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P·ETROGRAPH MINERAL AND GEM SOCIETY OF CASTRO VALLEY, INC.,

CASTRO VALLEY, CA. 94546

ALL AMERICAN CLUB

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MEETING DATES. PRESIDENTS MESSAGE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE CONT SHOW TIME SHOW TIME CONT SHOW TIME CONT CASE CHECKOUT PROCEDURES JANUARY PROGRAM SUNSHINE REPORT SHOP NEWS CARL HUSSIAN BUIDDING NEEDED CAB LESSONS BLOOD BANK BLOOD DONORS CASE REQUESTS FORM SHOW FLYER :xMAS PICTURES ':{. ' \:1 """'\ XMAS PICTT1JRES . . , > ,('liP ..... •

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JUNIOR PETROGRAPH VALENTINE JUNIOR PETROGRAPH JUNIOR PETROGRAPH JUNIOR PETROGRAPH MINUTES - December 10, 1979 MINUTES - December 10, 1979 cont MINUTES - ;:J1ANlJARY :7, 1980 MINUTES - JANUARY 7, 1980 MINUTES - JANUARY 9, 1980 MINUTES - JANUARY 9, 1980 r:t:!ont. CLASSES' - ROCK IDENTIFICATION

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q TREASURERS REPORT : .#2.3. FIELD TRIP INVITATION .'. ~23 FIELD TRIP - FEBRUARY !4 FIELD TRIP - FEBRUARY CONT. 5' MESSAGE FROM EDNA PITTENGER ~',:Jj.r; EASTER FIELD TRIP ;y~ ARNOLD BARRONS - BUFFET DINNER +-j'#tfj ASSOC~TE CLUBS SHOW TIME ffcO

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MESSAGE TO MEMBERS: The writeup for the Xmas Party Programs will be in the next Issue. new

ATTENTION ALL EXCHANGE EDITORS: The/editor of the Petrograph has now put out f'our editlons counting the Feb. Issue. She has enjoyed reading the exchange bulleting and seemg familiar names on the exchange bulletins. She thanks the editors who have taken the time to address their bulletins to her. She ASKS THAT THE 'EDITORS STILL SENDING THEIR EXCHANGE BULLETINS TO CHERYL ARCHER OR CATHY PASQUINI TAKE THE TIME TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS .TO THE CURRENT EDITOR. IT IS TAKING TO LONG TO GET THEM FROM THE ~ST TWO EDITORS. , " ". . ....... , .

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This is the monthly bulletin of the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro . Va,lJ,.ey, Inc., a:: member of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societ;:kes ,, : Inc., and the Amer­ican Federation of Mineralogical Soc·ie;ties, Inc. EDITOR: Elynor' M. Schwab, 25518 Soto Rd .• , Apt. #1, Hayward, Ca. 94544. .

FEBRUARY 11, BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING at the shop startj.ng at 7: 30 PM. .' D.ea:.dline for : Petrograph Contributions from Board. . .

FEBRUARY 13, GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING, at Centennial Hall, .Rm no. 6 Hayward, 22292 Mission Blvd. REFRESHMENTS, members with names starting with

.. . , A , 'rHRV' F., pl~ase "bri~ COOKIES. , Meeting starts : promptly at. 7:3:0 PM.

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, , I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday.~· The times have changed and are going to

change more before ·.;1gel,:, ... :o-a.s \ is h~rd ,to :ge~, money Q,oesn't go a.~ f .ar. as ~t did, People are worrying more about the future. Even the President is having problems.

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Now we are going to 'make 1980 a little better for ourselves aren't we. We are going to use the buddy system t .O get ·to the shop, its . qalled share a ricl.e. · We are going" to share a ride to our meetings Wednesday nights. We are goi.ng to share a ride on field. trips. That takes care of gas. ' . .

. Th.e . w~.rk · we 40. : ~:tth~ shop, . jewelry, '1J~lts, bola's, bookends, carvings, . ,a:Q,d many' more beautiful thi,ngs we · !)'lake , can be gifts all year for friends and family so that t .akes care of money.

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The worries about the future is easy if you keep real busy doing things you li.ke to do in :your sp,a:t:'e . ~irn,e . 'y()U q.o:Q.' .t hav:~ ·. time to worry. T:f you are with .people then y'ou are happy so . ~h~ts . w~y'. ou;r;' .hobby Jsa . "h~ppy . h9'bby. Field trip/? are fun and doing shows and working together at ail club activies are happy times •

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This president could have no problems, you t he members can see to that, by m ak:i.ng our 1980 sh~ ,in March a ·.,sucqe,ss 0 . You ~ )Ul of you are the back bone of this club what you do . i~ crea.ti ve .art ~ ·hard work, long· hQuIIs, and personal satisfaction i.n pullin g to ,~ gether with together with the " cQ~ittee · mern,Oers to help .our 1980 show one to stay in the memory of all the people who see it. So they can't wait until 1981 to see another show •

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So February will be real busy, sign all work vouchers and get your .cases, flowers, and what .e"{ery: you need r .eady ·for .FriQ,ay n.ight February 29th we set up and Sunday' ni,ght March 2nd we tear down. SO "tO enjoy all of the activities start early and les;velate and many .months,! a:ft!3r you 'wiii be 'proud you ' did •

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Our 'show is important! Its goi~g to take a lqt of a~vertising to bring in the public. So go to your neighborhood 'school, stores, libraries with posters, at work hand out pamphlets and cover bowling al!l'e:Ys, senior citizens centers, banks and of course restaur.ants. Local areas preferred -- Castro Valley, Fremont, San Leandro, and H~ard shoul~ be covered.

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'at CENTENNIAL HALL!!!!!!!!!!!

We need ,your help. Just pick a job or jobs, if you haven't already.

Friday the 29th is set-up time, Judge and Jim Ewing will need help with the wir­ing and setting up. Then Jamie McDonald will need help with the skirting. Willy Koc-hendorfer is ''in c.harge is in charge of parking and camping and will need help ' With traf- ) fic control and control the loading and unlo~ing. Arnold Barron will need help with

the:,:F:r1day night dinner and all weekend long preparing, selling and cleaning 'l.J.p. We will need your cakes and pies, the whole week-end.

The guest exhibitdts and dealers will probably need help setting up.

Saturday and Sunday Evelyn Oulton will need ticket sellers.

'. Lois Rockelman will need help welcoming our guests.

Jim Boynton is the man to see for helping in security

Billie Ashley needs your handmade crafte,d items,, ' for the Country Store, sell ing r~ffle tickets for 'the quilt, afghans, and at the booth during the show.

Tina Burke is in charge of first aid.

Gladys Ferguson is after your potted plants and dried floralar'rangements, then she would like help putting them out Friday and taking them up again Sunday.

I'm sure I've forgotten some of the jobs.

Saturday Night we're having an all you can eat dinner for $5.50 with a nice salad bar, etc. Children under 12 for $2.50. These are by ticket only so we ~now ex-actly how many to plan for ••••• see reservation request. '

PLEASE CONSIDER DISPLAYING YOUR CRAFTMANSHIP either competively or just as an exhibit.

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is plenty to be done andnone of it can be accomplished with­the show •••••••••• Ednah Antunovich •••••

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"SHpW .TlME"- ",Plan ahead) ,. !, . "

. Show Time is just around the corner - .Marc4 1st" and 2nd, and again, this ,'year

, . it , is 'e:x;pected :to ~e a; gqod one,. , 'Xhe . show commi tte!3 has been working

·hard :'for, ·tile. la~.t :four months in an ef­fort to put on another of our good sh.ows.

There will be an opportunity for you . ,to cpme and . . .;t.earn how to do many crafts by watching the skilled ' "Shoe BoX" demo;n.,stra-Po:rs do THEIR THING. , .' :" ,·One su9h'· person is ED RIGOR W1 0

mak~s. very , t~ny· and ~elicate flOwers and animals by the lost wax casting methbd. His. 'work is re!:\.lly something , to see. .

. , We, have a group ' of excellent speak­ers. " ~UJ)R:mx. BENSCHOTER will talk about and show slide's ,on what is JADE. Si. nce good jade is so .difficult to appraise, Mrs. Benschoter's talk will explain how ,to ·di.E!ting1+ish between ~iff~rent :jades, what ~ 'is .jade :and what is not, ,and :what the values may ·be. ,Mrs B is an expert carver in Jade and she is also a gemo­logist .• .

Our GARY ROWE .S:B:o, will present , '~ .J~li.de S40W on ANTARC\JJ:rmkt,-What' s . down below. Mr. Rowe served several summers

• in Antarctica on a Coast Guard Ice B reak- ' er. Much of the rock in Antarctica is y.olqanic in, origin. \ ~asalt, ' ash, granite and olivine, etc.

Antarotic,a was the ,last cont:in ent to be explored and sti'll m~ch of tl'e con­tinent ,is unexplored.

A MR. LLOYD CAMBELL will demon­strate with slides, hand graving in' silv.e.r.

, '. ' JOHN ~r;!J,. Will , discuss with slid~s the Regency Emeralds. These man made emeralds are hydrothermally g·rown by, modifying. n~ture' s hydrotheral gro~h co.ndi tions. Mr. Mandle will have a .case in~he show.

There will be five demonstrating dealers who will show silver casting, carving stone and so on. Also demcn­strations of s quare wire jewelry, co pper enameli~g ' and slate carving.

BILLIE ASHLEY who ' is in charge of the'Country store ' has outdone hers~f again this year by making another beau­tiful quilt for the raffle. The colors are in beiges, tans and browns. Tl1!.. s is a big mone~ maker for the 9lub. There PETROGRAPH ' ,~~-

are many hand crafted "goodies" donated by club members.

. . ARNOLD , BARRON and NEYSA GIGGEY have .. really conjured .up sumpt~ous food ap a , ," reas,onable 'price ,for u,s to enjoy wht ,le .' "

... :' at the 'sh,Ow. , (How about · donating a coupl!3 ,of cakes .ot: pies for ' our dess:e1'~:\t;'a)l).;1e1).. All of ·the food will be prepared in a big fabulous kitchen· at . Centennial Hall.

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Gome and join in fun, hard wone, ,meeting people and learning.:: For new member·s this is a great way to meet every­one and "Learn the Ropes".

'. Help us · clean up : after the ~hcw , but first sign up on a committee and work the show.

See you there. 'Alice McCarth~, Publici~y.

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. FOOD COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN:

March 1st and 2n are the ~ates for or Gem Show this year and 'once agam we have the opportunity to serve' as the '" food chairman. Castro Valley has al ways been known for serving great food at their show and this year we hope ,to I. make it better ~nan ever. One of the 'reasons I think it will be better is ' . . " that we are fortunate enough to be able to use the facilities of the $150,000 kitchen at Centennial Hall. This will give us enough room and equipment to offer ,an almost unlimited menu.

The b~g event for us will be an all you can eat "BUFFET DINNER~' Satur­day evening from 5:30 to 8:00. Because , of .the limited dining area we are taking reservations at .$5: 50 per person includ­ing dessett ahd coffee. Tickets will be available at the General Meeting for advance reservation.

:To accomplish the above, Neysa and· I will need the help of all of the m em­bers 'pf the Society. When you receive your post card or see us at the shq;l or General Meeting ., plea'S'e volunteer your help.

WE NEED YOU~' ~'~ '~ ' ~' ~"~"~"~' NEYSA AND ARNOLD"

FEBRUARY 1980

SHOW DECORATIONS:

All potted plants, fresh and dry arrangements, daffodils and any other deco­rations you b3. ve . created will be. we.1co med and treated with plenty of T" L. C. ' m Fri­day evening before the Big Show.

If anyone would like to come and help Jim and I will be happy to have you.

Gladys Ferguson, Decoration Committee Chairman

yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy COUNTRY STORE:

This will be ·the last PetrogrEp h before the show, so please keep working on your projects and also volunteer to work in the Country Store during the show, you will enjoy it. If I don't get enough volun­teers I will have to start calling members, so please volunteer and save me some work. If you will please price your items, if you dorlt we will have to price · them.

Thank you,

Billie Asn~ey, 582-7459

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CASE CHECKOUT PROCEDURES:

1. If you· desire to check out a case, either the shop foreman or the first · year Director, he or she will provide you ·with a showcase checkout sheet. Fill out this sheet in duplicate. Re­turn same to either of the above persons who will assign a numbered case. A cq;>y of this checkout sheet will be returned to you for your files.

2. Adjacent to the numbered casea~ signed to you, a green card in a libr­ary type pouch will be found. Before removing the case from the storage rack kindly place your name, address, tele­phone number and club affiliation.

3. If not hanging adjacent to the case, the shop for:eman or the first year director will provide you with a tagged key for your case. Kindly return same.

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4. Some linings are available or. you may elect to fabricate your own. If we are out of ·linings or you elect to fabricate ·your own, a three page bro­cure proViding "Easy ·to Follow Instruct­ions" is available fqr the asking. Again see either the shop foreman or the first year director.

5. Lights are available with each case.

6. In order that club records may be kept up to date, it is imperative that these instructions be adhered to!!!

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CASE YOU ·BORROWED. ' WHILE IN YOUR. POSSESSIO~, PLEASE MAINTAIN IT. '. ' •• IF IT NEEDS PAINT­ING, WHY NOT DO IT? After all has o~ " is not charging you for its use!

If you should have any questions, Please feel free to contact me at home in Fremont. 415 - 796 - 5348!

Gary Rowe Sr. (Gary L. Rowe Sr.:.) First Year Director MinEral & Gem Society of Castro Vall~

P.S. If you Break a case you fix it!! !

January Program:

Members were treated to a movie on Copper.

The film was obtained by Cheryl Archer from the Hayward Library and showed and explained the processing ~ the metal from the time it was taken from the ground, the methods of taki~ out of the ground, and explained some of the many uses of the metal "COPPER' it was very interesting ••••• Sorry so many of you missed it.

GUESTS:

Mrs. Louise Giggey, from Denver Colorado Mother of Ernie Giggey

Mr. Stephen Vigh of Toronto Canada

Mr. Ken Roberts of Castro Valley and a teacher of one of the ~uniors.

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SUNSHINE REPORT:

A c'ard was sent to Marjorie Mi~lerwho :unfortunately' fell and br'ok~ her I arm. , We hope that she 'will fi'eEd well soon.

'.' ' . We are happy to report that Del Jones is home now after his surgery. He is feeling ve~ good - , a~ a 'm&tter of fact ,he ~s walking a mile a day and. plans to go back to work before too long. We are happy for you, Del. (Incidently we need more blooa to start the blood bank for the members •••••• Del needs donors, this can clear ~r9m our fund but we need it in the bank first •••• His replacement time is short so read" your last months Petrograph about 9ur bloou bank. If you are unable to donate a member of your family, or ev.en our f+iends . c~n hell' build up our reserve.) .

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Gladys Ferguson has had foot surgery, this has just happened so haven't had a report as to her progress.

, successful wai~ .Norf~ i ,s doing well in the Eden Hospital, he has had a/pace,maker surger.y per reports from Mrs. Norfery.

A card : ,,?,as, , se:qt to ~ Robinson who has been under the weather.'

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,S,anta Claus came early this year to the lapidary department of our gem: 'shdp'. Guess what he left? None other than six 8" X lilt diamond cutting wheels for our cabbing machines.

On December 17th we installed four 100 grit and two 600 grit wheels. :We left one set of carbite wheels in case someone doesn't care for the Diamond. Rbbin ,knight, a new member was the first member to use them. She was thrilled with the speed in which they cut. The other members who have used them have really enjoyed the.

If you haven't been down to the shop and tried them out yek, you are really missing out on a real treat.

In the past when I asked members why they didn't use the shop more the reasons given were "I don't like one inch wheels" and "The wheels seem to always be dished."o These two problems have been resolved, so come on down. Remember the shop is open every evening to the membership from 7:30 to 10:00 except for Mondays and General Meeting nights. Closed Saturday and Sunday.

The O!llY thing I ask is that if you have not used diamon before, that you take a few minutes and have the instructor on duty give you a few cutting t i ps.

Arnold Barron & Judge Ewing.

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CARL HUSSIANj

A special thanks to Carl Hussian, one of our new members who has taken on the job ) as our Shop Janitor. Carl tells me 'with your cooperation he'll keep our shop spic and span.

Shop Foremans Arnold and Judge.

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BUILDING NEEDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As of January ' lst our landlord has increased our rent from $360.00 per month to $700.00 per month plus a cost of living increase every six months. Th~ ~embers of the Board feel that it is more than our Society can afford and have notified the land­lord that we will,1 be looking £lor a new building.

The shop' Steering Committee has taken on this task. In the past two months we ,have 'looked ,at ,a number of buildings without finding one ' that fits our needs. Now we are appealing to our membership for help.

We need a minimum of 500 ;squ.azefeet for our shop plus storage. Two buildings would serve this purpose. We need parking, ample electricity, water and sewer system. If you have acquaintances who are in the real estate 'business or see an empty build­ing that might fit our needs please call Dora Collins, Arnold Barron or Judge Ewing.

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Attention all new and"':\etE'rn,s members who have not taken you cab cutting lessons yet. If you will , call me at 783-6070 days or 538--6254 evenings, we'll set vou us for Monday nights on the new wheels.

Arrnold Barron.

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of the Jim Barron is trying to start a blood bank for members/ MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY

OF CASTRO VALLEY •• '.' •• 1 am too old to donate blood, but most of our members are not. I urge every member to get behind this project and make it a success.

We never know when we will need"'this blood bank. The Blood donated by the members of this club was a big factor in saving my life last year.

For full information re read the January Petrograph or call Jim Barron ••• . :Evenings ••••• 276-0134 ••••••••• Daytime o ••••• 783-3733

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WE DESPERATELY NEED BLOOD DONORS

We should have at least ten pints to start ••••••• Del Jones need to replace immedi­ately eleven pints •••••• They like to have twenty pints •••• o •• REMEMBER WE CAN ASK OUR FAMILIES TO DONATE IN THE NAME OF THE CASTRO VALLEY CLUB •••••••••• Please lets get on the band wagon ••••• we may be the next one to need blooa and charge for blood not replaced is really out of sight •••••••••••• So call Jim for further details

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MINERAL · AND. GEM S.oCIE.TY . . OF. ,CAS,TRO VALLEY . , 19· SHOW ENTRY F.oRM

ONLY ONE CASE TO EACH APPLICATION

NAME: ADULT: -------------------------------------------------- ------------------ADDRESS: ______________________ J1JNIOR: _______ _

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I Will exhibit competitively in the following Division and Class: CHECK YOUR RULE BOOK. ---------

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NON-COMPETITION: I Will-exhibit non-competitively. ~PE OF DIS~Y: __________________________________________ __

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CASE ~ll need to use a Club Case, Ty:pe A _____ , Type B _____ , Type C _______ -

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I will furnish my own case.

W case is: (Ty:pe) _________________ Dimensions : _________ wattage. ___ _

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DEADLINE: This Entry Form MUST be returned by February 15, 19 Served for Club Cases and Show Spaces.

First Come, First

) Saturday March 1st, 1980 the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley

will be serving a fabulous first, their "ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET DINNER"

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featuring chicken and corn ~eef and cabbage, with vegetables, a deJuxe

salad bar, assorted breads, desert, coffee or tea~ for the sum of:

Adults •••••••••••••••••••••••••• $5.50

Children under 12 yrs of age $2.50

Dinner will be ser-ved from 5:30 PM to 8 PM, RESERVATION' are a

must, the number of people served at this buffet will be limited. If

you are interested in join~ng us, return your request for reservatjons

with your check as soon as possible. Send to the attention of:

Arnold Barron 3816 Brookdale ilvd. Castro Valley, Ca. 94546

You can pick up your reservation ' ticket (s) at the ticket office at

the show, '-llIope , ~tu, :· , se.e-::,you::a.t r:the Buffet.

Neyse Giggey and Arnold Barron.

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Please reserve the following tickets for:

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Address

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Telephone No.

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Enclosed find my clie<!l'k in the amt. of

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Thi~ is the monthiy bulietin of the ~in~~al and Gem: Society of, Castro Valley" Inc., Junior Division, a member of the California' Federation of ,Minera:t.ogical Societies, Inc ~; and the Amer'ican ' Federation of Mineralo~ical Societies, Inc; Editorl June Boynton \, 4651 Emily Ct.' , Castro Valley, CA. 94546 '

JUNIORS MEET EVERY , SATURDAY AT THE SHOP

2830 Castro Valley Blvd. Castro Valley, CA 94546

',Phone I , 881-9430

'From I 9100 a. m~

, TOI 12100 noon ********************************

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SHOW TIME IS ALMOST UPON US!!!!! The Juniors will have their Mine

'Dump running for two days during "Gem Sp~ctrum"; I know the older Juniors ' like to work on Security and in Food Section, but because of the fewer members this year, I have to ask that a Schedule for the Mine Dump be worked out. Come to the shop and put your name on the list for hours you .cap work. Ken Boynton is in charge of sign­-~p. I hope all the Juniors have their vests made by Showtime.

We have not had many field trips ' for the Juniors recently, because of fewer members but, if you wish, we will have another skating party one of these week ends.

We wish to thank Jim Boynton for coming to the shop every Sat­urday, emptying the tumblers ' a,nd

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' JUNIOR MENTOR .... Ednah Antunoviph JUNIOR MENTOR ........ Dora , Collins PRESIDENT .......... Gary R~we, · Jr. VICE P~ESIDENT .. Andy Kochendorfer SECRETARy ............ Doug Griffin TREASURER ...... ' .... i •• Anna ,Oul ton REPORTERS ......... '. Sandra Johnson

, ..... ~ ..... Sheryl C66~er ********************************* keeping them going so there will be material to keep , the ~in~" Dump working'. , , '"

We also wish to thank June Boynton ~or keeping us at work on the Junior Petrograph. Jim and June B~ynton, have been named "THE PARENTS OF THE YEAR FOR 1978-1979. We awarded ,thefu a , Lamp and Plaque.

Anna Oulton is being awarded a Plaque and Geod. ,for the 1978-1979 FELLOWSHIP, SPORTSMANSHIP AND ,VALOR AWARD.

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COME IN AND SIGN-UP FOR MINE DUMP WORK SCHEDULE. THIS IS OUR MAIN FUND RAISER FOR THE YEAR.

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On S;a'turday ; De c ember , 15th, the Juniors presented "Mr B" and "Mrs B", Jim and June Boynton with a beautiful lamp ' of marble style design in rich t ones of tan, brown and green. The ~oyn­tons were selected as PARENTS OF

,THE YEAR FOR 1978-1979; Jim for his work all through the year keeping the tumblers grinding out polished rock for the Mine Dump and June for work on the Junior Petrograph. Fred and Jan Hender­shot won this honor last year.

Judge Ewing was presented a .. ~ovely cheese tray for all the assistance he gives on Saturdays and for ' just being his helpful self always.

Anna Oulton was selected to receive THE FELLOWSHIP, SPORTS­MANSHIP AND VALOR AWARD FOR 1978-79. This award , was given Gary Rowe, Jr. last year. '

Everyone enjoyed the delicious cakes prepared by Dora Collins. Juniors present were:

Scott , Ranelletti Ken Boynton Garic Watson Denise Ison Andy Korchendorfer Sandra Johnson Ted Cooper Diane Ison Sheryl Cooper

A good time was had by all. t ! ! ! ! I ! ! ! I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! I ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

,MANY, MANY THANKS TO ALL , OF YOU FOR THE BEAUTIF,UL LAMP AND ~HE HONOR OF BEING

"PARENTS OF THE YEAR" Jim and June

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THE rock riddle fo'r this ' , month I , ' ,:, " \ '

, I ~m not , cpnsidered ~~ ~~m~~ ,st 0.ne but , some beautif,\ll ': babs: ':' have been 'cut from my slabs.

I am a chemical sedimen­tary rock of the siliceous class.

My components are mainly chalcedony and quartz with hematite, pyrolusite, ' clay and sometimes calcite. '

Castro Valley rockhounds f ~nd me at Los Gatos Rd. in Coalinga, Black Butte and many other areas.

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ANSWER TO LAST MONTH'S RIDDLE LAZURITE Or Lapis Lazuli

This gemstone, so highly prized by the ancient world, can be found among the jewelry of early Egyptian and Babalonian civilizations. It also has been used as a pigment for ultra- , marine blue. ?????????????????????????J??????

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by June More items to add to your

Glossary11111 Clay - any soft sediment or deposit that is plastic when wet and consists of very fine-grained material. ' Gemstone - a mineral or ' petrified material that can when cut ' and polished be used in jewelry. Chalcedony - a precious stone; a translucent '.'J quartz commonly pale blue or gray but with a waxlike luster. Calcite - a mineral - CaCO) in hexagonal form. ~~~ ________________________ ~J ______ ~~ ________________________ ,

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. ,. 'Scott iSl'. one of our newest and most enthusiastic Juniors. He is an exp.~rt .back polisher and a pati~rit ·cab cutter. (See Nov. P~trograph). . ,

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, . Scott is a ninth grader at Hayward High School and has attended elementary school at ~a~t ' A~enue School.

He' want~ to be a Veterinarian at a Zoo or some related occupa­tion. Hi!3 favorite subject is

,~ schoql · i!3 Biology, which should be ' ~ery cqmp;timentary· ,to his ambition ,' .. .

Scott lives with his Mother and Dad in Hayward and his father , works at Lawrance Rad. Lab" as .. 'a c·cimputer programmer His mother teaches at Mt. Eden High School. He has two brother Eric, 11, and Darin, 5, and a ' little sister Marla, age 2.

Animals play an important : part .. ih the hobbies and family life·' of the Ranelletti family. They have an aviary of several kinds of birdsl chickens, goats, a ,horse, dogs 'and cats.

Scott likes coll'ecting coins, silver, rocks, and has a collec­tion of old comic books.

He went to Hawaii this summer and enjoyed snor~eling on several of the islands- - -the best, being Maui.

' · · W~LCO~ .TO OUR GROUP OF ROCK.:. HOUNDING JUNIORS -- We enjoy you and like your enthusiasm,

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NEWS FROM THE EAST COAST! ! ! ! !

Dora received a letter from Karissa Hendershot which she is sharing with all ,0£ us~ Karissa father was transferred to Wilm­ington, Delaware about a year ago.

Karissa says "I'm glad to see that I haven't lost all ties with ~ou ........ My ho~idays ,. were pretty good ~ .. . . We had both siqes of the family over. It's the first time since I was two yea~s old ..... Dad and I finally got the workbench in wo.rkil1g order and' I finished two cabs which were alrea,dy started ..... .

"I can't believe . that I'm 'a , . senior and I'll be 18 in less than a week~ I feel that I've ­gone from 16 to 18. I started worJdn,g . on show pl.ants serious':" ly again .....

"Well, I've · got to go, got an Algebra II test tomorrow .. 0 ••

Bye, Karissa P.S·. Give my love to ,Judge,

Ednah and Little Cathy,. ,

HAP P y ' NEW YEA R ""!"""---- --- ----******************************** AT THE SHOPI December 15,1979 - ' Scott R. flat lapped a thunder egg. Ken Boynton - slabbed obsidian.

Garic Watson - worked on wonder stone. Denise Ison -flat-lapped a thunder egg and spray painted a necklace. Andy Kochendorfer worked on a tiger eye.

Sandra Johnson went ·down to the village for forks. , Ted Cooper was sentenced to the rock pile. Diane Ison - flat lkpped. Sheryl" Cooper worked on a piece Of junky opal. January 12, ·1980 - Today" ~he Juniors helped Doug Griffin and Andy Kochendorfer celebrate their birthdays with a beautiful cake. They also bag~ed some 800 rock

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MINUTES DECEMBER BOARD MEETING - December '10, ' 1979

The meeting was called to order at 7:45 PM by President Dora Collins.

BOARD 'MEMBERS PRESENT: Dora Collins*, Del Ray Johnson*, Jrunie McDonald*, Russ Sanborn*, Gary. Rowe Sr~* A:rnold Barron*, Judge Ewing*, Ednah Antunovich*, Elynor Schwa'b*, Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Buehnerkempe*, Alcie McCarthy*, Helen Miguel*, Billie Ashley*, Allen Ashley*, Jim Bishop*, Gene Hanzel, Hazel Peterman ~ Beth Rowe.

SOCIETY MEMBERS PRESENT: Pete Reggio, Vic Pasquini, Daril:ene Pa's'quini, Bill Walsh. ,

MSC, Ednah Antunovich, Russ Sanborn that the minutes of the previous meeting be approv­ed as prin:tijd'''' in Petrograph.

MSC, Ednaq Antunovich, Judge Ewing, that the treasurer's report be approved as read and ~hat the bills be paid. Our status as a mutual benefit organization, for Intern­al Revenue purposes, can be changed to that of a public benefit organization, . :.',]he :,: ' .. questi,dn '," w.:I! il:.l be: :~eferred to Robyn Wilco'?C.

FIELD TRIPS -- Allen Ashley. He is tri~ to get short, loca1, trips, possibly to Diablo for fossils. 0n on day trips, perhaps car pools can be formed. Other possi~~liti~s ~o:b one day trips are Antiooh Wood or ~lJ:re,au of Mines. There will be a Field Trip " Co-op meeting January 25th.

CAB OF THE MONTH -- ' Del Ray Johnson - Nothing has been turned in for this month,onllr one cab has been turned in in the past two months. He would like the Shop :tnst.ructors to turn in a cab for January and February, any material, any size.

MEMBERSHIP -- Billie Ashley is getting a few add-ons.

SHOP FOREMAN - '- Judge Ewing. No report

FIRST YEAR DIRECTOR -- Gary Rowe Sr., There are still four cases which can't be located but we have 42 cases. The second and third Saturdays in January there will be people a.t ," · the shop to assist members who need to pick up cases for the show.

SECOND YEAR DIRECTOR -- Arnold Barron, There are three or:,four beginners per night. In­structors meeting will be held on Mondays after getting new wheels.

HOST AND HOSTESS -- The Buhnerkempes, N to Z bring cupcakes.

LIBRARIAN -- Alite McCarthy, no report

HISTORIAN -- Helen Miguel, Thanks to Jean Pfeffer for saving clippings.

SHOW -- Ednah Antunovich, Dealers have all been designated. The December 19th show committee meeting will be at the Ashleys . Small Flyers will be at the General

Meeting.

~DITOR -- Elynor Schwa, can get a reconditions IBM typewriter from $350.00 to $450.00. To have the old typewriter repaired will cost $23.50 plus parte. The old one will be repaired. Would like articles from the members of the Board beginning with the January Petrograph.

JUNIORS -- Ednah Antunovich, Juniors went to costume shop for the Christmas program.

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" .' SHOP STEERING -- . Arnold Barron, Judge Ewing. They would like to change the sign-up .. ,system ,in th~ shop ' so that ' they have the ', names ' of everyone who visits the shop, whether , just to ' talk or to work.

',' ' ~cHb!LA.RSHIP -~ Hazel peterman, We have reaqhed 700% and have '$22.00 towards ,8000/0 . \ " .

MEC, Eiynor. Schwab, Ednah Antunovich that G5% ' of the money raised from the rock auction at the open house be donated to the Scholarship Fund.

SUNSHINE -- Gene Hanzel, 'Del Jones is in hospit~ Evelyn Oulton has pneumonia; Jerry Johnson has not had the surgery indicated in October.

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).18C, 'Ednah Antunovich, Del Ray Johnson that the treasurer's report be excluded 'f;r.om the exchange bulletins except those sent to CFMS & AFMS.

We should show some appreciation for our guest speakers besides reimbursing for mileag~

A letter will be composed for us to get on the San Leandro Boys Club agenda for Jan. 3rd. Bill Walsh and Pete Reggio have ,called on several places looking for buildings in our price 'range ••••• So far nothing is suitable t "I' '

Arnold Barron and Allan Ashley cft.;Lscussed, ~ dlu;r, lack of juniors brought up having a com­mittee to speak or demonstrate at teh schools.

'Motion to aq,jurn by Ednah Antunovich and Judge Ewing.

Meeting adjourned at 9:15. Respect'fully submitted. ' Jamie Mc Donald Secretary

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Called to order at 7:55 by President Dora Collins

BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Dora r.ollins*, Del Ray Johnson*, Jamie McDonald*, Russ Sanbo!'n'*j Arnold Barron*, Cheryl Archer'tl', Vern KO,rstad*, Judge Ewingolt, Ednah Antunovich*, Elynor SChWab*. J'\.l.ne, Boynton, Helen Miguel*" , Wayne & Pat Cooper, Hazel Peterman.

SOCIETY MEMBERS PRESENl': Vic Pasquini, Bill Walsh, Peter Reggio.

Approval of minutes dispensed with. (will be printed in Petrograph and approved at next meeting)

MEC, Ednah Antunovich, Cheryl Archer that the treasurers's report be approved as read and that the bills be paid.

CAB OF THE MONTH -- m~l Ray Johnson. There were three cabs turned in this month,'

SECOND YEAR DIRECTOR -- Aronld Barron -- Three new members are starting tonight. In­structors have been taught to use the new diamond wheels./

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THIRD , YEA,R DIRECTOR. - - .cheryl Arch~,r, Ja!l:u,ary l?ro~ram will be ~I ,,!31fr prise H ; :)i'ebruary' s will be a slide program from the CFMS, March will be on Korstad's t r ip to Scandinavia.

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FEDERATION DIRECTOR -- Vern Korstad. DFMS Societies Roster is a~ai'lable "~t ' the cost of $1.00 . Tfle p~ cab ,· case , project has been , divided i~to ,three ar~~s,., Nort,h" Ce:r:rt?ra;J.. ,and South. The i98l show will be 'presented by the CFMS officers. 1982 - no bid, 1983 will b.e at Santa Clara, 19,84 w:il;t. be ,.the ·.combined ~ /CFJAf3 .; show ',at Ban D~ego.

SHOP FOREMAN Judge Ewing - we have a volunte'er janitor.

HISTORIAN ..: - Helen Miguel - Sh~ has complet'ed a reference directory ~lllibh includes, . among other things past presidents, past shows and other similar 1n~ormation. '

I EDITOR - '- Elynor Schwab - The typewriter service man has been ill, typewriter to be repaited after petrograph is printed. Boar.d members reports due at , Board M;eet.ings.

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JUNIORS -- Dora Collins, Gary: .Rowe ' Jr. and Ken Boynton are the only two juniors ex-hibi,ting. They ~re ' exhibiting at our sho¥, Santa Clara and Pasadena. , We, need to . ge~ more of our members of Junior Age, interested.

PtJBLfCITY '--, Coopers" pave ' pictures from 'the Christmas party ready,. :,r": 'I: ,', SHOP STEERING -- Arnold Barron. you are, o~ly visiting.

New sig~-up sheets for ~hop. Please sign in, . even if " .

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SHOW ~- Ednah Antunovich - next meeting is next week. Everything is coming along.

Our Sunshine gir.1:1,has been ill. , 'I \ ., '~ I

DOOR PRIZES -- Ken Boynton, we need finished jewelry (or at leas'j:; cabs) for gues,t " and guest speakers. 1 ' (, 1

OLD BUSINESS:

Cases will be given out Saturdasy January 12 and 19th.

By-Laws tabled until February meeting.

A blood bank club has been set up for the Society though the Alameda - Contra Costa Cou~~y BJ,.o:od Bank. ' Del Jones need nine pints of b:boOd du.e to open heart sur,gery. 'I,

.. San Le~dXo' has, not buildings available in, ·, the s'ize we need. ~e Hayward YMCA may have something available. There is a possibility of separate storage to reduce the size needed for a shop site requirements. ,We actually use only 1,000 to 1500 sq. ft.

MSC Elynor and ;Ednah that we reppen negotiations on the San Leandro Site.

MSC the meeting be adjourned, made by Edhah and Del Ray.

Me'eting adjourned at 9: '45 PM

Respectfully submited~ Jamie McDonald, Secretary.

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MINUTES OF THE GENERAL MEETING - JANUARY ~TH, 1980 . ~ . " \ .

Dora Collins, . pr~s.ide~t. caJ,J..~d the m.~~ti~g to ord~r . . a:t.:. '-7.: 55 PM ... . . '.1;,", ,:', . .' '.', . I : j. ' • . .. ,.' ,~,' • I , • '. I. .' " t , . ... , • " • , .',

.l1SQ, ·~~Q;1,d'~:B~r.r.or~ ".r:i.¢ Barrd~ . that·\.~~ m:tniites ' b'f ::,th~ , ~ov.enib'7.:r m~\~'i~~g"'lbe ' ' appt~~ea "as Wri tt'eh \ in: ' tl1e pe)t~ograph~" . ',.,. '" ". .. . . " . '. , ..... ,.' "

. ~o'l~~ " .,. ,. .. . Program - Ch,eryl ~cher. A move aboui;; . Coppe~, entitled "Copper, the .. ~ldes,t Mod,er.n .. Meta}, II

showing mihi'ng, 'ref'ining and uses of' 'c'oppe'r; the first metal discovered'lby man. \ • _ ," • " " '," " • ;. , . ~ , ',,' \'; '~ I • I, I,' -; I " ," •

Recepti~nif;lt · 9'lad;Y's : P.ergl.J.son introd:ucep, .... three gue,s.ts, Mrs. ,Loui~e ,Gigg~~:, of, n.~nv~~~ :. (!olorado, Mr ~ . Stephen Vigh, of Toronto Canada, and Mr. Ken' Roberts Ca~~~9 !,Valle:y:. ,,"

I ~+elll ill: .f'rip ,- An~C?ch Cl\lb will be going. to Wyoming . on ~ay . 24 fo;r Turr..ite'+la, , . .t1;le , trip

' \.t111 take ,appJ;oxlm~tely. 5 . d~ys. ,On ~ebruary 15th . we W:i.;l.l q,e, ~i~ o~r t.~e.di t,ion,~;L . trip' to Jade 'Cove. 'The heavy s·torms and good minus tides indicate ~hat th.~re .. s):loul~ be some good material available •• There will be a trip to the 'Mpjave Desert Easter week, if there is enough interest~d. Th~ trip will cover, the area around Barsto apd to the east. .'. . ...,.

Editor";';' Would 'like to thank everyone who has contributed tp the : p~trog;apb ,' and. ~~~i'd . ' ' ,

like more articles.

Second Year Director - Arnold Barron. He 'has learned 'that m~ny long~tirite m.ember~ '. ' have never cut a cab. They are welcome to come down and t~y . the new di~o~d: wheels , • .

Food COmmittee, Show - Arnold Barron. We have the use of a g~eat kitchE!n. ' He B.l'.\p. .. Neysa GiggeY '.have three menus planned, which one will be used depends ' on ' th~ ~ber of helpers they get. There will be an all-you-can-eat buffet on Saturday nigqt l~mited to 500.

" .' . " ~ . ..... · ' F'edera.ti~n Director ,'- Vern Korstad. He is om-king': on information from the Federation and the BLM on wilderne,ss, areas. BJLM .is asking that 115 different areas ,in the desert ' be ' 'decl:ar ed irllderness areaS. Federation booklets ' are available on showmanship, uni­form !'i1';Les, rio~enciature ~nd i so':· fo~th. ~ew rul~s will be in force ,for the , CFMS show.

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Cab of the Month - one junior and w adults entered. The winner with a score of 92 was ".Pete Reggio. The ,next cab of the mon:th is. any mate~ial, .. ~ny .size, ,mai:n.ly fr.om

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SHOW: -Country ' Sture: - There will be one quilt and two afghans for raffle, and other prizes.

We need help wrapping boxes for sal in the store. Also need flat, department store type bags.

~rity - A sign up sheet will be passed around.

Show attendance this year has not been up to previous years's ~evel~, we must get those non-rock hounds in our area to attend.

Jim .Barron spoke about the blood bank set up for our society. To have a club account, the Alameda-Contra Costa Blood Bank usually requires about 20% participation. The Blood Bank uses about 6500 pints per month. Blood donated to the club's account is a­vailable for one year, then the fige lapses. ~ther information will be in the Petro­graph. (Read January Issue.) Drop the pink slip you get after donating in the club

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,' , . mail box at the shop near the saWi.

Roy Le Roy is putting in a' ~ase in the ' San Lorenz'C) Library. " The .fu.niors, Dora arid Del Ray are putting a case in Fremont, Alvarad and Hayward are still op~n. Louise , Palmer is putting a case of minerals in San Leandro, and Phil and M~urita , Ciarke will pUt a case in San Leandro of either cabs or faceted stones. '

"The Faceter' s Fair is Janu'ary 19 and 20th at Santa Clara County Fairgounds. , , ' : '. ~

Anyone having any information ~bout a building that might be suitable for a , shop, see Bill Walsh, Pete' Reggio; ' Arnold Barron of Judge Ewing. We are how paying '7.00.00 per month for ' the shop . ' " '

The originai charter and articles of incorporation have now been located and. s 'iven' t ,o Russ Sanborn. We still"ere in need of the original tax: exemption letteI: , from "th\3 Int~r.rial Revenue Service. ' '

Door Prizes: Th'e guest door prize was won by Ren Roberts. '

Member,s Winning were: George Valha, Dora Collins, Phile Clarke, Jeanette Korstad, Clara Minor, Pauline Fansher.

MSC that, the ~ee~ing adjourn, Ednah and Cheryl.

Meeting ' adjourned at 9:40 PM , ,

,Respectfully submitt~d by Jamie Mc:Qonald "" , Secretary.

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- 'CLASSES: ROCK IDENTIFICATION STARTS JANUARY 28th (Monda.y) at "7: 30 at the shop, then meets for the next monday~ skips the night the board meet~ and then contin~es for two more evening (Mondays; •••• There may be field trips ••••••• Teacher is Wild Bill.

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"MY MINERAL COLLECTION" by Gary Rowe Jr. ( Juni or Report et)::' ,\:":' ,"" \:, ~ , , ,

.• " '~l '(-r : This month I 'l'am gc:>ing, te" describe two new mineral specimens that I just added to

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One is a very exot~c mine~al combination that is very much in demand among col­lectors. The other is a rather unglamorous mineral but one that has as muoh importance in our society as steel. However when the mineral is well crystallized it is very much in demand among collectors. .

The first is a, Colorado Specimen from Teller County near the Pike and Crystal Pe~E area. If you haven't guessed by now it is an ' amazoniie-smbke 'quartz cluster. This is one of the more exotic of miner,al combinations and the chdcest specimens , come from Col­orado and Russia, with the ,U.S. ' Specimens generally more aboundant and of better ,quality than their Russian counterpoints. My Quartz Cluster consist of several deep bluish green amazoni te crystals with two deep' bl~ck ":~moky quartz crystals. The largest sits in the center of the group and is about an inch high and an inch, wide. The whole group is about 3 x 2 which is a hard size- to get. This piece was just collected last July. New pockets are found 'using bulldozers and backhoes but they are becoming harder and harder to find and dig out. The first specimens were found in the 1870's and during this ti~e ' superb crystal groups could be picked up off the surface. Most 'of' the finest specime~s ' ~hat were exhibited at the ' 1876 World Fair by the mineral dealer A. E. Foote. These sp,e'Oimens totally eclipsed the Russian material exYlibited at the fair. ,There-

after, Cc:>l'orado amazonite was recognized as the worlds finest. ' Th~ : second specimen is native copper from Keweenaw Penisula, Michigan. Copper in

its native state is ' ,rather uncommon at · most copper mines. ' But the nines at Michigan were the ,excep'tion t 'o the rules with native ,copper and s'ilver being the, main ores. ' Copper o'ccured in veins and pockets in a ser-ies of ancient lava cong,lometates. Oocas­ionally ,itb,~re would be pockets where copper could crysta]ize~, The c'opper would crysta]ize in branching groups and masses of sharply formed crystals. My mineral is a group , of intergrown cyrstals most of them very sharp and: large with the largest crys­tal just' under an inch. The color is 'the typical deep brownish red color of co'pper. The Michigan coppers are ,considered the classics and are unus~~l : , for their purity. In fact, Mi.qhigan copper became a synonym for purity in copper ore., Also found were cop­~er cryst~ls that had grwon in calcite and datolite crystals, and masses of native copper whi,ch had native silver mixed in. These masses are known as the familiar "half­breeds" ." ." 'Datoli te nodules foundthere are colored red by small particles of native copper which impar,t to the 'nodule copper color. , ', '

Well that's it for this month but here's and idea if you are building a col­lection: , Always collect the best specimens you can for your collections for they will increase your enjoyment of the mineral kingdom.

Gary L. Rowe, Jr., M&GSCV Jr.

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The above ,column is the second article Gary has written for the Petrograph. The first .. , issue started in December in the." 'Junior section of the Petrograph •••• It was decic;l.ed ,that, Gary's articles should be appearing in the regular section, ,of the Petrograph because not only are his articles of mer~t they are written with the wisdom of an adult collector. It was also thpught that perhaps some of our adults were, no:t aware of this valued contri­bution which is written by a Junior, on a senior level. We thank the Juniors for shar­ing these articles with us ana. congratulate you tne juniors for your knowledge and de-·'

votion to the r~ck hounding hobby. (Adults, if you missed Garys first article please , go back to you December issue and start his article from the introduction. His column contribution to the Petrograph is greatly appreciated by the editor but she hopes to see the collection very soon ••• ) PETROOMF.H -21

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4 Lap-. shop res. for beginners

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Tuesday -If you have any the calendar, 582-7459.

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7 Lap. & Jewe Lap. shop open Lap. & Jewelry 7 ~o 10 00 9:00-12:00 am. _12:00-3:00 pm.

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FIELD TRIP TO JADE COVE

22 23 Lap shop -res. - Lap. & Jewelry Lap. shop open Lap & Jewelry Lap. shop open for beginners 7:30-10:00 pm. 9:00-12-:00 am. 12:00 -pm. 7:30-10:00 pm.

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25 Lap. shop res. for beginners

Lap & JewelfY 7:30-10:00 pm.

27 - - 28 Lap shop open Lap & Jewelry ~-_:OO-12;00 am. 12 :00-3:00 pm. 7:30-10:00 pin. 7:30-10:00 pm.

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MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY OF CASTRO VALLEY

Treasurer I S Report for Dece~ber 1', tb December 31, 1979 ' " .

conuh~r~caJ. .' Account as :,of Dec~nlber 1st, 1979,

Rec~ipts: , "\ Sh'op Income

Membership Dues Sale of small printing press

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Rent utilities 'Shop Expenses Pel;rograph Christmas Party 1980 Shpw

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$ 136.39 ' 68.03 90.00 7.88

302.30

483.65 84.55 95.64 ' ~91.09 16.19

531.85 29.45

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Comme~c'ial Acco~nt as of December 31, 1979

Crocker Savings

Buil~ing Fund #1

Building Fund #2

Re'l;lpectfully submitted,

Russell H. Sanborn MGSCV Treasurer

$1,550.i7 '

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12,574.87,

13,517.54

$36,656.66

+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*~ The Antioch Lapidary Club, "Kirk' ·. Kirlq.in, Fiel.il Trip Chairman, . 'will spons'or a

trip ·to the Turritella. Agate Bed near Green River Wyoming, Se~ t~e November ' Lapidary JOlf,rnal , Pae;e · ~~92. . This trip is about 900 miles E?ach way. ·Depa.rting May 24th and go­ing .to B~ttle , ountain, Nevada which is 460. miles from San Francisco,' Sunday May 25i:;h ' to Green River. Contemplate spending five days in area rock hounding ret~rning home 31st May and June 1st.

, I wi,ll le~ve home Thursday to arrange a .place to assemble and , stop overnight at battle mountain. Directions to Agate beds will be given by Mr. Dolen of Wyoming Rock ~):lop in Green River. Will research more collecting areas for our return trip. , Please contact the FTC if yuu can participate. H. H. Kirklin, 63 A Fairview Avenue Pittsburg, Ca. 94565 ••••• Phone 415 - 458-2596 .

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FIELD TRIP ...... ' ,_ .FBlB. 16- 17- and 18th. , : " ': , , . .

JADE COVE: ••••••• Sounds like it shbuihd be , loc~~ed ,on "Treasu~e :tsland", doesn't , it? Mysterious enough to stir mental images or lthe oriental sJ:l\'qgSler "s secret landing place. Exotic enought to be emblazoned upon a bottle of expensive perfUme. Reminisce~t of a Bob Hope - Dorothy Lamour movie. Yes, that's it'. "The Road to Jade Cove" and you;' . yes you, can embark upon it Friday, Feb. 15, the beginning of the , Wash:+ngton ':8 Birth-day, holiday weekend. ' ' , ,

Somewhere, out beyond the pollnding::surf, a reef containing nephrite jade care­lessly intrudes upon the ocean floor ~nd relentless courrents with their battering debris strive to rip it apart. As the 'softer matrix is worn away large ,chunks of jade are released and dposited among the tide-pool boulders and infinite quanities of small platelets and botryoidal lumps are interspersed with the gravels along the' "beach.: ':,:

A 7 - ton j'ade boulder was raised by scuba-divers about 8 years ago 'arid chunks of '10 to 100 pounds have been found by members of our own society on priortpips," 'however, these prizes are certainly less frequent ••• A fistsize nodule can be consider~d a lucky find, but the abundant smaller pieces can be easily cut, or mounted natu~ally, to make beautiful jewelry. ' " ' \'

The winter storms which we are now enduring can be 'counted upon 'tq ' stir ~hings up and bring new material to the beaches. Also, we shall be blessed with a very good series of late afternoon minus tides that weekend. They will expose a wide expanse of shoreline which is normally inundated. 'Searching begins as the water retreats, seve~al hours before the e~treme low tide.

~: Plaskett Creek (State) Campgrounds, 65 miles south of Monteray on the co~stal , Highway, Route #1. ••• Possible $1'~00 per night fee ', (usually free t' during the

winter months). Gas and limited motel accomodations ~Lucia, approximately , 8 miles north of Jade Cove. '

CAMPFIRE: Saturday and Sunday nights, weather permitting. Bring along a few pieces ' of wood.

~: ,At campground, (not picnic area), before noon for instructions and information. I'l1. :~ 'I~"';".~. ,put aM. G.S.C.V sign in the window of my light tan 26ft, Itasca :', motcrhome. If you are late, cross the highway and go over stile, (Ladder-like steps over fence). About 100 yards or so south of campgrounds. Follow path across meadow to cliffs and down 'moderately steep wooden staircase to ocean. You'll probably make a few " "puff stops" going back up, especially if you're

.. ',:',' paoking:, th!iJ;t;:' ,bragging rock.

Tides: Frio Sat. Sun.

-1.2 approx 3:~5 PM -1.2 " 4:30 PM ,- , .9 " 5.15 ~M

EqUIPMENT,: 'Back":pack or pack-s'ack, pick, small shovel and knif or beer ' can opener for checking hardness~ P0ssibleuse' :for sledge ' and' chiSel or ' pry-bar if you find a nice seam o'r impacted treasure. Hat~ warin jacket 'and tennis shoes are appropriate. Rubber boots' or wet suit niay be utilized. Canteen; and. 'snack 'may be ' appreci~ted. EXpect to get we't, b'ring' ex,tra ' cloths. ' , ,, " ,,' " , ,' , ';,'

Come on down f9r whatever."portion: of ' tlile we'ekend you C'ah ,get" awaY~ "It ", s a ' .b~autiful, scenic area (bring cameras);' an'd if' our ·-q.sual good 'lu'ck"with the weather ' continues, you­~ , ll.' enjoy watching ' th~ han-glid,ers '-:' :flyfrom a ' high"r1dge ~everal miles 'behirid our camp ahd landing in a nearby irteadbw. ,"c '" ,",", ';' " .," , ' ' ,,' "

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Easter. j:s : .... comin' and it's time ' once again to visit the Moj'ave Desert ancf 'avai1 ourselves of,.', it ,r s storehou~ ,of beautiful agates, j ,aspers and various other fine lapidary materials. '" , .. ' ,:,' , ,' " " " , ' , ' , '

If you've been ~efore I'm sure you'll like it. 'Don't let the word desert scare ;Y8~" tl:lis i~ I :p~g);l desert" ¥i th" sQattered small trees" .. brush, grass" :\1i11s, "and, occas ~ : iona1 cactus, and rocks, of course. Not at. :',all1! the : :" s,~'dy.:' was.t:e!an.d th"the ,'mo'M'ies. It is the most pleasant at this time of the year, not too hot or too cold" and, the f10we'rs are all in bloom if they've rece~ved a little rain.

T¥ ,) .and is, mostly wide. open:) ,no ,fences and plenty." of space ,to ',r9am, lots of backroads and anyplace is a ,csmp-spot. :, " " ", , " , ' ," , " '

Most of us " Will leave' on Friday March ' 28 and spend the week pr'ece'd.ing 'Easter Sun- · day, Apri16th. Our route will be through Bakers~ie1d, over Tehachapi Pass and on ,to Boron w~,ere , ~ ',11 " en~oy th,eir show, shop the tai1gaters' and j'oin',' theJP" on a' coup1e of field trips. ,,' , ,' ,

From there we'll move east of Barstow for collecting' 'in various areas. I'm still checking out interesting locations and should be able to give 'you a complete itinerary in the next Petrograph.

But don't wait, schedule your vacation no. Patch your tent, c~ck your camper, trailer or motor home, save your bucks and don';t miss ire We have a lot of fun camp­ing together, (pot-luck dinners prevail), and come home with loads of good material.

Plan now •••••• do it!, do it!, do it! .j-.

,,', Allen Ashley

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Dear Fr~,ends:

Thank you so much for remembering Everett wi:b.na a book that would mean

so much to him I hope many of your readers will enjoy it •••••

Sincerely, Edna Pittenger

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FEB. 8th--10 STOCKTON CA, STOCKTON LAPIDARY AND MINERAL CLUB, 28th Annual Gem and Mineral Show. "Earth's Treasures" at the Scottish Rite Temple, 33 W Alpine

; :.: ; st., Stockton Ca. 10-6 and 10-5 Dealers and Demonstrations

FEB 15th ttn;xv,. 24th INDO, CA, RIVERSIDE COUNTY"S NATIONAL DATE FESTIVAL GEM iND MINERAL SHOW, HOST: COACHELLA VALLEY MINERAL SOCIETY, DESERTGEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY SAN GORGONIO GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY AND S:t-rJmOW MOUNTAIN GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY AT THE FAIRGROUNDS-HWY 111, Indio Ca. 10 to 10 daily

FEB 28rd and 24 SAN JOSE, CA, SANTA CLARA VALLEY GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY. 25th Show "GEMS AND MINERALS ON PARADE" Santa Clara Co. Fairgrounds 444 Tully Rd., San Jose, Ca. 10-8 and 10-5 •••• Dealers

FEB 23rd and 24th ANTIOCH CA., ANTIOCH LAPIDARY CLUB. Show CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, lOth and L Sti. ANTm0CH CA. 10-8 and 10-5 Dealers

MARCH 1st and ·2Kd ••••••••• GEM SPECTRUM •••••••••••• CASTRO VALLEY SOCIETY • . , .' MINERAL ANDt GEM SOCIETY bF ' CASTRO VALLEY "WILL HOLD THEIR SHOW AT

THE CENTENNIAL HALL IN HAYWARD .. ~ .... DEMONSTRATIONS, SHOW BOX, DEALERS JUDGED CASES ••••••••• • FOOD • •• • SPECIAL BUFFET ' DINNER: ON SAT EVENING " TICKET RESERVATIONS REQUIRED., •••••• ~ •••••••••• .

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