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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society March, 2017

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TULSA ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY ADDRESS: BOX 2292 TULSA OK 74101 The 2017 website for TRMS is www.tulsarockandmineralsociety.org .

2017 Officers are elected by club members in November

IPresident Donna Loffer 918-407-1194 918-371-5051 [email protected]

1st VP/Programs Eric Hamshar 918-284-3503 [email protected]

2nd VP/Field Trips Amy Puls 918-430-5858 [email protected]

Secretary Carlos Reyes 817-550-3171 [email protected]

Treasurer Sharon Richards 918-266-8826 [email protected]

Shop Foreman Billy McBay 918-455-0602 [email protected]

Editor Kay Waterman 918-521-4386 [email protected]

Webmaster/Library Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 [email protected] 2sw

Historian Roberta Wagle 918-695-4291 [email protected] Past-President Tony Rongey 918-619-7861 [email protected]

Directors Trinitie Hurd, 918-500-5401; Katie Parker, 620-202-0267; Julia Allande, 918-633-9822

2017 Committee Chairs are appointed by the new President

Chatpile Editor Wayne Mouser 918-582-8700 [email protected] Rock Donations Larry Wagle 918-695-1527 [email protected] Show Co-Chair Finis Riggs 918-232-8534 [email protected] Show Co-Chair Eric Hamshar 918-284-3503 [email protected] Club Scholarship DianneKirk & Richard Jaeger 918-481-0249 [email protected]; [email protected] Fed Representative Liz Thomas 918-486-3788 [email protected] AFMS Uniform Rules Richard Jaeger 918-481-0249 [email protected] Publicity Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 [email protected] By-Laws, Current Practices Bob & Nancy Hicks, Scott Robb [email protected] Social Hour Kay Waterman 918-521-4386 [email protected] Hospitality Table Lana Riggs 918-232-8514 [email protected] Uniform Rules Leon Reeder 918-346-7299 [email protected] Need a VOLUNTEER to head the Education Committee! Contact TRMS President Donna Loffer

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society, Inc. was organized in April 1958 to promote interest and provide

education in the earth sciences, in historical artifacts, in jewelry-making and all forms of the lapidary arts. Field trips, the

club workshop, monthly meetings and other activities provide opportunities for life-long learning.

Meetings: the second Monday of each month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church, 7th and Columbia Street,

Tulsa, OK. Refreshments and coffee begin at 6 p.m. Pebble Pups meet at 6:15 and the membership business meeting

and program commence at 7 p.m. ALL WELCOME!

The T-Town Rockhound, official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society, is issued every month preceding

the regular monthly meeting. Permission is granted to reprint items from the newsletter unless otherwise designated, provided

that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound. Please send items for the newsletter by the monthly

deadline, the 21st of the month preceding publication, to Editor, T-Town Rockhound: Kay Waterman,

[email protected] or mail to 1334 N. McFarland Place, Claremore, OK 74017. E-Mail Exchange Publications to

[email protected] (preferred) or mail to TRMS, Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101.

TRMS Membership: Single $12 - Family, $15, due Jan. 1. Mail: PO Box 2292, Tulsa OK 74101.

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society’s

T-TOWN ROCKHOUND March 2017 Vol. 65 No.3 tulsarockandmineralsociety.org

Hello to all the rockhounds: Steve and I would like to thank everyone for

their thoughts and prayers during the time of his brother’s passing.

We had a great time in Parker, Arizona,

with wonderful friends and lots of rock hunting opportunities in the desert and at the shows in Quartzite. The weather in Parker was colder and wetter than it was in Oklahoma.

All the committee chairs are filled except for

the education chair. If anyone is interested, please give me a call. Looks like the calendar is getting full for the year. Field trips are a good way to get to know your fellow rockhounds! Shows are a great place to meet rockhounds from other areas of the state.

The wire wrapping class for March 18th will

be canceled because that is the date of the rock swap at the Hick's Rock Ranch. I will let everyone know when a new date and time is set.

Hope to see everyone at the March 13th meeting at 6 pm.

President: Donna Loffer

MARCH FOSSIL TRIP!

LADONIA FOSSIL PARK

& SULPHUR RIVER, TX

March 11th and 12th -- James Puls will be

leading this trip as it is mostly a fossil finding trip

and he is familiar with the area. There are also

arrowheads and geodes to be found!

We will be heading down to Paris, TX on March

10th. We stay at the Hampton Inn in Paris, TX

3563 NE Loop 286, 75460. Let me know if you

plan to stay in the hotel and we can see if we can

get a group rate.

Complimentary breakfast is available at the hotel.

We will be leaving the hotel early (8 am) to head

down to the Ladonia Fossil Park. This is about a

40- minute drive. For those not staying the night,

we will meet you at the park at 9 am. From there,

James will be leading a group to go to more "off

the beaten path" locations -- TBA. Be prepared for

mud, sun and bugs. Bring a packed lunch, lots of

water and sunscreen.

James has a youtube channel under James Pulz

(yes with a z) you can "subscribe" for free on

youtube as well and follow his video posts on

fossils and rocks. There are a couple videos of

the Sulphur River that he has done.

www.youtube.com/watche?v=8JzWxFCLXFQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kHEFF2Ou6c

-- Field trip coordinator Amy Puls

http://www.youtube.com/watche?v=8JzWxFCLXFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kHEFF2Ou6c



More from Field Trip Co-ordinator Amy Puls Our February field trip to the Geoscience Center was a huge hit for the kids (and adults too). We made fossils, identified minerals and gems, and saw them glow in the dark! James Puls is look forward to working with the Geoscience Center to promote education in Geosciences to students around Tulsa. If you missed the field trip, please go visit! It is fun for all ages! March 11-12: FOSSIL TRIP TO LADONIA FOSSIL PARK AND SULPHUR RIVER! See information on page 3. March 18th: Bob and Nancy Hicks will be hosting a potluck and rock swap/auction. March Rock and Mineral shows include both the Kansas City show, March 10-11-12; Ada show, March 24-25. OSCMS swap Stillwater, April 15. I thought this will be "on the way to Salt Plains." Plan to meet at the show in the morning and hit the Salt Plains in the afternoon. Bring water, sunscreen, buckets, shovels, old towels and shoes. The mud at the salt plains is difficult to get out of your car. April 21st and 22nd the Wichita WGMS rock and mineral show. April 29th Waco TX rock and mineral show. For MAY The Grab Bag Party will be May 13th at 10:30 at the Loffer's home. Their address is 12604 North 143 Rd. East Ave. Collinsville, OK 74021. Bring your own chair. This is a potluck, hot dogs and hamburgers will be provided, please bring a dish to go with as well as your favorite drink. May 12-13th Joplin Tristate Rock and Mineral Show. May 20th Ken Siler has graciously set up a field trip for May 20th for ROSE ROCK!!! More information on that to come, save the date! June - bring your ideas for June field trips to the next meeting. Input is welcome! Again, friend James on FACE BOOK!!!! For more information, photos, maps, and other great information as we get into our events will be on face book. (He is the only James Puls from Tulsa) on his Facebook page he posts interesting videos, photos and articles as well as reminders of upcoming events. It is a great way for us to share scouting trips for more ideas for future TRMS trips.

PEBBLE PUPS

Does anyone have any hematite, franklinite, magnetite, or black sand on hand? How about tiger-eye? Any

color will do. And a couple of good, sharp, quartz crystals, at least as large as your little finger? If you have

any of these (or all of them), please bring them to the meeting. We will mess around with them a little bit.

See you then!

--Julia Allande, JRoA Coordinator



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Safety Matters: Seeing the Light?

By Ellery Borow, AFMS Safety Chair Condensed from the AFMS Feb. Newsletter by Connie Cassity, TRMS

If you are seeing the light, the ultra violet (UV) light that is, there may be a

problem. Many of the shows I visit offer a display / exhibit / darkened booth

highlighting the amazing effects of ultra violet reactive minerals for show patrons

to see. Such displays are really great to see at shows because they offer a view of

minerals and rocks most folks never have the opportunity to see.

While many of the UV exhibits I have seen offer sufficient safe guards for the

public, some could be better at protecting the club members working the display

and the general public.

In your exhibit are folks provided with sufficient eye protection and bare skin protection? Is sufficient attention being paid to

reflective surfaces? Are the lights angled sufficiently well to illuminate the minerals and

rocks and keep the UV rays out of patron’s eyes? After some examples of UV exposure,

the article concludes: Under most circumstances the amount of exposure is relatively

minimal, except for those who remain in the booth for extended periods of time – such as

the folks tending to the booth and those curious show patrons who just can’t get enough of

the beauty and curiosity of UV illuminated minerals. Some suggested solutions to UV

overexposure include:

•Wear eye protection for extended viewing or working in the vicinity of UV light

•Wear sunscreen protection on exposed skin

•Minimize reflections of UV light toward viewers - reflections may come from the display material and / or the minerals themselves

•Angle the UV lights so no one, especially small children, can kneel down and look up into the UV lamp housing or bulbs

•Offer protective eye-wear temporarily to patrons who wish to use it, even if for short exposure times

•Take periodic breaks from being under strong UV illumination

We encourage shows to offer exhibits of UV minerals and rocks because such displays always seem to be a great attraction. We also

encourage sufficient protections and safeguards be utilized with such exhibits. As always, we hope you safely see the light because

your safety matters.

Display Case March 2017

Thanks to Julia and Paulino Allande and Itzell Luck for the display of gem trees in the case for February. Kevin

Mounce and Joann Mounce have prepared the display for this month. We need someone to step up for April.

What’s in YOUR closet?

Look around at your specimens: nearly everyone has at least one rock that looks uncannily like a bit of food – a

potato maybe, or a pork chop? Possibly a biscuit or chunk of bread. Whatever you have, I’d like to know about

it, and if we can, later in the year, we will put in a display of these petrified food items! Thanks everyone!

--Julia Allande

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This will be the last Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society newsletter shared with members listed on last year’s rolls. Please

pay your dues either at the next meeting or mail to Treasurer, PO Box 2292, Tulsa OK. $12 single or $15 family. Make

checks payable to TRMS. Half-price membership after July is only for FIRST-TIME members.

The Conglomerate News from the Chatpile Wayne Mouser, [email protected]

I gave Ben Thomas some money at the December Rockhound luncheon. Told him to get me something while they

were at Quartzsite, didn’t care what, but I really liked opals. A couple weeks later, Liz wrote that they’d got me

something I’d really like, but they didn’t tell me what. Tried to pry the news out of Donna when I went after more

specimens to bag, but she was tight- lipped. Had to wait until the February general meeting. Liz had bought me two

bottles of Australian opals. Close to a pound of opals. All the pieces have fire. Besides the opals they brought me an

11-pound box of California dates. Thank you, Liz & Ben.

Both Billy McBay & David Hogate should be commended for all the work they put in to making the shop

equipment work easier. David has fixed the 6" saw tables, so it’s easier to trim a rock now. Today, first Saturday of February, we had

more members working at the shop than I’ve seen in several months. Those working at the shop making cabochons were: Mari

Mikkelsen, Connie Cassity, Christie Kuhn, Sherry Hines, BobAvakian. Those cutting rocks were Billy McBay, Randy Luck, Natalie

Hines. David Hogate was polishing the ends of crinoid stems he had recently found. Itzel Luck was checking out the books in the

library. Wayne was lapping down an opal to make into a triplet. Brandon Scott came with Natalie Hines, but he was just an observer,

since he’s not a member of the club.

From Wayne Mouser: Geraldine and I have been bagging specimens for the grab bags. Material we’ve bagged so fa:

Apache tears, sunstones, crinoid stems, carnelian agate, turitella agate, pyrite, bornite, Sweetwater moss agate, petrified palm wood,

tumble polished petrified wood, crystal quartz, modern arrowheads, Lake Superior agate. We’ve also made several refrigerator

magnets for the spin-to-win game, using various tumbled rocks. I went out to the Loffer’s to get some more grab bag

specimens. Donna flat loaded me down this time. They picked up a lot of material on their field trips to Quartzsite this year. She also

gave me 5000 bags, so she expects me to get with it.

Dayna Paquette reports that Gene Cockrell is now able to get out and walk, using a walker.

Billy McBay, David Hogate and Wayne Mouser met at the workshop Feb 8th and cleaned the sludge out of the green & blue

18" saws and the 12" saw. The blue saw had a good 2" sludge in the tank. The green and 12" saws about an inch of sludge. What was

amazing is the green saw oil was not dirty, like in the other saws. Must of had a different kind of oil in it, to be able to stay clean looking.

It’s a wonder our wives didn’t make us hose off before we got in the house when we got home. One dirty job.

Elmer Kitchell, 91, passed away in his sleep February 14th. His service was held in Tulsa, February 17th. Seventeen TRMS

members attended his service.

Jo Mounce and her son, Kevin, came to pick up a piece of dinosaur poop. She was going to present a school program on

fossils. We had a nice visit and our dogs enjoyed Kevin patting and making over them. Jo bought my lunch and said it was my birthday

present from her. Thanks again, Jo. I want to thank all those members and non-members who wished me a Happy Birthday. I received

5 cards and 30 some Facebook and e-mail messages wishing me a Happy Birthday.



Roxanna Chamberlin traveled to Israel in February, along with her son, daughter, and daughter-in-law. They visited all the

usual Biblical sites in the walled city of Jerusalem--Dome of the Rock, tomb of King David and the Wailing Wall were some of the

places. It was a rainy day and the clouds were really "crying" at the Wailing Wall. They also explored Jaffa, the ruins at Caesarea and

Beit She'an, one of the Decapolis Roman cities. After resting at a resort on the Sea of Galilee, they continued on to Bethlehem to the

Church of the Nativity and spent a day at Masada, King Herod's summer home turned fortress by 690 Jews unwilling to become Roman

slaves. Later, there was a "swim" in the Dead Sea, Roxanna's second time as she had previously done so on the Jordanian side.

Several times, Roxanna would have liked to have hopped off the bus in the area and scouted for fossils along the road cuts. The

mountains looked promising along the Dead Sea and she knew fossils were prevalent on the Jordanian side. The water seeping from

these mountains create many sinkholes close to the shoreline. Recently, one huge sinkhole opened up as a tour bus pulled out of a

resort's parking lot. The recently opened facility costing millions of dollars had to immediately shut down.

Memories of Elmer Kitchell

From Wayne Mouser: I first met Elmer and his wife, Marie in late 1970 when I was transferred to Tulsa from Oklahoma City. At that time they had a shop on 11

th & Atlanta. Later they moved their shop close to

11th

& Sheridan. Elmerk’s was the name of their shop. Their shop on 11th

& Sheridan was the very best lapidary shop in Oklahoma. He sold new lapidary equipment, supplies, findings, rough rock and finished gems. I bought a lot of lapidary supplies rocks and findings from him. Oklahoma City had 4 or 5 rock shops, but none of them were as well equipped as Elmerk’s. Later his daughter joined them and they sold quite a lot of finished jewelry. When Marie became seriously ill, I never saw much of Elmer. He was home taking care of her.

Several months passed. I happened to be driving on 11th

St near his shop and notice he was selling used cars and he was sitting in front of the shop and I stopped and visited with him. He was very friendly and seemed to enjoy my visit with him. Selling used cars wasn’t his cup of tea, and he soon got out of that business. He started selling his lapidary equipment, supplies and rocks and buying woodworking equipment. He was a master at woodworking, too. I bought quite a few of his opals. I used to ooh & ahh in his shop looking at all the opals he was selling. I once overheard him tell a customer that I was a true opal-holic.. After Marie’s passing Elmer became more active in TRMS once again. He worked at several of our shows attended monthly meetings, even took some committee jobs. He also taught several TRMS members the art of faceting.

I called him on several occasions if I had a question about a certain stone or anything I was doing lapidary wise. He was the very best source with that information. It has been a real honor to have known Elmer.

From Kay Waterman: I interviewed Elmer Kitchell for a news article a few years ago. Amazing guy. Consummate gracious host. Exacting craftsman. His workshop held a lifetime of made articles. The picture is Elmer with two of the wood turned canes he enjoyed making. He sculpted metals and faceted. He was generous in sharing his knowledge by teaching faceting. We will miss his expertise as well as his presence.



Compiled by Wayne Mouser from past TRMS newsletters

5 YEARS AGO MARCH, 2012: Meeting called to order by President James

Stirling, with 70 members & guests in attendance. 5 door prizes awarded including crystal, petrified wood, limb cast, Indian money & obsidian. Finis Riggs reported shop had a good turnout and if another shop foreman would volunteer, we could have another Saturday shop day. Leon Reeder volunteered. Donna Loffer reported that 12 people showed up for the

grab bag party and 700 bags were filled. Items were still needed for the spin-to-win game and for more grab bags. Lilik Hakola demonstrated how to make gem trees. She donated 3 gem trees for door prizes. It was announced the June meeting would be held at ORU. Field trips included the KC Show, RMFMS Show in Albuquerque, NM and the Pot Luck auction and swap at the Bob & Nancy Hicks home. The library display case

featured fossils from the Richard Jaeger collection.

15 YEARS AGO MARCH, 2002: 35 members and guests in attendance. Claude Bolze introduced Dr. Raymond Brady who gave a program on Plate Tectonics. Stan Nowak, show chairman for the RMFMS Show in Enid asked TRMS members for their help in setting up the show, manning booths, etc. Kay Ulhorn asked members to start making cloth grab bags for our show and items to be used for door prizes. TRMS will participate in Gem Faire in June. Richard Jaeger announced the field trip will be the Ada Show & Swap. Claude Bolze reported on the Science Fair projects club members judged. Forrest Hess asked for volunteers to talk with an 8

th grade class on various phases of the rock hobby. John

Ravenscroft had an outstanding display of mining history in the 4th floor library case. Kay Ulhorn hosted the 3

rd & final

workday to complete the club’s electrical lines for the October show. Chris Fite wrote an article titled “The Minerals that Make Fossils”. Wayne Mouser wrote an article titled “Trip to Quartzsite”.

25 YEARS AGO MARCH, 1992: Meeting called to order by President Leon Reeder. 58 members present and seven guests also attended. Jack & Belva Hill gave out five door prizes. Leon Reeder and John Sanders were appointed to be delegates to the Wichita Federation Show. Larry & Pat Gregory will be alternates. John Sanders discussed the dues increase proposed by the RMFMS. The program was a slide show on Oklahoma Earthquakes, presented by Jim Lawson, Chief Geophysicist of the OGS. The field trip led by Richard Dodrill was to the Willard Elsing Museum. New members included Kevin Johnson, Janet Coleman, Jon & Karen Slankard. Pat Gregory, TRMS Treasurer wrote an article introducing herself. Eleanor Jaeger, Publicity Chairman, wrote an article about TRMS Publicity.

46 YEARS AGO MARCH, 1971: President Scotty West called the meeting to order with 116 members & guests in attendance. FT chairman Glenn McCarty announced the field trip would be an open house to the Jerry & Esther Deering, Dan & Mary McDonald and Tink & Peggy Messimore residences. Door prizes were donated by Percy Fly, Elmer Kitchell and Ted Born. Sylvia Fort announced the winner of the cab-of-the month 1

st place Rogers Edwards. 2

nd place to Tillman

Ryser. The material to be used for April is jasper. The program was a film on the DeBeers Diamond Mining. Percy Fly showed an armchair field trip through Texas, New Mexico & Arizona. Sylivia Fort wrote an article titled “Cab Of The Month.” Marie Kitchell, Librarian wrote a review on Handbook on Gem Identification by Richard T. Liddicoat, donated by Elmer Kitchell. Ruby Collins wrote a “Let’s Get Acquainted on Field Trip Chairman, Glenn McCarty and his wife Dymple and his son, Mike. Ilea Tomer wrote an article titled “A Trip to Padre Island. Rock Rustlers Unlimited Club met at the Buchanan’s home for their meeting. At the Junior Gem’s meeting, Sylvia Fort demonstrated polishing opal by hand.

HERE’S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME INVOLVED IN EDUCATON! A local Boy Scout troop is having a Mom and Me campout April 7. They are requesting a program on rocks and minerals as the

theme for their outing is science based about the Age of Discovery. If you have ideas and would like to help provide a program, please get in touch with Donna Loffer, 918-407-1194.



Lapidary Societies Attacked by Internet Thieves

By Mark Nelson, BEAC Chair

“In the past two months it has been reported to me that lapidary societies across the country are being targeted by

thieves. The thieves seek those societies who have a web presence, look at the web site to identify the president and

treasurer and initiate false emails seeking to steal society funds.

The thieves study the society’s web site to identify the society president and treasurer and their email accounts. Then they

craft an email which masks the senders email, but lists the Sender (the society president) by name. The email is directed

to the society treasurer, mentions the treasurer by name, and directs the treasurer to send money to an individual or

business in a hurry.”

Mark relates two examples of such scams and then lists these financial safeguards:

•Be sure that a treasurer knows who is making the request for payment. In most email providers such as AOL, if you click

on the name of the person sending the email an email address will appear.

•Immediately question any payment to a person or business who is unfamiliar to the treasurer.

•Make sure that all requests for payments are accompanied by an invoice that can be verified.

•Verify that the expense requested by the email is covered by the budget and is from a known vendor (expected) or has

previous specific board approval.

•Have all checks signed by two of the top elected executives who should also ask these questions.

•When in doubt, pick up the phone and talk to the person requesting the check.

Well, I suppose if you don't know me very well, you don't know that I'm an animal person. I love all shapes and sizes of animals--fur or feathers, two or four legs-- doesn't matter. Well now, Mr. and Mrs. Mallard here in Parker, AZ became very good friends with me. (Larry and Roberta were visiting Steve and Donna Loffer and Ben and Liz Thomas near Quartzsite.) We all took turns throwing scrap bread, crackers, old popcorn and the likes, to the ducks in the canal behind the house. I soon discovered that the mallards would jump up on the porch if we were throwing bread out and the other ducks wouldn't. I didn't care a whole lot for the other ducks I believe they were called coots. They weren't very friendly and were very mean to each other. So I would go out and sit down and throw bread patiently onto the deck and

patio, bringing Mr. and Mrs. Mallard up a little closer each day. The last couple of days they were gently taking the bread out of my hands. Of course by now the ducks had come to expect it. After we left any time the ducks would hear Donna or Steve or Ben or Liz in the house they would go running up to the door looking for their treats. Donna thinks if the door had been opened they would have walked right on in.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it. By Roberta Wagle, TRMS



Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies Spring Swap Saturday, April 15, 2017 10 am – 4 pm at the Stillwater OK Couch Park Pavilion This is a tailgate style swap, with everyone invited to set up and swap or sell. You should bring your own tables and chairs. There will be a $10 set-up fee to help cover the cost of renting the park site. This is a beautiful location for the swap, and the public is invited. Attendees are also invited to participate in a Pot-Luck lunch. Please bring a dish to feed about 20 people. The OSCMS will provide plates, forks, napkins, cups and drinks. No meat is being provided, so you might want to consider bringing a casserole or meat dish. We will need side dishes, desserts, and any foods you wish to bring. The OSCMS Auction will be held at 11:30 am. All donated items will be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the OSCMS Scholarship Fund and General Fund to help cover expenses. Please donate a rock-related item for auction! There will also be a brief meeting of the OSCMS Board right after lunch. Please be sure your club has a representative at this meeting. For more information, contact DeLane Cox, OSCMS President, at [email protected]

MARCH SUNSHINE REPORT

Visitors at the February 13th meeting were: Diane & Jack Bernard, Karen Drysdale, Sharon Drysdale and Rick Siegfried.

ANNIVERSARIES John & Darla Harvey Richard & Linda Jaeger Patrick & Ally Meese

BIRTHDAYS Cleve Alsup John Ravenscroft Michael Benton Randall Smith Beverly Ennis Moriah Stice Eric Hamshar Keith Wall Nancy Hicks Genevieve (Jenson) Wilson Emery Holcomb Tony Woodward Deren Hurd Mary Ann Woodward Sheryl McCarty Yuda Yushendri Nicky Mealey



AFMS & RMFMS REVIEW

AFMS and RMFMS summaries prepared by Connie Cassity, TRMS

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Website: www.amfed.org February 2017 Newsletter

In his column AFMS President Ron Carmen shared his recent experiences at the Southeast Federation convention and show in

Marietta, Georgia including a field trip to do some mineral collecting. He got some advice on what to look for at the mineral site from a

member at the convention that really helped him. “This is one of the many advantages of Federation membership – the ability and

willingness to share your experiences and information with others.”

“Now that winter is here, it’s time to think about planning field trips for the coming year. I don’t need to remind everyone to be sure

and follow the Code of Ethics, to help ensure that collecting sites remain open to collecting. All too many sites have been closed due to

careless persons having accidents or just thoughtless persons leaving litter and trash behind. Safety is the most important

consideration on any collecting trip.”

2017 AFMS-CFMS Show & Convention By Jim Brace-Thompson, 2017 Show Publicity Chair

Members of the Ventura Gem & Mineral Society are honored to invite rockhounds from across America to our hometown of

Ventura, California to participate in the 2017 National AFMS-CFMS Show & Convention taking place June 9-11 . To get the Advance

Registration Form, competitive and noncompetitive Exhibitor Application Forms, and everything else that was included in the packet,

please direct your members to our Show Website: 2017CFMS-AFMSShow.com You and your members can also contact VGMS

directly at (805) 312-VGMS (8467) or at [email protected]

Rockhound Soapbox By John Martin, AFMS Conservation & Legislation Commmittee [email protected]

This year will bring new challenges to the Recreational Rockhounding activities across the country. In the west there have been

several new National Monuments created which have closed several very good collecting areas to any kind of material removal. There

are new fossil collecting rules and regulations being created and implemented by the Public Land Managers of the BLM and USFS that

will impact your ability to collect many of the fossils we have enjoyed collecting, owning, sharing and displaying over the years. These

new rules may even affect the fossils collected on non-public lands. The AFMS Legislation and Conservation Committee will strive to

keep the Federation members apprised of legislation, rules and regulations that affect the ability to collect and enjoy our natural

resources. We will attempt to inform the Federations and their members of new legislation, rules and regulations during the proposal

process where each of you will have the ability and the right to voice your opinions and concerns on how these will affect the

Recreational Rockhounding Community and your ability to enjoy your hobby. Information will be published in the monthly newsletters,

on the Federation Websites and though electronic media where feasible.



Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies Website: www.rmfms.org February 2017 Newsletter

AFMS and RMFMS summaries prepared by Connie Cassity, TRMS

President’s Message By Beth Simmons, Ph.D.

How’re your T.E.A.M.S.? Did you TEACH? ENCOURAGE? ACCOMMODATE? MENTOR? SUPPORT someone?

The RMFMS clubs get an A+ in the support department! Hundreds of members and clubs wrote letters to the BLM officers to revise

and reconsider the paleontological collecting rules. And then President Trump stopped it from happening by placing a moratorium on all

pending regulations! So get out there and collect those fossils.

Rockhound Soap Box By AFMS Legislation chair John Martin [email protected]

National Monuments have been on the minds of many amateur collectors of rocks and minerals for personal and educational uses.

When National Monuments are created whether by legislation or by Presidential Edict, removal of any biological, geological,

archeological, paleontological and historical items becomes a federal felony. There are of course exceptions as has been seen in

California in the Mojave Trails National Monument where intervention, by oversight, from Senator Feinstein, recreational rockhounding

has been given a temporary exception until the formal monument management plan is finalized. Future National Monuments will not

allow recreational rockhounding unless the monument management plans expressly allow for this activity. The only way recreational

rockhounding will be allowed is if there is a united effort by all amateur rock and mineral collectors to make their voices and actions

recognized by the government land managers, legislative bodies and executive office responsible for the creation of the monuments.

Some 17 new national monuments are on the table. Several are in the Midwest and eastern US. To see the list of proposed new

National Monuments, see the RMFMS newsletter at the website.

RMFMS PLAC By Mel Stairs, RMFMS PLAC Delegate (NM/west TX)

Members from various clubs in the Rocky Mountain Federation Mineral Society are participating in “part of a new direction in Forest

Plan Revision and future collaborative forest management . . . trying a new approach to forest management where they [National Forest

Service] take a 'seat at the table' and all organizations with interests in public land policy form collaborative discussion groups to work

out conflicts on use and access issues between individual parties, instead of the Forest Service serving as a centralized top-down

management agency tasked with both developing a plan and then having to continually modify it as dozens of forest user groups

attempt to make the Forest Plan more user-friendly to their purposes. Rockhounds were well represented . . . Hopefully these

innovators will start a trend where all National Forest management becomes a community effort and public land management becomes

more closely aligned with the needs of all public land users.”

Denver Club Does Good for Dinosaur Ridge By Kathy Honda, Colorado State Director

“The Denver Gem and Mineral Guild put their mineral, rock, and fossil expertise to work this past fall, tackling what turned out to be

an enormous job for Dinosaur Ridge, the local dinosaur track and bone site in Morrison, Colorado.”

Guild member volunteers worked with “donated flats upon flats upon flats (hundreds) of minerals, rocks, and fossils” to sort, clean,

box, label and price the individual specimens for sale to benefit the gift shop or be used for classes or tour groups. The volunteers

returned over $21,000 of marketable specimens and two of the group members received “volunteer of the Year” plaques.



RMFMS ABIDES BY THE AFMS CODE OF ETHICS

AFMS Code of Ethics I will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately owned land without the owner’s permission. I will keep informed on all laws, regulations of rules governing collecting on public lands and will observe them. I will to the best of my ability, ascertain the boundary lines of property on which I plan to collect. I will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas. I will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences, signs, buildings. I will leave all gates as found. I will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area. I will discard no burning material - matches, cigarettes, etc. I will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock. I will not contaminate wells, creeks or other water supply. I will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what I can reasonably use. I will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials I have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others. I will support the rockhound project H.E.L.P. (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and Will leave all collecting areas devoid of litter, regardless of how found. I will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas. I will report to my club or Federation officers, Bureau of Land management or other authorities, any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes. I will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources. I will observe the “Golden Rule”, will use “Good Outdoor Manners” and will at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stature and Public “image” of rockhounds everywhere. Next month—look for the AFMS Land Use Policy

TRMS WORKSHOP—A GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS! TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions. You will be

asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop. Young people must be accompanied by an adult. Material for cutting

and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab. There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw. Please,

contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours in advance.

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS, ATTENDANTS

First Saturday-- 1 p.m – 5 p.m Wayne Mouser (918-582-8700)

Third Tuesday-- 5:30 - 9 p.m. David Hogate (918-630-4702)

Fourth Thursday-- 5:30 - 9 p.m. Billy McBay (918-407-6066)

Third Saturday -- 1 p.m. - 5 p.m Leon Reeder (918-346-7299)

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on

the campus of Oral Roberts University, 81st and Lewis, Tulsa.



2017 RMFMS CONVENTION and SHOW March 16-20, 2017

The Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club, Albuquerque, NM hosts 2017 RMFMS Convention & Show 2017 RMFMS Conference Agenda Thursday, March 16th, 2017 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm RMFMS Competitive Exhibit Setup - Expo NM 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration – Delegates & Credentials - MCM Eleganté Hotel 4:00 p.m. Judges Meeting - Expo NM 5:00 p.m. Judging of RMFMS Displays - Expo NM Friday, March 17th, 2017 9:00 a.m. RMFMS Executive Committee Meeting - MCM Eleganté Hotel 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Treasures of the Earth Show - Expo NM 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Registration – Delegates & Credentials - MCM Eleganté Hotel Saturday, March 18th 2017 8:00 a.m. – Noon Registration – Delegates & Credentials - MCM Eleganté Hotel 9:00 a.m. Editors/Webmasters Buffet Breakfast - MCM Eleganté Hotel 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Treasures of the Earth Show - Expo NM 1:00 p.m. RMFMS Delegate Meeting - MCM Eleganté Hotel 6:00 p.m. Happy Hour / Social Mixer - MCM Eleganté Hotel 7:00 p.m. RMFMS Awards Buffet Dinner - MCM Eleganté Hotel Sunday, March 19th, 2017 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Treasures of the Earth Show - Expo NM 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Pick up Displays - Expo NM 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Local Field Trip to Nacimiento mine, Cuba, NM* Monday, March 20th, 2017 8:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m. Local Field Trip to Blanchard Mine, Bingham, NM* *Note: Transportation for field trips is not provided. Trip to Blanchard mine, requires 4x4 only if you want to go to the top of the mountain. For more complete information, please see the Rocky Mountain Federation website for sign-up materials or see the

Albuquerque Gem and Mineral Club website: www.agmc.info

ive Rocky Mountain Federation clubs have donated a total of $717 to the AFMS Scholarship Foundation during the first two months

of the 2016-2017 fiscal year. The donations received are as follows:

Shawnee Gem & Mineral Club - $200

Stillwater Mineral and Gem Society - $50 as a memorial to Evelyn Copley.

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society - $267

White Mountain Gem & Mineral Club - $100 as a memorial to Ruth King.

Wichita Gem & Mineral Society – a donation of $100 given by Gene & Peggy Maggard as a memorial to Kim Kristalyn and credited

to the Wichita club. From Richard Jaeger, RMFMS Scholarship Committee Chair



Minutes of the Board Meeting - February 7, 2017 Meeting called to order at 7:03 pm at the College Hill Presbyterian Church by President Donna Loffer. No treasurer's report available. No new updates on shop. The Show committee is still looking for any volunteers for the TRMS rock and gem show in July. Show committee meetings are held on the third Monday of every month at the church. Field Trips were announced by Amy Puls. No updates from the editor, Kay Waterman. Richard Jaeger announced the Tulsa Library had purchased 4 books with the TRMS donation. No formal job description has been published yet for the historian. For those who have name tags, please wear them to help be identified correctly. The TRMS Website is running with more updates coming soon. Martha Rongey urged everyone to look under tulsarockandmineralsociety.org. Julia Allande urged everyone to display their collections in the club display case. It changes monthly. We will be repeating previous specimens for Pebble Pups. We will have a new roster made by Trinity Hurd, membership. All appointed positions have been filled except Education. The finance committee has been named. Three people are needed to conduct the 2016 Audit. One of the CDs matures in February and Sharon Richards moved to roll it over with the interest. Seconded by Kay Waterman, motion carried. Sharon Richards moved to send $25 donation to OSCMS in memory of Jean Rhodd and Ruth Potts. Seconded by Julia Allande, motion carried. $1- off coupons are available for the Kansas City rock show March 10-12. Rocky Mountain Federation Show in Albuquerque, NM is March 16-20, 2017 and the deadline for hotel reservations is February 22. There will be a dig in the Blanchard Mine. Hard hats and lights are required. Scott Robb provided 2 copies of the new By-Laws on CD. He asked who keeps the By-Laws. Kay Waterman moved to amend the January meeting minutes to reflect the vote which accepted the new By-Laws. Seconded by Julia Allande, motion carried. Roberta Wagle moved to have a Current Practices draft copy reviewed by board members, to be discussed at the next board meeting. Seconded by Kay Waterman, motioned carried. Nothing further, meeting adjourned at 8:04 pm. Respectfully submitted, Carlos Reyes, Secretary

Minutes of the General Membership Meeting - February 13, 2017 Meeting called to order at 7:02 pm at College Hill Presbyterian Church by President Donna Loffer. Dolores Wall moved to accept minutes as printed, motion carried. Wayne Mouser made the motion to accept the treasurer's report as printed. Seconded by Dolores Wall, Motion carried. Wayne Mouser at the Hospitality Table introduced visitors and new members. There were 60 people present. Amy Puls, Field Trip Coordinator, announced upcoming trips. Martha Rongey, Webmaster, announced the new TRMS Website is up and running. The web address is www.tulsarockandmineralsociety.org. The Show committee meeting is every third Monday of the month at 7 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Eric Hamshar, Show co-chair, urged all members to volunteer. Gem Fair dates this summer are June 2, 3 and 4. The TRMS Show is July 8 and 9. After a short discussion on whether TRMS meetings should stay at the church or move back to the Central Library, Julia Allande made a motion to stay at the Church. It was seconded by Nancy Hicks, motion carried. Members with last name beginning with I through O are next to bring snacks. Nothing further, meeting adjourned at 8:34 pm. Program chairman Eric Hamshar introduced a PBS video on minerals.

Respectfully submitted, Carlos Reyes, Secretary



ON THE ROAD AGAIN

Submit items for the “On the Road Again” page to editor Kay Waterman by the 20

th of the preceding month by email at

[email protected]

March 10-12—KANSAS CITY, MO: 56th Annual show, The Association of Earth Science Clubs of Greater KC, KCI Expo Center, 11730 Ambassador Drive, KC. FRI 10am-8p m; SAT 10am-7pm; SUN 10am-5pm. Directions: Exit 112th St off I-29 OR off I-435 take the Kansas City International Airport exit (Cookingham Dr) Admission: Adults $6, 2-day pass $10, 3-day pass $14. Children 5-12, $3,under 4 free. Auction 7 pm Saturday. March 9-12—DEMING, NM: 52nd Annual show; Deming Gem & Mineral Society, Inc., SW New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Deming; 4100 Raymond Reed Blvd.; Thu. 9-5, Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5; Free Admission. Guided field trips, silent auction on Friday night, live auction Saturday night, geode cutting, educational displays, fossil digging for kids, jewelry & rock related items, lapidary equipment, coffee, donuts, breakfast and lunch available ; contact Cindy Jordan, P.O. Box 1459, Deming, NM 88031, (575)-694-3598; e-mail: [email protected]; Website: theDGMS.com March 16-20—ALBUQUERQUE, NM: RMFMS SHOW AND CONVENTION. SEE RELATED ARTICLE. March 24-25—ADA, OK: Annual show; Ada Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Club, Agriplex; 1710 North Broadway; Fri. 8-6, Sat. 9-5; Free Admission; There will be demonstrations of earth science-related hobbies, flint knapping, rock polishing and wire wrapping polished stones. Children will enjoy the show's wheel of fortune and fossil dig, where there is an opportunity to find, identify and keep the fossils they find. A small participation fee applies. The fluorescent display is always interesting. Contact Bobby Freeman 1111 East Central Blvd, Ada, OK 74820. March 25-26—ANTHEM, NM: The 2017 Anthem Gem & Mineral Show, sponsored by the Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club, Saturday, March 25th from 9 am to 5 pm, and Sunday, March 26th from 9 am to 4 pm, at the Boulder Creek High School, 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Parkway in Anthem, AZ. March 30-April 2-- FORT COLLINS, CO: Fort Collins Rock Hounds Club show.



TRMS March,2017 The club regularly meets at 7 p.m. on the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church, 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts. Hospitality hour precedes each meeting, with coffee and snacks. Visitors

are always welcome. Pebble Pups meet at 6:15 preceding the general membership meeting.

For Workshop sessions contact the name listed or foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 24 hours in advance.

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918-582-8700

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918-284-3503

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