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BULLETIN POLICY Anonymous contrlbutiori~ cannot be considered for publication in the Petrograph. However, if requested, the contri butor I s name wi 11 be wi theld from the original material. The sources of other material will be indicated for proper cred i t.

Permission is granted to reprint Petro­graph articles when credit is given.

S T A F F

EDiTOR .•••... , ....•..•. Christina Knapp TyPiSTS ...•..•...••..•....• Candy Jones

Jamie McDonald Lee Worth

Ednah Antunovich GRAPHIC ARTISTS ...••••. Christina Knapp

Larry Osborn PLATE MAKERS •...•..•.• Ednah Antunovich

Ron Hasemeyer PRINTER •.•..•..•...... Ednah Antunovich PRINTER'S ASSIST .•..•...•. Lenore Brest ADVISOR •..••.•.......••.•.•. Al Richter ASSEMBLY CREW .......•.•..• Roman Groves

Viola Groves Dick Minor

Clara Minor Roy Le Roy

Stella Raymond Bill i e Ash 1 ey

Horace Robertson

SHOP HOURS Tuesday & Thursday •••.•••.•• 6 - 9:30pm Mon., Wed., & Fri .••••.•.•.. 7 - 9:30pm

Wednesday morning •.••..• ~ am - 12 Noon

Thursday afternoon •••.•.•.... 12 - 3 pm

Saturday ................ 9 am - 12 Noon JUNIORS - Adults also are invited.

CLASSES Monday evening lapidary sections are reserved for BEGINNERS ONLY! Flat lap­ping on tnstructor's permission only. Jewelry classes are held Tues. & Thurs. evenings. Facetfng classes are held Tues., Thurs., & Friday evenings & Wed­nesday mornings.

Look elsewhere in this bu1letin for announcement of special classes being offered.

This is the monthly bulletin of the MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY OF CASTRO VALLEY, INC., a member of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc., and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.

PRESIDENT'S

The new year has begun and it is time to think about the election of the officers for our club. If you care about the operation of our society, now is the time to step forward and be counted. The nomination committee has been formed and all you have to do is express your desires to one of the members of the Board of Directors. If you are asked to fill an office PLEASE consider it.

I would like to thank all the members who helped make our Christmas Party such a. great success. 'l'HE FOOD viAS GREAT.

Remember. •• SHaV- 'l'IME is just around the corner. To make ita success we need each and everyone of you to help as much as you can. The committee members will be in listed in this issue of the Petrograph, so you can call he or she on the tele and offer your ?elp.

Arnold Barron President

MEETIN DATES

January 6th~ Show Committee Meeting at the shop ~ 7:30pm

January 11th-Board Meeting at the shop ~ 7:30pm

January 13th-General Meeting at the Elk's Lodge Members with last names beginni.ng with initials I - M please bring nutbreads.

January 20th~Facetor's Meeting at the shop - 7:30pm

General Meetings are held -the second Wednesday of each month (except July & Aug~ ust) at 7:30 P.M. at the Elk 1 s lodge, 24962 Mission Blvd., Hayward, California VISITORS ARE 14ELCOME! Refreshments are served and there is a hobby related pro-

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MIN I December 7, 1987

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The meeting was called to order at 7;35 p.m. by President Arnold Barron.

voting Memb~rs Present: Arnold Barron Lee Worth, Jamie Mc~~naldu Joe Zahn, Ednah Antunovich, Russ Sanborn, Billie .Ashley, vern McCullough f George Claflin • Joe Hammond, Noel Zimmerman.

Non voting Members Pl.'esent: F'ern Brown F Glorectl1na Zahn; Ida Claflin.

: Jamie MCDonald/RUSS Sanborn '['he minutes of,->'the meet:ing be tpproved as printed intJ1e Petro.

3:t:'d. Yeal:: Director: Complained to the YrJ!cA~~-;iliout the parking, - YMCA has

for additional parking. Need peopl(:; to calIon various companies for d.oHations for the YMCA during' Jan. and Feb.

2nd Year Director: Nm" burn out oven 17; Il~'but not installed yet.

Reported on t;he

Sh~J2 Foreman.:. Shop is up to date. Needs to be infm:med ';'Jhen we start to run short of .~upplies not when we are out.

Glorearma Z ahn: Dinner Wed. night, needs lob:; of help. Those who bring a gift will receive a ticket to receive an exchange gift. Mark gift man or woman.

Sunshine Report: Lorren Dowell passed away. Judge is home from the hospital.

Education: Wed. & Thurs. jewelry classes suspended until after holidays.

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Membership: 387 members as of to date • put add on sheet as a seperate sheet in the Petrograph.

Librarian: Magazines have been inventoried, extras to be sold for Scholarship fund. Like to purchase books in memory of Hazel Peterman! Marie LeROy, Lorren Dowell.

Old Business: Life membership still in the works.

New Business: Received a letter from Mission Peaks Society, they are disbanding, gave us list of various items we could have if we want them.

Joe Zahn is bringing in information on Zerox machine.

Faceting Wmrkshop needs to get going again,

Scholarship: Certificate of Deposit was increased.

The Directors are to put together a nominating committee.

Discussion on changing to a calendar year instead of fiscal.

MSC Noel Zimmerman/Joe Hammond the meeting be adjourned.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:45p.m.

Respectfully Submitted, Lee Worth Secretary

JANUAHY

IT'S SHOW TIME FOLKS!!!

Here it is January. Our show seems like it is a ways off, and the last t:hing t.hat you want to think .about, but the first weekend in March is really unbelievably ClOSE!. If you are planning on displaying your craft 1 start lining your case and goin' through your stones, making labels, and planning your display so you won'·t get caught in a bind on set-up night. If you plan on entering the three stone or one piece jewelry competition, you had better get that entry blank filled out and turned in. Help in any form will be ,much appreciated by any con~ittee Chairperson. We need lots of help for the Wednesday, March 2nd, set-up and also on crhursday, the 3rd.

Elrr,<:;;T Snyder will need guides to show the school children through the show on Friday Eactl daythf~ sho1/; is open, we need help with hospitality, admissions 1 the Country S ;~o:r e , security, dining room f and kitchen.

fl,l,d when the show is over, the work has just begun • That is when it is t:ime to t.he ki·tchen, roll up the skirting, load up the truck, and on Monday morninq

tel unlc'id th(~ truck at our Shop. If it sounds as though Ilm making a BIG DEAL of this, I AM! It takes all of us and alot of work to make OUR SHOW the special event thai', it di'-'lays has been, and always will be. From the selling of Buffet tickets, l~',Jard Cexemony t.ickets, to t.he scrubbing of the last pot, it is a"FM1ILY" effort.

c!ircle your calendar, put on your work clothes and roll up your sleeves, here 1/1e go again!

Ednah ~ltunovich/1988 Show Chairperson

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Mlnend Ii Gem society of Castro VaU~y, CA.

ts the i r ANNUAL SHOW

MARCH 4, 5 & 6th - 1988 FRIDAY - 10a~ - 9pm SATURDAY - lOam - 6pm SUNDAY - lOam - 5pm

Cen tent! i a I Ha 11 22292 Foothill Blvd. Haywal~d. CA.

FREE PARK I HG

Ad",I"'''ion~!II2.!5Cl (Children u"de,' 12 'lith adult~F,.eel

DEALERS * DEMONSTRATIONS * DOOR PRIZES $ EXHIBITS $ FOOD $ SPEAKERS

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MINUTES/GENERAL MEETING

November 11, 1987

The meeting was called to order at 7:35 p.m.

MSC: Jamie l"'-cDonald/Ednah Antunovich the minutes, of the previous meeting be approved as printed in the Petro.

lJISC: J' ,mice Garcia/Joe Hammond the Treasurers report be accepted as printed in the Petrograph and the bills be pald.

Receptionist: presented guests Paul FoUt';~~MIke Forger, Sandy Sonnefel t, Glen f4urr ay, Bieler.

Program: Barrie Bieler gave a talk ~1 SlIde show on Man Made Gems.

Show Chairman: Pass around sign up sheetsI6r the Sho\>l.

First Director: Partnership & youth Program needs ten people to contact people for donations - list of people to contact provided.

Scholarship: Received a check for' $50.00 Ti'1ffiemory of Hazel Peterman. Fund is growing very nicely, Need donations of material.

Federation Director: Report to be printe-d in the petrograph.

Fie!,d Tri,l2: To be printed in the Petrograph.

Blood Bank: 55 active units now.

2nd Year Director: Charlie Wolf won cab of the month. No cab of the month for December.

Ellen Placas reminded us of the show in Livermore on the 21 & 22nd. of the month.

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Dick Minor \\i'ould like some notice of when the Petro graph is ready for assembly.

New Business:

George Claflin recomended purchase of new burn out oven & controller.

MSC: John Gullak/Joe Hammond to purchase new burn out oven and controller.

Christmas Party notice to be printed in the Petrograph.

Arnold Barron announced that both Marie LeRoy and Hazel Peterman had recently passed away.

Jamie McDonald was presented with yellow roses for her ~irthday.

Door Prises: Guests - Paul F,out, Glen Murray. Members - Jim Ferguson, Don Gillespie, Gloreanna Zahn, Evelyn OUlton, Jim Bish0p.

MSC: Ednah Antunovich/George Claflin the meeting be adjourned.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:15p.m.

Respectfully Submitted,

Lee Worth Secretary

November 1987

Balance Forward

Income Show Dealers Shop Machine Parts Paj~ent for returned

check October interest Now~mber interest

3,350.77

2520.00 60.80 36.31

10,00 6.24

15.28 26413.63'

Subtotal ....... 5999.40

Y.M.e.A. 592.60 ks 50.00

Shop 959.73 Postmaster 120.00 I.R.S. 231.32 Franchise Tax Board 85.00 Pr'operty Tax 62.77 Oakland Scavenger 26.70 Petro9raph 200.00 Speaker 35.00 1986 treasurer's expense61.19 Show 198.85 NOFth Bay Field Trip 5.00 October bank charge 14.40 Charge for endorsement

stamps November bank charge

22.90 12.60

26113."'00

Ba 1 ance ........ 3321. 34

LISR The Magazines have been inventoried & a few are missing. If anyone has any of the following listed periodicals & is not going to return them, a DONATION would be appreciated.

Mineralogical Record Sept-Oct 1985 Jan~"Feb 1986 \Jan~~Feb 1987

Lapidary Journal Nov. 1982 Ca 1 Horni a Geology Jan 184 through

Aprn 1987

Also, the following books and pamphlets have been removed from the library. Please help them return to our library, so others can enjoy them too.

1. GEMSTONE CARVING. Walter Martin 2. PRACTICAL GEM KNOWLEDGE for At,1ATEURS

C.J.Parsons 3. METALCRAFT & JEWELRY, Emil Kronquist 4. GEM CUTTING 3rd Edition, J.Sinkankas 5. REVISED LAPIDARY HANDBOOK, How to Cut

Gems, Harry J. Howard 6. THE EVOLUTION OF IGNEOUS ROCKS,J.F.

Schaier 7. MAKING LIFE EASY FOR ROCKHOUNDS by

Gem Tech. Di amond Too"1 Co. 8. ROCKS, MINERALS & GEMSTONES,I.O,Evans 9. OPALS, AUSTRALIAN in COLOR,N.P.Perry

10. MAKE YOUR OWN JEWELRY, H.A.Boblet

Please remember that a circulating library should be just that. Return books to our library so that others can use and enjoy them also.

Fern Brown/Librarian

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MINUTESI December 9, 1987

MEETING

The meeting was called to order at 7:45p.m.

Mes: Ednah Antunovich/Joe Hammond the minutes of the previous meeting be approved as printed in the Petro.

:t4SC; John Gullak/Noel ZirmnenfiM the 'rreaStlrer~; report be accepted as printed in the Petrogr aph and the bills be paid.

Fac.~ted stones for the auction at our s11ml are needed, material will be provided i.s necessary.

La,rxen Dowel & George Staples have away.

MSC. Del Jones/Joe Zahn the meeting be adjourned.

'rhe meeting was adjourned at 7 :55p.m.

,Respectfully Sumnitt,ed u

Lee Worth Secr(~ta1:y

ank-you to Carl and Margaret from thaBocksmi th • s for sending so many ne'Vl members to us, this past year.

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The Scholarship fund received checks of $25. each from Olive Henry, one of our members, and from Donna Miles, a friend of Olives, in memory of Hazel Petenaan. Both were good friends of Hazel's.

'Thank You Olive and Donna, Joe Hammond

we have any club members who could teach classes in stone setting, carving, enameling, or any other related craft of our CllID? If anyone is interested in giving a class, please call Ida Claflin, the Education Chairperson, at 635-5773.

A bulletin board has been placed beside the phone at our shop. Any requests for supplies or items needed for the shop should be written on this board. This is the responsibility of everyone who uses the shop. Please note on the board when supplies become LOW not OUT! Keeping the shop neat and clean is also everyone's duty, so if you use it, how about using a mop or a broom every now & then. One size fits alIt

Shop Foreman/Joe 7~hn

Marilyn Kent fell &. broke her hip Ii< her husband Lester injured his back, while he was trying to help her. Judge Ewing spent some time with heart problems in the hospital. He is much better now, and we welcome him back to the shop. Joe Kogan had surgery on Dec. 1st. Get well soon Joe Joe, we miss you.

'.0. lOX 214S @ c:M'fRO VALLEY. Dear Fello1?; Rockhounds f

We would appreciate your reading the following announcement ~t your meetings, publishing the announcement in your newBletter@9 ;and posting the enclor;ed flyers~ a 0 €I (1) 0 1;) (l "" <) a ti 0 0 0 tt /ill 'Il & tJ 0 <) Q 0 e '~ 1) l!i (> e 0 <;.l <;> '" (I :!'i (I 0 '" <} 1) f> I) Ii(; t} a (> til "" 'il \;) 0 to i!! (; Q e 0 0 G () U €I U Q ~ 0 til 0 0 0 \) e t} G 0 (;) 0 Q III e 0

The tUneral and Gem Society of Castro Valley proudly presents its 40th annual Gem and f>1ineral Show and Sale on March 4th9 5th, 6th, 1988, at Centennial Hall (next· to City Hall) 22292 Foothill Blvd. Hayward. CaH.forniae Show hours are lOam to 9pm on Friday the 4th, lOam to 6prn on Saturday th1'l 5th, ""!'Id lOam to 5pm on Sunday the 6th.

The show will have approltimately outstanding disphy call1€lI.; of fine gems, 1ll1r\t~rals, jewelry and ltipidary lu't work of all kindfh Some thirty_two dealers will be <::isplaying ",nd selling everything from materials, supplies. tools and rna<;hinery. to baautifully finished jfi!:welry and gems of all kinds. There will be a "Country Store". 1?!lth an IHISol;'\:I!H'mt of onrgains. dealer damonstrntoro:. our {'~m, club defiloflstrlllt.:n:a. hourly d:lor !md interest:!.ng sp@akerfl \lilach day"

A snack bar and cafeteria will be open during shOW hourso Our popular Friday Cafeteria Special, from 5 to 8pm, will agaii~ be an "All You Can E~t .. buffet, t:Mlsisting of Baroequed Ribs, T@rryald Chicken. Cracked Crab, Rice Mealy, Home !iakcd Bcans, Salad Bar and Drinks. THO Ill@,,'ving < lin@s will be el1ltsbU./lhed to elirnin~te the waiting some had to endure last year.Cost of the buffet is S15.00 ~:;,ich includes admission to the show. Buff@t ticket.s should be purchased in advance, since they will be limited in number, to prevent overcro1?Jding. 'rickets purchased in advance will cost $13.50 which also includes admission.

At. 5prc. on Saturday, tf,arch 5th l we will have a faceted stone Iluction, held in the c:afete>:'ia area. This WilO: a big hit last year. Some thirty~five or: more stones of various cuts and designs, some natural and some synthetic materials, all beautifully f&ceted and donated by our club members. to help finlmce our tiH:::holargghip ftmd, will be sold to the highest bidders. Terrific bargains were had last year. and we expect this year to be bigger and better@ The stonefl to be auctioned will be on display at the show until auction time. Look for some nice surprises.

Ane\"J F'acetron faceting machine will be raffled during the show, drawing to be held on Sunday. '.rickets dt S2.00 each or tht'ee for: $5000 can be purchased at the show or t,Tl advance. \Hnner n,~ed not be present.

On Satw:day. I·larch 5th, at 7j30pm, th~re will he an Awards Program and Champllgne R~ception to announce the 1988 winner of the AU5trali~n Faceter's Guild International Challenge ~tlp. The competition, held every two years, wa:s last held in Loxtong

AU5t~'alia, in 1986, and was won, by a Oi'lrrO\;f margin, by our Amerj,can Team@ John Alden, Vernon Johnson and Charles Hettich, all club fR\lilmbers of f<1.G.S.C.V. and the Faceter's Guild of Northern California, took first, second and third placeg and haw~ again qualified to be on the American Team and in the competition for 19886 We a)':e. of course, hoping for a repeat but the Australians are tough competitors and are determ.i,ned to win their cup back. It should prove exciting and is a great opportunity to see what almost perfectly cut stones in complicated and difficult d\lilsigns look like. 'I'he stones and the cup will be on display during the shoW"

There will be a 110.00 admi551011 chat'ge to the Awards Ceremony and Champagne Reception to pay for the food and drinks. Tickets purchased in advance will be sold for $8.00, to encourage advance purchasing. To prevent overcrowding the hal1 9 a l:tmited number of tlckets wLU be sold"

Regular admission to the show is $2.50. Children under twelve are admitted free .tf accompanied by an adult. Parking is free and plentiful in the lot next to Centennial Hall and 1n the CHy Hall parking garage nearby.

Show Chairwoman is Ednah Antunovich 2016 San Antonio Ave" Alameda, California 94501 Phone (415) 522 ~ 4214

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ROMANCING THE EMERALD - A Travelog by Leona Baciocco, G.G.

This was my. adventure to rival ROMANCING the STONE, a recent popular movie. How­ever, my adventure predates the movie by several years. Perhaps HollY'lJood heard of my story from an acquaintance of mine.

It all began in 1980. I was demonstrating gem identification at a New York Gem· Show \'/hen a young man asked me if I woul d consider traveling to Colombia with him and some friends, to buy some emeralds. After hearing the details and leaning towards yes, more than anything for the adventure alone, I decided to ask for all trip expenses paid and the rest would be consuHant gratis. r didn1t want to miss

on a great experience, what could pos~;iblybe my first "big time li buying trip" They agreed.

The trip was scheduled for five days in March. Passport in hand and one suitcase filled with gem testing equipment and ~­clothes, r was ready. We flew Avianca, the airline of Colombia into Medellin, and then finally to Bogota. We put up at a small hotel where it seemed we were the only guests. Breakfast in_the dining room seemed so e"legant and relaxed -cafe con leche-the best cup of coffee with rich milk that I ever tasted. Everywhere the food was just as delicious, tasty and inexpensive.

We set off to the emerald district down­town. Our first encounter was with a street vendor who seemed to be hanging around the hotels, His vest pocket pro­duced a beautiful piece of green glass, which he then proceeded to scrape along a window to prove to us how good it was. Somehow feeling that we could do better, we continued on.

We visited dealers and cutters, some who acted as agents, calling other merchants and setting up appoint~ents for us. They were thrown a little off guard by a fe­male gemologist. The most intimidating dealership we got into was atop a large

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office building with a panoramic view to match that of Lake Tahoe from Harrahs. We were shown goods at $25000 per carat, wholesale. Obviously, we were in the wrong place for our pocketbook.

At another dealers, we were shown assembled emerald crystals on matrix. r managed to trade my best diamond tweezers for two natural specimens. Durable, modern technological equipment and gem cutting supplies are very valuable to Colombians.

We went shopping one evening along the streets. Leather goods were available in abundance but we were warned that they were not cured properly. Old wo-ment and children were hawking what they said were "Marlboros" for 25 cents each. Those were some potent Marlboros!

We found a nice cantina with live music nightly, where we talked and drank beer with the locals. One interpreter for four people got a little confusing. We scheduled a side trip for a city high in the mountains, Chinqu;nquira, legended to be the cutting center for the rough stuff. We boarded a special bus with balls of yarn decorating all the windows. It was kind of like travelling in a psychedelic nightmare. We arrived in the town square, where it seemed the townspeople were very curious about any and all strangers. They were also very close-mouthed about where we could buy stones, so our side trip didn't amount to anything.

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ROMANCING THE STONE cant.

Back in Bogota, we were treated to a last supper by one of the cutters we had met earlier. He wined and dined us and then proceeded and succeeded in milking us. He brought us to his cutting shop~where he was able to sell us a very deep green emerald.while we ltlatched him polish it. We spent $800. on a piece of junk with very little clarity. The moral i~.~onlt make large purchases when under the influence of a good dhmer and abundant a'kohol. My mistake

1 my guard down. I did manage one stone for myself, a rare

knovm as a trapiche emerald 20 cts. for about $50., which I

sold in New York for $~OO. We ht six parcels in all, some contain­

irlg only one stone, vJholesaling for around $300. to $1200. per carat.

Upon checking out of the hotel we were presented with a bull for an extra $50. for burning a hole with an iron in the bedspread. It took awhile for us to explain that this was impos­sible since we did not have an iron and we don't iron our jeans anY\'/ay. I guess they try to pull that one on all the tourists who visit their hotel. Perhaps they will eventually get the bedspread paid for in this fashion.

New beds for collecting have been opened in the Ashwood area. The Triangle Ranch has a new discovery of Green t40ss Agate. Eagle valley Ranch at Antelope has crystals, geodes, and enhydros. A deposit of crystal and green moss geodes was uncovered in the Armstrong Ranch. All of these are in the general area of Madras, Oregon. (Tule Smoke Signals)

(Hy Grader)

All minerals are made up of atoms. Most minerals have two or more different kinds of atoms, like WATER,

. (H20) has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom, and HALITE (table salt) which is NaCI has one sodium and one chlorine atom in its molecule.

A few minerals are made up of only one kind of atom, such as gold, silver, copper, diamond, sulfur, and a few others: these minerals are classified as NATIVE ELE.t-1EN'l'S. The most plenti~ ful native element on earth is SULFUR.

When you have a breakdown, lift your hood and attach a white handker~ chief or cloth to the antenna as a signal for help.

Among other safety precautions r

lock your doors and use your flash­ers. Lower your window only slightly when someone stops to offer help. Ask them to stop at the next phone to send help.

If you have a flat tire, drive to the nearest station or to a well lit area -- ootter a ruined tire than risk your life.

Don't take the word of a st:canger that something is wrong with your car. Again, drive to a gas station for help.

If you think you are being fol~

lowed, go to the nearest police station, or fire station, or a well lit parking lot honk short blasts. If that isn't possible, keep driving -- jump a curb if you have to, or go through a red light. It is a sure fire way to attract the police, which is what you want! Always let discretion be your watch word. (Tule Smoke Signals)

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Antioch Lapidary Club'

Gem and Mineral Show

Contra Costa County

Fairgrounds Antioch

EXHIBITS

DEALERS

DEMONSTRATORS

SNACK BAR

Hourly Drawings For Door Prizes

Grand Prizes by Raffle Tickets

THE HOME Of ANTIOCH !'fITAIFED WOOD

February 20 and 21 1988 Saturday 20th ~ 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday 21st - 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Donation $1.00 per Adult

Children under 14 FREE

Ya Old Timers Breakfast S,unday

"'-: .... - w+" , ANT~ s·

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OTHER EXHIBITS OF INTEREST

CONCEPTS CALLERY - Stanford Shopping Center Palo Alto, CA.(415)329-8118 and also in Carmel, CA. at 6th & ~1ission(408)624-0661

ELAINE POTTER GALLERY 336 Hayes St., San Francisco, CA. (415)431-8511

SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM of MODERN ART Van Ness Ave. & McAllister ooen dai 1y except ~1onday-ca 11 for hrs. 363-8800 oresently showina Contemporary Jewelry

by Architects

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YOUR 1988 SHOW COMMITTEE

SHOW CHAIRPERSON ......... Ednah Antunovich SECRETARY, .. , ...•........ Amy Devoe TREASURER .. , .. , ........... Jamie McDonald ADMISSIONS ............... Anna Oulton A\~ARDS & RIBBONS •.......• Robert Si 1 va COUNTRY STORE. ...... "' ..• Bill ie Ashley DEALERS .... _" .......•..... All en Ashley DECORATIONS .....•.•...... Jim & Gladys

Ferguson CIANS ... " ........ Jim [wing &

Joe Zahn EXHIBITION CHAIRMAN .....• J€i:anette Karstad HOSPITALITy ............•. Glot~eanne Zano

8. RULES, ••• .,..... -LAY OUT. •.••. , ••••••••••. George Cl afl in

& C.~rvtPING ........ Ron Hasemeyer COORDINATORS •..... Eimer' Snyder'

Ie TY ... , ............ Joe Hammond ................ ~Vern McCullough

S :T~,UP/TEAR 'DmlN ••• 0 ••••• Horace Robertson .' &'r\lC' - - Dfr~QNStRATORS; .... J?hi:G~11ak

\:11 •• ) •••••••••••••••••••• Crln stl na Knapp SKIRTING ................. Gloreanne Zahn SPEAKERS ................. Darlene Pasqui~i

Ir\L COrc1PETITIONS ..... Fern Brown MEr~BERSHIP ............... Bil1 ie Ashley FOOD COMMITTEE ........... Arnold Barron HOUSING ctUURPERSON ...... Marion A 1 den DOOR PRIZES ••..••.•..•.•• Bob & Stella Raymond

I think we have finally done it!! We have found the perfect ways to show off the beauty of obsjdian. Those who have used the sphere and egg­making machines can tell you. The only problem is that now you have more than one side to brag about.

I have not seen one badly shaped sphere or egg, whi ch goes to p\'~ove that a "' ot of that "black" obs.idian is hiding a multitude of colors.

We_ have gotten ther.ilinbow buns' eye. some that look like the Egyptian eye. some.\vith doub'le flo\v and velvety C010l~S. and the only thing we have yet to find is an ugly piece of obsidian .

Cabs and slabs often do 'not show thei true colors~.unless you hold it in a bright light arid move the stone around. Not true anymore! If you donlt beleive me, come on down (or uP. as the case may be) to our shop and sign up to cut a sphere or start an egg.

STONE l~UCTION ............ Pat Rigor 'C\ii!l!-~A-B-O-F------p---""--

his is a recipe from Gene Hanzel for the (:onki es he ba ked and brought to the Nov. meeting.

CARAMEL HEAVENLIES

Grahan crackers (enough to cover the bot­tom of a cookie sheet. laid flat) 2 C. miniature marshmallows 3/4 C, brown sugar 3/4 C. margarine 1 tsp. vanilla 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 C. nuts (your choice) 1 C. coconut

Cabochons must be turned in for judging by -9: 30 pm the first ~Jednesday of the month.

November December January FebruarJ! March

April May June-October

30 x 40 Obsidian ***Nothing*** ~6 x 12 Malachite or turquoise 14 x 12 Rhodonite tear drop~ 12 x 20 or larger Tiger Eye 10 x 40 Jasper 9 x 16 or 14 x 10 Jade ????

Place crackers flat on cookie sheet. Sprinkle marshmallows over crackers, Melt sugar and margarine together - stir and add vanilla and cinnamon. Pour over marshmallows. Sprinkle nuts and coconut on top. Bake 12 to 15 minutes @ 350 Cut in shapes while wann. Happy Holidays

Gene Hanzel

It has been brought to my attention that there is some displeasure with the way I have edited some articles submitted

the Petrograph. Yes, I will admit that in some cases, I have practically reVJritten Petrograph submi ssions, I

Perhaps I shouldn't have done so, but I thought that was the duty of an Editor. I ill think that is the role I play, but I ",Jill try to curb my rewrit<ing appetHe where not necessary. HO\,Jever I I 11 continue to EDITI when the sit-ua.tion warrants.

Chri ina Knapp/Editor

CONGRATULATIONS DOUG & SUSANNEl!

Our long standing member Douglas Griffin l,vas married on Monday, December 28th in the courthouse at San Jose, CA. His wife is Susanne Wo 11 by'; nk of tv1; nden, Germany. We all wish them good luck and happiness.

A SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE ... that we keep a page or column open on the 1a page of the Petrograph each month for last minuta tidbits about members. illness' I moving etc. I thirik this sounds like a good idea~ so from now on will leave o~e column blank for the last min­ute requests that we so often get. If we don't receive any news by the time we are making the plates to print with I \fJil1 fill it with oth er articles.

My wife was reading my fortune card to me, lIyou are brave, handsome, strong and pop-" ular with the ladies." Then she looked closer and said, "it has your weight wrong too,1I (Sooner Rockologist/Aug. 87)

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~me praise should given to of our club who are always

in9 behind the scenes and in front. These people never complain or have a bad \lJord to say about anyone , They definitely should b(:: our ro"le models. Arnold Barron is doing a t job as President, We couldn't get a more enthusiastic leader always a positive outlook on 11 and he cook and organiz~ great to6!! Vern McCullough, our clu geniuu is always lurking in the shadows, with a new invention up his sleeve and al-ways ready to help those who iL

Fern Brown is one of the most eable & kindest persons I have We are all lucky she i a our Society.

Ednah Antunovich 'is also one special members of our club. wou 1 d we be wi thout her smi 1 e cHld eagerness whenever there is work to done?

Catherine Cotsopoulis a hand 'for being Ollr hostess at the eral Meetings. She does a wonderful job setting up the that brings each month.

These are just a few of our club members who deserve praise, I am sure, you would like to wri in and expound upon a member's virtues? Please do.

When grinding or sanding always work from th(~ center ()lxt:; otherwise the wh(:)el and/or belts t,Jlll pick up minute glass chips \'lhich may scratch your stone.

Gold was chosen for the State , Ntneral becanse the discovery of qold tn 1849, ,md the gold rush that followecll' played such an important :cole in the b,lstory of California.

The "Gold Beetr Nug~Tet" was found about-. 1857 at the Georgia Hill mine 11\ Ynnkee Jim, CaLl.forn.:ta _ It weighs 1 oz., 19.2 grams troy_ It is on cUsplay at. the Los Anqeles County .r-iuseum of Natural Hlstory .:tn Exposi­tion Park, Los Auqeles.

Serpentine was chosen as the State Rock because it is the dominant rock in the Coast Ranges of California. There is also a great deal of Serpen­tine !n the Sierra Nevada Range. Some of the Serpentine is very com'­pact and makes a good decorative stone.

-- Excerpts from (these posters are $3.00 from CFMS).

CF'MS Poster available for

Benitoite "JaS adopted as the i State Gem Stone in October, 1985. It was chosen because it was first discovered in San Benito County in 1905; and only in California has it been found in gem quality _ It is also the only know.n substance that crystallizes in this unique form. (The CFMS Emblem contains both the shapes of the Benitoite crystal and the natural Gold Bear Nugget, as it was found.)

This fossil was found 1n abun­dance at the Rancho La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Over 2,500 specimens have been removed from this location.

Smilodon was a ver.y large cat, not a tiger, of the Middle to Late Pleistocene era, from 1,800,000 to 11,000 years ago. The animal \*135

much like the present day African lion.

Mineral & Gem Society of Castro

P.O. Box 2]45 Ca'stro Valley, CA94546

]987/]98& ELECTED OFFICERS

Society colors - Blue & Gold Society Stone - Selenite

PRESIDENT ..............•.... Arnold Barron ............... 538-6254 . . VICE PRESIDENT .....•.....••. Ron Hasemeyer ............... 886-·] 747 SECRETARY ...•.....••......•• Lee Worth .•................. 489-9]06 TREASURER •..•...•.•....•..•• Jamie McDonald .....•........ 889-7808 THIRD YEAR DIRECTOR •...• ~ ... Joe Hammond ................. 886-5095 SECOND YEAR DIRECTOR ...••..• George Claflin .............. 635-5773 FIRST YEAR DIRECTOR •••....•. Vern McCullough ............. 278-J843 FEDERATION DIRECTOR.~ ...•... Russ Sanborn .•.....•.....•.. 582-2079 SHOP FOREHAN .....•. : .......• Joe Zahn .•..•...•........... 357-6029 SHOW CHAIRMAN ..........•••.• Ednah Antbnovich ........ ~ ... 522-42)4 MEMBERSHIP CrlAIRPERSON ...•.• Billie Ashley ...•..•........ 582-7459 EDITOR ..........••....•..... Christina Knapp PAST PRESIDENT .•...••...•..• Noel Zimmerman ............. 357-2795

APPOINTED COMMITTEE CHAIREEBSONS-withou~ voting privjleges at Board Meetings

HOSTESS ................•.••• Catherine Cotsopoulos LIBRARIAN ..............••••• Fern Brown .. ~ ............... 357-]326 8qSTORIAN~ ..•........•.•.•.• Helen Miguel .•..... ~ ........ 276-4354 JUNIOR MENTOR •......•.•..••• Ednah Antunovich ........... ~522-42]4. FIELD TRIP COORDIi.'IATOR ....•• Joe Zahn •......•............ 357-6029 RECEPTIONIST ...••........••• Gloreanna Zahn.~ ..........•. " " SUNSHINE REPORTER .•... · ....•. " " .••........... " " SHOP STEERING COMM .•....•.•• George Claflin ............•. 635-5773 'PART.JIAIvl,Ei.'fTARIA.i.'1 ..•.....•••.. Allen Ashley .......•........ 582-7459 EDUCATION COORDINATOR .•..... Ida Claflin ................. 635-5773 DOOR PRIZES ...•.........•.•. Doug Griffin •.......... (408)294-0358 SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRMAN ......•• Joe Hammond ................. 886-5095 BLOOD BANK CHAIRMAN ........• Noel Zimmerman ............ i.357-2795

J),1embership dues and changes of address should be sent to: Billie Ashley at J778J Mayflower Dr .• Castro Valley, CA 94546 We do notgaurantee return postage .for the Petrograph. If you will be moving or are not getting your issue, please notify Billie.

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