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Volume 54, Issue 7

July 2013

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Committee Chairs

Sunshine…………….....……....Chris Chance

Program…………….…...….Doris Newnham

Greeter/Door Prize…...….Sandi Masterson

Refreshment…………………..Chris Chance

Historian……….…...….….…Don Perryman

Librarian…….........…….……..Jessica Limb Claims Rep……...…………..Garwin Carlson

Field Trips….........…..……..Marshall Curran Black Light Display……...Chuck Newnham

Show Chair……………….....Garwin Carlson

Asst Show Chair…………...…Marvin Stump

Safety Officer………….……….Jeff Eastburn Publisher/ Webmaster…..Denise Sebastian

President: Laura Limb, 541-273-7503 1528 Dayton St, Klamath Falls OR, 97603

Vice Pres: Doris Newnham, 541-850-0325 4737 AlvaKlamath Falls OR, 97603

Secretary: Carol Barrett, 541-891-8440, 5605 Wocus Ed, Klamath Falls, OR 97601

Treasurer: Denise Sebastian, 541-331-1378, 3423 Altamont Falls, OR 97603

NFMS Director: Kathi Milem 3333 Anderson #3 Klamath Falls, OR

97603

NFMS Junior Delegate: Alyssa Carnes

Past President: Jeff Eastburn

Member @ Large: Marvin Stump

The club mailing address is: PO Box 1803, Klamath Falls OR 97601

www.klamathrockclub.org

nicee1214@gmail.com

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Meetings are held at the Klamath County

Museum Meeting Room – Main & Spring Streets,

using the West entrance. Meetings are

held on the 2nd Monday of each

month at 7:00 pm with the exception of

December when we have our Christmas

Luncheon and Party and after April’s show.

Visitors are cordially invited:

Dues are $13.50 per year per adult ($25 for

families plus $1 per child), $7.50 ages 16-18.

General Objectives of the Club:

To promote popular interest, knowledge and

understanding in the various earth sciences, as

in Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology and

Lapidary and other related subjects. To sponsor

and provide means of coordinating the work and

efforts of all persons interested therein.

Helping Others:

The club participates in the NFMS stamp

program, saving large commemoratives, airmail,

pre-canceled, and foreign stamps of all

values. Proceeds from stamp sales will be used

to benefit any charity deemed worthy by the

NFMS Endowment Fund.

All contents Copyright © 2012-2013 All rights

reserved. No part of this document or the related files

may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any

means without the prior permission of the Rock and

Arrowhead Club. Permission is hereby given to non-

Commercial and not-for profit groups or persons to

copy, forward or otherwise share this publication for

educational and informational purposes.

We are affiliated with

Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Newsletter Editor Rachel Limb:541-273-7503

editor@klamathrockclub.org

THE NORTHWEST NEWSLETTER is published 11 times a year.

Copies are sent to each member’s household. The cost is included in your annual dues.

Two free copies of the AFMS NEWSLETTER are mailed to each member club. Subscriptions are available at $3.50 for 9 issues. Send payment to:

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

PO Box 26523 Oklahoma City, Ok. 73126.

Visit Us At www.klamathrockclub.org Please e-mail nicee1214@gmail.com to get on our email list.

Reference to use of arrowheads within our club is limited to flint napping activities during workshops, annual shows and

personal creations. No gathering of arrowheads on field trips is authorized or suggested by any club members.

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NEXT MEETING:

August 12 at 7pm

Klamath County Museum

Refreshments

Silent Auction! Bring items and be

prepared to bid!

From the Editor….

Happy Fourth of July!!! Those fireworks this year were incredible! I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and enjoyed our days of sunshine here in Klamath. I am currently

job-searching and am very eager to enter adult society.

For everybody who missed the Sunstone trip, you definitely missed out! The days were uncommonly warm and the nights were perfectly cool and crisp. Many sunstones were released from the earth and some very nice pocket rocks were collected. Although there were fewer people this year, those that came put together a great potluck and there

were even leftovers.

I am planning to go to KCC in the fall and work part-time. Please don't be afraid to

message me with stories, finds, or ideas for the newsletter!!!

As always, be happy and don’t worry,

Rachel Limb

Coming up next month -

July 19- 20– 21

Lassen Creek Obsidian

August 20– 21

Virgin Valley Opal

Table of Con-

tents:

Inside Cover P.

2

Table of Con-

tents and Edi-

tor’s Note P.3

June Meeting

Minutes P. 4– P.

6

Members in Ac-

tion P.7

Calendar P.8

Junior Rock

Hounds P.9

President’s Note

P.10

Happy Birthday

Matthew Limb

Ralph Branson

Elizabeth “Betty” Brunswick

Maureen Hanson

Brian Wade

Sandi Masterson

Kathy Larsen

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June minutes Rock and Arrowhead Club

June 10, 2013

Minutes by Acting Secretary Carol Barrett

1. Call to order at 7:00 P.M. by Laura Limb.

2. Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Welcome visitors: There were no visitors at this meeting with about 28 members attending.

4. Door Prizes: Janet Linsenbigler, Bob Massey, Carol Barrett.

5. Treasure Report: Bills paid, Balance similar to prior balance.

6. Secretary: Minutes approval for May 13, 2013 meeting. Motion by Bob Massey and seconded by Gar-

win Carlson. Motion carried. A bill for printing supplies will be submitted by Laura Limb. The checking ac-

count at Sterling Bank will be closed after all checks have cleared.

7. Sunshine Report: One and all are fine.

8. Webmaster Report: Denise Sebastian reports that the website is on the computer and Denise will help

members through any issues. Denise will also approve and help with any postings you might want to post.

There is a lot more information on the Web page than in the newsletter. You can access:

www.klamathrockclub.org. There is a Menu that lists where to go, what to do, and activities. Denise will be

poking around for articles. Any suggestions?

9. Newsletter Editor Report: Rachel Limb was not present due to graduation and festivities. However,

Rachel is looking for input from members for the Newsletter, so please get to writing. All planned field trips

will be listed on the Website with details.

10. Birthdays: There were several birthdays, but I missed them. How about a birthday list?

11.. Members’ Field Trips: Charles Jones went on the Hampton Butte trip and wants to go again and take

the five mile trek around the area. He said it was great, wonderful, and had a great time. Everyone said it was

pleasant except for a little rain. There were two potlucks instead of just one. Good food. Good company.

On Friday, Laura met Larry Phillips and the Zumbrums at Wubbas. Everyone enjoyed the company. Larry

gave Laura a rock for a sphere, and a rock to cut for bread, and maybe make a rock sandwich for the rock din-

ner table. Laura talked about various up-coming shows, particularly the Agate Show this weekend where Gar-

win will be demonstrating. Also, the Northwest Federation and the Rock and Gem Magazine has a listings of

shows.

12. Executive Board Meeting: There was not a quorum so they sat and “solved world problems”. The next

meeting will be in August.

13. Garwin discussed the Sunstone field trip, (see page 7 of Dusty Rocks) June 21-23. except flagging will

be orange instead of yellow as Garwin was unable to find yellow. Orange is good. Don Perryman will be wag-

on master and he has the first aid kit.

14. There was a discussion of the great job on the Sunstone pit with a backhoe. A motion was made by

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June Minutes (Continued) Jeff Eastburn and seconded by Doris Newnham to extend a complimentary family membership to Len and

Linda Rummel. Motion carried. Many Thanks. Denise will also send a thank you card for a job not just well

done, but superbly done. Garwin said it was a great job that solved several problems.

15. Fall Artesian Show: Garwin and several other members will look over the space the second week of

July. Doris stated that we need variety. The show will be November 2, 3, & 4 of 2013, the deposit on the

building has been made, and confirmation received. Advertising adjustments will be needed. This will be

mostly arts and crafts type fun, different from rocks. (I am sure rock crafts will be ok too.)

16. Federation Report: Kathi Milem.

17. Junior Rock Hounds: They are working on Gold Prospectors Badge. Marshall Curran was kind enough

to fill in for Rachel. Thank You.

18. Silent Auction: This is really a fine fund raiser. The items to bid on change each meeting and there is

quite a selection. This is not something you want to miss and it happens every meeting.

19. Kathi Milem, Doris Newnham, and Alyssa Carnes provided refreshments. It was a complete spaghetti

dinner and everything was superb.

20. Meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M. by Laura Limb.

Have you seen the new website yet??? Have you seen the new website yet???

Go check it out now!!!Go check it out now!!!

www.klamathrockclub.orgwww.klamathrockclub.orgwww.klamathrockclub.org

Find club information, trip information, rock in-

formation, and much more!

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This year’s remaining field trips:

July 20-21 Lassen Creek and Obsidian

August 20-21 Virgin Valley Opals

September Gold Panners & Juniper Ridge

Opals

My new email address for the newsletter is:

editor@klamathrockclub.org

Please feel free to contribute stories and info!

Members in action This is a forum for everyone’s monthly activities. Please send me notices about any important

events or exciting adventures that you have experienced this last month.

Last month was the Plush Sunstone Trip. Many people had

a great time and took home some beautiful gems. Plush is

one of the least polluted places in Oregon, and also one of

the most wide open areas. So with a full moon it was even

easier to see the rolling hills and shallow valleys of the plain

-like terrain than by the late night fire. The potluck was well

attended by everyone at the claim. There were tons of ad-

ventures and great times. I think it’s safe to say that there

were memories made.

Other than the stunning gems that were found, several inter-

esting critters stumbled through. Other than the prolific fire

ant colonies that abound, this year we were treated to a

cricket serenade. A Jerusalem cricket found its way to the

fire and was captured and used to teach some of the children

about the many kinds of insects that can be found in the de-

sert. One other creature which was captured was a “Horny

Toad”.

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This Month’s Field Trip LASSEN CREEK OBSIDIAN FIELD TRIP

JULY 19 - 21, 2013

This is really a nice outing for everyone. With some effort fine obsidian

can be brought home to show off to your neighbors. Doris is generally the

field trip leader for this event. Obsidian can be obtained in electric blue, pink lady, mahogany,

and rainbow colors, and obsidian needles. The electric blue area is closest; about ½ mile from

camp.

Lassen Creek Campground is a beautiful grassy campground with large pine trees and Las-

sen Creek flowing along its easterly edge. The campground is “approximately” 135 miles

from K.Falls via either Alturas or Lakeview. The road into the campground is approximate-

ly 10 miles north of Davis Creek on Hwy 395. Take Forest Service Road #30 from Hwy

395. It is about 4 miles easterly into the campground. A few signs with RAC on them will

guide you into the campground from Highway 395.

Lassen Creek Campground is a fine place to camp. The campground is a beautiful place to

camp and does have a toilet. The campground is grassy, has big pines, and Lassen Creek

flows along the northerly edge of the campground. Plans include a potluck on Saturday

evening followed by a silent auction. Bring a few rocks (or whatever) to contribute and a

few bucks to buy the rocks you can’t do without. Proceeds from the auction go to offsetting

the costs of sending the club’s representatives (Kathy and Alyssa) to the Northwest Federation

meeting. Last year “Flint-Knapping”, the art of chipping tools from obsidian was

demonstrated by Don Perryman. He may do it again this year.

Bring tools for digging as most of the rock is recovered by sweat labor, except for the nee-

dles that are fairly easy to dig. Tires are often an issue as obsidian is very sharp and can cut a

tire, fingers, feet, arms, legs, and pet paws. Bring a good spare tire and a good first aid kit.

Davis Creek Store has a fabulous bar-be-cue on Friday evenings that can certainly be one of

the highlights of the weekend. Obsidian permits are required, they are free, and can be ob-

tained at the Davis Creek Store. Maps of the obsidian sites are attached to the permit. See

Gem Trails of Northern California, specifically Lassen Creek, Fandango Pass, Sugar

Hill, and Davis Creek sites for more information.

As a side thought, Kathi Milem was saying that the folks in Montana really appreciate it

when she brings obsidian to the annual Northwest Federation show. So, if everyone digs an

extra obsidian rock or two for Kathi to take to Montana, maybe, she could trade it for

some Montana agate. Who knows, Kathi might even bring back a piece or two of agate for

the rock hound that supplied her with obsidian. Just think how much agate she could bring

back if she had five or six buckets of obsidian to trade.. -Marv Stump

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Want to make an addition to the newsletter?Want to make an addition to the newsletter?

Contact Rachel Limb at Contact Rachel Limb at editor@klamathrockclub.orgeditor@klamathrockclub.org before the before the

20th of the month. Please don’t submit anything larger 20th of the month. Please don’t submit anything larger

than than 1/2 a page 1/2 a page

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Junior Rock Hounds

of the Rock and Arrowhead Club

Hey Kids! This month we talked about the program and the certification processes for badges.

Junior Rock Hounds helps build character as well as important life and leadership skills. We

will be focusing on building our collections and preparing for next year’s Rock show.

Parents, please encourage your children to attend the Junior Rock hounding session. We can-

not have a club without any members and we always have more fun

when there are more people.

For those of you eighteen and under, we appreciate your participa-

tion and ask that you consider attending to learn more about the

world and to mentor the younger and less experienced members.

July Birthstone

The Ruby is from the mineral family Corundum. This family also includes Sapphires and Leucosapphires. The

Corundum minerals are distinguished by their color. Blue, orange, pink, and purple are called Sapphires or

Fancy-Colored Sapphires. Clear varieties are called Leucosapphires. Only very red and deep red varieties are

called Ruby. Ruby is the second hardest mineral, preceded only by diamond. Because of its durability, it is

ideal for everyday wear. The Ruby is said to guarantee health, wealth, wisdom, and success in love. Fine-

quality Ruby is extremely rare.

“A drop of the heart’s blood of Mother Earth” is how the ruby is described in the Orient. The Indians call the

ruby Ratnanayaka, the lord of the gemstones. The Hindus called the ruby the king of precious stones and the

leader of gems. They used to divide rubies into castes, much like social classes. Rubies were sorted into upper

class, middle class, and lower class in terms of flawlessness and beauty. In India, those who donated rubies to

honor Krishna were assured being reborn as an emperor in a future life. Hindus consider light colored rubies to

be appropriate for women, and darker ones for men. In the 1880’s, French jewelers called the ruby the gem of

gems or the dearly loved stone.

The name ruby comes from the Latin word ruber, which means red. It is favorite gem among those in power

and those in love, inspiring more emotion than almost any other stone. Some ancient cultures believed that ru-

bies, as well as other gemstones, grew on trees, just like fruit. The

rubies would begin budding as small white gems, and would slowly

grow and ripen, turning red in the light of the sun. When the ruby

was saturated with red color, it was ready to be plucked.

Ruby is deemed to be the most precious of gemstones by the Bible

and the ancient Sanskrit writings. Indeed, upon discovery of each

Ruby crystal, the Indian Emperor would give a special royal wel-

come to this King of Gemstones.

Retrieved from http://www.americangemsociety.org/july-birthstone

and http://www.jewelsforme.com/ruby-history.asp

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From the President

Dear members,

Thank you to all who went on the Plush Sunstone Trip. I want to personally thank Garwin and

Don for setting up a very positive experience. The work done at the claim made the digging

and collecting experience fun. As we look forward to our next field trip to Davis Creek for ob-

sidian, remember to take lots of water, a hat, food, and good friends.

As we celebrate the 4th of July, may we all remember those who have given the most precious

gift to keep us free and allow us the opportunity to continue to enjoy our hobby of rock hound-

ing.

Happy Rock hounding,

Laura Limb