquitiesActpermit.AnapplicationmustbefiledwiththeBLMStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdictioninthestateyouwishtocollect.AllAntiquitiesActpermitsarereviewedandap-proved by the authorized officer in the State OfficewithadministrativejurisdictionovertheCulturalResourcesMan-agementprogram.ExhibitsorloansoftheBLM’smeteoritesheldbyapprovedrepositoriesaresubjecttopriorapprovalbytheBLMaswellastothetermsandconditionsofloansoftherepositorymanagingthecollectionsfortheBLM.

Can meteorites be casually collected from other Federallands, such as the National Forests or the National Parks? No. This policy only applies to public lands adminis-teredbytheBLMunderitsagencyauthorities.Casualcol-lectingisnotallowedonlandsadministeredandcontrolledbytheNationalParkService,BureauofReclamation,andtheU.S.FishandWildlifeService.

Can meteorites be scientifically collected from other Federal lands, such as the National Forests or the National Parks? Youmustcheckwiththeagencyhavingadministrativejurisdictionoftheareayouwishtocollectforscientificpurposestoseeifthistypeofactivityisallowed.

What happens if meteorites are collected illegally from public lands? Ifmeteoritesarecollected illegally frompublic landsyoucanbecitedunderFLPMAandtheregulationsat43CFR8365.1-5(a)forillegalremovalofanypersonalproper-tyoranyscientificresourceornaturalobject.Youmayalsobesubjecttocriminalprosecutionundertitle18,section641forthetheftofFederalpropertyandrelatedcriminalstatutesdependingonthetypeofillegalactivity,includingfalselabelingundertitle18,section1001.

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63rd Annual EFMLS Board of Directors’ MeetingSheraton Long Island Hotel

Hauppauge, New YorkFriday, March 31, 2013

Please print all information requested clearly.NAME OFSOCIETY:_______________________________________________________________________________

DIRECTOR:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________(The president of each society is a Director of EFMLS. Please list the president’s name only if the president

plans to attend this meeting.)

DIRECTOR’S ALTERNATE: ___________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________

(To represent the society if the president cannot attend the meeting)

DELEGATE:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________ (Elected by society members)

ALTERNATEDELEGATE:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________

(To represent society if Delegate cannot attend meeting)

_______________________________________________ SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF SOCIETY OFFICER

RETURN BY MAIL by May 16, 2013 to: Gerry Cox EFMLS Secretary 2304 S. Rolfe St Arlington, VA 22202-1545

From the EFMLS Constitution(Article V, Sec. 3) It shall be the responsibility of each Member Society to notify the Secretary in writing of the names of its Director, Dele-gate and alternate who expect to attend the Annual Meeting fifteen (15) days prior to the convening date.

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AFMS Endowment Fund * Carolyn Weinberger (See Editor, page 2)

AFMS Scholarship Foundation * Rita Bartenback <[email protected]>

AFMS Ways & Means * - To be appointed

All American Award * Kerry Ann Hilliard <kprincess1203 at aol.com>

Auction Cheryl Neary (see page 2)

Audit Donald Pitkin <pitkind at earthlink.net>

Boundaries * Carl Miller <kobold1 at erols.com>

Budget & Finance Hazel Remaley (see page 2)

Bulletin Editors Advisory * Susan Ciervo Boyle <sboyle at wrightrisk..com>

Bylaws / Parliamentarian Steve Weinberger <cscrystals2 at gmail.com>

Club Rockhound of the Year * ElleryBorow 207-547-3154

Conservation & Legislation * Toni Donchak <adonchak at verizon.net>

Convention Advisory Matt Charsky <[email protected]>

Directory Carolyn Weinberger - (see Editor)

Each One Teach One Betsy Oberheim <Aoberheim3 at comcast.net>

Eastern Foundation Fund Fran Sick <ednfran at epix.net>

Historian Mary Ciervo <[email protected]>

Insurance Coordinator Carl Miller (see Boundaries)

Junior Activities * Darryl Powell <diamonddan at rochester.rr.com>

Operating Procedures Steve Weinberger (see Bylaws)

Safety * Ellery Borow - (see Club Rockhound)

Show Coordinator Matt Charsky (See Convention Advisory)

Slide & Video Librarian * Ken Tudor <ktudor at yahoo.com>

Supplies Suzie Milligan <smilligan at stny.rr.com>

Uniform Rules Barbara Sky <bskysky at aol.com>

Ways & Means (EFMLS) Cheryl Neary (see page 2)

Webmaster Dan Imel <lapidry at aol.com>

Wildacres Workshop Committee Steve Weinberger, Chair (see Bylaws)

Gerry Cox <gerryannec at verizon.net>

Al DeMilo <abdemilo at verizon.net>

Bruce Gaber <sun at visionrising.com>

R.J. Harris <roqfreq at rjharris.com>

Valerie Johnson <moon at copper.net>

John Milligan <jmilligan at stny.rr.com>

Director Fran Sick (See Eastern Foundation Fund) Registrar Pamm Bryant <pjbryant6 at juno.com>

Nominating (Elected committee) Matt Charsky - Chairman (see Convention Advisory)

Pamm Bryant (see Wildacres Registrar)

Jim Doran (see Wildacres)

RJ Harris <roqfreq at rjharris.com>

Bob Livingston <gemguy at verizon.net>

Wayne Sukow <d8olite at fastmail.fm>

Loren Patterson <lorenpatterson at gmss.us>

EFMLS Committee Chairs

Regional Vice Presidents

RegionI KathleenCollins <[email protected]>

RegionII JaniceKowalski <janicekwathotmail.com>

RegionIII DavidBrandon <brandonbuilds at verizon.net>

RegionIV JeanCharsky <Jean2430atcomcast.net>

RegionV JudyBudnik <wisohatmsn.com>

RegionVI BarbaraFenstermacher <bfenster2atbellsouth.net>

RegionVII KimCochran 770-979-8331

RegionVIII MichelleRenné <pgrm4ataol.com>

*Also Eastern Representative to American Federation Committee

Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 201314

EFMLS News Carolyn Weinberger, Editor PO Box 302 Glyndon, MD 21071-0302

Visit the EFMLS Website<www.amfed.org/efmls>

Visit A ShowfromMattCharsky

Non-ProfitOrg.U.S.Postage

PAIDPermit#189

OwingsMills,MD

If you are an EFMLS member club and would like to have your show or swap listed here, send information to Matt Charsky, EFMLS Show Coordinator at 2430 N Glebe Rd; Arlington, VA 22207 or e-mail at <[email protected]>.

April: 13-14: 9thAnnualE&MShowspon-sored by the Southeast New HampshireMineralClub. DoverVeteransCenter,156BackRiverRd;Dover,NH

20-21: Monongahela RockhoundsGem,Mineral&FossilShowsponsoredbytheMonongahelaRockhounds.WestMiff-linVolunteerFireCo..#4;WestMifflin,PA.

27-28:AnnualSpringGem,Mineral&Bead Show sponsoredby theCentralFloridaMineral&GemSociety. FloridaNationalGuardArmory,2809FerncreekAve;Orlando,FL.

27-28:4sndAnnualNJEarthScienceAssociation & Swap sponsored by theFranklin-OgdensburgMineralogicalSoci-ety& theNJ Earth ScienceAssociation.WashingtonSchool,50WashingtonAve;Franklin,NJ.

May: 3-4: 40th Annual Atlantic Micro-mounters Conference, CongressionalSchools of Virginia, Falls Church, VA.Sponsoredby theMicrominaralogistsoftheNationalCapitalArea.ForregistrationandInformationcontactS.Weinbergerat<[email protected]>.

4-5: 10th Annual Treasures of theEarthShow&SalesponsoredbytheMin-eralogical Society ofNortheast Pennsyl-vania.St.JosephOblateSeminary,1880Rt315,Pittston,PA.

4-5: 50th Annual 2013 New Eng-landGem&MineralShowsponsoredbythe North Shore Rock & Mineral Club.TopsfieldFairgrounds,Rt1;Topsfield,MA.

5:2013SpringMineralAuctionspon-sored by the Gem, Lapidary & MineralSocietyofWashington,DC.KnightsofCo-lumbus,9707RosensteelAve;SilverSpring,MD.NoonPreview,Auctionat1pm.

11: SouthPennRock Swap&Salesponsored by the Central PA Rock &Mineral Club and Franklin Co, Rock &Mineral Club. South Mountain Fair-groundsoutdoorpavillion.615NarrowsRd;Biglerville,PA

25:24thAnnualChesapeakeGem&MineralShowhostedbytheChesapeakeGem & Mineral Society. Ruhl Armory,1035YorkRd(I-695,exit 26B),Towson,MD.Hours10am–4pm.

June: 2 – 3: 1 - 2: EFMLS Convention & Show hosted by the Island Rockhounds and Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club. Smith-town, NY. EFMLS Meeting; Friday, May 31.

8-9: 2013 Orange County Mineral,Gem, Jewelry, Fossil Show & Swap spon-sored by the Orange Co. Mineral Society.MuseumVillage,1010Rt17M;Monroe,NY.

September 28-29: 49th Annual Atlantic CoastGem, Mineral & Jewelry Show hostedby theGemCuttersGuild of Baltimore.Howard County Fairgrounds, WestFriendship,MD.

November: 2–3:44thAnnualGemarama2013:ShadesofRed”sponsoredbytheTuscaro-raLapidarySociety.TheSchoolatChurchFarm,BusinessRte.30,1/2milewestofFrazerRte30exitoffRte.202,Exton,PA.