Celebrate Earth Day April 22

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1 The Volume 49, Number 3 March 2014 Celebrate Earth Day April 22 Editor: Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Street Enid, OK Next Meeting: April 3, :00 P.M.

2 HOURGLASS NEWS The official publication of the ENID GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC. is published monthly. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at the Hoover Building, Garfield County Fairgrounds, Enid, Oklahoma at 7:00 P.M. except for the annual September picnic and Christmas dinner. Our meeting room is in the northwest corner of the building with access through either the northwest doors or the western-most south-side doors. A MEMBER OF: Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies American Federation of Mineralogical Societies S.C.R.I.B.E. ~ ~ Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors Portions of the bulletin may be reprinted provided credit is given to the author and to the HOURGLASS NEWS Officers and Committee Chairmen President Leon Walters 1126 Hillcrest Drive Enid, OK Vice President Van Rogge 616 S. Main Street Kingfisher, OK Secretary Valera Sheets 358 E. Cottonwood Enid, OK Assistant Secretary Mary Walters 1126 Hillcrest Drive Enid, OK Treasurer Stan Nowak 2805 Sage Drive Enid, OK Executive Member John Worden 823 E. Birch Enid, OK Field Trip Chairman John Worden as above and Stan Nowak as above Sunshine/Telephone Bobett Larkey 1103 Remington Court Enid, OK Librarian Debbie McGill 216 W. Randolph Enid, OK Program Van Rogge as above Special Exhibits John Worden as above Editor Sue Ogden 126 S. Coolidge Enid, OK Federation Liaison Debbie McGill as above OSCMS Reps Leon & Mary Walters as above DUES $5.00 per Adult including newsletter. $2.00 per Junior (16 years & under) when accompanied by an adult. PRINT BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTIONS $10.00 per year LIABILITY: Opinions expressed in the HOURGLASS NEWS are those of the individual writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the club as a whole. Visitors are always WELCOME at our meetings!

3 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 3 of 12 Greetings, Many of our members have said they are joining to take part in the field trips. Just want to let everyone know that the last two have been GREAT! Dodrill's Museum in Cushing was filled with so many different specimen's of rocks, fossils, and minerals. Each one had its own character. Hours and hours could be spent studying and learning. I asked John Worden to plan for our club to have a field trip later this year. Hope to see YOU there. Tulsa club annual Swap, Dinner, and Auction at the Hick's Rock Farm (Warehouse) was AMAZING. I've been there many times before but learned more this time than ever before. At our meeting on April 3rd we will be showing some of our "rock finds" and pictures of the Swap. There are drawers and drawers of slabs, boxes and boxes of specimens, all available for sale from.25 a pound to $40 a pound. Many are very rare and not available any longer. Do you want to plan another field trip opportunity to this location? It's up to you! Let us know what you think! It's your club. Without asking questions there are no answers. When you get to know me, I always ask questions. I'm always trying to lead you to think. Leon Walters, President Also in this issue EGMS Hosts/Hostesses April - Bobett Larkey May - Faye & John Worden June - Chris Summers & Amber Higley July - Sue Ogden August - Debbie McGill September - Picnic October - John Haacke November - December - Holiday Dinner Who s Who in 2014, Welcome & Dues Pg. 2 President s Message Pg. 3 Hosts/Hostesses Pg. 3 Also in this issue... Pg. 3 EGMS Mar. Minutes Pg. 4 Field Trip Schedule Pg. 5 Upcoming Shows Pgs. 6 & 7 Birthdays Pg. 7 Apr. 3 PROGRAM Pg. 8 Security Alert Pg. 8 Who s Doing What - Where & When Pg. 9 including Last Field Trip EGMS Fall Show Flyer Pg. 10 Excerpt from ALAA Pg. 10 Featured Article Pg. 11 Variscite by Teresa Rogge Show Flyers Pg. 12

4 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 4 of 12 ENID GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY MARCH 6, 2014 MEETING MINUTES The meeting was called to order by President Leon Walters who led the opening prayer. The Flag Salute was led by John Worden. The minutes were printed in the Hourglass News for this month. A motion to approve the minutes as written was made by John Haacke and seconded by Van Rogge. The Treasurer s report was given by Stan Nowak. Committee Reports: Program for April: Van & Teresa Rogge - "Name A Rock". It was suggested that all members bring a special rock to share. Field trip for April: EGMS Swap at Garfield County Fairgrounds on April 12 AND OSCMS Swap in Stillwater on April 19. April Swap: Stan Nowak suggested selling some of the rough that is in our storage at the EGMS Swap. November Show: Mary Walters report contracts are almost ready and will be going out this month to prospective vendors. Education: John Haacke was appointed Education Committee Chairman. Old Business: Mary Walters presented the paperwork for the July Federation Show in Tulsa. If anyone is interested in entering a case or needs more information please contact her. Stan Nowak made a motion the Club to pay for admission, banquet, and editors breakfast for the club representatives (Leon and Mary Walters) and Hourglass editor (Sue Ogden). Motion was seconded by John Haacke and approved by the members. New Business: Guest Cathy Miller (Gordon McDowell's daughter) was recognized. She thanked the club members for coming to Cherokee to help identify and purchase some of Gordon's collection and for helping her put information together for their upcoming sale on May 10. She will have a flyer out soon and will have pictures available of the equipment. Leon Walters suggested the possibility of a mid-month coffee or brunch at a local restaurant so we can all get to know each other better. Sue Ogden was appointed committee chair and will research the availability of a location. Stan Nowak suggested that dues be increased from $5.00 per year for an individual to $10.00 for an individual and $15.00 for a couple. After discussion, the suggestion was tabled. Mary Walters made a motion to adjourn. It was seconded by Van Rogge. Motion approved. Submitted by Acting Secretary, Mary Walters

5 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 5 of 12 EGMS FIELD TRIPS EGMS scheduled field trips will be the second Saturday after the Enid Gem & Mineral Society meeting (first Thursday of each month). Those wishing to attend will meet at the Conoco Travel Center No. 11 at 1005 E. Owen K. Garriott Road (corner of 10th and Garriott) in Enid, OK. The departure time and destination are subject to change or rescheduling when certain conditions arise: 1. Weather (field trip will be moved to the following Saturday if at all possible). 2. Joint field trips with other clubs. 3. Lack of interest in that particular destination. 4. Field trip chairman unavailable (a designated knowledgeable chairperson replacement OR maps of the location may be provided as required). 5. Departure location changes. It is always best to check ahead in case there have been any necessary changes. Scheduled Field Trips for 2014 Date What we re hunting for or digging up Destination January 11 None scheduled due to winter weather. February 15 Dodrill's Museum of Rocks, Minerals & Fossils Cushing, OK March 15 Tulsa s Annual Potluck, Auction & Swap Hicks Rock Farm! April 12 Enid Gem & Mineral Rock Swap Garfield County Fairgrounds May 10 TBA June 14 TBA July 9-13 AMFMS, RMFMS and Tulsa R&MS Shows Tulsa County Fairgrounds August 16 TBA September 13 TBA October 11 TBA November 15 TBA December 13 Winter vacation - usually no field trip. If you have any questions about a field trip or suggestions for a future field trip, please contact our Field Trip Chairman, Stan Nowak, at 580*484*2785. Thanks to everyone who participated in an EGMS field trip in 2014! We all had a whole lot of fun!!!

6 Apr. 12 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 6 of 12 UPCOMING GEM & MINERAL SHOWS Enid Gem & Mineral Society Swap (Woodward club will also be participating) Garfield County Fairgrounds - see our flyer on Page 11. Apr Northwest Arkansas Gem & Mineral Society Annual Spring Show Location: Siloam Springs Community Center, 110 N. Mt. Olive St., downtown Hours: Saturday & Sunday 9-5. Admission: Adults $3, students $2, children under 8 free with parents. Contact: Dave Leininger. Hulagrub~at~aol.com, 479*263*1424 Web site: Apr. 19 Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies Spring Swap Location: Couch Park Pavillion, Stillwater, OK Hours: 9-4. Admission: Free to buyers and to vendors. Everyone is welcome - come sell, swap, purchase or just visit. There will be a potluck style lunch for OSCMS affiliated club members. Please bring a side dish to share, burger trimmings, chips, drinks or dessert. Contact: Janet Biven urcloud9~at~sbcglobal.net see attached flyer April Wichita Gem & Mineral Society's 61st Annual Show Location: 2744 George Washington Blvd., Wichita, KS Hours: Friday, 9-7, Saturday 10-7, Sunday Admission: Adults - $5, ages $1, under 12 FREE with paid adult. Featuring dazzling crystals, minerals, fossils and meteorites. See how rocks are cut and polished. See how unique jewelry is created using the wonders of nature. Fluorescent room, grab bags, spinning wheel, junior rock pile, silent auction and the Gem Hunt. Contact: 316*260*4591 Website: May 2-4 McPherson, KS Annual Gem & Mineral Sale & Swap Location: 4-H Fairgrounds, 710 W. Woodside, McPherson, KS Hours: Friday 9-6, Saturday 9-6, Sunday 10:30-3. Admission: Free Dealers, gems, minerals, fossils, meteorites, jewelry, hourly door prizes, fluorescent mineral display, free rock identification, kids spin-and-win. Contact: Kim Vasper 620*241*7732 or mcphersongemmineral~at~hotmail.com Website:

7 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 7 of 12 UPCOMING GEM & MINERAL SHOWS (continued - 2nd part) May 10 Estate Sale ~ Gordon McDowell (more info & flyer soon). May 30-Jun 1 Gem Faire, Inc. - Tulsa wholesale and retail show. Location: Tulsa Fairgrounds, Expo Square/Central Park Hall, 4145 E. 21st Street. Hours: Friday 12-6, Saturday 10-6, Sunday Admission: $7 weekend pass, children under 12 - free. Over 40 exhibitors: Discover a treasure trove of gems, jewelry, beads, crystals, minerals, gold & silver from around the world! Jewelry repair & ring sizing while you shop! Displays and demon by the Tulsa Rock & Mineral Society. Contact: 503*252*8300 (Mon.-Fri. 9-5) or see web site for connection Website: July 9-13 Nov AMFMS, RMFMS, & Tulsa Show (all at the annual Tulsa show) More information as it becomes available! See flyer on Page XX. Enid Gem & Mineral Show (see attached mini-flyer) For more information about gem & mineral shows all across the U.S. please see the listing at: April Birthdays Martin Hamilton April 11th Still gathering information but apparently we don t have any anniversaries to celebrate in April!. Past Pres. John Worden & wife Faye Cents/Lb. at March 15 Tulsa Rock Swap

8 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 8 of 12 Due to unusual circumstances, we have postponed our March program until April. Van and Teresa Rogge will be presenting the program and we ll be playing a game, Name That Rock! Teresa has made a great slide show presentation. You re bound to have some fun, learn a bit and maybe even take home a prize!!!! We ll combine our monthly Show and Tell with our program so if you have a special rock you d like to have identified or that you want to about, please bring it with you to the April meeting! Come join the fun and learn some new and interesting rock facts. You might even win a prize! Be sure to check out Page 12 for a very interesting article about Variscite!!!! It s h ard t o be n o st algic w h en y o u can t rem em ber an y t h in g! S E C U R I T Y ***PLEASE NOTE*** S E C U R I T Y All phone numbers and addresses have been altered to reduce the chance of being found in searches used by scammers. In the s, the "@" has been replaced by "~at~" and the phone numbers have been separated by an *. When using this information, you will need to put the information in its proper format for it to work properly. This is being adopted by many social organizations to help with security. For example: Bill Smith PO. Box 311 Hardtner, KS *296*4652 beetlebill~at~kanokla.net This kills the live link but then that s the idea!!!!

9 HOURGLASS NEWS Page 9 of 12 Who s Doing What - When and Where! We had a very special guest with un in March, Cathy Miller who is Gordon McDowell s daughter. It was nice visiting with her and learning a bit about Gordon s estate sale in May. Among those missing in March, we know that John Worden was at a church retreat, Debbie McGill had knee replacement surgery the evening before, Bobett Larkey was visiting her daughter in Texas and Valera Sheets is still gone for the winter. Possibly the Woodward folks were staying in off roads that I ve heard were pretty bad. Don t know what happened to everyone else but we missed all of you! Debbie is back home recuperating from her surgery. We all want to say thanks to Teresa for some wonderful veggie refreshments and some of the best chocolate chip cookies I ve had in years! She brought a really awesome dip - I hope to purchase some myself one of these days. She says she orders the mix online! We had a really good business meeting accomplished quite a bit. Contracts are nearly ready for our November show. Flyers are now out for the April 12th swap. We discussed the Shawnee club s trip to Salt Plains on April 5 & 6. A few of us are planning to go for the day on April 5. There s a potluck that evening somewhere in the campground - I m trying to find out where and will send out an when I do. Mary Walters brought some really neat rocks that she got from the Washington Irving Trail Museum that was the 2nd part of the trip to Dodrill s Museum of Rocks, Minerals & Fossils on March 8. She had a very nice piece of turitella and bivalve conglomerate, a couple of oval slabs of what looked like blood sausage but were pumice, two pieces of dino bone, a piece of palm wood and a gorgeous hunk of petrified wood. Prez Leon Walters brought up the idea of getting together once a month in addition to our meeting just for coffee or brunch in Dinosaur Bone Cab order to get to know each other a little better. A volunteer committee was formed. Since I do some of the booking for my Red Hat chapter, I volunteered to find out what restaurants here in Enid have rooms available just for a visit - not really a meeting - and when. I ll bring that information to our April meeting. Teresa Rogge is hard at work building a web site for the EGMS. She has sent out an to those of us online asking about a name for our site - I hope you all took the time to reply to her. It is so wonderful to see so many of our new members taking an active part in our club. That s what makes us grow and what makes us great! Prez Leon s pep talk must have helped. I know that some of us are young enough (wow, that sounds great to me!) to still be working but once we set up our monthly get acquainted times, I hope that even those of you who are working will try to come as often as your work schedule permits. Please remember to contact me (your Editor, Sue at 242*7288) with any doings, happenings, sickness or wellness that you would like to report. Remember, we can t call and congratulate you or commiserate with you unless we know what s going on.

10 ENID GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY C C COINS Treasure Showcase Garfield County Fairgrounds Pavilion Building 111 W Purdue, Enid, OK November 21-22, 2014 Free Admission Friday ~ 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Saturday ~ 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Dealers Demonstrations Exhibits Gems & Minerals ~ Jewelry & Beads Lapidary Work Tokens ~ Coins ~ Collectibles Crystals and Fossils Special Displays & Kids Area Rocks that look like Food Touch & Feel Table Spinning Wheel ~ Rock Pile For more information, please contact: Leon or Mary Walters 580*237*1177 or 580*541*7500 leon.walters~@~att.net Clifford Cooper 580*233*0007 or 580*478*5709 cccoins~at~att.net HOURGLASS NEWS Page 10 of 12 Excerpted from March 2014 edition of the Glacial Drifter.

11 Variscite A cousin of Turquoise By Teresa Rogge HOURGLASS NEWS Page 11 of 12 Variscite is a relatively rare phosphate mineral. Its name is derived from the word, Variscia, the historical name of Vogtland in Germany, where it was first found in Variscite is sometimes referred to as Utahlite and Lucinite. Variscite is often confused with turquoise, though variscite tends to be greener in color rather than having the blue hues typical of turquoise. The Variscite from Nevada usually contains This Variscite is from Lucin, Utah. black spider-webbing in the matrix and can easily be confused with greenish turquoise. Turquoise contains traces of copper whereas Variscite does not. Variscite is colored by traces of chromium rather than copper. Variscite is softer than turquoise, having a Moh s hardness of 3.5 to 4.5, whereas turquoise has a hardness of 5 to 6. Variscite often contains white veins of the calcium aluminum phosphate mineral crandalite. Variscite is relatively porous and has a vitreous waxy luster. Variscite s color is predominantly a shade of green ranging from pale green to emerald green. Not all Variscite is green. The white Variscite cabochons to the left came from the White Angel Mine near Cerillos, New Mexico. Variscite is also found in Bolivia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Australia, Venezuela, North Carolina, Arkansas, Nevada and Utah. Variscite is prized by collectors and is also used for cabochon gemstones in jewelry. References: White Angel Mine Variscite, Cerillos, NM Editor s Note: Great article, Teresa! If anyone wants to see more pretty pieces of variscite, just do a google image search with variscite as the subject. There are some really pretty pieces!

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