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Page 1: TRMS T TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11 · 2019-11-07 · TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11 Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 6 THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 1

Novem

ber 2019 Vol LXV

Ii No 1

1

Box 2292 Tulsa O

K

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 2

SOC

wwwtulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

2019 Officers are elected by club members each November-December

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Inc was organized in April 1958 to promote interest and provide education in the earth sciences in historical artifacts in jewelry-making and all forms of the lapidary arts Field trips the club workshop monthly meetings

and other activities provide opportunities for life-long learning Meetings The second Monday of each month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia Street Tulsa OK Refreshments and coffee begin at 6 pm Pebble Pups meet at 615 and the membership business meeting and program commence at 7pm ALL WELCOME

The T-Town Rockhound official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society is issued every month preceding the regular monthly meeting Permission is granted to reprint items from the newsletter unless otherwise designated provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound Please send items for the newsletter by the monthly deadline the 20st of the month preceding publication to Editor T-Town Rockhound Rebecca Ridgway RidgwayRocksgmailcom or mail to 6130 S 1st ST S Muskogee OK 74401 E-Mail Exchange Publications to RidgwayRocksgmailcom

President Steve Ridgway 918-348-2299 StephenRidgway63yahoocom

1st VPPrograms Peter Grice 918-607-3445 peter-griceutulsaedu

2nd VPField Trips hollyteachgmailcom

Secretary Roberta Wagle 918-695-4291 waglemomgmailcom

Treasurer Jerry Nagel 918-640-1324 jnagel1coxnet

Shop Foreman Billy McBay 918-455-0602 xfiles4321msncom

Editor Rebecca Ridgway 918-348-9900 RidgwayRocksgmailcom

WebLibrary Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 m_rongeysbcglobalnet

Larry Wagle 918-695-1527 wagledadgmailcom

Past-President Donna Loffer donnalofferattnet

Directors Richard Jaeger George Hill Sharon Richards

Chat Pile Editor Wayne Mouser okyrocks1514gmailcom

Rock Donations Larry Wagle wagledadgmailcom

Show Chair Eric Hamshar johnhamsharyahoocom

Club Scholarship Dianne Kirk amp

Richard Jaeger

Liz Thomas bthomas630coxnet

Martha Rongey 918-230-1094

Bob amp Nancy Hicks Scott Robb

azketr1gmailcom

Pebble Pups Julia Allande allandecoxnet

Hospitality Table Kimberly Perry kimberlyperryehicom

Uniform Rules Leon Reeder leonreeder47yahoocom

Door Prize Chairman Paulino Allande

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 3

T-TOWN ROCKHOUND November 2019 Vol LXVII No11

Monthly newsletter of Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society tulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

Images in Stone Display Case - November 2019

Roxanna Chamberlin has some amaz-

ing picture rocks and some fascinating

stories to go with them Some people

seeing the collection thought they

must have been painted but we as-

sured them no they are all natural

Harvey Shell has agreed to put in the

next display but as we will be out of

town I am leaving it up to Roxanna

and Harvey to figure out when they

want to swap the contents of the

case

Do not be intimidated by anyone

elsersquos display Your collection is just

as fine as any other only it is differ-

ent Try looking for the theme in your

hobby then pack that theme up and

share it with the rest of us We and

you will be glad you did

--Julia Allande

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Images in Stone

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2019 TRMS Nominating Committee Chair Donna Loffer

Members Steve Ridgway Bob Hicks Roberta Wagle

The following list is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the TRMS Officers for the year 2020

Nominations from the floor for any position will be taken at the November General Meeting Anyone wishing to put

their name on the ballot prior to the November Meeting please call a member of the Nominating Committee

President Steve Ridgway has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee 1st Vice President Peter Grice has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends George Hill 2nd Vice President Holly Proctor has served 1 year and wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Secretary Roberta Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The committee recommends Sharon Richards Treasurer Jerry Nagel has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Liz Thomas Shop Foreman Billy McBay wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee WebLibrarian Martha Rongey wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Historian Larry Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Roberta Wagle Past President Donna Loffer will remain in this position unless Steve Ridgway is replaced in which case he would become the Immediate Past President Director Richard Jaeger has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee Director George Hill has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Larry Wagle Director Sharon Richards will be stepping down to accept the nomination for Secretary The Committee recommends Jamie Harl

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 6

THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 8

Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 9

Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 10

Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 11

TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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SOC

wwwtulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

2019 Officers are elected by club members each November-December

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Inc was organized in April 1958 to promote interest and provide education in the earth sciences in historical artifacts in jewelry-making and all forms of the lapidary arts Field trips the club workshop monthly meetings

and other activities provide opportunities for life-long learning Meetings The second Monday of each month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia Street Tulsa OK Refreshments and coffee begin at 6 pm Pebble Pups meet at 615 and the membership business meeting and program commence at 7pm ALL WELCOME

The T-Town Rockhound official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society is issued every month preceding the regular monthly meeting Permission is granted to reprint items from the newsletter unless otherwise designated provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound Please send items for the newsletter by the monthly deadline the 20st of the month preceding publication to Editor T-Town Rockhound Rebecca Ridgway RidgwayRocksgmailcom or mail to 6130 S 1st ST S Muskogee OK 74401 E-Mail Exchange Publications to RidgwayRocksgmailcom

President Steve Ridgway 918-348-2299 StephenRidgway63yahoocom

1st VPPrograms Peter Grice 918-607-3445 peter-griceutulsaedu

2nd VPField Trips hollyteachgmailcom

Secretary Roberta Wagle 918-695-4291 waglemomgmailcom

Treasurer Jerry Nagel 918-640-1324 jnagel1coxnet

Shop Foreman Billy McBay 918-455-0602 xfiles4321msncom

Editor Rebecca Ridgway 918-348-9900 RidgwayRocksgmailcom

WebLibrary Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 m_rongeysbcglobalnet

Larry Wagle 918-695-1527 wagledadgmailcom

Past-President Donna Loffer donnalofferattnet

Directors Richard Jaeger George Hill Sharon Richards

Chat Pile Editor Wayne Mouser okyrocks1514gmailcom

Rock Donations Larry Wagle wagledadgmailcom

Show Chair Eric Hamshar johnhamsharyahoocom

Club Scholarship Dianne Kirk amp

Richard Jaeger

Liz Thomas bthomas630coxnet

Martha Rongey 918-230-1094

Bob amp Nancy Hicks Scott Robb

azketr1gmailcom

Pebble Pups Julia Allande allandecoxnet

Hospitality Table Kimberly Perry kimberlyperryehicom

Uniform Rules Leon Reeder leonreeder47yahoocom

Door Prize Chairman Paulino Allande

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T-TOWN ROCKHOUND November 2019 Vol LXVII No11

Monthly newsletter of Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society tulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

Images in Stone Display Case - November 2019

Roxanna Chamberlin has some amaz-

ing picture rocks and some fascinating

stories to go with them Some people

seeing the collection thought they

must have been painted but we as-

sured them no they are all natural

Harvey Shell has agreed to put in the

next display but as we will be out of

town I am leaving it up to Roxanna

and Harvey to figure out when they

want to swap the contents of the

case

Do not be intimidated by anyone

elsersquos display Your collection is just

as fine as any other only it is differ-

ent Try looking for the theme in your

hobby then pack that theme up and

share it with the rest of us We and

you will be glad you did

--Julia Allande

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Images in Stone

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2019 TRMS Nominating Committee Chair Donna Loffer

Members Steve Ridgway Bob Hicks Roberta Wagle

The following list is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the TRMS Officers for the year 2020

Nominations from the floor for any position will be taken at the November General Meeting Anyone wishing to put

their name on the ballot prior to the November Meeting please call a member of the Nominating Committee

President Steve Ridgway has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee 1st Vice President Peter Grice has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends George Hill 2nd Vice President Holly Proctor has served 1 year and wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Secretary Roberta Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The committee recommends Sharon Richards Treasurer Jerry Nagel has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Liz Thomas Shop Foreman Billy McBay wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee WebLibrarian Martha Rongey wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Historian Larry Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Roberta Wagle Past President Donna Loffer will remain in this position unless Steve Ridgway is replaced in which case he would become the Immediate Past President Director Richard Jaeger has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee Director George Hill has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Larry Wagle Director Sharon Richards will be stepping down to accept the nomination for Secretary The Committee recommends Jamie Harl

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THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 8

Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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T-TOWN ROCKHOUND November 2019 Vol LXVII No11

Monthly newsletter of Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society tulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

Images in Stone Display Case - November 2019

Roxanna Chamberlin has some amaz-

ing picture rocks and some fascinating

stories to go with them Some people

seeing the collection thought they

must have been painted but we as-

sured them no they are all natural

Harvey Shell has agreed to put in the

next display but as we will be out of

town I am leaving it up to Roxanna

and Harvey to figure out when they

want to swap the contents of the

case

Do not be intimidated by anyone

elsersquos display Your collection is just

as fine as any other only it is differ-

ent Try looking for the theme in your

hobby then pack that theme up and

share it with the rest of us We and

you will be glad you did

--Julia Allande

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Images in Stone

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2019 TRMS Nominating Committee Chair Donna Loffer

Members Steve Ridgway Bob Hicks Roberta Wagle

The following list is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the TRMS Officers for the year 2020

Nominations from the floor for any position will be taken at the November General Meeting Anyone wishing to put

their name on the ballot prior to the November Meeting please call a member of the Nominating Committee

President Steve Ridgway has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee 1st Vice President Peter Grice has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends George Hill 2nd Vice President Holly Proctor has served 1 year and wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Secretary Roberta Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The committee recommends Sharon Richards Treasurer Jerry Nagel has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Liz Thomas Shop Foreman Billy McBay wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee WebLibrarian Martha Rongey wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Historian Larry Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Roberta Wagle Past President Donna Loffer will remain in this position unless Steve Ridgway is replaced in which case he would become the Immediate Past President Director Richard Jaeger has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee Director George Hill has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Larry Wagle Director Sharon Richards will be stepping down to accept the nomination for Secretary The Committee recommends Jamie Harl

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THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Images in Stone

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2019 TRMS Nominating Committee Chair Donna Loffer

Members Steve Ridgway Bob Hicks Roberta Wagle

The following list is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the TRMS Officers for the year 2020

Nominations from the floor for any position will be taken at the November General Meeting Anyone wishing to put

their name on the ballot prior to the November Meeting please call a member of the Nominating Committee

President Steve Ridgway has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee 1st Vice President Peter Grice has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends George Hill 2nd Vice President Holly Proctor has served 1 year and wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Secretary Roberta Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The committee recommends Sharon Richards Treasurer Jerry Nagel has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Liz Thomas Shop Foreman Billy McBay wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee WebLibrarian Martha Rongey wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Historian Larry Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Roberta Wagle Past President Donna Loffer will remain in this position unless Steve Ridgway is replaced in which case he would become the Immediate Past President Director Richard Jaeger has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee Director George Hill has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Larry Wagle Director Sharon Richards will be stepping down to accept the nomination for Secretary The Committee recommends Jamie Harl

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THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 5

2019 TRMS Nominating Committee Chair Donna Loffer

Members Steve Ridgway Bob Hicks Roberta Wagle

The following list is the recommendation of the Nominating Committee for the TRMS Officers for the year 2020

Nominations from the floor for any position will be taken at the November General Meeting Anyone wishing to put

their name on the ballot prior to the November Meeting please call a member of the Nominating Committee

President Steve Ridgway has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee 1st Vice President Peter Grice has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends George Hill 2nd Vice President Holly Proctor has served 1 year and wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Secretary Roberta Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The committee recommends Sharon Richards Treasurer Jerry Nagel has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Liz Thomas Shop Foreman Billy McBay wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee WebLibrarian Martha Rongey wishes to retain her position This is the recommendation of the Committee Historian Larry Wagle has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Roberta Wagle Past President Donna Loffer will remain in this position unless Steve Ridgway is replaced in which case he would become the Immediate Past President Director Richard Jaeger has served 1 year and wishes to retain his position This is the recommendation of the Committee Director George Hill has served 2 years and will be stepping down The Committee recommends Larry Wagle Director Sharon Richards will be stepping down to accept the nomination for Secretary The Committee recommends Jamie Harl

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THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 8

Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII Issue 7 The Glacial Drifter Vol 59 No 08 Aug 2016

Hazards of Rock Dust and the Lapidary Artist

By Jim Bosley 1st Vice-President NWMS

Silicates are the most common stones favored by lapidary artists contain compounds that can be dangerous when in-

haled The purpose of this article is to make new lapidary artists aware of the potential hazards of rock dust and to allow

experienced lapidary artists to evaluate the safety of their practices Lapidary includes the cutting carving grinding

sanding and polishing stones into useable and pleasing articles These processes generate dust that needs to be managed

and controlled to prevent the artist from breathing in the dust The majority of stones used by lapidary artists Silicosis

has long been a hazard of hard rock miners (miners consumption) masons and lapidary artists (grinders consumption)

as well as those with jobs in sandblasting and road construction The symptoms as a result of inhaling crystalline silica

(SiO) dust include shortness of breath cough fever emphysema pulmonary fibrosis and lung scarring Exposure to low

doses of dust takes many years for silicosis to develop but once established it is irreversible Silica Dust Gemstones

such as quartz chalcedony agate amethyst bloodstone carnelian chrysoprase petrified wood lapis lazuli lepidolite

obsidian flint chert aventurine onyx tiger eye jasper and sandstone is highly toxic because they contain 50 or more

of silica Other materials that may have high silica contents are clays feldspars garnet beryl granite greenstone

quartz (silica flour) opal pumice rouge (if silica-containing iron) slate silica-containing African wonder stone talc

and Tripoli Minerals with small amounts of silica are alabaster amber bone ash calcite carborundum diamond dolo-

mite gypsum hematite jade marble putty (tin) travertine whiting and wollastonite Asbestos Dust Tiger-eye con-

tains fine fibrous amphibole asbestos serpentine contains chrysotile asbestos and some soapstone contains asbestos

Copper Oxide Dust Toxic if inhaled ingested on from prolonged contact with the skin and can cause damage to the

endocrine and central nervous systems

Caution needs to be used when working malachite and azurite (70 CuO) Chrysocolla ( 45 CuO) and turquoise (9

CuO) You should not lick high copper rocks to bring out the color Minerals With Toxic Constituents are asbestos

carbon black (if contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) cerium oxide cerrusite (lead) coal corundum

(aluminum oxide) cryolite erionite (zeolite ) fluorspar lapis lazuli (ingestion may create hydrogen sulfide) litharge

(lead) malachite ( copper) serpentine (may contain asbestos) soapstone (talc) talc (can have asbestos-type materials)

vermiculite (asbestos) witherite (barium) zirconia (allergen) Dust From Polishing Your Stones Can Come From A

Variety Of Materials Polishing can use a variety of materials depending on the hardness of the stone being polished

Polishing materials include carborundum (silicon car-bide) corundum (alumina) diamond dust pumice putty powder

(tin oxide) rouge (iron oxide) tripoli (silica) and cerium oxide Stones can be finished by grinding sanding and polish-

ing by either hand or with machines Precautions Rock Sawing Operations Saw the rock using adequate water or oil

Water is a good dust suppressant but the dust can be released when the rock dust dries Oil particles can be atomized

and be in the air around your saw Use an oil mist respirator if needed Rock Sanding Grinding or Polishing Opera-

tions These operations should be done wet with adequate water to suppress the dust The work area should be kept

clean to minimize the amount of dust that could be released when the water dries Lapidary Hygiene Work spaces

should be wiped down with a wet cloth or mop Work areas should not be swept but vacuumed using a machine with a

HEP A filter to remove dirt and dust Sweeping will cause the dust to be suspended in the air to be breathed or settle out

on flat surfaces Your work space should be well ventilated Many lapidary artists are installing exhaust systems similar

to wood workers to remove dust that might not be trapped by the water suppression systems If you are at all concerned

about dust use a NIOSH approved dust mask to protect your lungs These can be found at back 65 million to 68 million

years Home Depot or Lowes but are most effective if you do not have a beard You should wash your hands and clothes

after sawing grinding sanding and polishing to reduce the spread of the dust in to your home environment (second

hand dust) Working Dry Rock sawing grinding sanding and polishing dry are not recommended but if done then

they should be done outdoors and the lapidary artist should wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator and outer clothing

that can be removed Hearing Protection Gem cutting machines can create very high noise levels and the lapidary art-

ist should wear hearing protection to prevent hearing loss Have fun but work safely

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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News and Stories from our Members

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies

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Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

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PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

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TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Minutes of TRMS General Meeting October 14 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm We had an attendance of 71 includ-ing five visitors Steve welcomed all visitors and members

Kim Perry gave a report on the quartz dig at Mount Ida which she had attended Kim was hold-ing second place on the first day but came in 5th on the second day There were a total of 99 diggers present

6 door prizes were awarded The prizes this month were kernite and donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Ben Thomas motion approved

Sharon Richards made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Julia Allande reported that the Pebble Pups learned about sedimentary rocks and given a sample of gypsum sand provided by Billy McBay Julia also reported that Uriah had earned his Earth processes badge Kingston had earned his Earth processes badge Spencer earned a Leadership badge and Adam earned a Showmanship badge

Billy McBay reported that the workshop was doing really well and please see the calendar for the shop hours Billy also reported the shop would open an hour later on the 19th and close an hour later due to the swap at Corelle Mu-seum

Roberta Wagle read the list of recommendations from the nominating committee for 2020 officers List to follow Roberta also requested information from any club members for their volunteer services in the community for the All-American yearbook

President Steve Ridgway appointed Eric Hamshar as show chairman for the 2020 show Eric reported that there would be no show committee meeting for October At this time the show is scheduled at the fairgrounds for July 11th and 12th of 2020 with set up being on the 10th Eric also reminded the general membership of the rock swap at the Correll Museum on the 19th starting at 10 am Pizza and ice cream will be served at $6 per person The auc-tion will start at 1130 am for the Oklahoma State Council Eric also reported that they were working on an educa-tional committee and asked for anybody willing to step up as a chairman The thought would be that the education-al committee could meet at 615 prior to the general meeting

Liz Thomas stepped up to discuss the show in July Would like the possibility of changing the show date for 2021 Thinking of downfalls for the July show is the heat Affair of the heart vacations and right after the 4th of July Dis-cussion was held for possible dates in April or September Liz and Roberta have done some research and this will not step on anyone elses toes Roxanne Chamberlain reminded everybody that we need to be dealer friendly and the fall might conflict with football games Finis Riggs reported that the show has not grown in attendance in many years and that changing the dates may boost attendance Liz agreed with a need to increase attendance and reve-nue At this time shes just looking for feedback During the school year we could possibly do a 3-day show Friday Saturday and Sunday or move towards Friday to Saturday show to include more children and schools

Holly Proctor reported that the field trip for October will be the swap at the Correll Museum

Peter Grice announced the program for November would be our annual auction and December would be our Christ-mas dinner Peter introduced our speaker for tonight Nicole Piazis who gave a program on her visit in Naples Half of her trip was volunteering in the villages giving Health seminars and building washing stations The other half was a trek through the region

This months display case was provided by Roxana Chamberlain

Eric Hamshar made a motion to adjourn at 810 pm 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

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Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 9

Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash October 8 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Rebecca Ridgway George Hill Donna Loffer Roberta Wagle Richard Jaeger Jamie Harl Eric Hamshar Wayne Mouser Jerry Nagel Sharon Richards Peter Grice Billy McBay

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Jerry Nagel made a motion to approve the secretarys report as printed 2nd by George Hill motion approved

Donna Loffer reported that she was not getting a great response for 2020 board members

Billy McBay reported that the shop has been busy and theres a plan in place to change the carpets Inventory of the shop is almost complete

Eric Hamshar reported on the need for an educational chairman Discussion was held Eric stated he will be able to work on a committee but cannot be the chair Donna also said she could help but could not be the chairman Eric also reminded everybody at the Swap at the Correll Museum on October 19th

Peter Grice reported that the October meeting will have a presentation November meeting would be the club auction and December would be the Christmas dinner

Sharon Richards suggested that we have an auction for the Pebble Pups 18 and under She also recommended that we hold this at the beginning of the auction

Follow up on the need to have the doors fixed on the storage shed

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 751 pm 2nd by Richard Jaeger motion approved

Respectfully submitted

Roberta Wagle

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 10

Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 11

TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 12

The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 10

Heather Benzel Michael Benzel Unison Benzel

Elijah Benzel Uriah Benzel Arianna Benassi

Tiziano Fiorenzani Nicola Fiorenzani Gary Watkins

David Woodard Melissa Woodard

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 11

TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 12

The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 11

TRMS November Field Trip to

Wegner Quartz Mines Mt Ida AR

For more information

httpswwwwegnercrystalminescom

CRYSTAL FORREST MINE TRIPS

SUBJECT TO MINIMUM 2 PERSONS FOR SAFETY

Groups leave at 930 am 1130 am and 130

pm

$1800person per 2 hours on site collection

Transportation Included

Refundable Deposit Required For Use of Our

Tools

Keep all you find

TAILINGS AREA

Fee Adults $1050 Kids 2-10 yrs amp Seniors(62+) - $660

Discount $400 off per family when you do this activity

and either the Gemstone Sluice or our brand new Dia-

mond Collecting Adventure

Drive Yourself to the area Hours 8am-4pm

Tools amp buckets are included and keep all you find

Other Adventures and fun offered

Phantom Mine 930amTour includes 4 hours of digging with a 10

person minimum $40 reservations required

Diamond Experience $2900 per bag Each Bag Contains at least frac12

carat of Diamonds sort at light box stations

Gemstone Sluice Several different specimen sets available $10-$15

Gems of the World sort at light box stations $16

Geode Cracker $9$18

There are some combo price breaks

Please RSVP to Holly Proctor with what activities you are wanting to do If we have enough people

committed Mr Wegner may give us price breaks hollyteachemailcom 918-361-3081

Hotels in the area (all small no chains unless you head

further to Hot Springs)

Closest Royal Oak Inn (870) 867-2169

Crystal Inn (870) 867-2643

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 12

The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 12

The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Members who worked at the ORUTRMS workshop on Saturday October 5th were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Rose Paluckis David Woodard Melissa Woodard Holly Proctor Adam Proctor Billy McBay David Holgate Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon Billy spent most of his time repairing the blue saw David was cutting rocks for some of those wanting a large rock cut Wayne showed Peter how to lap an opal in preparation to making an opal triplet Peter lapped the opal black material and quartz and glued for two stones ready to cab into triplets He also rough rounded a piece of rhyolite in preparation to making a miniature sphere

Margie and Diana Hartzmann just returned from a 10-day trip to the Southwest The journey started with a visit to the wonderful Natural History Museum and to see the beautiful displays at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center in Albuquer-que They proceeded on to Chaco Canyon to explore the various ruins there Diana wants to let those who comment about Oklahomarsquos washboard roads know that they have seen nothing until they canrsquot travel above 10 mph to keep the car from been rattled to pieces The incredible vistas of the Painted Desert and the amazing history of the Petrified For-est followed Their next stop was Meteor Crater where a sign posted the speed as ndash Cars 55 mph Meteors 26000 mph Itrsquos not hard to believe that 20 football stadiums could be placed together at the bottom of the crater The Grand Can-yon was a treat in part because of the amazing shuttle system they have put into place to reduce congestion and pollu-tion As usual the canyon was awe inspiring despite the constant wind and ever-present haze Leaving there Margie and Diana went south to Sedona and Zuni Pueblo which was actually more like a small town instead of the stereotypi-cal adobe structure envisioned El Morro National Monument and Inscription Rock came next The history recorded on the walls there ranged from ancient native pictographs to that of 17th century Spanish explorers to near-modern graffi-ti The last official stop on the trip was Palo Duro canyon Despite the drizzly weather the canyon was incredibly color-ful with its red rock formations And even between each of these incredible locations the landscape was beautiful and photogenic even in its austerity Both Margie and Diana arrived safe to their respective homes and so considered the trip perfect and great fun

This past June Russ Doden took a trip on his Goldwing Trike home to the area he grew up in He grew up in a small town in eastern Iowa named Anamosa It was sad to see the town is dying but that is what happens when towns get bypassed by a new highway Finding the house he grew up in was a reality check because while he knew it was small seeing that it was half old train caboose and half box car of the same length was sobering The quarry where he used to go rock hunting for banded chert is now huge and the public is no longer able to get in to collect these lovely banded nodules The largest motorcycle museum in the county is now in his home town so that took the sad away Seeing these motorcycles from a bygone era was interesting He was also able to spend a little time in LeClaire Iowa to visit the shop of the American Pickers - Antique Archaeology The people there are just as friendly as you see on TV

Jo Ann Mounce wrote On Saturday Oct 12th Kenneth and I took off on a trip to the Mt Ida 39th annual ldquoQuartz Quiltz and Craftsz Festivalrdquo The weather was great for a change Usually it is rainy snowy or just cold This time it was alright Barry Mercer his wife Spirit (Bird) and dog were there They had about 8 tables of rocks this time As usual I picked up some specimens from them I got some Water Opal from Mexico some hematite included quartz and some rutilated quartz Very nice One of the dealers were offering Coon-tail quartz Itrsquos been a while since anyone had some of it There were lots of dealers and a singer to entertain

Before going down to the festival I had talked to Lisa Tyre-Butler We are friends from the Alpine Texas rock

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 13

hunts She lives near Fort Worth She signed up to participate in the digging contest The main location to hunt was the Twin Creeks Crystal Mine She stayed in Elmwood Lisa came in 13th out of 112 miners She won $55 She said she found some clusters and then left some that she was going back to get on Saturday A group of the miners went Sun-day to dig in the Wegner mine to try their luck there The miners leaving the dig were from Quebec Alabama Arkan-sas Texas and Oklahoma that we saw They said that they all got some crystals

Kenneth and I drove up to the mine to see if we might go there sometime The road runs around the airport It goes past the old Ocus Stanley Mine on Fisher Mountain You can still go there with a fee paid at Judyrsquos When you turn off the main road it is a one-lane dirt road and runs around a mountain The mine is on a peak and is very rough We saw some cars but a truck would be best A plastic barrier warns of a steep drop-off You would have to climb and walk a ways to get to a dig site It would have to involve some hard-rock mining That is not for us On regular days the mine is open to the public For about $10 or $20 you can dig in the piles and they will open a pocket for a $100 or so Call for details before going We found out our cell service was not possible anywhere near Mt Ida That is a real inconvenience when your GPS does not work and you cannot contact friends Their Subway will not even let you place an order unless you call it in Of course without a cell phone that is impossible We did get a good fish dinner at the Dairyette

Julia Allande wrote Wayne by the time this goes to press the Monster Estate Sale we have been working on for 6 months will be OVER and Paulino and I and Desi Littledog will be enroute to California to visit with and celebrate the birthday of our granddaughter We will be there for the Ridgecrest Gem and Mineral Show as well There is no pink halite hunt at Searles Lake this year because there is no Searles Lake gem show owing to the extreme destruction caused by the earthquakes that started 4th of July We hope that all is better next year and they can resume We will be stopping at Boron California at the Desert Rock Shop We will be home in time for our meeting too

Bob Hicks has provided Donna Loffer with 1000 pieces of cut Ocho geodes for grab bags or for the wheel He will soon donate 1000 pieces of dinosaur bone and 1000 pieces of selenite to the club He also provided 400 of the geodes to the DW Correll Museum for their future gift shop

Those working at the Oct 19th workshop were Peter Grice Carla Swadlenak Connie Cassity Holly Proctor Adam Proctor William Hart Billy McBay and Wayne Mouser Nearly everyone was making a cabochon The shop experi-enced some electrical problems and it opened late as this was the day for the OSCMS rock swap at the Correll Museum

The OSCMS Rock Swap was successful despite the early morning rain Better than 100 rockhounds attended

Those who attended the Rock Hound luncheon October 29th were Roberta Wagle Julia Cross Steve Robinson Jim and Ruth Williams Marti Becker Roger and Becky Bush Roxana Chamberlain Harvey Shell Julia and Paulino Allande Mark and Mary Peterson George Hill Leon Reeder Ben and Liz Thomas Chester and Elaine Lee and Richard Jaeger

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 14

PEBBLE PUPS

Five Pebble Pups joined me in October to continue our study of the Rock Cycle We went outside and looked

for evidence of weathering and moving of sand and dirt which would later on possible glom together and

make sedimentary rocks We studied that while all sedimentary rocks are made in general the same they

differ specifically (chemical clastic organic) Then to wrap up we studied the AFMS Rockhound Code of Eth-

ics which besides being a Good Thing for any Rockhound to know is a requirement for one of the badges

Eight Pebble Pups earned the Earth Processes badge last month and two were present to receive them at

our meeting Uriah Benzel and Kingston Williams Adam Proctor received Showmanship and Spencer Mead-

ows received Leadership Congratulations to each of you

The third rock type and the third part of the Rock Cycle is Metamorphic rocks Metamorphosis is ldquochange of

form or nature of somethingrdquo so metamorphic rocks are ones that result from other rocks undergoing some

external influence Each Pup can study up on metamorphic rocks and bring what you have in your collections

to discuss and show

We had two new Pups come in at the end of our meeting Brooks and Rayinin Gammill We hope they liked

what they saw and will join us

(And adults are always welcome with or without Pebble Pups to call your own)

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Page 15: TRMS T TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11 · 2019-11-07 · TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11 Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 6 THE ROCKPILE Volume LXIII

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 15

Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2014 Steve Loffer called the meeting to order 67 members and 4 guests were present Linda Jaeger provided the display for this month Four Pebble Pups received stromatolite fossil specimens from Austral-ia Ken Siler also gave each a walking stick made out of Pecan Finis Riggs made a motion for the club to purchase a Ge-nie lapidary unit with 6 wheels Motion passed Ben Thomas announced the remainder of the Rice collection was moved to the club house Donna Loffer announced the December meeting will be the Christmas party Motion passed for the club to purchase the meat and members were to being covered dishes Nominating members Wayne Mouser Roberta Wagle and Liz Thomas presented the proposed slate of officers for 2015 All the nominations were approved by acclamation Tray Riggs conducted the TRMS auction of donated items Bob Strattonrsquos blade with a lapis handle sold for $500 the biggest purchase of the evening Ben Thomas Donations Chairman wrote an article titled ldquoBob Ricersquos Daughter Donates Collectionrdquo

15 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 2004 Thirty-six were in attendance which included four guests Harvey Shell gave out 8 door prizes Virgil Richards filled in for President Richard Jaeger The slate of new officers was presented to the mem-bership which voted to approve them Due to malfunction of the library equipment the program was canceled and members were called on to recount some of their favorite rock stories The library display was polished stones and jewelry made by Ruth Potts Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoBasaltrdquo

25 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1994 President Wayne Mouser called the meeting to order 67 people were in attend-ance which included 14 who are either guests or new members The membership voted to discontinue the Christmas gift exchange but to bring non-perishable food items to be given to the needy Pat Gregory passed a sign-up sheet for Christmas goodies Jack Hill still needs some volunteers for the Christmas entertainment Jon Slankard gave directions for the November field trip Fred White thanked all those who assisted with the show He gave awards to Wayne Mous-er for the most advance ticket sales and to Arnold Buzzalini for the show name ldquoTreasures of the Earthrdquo TRMS will send $300 each to RMFMS and to the OSCMS scholarship fund and a memorial donation for Billye Buchanan to the OSCMS scholarship fund Richard Jaeger gave a slide presentation of various TRMS field trips (and family trips) over the past years to rockhounding sites in Oklahoma Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoOpal Doublets and Tripletsrdquo

45 YEARS AGO NOVEMBER 1974 There were 140 members and guests present Door prizes were donated by Leslie Smith and Scotty West President Gene Cockrell commented on the fantastic success of the ldquoGem amp Mineral Worldrdquo Show It set a record in attendance for any show TRMS had previously held He presented a plaque of appreciation to Tink Messimore show chairman in honor of his work He also congratulated the 12 show chair people working with Tink President Cockrell read off the names of the 1975 officer candidates Ted Born made a motion that the slate of officers be elected by acclamation It was seconded and approved Paul Vallant announced that a record number of people attended the show which was 5233 He presented gifts of honor to his five super sales people Sally Meek Lynn amp LaVerne Billau Leslie Case Gloria Meadors amp Homer Jones The gifts were donated by Mr Proctor Mrs Blanchard Mr Myers and Mrs Saltzman Richard Jaeger turned the program over to Lloyd Handlin and expressed thanks to Rock-well Int Tulsa Public Schools and to OSU for presenting the program Mr Handlin introduced Dr Harry Herzer III who gave a talk about the moon and NASArsquos experiment As a surprise he closed the program by showing an actual moon rock Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahoma Part IIrdquo Eleanor Jager wrote an article titled Iceland the Faroe Islands and Greenland Part II of II Partsrdquo

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 16

TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Irsquom already investigating some options for November December and January Feel free to give me

suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I am looking into a Paris TX trip and

maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 17

Mildred Archer

Robert Archer

Marty Becker

Arianna Benassi

Saba Bingabr

Carolyn Brawner

Mary Calvert

Brian Cannella

Evelynn Cannella

Lori Cannella

Rose Cherry

Colton Cobb

Wayne Cox

Jerry Deering

Ilarya Diaz

Linda Hart

Diana Hartzmann

David Hatfield

Roy Heim

Kathy Hicks

Tim Karman

Torianna Karman

Billy McBay

Michael Moreno

Del Oakes

Donnetta Parrish

Keiyana Poorman

Adam Proctor

James Puls

Karen Ravenscroft

Regina Richards

Kenneth Siler

Harley Todd

David Woodard

Erica Ziegman

Torianna amp Tim Karman

Annette amp Tony Morris

Geraldine amp Wayne Mouser

Savannah amp Allen Shaeffer

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 18

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 19

RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the

TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 11

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society November 2019 Page 20

TRMS NOVEMBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

3 4 5

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

6 7 8 9

13 11

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

12

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

13 14 15 16

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

17 18 19 20 21

WORKSHOP

530 - 9 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

22 23

24 25 26

LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

27 28

29 30

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY