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Kitsap Mineral and Gem Society
Elected Officers for 2015
President:
Bryan Tallman (360) 432-0414
Vice President: Nathan Schackmann
(360) 801-1794 [email protected]
Secretary: Danielle Foss
(360) 621-5603
Treasurer:
Caroline Richter (360) 908-7199
Celebrating 75 Years!
November 2015 http://www.kmgs.org
KMGS—since 1939
Club website: kmgs.org Club Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/KitsapMineralandgemsociety
STONE SCULPTURE at ELANDAN GARDENS (located in Gorst, Washington)
Did you know that we have an internationally acclaimed stone sculptor right here in Kitsap County? His name is Will Robinson and his studio is at Elandan Gardens in Gorst, WA . Towering basalt columns and imposing granite boulders morph into sensuous, challenging forms and fountains at the hand of this award-winning sculp-tor. Will's passion for innovation and his pioneering use of diamond cutting tools continues to yield works with dramatic compositions and textures that invite discov-ery. Some of Will’s work can also be seen at the Kitsap County Courthouse, and the Bremerton Waterfront Park. While stone is Will's primary medium, his repertoire also includes cast glass, bronze and stainless steel. Will's work is collected internationally and he is currently represented by galleries in Seattle, Sun Valley and Toronto. Elandan Gardens also features Dan Robinson, along with the nursery, Bonsai Mu-seum (with some trees over 1000 years old!), gift shop and gallery filled with an-tiques and treasures from Asia, Europe and North America. Elandan Gardens is a must see in Kitsap County! Below are some example’s of Will’s work, but to fully appreciate their massive size and beauty, you should see them in person. (See http://www.elandangardens.com)
PAGE 2 HARD ROCK NEWS NOVEMBER 2015
Refreshments for November
We rely on our club members to provide snacks for our General Meetings.
For this month: If the first letter of your last name begins with “E” or “F”, you will
be responsible for bringing refreshments for the October meeting.
We encourage finger food that can be placed on a napkin. We also encourage
healthy snacks as well as those yummy treats that we are all used to having at the
meeting! The club provides the beverages. Remember that when it is your
month to bring refreshments, you need to plan to help with set-up and clean-up in
the kitchen for that meeting. Any questions you may have can be addressed to Ka-
ren Eslava, our Refreshment chairperson.
November’s two birthstones - Topaz & Citrine
Topaz
Topaz is a gemstone available in a rich rainbow of colors. Prized for several thousand years in antiquity, all yellow gems in antiquity were called topaz. Often confused with citrine quartz (yellow) and smoky quartz (brown), quartz and topaz are separate and unrelated mineral species. The most prized color of topaz is called Imperial topaz after the Russian Czars of the 1800s and features a magnificent orange body color with pinkish undertones. Topaz also comes in yellow, pink, purple, orange, and the many popular blue tones.
Citrine
Citrine is known as the "healing quartz". This golden gemstone is said to support vitality and health while encouraging and guiding hope, energy and warmth within the wearer. Citrine can be found in a variety of shades ranging from pas-tel yellow to dark brownish orange. It is one of the most affordable of gemstones and plentiful in nature. Citrine is found most frequently in Brazil, Bolivia, and Spain. (from https://www.americangemsociety.org/october-birthstones)
November Rock Club Meeting
The November General Meeting will be held on Friday, November 13th at 7:00 PM. Those with walking disabilities are encouraged to arrive early to get a parking space close to the door. Everybody is welcome - including members, member guests, and strangers.
We meet at the Chico Alliance Church Daycare (entrance in the back). Address: 3670 Chico Way NW, Bremerton, Washington.
New Schedule:
A thru B – Sept
C thru D – Oct
E thru F – Nov
G thru H – Jan
I thru L = Feb
M – March
N thru R – April
S – May
T thru Z = June
Topaz Topaz Citrine
PAGE 3 HARD ROCK NEWS NOVEMBER 2015
October Meeting Minutes 2015
The meeting is opened with the pledge. The Juniors always receive a polished rock of their
choice for standing up and saying the pledge, so be sure to send those kiddos up! There are
some visitors tonight and we are always happy to see new faces and we welcome you to the
club.
Kathy McClure has the cheer news. There are quite a few members that have been in the
hospital recently. Please remember to give folks a call if you know they are not well, or
send a card to let them know you are thinking of them.
Show and tell is kicked off by Garry Mahan tonight, standing in for Tony Schackmann.
Chris has some star garnets for show and tell and they are spectacular!! It sounds like a
great trip to Emerald Creek. Dale has a neat petrified sand dollar from Madagascar. Con-
nie has some fossils from Vancouver Island, Merle Creek Beach, which are pretty neat to
see. Jason has some items from California from a trip he took. He has some lapis and em-
erald and some other pretty stones such as blood stone. Lynn and Donna Ballard and a
few of the club members got some instruction from Garry Mahan on intarsia. Donna’s is so pretty and looks like a beau-
tiful wave! Eric has a nice piece that looks like a forest fire made from some agate from the Cady Mountains. Garry has
some nice items he’s been working on including a Chevy Chase Beach Rock (CCBR) that he collected last weekend near
Port Townsend.
Vickie has an announcement about a geology study she is involved with regarding a neighborhood road. She’s looking for
a little help and input from some geology experts in the club! We know there are some knowledgeable people in the club,
so contact her for more information.
Our program tonight is by Jim Prusky from the Olympia Club. He has an interesting background in biology, photog-
raphy and working for Fish and Wildlife. He has some neat photographs of many different fossils he’s found. Cenozoic
era fossils are common in Washington and Oregon, as well as a few of Eocene era fossils. A good database is needed of
the area’s fossils, as the last was published many years ago. He has a lot of neat pictures of gastropods and even some of
fossilized fungus, as well as petrified wood, leaf fossils like conifer and willows, and many more. Clallam bay is a good
spot to look for fossils in Washington State where the fossils are sturdy and well preserved. He is a wealth of infor-
mation on local fossils!
The Marysville show is this month, stay tuned for announcements like that in the newsletter, as well as upcoming field
trips. Many announcements happen at meetings, but Garry does a great job of getting information into the newsletter,
so make sure you check it out thoroughly for upcoming info. That’s all for now!
Your Secretary,
Danielle Foss
Danielle Foss, secretary
Program for November
November's program will be on Amethyst hosted by Rafael Suendermann and Jessie Adkins. Some of you may recognize these names. To help jog your memory, they are one of the dealers at our No-vember show! If you are familiar with what they have at their booth, then you are going to be in for a bit more of a surprise at the meeting. From what I hear, what they have at the show just scratches the surface of the variety of specimens they carry. The program will probably cover mining opera-tions in Uruguay and more that I probably shouldn't spoil the surprise with. Believe me, this is anoth-er program you won't want to miss!
Nathan Schackmann
Display table for November
The theme for the display table this month will be amethyst crystals including amethyst jewelry, and the stories to go with them. In addition you can bring projects you are working on or field trip finds from the past summer.
Tony Schackmann
HARD ROCK NEWS NOVEMBER 2015 PAGE 4
Washington State rocks/specimens needed for juniors
Hello all KMGS members! We have a Juniors’ project coming up in the fall and we need your help to put it together. We need thumbnail-size (nickel to quarter size) specimens of rocks typ-ically found in Washington State. 15-20 specimens should be sufficient based on the number of frames available. President Bryan Tallman has made the frames for the project already....so need those specimens as soon as you can. The idea is to put together some individual rock dis-plays featuring Washington State rocks with the kids. For information/collection contact Bobbie Sack (360) 277-0383.
Kathy Reimers, Bobbie Sack and Jill Wetzel, Juniors Leaders
Juniors
Hello Junior Rock Hounds! November is the month for our yearly rock show. We hope you have signed up to display your collections at the show! It is fun to do and it gives those who go to the show an idea of the kinds of things you enjoy within our hobby. Folks are always impressed by things that our young people do.
The juniors group will be meeting this month during the general meeting. We will be discussing quartz. There will be some quartz crystal samples on display.
Kathy Reimers, Bobbie Sack and Jill Wetzel - Juniors Leaders
KMGS officer election at the November meeting
We’re running a little late this year folks! Normally we submit nominees for our officers at the October meet-ing and vote on them at our November meeting. However, this year we didn’t submit nominees at the Octo-ber meeting so we will submit names and vote for our officers at the November meeting. Once elected, the officers will be sworn in at the Christmas potluck. Some of the officers may offer to continue in their positions, but vice president Nathan Schackmann has stated that he will be stepping down from this position.
With KMGS officer nominations/elections coming up at our November club meeting, some of you may be in-terested in serving in the capacity of a club officer. With this in mind, here are the general position descrip-tions of our club officers (as described in the club bylaws):
ARTICLE III. OFFICERS
Section 3. The President shall preside at all scheduled meetings of the Society. The President shall appoint all committee chairpersons for their term. The standing committees/chairs are: Membership, Juniors, Bulletin, Display Table, Refreshments, Welcome, Silent Auction, P.A. System, Door Prizes, Cheer, Library, Field Trips, Washington Mineral Council, Northwest Federation, Show Chair, Kitsap Fair, Budget, Club Photographer, Historian, Education, Audit, Nominations, and Scholarship, as needed.
Section 4. The Vice President shall perform the duties of the President during the absence or temporary dis-ability of that officer. It shall also be the duty of the Vice President to organize Programs for regular meetings and head a committee of three members to select a suitable gift for presentation to the outgoing President.
Section 5. The Secretary shall keep a complete record of the proceedings of all scheduled meetings and special meetings, as required, and attend to all correspondence.
Section 6. The Treasurer shall have charge of all funds belonging to the Society, shall deposit all funds in a designated bank, shall remit payment for all authorized expenses, and shall report the Society’s financial rec-ords to the officers at Board meetings. Checks written on the Society's accounts shall have the signatures of two authorized Officers.
HARD ROCK NEWS NOVEMBER 2015 PAGE 5
Scouting Geology Clinic Reminder
As mentioned above, there will be no scouting geology clinic at our 2015 Fall Festival of Gems.
However, all scouts and scouting parents are still encouraged to come and enjoy our free show.
Getting ready for our 32nd annual Fall Festival of Gems
Well, as I write this it’s Saturday night, still a month before the show, and I just got off the phone with
Jim McClure. Seems he’s still calling people trying to get the display cases filled up. He only needs 25
more out of 64. If you’re reading this and haven’t signed up maybe you should give him a call. Display
cases at our annual show is almost like a “rite of passage”, if you have a display case, then you’re telling
the world that “Hey, this is my stuff, and I like it”, you’re showing the rocks and minerals that are your
treasures, and you’re proud. Some people may think that this is a chore, or why bother. Well, we bother
because it’s important to us, it’s important to show everybody else why we’re here. Are you signed up
for a display case?
As I look at the rest of the signup sheets, I see that we have plenty of demonstrators, we have Doug and
Jill doing Identification and Magnification, Dan Ice doing his superb silversmithing, Pat and Gay
demonstrating Wire wrapping, Randy and Del Faceting, Donna doing the Beading and Woody our resi-
dent flintknapper. I want to thank all of these people in advance for their devotion to their craft, and
remind everyone to stop by and take a lesson or two.
Twenty two out of 90 watch standing positions still need to be filled, looks like openings in the Silent
Auction, the Critter table and the Junior table. I’ll pass the signup sheet around one more time at the
next meeting, I know, you’re already signed up. Well, it’ll be for the people that haven’t been to a meet-
ing and already signed up. If you already have, then thanks again, the show only works with many vol-
unteers.
Setup for the show will begin at 5pm on Thursday, November 19, we will setup and cover all the tables,
put skirting up and run electrical boxes. Last year we had some County prisoners help setup the table
on Thursday afternoon, I have requested their help again. We will continue setup on Friday morning at
8am and continue all day with a potluck at 6pm. I’ll be there again by 8am on Saturday for final prepa-
rations and Fire inspection, and the doors open at 10. After the show closes at 5pm on Sunday,
teardown will begin. Teardown is a very important time, because everyone must be careful not to dam-
age anything and the trailers must be carefully loaded in the correct sequence to make sure each trailer
has the right equipment and material in it and it all must fit. If you stay late to help teardown and
cleanup, I want to thank you all now. We will have pizza when we’re finished and we usually get done
around 9pm.
The Boy Scouts won’t be there this year, so there will be plenty of room for parking and spectating.
Make sure to tell your friends, pick up some flyers at the meeting and put them up at work, or on bulle-
tin boards. Get the word out lets keep this show the best in the state.
Gordy Eslava, November show chairman
Wire wrapping workshops cancelled until further notice
Vangie Mayton reported that this time of year, with the show in November and the Potluck in December, she wishes to cancel the wire wrapping workshop for the next two months. A notice will be posted in this newslet-ter when the workshops will resume.
The Hard Rock Beaders need a leader
This position was previously held by Glenda Moore, but she moved to Arizona. Please contact the editor if you are interested in being the “beader leader” so meeting/workshop dates can be put in the newsletter.
NOVEMBER 2015 HARD ROCK NEWS PAGE 6
Planning your exhibit
Displaying your favorite collection should be the highlight of your hobby. Here are some pointers:
1. Cases are 2 feet high, 2 feet deep and 4 feet wide.
2. There are (2) 75 watt flood lights mounted in the top
3. The cases have different neutral colored liners that fit inside.
4. Usually a case of specimens which are laid out flat on the bottom of the case in rows is not as interesting as a case with specimens displayed at various levels on risers. Risers in the case may be constructed of Styrofoam and covered with material.
5. Do not overcrowd your case. A good rule of thumb is to leave as much space around the specimen as the specimen takes up.
6. Generally, avoid placing specimens in straight lines, this arrangement is usually considered static.
7. Place the specimens in the position to show each specimen to the best advantage.
8. Do not lean specimens against the wall unless it serves a practical purpose, such as very large speci-mens.
9. In general keep the larger specimens in the back.
10. If you have an outstanding piece it should be used for the center of interest, but not necessarily in the center of the exhibit.
11. Do not put all large specimens on one side of the case.
12. Separate vividly colored specimens to give color – balance to the case. Never put side by side, especial-ly if they clash.
13. Dark specimens give the feeling of weight so all the dark specimens should not be on one side.
14. Specimens having a definite point should be arranged to point to the center of the case.
15. If you use labels, be sure your labels are large enough to allow all necessary information but not so large that at first glance at the case the labels are more prominent than the specimens. Make your largest label first and then make all the rest of the labels the same size, using standard size of lettering. Make sure labels are clean and neatly placed. Have all labels lay flat or all standing, do not mix them. Printing should be cen-tered on the label. Do not lean labels against the specimens. Make sure the spelling is correct. White labels are always acceptable. Make sure each individual letter is legible.
16. Last minute washing of specimens may cause your case to steam up the inside of the glass. Heat from the lights will cause moisture to condense on the inside of the glass. Any washing should be done at least two three days before the show.
17. To remove loose bits of dirt or lint on the liner before you close the front, use scotch tape on the end of your finger or a pencil. Clean the inside glass of the front before you install it and the outside after it’s in-stalled.
18. A soft, thin glove worn when placing specimens in the case will prevent finger marks on polished surfac-es
Remember, the cases are not judged, so everybody is a winner and should proudly display their anything they have.
Gordy Eslava, November show chairman
HARD ROCK NEWS NOVEMBER 2015 PAGE 7
KMGS 2015 CHAIRPERSONS
Membership
Evah Summers
(360) 689-3715
Juniors
Programs
Kathy Reimers, Bobbie
Sack, Jill Wetzel
(360) 731-5963
November Show
Chairman
Gordon Eslava
(360) 830-4638
Refreshments
Karen Eslava
(360) 621-9830
Field Trips
Tony Schackmann
(360) 372-2777
werockon@
inlandnet.com
Silent Auction
Doug Leider
(360) 627-8142
Display Table
Tony Schackmann
(360) 372-2777
werockon@
inlandnet.com
Welcome
Willma Eads
(360) 871-2445 jacke@
wavecable.com
Raffle Table
Mary Balderson
(360) 908-8063
Cheer
Kathy McClure
(253) 265-3011
pogy2@
centurytel.net
Washington State Mineral
Council
Tony Schackmann
(360) 372-2777
werockon@
inlandnet.com
KMGS Webmaster
Jack Eads
(360) 871-2445
Kitsap County Fair
Doug Leider
(360) 551-6921
KMGS Facebook
Gordon Eslava
(360) 830-4638
Education
Jack Eads
(360) 871-2445
jacke@wavecable.
com
KMGS Scholarship
Wilma Eads
(360) 871-2445
Historian
Bobbie Sack
(360)277-0383
Hard Rock Beaders
Position vacant
Wire Wrapping
Vangie Mayton
(360) 373-3370
Newsletter editor
Garry Mahan
(360) 871-2815
Librarian
Woody Woodside
(360)871-1458
Please contact the
editor for any changes
or corrections to this
table.
Note to KMGS members: Our club is a member of the Washington State Min-eral Council. As such, we are entitled to participate in any of the WSMC - sanctioned field trips. See the WSMC website at https://mineralcouncil.wordpress.com/
Field Trip & Mineral Council Info
There are no field trips scheduled for the month of November unless someone would want to lead one
and have it announced at the meeting. Last month’s field trip to Walker Valley was cancelled due to
heavy rains expected in the area.
The mineral Council will be having their combined meeting for the last time this year at Ellensburg.
The meeting will include a wagon master meeting afterwards to schedule field trips with all clubs and
go over any additional information relating to the State of Washington’s legislation concerning reports
on our hobby affecting various field trips.
Tony Schackmann
PAGE 8 NOVEMBER 2015 HARD ROCK NEWS
Upcoming Shows
November 7th 9am - 5pm 8th 10am - 5pm Maplewood Rock and Gem Club Annual Fall Show, Maplewood Rock and Gem
Clubhouse. 8802 196th ST SW, Edmonds WA
November 21st & 22nd - 10am - 5pm (both days) Kitsap Mineral & Gem Society “Fall Festival of Gems”,
Kitsap County Fairgrounds in the President’s Hall. 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW, Bremerton, WA
December 5th 9am - 6pm 6th 10am - 5pm Maplewood Rock and Gem Club Annual Winter Bazaar Maplewood Rock and
Gem Clubhouse. 8802 196th ST SW, Edmonds WA
New Endangered Species - The Rockhound The habitat of the rockhound is diminishing at an astounding rate. More and more of its free roaming areas are being gobbled up each and every day by the changing environment. Soon the range of the Rockhound and its offspring the Pebble Pup will become so diminished that extinction will be immi-nent. So what can we do? First read the proposed legislation, determine the effect of the legislation in your collecting areas. Inform all of your club members of the urgency of the legislation. Formulate a response with recommendations that are attainable. Write letters to your elected offi-cials and present your case and points. If we do not make our voices heard we will lose the battle of the Rockhound and we will become extinct. We can make our voices heard in Washington by sup-porting and joining the American Lands Access Association (ALAA) as clubs or as individuals. http: // www.amfed.org/ALAA.htm This is happening more and more as time goes on. As an example, take Davis Creek in California and the problems we're having right now with the public lands here in Washington. The war of rights to the public land seems to be a never-ending battle. Let us remind them once again; that the lands are public lands - we, the public, own them - they are just the caretakers. Let your voices be heard I f you don't they win! Via the CMS Tumbler, 10/15, via The Council Reporter, 9/1 5; via Stone Age News, 9/1 5; from Quarry Quips, 8/1 5
What Can We Do With Fractures? by Dick Peterson
We deal with fractures almost all the time we do lapidary work. Mostly we try to work around them, or ignore them, but we don't always have to. Sometimes if the fracture is wide enough to accept a bonding agent that is as thin as water such as Triple T Red Label or Sea Bond, we can heal the fracture. First you need to clean the fracture(s) with a fine tooth DICK PETERSON brush or a fine wire brush with acetone. Next warm the stone (warm only) from underneath and next apply the Bonding agent. The heat from the underneath will pull the agent toward it. Also the agent will actually get thinner for a few seconds. This procedure works best on opaque stones such as jasper and only sometimes on agates that are translucent. One time I was trying to save a very pretty translucent stone. It had a very predominate fracture that would not accept my bonding agent, so I took my Dremel tool and put a small one-inch diamond blade in it and then cut along the fracture about 1 /32nd of an inch deep, about the same width and then cleaned the stone again, applying the warmth, then the bonding agent and crossed my fingers. And guess what! It worked perfectly. Sometimes you can learn a lot, just by thinking and trying. Via the CMS Tumbler, 10/15, via Golden Spike News, 9/1 5; via Breccia, 7/1 2; via Beehive Buzzer, 8/1 1 ; from Rock Chips, 7/1 1
PAGE 9 NOVEMBER 2015 HARD ROCK NEWS
Brad Smith’s Bench Tips for November HOMEMADE WAX TOOLS Save your used X-Acto or scalpel blades for utility work on the bench. They're wonderful for delicate wax work. Use a cutoff wheel or other type of grinding wheel to shape the blades to what you need. For in-stance, you can carve away excess metal on the spine to make yourself some narrow carving knives that do a great job of detailing small pierced areas of your waxes. "Bench Tips for Jewelry Making" and "Broom Casting for Creative Jewelry" are available on Amazon
2015 FALL FESTIVAL OF GEMS
(presented by Kitsap Mineral & Gem Society)
November 21st and 22nd
10 AM till 5 PM (both days)
Kitsap County Fairgrounds, President’s Hall
1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW, Bremerton, WA
Message from Membership Chair At the end of this year my husband retires and we will be on the road for his bicycle adventure to Florida and my rock hounding opportunities. Consequently, I'm looking for another member who is willing to take over my membership duties. Those include updating and maintaining an access pro-gram based data log. Please contact me if you have a yen to serve your club in this capacity. Thanks, Evah Summers, 360 689 3715
Editor Contact Information: Garry Mahan
[email protected] Phone: (360) 871-2815.
“The Hard Rock News” is the Official Publication of the Kitsap Mineral and Gem Society. Meetings are held at 7:00 PM on the second Friday of most months at Chico Alliance Church Daycare (entrance in the back). Address: 3670 Chico Way NW, Bremerton, Washington.
The object of the Society is to provide a general dissemination of knowledge pertaining to the earth sciences; to sponsor regular meetings and field trips for the benefit of the membership and to be helpful along these general lines to one another. The Society is social and educational in character.
The KMGS Fall Festival of Gems will be held November 21st and 22nd, 2015.
The KMGS Christmas potluck will be held December 11th at the Hillcrest Church located at 6750 State Highway
303.NE. Bremerton, WA. Across from Wal-Mart. Set up at 5:00 pm - eat at 6:00 pm. Slab bingo.
Feel free to contact me if you want to put an an-
nouncement in the newsletter. Deadline for each
newsletter is the 25th of the previous month.
November 2015
PO Box 3342 Silverdale, Washington 98383-3342
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