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The Agatizer Nov 2017, Vol. LXII No. 10

AgatizerSouth Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society, Inc.

P.O. Box 1606 Torrance, Ca. 90505Affiliated with The California Federation ofMineralogical Societies and The American

Federation of Mineralogical Societies

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Thieves broke into the Fallbrook Gem &Mineral Museum in Fallbrook, San DiegoCounty, California, at 4 am on Sunday,September10th, 2017. The burglars stole fiveiconic San Diego County tourmaline specimenand several rough & cut sets. Theseirreplaceable specimens are the heart of theSan Diego County collection of the museum.

Rough & Cut Sets(no photos available yet)Each set was mounted on

a irregularly-shapedfrosted quartz base. Sixsets were Tourmalines,

the other seven setsconsisted of Emerald,Morganite, Amethyst,Aquamarine,Topaz,Garnet & Ametrine.

A Reward forinformation leadingto the recovery of allor part of the stolen

pieces is being offered.Please report suspicious sales or activities to Detective SteveAshkar, San Diego County Sheriff, (760) 451-3111, case #17147235

Tourmaline Approx.23 cm (9 inches).

Tourmaline on Quartz fromthe Tourmaline Queen Mine.

17 cm (6¾ inches).

Tourmaline andQuartz 8 cm(3.15 inches)

Tourmaline,Quartz and

Lepidolite fromthe Pala Chief

Mine

Tourmaline Approx. 23cm (9 inches).

S T O L E Nfrom the

FALLBROOK GEM& MINERAL

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123 W. Alvarado Street,

Fallbrook, San Diego

Co., California 95028 •

(760) 728-1130 •

www.fgms.org •

[email protected]

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It’s a shame these rare sizedminerals that were meant forpeople to see who may havenever seen anything likethem. They came out ofmines not very far from theMuseum. Eventually,somehow they ended uptogether in the smallmuseum in Fallbrook. It issad that whoever a collectorhas them will only see themalone in the dark. Are theyclean enough to cut andfacet? I don't know. Thatwould be a terrible waste.The minerals themselves arepriceless. Where would youfind replacements?

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South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society

The Agatizer 2 Nov 2017, Vol. LXII No. 10

OFFICERS FOR 2017President Nancy Pekarek 310 257-8152 [email protected] President Steve Karno 310 251-5323 [email protected] Jamie Erickson 310 956-7467

[email protected] Leslie Neff & 310 318-2170 [email protected]

Lynette Vandeveer 310 379-5852 [email protected] Director Terry Vasseur 310 644-2029 [email protected]

STANDING COMMITTEE CHAIRFOLKSDisplays & Mary Sharp & 310 326-5939 [email protected]

Donates Kitty Lake 310 377-9882 [email protected] Leslie Neff 310 318-2170 [email protected]

WorkshopEditor Terry Vasseur 310 644-2029 [email protected] Ford Larry Hoskinson 310 318-2170 [email protected]

Scholarship FundField Trip

CoordinatorsGetting-to- Craig Polliard 310-533-4931 [email protected]

know-youHistorian Gale Fussello 310 702-3633 [email protected] Jim Erickson 310 640-6199 [email protected] Gale Fussello 310 702-3633 [email protected] Steve Pekarek 310 257-8152 [email protected] Kathy Polliard 310 5 33-4931 [email protected] Al Richards 310 675-6606 [email protected] Show Lead Nancy Pekarek 310 257-8152 [email protected]

Show Chairs Megan Fox 310 433-3230 [email protected] Neff 310 318-2170 [email protected]

Lynette Vandeveer 310 379-5852 [email protected]

CLUB EXPERTSChris Curtin - Fossil PreparationBurt Dobratz - Fused GlassLarry Hoskinson - Opal CuttingPeggy Hill - Lapidary & BeadsFrances McArthur - Rock & Wire TalismansKen Oullette - Cuttle Bone Casting & Silver FabricationChris LeMaster - TumblingCraig Polliard - Lost Wax Casting, Jade Cove CollectorToy Sato - Suiseki (Stone Appreciation)Terry Vasseur - Silver FabricationTeresita Vasseur - Pearl StringingLynette Vandeveer - Wirewrap Jewelry

MISSION STATEMENTThis society was formed to collect and study minerals; to teach lapidary arts,to disseminate knowledge of mineralogy, lapidary work, and relatedactivities; to exhibit specimens for public education; and to exchangeinformation related to the earth sciences.MONTHLY MEETINGSMeetings are scheduled on the First Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., in themeeting room of the Torrance Public Library, 3301, Torrance Blvd.. Visitorsand guests are always welcomed at all club events.MEMBERSHIPAnnual dues for a single member is $15 and $20 for a family payable by the1st of the year. An annual 12 month subscription to the Agatizer comes withmembership. A subscription to the Agatizer alone is $20.WEBSITE Webmaster Jamie EricksonSouthbaylapidaryandmineralsociety.comPDF READER LINKhttp://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.htmlAGATIZER CIRCULATIONDec 2016 90 - June 2017 95SBL&MS TAX STATUSThe South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society is a nonprofit501 ( c ) 3 organization, Tax ID # 95-350730

Nov Birthdays

Nov Tuesday 7, 2017

Display & Donate: SILENT AUCTIONRemember to bring (preferably) hobby relateditems for the silent auction, collectable rocks(rough or processed) & minerals, lapidary &jewelry fabrication tools, books, etc. Be preparedto set a minimum bid. Bid generously on itemsyou find that you want to take home, and mostimportant, HAVE FUN! Proceeds go to theTorrance library as thanks for allowing us to holdour meetings in their spacious and beautifulmeeting room.

Drinks:

Munches:

Nov Anniversaries

Mary Sharp

Steve Pekarek Nov 15

Weird Brain Puzzles Can Make You Smarter

Here’s the setup: There are five houses, each painted adifferent color. In each house lives a person with adifferent nationality. These five owners drink a certaintype of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar, andkeep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smokethe same cigar, or drink the same beverage.The question is, who owns the fish?Here are the clues:

The Brit lives in the red house The Swede keeps dogs as pets The Dane drinks tea The green house is on the left of the white

house

The green house’s owner drinks coffee The person who smokes Pall Mall rears birds The owner of the yellow house smokes

Dunhill

The man living in the center house drinks milk The Norwegian lives in the first house The man who smokes blends lives next to the

one who keeps cats

( Einstein’s Riddle See The Board In Page 3 )



From The Editor’s Desk

Another Club’s museum wasdestroyed and stole their mostprecious minerals. “Why, whywould they take those things?”said one of the club’s formerofficer. Answer; somebodywanted it or simply thinks itcan be sold. Burglary cannotbe stopped. The best you cando is make it harder to break in

and keep up on new technology.____________

I spent two hours trying to convert the pdf “StolenFallbrook Poster” to a picture with no luck. I wanted to beable to fit it in the newsletter but my software wasn’t newenough. Things like this drive me crazy. The only way todo it is to buy a new software (and most new software's .

After I cooled off I tried it again. This time I foundsomething, a PDF to Rich Text Format. It allowed me toreduce the texts without changing the pictures.____________

- - - SPECIAL REPORT- - -Saturday October 28

Mary Mess, a member of the Cajon Valley Gem andMineral Society, has sent out an update about the stolentourmaline specimens. Three pieces of the five tourmalinespecimens have been recovered. Unfortunately, one hasbeen been damaged. No further news.___________

- - - FEDERATION DIRECTOR - - -

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“National Monuments” by John Martin AFMSFrom The November AFMS Newsletter

For the last ten months there have been a lot of discussionson the future of are National Monuments. There has been alot of miss-information presented by many political andenvironmental groups mainly to justify their agendas andposition. The Proclamation signed by the President onlyasked that a Review of the National Monuments, whichwas created by Presidential Action, be reviewed forcompliance with the Antiquities Act of 1906. There wasnothing in the Proclamation that authorized any change,reduction, or elimination of any standing NationalMonuments under review. The review has been completedand the report has been released by the Department of theInterior (DOI). The preliminary DOI report has been sentto the President for consideration on the 29 NationalMonuments under review. A final DOI report has beensent to the President with recommendations forconsideration. The report is yet to be released to thepublic, however there has been a copy of the report leakedfrom DOI.

The leaked DOI Final Report recommends some changesto 10 of the 29 National Monuments. These monumentsare: Bears Ears National Monument, Utah; Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument, Oregon; Gold ButteNational Monument, Nevada; Grand Staircase-Escalade,Utah; Katahdin Nation Monument, Maine; NortheastCanyons and Seamounts Marine National Monuments,Massachusetts; Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks NationalMonument, New Mexico; Pacific Remote Islands MarineNational Monument; Rio Grande Del Norte NationalMonument, New Mexico; Rose Atoll Marine NationalMonument, American Samoa.

The leaked DOI Final Report recommended changes bemade to these National Monuments, but did not provide ordefine the changes. It did recommend that the changes bemade in accordance with established laws and regulationsand should include public input. Will the President acceptthe recommendations in the leaked DOI Final Report? Itremains to be seen.

Will this review have an effect on RecreationalRockhounding? If there are changes made to the NationalMonuments it will be up to concerned Rockhounds tomake sure that the voice of the Rockhounds is heard andRecreational Collecting is included in the changes to theaffected National Monuments where applicable. A fewwords on the American Antiquities Act of 1906 asamended and its usage to create National Monumentswithout the consent of Congress or input from the Public.

The act stipulates that “The President may, in thePresident’s discretion, declare by public proclamation

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General Meeting, October 3, 2017

● 6:39pm- Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance with President Nancy Pekarek● Officer Reports:

○ Secretary- Jamie Erickson▪ Thanks for liking and sharing on Facebook! If you would like to submit anything for the

website, please email Jamie.▪ Changes have been made to the website layout- thanks for your patience!▪ Motion from Leslie Neff to approve meeting minutes as published in the Agatizer

● 2nd: Mary Sharp○ motioned carried

○ Treasurers- Lynette Vandeveer and Leslie Neff▪ No report

○ Federation Director- Terry Vasseur▪ No report

○ Agatizer- Terry Vasseur▪ No report

○ Nominating Committee- Leslie Neff▪ Karol, Eugenia, and Leslie have filled all but one position

● President- Gale Fusselo● VP- Steve Karno● Treasurer- Eugenia Dickson● Secretary- Jamie Erickson● Looking for Fed. Director

○ Voting will be at the next meeting- if you would like to run for a position please contact the NC ● Silent Auction in November- funds raised are donated to the Library as a thanks for letting us use their meeting room free of

charge!▪ Please bring a Geology item to the next meeting so you can participate in the silent auction! Item must be in good

condition, and if your item does not sell you must take it home with you.● MEMBERSIP DUES MUST BE PAID IN FULL BY DECEMBER- NO EXCEPTIONS● Show Business- Nancy Pekarek

▪ We are still looking for someone to run transportation- contact Nancy if interested.▪ The Hills will be taking over the kitchen!▪ Since the show is a month early, Chris Curtain will start our display case sign up next month! He will need your

case type, dimensions, and basic content description.○ Steve Karno will also be collecting used prescription pill bottles as well as dead batteries

● 6:50pm- Program introduced by Vice President Steve Karno○ Slight program change… but tonight we will be watching some educational videos online

● Hospitality- Jim Erickson, subbing for Gale, informed us that we have 23 members and two guests- welcome!● 7:38pm- Display and Donate

○ Megan Fox- pictures from her trip to Mammoth, including evidence that she did a lot of lake fishing!● 7:42pm- Break- a guest brought some rocks, and we helped with identification! ● 8:10pm- New Business

○ Installation Dinner: Roger Hill moves to move the installation dinner to January 9th▪ 2nd: Leslie Neff▪ Vote was taken to go to the restaurant or have a potluck- club voted to go to our usual restaurant- Leslie will call to

make arrangements○ Contact Chris Curtain if you are interested in traveling up to Glendora to look at a private collection for sale- mixed

value○ Vista show is up and coming- check it out!

● 8:16pm- Raffle and Drawings○ September Birthday winner is Larry Hoskinson!○ October Birthday winner is Doug Soden!○ 3rd Prize: Max Curtain○ 2nd Prize: Nancy Pekarek○ 1st Prize: Mattia Corbo

▪ Congrats to all of our winners, and thank you to all who donated! ● 8:pm- Meeting Adjourned

○ 1st: Lynette Vandeveer○ 2nd: Larry Hoskinson

Jamie Erickson



The Bulletin Board

NEXT MEETING: October 3, 2017

BOARD MEETING:

PROGRAM: SILENT AUCTION

FIELD TRIPS:

FEEDBACKLetters to the Editor

ON THE

ROCKs with TV

Tips–Ideas–Questions &Answers, on AnythingRelating to the Hobby(submissions welcomed)


What Was I Thinking?

I have a 10 inch oil saw. The 10 inch Agate Kutter belowis designed for water cutting. I guess the idea of cuttinghard rock inwater with a teninch blade wasjust tooimagining when Isaw one inQuartzsite.

Finely, I found ause for it. Ibought a 10 inchtile cutter fromHarbor Freightfor layingporcelain tile inour kitchen. Theonly problem was the Agate Kutter blade is only 0.050inches thick. Cutting 24 inch tiles cut easily except thethin blade tended to slightly wonder to the right.

Yahoo! Stiffen the 10 inch blade by adding a 7 inch thickblade, problem fixed.

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WHERE GOLD COMES FROM

The Big Bang created light elements like hydrogen andhelium. Supernovas created medium elements, up to iron.But what about the heavier ones like gold, platinum anduranium? Astronomers thought they came from twoneutron stars colliding, and when they saw this crash theyconfirmed it. One astronomer described as a "giant trainwreck that creates gold." They estimate that this one eventgenerated an amount of gold and platinum that outweighsthe entire Earth by a factor of 10

To: Lynn Varon, Rock & Gem Managing Editor

One of our club members tore out a page of her Rock &Gem magazine, one of Bob Rush's Bench Tips. She gave itto me and suggested I should put it in our club newsletter,The Agatizer. I wouldn't want to trespass on copy write.Would Rock & Gem allow that?

Terry Vasseur

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Terry,

You may reprint the text in a club newsletter as long as youcredit Rock & Gem as the source and give the month andyear of the issue.

Thank you,

Lynn VaronManaging Editor Rock & Gem magazine

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2017 Show Calendar

AMERICAN OPAL SOCIETY

November 4 - 5: ANAHEIM, CABusiness Expo Center1960 S. Anaheim WayHours: Sat 10 - 6; Sun 10 - 5Contact: Veronica Purpura, (714) 501-9959Email: [email protected]: www.opalsociety.org

AMERICAN OPAL SOCIETY

November 4 - 5: ANAHEIM, CABusiness Expo Center, 1960 S. Anaheim WaySat 10-6, Sun 10-5; Adults /Seniors $5, Students &Children under 15 Free, (715) -501-9959E-mail: [email protected] site:https://www.facebook.com/AmericanOpal Society/

INDIAN WELLS GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY

November 4 - 5: RIDGECREST, CADesert Empire Fairgrounds520 South Richmond RoadHours: 9 - 5 dailyContact: John DeRosa, (760) 375-7905Email: [email protected]

WEST COAST GEM & MINERAL SHOW-FALL November 10 -12Minerals * Fossils * Gemstones *Jewelry * Meteorites * Beads * Decorator Items *Lapidary * Metaphysical * FREE Admission *FREE Parking * Open to the Public * Wholesale

Section for Qualified Buyers *SANTA ANA, CA, * HOLIDAY INN / ORANGE

COUNTY AIRPORT

2726 Grand Ave. (Take 55 Fwy Exit 8 forDyer Rd. To S. Grand Ave.)

OXNARD GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY

November 18 - 19: OXNARD, CAOxnard Performing Arts Center800 Hobson WayHours: Sat. 9 - 5; Sun. 10 - 4

Continued from page 5– On The Rocks

When two extremely dense neutron stars crashed togetherin a distant galaxy, astronomers struck scientific gold,confirming previously unproven theories, including somefrom Albert Einstein.

Scientists announced Monday that after picking up twofaint signals in mid-August, they were able to find thelocation of the long-ago crash and see the end of it playout. Measurements of the light and other energy that thecrash produced helped them answer some cosmicquestions.

GRAVITATIONAL WAVES

Scientists, starting with Einstein, figured that when twoneutron stars collide they would produce a gravitationalwave, a ripple in the universe-wide fabric of space-time.Four other times that these waves were detected theywere the result of merging black holes. This is the firsttime scientists observed one caused by a neutron starcrash.

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How to Avoid Haze on a Cabochon

Yes, it is possible to cloud or haze a cabochon in the finalpolishing step. There are at least two reasons thishappens. Some stones will haze under the influence ofmost polishing compounds due to their physical structure.These are usually soft materials below seven on the Mohsscale, such as obsidian, sodalite, malachite, variscite, etc.A good rule of thumb is: any stone that will dull and hazewhen used in a ring or pendant will also do so during thepolishing stages. When you run into one of these babiesthat just must be added to your personal collection, yourbest buy is to stay with diamond all the way. However,in most cases this problem occurs because of the personholding the dopstick. Improper sanding can leave a nipor fuzzy surface. A buildup of heat can create a flaw earlyin one of the sanding stages, scaling over and locking inthe dull haze you are trying to overcome. This part of theproblem can happen with most lapidary materials. Soavoid all heat buildup in your sanding operations. It'sabsolutely essential to have a clean stone beforepolishing.

Be certain extender fluid, soap, oily finger residue, etc., isremoved. Any contaminates will mingle with thepolishing agent and become part of the stone's surface.What should be a sparkling, flawless gem is cloudy andhazy and not an object of beauty. Only by going backand re-sanding to remove all traces of this microfilm canthe problem be corrected.

by Bill White From Rocky Mountain News 9/82___________________




Continued from page 3– FEDERATION DIRECTOR place forhigh endguests tospend theirmoney whilehe invested aminimalamount ofhis ownmoney to getit off the ground.

He built faux hot springs (pools heated by a boiler),broadcast from a radio station requesting donations intrade for miracle cures to majorailments, and recruiting a group ofhomeless men to construct an airport,a church, and a castle for theresort...all part of what made thisendeavor so intriguing.

His big down fall was to start sellingtime-shares in Zzyzx; he sold morespaces than he had. The BLM tookissue with Springer’s original claim tomining rights on the land. In fact theBLM held that the land where Springer had built his resortwas actually on BLM land.

After years of haggling, Springer was evicted from theland and he was sent to Federal Prison. The BLM tookover Zzyzx and let it sit there and deteriorate over theyears until they finally entered into a deal with CSU whichdeveloped a Desert Studies Program.

Cal State has refurbished the property and is conductingDesert Studies there. The CFMS has the privilege of usingZzyzx one week a year and they have some of the finestearth science and lapidary instruction that can be foundanywhere. They have such classes as cabbing, faceting,copper enameling, metal clay, carving, wire wrap, silverfabrication and much much more. They also have somegreat meals.

Please notethat CFMShas two earthscienceprograms–Zzyzx in thespring atSoda Springsa n d CampParadise inthe fall atClipper Millsin northern California. All members of CFMS should takeadvantage of these programs.

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historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures,and other objects of historic or scientific interest that aresituated on land owned or controlled by the FederalGovernment to be nation monuments” and “The Presidentmay reserve parcels of land as a part of the nationalmonuments. The limits of the parcels shal be confined tothe smallest area compatible with the proper care andmanagement of the objects to be protected”.

(https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/US-CODE-2015-title54/html/USCODE-2015-title54-subtitlelll-divsnC-chap3203-sec3203-se32001.htm)

On these statements most Americans can agree and inmost cases when used with common sense and bestmanagement practices are acceptable for preserving andprotecting the as stated, historic and prehistoric structures,and other objects of historic or scientific interest on publiclands, However, when the laws are manipulated forpolitical purposes or for special interest groups, thepeople, Congress and the President have the right toquestion these actions, which is the case with the currentNational Monument Review. Were these 29 NationalMonuments under review, created adhering to the actualrequirements of the American Antiques Act of 1906 asamended or for political purposes?

Only time will tell.___________________

Continued from page 6– On The Rocks

ZZYZX–WHAT IS IT AND WHERE DID ITCOME FROM?

By Don Warthen, JD, GG

You have heard us talking about Zzyzx and whyeveryone should go, but do you know what Zzyzx is?Zzyzx was meant to be the last name in the phone book.Zzyzx, a resort that was founded by self-proclaimed “oldtime medicine man”, Curtis Howe Springer. He foundeda Mineral Hot Springs Resort and Health spa in the SodaSprings area of the Mojave Desert. Curtis Springer was

an interestingcharacter tosay the least.The AmericanMedicalAssociationsubsequentlydubbed him“the King ofQuacks”. Hisintention wasto create anappealing



South Bay Lapidary & Mineral Society, Inc.P.O. Box 1606Torrance, California 90505

What Ya BeenUp to Lately?

Yes indeed, what have youbeen doing lately? I haven’theard a thing except CraigPolliard has finally had hissurgery on his back and heis slowly recovering.

I’m sorry to say we haven’t been doing anythingrelating to the hobby for the last eleven weeks.Teresita and I started ripping out our ugly oldkitchen linoleum in August and finally now in lateOctober we have almost finished tile on the floor.What a job! To “getter done” it requires workingon it at least three or or four hours or more everyday. That’s about all we can take at our age.

I’m pleased how it is coming out and glad it will besoon over.

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