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The Georgia Mineral Society *Atlanta, Georgia* Volume MMXVI/eight August 2016
General Meeting 7:30 PM Monday, August 1, 2016
The GMS Building 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard
Norcross, GA Crawfordville Crinoids
This month our speaker will be Bill Morgan. Bill is the author of the book “Collector’s Guide to Crawfordville Crinoids”. These crinoids are well known for their large size and the completeness of the specimens. Come join us for this informative talk on this popular fossil. Bill will have copies of his book available for purchase.
“Bill holds a PhD in anatomy and physiology from Indiana University in Bloomington, and was a neuroscientist and teacher at the UT Health Science Center in San Antonio for over 40 years until he retired in 2011. Since then he has authored two books -‐ Collector's Guide to Crawfordsville Crinoids and Collector’s Guide to Texas Cretaceous Echinoids”. Source: Dallas Paleontological Society
See you there !!!
Tom Batcha, VP of Program
President’s Message August heat – it can make a person do crazy things! It makes me want to find a nice rocky creek to jump in to cool off, and maybe to find some interesting specimens. I
hope everyone is having a good summer, staying cool and finding wonderful things to do. If not, I have some suggestions for you. If they aren’t already full, there may be some openings in the SFMS classes at Wildacres. That is certainly a cool place! If you don’t have time to go away for a week to a class, there are the open workshops at GMS where you can cut and polish the prizes you have found on our field trips or purchased at a show, or on your vacation. If you haven’t been certified yet, contact one of our certifiers to schedule an appointment.
Here is something else to consider: if you want to be more active in our club, we have several openings for volunteers to help keep things running smoothly. Roxanne is retiring from the Historian position, so if that is up your alley, let me know. If you like micromounts, consider volunteering to get that section going again. We also need someone to select recipients for our annual awards, which are presented at our banquet in October. Another important position is Sunshine, which Kim is handling for now and would be glad to train someone else to do – the training will take all of 10 minutes, I expect! If you would like to see job descriptions for any of these positions, please contact me, and I will get them to you.
We have a board meeting coming up on August 7, and any member is welcome to attend, although only the board members get to vote on any business matters. It is the budget meeting, so it can be a good way to learn about the finances of the club.
Of course, we have our general meetings, section meetings, and field trips to keep you occupied. Be sure to get the juniors involved, too!
Wow, you can keep busy this summer and stay cool at the same time. See you at a meeting! Shelley Stubbs GMS President
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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. A Non-Profit Educational Organization
Eighty Years of Tradition Objective and Purpose
To Educate the Youth of the State and the Members of this Society
In the Field of Earth Science AFMS Education -‐ All American Club 2003
President Shelley Stubbs
Executive Vice President/Membership
Elizabeth Lamb [email protected]
Vice President Programs Tom Batcha
Secretary Lizabeth McClain
Treasurer Mary Gurney
Correspondence Secretary Tom Bates
Field Trip Chair Charles Carter
Facilities Chair Bill Waggener
Fossil Section Chair Kim Cochran 770.979.8331
Gem Section Chair Jay Gorday
Junior Section Chair Mary Gurney
Micromount Section Chair Open for Volunteer
Mineral Section Chair Tom Batcha
Sand Section Chair Lori Carter
Tips and Trips Editors Olga and Bob Jarrett
Webmaster Lori Carter
Education Chair Bill Waggener
Trustee to 2016 Lizabeth McClain
Trustee to 2017 Kim Cochran 770.979.8331
Trustee to 2018 Olga Jarrett
Immediate Past President Tom Batcha
Committee Chairs
Adopt-‐A-‐Highway
Casey Sosebee 706.635.3246
Awards Open for Volunteer
Carpool
Bill Waggener carpool@ gamineral.org
Curator Gem Box
Kim Cochran
770.979.8331
Historian
Open for Volunteer
Hospitality
Shirley Parker
404.906.3763
Librarian
George Prince
library@ gamineral.org
Parliamentarian
Open for Volunteer
Refreshments
Diana Poppelreuter
Special Events
Tom Batcha
Sunshine
Kim Cochran Open for volunteer
770.979.8331
Telephone
Open for volunteer
SFMS Rep.
Dennis Buchanan
The article submittal due date for the September newsletter is
August 10, 2016
GENERAL MEETINGS General meetings are held on the first Monday of each month. In the event that the first Monday is a holiday, the
meeting will be held on the third Monday of the month. General
meetings are held at the Georgia Mineral Society
4138 STEVE REYNOLDS BLVD NORCROSS, GA. 30093-3059 Any deviations from the above schedule will be announced in
Tips and Trips
The Georgia Mineral Society on the Internet: http://www.gamineral.org
E-mail Early Notification Program: A
field trip and club news update service. To join, members are requested to
send in their current e-mail address to: [email protected]
May Show Committee Chairs Show Chair
Shelley Stubbs [email protected]
Dealer Chair
Lawrence Parker [email protected]
Exhibits
Martha Brown
770.448.0876
Demonstrations
Jay Gorday demos@ gamineral.org
Hospitality
Elizabeth Lamb
Treasurer
Mary Gurney
Advertising
Open for Volunteer
Dealer Dinner
Roxanne Lopez 678.491.0489
Database
Mary Porter
770.998.1018
Auction
Kim Cochran
770.979.8331
Set Up/ Take Down
Open for Volunteer
Announcements for educational publications, continuing education classes, and shows or exhibits are provided in Tips and Trips as a service to GMS members. Appearance of the above in Tips and Trips does not constitute an endorsement by GMS.
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Sunshine News Please keep let me know of any news, 770-‐979-‐8331. We wish Linda Batcha a complete recovery from foot surgery.
Congratulations to Olga and Bob Jarrett on fifty years of marriage. Wishing them fifty more!
Kim Cochran Interim Sunshine Chair
Help Wanted In case you missed it in the President’s message, we have some openings for volunteers for our club. Most are marked as “Open for volunteer” on our contacts page, and we do have job descriptions for them. If you see a position that is not marked as open, feel free to inquire about it, as volunteers sometimes want to switch to other positions. The reward for volunteering is getting to know other members and the gratitude for helping to keep our organization functioning as it should. Thanks for any time you can devote to our club!
Shelley Stubbs, GMS President
Board Meeting Reminder: our board will meet on August 7 at the clubhouse. We will have a pot-‐luck lunch starting at 11:30 AM, with the meeting following at 12:30. This is our annual budget meeting, so come prepared with any requests or adjustments you would like to make to the budget. We need to have as many board members there as possible so we will be sure to have a quorum to approve the budget. See you there!
Shelley Stubbs, GMS President
GMS Historian Needed As Shelley Stubbs mentioned in her president’s message, the club needs a new historian. For over 40 years, the Atlanta History Center has archived issues of Tips & Trips annually. For many years, Roxanne Lopez, an active Georgia Mineral Society member as well as a volunteer at the Atlanta History Center, has been GMS Historian. She would now like to turn the job/opportunity over to someone else. Being GMS Historian involves collecting and saving paper copies of the Tips & Trips throughout the
year and removing their staples for better preservation. Then, annually make an appointment to take them to the Atlanta History Center. I am sure Roxanne would be happy to help you get started. This is an important position and a good one for any member who does not have a huge amount of time but is ready to accept more leadership in the Georgia Mineral Society. If you are interested, please contact Shelley Stubbs. And thanks, Roxanne, for your many years of service!
Olga Jarrett Tips & Trips Co-‐Editor
Education Message The new school year is almost here! Teachers are actively planning for the fall with classroom presentation requests coming in daily. Please advise your teachers to request 2016-‐2017 presentations at their first planning opportunity.
The Holly Camp Memorial Earth Science Minigrant program is currently accepting applications for the 2016-‐2017 school year. Please remind your teachers to keep in mind projects and supplies for next year. Applications are due on or before 01 Sep 2016.
Enjoy the warm weather (you may need to recall the heat come next January) and learn something new today.
Yours in education,
Bill Waggener, Education Chair
Facilities Message Our home is in pretty good shape. If we can just decide where to put everything we need, it would be a good thing! Sub-‐atomic compression might work, if we had the technology to do this. Looking at the calendar, our resources are well scheduled, with room for some more activities (if we had enough volunteers to run new programs). Ask about an activity that you would like to do. Maybe others would like to join you.
It is always a pleasure working with all of the talented and willing worker bees.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Waggener, Facilities Chair
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Fossil Section Monday, August 8, 2016 at 7:30 PM
The GMS Building Last month we discussed bryozoans. This month we will sift through sand from Sarasota, Florida to find fossils.
Kim Cochran Fossil Section Chair
Workshop News
The workshop is open for certified current members on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 1900 to 2100 hrs. The rock cutting saws will be running to cut your rough material. Saw operators are Elizabeth Lamb, Shelley Stubbs, Charles Carter, and Bill Waggener. Saw fees are $3.00 per hour rounded to the next whole hour in addition to any other workshop fees. Workshop fees are $3.00 per hour rounded to the next whole hour per person. Additional slab material is available priced by the piece,
The workshop is also open on the second Sunday of each month from 1400 to 1600 hrs. More workshop time may be requested by appointment during the week and weekend.
Certification sessions may be scheduled with Shelley Stubbs, Elizabeth Lamb, or Bill Waggener. Standard fees apply with no additional charge.
Thank you to everyone who is supporting the workshop and making beautiful rocks out of rough.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Waggener, Facilities Chair
Gem Section Origami Gems
Monday, August 29, 2016 7:30PM
I hope everyone enjoyed the video from the GMS Library. We are lucky to have a large library with many books, videos, and old newsletters. Some of the material is for reference only, while other material can be checked out. This is a great resource. Check it out and take advantage of the information contained in our Library.
I hope everyone had a good time making beads in Roswell. Thanks again to Lori for setting up this glass/bead making class at the shop (Flametree) where she takes lessons. We all look forward to seeing what the students learned and made. Lori should have the results ready to hand out at the Gem Section Meeting.
Speaking of Lori, she is our presenter for the August Gem Section meeting. She is going to teach us to make (fold) Origami Gems. This sounds like a fun time and I can’t wait to see what a fancy paper gem looks like. I hope to see everyone at the meeting.
Jay Gorday Gem Section Chair [email protected]
Pink dolomite in a quartz vug in carbonaceous dolomite at Woodbury, TN
Mineral Section Meeting Carbonates
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at 7:30pm The GMS Building
This month the mineral group that we will study is the Carbonate group. By far the most popular member of this group is Calcite but there are several other very popular specimens that make up this group. There are the copper minerals of Malachite and Azurite; The Iron and Zinc minerals of Siderite and Smithsonite; and Calcite’s close relative of Aragonite. The list of popular minerals goes on – Magnesite, Strontianite, Witherite, and Dolomite and one can’t forget to mention the beauty of Rhodochrosite.
Come join us for another informative night in the world of minerals. Tom Batcha Mineral Section Chair [email protected]
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Junior Section Meeting Sunday: August 21, 2016, 2:00-‐3:30
Location: GMS Building
Topic: Fantastic Fossils – Part 1
Meet Henrietta! She is not yet a fossil, but she helps teach us what parts of an animal are most likely to become fossilized. Fossils are usually a highlight for most juniors! (And some of us older members too!) This will be the first of two fossil sessions. We will look at many imprint fossils, casts, and molds and will discover what they can tell of us of life long ago. We will make decorative fossil imprints in self-‐hardening clay that the juniors will get to keep. They will also get to choose and take home a real fossil to start or add to their collection. We hope to see a few more of our juniors coming. If this time is not working out we may need to consider changing the meeting day or time. We will keep you posted as usual!
Mary Gurney, [email protected]
Sand Section
Wednesday, August 3, 7:30 pm Location: GMS Building Speaker: Thom Hopen
Topic: Mesh Size In the July Sand Section meeting, we had a special guest speaker. Polly Bouker from Georgia Perimeter College (now part of Georgia State) brought a myriad of specimens from her school collection. She explained how
she uses sand to teach geology. It was interesting to hear how students who have not travelled much further than the southeast react to seeing sand from all over the world. After we had a chance to see some of the specimens, she let us take samples of them too! Many thanks to Polly and Larry Bouker for sharing their sand with us! Also thanks to Joe Summerour for telling us about Polly and her collection and to Mary Gurney and Mary Rauzi for bagging up samples for the GMS collection.
In the August Sand Section, Thom Hopen will explain different mesh sizes. After his presentation we will have a much better understanding about using screens to process sand samples. We will share samples donated by various people, so come get samples and bring any sand you would like to share.
Lori Carter, Sand Section Chair [email protected]
Book Review
by Lori Carter
Charles O. Pilkey & Orrin H. Pilkey, Lessons from the Sand: Family-‐friendly science activities you can do on a Carolina beach. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press.
People always ask me why anyone would care about sand. There are many reasons, but one reason is that it is a great way to learn about and teach geology. A good example of this is a recently published book – Lessons from the Sand: Family-‐Friendly Science Activities You Can Do on a Carolina Beach by father and son, Orrin and Charles Pilkey. Though the activities are based on North and South Carolina beaches, they apply to other beaches too. The authors’ simple narrative combined with colorful photographs and illustrations make this book easy to navigate. They deftly incorporate simple activities that require minimal materials but deliver a great deal of knowledge as well as a conduit for further learning.
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The first half of the book explores the origins of sand -‐-‐ what is it, where does it come from, and how did it get there? It also explains how the ocean and wind interact with sand. Curious structures and features are pointed out and explained. The second half of the book examines some of the biological features of a beach including shells and how they get their colors, tiny creatures that are often overlooked, birds, plants, and how all of these living things interact with their beach environments. There is also a chapter on beach environments as a whole and what we can do to protect them.
You don’t have to be a sand princess or a teacher like Olga Jarrett, Mary Gurney, Bill Waggener, or Mickey McClain to enjoy this book. You just need a sense of adventure and curiosity plus a desire to learn about the world around you. Having a little fun along the way is the unexpected bonus.
[Editors’ note: Have you read a book recently that relates to our hobby? We would like book reviews to be a new feature in Tips & Trips. Please contact us if you are interested in writing a book review.]
New Members
Let’s give a big GMS welcome to the following new members. We are so glad you have joined and wish for you many happy years of rock-‐hounding! Elsie Fewell from Liburn, Ga Ceci Fewell from Lilburn, GA Dominique Fewell from Lilburn, GA R. Birney Fewell from Lilburn, GA Mary Margaret Garrett from Clermont, GA Lauren Woodbury from Kennesaw, GA John Woodbury from Kennesaw, GA
Elizabeth Lamb Membership Chair
Happy Birthday to you!
August 1: James Michael Raby, Dawn Earlene Butler, Sam Swanson, Robert Madden, and Rachel Arringt
August 2: Natalie Eaton, William J. Evans, Ruth Swierczek, and Shelda Aultman
August 3: Wolfgang Byrne and Will Horton
August 4: Casey Sosebee, Richard Brooks Chestnut, and Peyton Bernstein Maynard
August 5: Wendy Painter and Ronald Smith
August 6: Nancy Newman
August 7: Reece Abcug, Lola A. Halpin, and Mallie Bruce
August 8: Corbin Curless, Deanna Bernstein, and Sharon Trentini
August 9: Peyton Waggener, Anna Wampler, and Jane C. Barwood
August 10: Mike Pado
August 11: Jenna Payne, Lorene Maddox, Alex Payne, and Cindy Trentini
August 12: Levi Bare
August 13: Angel Carpenter and Katie Anderson
August 14: Olivia Gourbiere and Hannah McCormack
August 15: Brannon Howell, Dawn Shiraef, Melissa Lamb, Chris Nehrling, and Andrew Clark
August 16: Marti Buck and Eri Hirose
August 17: Riley Klosky, Kayla Craft, and Kate Webster
August 18: Rex Parks and John Copenhaver
August 19: Kevin Howinton and Jimi Sitko
August 20: Sherion L. Stewart
August 21: Luann Bentley
August 22: Theresa C. Ford
August 23: Holly Gallagher
August 24: Mickey Cecil and Zak Nims
August 25: Michael Reagin, Peggy Weathers, Richard P. Hightower, and Jureen Oddo
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August 26: Kyle Soto, Steve Wilkerson, and Soma Hall
August 27: Carolyn Buckels
August 28: Lanette Brown and Larry Cotton
August 29: Allerga George, Joe Miller, Patrick Sweeney, Kelly Klimansky, Linda Coheleach, and Phyllis Love
August 31: Kamran Alexander-‐Genculu and Carolyn M. Sword
Your gemstone is peridot (aka olivine), a symbol of vitality. It can be found in a wide spectrum of green from light-‐yellow to dark olive. It was once used to word off night terrors and, when set in gold, to ward off evil. It has also been ground into a fine powder to treat asthma and as a cure for thirst experienced during a fever. When worn, it was believed that its owner would have the power of invisibility and that a thief about to be hanged or beheaded might escape if peridot was held in his mouth. It can bring peace, protection, and sleep. It has also been worn to calm anger by soothing one’s nerves and expelling negative energy. Who knew a pretty little green stone could do all of that?
Elizabeth Lamb Membership Chair
GMS FIELD TRIP Ellijay, GA
Saturday, August 6, 2015 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time
TRIP: GMS will hold a field trip to Ellijay, GA for cutting material and to play in a creek! COLLECTING: Colorful quartzite, stripey slate, jasper (maybe), and as many free lilies as you want – yes, really – as many free lily plants as you want. Blackberries too.
BRING: Rock hammer, buckets, floaties, water toys, towels, and picnic lunch. Shoes/boots/sandals must be worn in the creek (no bare feet please). This field trip is great for children of all ages
but they should have adult supervision at all times. Kids are encouraged to bring water toys and be prepared to splash around in the creek!
We will have a portable cabbing unit on site for quick face polishing. Special games and contest for juniors and adults too!
PETS: Dogs are allowed if kept on a leash at all times.
DIRECTIONS AND WHERE TO MEET:
We will meet at the Dollar General, 3067 Chatsworth Hwy, Ellijay, GA 30540
Approximate Coordinates: 34.726674,-‐84.509146 1) From GA-‐515 take GA-‐52 West towards downtown Ellijay (you will cross a river and you should see a cement plant on the right as you turn).
2) Stay on GA-‐52 and go approximately 4 miles from GA-‐515 or 3 miles from downtown Ellijay
3) The Dollar General will be on the left (south of Craigstown/Weeks Road). Park towards the road.
Travel time using GMS as a reference point: From the GMS building at 4138 Steve Reynolds Boulevard, Norcross, GA to the meeting place in Ellijay, GA is approximately 1.5 hours and 90 miles.
If you are interested in carpooling on this trip, please contact Bill Waggener at [email protected]
Charles Carter GMS Field Trip Chair Home: 770-‐998-‐7949 Cell: 770-‐891-‐5947 [email protected]
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An Official Field Trip of the Gem and Mineral Society of Franklin, NC (HOST). An Official Field Trip of the
Georgia Mineral Society.
Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine Franklin, NC
Saturday, August 20, 2016 9am-‐6pm EST Fee Site (RSVP)
Free food and free area entertainment
Trip/History: Gem mining has been evident in Macon County since 1870. Called corundum, the minerals found commercial value that Tiffany’s found interesting. In the 1890’s American Prospecting & Mineral Co. and US Ruby Mining Co. worked to find the source. In the early 20th century they left the area and now Franklin’s nickname is: The Gem Capital of the World. The source of the minerals has not yet been found. The Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine has been in operation since 1984 and is still under the same ownership today. It is located right off Hwy 441 N. three miles from Franklin, NC.
Collecting: You can find anything from ruby, sapphire, garnets, amethyst, topaz to smoky and rose quartz. The flume is 150 foot long, covered and lighted for your comfort. Food, clean restrooms and water comes with your native bucket, all for $15. Free parking and pets are welcomed, but must be kept on a leash at all times.
Fees: $15 per person, children under 12 are free. This fee includes one bucket of natural material, use of 150 foot flume and equipment, food (burgers, dogs, salad, fixings), free entry into the Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum, 25 Phillips St. from 12 pm until 6 pm, and free local entertainment near the Museum (12th Annual Folk Festival open all day and Pickin on the Square-‐ 6:30 until) bring a chair for the square!
RSVP: All the participating club field trip leaders, send me a list of your total collectors and those staying for lunch by 08-‐17-‐16. Send to [email protected] or call 828 369-‐7262, for food count representation. Thanx, but
just want to make sure we have plenty of food for you.
Bring: Old clothes, rubber gloves if you want (water is cold), cushion or old towel to sit on, tennis shoes/boots and a plastic bag for muddy shoes/clothes.
DIRECTIONS AND WHERE TO MEET:
From Atlanta, Ga
• Take I-‐85N/GA-‐403N
• Keep left to take GA-‐365 via exit 113 towards Gainesville for 52.7 miles
• Merge onto US-‐23N/US into Cowee Mtn Ruby Mine
www.coweemtnrubymine.com
Cowee Mountain Ruby Mine 6771 Sylva Rd. Franklin, NC (828) 369-‐5271 www.coweemtnrubymine.com
Accommodations: There are many clean and comfortable motels as well as camp sites and rentals available to you. Franklin Chamber of Commerce www.franklin-‐chamber.com (828) 524-‐3161 Visitors guide can be down loaded.
Additional contacts: Franklin Gem & Mineral Museum www.fgmm.org
(828) 369-‐7831 M-‐Sat 12pm – 4pm or leave message
Marsha Harmon VP/Field Trip Coordinator [email protected]
Click here for the DMC Field Trip Schedule
"Field trips are open to all members of associated clubs of the DMC program of the SFMS Field Trip Committee and to all members of SFMS member clubs who have provided their membership with SFMS liability insurance. Because of insurance requirements, members of the GENERAL PUBLIC are NOT invited on this or any DMC program field trips!"
DMC Program / SFMS Field Trip committee's purpose:
To collect field trip information from it's member societies; schedule and coordinate field trip dates; disseminate field trip information to all member clubs so that each member society may publish this information as one of their "official" scheduled field trips.
Please reply by e-‐mail to:
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sfms-‐[email protected]
World Wide Web site for the DMC is:
http://www.amfed.org/sfms/_dmc/dmc.htm
DMC is a program of the Field Trip Committee of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.
Copyright © All rights reserved.
"Earth first...we'll collect on the other planets later."
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Brad’s Bench Tips SHEET & WIRE STORAGE
The more you work with jewelry, the more problems you have finding the piece of metal you need. My pieces of sheet were generally stored in various plastic bags, and the wire was in separate coils. Few were marked, so it often took me a while to locate that piece of 26 ga fine sheet I bought last year, especially since I usually take my supplies back and forth to classes.
A tip from a friend helped me organize everything. I bought an expanding file folder from the office supplies store (the kind that has 13 slots and a folding cover) and marked the tabs for each gauge of metal I use. Then I marked all my pieces of sheet with their gauge, put them in plastic bags, marked the gauge on the bag, and popped them into the folder. I usually store coils of wire loose in the folder, but they can also be bagged if you prefer. I use one tab for bezel wire and one for the odd, miscellaneous items.
The resulting folder is really convenient when I want to take my metal out to a class or workshop, and it's colorful enough for me to easily find in the clutter of the shop!
LITTLE BALLS
I often use little balls of silver and gold as accent pieces on my designs. They can be made as needed from pieces of scrap. Cut the scrap into little pieces, put them on a solder pad and melt them with a torch. Then throw the balls into a small cup of pickle.
If you need to make all the balls the same size, you need the same amount of metal to melt each time. The best way to do that is to clip equal lengths of wire.
But there's an easier way to get a good supply of
balls. Some casting grain comes in near perfect ball form. Just grab your tweezers and pick out the ones you need. When you need larger quantities of balls, pour the casting grain out onto a baking pan, tilt the pan a bit, and let all the round pieces roll to the bottom. Bag the good ones, and pour the rest back into your bag for casting. Balls can be sorted into different sizes using multiple screens.
"Bench Tips for Jewelry Making" and "Broom Casting for Creative Jewelry" are available on Amazon [Editors’ Note: Not related to jewelry making, but you might be interested in reading Brad’s delightful, humorous autobiographical account, “The Reluctant Farmer of Whimsey Hill,” also available from Amazon.] ===============================================
Upcoming Shows August 4-‐7—SPRUCE PINE, NORTH CAROLINA: Annual show; Mitchell County Chamber of Commerce, The Former Food Lion Building; 12121 Hwy. 226 S ; Thu. 10:00-‐6:00, Fri. 10:00-‐6:00, Sat. 10:00-‐6:00, Sun. 12:30-‐5:00; $3, Free; The 2016 NC Mineral and Gem Festival will be held in the Spruce Pine, NC August 4-‐7 at the former Food Lion Building on Hwy 226 S. For over 50 years rock hounds and gem lovers have flocked to Spruce Pine, the most important mining district in the world. Visitors will find aisles of beautiful jewelry, gemstones, minerals, fossils and more. Hours are Thursday-‐Saturday 10-‐6 and Sunday 12:30-‐5:00 PM. Admission is $3 with kids under 10 admitted free. Don't miss Senior Citizen Day on Thursday when seniors are admitted for $1. ; contact Patti Jensen, (828)-‐765-‐9033; e-‐mail: [email protected]; Web site: http://www.ncgemfest.com. August 12-‐14—DALTON, GEORGIA: Annual show; Mohammad Tahir, Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center; 2211 Dug Gap Battle Rd.; Fri. 2-‐7, Sat. 10-‐6, Sun. 11-‐5; Adults $4, Free admission for children; There will be door prizes daily and a grand door prize of a 1/2 carat gold diamond ring! This will be the 25th year for
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our annual show! Many of the finest bead, pearl. fossil, mineral, and jewelry merchants in the country will be there. Custom work and repairs can be done you wait. This show is fun for the kids and the whole family! Contact Mohammad Tahir, PO Box 4046, Alton, GA 30719, (706)-‐537-‐8960; e-‐mail: [email protected]
June Field Trip Report
By Lori Carter
GMS members joined Montgomery Gem and Mineral Society members to collect petrified wood and have a potluck cookout. The owner of the property graciously allowed us to use his hunting cabin for the potluck and he even grilled hotdogs for us. He saved us a lot of walking too by hauling us on a flatbed trailer to the creek!
It was very hot so the ride to the creek was greatly appreciated. By the time I got to the creek, people already had specimens to show me. One of the best pieces of carbonized wood was one of the first specimens of the day. Charles and Gilligan and I waded into the creek and headed downstream to see what other goodies could be found.
Most people were finding nice specimens of petrified wood and lots of colorful gravel. One of the Montgomery members showed me a piece of gravel that he cabbed. It was a beautiful pink/orange color and wonderfully translucent.
After seeing lots of great specimens, we got another ride with the property owner and returned to the cabin for lunch. Field trip attendees brought lots of yummy potluck dishes. GMS provided bottled water, plates, forks, condiments, and hotdogs (Ivy Edwards donated enough money to cover the cost of the dogs!) and Trader Joe's grocery store donated hotdog buns. The Montgomery
members also brought hotdogs and buns as well as potluck dishes plus lots of water and ice!
As we cleaned up, cooled off, and enjoyed all of the delicious food, we got to see some of the petrified wood for the day. From small to hand sized pieces and really big specimens, there were so many pretty pieces of petrified wood! After lunch one of the Montgomery members brought out bottles of bubbles for the juniors. Eli made the biggest bubble (that I saw) and everyone else made bubbles that floated for a lot longer than one would expect!
Though it was extremely hot, it was a fun and exciting day. Most people found some nice specimens of petrified wood and we had a grand time hanging out with the Montgomery club. Many thanks to the Montgomery club for inviting us back and to the property owner for making all of it possible!
For more pictures from the trip, please see the trip report on the website at: www.gamineral.org/ft/2016/ft201606b.html
Upcoming SFMS Workshops at Wild Acres
As a reminder, the Federation workshops at Wild Acres will be held this year 8/22-‐28 and 9/19-‐25. Details are in the May Tips & Trips. If you would like more information or a registration form, check out www.SFMSworkshops.com or the Southeast Federation’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Southeast-‐Federation-‐of-‐Mineralogical-‐Societies You can contact the Registrar: Wild Acres — Toni Garland [email protected]
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August 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 GMS General Meeting
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3 Sand Section
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6 GMS Field trip
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Fossil Section
9 Workshop 7 PM-‐9 PM
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14 Workshop 2-‐4 PM
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16 17 Mineral Section
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20 DMC Field trip
21 Junior Section 2 – 3:30 PM
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23 Workshop 7 PM-‐9 PM
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29 Gem Section
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I-‐75 Exit 293
Cartersville, Georgia 770-‐606-‐5700
http://tellusmuseum.org/index.htm All lectures are free for members and included in the cost of
museum admission for non-‐members.
Fernbank Museum of Natural History 76 Clifton Rd. NE,
Atlanta, GA (404)929-‐6300
http://www.fernbankmuseum.org/ A few of the Permanent Exhibits: A Walk Through Time in Georgia
Giants of the Mesozoic The World of Shells
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The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. August 2016
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