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Canaveral Moonstone

Presidents Corner Our first meeting of 2020 is on the second Wednesday (Jan 8) at Unity!! This will be our first full year after departure of our shops and meet-ings from The Henegar. New opportunities and new challenges are with us. Full participation of all our members will make this a very successful year. Our shops are in the best shape I have seen (some that are longer term members than I, could have a different perspective.) What we need is more frequent use of our shops, and good attendance at our meetings and parties. Many of our members volunteer to teach their lapidary skills. More teachers are needed!! Your Board is preparing a CMGS Budget for 2020. It will be sent to all members for your review and presented for approval at our Janu-ary meeting.

Don

Exchange Bulletins are Welcome

(All material may be copied unless otherwise noted if credit is given)

The Dead Line for the February Moonstone is January 20, 2020.

The URL for CMGS web site is: http://www.canaveral-mgs.com/

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The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society (CM&GS) is a registered Florida not-profit-corporation ap-

proved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt , organization under Internal Revenue Code sec-

tion of Florida 501 (c) (7) for the following purposes:

1. For the preservation, support, and promotion of the hobby of Mineralogy and its various forms of al-

lied activities and earth sciences.

2. To dedicate ourselves to the furtherance of the hobby through the exchange of knowledge, experience,

and other helpful information among ourselves and other like organizations.

3. To further the education of members and the general public of the hobby by programming talks, dis-

cussions, motion pictures, field trips, and the staging of shows and exhibitions.

4. To maintain an active affiliation with the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies and to par-

ticipate in Federation activities to the fullest extent possible.

Goals and Objectives

5. To promote the spirit of cooperation and fellowship among the membership.

6. To increase our knowledge of rocks and minerals and to explore the mystery and wonder of the earth.

7. To actively encourage members to attend educational classes, workshops, lectures, and demonstra-

tions.

8. To stimulate interest in the earth sciences within the community by providing scholarships to worthy

students at all educational levels.

9. To provide the necessary equipment and resources to enable members to develop their interests.

10. To enjoy our hobby and Have Fun!

Affiliations

The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society is a member of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Soci-

eties (SFMS) and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS)

Meetings and Dues

Meetings are the First Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at the Unity of Melbourne facility at 2401 North Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, Florida. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Visitors are always welcome! Dues are $30.00. Junior Member dues are $2.00. Club shop is now located at 255 East Drive, Suite K, Melbourne, FL.

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Open shops are held at the new workshop at 255 East Drive in Melbourne

Jewelry Sale

Our first "Members Creations Sale" at our shop December 7th was a BIG success. Only 6 members sold items but were quite successful. Lots of members came to check it out (& bought gifts for themselves & others) & we all had a great time.

Coming Next

Our annual rock swap at Wickham Park on March. 21 More details will follow in next months newsletter.

January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 Happy New

Year

2 3 4 Open shop

8:30AM-12:30

5 6 Open Shop

5:30—9:30

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7 8 7PM Month-

ly Meeting at

Unity

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8:30AM-12:30

12 13 Open Shop

5:30—9:30

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14 15 16 17 18 Open shop

8:30AM-12:30

19 20 Open Shop

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8:30AM-12:30

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Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society December 4, 2019 Meeting Minutes

President Don McLamb opened the meeting Thursday, December 4th at 7:06 pm at The Unity of Melbourne Hospitality Room, 2401 North Harbor City Blvd.

Our Holiday Party will be Friday, December 13th at Unity of Melbourne. Please bring the covered dishes at 5:30 pm, the party starts at 6pm.

Vice President, Nancy Stark, is looking for people to do presentations for the meetings. Please think about volunteering to speak on an interesting topic.

Don announced that Roy Deere and Ray Diebel are in the hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

The November minutes were voted on and approved.

Liz Ritter, Treasurer, reminded everyone If you want to be reimbursed for any expenses you must give her a receipt. She also went over the income and expenses for the Parade of Gems and monthly expenses.

Shannon Byrd announced that members will be selling their jewelry at the club from 10 to 3 pm this Satur-day. It should be fun and a great opportunity to see our members beautiful work.

Bill Harr mentioned that the classes for William Holland for the week of June 7th have been announced and should be on the William Holland website very soon.

Dave Jacobson spoke about Elemental Copper. Some native copper can be found in copper mining are-as. “Half breed” stones contain native copper and silver. Bob will bring some of his half breeds to the next meeting so we can see them.

Mark Heathman announced that the Rock Swap will be held March 21st at Wickham Park. It will be $15 for vendors to set up a table.

Melissa Horan announced Dolly’s Picnic will be in April, tentatively set for April 19th. She will be accept-ing things for auction beginning next month.

Show and Tell: Thanks for sharing!! Melissa Horan brought some pieces of native copper and told how she cleaned it. Bill Harr brought many of his samples of copper bracelets with cold connections and explained techniques he uses. Joe Bina brought in many different rocks and showed the colors and patterns in the rocks. He also showed some of his techniques for working with the rocks to get good slabs.

After the break Nancy Stark told us about her trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Lots of great information about the traveling the Italian Coast. Thanks, Nancy! Mary Kinberg Secretary

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Mineral of the Month—Azurite By Dave Jacobson

This month we will take a look at azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, copper carbonate hydroxide. Most mineral collectors have a specimen or two of azurite in their collections, since it is a very popular mineral due to its color. Its color is due to the copper, the coloring agent, combines with the carbonate groups (CO3) and hy-droxyls (OH). It is a secondary copper mineral found in sulfide deposits associated with carbonate rocks. Malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2, hydrous copper carbonate is often found with azurite. At times, the malachite replaces the azurite forming a pseudomorph, meaning you have a malachite crystal in the original shape of the azurite crystal. Azurite is found in many localities in the world. Some of the more famous lo-calities are: Chessy, near Lyons, France; Tsumeb, Namibia; Larium, Greece; Morocco and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. In the USA, several localities in Arizona such as Bisbee and Morenci. Some minerals found with azurite are: limonite, chalcopyrite, native copper, calcite, cuprite, chrysocolla, malachite and other oxidized copper minerals. Azurite is a minor ore of copper. It is sometimes used to make jewelry. It is cut into cabochons, but when faceted it is too soft for every day wear. Azurite is in the monoclinic crystal system. It is commonly crystallized in the following habits. Irregular blades with wedge shaped terminations. Rosette like aggregates. Slender needles and hairs. It also forms in botryoidal growths, which are sometimes interlayered with malachite. It’s color is azure, from which the mineral takes its name.. It can also be deep blue or pale blue. Streak is blue. Specific gravity is 3.7 to 3.9. Hardness is 3.5 to 4. It is brittle. Fracture is conchoidal. It will dissolve in hydrochloric acid with efferves-cence.

I used the following reference materials in preparing this article. Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Frederick H. Pough. Mineralogy For Amateurs by John Sinkankus. Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks

And Minerals. Minerals of the World by Walter Schumann. Amethyst Galleries Mineral Gallery on the in-ternet at http://mineral.galleries.com.

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Bench Tips by Brad Smith

Work Smarter & Be More Productive With Brad's "How To" Jewelry Books

Amazon.com/author/bradfordsmith

DEPTH GAUGE FOR DRILLING

Sometimes you need to drill a number of holes all to the same depth.

One quick and easy way to do this is to wind some tape around the drill

bit so that the tape just touches the part surface when the hole is deep

enough.

You can set the depth either by measuring from the tip of the drill to

the tape or by drilling to the correct depth, leaving the bit in the

hole, and wrapping tape around the bit at the surface level.

Note that a little extra tape left free on the end will blow away debris

from the drilling.

CUTTING A BOLT

Whenever you have to cut a threaded bolt shorter, it's often difficult

to get the nut to thread back onto it. And the smaller the bolt, the

more difficult it is to restore any distorted threads. The problem is

easily solved with the use of a nut. Here's how I do it.

First, screw a nut onto the bolt before cutting it. Grip the bolt by the

threaded section that is to be sawed off. Then saw the bolt to the

desired length, taper the end with sandpaper or file, and unscrew the

nut from the bolt.

Unscrewing the nut over the freshly cut end of the bolt will straighten

out any damage that sawing and filing did to the threads. Gripping the

bolt by the piece to be sawed off localizes any crushing damage to the

piece that will be thrown away.

Solve Your Jewelry Making Problems With Brad's "How To" Books

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Coming Gem & Mineral Shows

1/106/2020 - 1/12/2020

Largo Florida Annual Show

Pinellas Geological Society Central Park Performing Arts Center

105 Central Park Ave

1/10/2020 – 1/12/ 2020

Frank Cox Gem, Jewelry & Bead Show

Municipal Auditorium 801 Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida

1/18/2020 – 1/19/ 2020

Jewelry, Gem and Mineral, Fossils Show and Sale

Volusia County Fair, 3150 E New York Ave

DeLand, FL

2/1/2020-2/2/2020

Central Brevard Rock and Gem Show

Kiwanis Island Recreation Center

951 Kiwanis Island Park Road

Merritt Island, FL 32952

2/22/2020

Lakeland Florida Annual Show

Imperial one Valley Gem Mineral & Fossil Society

First Presbyterian Church; 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr

Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Rd., Hudson, Florida 34669

Please let me know if you are aware of a gem and mineral show that is not listed here.

shannonb787@gmail.com

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CM & GS Resource Center News – January 2020

Submitted by CM & GS librarian Sue Diebel

Featured Book: First Steps in Enameling by Jinks McGrath (CM&GS Resource book #B-055)

This great book takes you step-by-step on an adventure to create your very own enameled piece! It starts out with thorough information on all the equipment and materials you will need for your creation. Learn how to work with enamels and use of various techniques. The book has numerous pages of a colorful ‘gallery’ show-ing beautiful examples of finished pieces. The author provides a variety of beginner projects that will help you create a first piece that you can be proud of. Examples of the projects offered in the book are pendant, ear-rings, small dish, coasters, necklaces, and more. This book will be available to check out at our January meet-ing! See Sue to check this book out. The CM & GS Cross Reference Catalog book will be at the meeting for your perusal including checkout sheets to order a book to be delivered to you at the February meeting! Happy Reading, Sue Diebel

What’s NEW in the Resource Center? BROCHURES! Planning on traveling in the U.S. in 2020? Looking for some info on gem mines/tours, gold in them thar hills, archaeology, etc? Now available are brochures from various states and what they have to offer as far as gems, minerals, fossils, archaeology, and the like. States that are represented so far are: North Carolina, Georgia, California, Arizona and one from Arkansas. Please feel free to help yourself to brochures that will help you find a new adventure during your travels! No check-out is necessary. BUT, this new resource has only just begun! I have been collecting brochures as I travel. They are found in places that offer brochures like welcome centers on major state highways, lobbies of restaurants/hotels and various tourist info places. I NEED YOUR HELP! As you travel, please pick up brochures that might be places of interest to our club. You know….rocks, minerals, fossils, archaeology, jewelry, glass etc. and donate them to the GM & GS Resource Center!

Holiday party pictures from Jean Simson. Thank you Jean

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Club contacts

President: Don McLamb, 570 Seabreeze Dr., Indialantic, FL 32903, (321)723-2592

Vice President: Nancy Stark, 1610 Sutschek St. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, (321)749-7675

Secretary: Mary Kinberg, 245 Hedgecock Ct., Satellite Beach, FL 52937, (321)223-4260

Treasurer: Liz Ritter, PO Box 500827, Malabar, FL 32950, (321)544-2036

Bulletin Editor: Shannon Byrd, 2225 Ladner Rd. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, (321)541-7230

Membership Chairman: Kathie Burnette, 554 Veracruz Blvd, Indialantic, FL 32903, (321) 693-9719

Education Chairman: Dave Wayment, PO Box 780791, Sebastian, FL 32978, (772)532-6432

Corresponding Secretary: Kitty McLamb, 570 Seabreeze Dr., Indialantic, FL 32903, (321)723-

2592

Board of Directors 3yr: Dave Jacobson, 672 Manor Place, West Melbourne, FL 32904, (321)676-

4306

Board of Directors 2yr: Mark Heathman, 4166 Mockingbird Dr., Melbourne, FL 32934, (321)253-

2856

Board of Directors 1yr:

Board of Directors (Past President) 1yr: Keith Stokes, 601 Georgia Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901,

(321)266-8707

Librarian: Sue Diebel, 35 Sapphire St. Melbourne, FL 32904, (321)704-3198

We are deeply saddened that our friend Roy Deere is no longer with us. He was a wonderful teacher and a great friend. He will be missed.

He attended the University of Arkansas and graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology.

Roy was a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Viet Nam.

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Bulletin Editor

Shannon Byrd

2225 Ladner Rd NE

Palm Bay, FL 32907

Email: shannonb787@gmail.com

The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society meets the First Wednesday of each month at the Unity of Mel-

bourne Center, Melbourne, Florida. The time of the Meeting is 7:00PM . Visitors are always welcome.