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Dr. Bohon took MSA members on an amazing

journey from our planet’s Mantel to the mighty

Himalayas at our May program! Thank You

Dr. Bohon for an incredible presentation! Curi-

ous to learn more about Earth Scope, please

visit http://www.earthscope.org/. Photos of

May’s program can be seen elsewhere in RR.

Professor Stan Celestian presents an explosive

and earth forming program for MSA’s June

meeting Thursday, June 12th at Franciscan

Renewal Center in PADRE SERRA Room.

Come see how the Geology of Peridot Mesa

on the San Carlos Indian Nation formed and

then journey to Big Island of Hawaii to wit-

ness a hot spot of volcanism. Stan always

presents a lively and entertaining program!

Don’t miss it!

Please check out our new “Education” tab

recently added to MSA website. Stan contrib-

uted an amazing PowerPoint on fluorescence

and YouTube video on Hardness Testing. Be

sure to check website periodically throughout

the year for new and interesting content!

Thank you Stan Celestian & Patti Polk for the

website upgrade!

After Professor Celestian’s program, stick

around for Silent Auctions, Mineral Raffles for

Adult, Junior & Visitors, Buy/Sell/Trade

Event, Fellowship & Refreshments. Please

bring any minerals, lapidary, rocks or jewelry

you would like to sell or trade to next meeting.

Thank You Lynne and Terry Dyer who led a

successful May Coalition Field Trip for Zebra

Agate near Christopher Creek. Lynne reported

32 people in attendance from several local

clubs; Verde Valley, Apache Junction, Leaver-

ites and MSA.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for October 8th

meeting! The great Bob Jones will present a tai-

lored program for MSA that he debuted at Open

House for Best of Best Mineral Collections in

Arizona at University of Arizona Mineral Museum

in February 2014. Bob’s program talks about the

origins of minerals in the Southwest and how A. L.

Flagg and MSA played early roles in Arizona

Mineral History.

MSA has two pages in “Mineral Collections in

Arizona” 2013 Supplement to Mineralogical Rec-

ord and you can view a proof of these pages with

our brief history and photographs of several of

MSA collection’s prize specimens on our website

under “MSA Collection” tab. MSA Collection

photographs courtesy of Jeff Scovil.

REMINDER: MSA is in recess for summer; no

meetings July or August. MSA will resume

meetings Thursday, September 11th. Stay tuned

for more details in Aug/Sep edition of Rockhound

Record.

Check out Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a

new science documentary TV series that premi-

ered March 9, 2014 on Fox. Cosmos: A Per-

sonal Voyage was first presented on PBS in

1980’s by Carl Sagan and is considered a mile-

stone for scientific documentaries. The current

series is presented by astrophysicist Neil

deGrasse Tyson and if you have not already

watched, I encourage you to board the "Ship

of the Imagination" and begin your amazing

journey. http://www.cosmosontv.com/

Visiting Mineralogists & Rockhounds,

please get in touch with us!

President’s Message Chris Whitney-Smith

The Rockhound Record MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF ARIZONA W W W . M I N E R A L O G I C A L S O C I E T Y A R I Z O N A . O R G

Volume 73, No. 6 June 2014 Alice LaBonte, Editor

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Inside this issue:

President’s Message 1

2014 Officers and Com-mittees

2

June Program 4

Getting to Know MSA Member

5

Mineral of the Month 6

Arizona Mineral Collector 9

Heat and Fire updates 10

June Field Trips 11

MSA Meeting Location,

Date and Times 11

Silent Auction Items 12

Raffle Items 14

May Meeting 15

Membership Information 17

Statewide events 18

Save the Date! 19

Upcoming Shows 20

AFMS/RMFMS News 21

Continued onto next page.

The Rockhound Record Volume 73, No. 6

2014 Officers and Committees

President: Chris Whitney-Smith

[email protected] (602) 405-1502

Vice President: Mike Williams


Secretary: Dawn Boushelle


Treasurer: Lynne Dyer


Newsletter Editor: Alice (Margie) LaBonte


Mineral Curator: Chris Whitney-Smith


Print Newsletter Distribution: David Lay

[email protected]

Hospitality/Door Prizes: Bob Holm

(623) 247-1325

Club Field Trips/Co-Chair Persons:

Julie Massey [email protected]

(602) 882-0411

Joey Philpott Jr. [email protected]

(602) 828-9298

Coalition Field Trips: Betty Deming


Membership: Julie Massey


Refreshments: Maria Nichols

(480) 636-1251

Statutory Agent: Terry Dyer


Webmaster: Patti Polk

[email protected]

Non-Club Field Trips: Richard Brundige

(623) 932-9085

Board of Governors:

Julie Massey (2014) - Charles Krog (2014)

Terry Dyer (2015) - Don Boushelle (2015)

Bob Holm (2016) - David Lay (2016)

Dr. Ray Grant (Past President)

President’s Message Continued - MSA members are keynote speakers at 2014 CALIFORNIA FEDERATION SHOW

MSA’s members Bob Jones and Patti

Polk were keynote speakers at the 2014

California Federation Show which took

place May 30 - June 1, 2014 at the L.A.

County Fairplex. The show was spon-

sored by the Pasadena Lapidary Society

and the California Federation of Miner-

alogical Societies.

Patti shared her knowledge of Agates and

Jaspers of the Southwest and Bob talked

about “What causes color in minerals”.

** If you (or know a MSA member) who

will be presenting at an upcoming show

or conference, please let us know so that

we can spread the news.

To read about the show, please visit:

http://cfms2014show.com/Speakers.html

THANK YOU to following members for their donation at MSA April meeting:

Roger Deming Zebra Agate

Stan & Sue Celestian Hardness Test Kit

Sue & Ed Bondzeleske Dioptase & labels

Julie Massey Adamite

Dr. Ray Grant Two Diamond Saws & shelving

Thank You ROBERT LAGODNY our

new A.L. Flagg Legacy Life Member!

See list of all Life & Honorary members

and MSA Presidents under “Who’s Who”

tab on our website.

www.MineralogicalSocietyArizona.org. Chris Whitney-Smith presents Robert

Lagodny with MSA Life Membership

Name Badge. Photo courtesy of Amanda Philpott

http://cfms2014show.com/Speakers.html


President’s Message continued -

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Thank you to all who donate of their time, talent, minerals and

materials. We could not endure without you!

Thank you Lynne Dyer for all you do as Treasurer! We are especially

proud of your and Terry’s volunteer time on your own and with Earth

Science Museum’s (ESM) Education & Outreach programs!

Thank you Margie LaBonte on the exceptional work as RR Editor!

We are very proud of your volunteer work with the Dyer’s and ESM’s

Education & Outreach programs!

Thank you Patti Polk for your experience & skills maintaining our

website!

Thank you Betty Deming for your coordination of Coalition Field

Trips and MSA pin sales. We hope you are feeling better and we look

forward to seeing you at future events.

Thank you Mike Williams, Dawn Boushelle and Board of Governors

for ensuring MSA continues to provide educational and fun activities

for our membership!

Thank you Bob Holm for your tireless efforts as Hospitality & Raffle

chair. Your contributions at meetings & events is truly appreciated!

Thank you Dr. Ray Grant for your informative series of articles

“The Mineral Collector,” Mineral of the Month features and all you

do behind the scenes to keep MSA THE club to join!

Thank you Maria & Ed Nichols for coordinating with members to en-

sure we have plenty of refreshments for each meeting & event!

Thank you Dave Lay for all of your work with print distribution and

ensuring we have literature & forms for current & future members.

Thank you Joey Philpott Jr. and Julie Massey for racking your brains

with me to discover and coordinate new and exciting Field Trips.

Thank you Richard Brundige for your fellowship & organizing non-

club events & field trips!

Welcome Visitors from May Meeting

Julia Norwood from New York

Judy Regge from Arizona

A.L. FLAGG THUMBNAIL MINERAL COMPETITION

FOR JUNIOR MEMBERS

ATTENTION JUNIOR Members, A.L. Flagg Thumbnail

(TN) Mineral Competition will be at our December meeting.

See the rules below. Great prizes for every Junior member

who enters, so start looking for those TN’s!

Rules

Each junior member can enter 10 thumbnail specimens.

They must be in thumbnail perky boxes.

They must be labels as to what they are and where they

are from.

Juniors can collect specimens, trade for them, buy them,

use specimens handed out at the meetings.

They will be judges on presentation (label completeness

and neatness) and what the specimens are.

The competition will be held at the December 2014 meet-

ing of MSA and prizes will be awarded.

Professor Celestian’s program

is two parts. The first part will

address the Geology of Peridot

Mesa on the San Carlos Indian

Nation. The age and style of the

eruption will be covered as well

as the mining efforts of Steven

Joey, the claim owner. Aside

from the production of Peridot,

the area is significant in it geo-

logical origins. The Peridot is

derived from the upper mantle

and thus gives Geologists a

look at the high temperature

and very high pressure environ-

ment in which the Peridot nod-

ules were created.

The second part of the presen-

tation deals with the current

volcanic activity on the Big

Island of Hawaii. The theme of

ultra mafic volcanics continues

with Hot Spot volcanism. The

significance of the "deep seat-

ed" source of the magma feed-

ing the eruptions is discussed

along with recent lava flows

and the formation of green sand

beaches. This will briefly be

followed by a few pictures of

the local flora and fauna of the

village Pahoa where we stayed.

MSA is honored to have Stan

and Sue Celestian as members.

Stan has presented several in-

credible and thoroughly enter-

taining programs for MSA over

the years. He has a BS in Geol-

ogy from the State University

of New York at Oswego and an

MS in Geology and Education

from Northern Arizona Univer-

sity. Stan taught Geology, As-

tronomy, Physical Science and

Physics for 31 years at Glen-

dale Community College.

He has served as State Director

for the Science Olympiad, Ari-

zona Director for Geology,

NASA's Arizona Ambassador

to Jupiter (and later to the Solar

System). Currently Stan is In-

structional Professional at Ari-

zona State University - West

Campus where he teaches Ge-

ology part time.

Stan is partially retired and

enjoys photography, wood-

working, Rock hounding, mete-

orology and astronomy.

June Program “Ultramafic Basalts and Peridot” Presented by Professor Stan Celestian


Stan Celestian under the sea. Photo courtesy of Stan Celestian

Check out the following links

to see two online image col-

lections Stan maintains:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.c

om/user/ArizonaGeology/videos

Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/ph

otos/usageology/sets

You can also access Flickr

collection from Flagg Miner-

al Foundation website:

http://flaggmineralfoundation.org/home/member-pages/stan-and-sue-

celestian/

Lava Flow Stan Celestian walked out to in Ha-

waii. Photo courtesy of Stan Celestian

Stan Celestian with hand full of Peridot

from Peridot Mesa San Carlos Arizona.

Photo courtesy of Stan Celestian

MSA June 2014 Speaker Stan Celestian studying Oli-

vine at Peridot Mesa. Photo courtesy of Dr. Ray Grant

Close-up of Stan

with hand full of

Peridot from Peridot

Mesa San Carlos

Arizona.

Photo courtesy of

Stan Celestian

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArizonaGeology/videos

https://www.youtube.com/user/ArizonaGeology/videos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/usageology/sets

https://www.flickr.com/photos/usageology/sets

http://flaggmineralfoundation.org/home/member-pages/stan-and-sue-celestian/




Lynne Dyer (MSA Treasurer) joined the

MSA in 1959 as a junior member. Yes, if

you do the math, Arthur Flagg was still alive

and Lynne remembers Arthur fondly (she

owns several of his autographed books).

She got interested in Rockhounding around

the age of 7, but didn’t become a member

until a few years later. She joined the rest of

her rock lovin’ family or as Lynne puts it –

they all contracted “rock pox”.

Lynne has wonderful memories of her years

as a junior MSA member. Back then MSA

junior members were very active in the club.

One of the many programs that junior mem-

bers took part in, was an annual program

where junior members would “perform” in

front of the adult members.

Lynne remembers reciting a poem called

"“Peter Piper picked a peck of pretty pyrites"

which she “learned to say quite quickly.”

She also recited the poem "Mary, Mary, quite

contrary, how does your rock garden grow”

(think agates and geodes).

One of Lynne’s favorite MSA junior member

memories (in the 1960’s) was crawling

through the “fairyland” cave. This

“fairyland” cave was really the Camp Verde

Salt mine, which was full of three foot long

“glistening” crystals of Nardite stalagtites

and stalagmites.

Lynne has a large collection of rocks and

minerals and she has many favorite speci-

mens. If she had to choose one as her favor-

ite it would have to be a foot long selenite

crystal that has moveable bubbles (enhydro).

The “bubbles” act like a level and Lynne said

she bought it at a MSA silent auction many

years ago. It had been donated by Fred Burr

(MSA President 1960 – 1962).

Lynne was very active in the now defunct

Arizona Mining and Mineral Museum. From

2010-2011, she was an outreach volunteer

where she traveled with a "mini-museum"

display of rock and minerals to schools out-

side of Maricopa County. She traveled to

Sierra Vista, Miami, Prescott, Showlow, and

as far as Alpine, Arizona.

Since the museum’s closure in 2011, she

has continued to do education outreach

through the Earth Science Museum

(ESM). Lynne presents her “mini muse-

um” to schools, libraries, museums and

scout troops. Asked why she still is in-

volved, the kids are “excited and she

enjoys it so much,” said Lynne.

Outreach aside, Lynne hopes that a rock

and mineral museum can be restored in

the Phoenix area.

Along with volunteering with ESM’s

Education Outreach program, Lynne is

also an active member with the Flagg

Mineral Foundation. Whether or not if a

new mining and mineral museum ever

opens, her outreach presentations at least

gives her hope that maybe she’ll turn one

of her students into a “Rockhound.”

Getting to know MSA Member (and Treasurer): Lynne Dyer

… hope[s] that maybe she’ll

turn one of her students into

a “Rockhound.”

Lynne Dyer and her “min museum.”

Lynne’s students experiencing her “mini museum”. Lynne presenting to her student’s.

Photos courtesy of

Lynne Dyer.


Mineral of the Month - OLIVINE By Dr. Raymond Grant

Mineral of the Month for June is Olivine.

Technically Olivine is not a mineral but a

mineral series composed of two minerals Fay-

alite, Fe2SiO4, and Forsterite, Mg2SiO4, and

when Olivine is used as a gemstone it is called

Peridot.

Most samples of Olivine fall somewhere in

between the iron and magnesium end mem-

bers and which of the two minerals they are

can be hard to tell without some testing.

There are many Olivine occurrences in Arizo-

na & most that have been analyzed are For-

sterite. Many of the Forsterite localities in

Arizona are contact metamorphic in origin,

where granite has intruded a magnesium rich

limestone & formed a number of metamorphic

minerals including Forsterite. I have never

seen any Arizona specimens from this type of

occurrence because they will be fine-grained,

massive & not of interest to collectors.

The best Arizona Olivine’s are those

found in basalt. There are a number of

localities around the state but the one at

Peridot Mesa on the San Carlos Apache

Reservations stands out from all the oth-

ers. Here there is an amazing amount of

Olivine and it is mined for the gem variety

Peridot.

The volcanic eruptions of basalt that con-

tain the Olivine happened between one

and four million years ago, and it is esti-

mated that these nodules came from the

mantle at a depth of 50 to 100 miles be-

neath the earth’s surface.

From a number of analyses, Forsterite is

the olivine mineral found here although

there is a report of Fayalite but it must be

rare.

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Pyaung Gaung,

Myanmar, 4.1cm High,

Bill Larson collection.

Photo courtesy of Jeff Scovil

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Sappat Kohistan,

Pakistan, 8.2cm High, Keith & Mauna

Proctor collection.

Photo courtesy of Jeff Scovil Continued onto next page.

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Myanmar BURMA, 3.8cm

High, Gene & Roz Meieran collection.


Members are invited to

bring one sample from

their collection of the

mineral of the month

and give a brief story

about where they col-

lected it or something

about the specimen.

***

Unknown minerals for

identification can still be

brought to the meetings.

***


Continued from previous page.

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Sappat Kohistan, Pakistan, (Both IF),

left 6.10cts, 1.2cm and right 4.90cts, 1.1cm.

Chris Whitney-Smith collection & photo


OLIVINE Var Peridot, Sappat Kohistan, Pakistan, 44cts,

2.6cm High. Chris Whitney-Smith collection & photo

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Peridot Mesa, San Carlos Indian

Nation, Arizona, 55cts, 2.5cm High.

Chris Whitney-Smith collection & photo

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Unusually large cut stone 34.7cts

from Peridot Mesa. Smithsonian Institution display at

Tucson Gem & Mineral Show.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Ray grant



PALLASITE (OLIVINE), Springwater, Canada.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Carleton Moore.

Outcrop of OLIVINE in Basalt, Peridot Mesa, San

Carlos Indian Nation, Arizona.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Ray Grant

OLIVINE Var Peridot, Desert Museum Olivine specimens from

Tucson Gem & Mineral Show exhibit.

Photo courtesy of Dr. Ray Grant.

Series Faceted OLIVINE Var Peridot,

Sapat Kohistan, Pakistan, Barker & Co collection.


The Olivine (mineral of the month for June)

from Peridot Mesa came from the earth’s

mantle. Another Arizona mineral that came

from the mantle is Pyrope Garnet.

Pyrope is a magnesium aluminum Garnet

formed at high pressure. In Arizona it is

found in Apache County on the Navajo Res-

ervation associated with kimberlite pipes.

The pipes are found at Garnet Ridge and

Buell Park (this may be the largest kimberlite

pipe in the world with a diameter of 2.7

miles.). There are also some pipes in Utah

and New Mexico (see map).

Native Americans and early settlers collected

the Pyrope because it could be cut into good

red stones up to several carats. The Pyrope

was often sold as “Arizona Ruby”.

George Kunz, in the book Gems and Pre-

cious Stones of North America published in

1890 says this about the Pyrope:

“They have been found on ant-hills and near

the excavations made by scorpions, having

been taken therefrom by the busy occupants

as obstructions to the erection of their galler-

ies and chambers.”

(Note: I wanted to see if scorpions would

collect minerals, so I did a test, see the pho-

tograph and indeed scorpions like red Gar-

nets.)

Of course the important thing about kimber-

lites is that Diamonds are often found with

these rocks. A large study with chemical

analysis of 361 Garnets from Garnet Ridge

and 227 Garnets from Buell Park was done

by George Switzer and the conclusion was

that the Garnets from Arizona are not the

same composition as the Garnets found with

Diamonds. Since no Diamonds have been

found in Arizona, they most likely do not

occur here in the kimberlite.

Several other interesting minerals have

been found at Garnet Ridge. The only

Jadeite, a high-pressure pyroxene, found

in Arizona is at Garnet Ridge. Lawsonite,

a mineral usually found in glaucophane

schists in California is found here. Car-

michaelite, a new mineral with Garnet

Ridge as the type locality, Srilankite and

Crichtonite, are all found as microscopic

inclusions in the Pyrope.

Arizona Mineral Collector – Number 169 By Dr. Raymond Grant


Map from Eclogite Inclusions in Kimberlite Pipes at

Garnet Ridge, Northwestern Arizona by K. D. Watson and

D. M. Morton, 1969, American Mineralogist, volume 54,

pages 267-285.

PYROPE from Garnet Ridge, Apache County, Ari-

zona, pieces about 1/4 inch across.

Scorpion collecting Pyrope Garnet.

Images courtesy of Dr. Ray Grant

Prevent Heat Stress: A Reminder from member Al Dehart of The Richmond Gem and Mineral Society


A reminder to all Club members as to the

symptoms of various stages of heat stress,

and precautionary measures to be taken dur-

ing hot weather or excessive temperatures at

field trip locations.

Factors leading to heat stress include high

temperatures and humidity, direct sun or

heat, limited air movement, physical exer-

tion, poor physical condition, and some med-

ications such as antihistamines, antidepres-

sants and high blood pressure medications.

Those who have not become acclimated

(accustomed) to hot and humid environments

are more susceptible to heat stress than those

who have. Please observe yourself and your

fellow field trip participants when Rock-

hounding in hot environments and look for

the following symptoms of the various stag-

es of heat stress.

Heat Cramps - Due to heavy sweating and

loss of salt and other electrolytes, symptoms

include painful spasms of the arms, legs, and

abdomen. Treatment includes drinking water

or electrolyte replacement drinks such as

Gatorade, massaging the affected area and

rest.

Heat Rash - This is not considered to be

more serious than heat exhaustion or heat

stress, but can be unpleasant and deserves

mention. Also known as prickly heat, this

condition develops when the skin’s sweat

ducts become clogged; trapping perspiration

and causing irritation, itching and a rash that

can be mild to severe. Heat rash can occur

where skin touches skin, such as the inner

thighs, armpits, and under the breasts.

Aside from taking normal heat stress pre-

cautionary measures, avoid using pow-

ders, creams, or ointments that further

block sweat ducts. However, calamine

lotion can be applied after cool showers to

alleviate symptoms. Watch rashes and

blisters for signs of infection and contact

your physician if you experience

increased pain and swelling, red streaks,

drainage of pus, swollen lymph nodes,

fever/chills, or if symptoms of heat rash

persist for weeks or months.

Heat Exhaustion - Due to dehydration and

non-acclimatization to heat, symptoms

include heavy sweating, intense thirst,

pale and moist skin, headache, a rapid

pulse, upset stomach or vomiting, and

fatigue or weakness. Victims should be

moved to the shade or an air conditioned

space and allowed to lie down and rest.

Loosen clothing, provide water and cool

compresses or water mist, and elevate the

legs. Watch closely for possible signs of

heat stroke, which follows.

Heat Stroke - Due to excessive exposure

to high heat environments, where the

body’s core temperature rises to critical

levels (in excess of 105 degrees Fahren-

heit). Subsequently, the body’s system of

temperature regulation fails. Symptoms

include high body temperature, lack of

sweating, (red, dry skin), rapid pulse,

chills, hyperventilation or difficulty

breathing, disorientation or unusual be-

havior, weakness, seizures or fits, and

ultimately unconsciousness. Victims

require immediate response as this condi-

tion can be fatal; call for emergency help,

immerse the individual in cold water (the

cooler the better), or massage the body

with ice.

Preventing Heat Stress:

• Always have someone nearby when

rock hounding in hot environments

• We need to look out for each other,

recognize the various effects of heat

stress and take immediate preventative

actions.

• Field trip participants should wear light-

weight, loose-fitting, light-colored cloth-

ing.

• As a general thumb rule, ensure that

during Rockhounding in hot conditions,

have at least two quarts of water readily

available per person such that one cup of

water can be ingested every 15 minutes

on average.

• Take rest breaks as necessary, and pref-

erably in cooler environments with air

movement.

• Whenever possible, block out the sun or

other heat sources.

• Avoid alcohol, caffeinated drinks, or

heavy meals.

Current Arizona State Park Fire Restrictions

Before you venture out and go Rock-

hounding, keep in mind that Arizona cur-

rently has Stage 2 Fire Restrictions in

place.

Due to extremely dry conditions through-

out AZ, Arizona State Parks has issued

fire restrictions across the state. If you are

unsure if your destination has any re-

strictions, you can visit the website

firerestrictions.us/az/ to see if any public

land has fire restrictions.

To find out about current AZ State

Park Fire Restrictions, please visit the

website

http://azstateparks.com/find/f_act_fire.h

tml.

Be safe!

http://firerestrictions.us/az/

http://azstateparks.com/find/f_act_fire.html

http://azstateparks.com/find/f_act_fire.html


Coalition Field Trip - Obsidian Saturday, June 28 2014 Hosted by The Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club of Anthem

The Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral

Club of Anthem is scheduled to lead the

field trip on June 28th. The field trip will be

co-lead by Ed Winborne, President of the

Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club, and

by Bob Salter, VP of the club.

We will be visiting the Government Moun-

tain and RS Hill Obsidian sites to collect

black glass that has been collected since

Hohokam Indian time to the present. Most

of the samples are easily collected from

around the base of the volcanic cones and

are in a loose alluvium of ash and cobbles.

Some specimens can range up to 15cm in

size. There should be plenty for everyone to

collect. As usual, bring sturdy walking

shoes or boots, gloves a sun hat, sun

screen, water and a pail or two.

We will meet at the gas station just off

the Parks exit (#178) north of I-40 and

west of Flagstaff about 16 miles at

10:00a.m. We will then proceed north on

Fire Road 141 between 5 and 6 miles to

the first collecting site. The sites can be

accessed with most passenger cars.

We plan to spend up to two hours total at

the sites. Therefore, most people will be

home by mid-afternoon.

MSA June Field Trip Date & trip info TBD *** MSA’s June field trip date and

information will be available at the June

12, 2014 meeting. ***

New Meeting Location, Dates, and Times

June 12: Franciscan Renewal Center

- Padre Serra room - 7:30 p.m.

July No meeting

August No meeting

September 11: Franciscan Renewal

Center - Padre Serra room- 7:30 p.m.

October 9: Franciscan Renewal

Center -Father Owen room - 7:30 pm.

November 13: Franciscan Renewal

Center - Padre Serra room - 7:30 p.m.

December 11: Franciscan Renewal

Center - Father Owen room -7:00

p.m.

Franciscan Renewal Center

5802 E. Lincoln Drive

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

Arrive 7:00 PM – Meeting at 7:30 PM

“Padre Serra” Room in Piper Hall

“Father Owen” Room in Halle Building

Got a Future Field Trip Idea?

Share your field trip ideas with your

Co-Field Trip Coordinators:

Julie Massey

[email protected]

(602) 882-0411

Joey Philpott Jr.

[email protected]

(602) 828-9298.

If you are interested in organizing field

trips outside of MSA’s monthly field trips,

please reach your Non-Club Field Trip

Coordinator:

Richard Brundige

(623) 932-9085

OBSIDIAN Photo courtesy of

www.Mindat.org

The Rockhound Record Volume 73 No. 6

June 12, 2014 Meeting Silent Auction Items (Bring Cash/Checks and be prepared to BID)

MINERAL HARDNESS POINT SET, donated by Stan & Sue Celestian.

These points are very useful in determining hardness of minerals.

http://www.mineralab.com/Hardness.htm Photos courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith

Mineral Collections of the Crystal Gazers and

Friends, November/December 2013 Supple-

ment to Mineralogical Record.

Donation & photo courtesy of Lynne & Terry

Dyer.

CALCITE, Quartz, Fluorite & Powellite, Nasik, Maharashtra,

India, (Ex Chris Whitney-Smith collection).

Donation & photo courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith


http://www.mineralab.com/Hardness.htm


QUARTZ Var Agate (ZEBRA), near

Christopher Creek, Gila County, Ari-

zona, donated by Roger Deming.

Photo courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith

June 12, 2014 Meeting Silent Auction Items (Bring Cash/Checks and be prepared to BID)


VANADINITE, Geronimo mine, (Pure Potential claim), La

Paz County, Arizona, (Fluorescent) (Ex Arthur L. Flagg

collection). Donated by Joey Philpott Jr.

Photos courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith

OLIVINE Var PERIDOT in Basalt, Peridot

Mesa, San Carlos Indian Nation, Arizona.

Donated by Chris Whitney-Smith.


June 12, 2014 Meeting Raffle Items


Adult Raffle Grand Prize

ADAMITE on Limonite, Ojuela mine, Mun. de Mapimi, Durango,

Mexico. Donated by Shirley Fiske.


Junior Raffle Grand Prizes:

Collection of (52) Semi Precious Gems.

Donated by Mineralogical Society of Arizona.


Junior Raffle Grand Prizes:

BRACHIOPODS (Platystrophit ponderosa), Ordovician, Corryville Maysville, Stonelick

Creek, Ohio. Donated by John Weber. Photo courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith

May 8, 2014 MSA Meeting


Dr. Bohon map of different faults.

Dr. Bohon EarthScope monitors map.

Photos courtesy of Amanda Philpott and Chris Whitney-Smith


MSA members

during and after

Dr. Wendy

Bohon’s May

program.


May 8, 2014 MSA Meeting - continued from previous page

CW presenting Certificate of Appreciation to

Richard Holle for his 2013 mineral donations CW presenting Certificate of Apprecia-

tion to Dr. Wendy Bohon CW presenting Flagg Legacy Life

Membership Name Badge to

Robert Lagodny

CW presenting Jr Raffle prize to

Dominic Diana

CW presenting Jr Raffle prize to

Sammy Diana

CW with Raffle winner

CW with Raffle winner Sue Bondzeleske

Photos courtesy of Amanda Philpott Continued onto next page.

Non-Club Field Trip Coordina-

tor Richard Brundige & CW

CW with Visitor Raffle winner


May 8, 2014 MSA Meeting - continued from previous page

Members reviewing Silent Auction and Trade Event tables

SILENT AUCTION TABLE IN MAY

Photos courtesy of Chris Whitney-Smith Membership Dues and Information

If you have not already mailed your dues

to the treasurer, please bring it to the next

meeting. You may also mail it to Lynne

Dyer at the following address:

Lynne Dyer,

Treasurer

P.O. BOX 30031

Mesa, AZ 85275-0031

Dues / Rates

Families & Couples - $20.00

Single Adults - $12.00

Junior (Under 18), Honorary and MSA

Milestone Life members are Free

MSA Legacy Life members are Free after

the initial payment.

*ID Name Badges Are Available*

For information about purchasing a

Life Membership based on your age,

please visit our website:

www.MineralogicalSocietyArizona.org and

click on “MSA Club” tab.

MAY SILENT AUCTION BIG WINNERS

WULFENITE, Rowley mine, donated by Ed Davis (WON BY TOM LABONTE)

Mineral Collections in Arizona (May/June 2013) Mineralogical Record, donated by

Mineralogical Society of Arizona (WON BY DON BOUSHELLE)

QUARTZ (Var Smokey) Rutilated, Minas Gerais, Brazil, donated by Sharleen Harvey (WON

BY JOE PHILPOTT SR.)

Photos courtesy of Amanda Philpott


Special Photography Exhibit: Mines, Miners and Their Communities

From June 1 - July 31 a unique mining photograph

exhibition will take place at the Tubac Presidio State

Historic Park.

Antique and contemporary photographs will be on dis-

play which show mines, miners and the life of mining.

They’ll be images of tracks and equipment, mine pits,

blasting sites, mine ruins, to mining families and how

they deal with one of the oldest occupations known to

man.

“An international exhibition, with photographers from

Hermosillo, Alamos, Tucson, Ruby, Tempe and Phoe-

nix, the fifty-piece photographic collection reveals

historic, intimate and contemporary stories of mining

in Arizona and Sonora. Twenty photographers traveled

throughout the region to provide unique perspectives of

this industry and its communities”

(http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html#calen

dar).

Tubac Presidio State Historic Park is located at

1 Burruel Street in Tubac, Arizona (south of Tucson

at Exit 34 on I-19). The Park is open daily from 9am

to 5pm.

Admission to the exhibit is included in Park admis-

sion: $5 adult, $2 youth (7–13), children free. For

more information please call 520-398-2252 or visit

tubacpresidio.org.

Estate/Rock Sale for Doris Banks: June 6, 7, & 8th, 2014 – Sedona, AZ

The Doris Banks estate sale will be held

June 6, 7, & 8th, 2014, in Sedona, Arizo-

na. The address is 39 Meteor Drive and

the times will be 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM all

three days.

Directions to the sale are from Hwy 179 in

Sedona, turn on to Canyon Drive at the

roundabout and take Canyon Drive up

to Meteor Drive. Turn right on Meteor

Drive and the house will be the first one

you see on your right.

We may have a separate parking area away

from the house with a shuttle, so just follow

the signs when you get there.

The estate sale will include Doris's house-

hold items, and a special rock sale featuring

much of her extensive rock collection. Just

a few of the items included in the rock sale

will be:

petrified wood from Arizona and

Wyoming

Wyoming jade

fire agate

Spencer opal

many types of agates and jaspers, crys-

tals, various lapidary materials (both

slabs and rough)

some equipment, and fine mineral

specimens.

There will also be a number of beauti-

ful spheres lovingly created by her late

husband John, also a well-respected

former member of the Sedona club.

If you have any questions about the

sale, contact Patti Polk at following:

[email protected]

(928) 649-3744

http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html#calendar

http://azstateparks.com/Parks/TUPR/index.html#calendar

http://tubacpp.com/presidio.html


Save the Date! EARTH SCIENCE DAY - Saturday, October 18, 2014

The Earth Science Museum, in associa-

tion with Mesa Community College

(MCC) Physical Science Department is

again organizing EARTH SCIENCE

DAY, a one day event on Saturday, Oc-

tober 18th at the Physical Science

Building on the MCC campus.

This event represents a local culmination

of the American Geosciences Institute’s

Earth Science Week, October 12-18,

2014, and your organization is invited to

participate in this family-oriented cele-

bration of the earth sciences.

EARTH SCIENCE DAY will be held

from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and we would like

to feature a variety of fun activities that

will help children and adults gain a better

understanding and appreciation for the

earth sciences.

These activities will include:

a planetarium show

presentations on minerals and geology

hands-on geology displays

We would also like to promote interests in

the lapidary and mineral collecting hob-

bies. So, we are inviting your club to set up

a booth at this event and encourage hosting

popular activities, such as:

Egg Carton Collections

Fossil Dig

Spinning Wheel

Free indoor or outdoor space will be pro-

vided for club activities.

Please note that to avoid conflicts with the

Sedona Gem & Mineral Show we do not plan

to have dealers at the event; however, clubs

are welcome to have fundraising sales.

Along with your club’s participation, the

success of EARTH SCIENCE DAY will

depend on publicity. We will be advertis-

ing low cost and/or free samples for chil-

dren along with planned activities. So, it

is very important that we receive infor-

mation about your club’s activity.

If you have questions or your club would

like to reserve a free space, please con-

tact Shirley Cote or Harvey Jong at the

phone or email listed above as soon as

possible.

Please bring this event to the attention of

your members.

Additional information including a loca-

tion map will be made available at

www.earthsciencemuseum.org.

Photos courtesy of Alice (Margie) LaBonte

Earth Science Day


Upcoming Shows

June, 6-8, 2014

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA

Coconino Lapidary Club—Annual Show

Silver Saddle Outdoor Market

Corner of Rte. 89N and Silver Saddle

Rd.

Daily 9-4

free admission

Rough, finished jewelry, fossils, raffles

Contact: Becky Cox, (928) 380-6657

email: [email protected]

August, 1-3, 2014

PRESCOTT VALLEY, ARIZONA

Prescott Gem & Mineral Club Annual

Show

Tim's Toyota Center

Glassford Hill and Florentine Rd.

Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4

adults $4, seniors and students $3,

children (12 and under) free

cabochons, fossils, gems, minerals,

rough, slabs, jewelry, beads, equip-

ment, findings, kids' activities,

Continued ...

October, 11-12, 2014

SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA

Huachuca Mineral & Gem Club 40th An-

nual Show

Cochise College; 901 N. Colombo Ave.

Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4

free admission

jewelry, minerals, beads, lapidary sup-

plies, raffle, fluorescent display, geode

sales and cutting

Contact: Maudie Bailey, (520) 378-

6291


Web site:

huachucamineralandgemclub.info

November, 8-9, 2014

LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA

Lake Havasu Gem & Mineral Society

Annual Show

Lake Havasu Community Center; 100

Park Ave.

Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4

adults $2, children (under 12) free

Contact: Sue Kirk, (928) 302-1531


Website:

www.lakehavasugms.org

displays, fluorescent display, raf

fles, demonstrations

Contact: Judy Sullins, (928)445-

1117


Web site:

www.prescottgemmineral.org

November, 15-16, 2014

PAYSON, ARIZONA

Payson Rimstones Rock Club Annual

Show

Mazatzal Hotel & Casino Event

Center

Hwy. 87 at Mile Marker 251

Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4

adults $2, children (under 12) free

gems, minerals, rocks, fossils, equip-

ment, jewelry and findings, slabs,

rough, prospecting equipment, club,

dealer & fluorescent displays, Edu-

cational Corner, sand painting, bead-

ing, Spinning Wheel, silent auction

Contact: Margaret Jones (928)

970-0857


http://huachucamineralandgemclub.info/

http://www.lakehavasugms.org/

http://www.prescottgemmineral.org/


News From Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies (RMFMS):

Be a Winner - Get Your Endowment Fund Tickets Now! By DeLane Cox, Chair

Have you purchased your tick-

ets yet for the Endowment

Fund drawing? The Federation

convention is in July in Tulsa,

and the drawing for Endow-

ment prizes will be held there

on Saturday. Someone will get

the great gifts that have been

donated. YOU could win…IF

you purchase a ticket.

Cost of the tickets are $5 for

one or $20 for five. Each Fed-

eration will have a ticket drawn

from the tickets bought in their

Federation. This ensures that at

least one person in each Feder-

ation receives one of the draw-

ing prizes. Then all tickets will be

put together, and the remaining

prizes will be drawn for.

I will be responsible for getting all

of the RMFMS tickets to the show

for the drawing. You do not have to

be present to win. The winners will

receive their prizes some way, ei-

ther by mail or by another person

from a club near you who will

hand-deliver it.

All of the money raised from the

Endowment Fund goes to special

projects for the American Federa-

tion. Funds go toward the revitali-

zation of old programs in the librar-

ies for clubs to use for their meet-

ing program. Funds also go to

help with the Junior Rockhounds

of America program for our kids’

badges that they earn. And, the

funds go to help with judges train-

ing classes that are held to train

the people who judge the competi-

tive cases, both in the local federa-

tion and the American Federation

shows. All of these programs are

very worthy of our sponsorship.

So, if you or your club would like

to have tickets, please contact me,

DeLane Cox. I have the tickets in

my possession and can get them

back to you in return mail. You

can email me

([email protected]) that

your checks are coming, and I

will be expecting them. Or, you

can just send them by US postal

mail (my address is on the offic-

ers page), and I will get tickets

back to you—spee-dee delivery.

The 2015 Rocky Mountain Fed-

eration convention will be in

Cody, Wyoming next year in

July. Great place to visit; great

place to go Rockhounding!

Competitive Exhibits for Joint AFMS/RMFMS Show: by Richard Jaeger, Comp Exhibit Chair

The Tulsa Rock & Mineral

Society will be hosting the

joint American Federation /

Rocky Mountain Federation

show in July of 2014. We

would like to have a number of

competitive exhibits from

members of the Rocky Moun-

tain Federation. I have been to

many shows in the RMF over

the years and know that many

of you have excellent displays

which would do well in com-

petition.

In order to be successful in

competitive exhibits you need

to have a copy of the AFMS

UNIFORM RULES – or at least

a copy of those sections which

relate to your exhibit.

There are two ways you can

get this publication:

1. You can order a complete

set of the Uniform Rules from

the RMFMS Supplies Chair-

man for $7.50. Her contact

information is:

Kim Blanton

728 E. Sandy Dunes

Sandy, UT 84094

Phone: 801-604-1263


2. You can also download the

Uniform Rules from the American

Federation Website: amfed.org.

On the Home Page, click on

“Downloads” and then click on

“AFMS Uniform Rules – updated

1-1-14”.

If you choose to download only

part of the Uniform Rules you

should, at a minimum, download

Section 1, Part 1 “General Rules

& Definitions” (I would suggest

downloading all of Section 1).

Then you should download the

section relating to your type of

exhibit.

Section II, Division A is

“OpenRules” (Miscellaneous)

Division B is “Minerals” Division

C is “Lapidary” Division D is

“Jewelry and Art Metal craft”

Division E is “ Educational”

Division F is “Fossils” Division

G is “Petrified Wood” Division

H is “Scrimshaw” Division UV

is “Fluorescent Minerals”

I will try to answer any questions

you may have concerning Com-

petitive Exhibits. Contact me at

918-481-0249 or e-mail me at

[email protected].

I really urge you to consider a

competitive exhibit; it would

greatly enhance the quality of the

show. The competitive exhibit

application form can be found on

the RMF website: rmfms.org or

the American Federation Web-

site: amfed.org.

Hope to see you in Tulsa in July!

http://rmfms.org/

http://amfed.org/

FROM:

ALICE LABONTE, EDITOR

MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF ARIZONA

P.O. BOX 30031

MESA, AZ 85275-0031

Mineralogical Society of Arizona

Founded 1935

A Non Profit 501(c)(3) Organization

Purpose: To promote popular interest and education in Earth Sci-

ence, and related fields (Geology, Mineralogy, Paleontology, and

Lapidary arts). To foster a fellowship among individuals interested

in Earth Science and enable our members to better identify materi-

als we collect, and how to display or further process these materials.

To teach all generations about rocks, minerals, fossils, and what can

be done with them, and be collaborative in community of groups

with similar interests to our Society.

Meetings: 7:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of

the month, September through June. Please

refer to MSA website www.MineralogicalSocietyArizona.org

for meeting location, dates and times.

Dues / Rates

Families & Couples - $20.00

Single Adults - $12.00

Junior (Under 18), Honorary and MSA Milestone Life members - Free

MSA Legacy Life members are Free after the initial payment.

For information about purchasing a Life Membership based on your age,

please visit our website: www.MineralogicalSocietyArizona.org and click

on “MSA Club” tab.

Reprinting permission granted with proper credit given.

www.mineralogicalsocietyarizona.org

Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies

www.rmfms.org

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

www.amfed.org

http://www.mineralogicalsocietyarizona.org/

http://www.mineralogicalsocietyarizona.org/

http://www.rmfms.org/

http://www.amfed.org/

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