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Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 1
Rocky Mountain Federation News
The official publication of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. The RMFMS is a regional member of the
American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. and is issued monthly (except June and July). It is a privilege of membership of
the RMFMS and cannot be exchanged by the editor for individual club newsletters from other regional federations.
www.rmfms.org
February 2018
Volume 49, Issue 2
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 2
Contents
From the Editor ................................................. 2
Affiliations ......................................................... 2
Letter from the President – February 2018 ...... 3
Treasurer Report – February 2018 ................... 4
AFMS Scholarship Foundation .......................... 5
Dinosaurs are Great .......................................... 6
A Pebble Pup Geode ......................................... 7
Junior ACROY Nomination – Cole Jackson ........ 8
RMFMS Library .................................................. 8
RMFMS Convention and Show ......................... 9
AMFS/EFMLS Convention and Show .............. 11
February/March Upcoming Shows and Events
......................................................................... 16
New Show Announcements ............................ 16
Show Flyers ..................................................... 17
RMFMS Board and Committees...................... 20
Cover photo courtesy and copyright of Erin
Delventhal of the San Juan County Gem and
Mineral Society. “Bagley/Frisco Mill, near
Animas Forks, Silverton, San Juan County,
Colorado”
From the Editor
Thank you to our contributors for this edition,
with special thank you to Erin Delventhal for the
cover photo and to our two junior members
Elkan and Jacob for their articles. Please be
encouraged by these contributions to consider
submitting your own, or advising a fellow
member to submit their work. If you have a
show flyer or other show information you’d like
published, please send it to me.
Recently, I was asked to present to a Teen
Science Café group. I will be their first geologist
and first female presenter since their inception
in 2016. Do your local organizations know about
the resources (i.e. people with sharable
knowledge) that you have in your club? May be
time to “advertise” your club to the locals such
as school principals, museums, libraries, etc.
Please submit your contributions for the next
issue by March 5th to
rmfmseditor@gmail.com.
Heather Woods
Affiliations
The Rocky Mountain Federation of
Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS) is a member
of the American Federation of Mineralogical
Societies (AFMS).
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 3
Letter from the President – February 2018 By Liz Thomas
February is here and it is a time of love and romance. I think this applies to our love
of rocks and minerals. So much so, I have a tendency to have far too many rocks. But
just can’t seem to let them go. Oh well, I am a rock‐acholic.
I hope each club knows that there is a helper for their area within Rocky Mountain. By
this I am saying that each state has a director that is there to contact with questions
and comments. If you do not know who yours is, here is the list….
Arizona Jodi Brewster PO Box 487, Miami, AZ 85539 623‐810‐9780 aznvstatedirector@gmail.com
Colorado Kathy Honda 2591 S Richfield Circle, Aurora, CO 80013 303‐556‐4498 katherine.honda@ucdenver.edu
Kansas Bill Smith PO Box 3591, Hardtner, KS 67057 602‐296‐4652 beetlebill@kanokla.net
New Mexico/Texas Robert L. Carlson 1585 Los Pueblos, Los Alamos, NM 87544 505‐662‐5534 illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com
North Dakota Russ Oliger 13700 22nd Ave. SE, Menoken, ND 58558 701‐255‐6440 roliger@bektel.com
Oklahoma/Arkansas Virgil Richards 26815 51st St., Broken Arrow, OK 74014 918‐640‐9592 dws@dances‐with‐snakes.com
S Dakota/Nebraska Sony Hemscher P.O. Box 376, Piedmont, SD 57769 605‐431‐2755 sony2755@hotmail.com
Utah Tom Burchard 875 E. 4500 S. S. Ogden, UT 84403 801‐4797‐4286 Roxhund@aol.com
Wyoming Stan Strike 2132 Gail Ln, Cody, WY 82414 307‐250‐1244 wydir@wsmgs.org
If you have not been contacted by one of these people in your state, call or send them an email to just
say hello and thanks. I hope they do the same in return.
With this being the beginning of the year, this is a great time to take stock in your personal club. Are
you promoting your club the best way you can? Children are our future for the growth of the club and
the hobby. The kids badge program gets them involved in the learning of rocks and minerals. How does
the Badge Program work? The program consists of an FRA Membership patch, 20 badges (Rocks &
Minerals, Earth Resources, Fossils, Lapidary Arts, Collecting, Showmanship, Communication, Field Trips,
Leadership, Earth Processes, Earth in Space, Gemstone Lore & Legend, Stone Age Tools & Art, Gold
Panning & Prospecting, Rocking on the Computer, The World in Miniature, Special Effects, Fluorescent
Minerals, Reaching Across Generations, and Maps), and a “Rockhound Badge” for kids who earn 6 of the
20 badges. Kids earning all 20 badges are awarded an AFMS cloisonné pin. All the information about
the badge program can be found on the AMFED.org website under Kids Corner. So please, for the growth
and longevity of your club, take a look at this program to get the future of rock hounding alive again with
our youth.
Spring is fast approaching and time again to get out to hunt rocks and minerals. Be safe out there and
find the good ones and leave nature as it was.
Liz Thomas
RMFMS President
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 4
Treasurer Report – February 2018 By Gene Maggard
Your treasurer is still trying to get all club reports turned in, and dues and insurance fees collected. Still
have 4 clubs to go. It appears that one of the clubs will not renew their membership in RMFMS. RMFMS
had 10,577 total members reported in 2016‐17. We have 9,844 total reported members to date for
2017‐18. Adding in last year’s memberships for the four clubs would give us a total of 10,361 total
members. A slight decline from last year. This would be the first decline in membership since I have
been treasurer (2006 as I recall).
With the loss of the one club’s membership of 174 members, our loss of membership will be somewhat
higher. I have read various articles about an overall decline in membership in most of our regional
federations. There seems to be plenty of interest, and probably increasing interest, in rockhounding and
associated activities, but less interest in joining a club, and no interest by lots of clubs in being members
of a regional federation. I can offhand think of several large clubs within RMFMS boundaries that are
not interested in being an RMFMS/AFMS member.
I don’t have an answer for this situation, but it is a problem and needs to be addressed. We need as
many people as possible joined together to protect our access to public lands in order to pursue our
hobby. Many public land managers have no idea of the recreational value of rockhounding, or that it
even exists. Perhaps someone smarter than me can figure it out. Several knowledgeable people in
RMFMS are actively working on the problem.
Otherwise, the Treasury is in good shape. It is time to issue the first quarter financials. I will work on
that after we are back home and should have a financial report for the March newsletter.
Gene Maggard
RMFMS Treasurer
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 5
AFMS Scholarship Foundation By Richard Jaeger
Each year, through the AFMS Scholarship Foundation, the Rocky Mountain
Federation gets to designate an Honorary Scholarship Awardee who then selects
two Geoscience graduate students to receive $4,000 scholarships. This individual
has the distinction and privilege of selecting an institution or institutions from
within the boundaries of the Federation and then, in cooperation with that
institution, choosing the student to receive a scholarship grant.
Any Rocky Mountain Federation Club – or individual – may submit a person for nomination for the
Honorary Award Recipient. Perhaps there is a college professor or museum director who has given
programs for your club or helped with your shows who you would like to nominate. We need a short
bio on the person telling us why you are nominating them for the Award. Please submit your nomination
to me; my contact information is given below. We have a Scholarship Committee which will make the
final selection if more than one individual is nominated. The name of the Awardee has to be submitted
to the AFMS Scholarship Foundation by Nov. 1, 2018.
The Scholarship Foundation depends on donations made by clubs or by individual rockhounds in order
to be able to give these scholarships. With six federations participating, the amount awarded per year
throughout the American Federation is $48,000 ‐ $8,000/Federation. The following donations have been
received since the beginning of our fiscal year on Nov. 1, 2017:
From Muriel Fink ‐ $100.00 ‐ In memory of Jim Hurlbut Wichita Gem and Mineral Society ‐ $450.00 ‐ Including $50 each in memory of Ruth Weisharr,
Jim Berrends & Quentin Askey Topeka Gem & Mineral Society ‐ $495.10 Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society ‐ $272.00
The RMFMS will also be donating approximately $1,700 from interest earned on our various accounts.
I hope that a number of other clubs will consider making donations to the Scholarship Foundation.
Please send nominations for the Honorary Scholarship Awardee and monetary donations to the AFMS
Scholarship Foundation to me at the address given below.
Richard D. Jaeger
RMFMS Scholarship Chairman
3515 E. 88th St.
Tulsa, OK 74137‐2602
918‐481‐0249
RjgrSci@aol.com
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 6
Dinosaurs are Great By Elkan Normandin
Dinosaurs are great. Dinosaurs are awesome, Dinosaurs are cool. They even have scales. What color are they?
About the poet: Elkan Normandin is seven years old and attends Lake
George Charter School in the mountains of Colorado. He is in second
grade. Elkan enjoys participating in the Pikes Peak Pebble Pups and
playing sports, flying remote control aircraft, and looking for rocks.
A dinosaur watches an erupting
volcano. Art by Elkan Normandin.
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 7
A Pebble Pup Geode By Jacob Kania
At our Pebble Pups meeting, we learned many things about geodes. The geode I worked on was found
in Dugway Utah. I sawed it in half with a diamond tipped blade! Inside was a cavity lined with the
mineral quartz. The geode fluoresced green under an ultraviolet black light. On the outside of the
geode, an eye‐shaped ridge occurred on the end of the broken geode.
About the author: Jacob Kania is a member of the Pikes Peak
Pebble Pups and is 8 years old. He attends the Lake George
Charter School and is in 2nd grade.
View of a Dugway Geode. Quartz crystals line the
cavity of the geode. From the Jacob Kania
collection. Image © by the author.
Rocky Mountain Federation News, Vol 49, Issue 2 Page 8
Junior ACROY Nomination – Cole Jackson By Rose Fowers
It is my pleasure to nominate Cole Jackson for Junior Rockhound of the year. Cole was born on in
Glendale, AZ. Because of his interest in geology, his family joined our club.
Cole attends the 7th grade at Blue Ridge Middle School in Pinetop, AZ. He is active in choir and football.
Besides his love of rocks, he is a history buff with particular interest in WW II and ancient Roman
history.
Cole has assumed the responsibility of researching and writing a Rock of the Month article for our
monthly club newsletter. This article is designed to help educate inexperienced club members on
various minerals. Cole never has to be reminded to write his article each month which is an immense
help to our Editor. In spite of the demands of his school work and participation in extracurricular
activities, Cole finds the time to do his “rock homework”. He and his parents are active participants in
our monthly outings and meetings.
Cole’s future plans are to become a geologist, psychologist or a history teacher...or all of the above!
Rose Fowers
President
White Mountain Gem & Mineral Club
PO Box 3504
Show Low, AZ 85902
RMFMS Library By Heather Woods
The RMFMS Library is an excellent source for material to supplement your club presentation. The rental
fee for each program is $4 to cover shipping and handling. For DVD’s, priority mailing (approximately
three days) is $7, and if you order two or more DVDs at once, it will automatically be shipped priority.
The lists are available at www.RMFMS.org/library. Please order at least three weeks in advance, but you
may contact the librarian at program@rmfms.org to see if it is possible to get a program sooner.
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RMFMS Convention and Show
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AMFS/EFMLS Convention and Show
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February/March Upcoming Shows and Events
February 23 – 25, 2018; Denver Gem and Mineral Guild’s Jewelry Gem & Mineral Show (See flyer on
page 17); Friday and Saturday 10am‐6pm, Sunday 10am‐5pm; Free admission; Jefferson County
Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. (W 6th Ave. & Indiana), Golden, Colorado. Lapidary supplies, crystals,
fossils, unique jewelry, gem, mineral, and fossil exhibits, gem cutting, lapidary, and demonstrations.
Grab bag sales – proceeds applied to scholarship at Colorado School of Mines. www.denvergem.org
March 16‐ 18, 2018; Albuquerque Gem and Mineral Society’s Treasures of the Earth Show; Friday and
Saturday 10am‐6pm, Sunday 10am‐5pm; Admission $3 except Friday is “Dollar Day”, children under 13
are free; Creative Arts Center at the New Mexico State Fairgrounds, Gate 3 @ San Pedro and Copper St.,
Albuquerque, NM. Over 50 dealers of gems (crystals, faceted, cabs, rough, and set in jewelry), decorator
items, jewelry, books, supplies, beads, and lots more. Includes a mineral ID booth, education booth,
stuff for kids, silent auctions, and displays. Contact show‐chair@agmc.info for additional information.
March 23 – 25, 2018; Fort Collins Rockhounds Club’s 57th Annual Gem and Mineral Show (See flyer on
page 18); Friday 4‐8pm, Saturday 9am‐6pm, Sunday 10am‐5pm; Adult admission $4 for one day, $7 for
3‐day pass, students (12‐18) is $1, children under 12 free with adult; The Ranch/Larimer County
Fairgrounds in the Thomas M. McKee Building, 5820 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538, (970) 619‐4000.
This year’s exhibits feature fluorite and fossils. Door prizes, mineral specimen grab bag sales, children’s
activity table, demonstrations and the silent auction are ongoing. Gem and mineral dealers sell
everything from ore‐grade specimens to fine jewelry and stone beads. Show Chair: Nancy Howerter
(970) 206‐9569, fcrockhounds@gmail.com.
March 24 – 25, 2018; Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club’s Anthem Gem & Mineral Show (See flyer
on page 19); Saturday 9am‐5pm, Sunday 10am‐4pm; Admission $3 Adults, $2 Seniors and Students, kids
12 and under free; Boulder Creek High School, 40404 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., Anthem, Arizona 85806.
Kids’ events, jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils, fluorescents, beads, wire wrapping, geodes, raffles.
www.dmrmc.com
New Show Announcements
July 14 – 15, 2018; Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society’s Annual Gem Mineral and Jewelry Show; Admission
$6 Adults, children free under 12 with paid adult admission, free admission for uniformed military,
scouts, police, and fire; Exchange Center at the Tulsa County Fairgrounds, 4145 E. 21st St., Tulsa, OK.
Show includes gems, beads, fossils, jewelry, crystals, working exhibits, demonstrations, florescent
display, touch and feel display, spinning wheel, grab bags and free kid’s zone. Show information contact
Finis Riggs, lanariggs63@yahoo.com or Eric Hamshar, johnhamsher@yahoo.com. Vendor inquires
contact leonreeder47@yahoo.com, (918) 346‐7299, or Liz Thomas, BThomas630@cox.net.
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Show Flyers
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RMFMS Board and Committees
President Liz Thomas bthomas630@cox.net
Vice President Bob Regner rnregner@aol.com
Secretary Wayne Cox waynec3@earthlink.net
Treasurer Gene Maggard gandpmaggard@gmail.com
Historian Cinda Kunkler cindakunkler@att.net
Past Presidents Richard Jaeger Diane Weir
rjgrsci@aol.com dcweir@cableone.net
Arizona State Director Jodi Brewster aznvstatedirector@gmail.com
Colorado State Director Kathy Honda Katherine.honda@ucdenver.edu
New Mexico/Texas State Director
Dr. Robert Carlson illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com
Oklahoma/Arkansas State Director
Virgil Richards dws@dances‐with‐snakes.com
South Dakota/Nebraska State Director
Sondy Hemscher sony2755@hotmail.com
Wyoming State Director Stan Strike wydir@wsmgs.org
Utah State Director Tom Burchard roxhund@aol.com
Editor Heather Woods rmfmseditor@gmail.com
Publications Contest Linda Jeager ljgralg@aol.com
Webmaster Jim McGarvey Mackinaw13@gmail.com
Finance Robert Hains (Chair) Wayne Cox
Bobh67218@yahoo.com Waynec3@earthlink.net
Convention Advisory Dr. Robert Carlson illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com
Insurance Gene Maggard gandpmaggard@gmail.com
RMRMS Show Chairman Dr. Martin Kocanda Martin.kocanda@gmail.com
Nominations Richard Jaeger (Chair) Judy Beck Dr. Robert Carlson
rjgrsci@aol.com lkbeckfam@gmail.com illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com
Fluorescent Technical Pete Modreski pmodreski@aol.com
Fossil Technical Roger Burkhalter rjb@ou.edu
Lapidary Bill Smith beetlebill@kanokla.net
Mineral Technical Pete Modreski pmodreski@aol.com
Programs Contest Gene Maggard gandpmaggard@gmail.com
Program Library Gene and Peggy Maggard
gandpmaggard@gmail.com
Webmaster Contest Jennifer Gerring jgerring@gmail.com
Boundaries Bill Smith beetlebill@kanokla.net
Membership Directory Kay Waterman Kay.waterman@cox.net
ACROY Sheri Johnson Sherirocks89121@gmail.com
All American Club DeLane Cox Delanec3@earthlink.net
International Relations Mike Nelson csrockguy@yahoo.com
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Long Range Planning Judy Beck (Chair) Dr. Robert Carlson DeLane Cox
lkbeckfam@gmail.com illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com delane3@earthlink.net
Name Badges Richard Jaeger rjgrsci@aol.com
Parliamentarian Gene Maggard gandpmaggard@gmail.com
Permanent Address/Trophies Dr. Robert Carlson illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com
Junior Program Terri Harris seeingeagle@comcast.net
Ribbons Peggy Sue Moore moorepeggysue@gmail.com
Scholarship Richard Jaeger rjgrsci@aol.com
Supplies Finis Riggs Lanariggs63@gmail.com
Safety OPEN
Credentials Janet Smith beetlebill@kanokla.net
Public Relations DeLane Cox Delanec3@earthlink.net
Gold Pan Award Dr. Robert Carlson (Chair) Richard Jaeger
illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com rjgrsci@aol.com lkbeckfam@gmail.com
Public Land Advisory (PLA) Colorado/Nebraska/North Dakota
Mike Nelson (Chair) csrockguy@yahoo.com
PLA Arizona Dr. Alex Schauss Alex@aibmr.com
PLA Kansas Jared Kyner Jskyner79@gmail.com
PLA New Mexico/Texas Mel Stairs mels@swcp.com
PLA Oklahoma/Arkansas Stan Nowak Snowak48@yahoo.com
PLA South Dakota Brandon Nelson Nelson.bc80@gmail.com
PLA Utah/Nevada Jack Johnson J4x4jj@comcast.net
PLA Wyoming Richard Gerow rgwizzard@wyoming.com
Uniform Rules Lee Whitebay (Chair) Jay Bowman Roger Burkhalter Dr. Robert Carlson Paul Otto
lwhitebay@poncacity.net bjb@wildblue.net bjb@wildblue.net illegitimusnoncarborundum@inbox.com mineralspecimens@hotmail.com
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