Inside this

issue:

President’s Message 2

Membership Info 2

Ed’s Corner, Work-

shop and Annual

Club Show

3

Feature Articles Larimar

4

Feature Articles

Record Gold Nugget

5

Field Trip,

Federation News

6

Articles and Shows 7

Calendar 8

ROCKHOUND RAMBLINGS

APRIL 1, 2011 THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PASADENA LAPIDARY SOCIETY

APRIL 15TH - Looking

for a tax deduction for

2011?

Make a charitable

donation to PLS and

pay less taxes next

year! Ask us how!

FEATURE

ARTICLE

100 - OUNCE

NUGGET

Larimar by Wendy Ansel of Rocks & Runes

Modern tradition acknowledges the diamond as the sacred stone for love

and the birthstone for all born in April. Due to the covertness of the dia-

mond industry, I am proposing an alternative for you to consider! Infinitely

more rare than diamond, Larimar, a unique blue variety of pectolite, is only

found one place on Earth - in the Caribbean nation of the Dominican Re-

public!

(Continued on page 4)

APRIL MEETING

DATE on calendar -

page 8

Please wear a name

badge to all meetings!

INSIDE THIS

ISSUE:

Anita and Foothill in

Arcadia. All PLS members

are welcome to attend.

General Meetings. This

month’s meeting will be at

the Pasadena Central

Library at 285 E. Walnut

Street in Pasadena at 7:00

pm. Guests are welcome!

Field Trips are scheduled

each month. Refer to the

bulletin for date, location

and information.

Workshops are offered in

our well-equipped shop in

Pasadena to all members for

Membership per calendar

year is $20, $15 for a second

adult member in the same

house. Junior members and

third or more members at the

same house are $10. Initiation

fee is $2.50 per person and

membership badges are $7.50.

Renewals are due by the

December General Meeting.

Mail membership checks to

P.O. Box 5025, Pasadena CA

91117-0025.

Board Meetings are held at

7 :00p m on the f i r s t

Wednesday of the month at

the One West Bank at the

northeast corner of Santa

a nominal fee - normally on

the 1st Sunday of each month.

Refer to the newsletter for

hours and the calendar for

date. Eye protection and

closed-toe shoes are manda-

tory for all participants.

Workshops and field trips are

for adult members and

children with direct parental

supervision.

The Annual Club Show is

held the second weekend of

March at the Masonic Hall,

3130 Huntington Drive, San

Marino.

Membership Information and Meeting Locations

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FAIR USE NOTICE. This

publication may contain copyrighted

material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the

copyright owner.

We are making such material

available in our efforts to advance

the educational understanding of the amateur jewelry fabrication and rock

collecting hobbies.

We believe this constitutes a 'fair

use' of any such copyrighted

material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law.

If you wish to use material from this

publication for commercial or

purposes of your own that go

beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the copyright

owner.

Newsletter Articles or

corrections should be sent to the

editor: Mark Nelson, 1475 Paseo

Maravilla, San Dimas, CA,

91773. (909) 996-1784 or to

mnelsonair @aol.com

Meeting and General Information

The Board voted to renew our

CD at One West Bank. The

receipt of a donation of 13

buckets of geodes, agates,

and petrified wood was

discussed, and how to store

them at the workshop for best

access by the members. An

idea to purchase storage racks

with tubs for rocks was con-

sidered and tabled until next

meeting.

Justin Zzyzx’s presentation on

fake rocks and minerals was

both sobering and enlightening.

We are all more aware because

of his research.

home! Carolyn Duncan will review the basics of Rock Tumbling - 7-8:15pm at the monthly meeting. She will show various tumblers, what tumbling grits and fill to use and where to get them. Learn how to select the type and size rocks and how long to tumble them for maximum effect. A great meeting for juniors and beginning collec-tors. Bring your tumbler ques-tions and get answers to ask them!

March Meeting Officers

Chris Kyte, President

(626) 794-0519

ckyte60@att.net

Cheryl Lopez, Secretary

(626) 351-6283 rclopez002@verizon.net

Mark Nelson, Treasurer (909) 996-1784

mnelsonair@aol.com

April 2011

March Board Meeting

by Cheryl Lopez, Secretary

President’s Message

Gentlefolk: I want to

thank everyone for

your hard work and

dedication - which

made this show one

of the best we have

held - even though it

cost us a lot of our

strength and stamina. One of the

most labor-intensive jobs is case

set-up and take-down. I appreciate

those who worked as hard as

possible to make the experience

special for the members of the

public that came to see what we do.

Thanks to your work we continued

our reputation for the quality of

displays, dealers, food and the

demonstrations.

I particularly want to thank

Rudy and Cheryl Lopez for all the

hard work they invested in bringing

two new events - the Silent Auction

and Treasure Wheel - to the show.

The revenue generated by this

booth, as well as the Raffle, Grab

Bags and Sand Scoop will enable

our club to do much for our

members this coming year.

I also want to thank the

kitchen crew who all put in much

more time than their doctor’s may

have liked and who still said they

had a good time. Honorable men-

tions must also go to my grandson,

Gavin, Jade Svenson, Jim Gersbach,

Ralph and Becky Fregoso, and De-

nise Davis who pitched in at the last

minute and worked wherever help

was needed. Thank you again for

your continued assistance and may

God bless us all!

… Chris Kyte, President

At April’s Board of Directors

meeting a 2011 Budget will be

discussed and adopted. Mem-

bers are welcome to attend and

to provide input.

Get started working with rocks at

April Board Meeting

April Member Meeting

EDUCATIONAL OUTEACH

BY ED IMLAY

Ed Imlay visited two

classes at Paradise Canyon

Elementary School in La

Canada on March 7 and 8.

For the April meeting,

please bring any items of

general interest to display,

especially: workshop projects, material from locations

of recent or upcoming field trips, and the birthstone of

the month: Diamond (or Larimar).

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Ed’s Corner

Ed Imlay at local schools

WORKSHOP

April 2011

“It was a great show”; “I really liked looking at the display cases”; “I look forward to your show every year”; “I really like the food you have, and it is not what you would expect at a club show”. These are some of the comments I and others heard at the show. I want to thank everyone for making the show successful. One can see when walking around that the club takes pride in their show and makes a real effort to bring a positive experience to those who walk through the doors. This year was our first silent auction and treasure wheel and it appears they were successful – both in quality of materials and the joy of getting some nice items. I know Joe and I went home with some great rock. Many thanks to Rudy Lopez and Mark Nel-son for their efforts in collecting and manning the booth. Jason Badgley also brought in rock to add to the sale and stayed to help out. Others told me that the treasure wheel was a focal spot for kids who played once and came back several more times. Thanks to the many people who put in a display case. Drew Wilson designed the room layout and provided supervision for the set up crew getting the cases in place. Members displayed what they had made or collected, displaying their idea of “Rocks to Art” – our show theme. I heard many people comment about the indi-vidual creativity of the members and how much they liked seeing the cases. Often it is the members’ displays that encourages people to join our group. Our society does have beautiful display cases and when they are all set up they are impressive. Ed Imlay assembled the club display case and watched over the careful placement of the pieces brought in by members. After the show Ed made sure we got our treasures back! Mark & Linda Nelson, Marléné Kyte, Tim Snyder and Vern Cliffe enjoyed telling people about our club at the information and mem-bership table. People were interested in what our club has to offer and 14 people joined that weekend. Our raffle was terrific! Both cases were full of great donated prizes - a testament to our members’ generosity and dedication. The raffle is one of the main fund-raising events for the club and

(Continued on page 7)

Refer to the calendar on page 8 for the date of this

month’s workshop. Members are reminded that grind-

ing and polishing wheels are not to be used to round off

edges on rocks for sphere-making. One of the carbide

wheels is getting a wear groove which will ruin it.

Check with the workshop host for the proper way to use

these machines.

“ROCKS TO ART” 2011 CLUB SHOW By Marcia Goetz

Thank You to Jan Goodwin for pre-paying her 2012 dues !

Welcome

New Members !!

Fourteen outstanding new members

joined our club at the Annual Show.

Please join us in welcoming them at the April meeting!

In order to assure everyone of equal access to the saws and

polishing machines at the workshop we are asking each user

to sign up and pay for each set of 2 slabs that they will cut

(fees are posted). After two cuts another member may use

the machine and the first person can sign up for another set.

Sunshine: If you know of a society member who has been or is ill, had a death in the family, or has had a great event happen in their life, please contact Cheryl Lopez, our Secretary, with the news. Cheryl’s phone number is

(626) 351-6283, or email her at rclopez002@verizon.net.

Page 4 ROCKHOUND RAMBLINGS April 2011

Rocks & Runes Your Place For Crystals

1006 N. Lima St.— Burbank, CA 91505

(818) 846-0108

We carry gemstones from A to Z.

Let us show you how to use gems and

crystals for health as did the ancients.

Classes, Meditation, Cards of Destiny.

Tue-Sat. 11am-7pm, Sun 12pm-5pm

email: rocksandrunes@yahoo.com

web: www.rocksandrunes.com

Wendy Ansel A Pasadena Lapidary Society Member

First recognized in 1916

by Father Miguel

Domingo Fuertes Loren,

and dismissed by the

authorities of that day,

this unusual mineral was

rediscovered in 1974 by

geologist Miguel Méndez and Peace Corps volunteer

Norman Rilling on a Caribbean beach in the

Dominican Republic. Miguel took his young

daughter's name Larissa and

the Spanish word for sea

(mar) and formed Larimar -

another of a number of

minerals named after a

person!

Larimar is a variety of pectolite, formed in the vugs

(in this case pockets left by volcanic activity) by a

solution of sodium calcium silicate hydroxide.

Although pectolite is found in many other locations,

none have the unique volcanic blue coloration of

Larimar.

At Rocks & Runes I teach the

metaphysical properties of all

of the jewels of the earth.

According to my research

Larimar, the stone of true love,

displays the most incredible,

vibrant hues of blue and white.

This rare pectolite gemstone

corresponds to the throat

chakra (the area of the body

where your communication

abilities emerge) and is associated with hearing,

including psychic hearing. Larimar encourages one

to gently 'speak your truth' with love and

compassion - enhancing open, peaceful and loving

communication, the true foundation to all healthy

relationships.

It facilitates the regrouping of powerful spiritual

leaders. These messengers are highly practiced in

the art of public speaking and are often in the pub-

lic eye. Larimar breathes peace.

(Continued from page 1) Because Larimar is such a beautiful

stone, with a hardness of 4.5-5 on the

Moh’s scale, it lends itself to uses in

jewelry. Through my contacts with the

miners in the Dominican Republic I have

been able to import a good quantity of both raw

stones, cabochons and polished Larimar that is ready to

wear as jewelry. I invite my friends at the Pasadena

Lapidary Society to come and allow me to show them

this unique mineral and other treasures of nature !

Editor’s note: Wendy Ansel has studied geology

and metaphysics extensively and takes time to

share her knowledge with adults and children

alike. Exploring her shop in Burbank is to a lover

of rocks and gems as is a forgotten old bank vault

is to a coin collector - and with an expert waiting

to talk with you!

Treat yourself to a visit at her shop soon!

Thank You to Wendy Ansel of Rocks & Runes for referring

new members to the Pasadena Lapidary Society. Members

are encouraged to patronize the businesses of our sponsors!

Larimar deposit in vug

pocket displayed at Rocks &

Runes.

Elisa, a customer of Rocks & Runes with Larimar jewelry.

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THE NEWSLETTER OF THE PASADENA LAPIDARY SOCIETY April 2011

All the time they were working through ground water that seeped in as they dug. The nugget they found, weighing 100 ounces and about the size of a small loaf of bread, is worth more than $100,000 at current gold bullion prices. "We weren't expecting to recover anything that size!" the finder said. They did, though, and also two smaller nuggets of less than a pound – about 4 and 10 troy ounces each. The finder took it to Fred Holabird, an experienced mining geologist and appraiser in Reno, Nevada. The nugget’s size makes it unique. “The Washington Nugget may be the s o l e r e m a i n i n g authenticated large gold nugget of 100-troy-ounce caliber from the California gold region," Holabird said. Holabird draws a distinction be-tween nuggets and gold in crystalline form, of which there are larger California pieces. By way of comparison, the larg-est California nugget still in existence, which is on display at the Smithsonian Museum, weighs 80 ounces. The Washington Nugget is expected to draw bids of $250,000 to $400,000, at the Sacramento Convention Cen-ter on the final day of the Golden West Auction. The finder, meanwhile, has hopes of returning to his land when the snow is gone to see if there are more. If it doesn't sell at auction "It may go in a museum," the finder said. "I just don't want to have it in the house."

UPDATE: The largest piece of Californian gold in existence sold for $460,000 at the auction on Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011. The identity of the buyer has not been released as of

press time for this bulletin.

RECORD GOLD NUGGET FOUND !

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 - The discovery in Nevada County, California, of a nearly 7-pound gold nugget last year has been called a one-in-a-billion lucky find. Now, on the eve of the auction of the so-called “Washington Nugget” in Sacramento, its finder has told the story. In addition to a little bit of luck, it's a tale of geological knowledge, use of modern technology, elbow grease - and fear. He's afraid to keep his find at home! "I'm just a little paranoid about people knock-ing on the door, putting a gun to my head and saying, 'Where is it?' " said the finder. Hence, he demanded anonymity until the treasure sells. The find was far from total luck. The Nevada County resident had a piece of undeveloped property – not far from the old gold mining town of Washington, California – assayed by a professional for possible gold deposits. "Just to see what gold would be down to the first 10 feet," he said. There was some fine gold, and a hint that there might be more in the bedrock beneath the old mining tailings. Know-ing how Gold Rush lodes were found in similar bedrock, "it led us to think there may be some," he said. A friend brought in a piece of equipment known as ground-penetrating radar. Similar equipment is used to locate sewer lines underground, or potential archaeological sites buried beneath centuries of dirt. In this case, it revealed the lay of the land buried beneath a yard or more of old mine tailings. "We found an anomaly – a crevice or crack that indicated that it would be a good target," he said. Such crevices sometimes trap nuggets. And this one was less than 10 feet down – the depth limit for their rented backhoe. After dig-ging, they used a metal detector that can distinguish be-tween gold and ferrous (iron-based) metals. "We started to use the gold detector and we got a very strong signal," he said. It told them where – within a square foot – to target shovels and pry bars.

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April 2011

FEDERATION NEWS

The April CFMS Field Trip is on Sat/Sun, April 23rd & 24th to the Kingston R a n g e t o c o l l e c t amethyst, pyri te & sphalerite. As of the writing of this bulletin the trip information had not been posted, however you can go to www.cfmsinc.org “field trips” or contact the bulletin editor for more information. If you are interested in going, call or email our bulletin editor and the CFMS Field Trip leader, Robert Sankovich at rmsorca@adelphia.net or 805-494-7734 in case the trip is cancelled due to weather or other circumstance. Rob can also send you the maps and times for the trip.

FIELD TRIPS By Joe Goetz

LAVIC SIDING - April 16th & 17th 2011.

Wouldn’t it be nice to go to a place where

you could camp and collect in the same spot?

Well that place is Lavic siding - off the I-40.

After a good night’s sleep you step out of your tent or RV

with a cup of coffee in hand and you wonder where you’ll

go to do some collecting. It’s then that you realize all you

really need to do is bend over and pick-up the very stone

you’re there to collect!

That’s right - the stone is jasper. It comes in

green, red, orange, various shades of brown and yellow.

Also in the area are minerals such as psilomelane, gypsum,

copper and also plume, moss, banded and fortification

agates. This is a good trip for both the first-timer or the

veteran rockhound; there is lots of stuff to collect.

It’s only 2-1/2 hours from Pasadena, so come for

the day! Take I-40 east from Barstow to Hector Road, turn

right and then left on Nat’l Trails Hwy. Turn right onto the

dirt road toward the railroad tracks when the paved road

crosses back over I-40. Some of us stay in motels in

Barstow and make the 35-minute drive out to Lavic.

On Saturday, meet at Lavic Siding at 8am. On

Sunday we will start at Lavic and will be leaving camp for

other collecting sites after the 8AM briefing. Use FRS ra-

dio channel 14-0. On Saturday evening we will have a

potluck dinner at 4:30PM. Hope to see you there!

Be sure to let me know if you are coming, in case

there is weather or some other incident that changes out

plans. Call me at (626) 914-5030 or email at joen-

mar1@verizon.net. Somewhere in California ….

…… going the wrong way … Joe Goetz

CFMS - California Federation of Mineralogical Societies

AFMS - American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

The AFMS is holding a raffle drawing to help to

fund their Endowment Fund. The drawing will

offer a great selection of prizes, and we are able to

purchase tickets which will support the Fund.

Tickets are $5 each, or 6 for $20. Send your

check, payable to "AFMS Endowment Fund",

along with a stamped, self-addressed envelope for

returning your tickets stubs - to Colleen McGann, P.O.

Bo x 2 2 4 ; S a n t a C l a r a , CA 9 3 5 3 6 .

<Colleen.megann@hds.com>

Be sure to include your name, address and telephone

number for notification if you're one of the lucky

prize winners. The winners will be announced

during the convention at the Awards Banquet on

Saturday, July 9th in Syracuse, NY.

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April 2011

Navarro’s Creations

18 N. Mentor, Pasadena

(626) 577-2077

Let Emilly Navarro create

something for you! Bring her a

picture or sketch of your dream design for a free quote.

Open Monday - Saturday, 10am - 6pm

LOCAL ROCK AND GEM SHOWS:

APRIL 2-3—LANCASTER: Antelope Valley Gem & Mineral Club; Lancaster High School, 44701 32nd St. W.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-5. Free admission, dealers, auction table, demonstrations, displays, games, raffle, grand prize drawing. 16-17—NEWBURY PARK: Conejo Gem & Mineral Club; Bor-chard Park Community Center, 190 Reino Rd. Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5. Free admission, club member exhibits and sales, gems, jew-elry, rocks, minerals, fossils, youth activities, lapidary and jewelry-making demonstrations, silent auction and door prizes. 30-1—ANAHEIM: Searchers Gem & Mineral Society; Brookhurst Community Center, 2271 W. Crescent Ave.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-4:30. Free admission, special exhibit, gold panning, jewelry mak-ing for kids, silent auction, gemstones, hobby supplies, books, demonstrations, displays and door prizes.

Library

UOP

PLS T-SHIRTS are now

available to order. PLS logo

small on front and large on

back. Only $14. Submit your order to

R u d y L o p e z a t R c l o -

pez002@verizon.net or (626) 351-

6283 - include sizes and quantities.

2011 Show continued from page 3

Vern and Sylvia have brought new life to it with some innovative concepts. Their idea to introduce hourly drawings for our visitors was certainly a hit! Cheryl Lopez, Linda Nelson, Carolyn Duncan, Marléné Kyte, Sandie Fender, Dave Kelty, and Joe Goetz pitched in to help with the raffle’s success. Where our greeters are is always a happy spot. With the colorful grab bags on the table, who could resist being cheerful? Carolyn Duncan and Tim Snyder spent a great deal of time at the Greeting/Grab Bag table, welcoming visitors and directing our guests to the highlights of the show. Carolyn added her own touch by handing out a “moki” ball to every 10th grab bag sold. On that note, I want to thank everyone who sewed and helped stuff the bags…they were very nice with each one containing a crystal, some rough rock, a slab and some polished stones. Cries of delight were heard from kids of all ages who couldn’t resist the urge to dig some stones at our sand scoop with our junior members Gavin Kyte and Jade Svenson. Ralph & Becky Fregoso, Jim Gersbach, Denise Davis and Joe Goetz joined in the fun! The kitchen…what can I say? We have the best. Chef Chris Kyte focuses on making sure we all have interesting and delicious food. The turkey chili this year was a healthy change and much appreci-ated. A big thanks to Rudy Lopez for the donations of pastrami, sodas, water, cookies and more. Chris’ assistant chefs were Sandie Fender, Briana Casay, Trudy Krose, and Cal Matthews. Ed Imlay showed his skill for organizing and scheduling the demonstrators. We have many talented people in our group and everyone likes to see how we create our works of art. Lastly, my special appreciation to those who came on Friday to help set up and who remained on Sunday to tear down. Without you this show wouldn’t happen. You wouldn’t think it but there are many small and large things to do to get the show ready for Saturday. Those who helped were: Dave Kelty, Chris & Marléné Kyte, Corinne & Ed Imlay, Ralph & Becky Fregoso, Linda & Mark Nelson, Tony & Sandie Fender, Jan Goodwin, Trudy Krose, Tan-ner SooHoo, Rex Nishimura, Jim Gersbach, Drew Wilson, Vern & Sylvia Cliffe, Carolyn Duncan, Davis Coghill, David Svenson, Rudy & Cheryl Lopez, Cal Matthews, Jason Badgley, Alice Davis, Mark Grant, Denise Davis, Tim Snyder, Cal Matthews and Briana Casay. If I missed anyone please forgive me and let me know! It was a great show and we all should give one another a hearty “well

done”! - Marcia

Another THANK YOU and “JOB WELL DONE” to our show coordi-nators - Joe & Marcia Goetz for all of their hard work! - Editor

Member - To - Member

Beginning with the May issue of the bulletin members are

welcome to submit an ad for items wanted, for sale or free to

other members. Ads are limited to three lines for three months

a year and may not be of a commercial nature. There is no

cost for the ad Submit your message to the Editor who

reserves the right to edit or refuse any submissions.

Look for the gems in the calendar on page 8.

From The Editor: As Lew, through LARocks, commented

―We have been through the best of times as well as the worst.

With the economy the way it is so many shows have cut back

dramatically or have simply pulled the plug and gone away.‖ A

fellow editor, Barbara Matz, wrote me last week ―The Marin

Mineral Society disbanded in January and I am no longer

producing The Tumbler.‖

Healthy clubs near ours mean more opportunities for

field trip variety, new material and trading. A good way we can

support other clubs is to attend their shows. Most shows are free

and have educational displays and demonstrations throughout the

weekend and vendors will be selling wonderful items you won't

find anywhere else. Please plan on attending one of the shows

listed on this page, and wear your club badge! - mn

The Pasadena Lapidary Society, inc.

The Pasadena Lapidary Society, Inc. Bulletin Editor: 1475 Paseo Maravilla San Dimas, CA 91773-3908

April

2011

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American Federations of Mineralogical Societies. Our editor is a

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