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TULSA ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society, Inc. was organized in April, 1958, to promote interest in rocks, minerals, fossils, artifacts, gem

stones, lapidary, jewelry-making, and all forms of earth science. We also promote good fellowship among members by helping and

teaching one another. We are an affiliate of the Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies, the Rocky Mountain Federation of

Mineralogical Societies and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Meetings are held on the SECOND MONDAY of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Aaronson Auditorium of the Tulsa City-County Library, 400 Civic Center, Tulsa, OK. Our mailing address is TRMS, PO Box 2292, Tulsa, OK, 74101. Visit our website at www.ttownrockhound.org .,

Officers

2010 Committee Chairs

By-Laws - .

Hospitality Steve & Donna Loffer 371 - 5051

Chatpile Ed. Wayne Mouser 582-8700

Class Coord Chris Robinson 745 -0282

Spcl Prj./Displays Jennifer Biddle 361 - 1957

Com. Stamps Geraldine Mouser 582-8700

Education Chris Robinson 745-0282

Federation Activity Kay Waterman 521-4386

Finance Richard Jaeger 481-0249

Publicity Yvonne Dressel 834-5641

Scholarships Richard Jaeger 481-0249

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

meeting. The bulletin provides our members with an account of what is going on in the club and is a permanent record of past years.

Material to be published in the T-Town Rockhound must be received by the Monday after the regular meeting. Permission to reprint is granted unless otherwise designated, provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound. Suggestions for improvements to our bulletin are welcome.

Please mail items to be published to: Editor, TRMS, Scott Robb, 10308 E. 26 St, Tulsa, OK 74129, email: [email protected] . Mail Exchange Publications to: TRMS, Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101.

Address Corrections: Send your address, phone and email changes to: Scott Robb, 10308 E. 26 St, Tulsa, OK 74129, email:[email protected]

DUES: Individuals, $12.00; Family, $15.00; payable on the first of each calendar year: reduced one-half after July 1 for new

members only. Those who have not paid their dues by April 1 are removed from the mailing list. Those who have not paid by

July 1 are removed from membership.

Large Bulletin

1972 - 74 - 86; 1994-96; 2000 -03; 2005 (New Editor); 2009

President Ellsworth Noel 369 - 5013

First Vice-President (Program Chairman) Bob Stratton 446 - 2639

Second Vice-President (Field Trip Chairman) Ben Thomas 486 - 3788

Secretary Lynn Stirling 838 - 2371

Treasurer Paulino Allande 834 - 3405

Historian Wayne Mouser 582 - 8700

Librarian Tim Maddox 926 - 0648

Editors ________________________ Scott Robb 663 - 5264

Shop Foreman Finis Riggs 587 - 4400

Past President Julia Allande 834 - 3405

Directors Jennifer Biddle, Elmer Kitchell, Virgil Richards

Do you have questions?

Check Out the TRMS/ORU Workshop –Pg 14

Silversmithing Ruth Potts 307-8267

Gem Cutting Leon Reeder 346-7299

Fossils Richard Jaeger 481-0249

Advertising: At this time, the Post Office is not permitting any advertising at all in newsletters of non-profit organizations which use the lower postage rate for bulk mailing.

T-Town Rockhound / Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society / January 2011 Page 1

President’s Report: Ellsworth Noel I would like to take this opportunity to welcome all the new officers for 2011 and all the new members. The installation banquet was wonderful despite the weather conditions. There was a very good turn out. The food was awesome and the meeting was fun. Thank you to Jack Kovas for making this possible. A special thanks to Ben Thomas for the field trip to Dodrill’s Museum, there were free rocks for all those who attended. The Dodrill’s provided sandwiches, dips, chips and drinks. A great way to start the New Year!

This being Cupid’s month reminds us to be kinder to our fellow man. So throw a rose rock at someone they will be glad you did. Happy Valentine's to all. Ellsworth ♦

Program Report: Bob Stratton Hi everyone, This is, of course, my first attempt so please bear with me. Any corrections, additions, deletions, criticisms or helpful hints are welcome and solicited. February is coming and a new year for the TRMS is underway. Since this is my first shot let me ask for your patience and for any suggestions and/or assistance with upcoming programs. For February I am currently reviewing several Video Programs and will have one selected and ready for the General Meeting. I have not decided which of the available programs I will offer but I'll do my best to select an interesting and informative one. Unfortunately, I will not be present for the General Meeting. I will be at the Tucson, AZ, show

from Jan 26th thru Feb 15th. (I drive out and back and it takes me 2 1/2 days each way). I have made arrangements for someone to handle the program in my absence and look forward to sharing my finds and experiences when I get back.

Have a great February meeting and I'll see you in March.

Bob Stratton - Program Chairman♦

Membership Renewal Forms

This year you are being asked to update your contact and personal information. Our roster addresses get updated and checked regularly due to sending out the Newsletter, but the phone numbers and email addresses on file are not as accurate. We are hoping to update our present informal email lists so as be able to notify members in a more timely fashion. This especially applies to notices for the coming month, that come in after the Newsletter for it has been sent out.

The age information (birth MONTH and YEAR only) is needed to properly count our membership (children 12 to 18

count as members in Family Memberships) for the RMFMS. We also have to pay for insurance for members (while on field trips).

Please fill out and return the form on Page 16 with your renewal payment. Thank you.

Look What’s Inside!

President’s Report 1

Program Report 1

Field Trip Report 2

Secretary’s Report 3

Treasurer’s Report 3

From the Editors 4

Display Case 5

TRMS History 6

Conglomerate 10

AFMS RMFMS 11

On the Road 12

Calendar 13

TRMS/ORU Workshop 14

Kids Pages 15

Membership Renewal 18

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society

T-Town Rockhound

February 2011 VOLUME 54, NUMBER 02


Field Trip Report: Ben Thomas The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society February field trip will be on the 19

th, at Fort

Gibson Lake. We will be collecting blastoids, crinoid stems and coral. This collecting site is an easy access one. This will be an excellent site for kids. The only tools necessary will be a container for your specimens, gloves and possibly a small hand rake to move the gravel. I also suggest bringing a lawn chair. The fossils are found in pea size gravel around the shore line. With the current lake level, you need not worry about getting wet. We will meet at the intersection of Highway 69 and D0680 Rd. (this is the road going to “Blue Bill Point”) at 9:30 AM and leave for the site at 10:00.

Directions to the meeting location are: From Tulsa: Take Highway 412 East to Highway 69 junction, then south about 9 miles. My white Chevrolet truck will be parked on the East side of Highway 69 at the intersection. From Wagoner: At the intersection of Highway 51 and Highway 69 Take Highway 69 north 5 miles. My white Chevrolet truck will be parked on the east side at the intersection. The road to the site is good hard surface road with the exception of about the last ¼ mile. This has a good gravel base but is not maintained. It is overgrown and has overhanging tree limbs. So if you are concerned about possible scratching your vehicle you might want to park and ride with someone. JANUARY FIELD TRIP-DODRILL MUSEUM -- I want to give a big “Thank You” to Richard & Melba Dodrill, for allowing us to visit their fantastic museum. Richard was an excellent host. He had placed several boxes of rock out in front of the museum. Selections from these were free for the taking. I had a fantastic time looking at all the displays in the front and an even better time digging through rocks in the back rooms. The rocks in the back rooms were for sale and there was an excellent assortment to choose from. I was going though boxes in one back room and thought I had hit the Mother Load. I spent about 30 minutes going through one box trying to select items to purchase, only to find it was Richard’s private stash and it wasn’t for sale. Boy there was some nice faceting material in there. Thanks again to Richard and Melba Ben Thomas Field Trip Coordinator, Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Email: [email protected] Phone: 918-486-3788 Cell: 918-557-2335 ♦

IMPORTANT: If you are interested in going on field trips. I need your contact information. Name, Phone number and Email address. Please email your information to [email protected]. Trips will be posted in the news letter every month but from time to time things may change after the printing. On this occasion I will send out an email to inform you as quickly as I can. [EDITORS’ NOTE -- the same information is also requested on the 2011 Membership Renewal Form and will be passed on to all Board Members.] ♦


Secretary’s Report:

Lynn and James Stirling

Board Meeting – December 7, 2010:

The Board meeting was brought to order at 7:05. The secretary's report was accepted as printed. Outgoing treasurer Leo Izzabell announced that membership is up almost 20% this year. He also announced that RMFMS insurance and membership dues were due. The Treasurer’s report was accepted as printed. Just a reminder to folks on the subject of TRMS membership dues, please fill out and turn in your renewal sheet with your dues. The Board discussed changing of officers. Jack Kovnas suggested making folders for each office to be handed to the next office holder. This would outline to the new officer their duties, contacts and resources. In jest, newsletter editor, Scott Robb, claimed that he had been duped into taking the job. The website was discussed. Plans were made to archive past newsletters on the website. If folks have content that they would like to see on the TRMS website, do your homework, complete all documentation, and submit it to Tim Maddox, the webmaster. Virgil Richards, brought it to the attention of the board that Bob Shay(?) of Claremore would like to have an everything-must-go auction of his materials. He has lots of pet wood and Bartlesville horn coral. Half of the proceeds would go the TRMS. The matter is still

under discussion, but look for it in upcoming newsletters. We discussed and voted to donate money to the Oklahoma State Council Scholarship fund in the memory of John Cassity. Our new historian, Wayne Mouser, would like copies of any programs or correspondence from schools or the Boy Scouts or any responses to letters it members of Congress. There is still quite a lot of material out at the clubhouse. On Saturday & Sunday, April 2nd and 3rd, all material will go on sale at the price of 50 cents per pound. Saturday the sale will be open to TRMS club members only. Sunday the sale will be open to club members from other clubs. One last note, Virgil Richards had some items stolen from the bed of his pick-up recently while attending a meeting at the Library. The stuff that was stolen was some tools and specimens of no street value, but it was in a bag and someone thought they could pawn it. This is just a reminder to keep your vehicle doors locked and don't leave stuff in your truck bed that you want to keep. ♦ General Meeting - December 13, 2010:

The General meeting was held at Western Sizzlin. It was our annual officers’ installation dinner and 45 members braved the cold to come and eat and visit. The secretary's and treasurer's reports were approved as printed. Jennifer Biddle presented a slide show of pictures from the last year. It was mostly a lot of fun and business was put off until the next meeting. ♦

TULSA ROCK AND MINERAL SOCIETY TREASURER'S REPORT

Leo Izzabell

(DECEMBER 2010)

ACCOUNT 04

Balance forward 12/1/2010 $5,607.44

Income

Membership Renewals $315.00

Name Tag Sales $19.00

Rock Sales at Storage Shed $125.00

Dividend Deposit @ .250% $1.12

Total Income $460.12

Expenses

Ink Images September Newsletter Inv.# 1675 $271.29

Lapidary Shop Supplies $328.70

Supplies for Christmas Santa $9.12

P.O. Box Rental for 6 Months $22.00

Petty Cash Renewal $35.00

Cost of New Checks $70.62

A & J Nameplates $24.15

Oklahoma Secretary of State Amendments to By Laws $25.00

Total Expenses $785.88

Balance as of 12/31/2010 $5,281.68

TREASURER'S REPORT LEO IZZABELL

Guess what? It is time to renew our membership dues for year 2011. Please start paying your renewal of Memberships immediately so we can continue to pay our bills. It is my duty & privilege to hand over the reins of our club treasury to my replacement. It has truly been my pleasure to serve you in this capacity for the past couple years. I look forward to helping our club in the future, but for now, please give Paulino Allande and his wife, Julia, as much assistance as you provided me. Thanks again. I'll still be active just not as much. I have paid for name tags for the following: Adam Andrews, Janice Bowden, Donya and Larry Bradley, Bill Carter, Jim Dalton, Pattie Hutton, Cindy Jamieson, Susan Liebl, Rachel Rowlett, Jo Ann Mounce, Kathy and Randy Tockey, Jeanie Weber, Rose Ann Whittaker and Sharon and Steven Richards. I also have unpaid name tags for the following members: Adam Aven, Lydia Barnes, Gina Chisum, Preston Getz, Tom Hammer, Gail & Jeff Monroe and Jo Williams. I will have them with me at all Club events and at home.


From the Editor: Scott Robb This month, Kay announced that, for the foreseeable future, she will have to devote most of her spare time to her RMFMS obligations. As a result, any increase in spelling/grammar errors, items in bad taste or dull content will be solely due to my unchecked impulses. I will miss her participation and guidance. She will continue to do the RMFMS and AMFMS reports. She picked a fine time to depart. This month we have Ellsworth advocating expressing love with thrown stones (you only hurt the ones you love - unless your aim is as bad as mine?) and the Allandes abetting him by setting up a dragon doing just that, in a glass house. In the meantime, you can check out the official fallout headgear being considered for the Board. If there is anybody out there with an interest in the upholding the journalistic reputation of

the T-Town Rockhound (prior to my contributions), now would certainly be the time to speak up and help see to it that I am not left unsupervised, with access to a print shop and mailing list. I could especially use some contributions for the Kid’s Only page. ♦ When you get out for field trips, shows, and other rock activities, please write about the trip and your finds. Send your reports and articles to: Scott Robb, [email protected], -- address 10308 E 26

th St. - Tulsa OK 74129.

The deadline is no later than the 21

st of the month.

EXCHANGE EDITORS – Please continue to send exchange bulletins to P.O. Box 2292, Tulsa, OK 74101-2292

Corrections/Updates

In the TRMS January 23, 2011 Directory, Bob and Nancy Hicks’ email address was incorrect. Their current

email address is [email protected]

TRMS Monthly Luncheon

Members new and old are welcome, when TRMS enjoys a luncheon, the last Tuesday each month, at the Golden Corral just east of Memorial, on 21st Street in Tulsa. The group sits in the far southwest corner of the restaurant. Bring show and tell items and stories to share. This month, we start about 11:30 on Tuesday, January 25.

TRMS Annual Pot-Luck Auction and Swap

The Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society will host its 2011 annual swap, pot-luck and auction on Saturday, March 19,

2011, at Bob & Nancy Hick’s rock farm, near Collinsville, OK.

The sale and swap will start at 10:00. Bring whatever you want to swap or sell. There will be lots of agate, jasper,

and petrified wood slabs for sale. If you have rocks to donate for the sale, please bring them to add to the pile.

The pot-luck brunch will start at 12:00. Bring something you like to eat &and share with others. Please bring

extra folding chairs and tables for outside and inside.

Please bring some rock-related items for the auction, which will start after lunch. Auction proceeds will go to the

club. Attendees will determine the destination of the sale proceeds. Members of other rock clubs are welcome.

For directions or information, please call Bob or Nancy at 918-895-2367 -- [email protected] .


Display Case: Jennifer Biddle - Photography by Jennifer Biddle. Items from the Allande's collection(s) are going to be in the display case during January and February. This month they have brought in a variety of spheres. ♦ If you would like to display your rocks and fossils, please contact me at: (918)-361-1957 -- 1620 Kingsway St, Sapulpa, OK 74066 [email protected].

The dragon seems to be taking Ellsworth’s advice?


5 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY, 2006: Our officers included: Julia Allande, President; Ed Brooks, 1

st VP; Virgil Richards, 2

nd VP; George Paizis,

Secretary; Margueritte Hunt, Treasurer, Mary Watts, Editor. Visitors were introduced. Brandon Richards gave out door prizes Virgil Richards discussed field trip to Hick’s home. He also discussed field trip for March to the Sulphur River. Program was done by Bob & Nancy Hicks on their trip to Australia. A Show & Tell table was set up. Margueritte Hunt wrote an article with instructions titled "Want to Help Sew Grab Bags".

15 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY, 1996: Our officers included Richard Dodrill, President; Richard Jaeger, 1

st VP; Gary Cooper, 2

nd VP; Yvonne Dressel,

Secretary; Dawn Badgwell, Treasurer, Linda Jaeger, Editor. Meeting was called to order. 44 members & 9 guests were present. Leon Reeder encouraged members to attend the Judges Seminar in March. The field trip was to Rockwood Village for rock swap and socializing. Flora Oxford volunteered to sew club vests. The By-Laws Committee will meet to resolve the position of Librarian/Historian. Giveaways included quartz crystals, fossilized bones, coral & petrified wood donated by Dixie & John Alf and Jack Hill. Roxanna Chamberlin presented a program about her November, 2005 trip to Jordon. Roxanna also wrote an In Memory of Leon Gilmore. (Founder of TRMS wm)

25 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY, 1986:.Our officers included: J.D.Townsend, President, Terry Bridgewater, 1st VP;

Richard Jaeger, 2nd

VP; Doris McGinn, Secretary; Ernest Schoenwald, Treasurer, Flora & Bob Oxford, Editor. Due to bad weather the general meeting was canceled. 30 rockhounds attended the rock & cookie swap at Rockwood Village. Each of the officers wrote an article a little about themselves and their interests in the rock hobby.

35 YEARS AGO - FEBRUARY, 1976: Our officers included: John Cassity, President; Joe McIntosh, 1st VP; Ivan

Tattershall, 2nd

VP; Mary Nielsen, Secretary; C. William Lee, Treasurer, Jack Kelley, Editor. Meeting was called to order. 136 members and guests were present. President Cassity made several announcements of interest. Cheryl Skillern reported on the Junior Gems’ field trip to Gilcrease. Joe McIntosh showed a film called "This Land" from Shell Oil Co., depicting evolution of the North American Continent. The field trip was an open house to the homes of Percy & Vera Fly, Homer & Catherine Jones and Rogers & Doris Moore. Jack Kelley wrote an article titled "Fire Strikes Gilmores!" The home of Connie & Leon Gilmore was severely damaged from a fire caused by an electric blanket. ♦

BRENDA: Wayne Mouser In January, 2005, Richard Dodrill and I attended the Quartzsite show. We stayed in Charlie Kukral’s compound in a trailer he had parked there. Seems it rained quite a bit in Quartzsite while we were there. Charlie led Richard and me, along with some other folks with the Stillwater Mineral & Gem Society to an area west of Brenda, AZ.. I think Brenda was really a mobile home camp. We didn’t actually go to Brenda, but we could see it from where we were hunting and digging for quartz geodes. I came across a real short barrel shaped cactus, about ½" tall, and thought it would be neat to dig it up and take it back to Oklahoma. The ground there was a bit rocky, so put the little dirt I could scrape up, plus the pebbles that was around the cactus in a small milk carton that I found nearby. I brought the cactus back to Oklahoma and kept it in the basement, until the weather warmed up, as it was still winter in Oklahoma. When Spring finally arrived, I put the cactus in a clay flower pot and sit it out on our front steps where it would get plenty sunshine and rain. The cactus got named Brenda, since I found it near Brenda. Brenda didn’t do much during 2005. In 2006, she seemed to be growing a little taller, grew another ½" or so, tall, then in 2007, she really started growing and put on some small red buds around it. In 2008, she was still getting a little taller and rounder putting on more red buds. I decided I wanted the cactus to go back to Arizona, to be with other cacti. At the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Show held in late October, 2008, I asked Ruby Linglebach of the Stillwater Mineral & Gem Society if she would take Brenda to Stillwater and give her to Jim & Ruth Williams, as the Williams winter in Quartzsite at Charlie’s, and to see if Charlie would plant Brenda in his yard. (See Brenda on Page 7)

TRMS HISTORY

Submitted by Wayne Mouser


Brenda (continued from Page 6) Jim and Ruth told me, that Charlie didn’t want that type cactus in his yard, so she went to foster parent in Kansas, until she could be adopted.. While attending the Wichita Gem & Mineral Show in April 2010, I met Ruby Linglebach and the Williams, who reported that Brenda had left Kansas and went with someone who lives in Salt Lake City. Never found out the names of the folks who adopted her, there, but I felt sure she went to a good home. Received an email from Charlie Kukral, January 17

th, 2011, that the Salt Lake parents who adopted Brenda were

staying at his place and they reported Brenda was a happy flowerer this past summer....no kids yet. Loves Salt Lake City area, is currently snuggled in for the winter. Thus ends the saga of a Cactus named Brenda. ♦

REQUEST FOR PICTURES - If you can contribute any pictures of club activities, especially field trips or educations presentations, please send them along to me.

Thank you.

[email protected]. - Jennifer Biddle

Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies: Virgil Richards In cooperation with the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society and Oral Roberts University will host a

Judges and Exhibitors Seminar Saturday, March 5th, 2011, at Oral Roberts University, 7700 S. Lewis Av., Tulsa, OK, Learning Resources Center. 9:00am to 9:30am -- Registration 9:30am to 10:30am -- Introduction of General Rules. 10:30am to 12:00pm --- Lapidary Display; Fossil Display 12:00pm to 1:30pm -- Break for Lunch 1:30pm to 3:00pm -- Petrified Wood Display; Minerals Display 3:00pm The Oklahoma State Council will convene a short meeting. Presentations are open to all attendees, make plans now to attend! Please visit the AFMS Website and download and print a copy of the Uniform Rules for 2011. This document can be found at: http://www.amfed.org/rules/AFMS_Rules_2011.pdf For questions or pre-registration contact: Leon Reeder: [email protected] , 918-346-7299, or send an email to [email protected] Take a moment to visit the OSCMS website at http://www.okmineralsocieties.org. Regards

Virgil G Richards

Webmaster OSCMS♦


The West that Was: Gary Raham I'm trying to get the word out on the WIPS symposium this February in Golden: The West That Was. Betty Cain, with RMMS is going to print the short article below in their newsletter. She was hoping AFMS could do something, too. I've attached some additional information in case you'd like more detail. I can also provide graphics of the cartoon characters separately or other elements from the flyer. Thanks for any help you can provide!

“The West That Was” comes to life this February

By Gary Raham Paleontologists, like other rockhounds, love pretty rocks—especially the kind (fossils) with stories to tell about ancient life on Earth. A group of avid amateur paleontologists in the Western Interior Paleontological Society (WIPS)—with the help of the Denver Gem & Mineral Council, the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge, and many generous sponsors—will bring the ancient west to life again February 12-13 at the Green Center at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. This symposium, like others they have held every other year since 1999, raises money to support the research and education of other fossil fanatics in the field, while creating a forum for sharing paleontological information and enjoying fantastic paleo art. This year will feature many Colorado speakers intimately familiar with rocks just underfoot. James Kirkland, State Paleontologist, Utah Geological Survey, will reconstruct Upper Jurassic paleoecosystems. Vince Mathews, State Geologist & Director, Colorado Geological Survey, will focus on Colorado’s colorful and fantastic geology. Bruce Schumacher, paleontologist with the USDA Forest Service, will revisit a few sea monsters from the Cretaceous Greenhorn Seaway. And Ian Miller with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science will fill everyone in on the latest find of a trove of Pleistocene bones, plants, insects, and other fossils near Snowmass. Eleven additional great speakers will talk about everything from shells, to bugs, to ancient mammals, to dinosaurs and their tracks, as well as ancient cave dwellers in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains. More than two dozen local paleo and natural science artists and illustrators will provide a gallery of artwork to enjoy between talks and during a great “Happy Fossil Hour” reception. A poster session and exhibits will highlight local research and fossil discoveries. Interested rock lovers of all varieties can attend one or both days. Teachers and students get discounted registration fees, as do those who sign up before February 5. People can register and get more information about The West That Was: Exploring Colorado’s Fossil Past at http://www.westernpaleo.org. If you are a rockhound with an eye for fossils, put her there, partner! I’ll see you in Golden where the theropods and mousy mammals play.♦ Gary Raham Author/Illustrator www.biostration.com



Linda and Richard Jaeger spent Christmas in Hawaii attending the University of Tulsa bowl game against Hawaii with 50 yard-line seats. They spent five nights at the Sheraton Waikiki; their room had a balcony overlooking Waikiki Beach. The highlights of the trip included parasailing on a 700 foot line and taking a submarine ride through coral reefs. They also took in the Dole Pineapple Plantation, the Hawaii Sea Life Park, Diamond Head, beaches along the east shore, and a visit to the North Shore. Linda collected sand from four different beaches. Richard said meals in the Royal Hawaiian and Moana Surfrider Hotels were also a treat. It was a great trip - food, shopping, scenery, and new friends all made it worthwhile. And, of course, Tulsa beat Hawaii 62-35. Long time member, John C. Cassity, 97, passed away December 17

th in Durham, NC. His grave side service was

held at Floral Haven, January 8th. Gene Cockrell and I attended his service. We met and visited with John’s

daughter Diana and son-in-law, Bob Jackson. John served as club president in 1976 and was show co-chairman 3 or 4 times during the 1980's. He had lived in N. Carolina for many years, but retained his membership in our club. He was also active in the Rocky Mountain Federation serving as Name Badge Chairman and working with silent auction area at Federation shows. Former TRMS member Marjorie Spees, 83, passed away January 2nd. Her service was held Jan. 7th. . She and her husband Richard were active nd working members of the club for a number of years, until her health problems. Gene Cockrell and I attended her service. Jo Ann Mounce wrote: I’m sure sorry to hear about Marjorie’s passing. She sure liked to go rock hunting. Even when she was having trouble walking she still was out there. One of the last trips that I saw her was to Lake Texoma. Some of the guys helped her over the logs on the beach. I know it has been a really hard time for Richard, her husband. Getting old is not for sissies. Better enjoy your good times while you have them. Jo Ann also

wrote she has procedures with Doctors and Hospitals in Little Rock in mid January. Hope everything goes good for her. I hated to miss the banquet, and first one I’ve missed in years, but with falling temperatures and snow, I decided at the last minute of not going. I hope those who did attend it, had a good meal and a good time. I spent the day filling an album of pictures, announcements, etc., since becoming a working member with TRMS. At the January 13

th workshop, Brent Shumard cut a piece of star quartz, Finis shaped it into a rough marble, and I

was to finish it and give back to Brent, next month. Diana Hartzmann cut and polished two freeform stones made out of colorful jasper on the machine Richard Jaeger donated to the workshop. This machine is all diamond and she did a fantastic job of polishing her stones. Steve Richards came in and showed off his wirecraft rings he has made. In one is an opal triplet, beautiful stone and another was a piece of highly polished jasper. He’s doing a great job with his wirecraft jewelry. Ellsworth Noel and I rode with Ben Thomas to the January field trip held at Dodrill’s Museum in Cushing. Maybe 20 people came in, but I think some of them were local people. I was surprised not many TRMS members attended. Those that I recognized who attended were Gary & Ann Cooper and two of their grandchildren, Larry & Roberta Wagle and their grandson, Ken & Aaron Rowlett, Richard Allread. There were others there, but I didn’t get their names. Melba Dodrill brought lunchmeat and chips, pop, etc., for those who wanted to eat lunch there. I had told Ben I’d buy his lunch, so we went to Joseph’s south of Drumright and ate a late lunch. Also, showed him a fossil site where the club had, had a field trip in the past. Ben Thomas showed me the crystal quartz and Apache Tear stones he has faceted. I’d say he was a pretty good facetor for a beginner. The Apache Tear appears blue in some light and brown in other light♦.

Check out the January ORU Workshop Schedule for closings and changes to the Faceting Classes


AFMS NEWSLETTER Summary: Kay Waterman AMERICAN FEDERATION of MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES The AFMS Newsletter is available on the amfed.org website. AFMS NEWSLETTER January 2011

The American Federation of Mineralogical Societies does not print a newsletter in January. ♦

RMFMS NEWSLETTER Summary: Kay Waterman ROCKY MOUNTAIN FEDERATION of MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES The RMFMS Newsletter archives can be found on the rmfms.org website. Rocky Mountain Federation Newsletter - January , 2011 Bill Smith, RMF President, urges rockhounds to attend the joint RMF/CSMS Convention and shows in June in Colorado Springs, CO. Seven field trips are tentatively planned, four before and three after the shows. Show chairman Ronald Yamiolkoski invites all to

help the Colorado Springs club celebrate its 75th anniversary. An outdoor Rock Fair will be held at the Western

Museum of Mining and Industry beginning on Friday, June 24 and close on Sunday, June 26. The indoor show will run concurrently. The Pikes Peak Gem and Mineral Show will be held at the Best Western Academy Hotel, which is the host hotel for the RMF Convention as well. Early registration is urged, as the field trips are limited in number of participants, and priority will be given to convention attendees. More details are promised on the RMF website - rmf.org as well as the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Societies website www.csms.us . Federation Treasurer Gene Maggard describes how the dues to the Federation are used. Each member club pays $1.50 for each dues paying member. Of that, 75-cents goes for American Federation membership. About 15-cents goes each to publication of the RMF Directory, the monthly newsletter, videos for the library and travel expenses. The remaining monies are used for other miscellaneous expenses, he explains. Dr. Mike Nelson continues his series about exploring the local geology of Colorado. The series is aimed at helping those attending the Colorado Springs show in June to plan their itinerary. His detailed article follows Highway 24 through Manitou Springs, the Fountain Formation, Signal Butte, Divide and the fabled mining towns of Cripple Creek and Victor to Lake George. Jennifer Biddle, new Program Committee Chair, relates how she is preparing the older slide shows in the Federation Library to be burned onto a DVD. She has found a program about finding diamonds at Murfreesboro, AR and the Crater of Diamonds State Park, something she says she has wanted to do for a long time. Likewise, she says, if a club is planning a regional trip, the library can provide a listing of titles to see if there are any of interest. She notes the library is a great resource for field trip ideas and may give suggestions on how to make the most of each trip. Jennifer Biddle is also the coordinator for the Federation Program Contest. Winners of the contest in four amateur classes and the Excellence in Education class will have their programs distributed to affiliated clubs across the country. Video and digital presentations or slide programs relating to the earth sciences are eligible. The judging forms and tips for good programs are provided on the American Federation website - amfed.org . Deadline for entries is March 15, 2011. Steven Veatch of the Lake George Gem and Mineral Club in Colorado was a member of the club’s study group which had presented their research on the Greater Alma District at the New Mexico Mineral Symposium in Socorro last winter. The study group does library research on an area’s mines, geology, minerals and history in the winter and then concludes their study with a series of field trips to the selected site in the summer. Their Socorro presentation was published in the quarterly peer-reviewed journal, New Mexico Geology. The January issue of the Rocky Mountain Federation Newsletter can be downloaded from the RMF website rmfms.org. ♦


This section is blank for February. Wayne Mouser has a full load of contributions that he is making and the 2011 renewal forms are supposed to provide the information needed to automate noting the Birthdays and Anniversaries. There were no new memberships reported by the Treasurer and nobody was nominated for a Thank You. The board has discussed having a Welcome Committee to meet new members and answer questions. Maybe even take them to the Workshop for the first time? ♦ My apologies, the editor.

Thanks and a Hello to: Birthdays - Anniversaries - Welcome New Members:

ON THE ROAD AGAIN! SHOWS, SWAPS, RENDEZVOUS

If you have a show or information you would like published in

this calendar, please send your data to the editors in advance.

Deadline for publication is the third Monday of each month for

the following month’s newsletter.

Date What and Where

Jan 29-FEB 13 57TH Annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show at the Tucson Convention Center. Dozens of different gem shows, dealer displays and special events will also be held in downtown Tucson, AZ. during the show dates. See the website www.tgms.com or the Metropolitan Tucson Visitors and Convention Bureau at www.visittucson.org/gemshow/

February 10-13 Tucson, AZ-- 2011 Tucson Gem and Mineral Show™ - "Minerals of California", Thursday,

Friday, Saturday; 10 – 6. Sunday; 10-5 [email protected] or see www.tgms.org. February 12-13 The West That Was -Golden, CO, see Page 8. February 25,26,27 Denver, CO --Denver Gem and Mineral Club is presenting a free Jewelry, Mineral and

Fossil Show; Fri & Sat 10am -6pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm, 15200 W 6th Ave, Golden, CO 80401. Educational displays, museum displays, demonstrations, mineral identification, geode cutting, 18 dealers, grab bags, door prize drawings, free parking. Contact information: Janie Bennett, 303-986-9056, Web site: http://denvergem.org

March 5 OSCMS - Judges & Exhibitors Seminar Saturday, March 5th, 2011, at Oral Roberts

University, 7700 S. Lewis Av., Tulsa, OK, Learning Resources Center See Page 7. March 11-13 Kansas City 50th Annual Gem and Mineral Show - see Page 9

March 19 The Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society will host its 2011 annual swap, pot-luck and auction on Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Bob & Nancy Hick’s rock farm, near Collinsville, OK. For directions or information, please call Bob or Nancy at 918-895-2367 -- [email protected]

April 15-17 South Central Federation of Mineralogical Society Show and Convention in Alpine, TX. June 24-26 Colorado Springs, CO --2011 RMFMS Show & Convention hosted by the Colorado Springs

Mineralogical Society; Gene Maggard, Show Chair, 316.742.3746, [email protected].

July 7-10 AFMS/EFMS Show and Convention in Syracuse, NY. "Gems Along the Erie Canal. July 7-11 Syracuse, NY, 2011 AFMS Show & Convention, joint show with Eastern Federation.

Sunshine Report


Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Board Meeting 7PM Central Library 4

th flr.

2 3 4 5 Workshop Noon - 7 PM

6 7 8 9 10 Workshop 5:30 - 9 PM

11 12 Faceting Class 1 - 7 PM

13 14 General Meeting 7PM Central Library Aaronson Aud.

15 Workshop 5:30 - 9 PM

16 17 18 19 Field trip - Ft Gibson

20 21 22 Monthly Luncheon 11:30 Golden Corral just east of Memorial on 21

st St

23 24 Workshop 5:30 - 9 PM

25 26 Faceting Class 1-7 PM

27 28

2011

February


TRMS and ORU Joint Lapidary Workshop

Schedule

The first (1st) Saturday of each month Noon to 7:00pm

The second (2nd) Thursday of each month 5:30pm to 9:00pm

The third (3rd) Tuesday of each month 5:30pm to 9:00pm

The fourth (4th) Thursday of each month 5:30pm to 9:00pm

This schedule is effective until further notice

The shop will be under supervision at these times and open for club members. You must be a member of TRMS or student at ORU to use this facility. Others will be furnished with a membership application and dues may be paid at the shop. Such parties will be eligible to use the facility immediately upon payment of dues and is subject to all provisions of shop usage, including signing a liability waiver to be kept on file. Each member will be instructed on the basics of machine use and safety and is expected to follow all safety guidelines and utilize common sense while engaging in lapidary activities.

Necessary safety equipment will be provided and must remain at the facility.

Further, the shop will be available to ORU Geology and Earth Science students under the supervision of Roger Bush or a qualified individual. Each person using the

Saturday, February 05 Finis Riggs 587-4400 Noon to 7:00pm

Thursday, February 10 Wayne Mouser 582-8700 5:30 – 9:00pm

Tuesday, February 15 Fritz Hatley 704-2088 5:30 – 9:00pm

Thursday, February 24 Julia and Paulino Allande 633-9822 5:30 – 9:00pm

VOLUNTEERS ARE STILL NEEDED FOR SHOP ATTENDANTS!

There will be a nominal fee of $1 per slab charged for the use of the large slab saw. This is to offset the expense of replacing blades and necessary maintenance of equipment. This fee is subject to change at the discretion of the shop committee and TRMS officers. This fee is payable at the time of shop usage.

o We have a good quantity of slabs and lapidary material available for purchase at the shop.

o Donations of material and equipment are welcome!

o Classes: Classes will be arranged from time to time to give instruction to those wishing to learn new lapidary techniques and aspects of the hobby. Each class will have a separate fee for consumables and required items and will go directly to shop maintenance. Details will be given in class announcements.

Schedules for classes will be posted at the shop and in the TRMS bulletin as well as on the Society’s website http:// www.ttownrockhound.org.

Park on the East side of the Learning Resource Center and follow path to North entrance to building. Go up the first flight of steps and then down one flight in center. You will see a sign there for Elsing Museum. Once inside you will be on the second floor, follow signs to Elsing Museum on the basement level. Go past museum entry and down hallway, Shop is on the right, there is a sign by the door and door has an electronic security lock.

Come out and support our efforts on behalf of TRMS and ORU and make use of the facilities provided on your behalf. Learn a new aspect of the hobby, enjoy the company of your fellow TRMS members and make something shine! Smiles are always

welcome! ♦

Faceting Classes February 2011

Faceting Classes have been moved to Elmer Kitchell’s and will be held on the second (Feb 12) and fourth (Feb 26) Saturdays of the month, from 1 PM until 7 PM.

The address is 6545 E. 11th St., one block east of Sheridan on 11th. The building is turquoise green. Enter via the side door.

The phone number to schedule an appointment is 836 0341.


We don’t have an actual Kid’s activity this month, but maybe an inspiration for one as a club event?

Here are pictures and a thank you letter from the AAPG about the 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree at Fort Hill, Virginia. 360 Boy Scouts earned their Geology Merit Badge and got a start on having personal rock & mineral collections.

It looks like TRMS member Tony Kolodziej was the go between for TRMS and the AAPG/Scouts.

Which brings up the thought that ---

probably not all the younger club members are Scouts, but perhaps the club could sponsor getting their collections either started or furthered? What about a kid’s collection workshop/meeting program? The club could help by furnishing specimens, labels, folder boxes and display boxes.

Let’s hear some feedback on this!



Rock Tumbling, the Ancient Art - with apologies to Patrick McManus: Scott Robb While the first official occurrence of rock tumbling is lost in the gravel and sediment of history, it is safely assumed that it did not start prior to the formation of the earth’s crust. At that point, things get complicated. Gravity was thought to be the first instigator of the process, then water (with wave motion) but something else is thought to have been necessary in order to provide altitude. Dinosaurs have been shown to have been active in the art as noted by the presence of polished gastroliths, or “stomach/gizzard stones” among their fossil parts. However, no evidence has been found of any dinosaurs mounting or drilling their gems. Mankind arrived too late to receive formal instruction in the dinosaur techniques. Attempts to recreate the process, while courageous, led to great disappointment. Lack of a crop prevented the swallowed stones from remaining ingested long enough to accumulate much wear from friction. Movements rapidly developed within the practitioners that discouraged prolonged attempts. Two notable efforts were an attempt to polish limestone, which demonstrated the acidity of stomach bile and its effect on calcium carbonate, and a commercial-sized venture (in which a pack of dire-wolves discovered that 15 pounds of swallowed stones were enough to cause tardiness in the escape attempts of the container - who was possibly still in the rough grind cycle). The first leap toward a sustainable process was exactly that. A distant ancestor of ours, called for literary purposes Thwack, made an attempt to see over the edge of a valley while holding a goat stomach of throwing stones. These were noted to have become definitely smoother after rolling down the incline, as was Thwack. The next step was to repeatedly send stomachs of stones down unattended (bladders were tried as an alternative, but custom eventually reserved these for cooking haggis). Later changes included replacing Thwack with a tree or boulder as the end target in the roll-path. Future improvements awaited development of the sewn sack or bag. A brief schism developed when one of the stone carriers fell in a creek. The tumbling action was effective, but only while the carrier and stones remained attached. The limited amount of buoyancy produced by the carrier also restricted the technique to hobbyists and it was soon considered to be washed up as a viable technique. The sewn bag eventually was developed as the container of choice and things remained pretty solidified until rigid containers appeared. Clothing pockets were invented as a stop-gap measure in an attempt to produce a consistent center of gravity for the “manned roller” process, thereby reducing unproductive airtime and destructive impacts. At first, lengths of hollow tree trunks were tried, but did not gain many adherents until someone thought to seal the ends. Common practice still took an exhaustive amount of labor getting rocks up and down hills, until a cook, with possibly a penchant for crypto-crystalline quartz, adapted a rotisserie. This proved to be even more effective once fires were no longer set below it. History did not immediately anoint the inventor with credit for his discoveries. Possibly, this was due to public dismay, when the tribe showed up hungry from a failed hunt. It is speculated that he was named Jasper, as the rocks which were likely replaced on the spit are now called that. Oil worked well in preparing Jasper. To this day, people still debate when to use it or water in the lapidary arts. With the coming of the Industrial Revolution, tumbling began to do just that, revolve, on a grand scale. Some historians now suspect that the era was named due to its place in lapidary history, as opposed to any sort of upheaval. Steam, internal combustion and electricity have all been applied as motive forces to achieve the angular rotation desired. Many credit the eventual dominance and easy application of fractional-horsepower electric motors with the rise in popularity of the lapidary hobby and professional occupation. With the latest trends in social consciousness, rock tumbling is seeing the re-emergence of “greener” methods of power. Windmills and waterwheels are once again considered as viable alternatives to the use of fossil fuels to grind ancient stone. The newest “toilet-turbines” are capable of generating 150 rotations, at a linear speed of 1.328 feet per second, per flush. Rock clubs and individual hobbyists are now volunteering to distribute used tumbling slurry in place of asphalt or cement for filling potholes. The lapidary arts, with tumbling in the forefront, continue to motivate mankind, fostering a wealth of inspiration and achievements impacting civilization. ♦


This year you are being asked to update your contact and personal information. Our roster addresses get updated and checked regularly due to sending out the Newsletter, but the phone numbers and email addresses on file are not as accurate. We are hoping to update our present informal email lists so as be able to notify members in a more timely fashion. This especially applies to notices for the coming month, which come in after the Newsletter for it has been sent out.

The age information (birth MONTH and YEAR only) is needed to properly count our membership (children 12 to 18 count as members in Family Memberships) for the RMFMS. We also have to pay for insurance for members (while on field trips).

Please fill out and return this form with your renewal payment. Thank you.

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Membership Renewal Form

TRMS

PO Box 2292 Tulsa, OK 74101

www.ttownrockhound.org

Membership type: __ Single($12) __ Family($15) ---- half price after July 1 Last Name: ________________________________________ Mailing Label Title: _____________________________________________________________________________ (ie: Bob, Mary, Bob & Mary, or John & Joan & Family) Address: _____________________________________ | ______________________________ | ____ | _______ House Number Street City ST Zip Main Phone Number: (_________)-_________-_____________ Alt Phone Number : (_________)-_________-_____________ Email Address: _________________________________________________________________________________ (Please list only children under 18--children over 18 will need their own membership)

First Names Birthdate Anniversary (Mo/Yr) (Mo/Yr)

Spouse 1: ______________________________ __________ __________ Spouse 2: ______________________________ __________

Child 1: ______________________________ __________

Child 2: ______________________________ __________

Child 3: ______________________________ __________

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