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TRMS T-TOWN ROCKHOUND Volume LXVII Issue 10

Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society October 2019

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Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society October 2019 Page 2

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wwwtulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

2019 Officers are elected by club members each November-December

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Inc was organized in April 1958 to promote interest and provide education in the earth sciences in historical artifacts in jewelry-making and all forms of the lapidary arts Field trips the club workshop monthly meetings

and other activities provide opportunities for life-long learning Meetings The second Monday of each month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia Street Tulsa OK Refreshments and coffee begin at 6 pm Pebble Pups meet at 615 and the membership business meeting and program commence at 7pm ALL WELCOME

The T-Town Rockhound official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society is issued every month preceding the regular monthly meeting Permission is granted to reprint items from the newsletter unless otherwise designated provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound Please send items for the newsletter by the monthly deadline the 20st of the month preceding publication to Editor T-Town Rockhound Rebecca Ridgway RidgwayRocksgmailcom or mail to 6130 S 1st ST S Muskogee OK 74401 E-Mail Exchange Publications to RidgwayRocksgmailcom

President Steve Ridgway 918-348-2299 StephenRidgway63yahoocom

1st VPPrograms Peter Grice 918-607-3445 peter-griceutulsaedu

2nd VPField Trips hollyteachgmailcom

Secretary Roberta Wagle 918-695-4291 waglemomgmailcom

Treasurer Jerry Nagel 918-640-1324 jnagel1coxnet

Shop Foreman Billy McBay 918-455-0602 xfiles4321msncom

Editor Rebecca Ridgway 918-348-9900 RidgwayRocksgmailcom

WebLibrary Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 m_rongeysbcglobalnet

Larry Wagle 918-695-1527 wagledadgmailcom

Past-President Donna Loffer donnalofferattnet

Directors Richard Jaeger George Hill Sharon Richards

Chat Pile Editor Wayne Mouser okyrocks1514gmailcom

Rock Donations Larry Wagle wagledadgmailcom

Show Chair Eric Hamshar johnhamsharyahoocom

Club Scholarship Dianne Kirk amp

Richard Jaeger

Liz Thomas bthomas630coxnet

Martha Rongey 918-230-1094

Bob amp Nancy Hicks Scott Robb

azketr1gmailcom

Pebble Pups Julia Allande allandecoxnet

Hospitality Table Kimberly Perry kimberlyperryehicom

Uniform Rules Leon Reeder leonreeder47yahoocom

Door Prize Chairman Paulino Allande



T-TOWN ROCKHOUND September 2019 Vol LXVII No9

Monthly newsletter of Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society tulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

WELCOME



News and Stories from our Members

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society was well represented at the RMFMS Show amp Convention in Prescott Arizona We had ten members in attendance which was I believe more than any other club in the Federation except for the host Prescott Gem amp Mineral Society and perhaps the Albuquerque Gem amp Mineral Club TRMS Members attending were Wayne amp DeLane Cox Richard Jaeger Chester amp Elaine Lee Leon Reeder Ben amp Liz Thomas and Larry amp Roberta Wagle Linda Jaeger was planning to attend but her plane flight was cancelled as was that of Cecilia Evans our Oklaho-ma State Director

Several TRMS members also have jobs in the Federation TRMS members currently serving on the RMFMS Executive committee are Liz Thomas as President Wayne Cox as Secretary and Richard Jaeger as Past President Our members also serve on several other committees Richard Jaeger is currently chairman of Name Badge Nominating and Schol-arship Committees is Convention Advisor and a member of the Long-Range Planning Committee Finis Riggs is chair-man of the Supplies Committee DeLane Cox is chair of the Public Relations Committee and the AFMS All-American Club of the Year Kay Waterman is chair of the Directory Committee Wayne Cox is chairman of the Finance Com-mittee Linda Jaeger is chair of the Publications Contest Committee and Stan Nowak is the representative for Oklahoma on the Public Lands Advisory Committee Leon Reeder is chairman of the Uniform Rules Committee A number of other members have held positions in the past

Leon Reeder and Roberta Wagle served as delegates for TRMS to the annual RMFMS House of Delegates meeting Wayne amp DeLane Cox served as delegates for the Northwest Arkansas club and the Oklahoma State Council Richard Jaeger served as the proxy delegate for the Stillwater club Upcoming RMFMS Show amp Conventions include the 2020 show in Big Piney Wyoming and the joint RMFMSAFMS Show in Sandy Utah in 2021 Our 2022 show will be in Boul-der City Nevada Hopefully our Tulsa club will be well represented at those shows

New RMFMS officers elected to serve beginning November 1st are Bob Regner of the Albuquerque club as President and Sheri Johnson of the Southern Nevada club as Vice President Gene Maggard as Treasurer Wayne Cox as Secre-tary and Cinda Kunkler as Historian continue in their positions Liz Thomas will join Richard Jaeger on the Executive Committee for the Past Presidents position Elected as State Directors were Jodi Brewster for ArizonaNevada Bill Smith for Kansas Russ Oliger for North Dakota and Sony Hemscher for South DakotaNebraska The remaining State Directors have another year to go on their term of office

The show itself was quite enjoyable There were many dealers with a wide variety of material there were also working exhibits and a kidrsquos area There were about twenty exhibits including nine competitive exhibits five of which received RMFMS Trophies there was also a junior award winner Richard Jaeger Leon Reeder and Liz Thomas helped judge the competitive cases and Paul Otto who judges at our Tulsa show also helped judge The EditorsWebmasters Breakfast was not well attended probably due to the cost and the early 700 am start Linda Jaeger who would have conducted the Breakfast was unable to attend so Liz Thomas and Richard Jaeger took that over and the presentation of awards

2019 Rocky Mountain Federation Show and Convention

Submitted by Richard Jaeger




2019 Rocky Mountain Federation Show and Convention continued

The Awards Banquet was well attended the food was good and everyone seemed to have a good time Unfortunately our RMFMS Honorary Scholarship Awardee Dr Steven Westrop the Curator of Paleontology at the Sam Noble Muse-um of Natural History in Norman Oklahoma was unable to attend Three items were donated to be auctioned off with the proceeds going to the AFMS Scholarship Foundation One was purchased by Wayne Cox and another by Ben Thomas Perhaps the highlight of the Awards Banquet was Liz Thomasrsquo generous contribution of $25 to the AFMS Scholarship Foundation J

The Prescott Gem amp Mineral Club ShowConvention chair Gail Walker and club president Colleen Denton are to be commended for their hard work and for the success of the show The hospitality was outstanding I appreciated having Doug True our AFMS President and his wife from the Northwest Federation attend the functions I also appreciated Josie Middleton of the South Central Federation for helping us judge the competitive exhibits I was unable to attend the field trips because I had to get back to Tulsa Several of our members did attend the field trips and enjoyed them As always though my favorite part of the show was being able to visit with old rock hound friends from around the Federation and to make new friends


MEET OUR NEWEST HONORARY MEMBER by Richard Yeager

Roxanna joined the club about 1984 and was President in I believe 1988 She has held other board positions but Id have to check my old Directories at home to get a list She has present-ed a number of programs for our club meetings She always has exhibits at our Club Shows and at Gem Faire She also led to effort to preserve our right to collect fossils in Oklahoma by writing a written feature ldquoRockhounds Prevailrdquo Roxanna has traveled the world many of her programs have related to that - including the Middle East Mongolia Tibet and many other locations When she is in Tulsa she almost always attends the Club meetings and monthly luncheons She has been a member of the scholarship and finance Committees and Program Chair (1st VP)




Once A Rock Hound Always A Rock Hound

What an unexpected treat to have a founding member of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society find us at the monthly Luncheon Things were going as usual people talking people laughing and eating lots of food Several members were wearing their new blue TRMS t-shirts Towards the end a few people had left and Penny Richardson had gone out to the Buffet when a woman stopped her because of her t-shirt Penny brought this visitor back into the meeting room and introduced her as Betty Ruth Adams Ms Adams begin to speak and let us know that she was one of the original members of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Ms Adams is now 89 years old and lives in Owasso with her daughter or grand-daughter and still misses club field trips and meetings

She told us a story about one of her early field trips looking for agates They were looking for a specific type of agate as she became confused finding stones that she believed were agates but did not look like the agates that they were search-ing for She went off to find someone to see if this was the right agate The an-swer she got was no its a snot agate You know rock hounds have to have fun and she quickly realized it was not an agate This was Betty Ruths first experience learning to differentiate between the different rocks She became quite emotional talking with us and remembering all the older members and all the joys she had with the club It would be so nice if any club member still remembers MS Adams if someone could try and contact her and offer to give her a ride to a meeting now and then I believe she would be absolutely giddy with the opportunity to come to a meeting and see some old friends

Respectfully submitted by Roberta Wagle




2019 Scholarship Award

The Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society promotes interest in collecting rocks minerals fossils and artifacts working with the lapidary arts and sharing knowledge about the earth sciences We support education by providing programs for schools and adult groups year round and provide funds for scholarships in the earth sciences This yearrsquos winner went to Tulsa University senior Grant Morey for $175000 for outstanding academic achievement in earth sciences I met Grant at last nights meeting Grant said he had already been in Europe Greenland and Alaska for his studies and loves to be outside Grant is planning to go into Hydrogeology Hes pictured here with Richard Jaeger

- Submitted by Kimberly A Perry

TRMS Scholarship 2019 Biography

Hello My name is Grant Morey and I am honored to have been select-

ed as this yearrsquos TRMS scholarship award recipient I am a native of the

Saint Louis Missouri area and am in my senior year at the University of

Tulsa where I study geology and economics

Having grown up enjoying nature and the outdoors in general I was

initially attracted to the geosciences due to its many opportunities to

work (and play) outside Thus far my studies have taken me to places

like the Greenland Ice Sheet and Alaskarsquos North SlopemdashI would find it

hard to believe any other course of study would have provided me with

similar experiences

This past summer I worked in Fairbanks Alaska at the International

Arctic Research Center as part of an NSF funded Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) My research was

largely focused on Arctic climatemdashspecifically surface energy budgets and their relation to Arctic amplification As a

result of this experience I now have a much better understanding of what scientific research truly entails and hope to

carry this knowledge into graduate school and beyond

Currently I am in the process of applying to graduate school where I plan to study hydrogeology or something quater-

nary related Though I do not know yet where my path will take me I can see myself working with groundwater or in

the environmental consulting industry in the future

I would finally like to thank the Geosciences faculty at the University of Tulsa for nominating me for this award as well

as TRMS for your incredible generosity



Thank You from Scholarship Recipient

We received a thank you note from this yearrsquos scholarship recipient Grant Morey We have included a copy below



TRMS Show Competitive Exhibits

We had six competitive exhibits in our Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society Show this past July I want to thank the individuals who helped judge the exhibits I am especially thankful to Ron Carman who came up from San Marcos Texas and to Paul Otto who came over from Arkansas to help judge TRMS Members who helped were Peter Grice Bob Hicks Richard Jaeger Leon Reeder Liz Thomas and Fred White The Competitive Exhibit section was co-chaired by Richard Jaeger and Leon Reeder this year

All six of the Competitive Exhibits received First Place Ribbons and Trophies They are as follows

Kimberly Perry Trophy 1 ndash Minerals

Kimberly Perry Trophy 1 ndash Project

Larry Wagle Trophy 13 ndash Petrified Wood

Donna Loffer Trophy 25 ndash Wire Wrapping

Adam Proctor Trophy 28 ndash Educational Fossils

Ian Kirk Trophy 39 ndash Fluorescent Minerals

I want to thank each of the exhibitors and hope that we have even more competitive exhibits at our show next year I truly believe that we have the best competitive exhibit section of any local show in the Rocky Mountain Federation

Richard Jaeger



Bulletin Contest

DeLane Cox - Certificate of Appreciation - Adult Articles - Pretty

Country but Watch out for the Bison

Roxanna Chamberlin - 1st Place RMFMS - Written Features -

Rockhounds Prevail She also took 1st place

in AFMS

Competitive Exhibits at our 2019 Show

Adam Proctor - Trophy 28 - Educational - Fossils

first in the nation

Contest

Winners



Minutes of TRMS General Meeting September 9 2019

President Steve Ridgway called the meeting to order at 7 pm He welcomed all new members and guests We had an attendance of 85 people

Donna Loffer made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Liz Thomas motion approved

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd Donna Loffer motion approved

Julia Allande announced we had 13 Pebble Pups and that they had learned about magma The Pebble Pups made candy that mimicked obsidian and pumice The Pebble Pups all received a specimen of granite Julia also gave two badges to pebble pups Evelyn received rocks and minerals and Moe received the Earths Earth processes

We had 6 door prizes this evening donated by Julia and Paulino Allande

Richard Jaeger presented the scholarship of $1750 to Grant Moray a senior at T U Grant said he had already been in Europe Greenland and Alaska for his studies and loves to be outside Grant is planning to go into Hydrogeology

Richard also gave out awards to Delane Cox for an article He presented Adam Proctor an award for first place in our July show Roxanne Chamberlain received an award for the article ldquoRockHounds Prevailrdquo this article also placed first in the nation

Richard gave some history about honorary membership The board has recommended Roxanne Chamberlain Finis Riggs made a motion to accept the boardrsquos recommendation for Roxanne Chamberlain to receive one of the open positions 2nd Fred White motion was approved

Donna Loffer said it was that time again to get new officers for the 2020 year and please direct any questions to her

Eric Hampshar thanked all the workers for the July show The club made a profit of $3753 Eric announced the fall swap on October 19th at the Correll Museum He recommended if you were going to sell to be there by 830 or 9 am to set up sale would actually start at 10 am The Masons will provide food at a low cost for the event There will be a live auction at 1130 and the Oklahoma State Council will meet at 1 pm The museum will be open and free to all

Liz Thomas made a motion to hold a show next year 2nd Peter Grice motion approved

Hospitality for October will be N - S and November will be T - Z with the Christmas dinner in December

Holly Proctor announced the September field trip will be to the Elsing Museum on September 28th from 130 to 430

Jerry Nagel announced a rock show in Joplin on September 27th 28th and 29th at Sheffendecker Park

Kim Perry announced the quartz dig in Mount Ida she has applications at her table and they only take 100 diggers

Liz Thomas reminded everybody of the sale at her at their house Saturday starting at 8 am

This months display case was provided by Leon Reeder Julia Allande asked for volunteers for the October case

Wayne Mouser will start an opal triplets class on the third Saturday of the month at the shop

The 2019 yearbook will be due on February 1st to Delane Cox for initial judging

Peter Grice introduced tonights speaker Vicki on the topic of gemology Vicki is a GIA certified gemologist

Liz Thomas made a motion to adjourn at 821 pm 2nd by Roberta Wagle motion approved

Respectfully submitted Roberta Wagle



Minutes of TRMS Board Meeting ndash September 9 2019

President Steve Ridgway call the meeting to order at 7 pm

Those present Steve Ridgway Peter Grice Holly Proctor Roberta Wagle Jerry Nagel Billy McBay Rebecca Ridgway Larry Wagle Donna Loffer Richard Jaeger George Hill Sharon Richards and Wayne Mouser

Roberta Wagle made a motion to accept the treasurers report as printed 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Jerry Nagel reported that the club had received a $130 donation in memory of Betty Letters The club received another bill from the fairgrounds Jerry will update the shows profit-loss information and provide new reports

Peter Grice made a motion to accept the secretarys report as printed 2nd by Jerry Nagel motion approved

Peter Grice reported that the programs for the rest of the year were set Discussion was held on the December meeting and a Santas game to play

Steve Ridgway appointed Donna Loffer as the chairman of the nominating committee there needs to be a total of three people on this committee

Richard Jaeger reported the scholarship would go to Grant Morey a TU student in the amount of $1750

Billy McBay reported the shop was running well but could use some new mats in the saw room for safety purposes

Holly Proctor reported a great field trip to collect Boley agate The September field trip had not been set at the time of the board meeting

Larry Wagle reported the donations inventory pictures provided to Jerry Nagel to put with the treasurers report The club also has 27 tubs with lids for silent auction material

Donna Loffer reported that she needed to add the new Spinning Wheel to her inventory list provided last month Don-na also stated that we need to buy paper plates cups and plastic wear for our meetings and the Christmas dinner Bob Hicks gave Donna a small box of cut geodes for the grab bags

Discussion was held on possibly donating the old Spinning Wheel to another club

Wayne Mouser asked for conglomerate news preferably earlier rather than later each month Wayne also thanked Hol-ly Proctor for good field trips and the great job she did on the newsletter while we were working on a new editor

Roberta Wagle announced that on September 14th Ben and Liz Thomas would be holding a rock sale at their house and all club members were invited

Larry Wagle reported that Jim and Ruth Williams had approached the club asking if we would accept their rock collec-tion after their passing Discussion was held on the need of a place to store a large donation such as this George Hill made a motion to accept this donation 2nd by Peter Grice motion approved

Wayne Mouser brought up the topic of the picnic that the club used to hold each year We had been using the sale swap at the Hicks as our picnic but since this was the last year for them we need to be thinking about a new time for picnics in the upcoming years

Discussion was held on honorary membership Richard Jaeger had several very good names supplied to him by previ-ous honorary members Discussion was held on each person and though all were very deserving the vote went for Roxanna Chamberlain Even though we have two open positions at this time Richard Jaeger made a motion to only fill 1 and let the oncoming board fill the second 2nd by Holly Proctor motion approved

Donna Loffer asked Billy McBay if you would be willing to take the makings of the educational boxes and he agreed

Richard Jaeger is still working on the American Federation Rockhound of the Year Julia Allande well be working on the junior Rockhound of the Year Names have not been released yet

Sharon Richards made a motion to adjourn at 830 pm 2nd Donna Loffer motion approved




Saturday October 19 2019

10 am ndash 3 pm

At the DW Correll Museum in Catoosa Oklahoma Northeast of Tulsa One Block West of Route 66 on Pine St

Admission and parking are FREE (including museum)

Rocks Minerals Fossils Jewelry Lapidary Goods to BuySellTrade

Set-up starts at 9 am opens at 10 am No set-up fee

1000 am ndash Swap opens to the public

1130 am - The OSCMS will hold a live auction to fund the OSCMS scholarship Donations gratefully accepted for this project

Lunch ndash Fresh grilled hamburgers and hotdogs chips and pop will be available at a reason-able price To be followed by FREE ice cream cones and root beer floats sponsored by the Bank of Commerce

130 pm - Following lunch there will be a meeting of the OSCMS Board All OSCMS clubs please send a representative

For more information contact

Eric Hamshar at 918-266-3612 (Correll Museum)

Or DeLane Cox OSCMS President at 479-254-0894

Presented by The DW Correll Museum

Tulsa Rock amp Mineral Society

The Oklahoma State Council of Mineralogical Societies



Display Case October 2019

Where there is a Point to be made Leon Reeder is usu-

ally the one making said Point Thank you Leon for a

wonderful display of Points in the show-off case for

September Herersquos a few pictures of his case to enjoy

Now for October Roxanna Chamberlin has graciously

agreed to display some of her Picture Rocks Many

many rocks have scenes or pictures incorporated in

their makeup and Roxanna has devoted quite a bit of

time and energy preparing and presenting a number of

these for our enjoyment

As you look over your own collection of rocks minerals carvings and productions envision how they would look in the show-off

case for others to see Consider what you can impart to others through your display What is it about this hobby that is special

to you Share that affection and admiration with the rest of us

And again a big THANK YOU to everyone who puts in a display

--Julia Allande





The Conglomerate News from the Chat Pile

By Wayne Mouser okyrockscoxnet

Billy McBay had his hands full at the Sept 7th workshop There were 9 people learning how to cut and shape a rock into a cabochon They were Dave amp Melissa Woodward Holly amp Adam Proctor Carla Shawdienak William Hart Peter Grice and Rose Paluekis Those helping Billy were David Hogate and Connie Cassity

Lana Riggs took a hard fall and broke her ankle

Julia Allande wrote My sister Becky drove over from Georgia to spend several days here and we all went to Tahlequah where we had a booth at the Tahlequah show We had a good time and found some nice specipeople in-cluding a typically purple fluorite from Ojuela Mexico that fluoresces RED Jerry Nagel had some Eye agate from Madagascar that fluoresces orange so I got some of that too Finis Riggs and Ben Thomas also had booths there

About 30 people came out for the Boley agate hunt and as far as I could tell everyone left with good collections Ian Kirk especially liked the black Boleys with the lighter-colored rocks I found two pieces of true Boley agate which I shared with Ian but now I cant find my piece Itll turn up sometime Im sure After the hunt Diane Kirk Ian Kirk Paulino and I stopped at The Rock House Cafe in Stroud for lunch (Dianes geologist friend insisted) Not the best expe-rience The food was okay (a little dear) but somehow they failed to note Paulis order and he had no food when the rest of ours came He had to watch us eat until his came out -- at about the same time the rest of us finished Then we all had to wait while he ate The restaurant did not even offer him a consideration for messing up his order I dont plan to go back there again

Julia also wrote The other day while out in the yard an enormous yellow butterfly swooped toward me It was only after it landed on my shoulder did I realize it was a green parakeet It rode on my shoulder a while then took off but came back and landed on my head a bit later The next day it was gone so I hope it found its way home and to its rightful Mommy

Wayne Mouser took in the Thomasrsquos big rock sale Now those folks have the rocks I told my wife I wouldnrsquot bring any-more rocks home but I did find 4 small Brazilian agates I just had to have Members I saw and visited with out there were of course the Thomasrsquo Finis amp Lana Riggs Jim amp Ruth Williams Larry amp Roberta Wagle Chester amp Elaine Lee Jay Gourd and Billy McBay Several other people showed up I didnrsquot recognize Liz even fed us Itrsquos always nice to socialize with my rockhound friends The day before the sale Lilik Hakola called to chit chat Said it was hot as H in Tucson area I told her it was hot here in Tulsa with the high humidity We had a nice visit Sharon Richards asked her brother-in-law Don Whitaker to help upgrade my computer He did and did a fine job Now I have Windows 10 which is more com-puter than Irsquoll ever use It definitely operates much faster now

After their rock sale Liz Thomas spent 3 days in the hospital for tests Nothing was found wrong and shersquos back home now

Richard Jaeger attended the Denver Gem amp Mineral Show in September I went a couple of days early and attended many of the Satellite Shows and was able to find some real bargains for Grab Bags I was able to get probably over 1000 nice echinoids for $22 and over 1000 nice quartz crystals for $30 its amazing what you can find if you look around at the some 900 dealers there (There are many things way overpriced as well) I picked up about 10 different kinds of tumbled stones for good prices too The Denver Club Show itself is first class as about eight area clubs com-bine to host the show the theme this year was Minerals of Canada There were a number of exhibits including several from other countries The USGS BLM and other organizations were represented as well I was able to visit with many Colorado Rockhounds and people from other parts of our Federation including many current and former dealers from our Tulsa Show The Rock Show is not the only reason for my visit to Denver each year I was able to see my 2 sisters and their husbands who live in Denver Also visited my brother his wife and my nephew who live in Longmont My



son David also lives in Longmont and my son Dennis came up from Houston We spent three nights in Grand Lake Col-orado and enjoyed fishing and hiking in the Colorado mountains during the time of the year when the aspen trees are their beautiful golden yellow I think my boys out-fished me but I still caught a number of nice size trout We also ex-plored some areas in the mountains where we had not been before I hope that several of our fellow TRMS Members can make the Denver Show next year it is really worth it

At the Sept 21st workshop Wayne Mouser showed Peter Grice David Hogate amp Debra Massey the art of lapping an opal using 600 silicon carbide grit in preparation of making an opal triplet Bill Hart was making a cabochon Carla Shwadlenak was working on a moonstone cabochon and Connie Cassity was working on a cabochon Billy repaired the 18rdquo blue slab saw and was cutting rocks Peter Grice was working on making a cabochon and sawing some Brazilian agate David was polishing some of his cut geodes

Those who attended the September 24th Rockhound Luncheon were Ben amp Liz Thomas Steve Robinson Julia Cross Wayne Mouser Paulino Allande Richard Jaeger Bob Avakian Chester Lee Donna Loffer Marty Becker Roberta Wagle Bill Hart Jerry Nagel Jim amp Ruth Williams Harvey Shell Roxanna Chamberlin Mark amp Mary Peterson Penny Richardson George Hill Gail Goins and Jami Harl Lots of rocks were passed around to be identified or just to look at Everyone had a grand visit

The Conglomerate continued News from the Chat Pile




PEBBLE PUPS

Imagine my surprise to find I had a dozen youngsters for Pebble Pups at Septemberrsquos meeting I truly ex-

pected less what with school having started but the reality is much better than I had imagined The young

ones are very important essential and critical to the growth and survival of our hobby and organization

And they are a lot of fun to be around and work with too I suspect a lot of what we cover gets lost in the

mental chaos of the developing information storage facility but I feel assured that at some point when the

young person revisits some of the subjects some of what we covered will come creeping back into cogni-

zance and the subject in question will make more sense and maybe stick around a little clearer

In September we studied a bit about igneous rocks and tried to make sense of crystal sizes and even if there

were any crystals at all We compared crystal growth to sugar crystals from a hot supersaturated solution

then studied the effect of foaming on igneous lava like obsidian by making peanut brittle (sans peanuts)

with and without the baking soda (a base added to an acidic solution) Maybe now every time anyone eats

peanut brittle that person will think of obsidian and pumice

We congratulate Mo Bullard on receiving his Earth Processes badge and Evelynn Cannella for receiving her

first badge Rocks and Minerals

This month we will continue our study of the rock cycle with focus on sedimentary rocks Again I need eve-

ryone to review or learn what you can about sedimentary rocks Please bring to show off any samples of sed-

imentary rocks you have in your collections Feel free to bring your parents too as this is a learning activity

for ALL

Please note We have 45 minutes for our meeting and activity so I start right at 615 I know this is a bit tight

for some parents and I wonrsquot hold it against you if you cannot be there right at that time but by the same

token please do not hold it against me if we have started when you arrive Fun and learning learning is fun

--Julia Allande JRoA Coordinator



Compiled by Wayne Mouser from T-Town Rockhound archives

5 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 2014 There were 52 members in attendance Pebble Pups received a piece of Peacock Agate donated by Chester Lee Sharon Richards treasurer made a proposal that a private audit be made of transac-tions made during her term as treasurer paid by those club members making complaints about how the money had been handled After much discussion her motion was not passed by a membership vote 2nd VP Chris Thomas an-nounced the October field trip would be held at the Correll Museum open house and that the Bob Rice collection would be offered at silent auction at the museum Virgil Richards made a motion that the sale of these items be stopped until the items are inventoried and taken to Allandersquos for storage His motion failed for lack of a second Bob Hicks announced Scott Robb would be coordinating a publication of current by-laws including proposed new laws and new Standard Operating Procedures Richard Jaeger presented awards from the AFMS Exhibit Competition which was held in Tulsa Awards went to Virgil Richards Ben Thomas Leon Reeder Liz Thomas Julia Allande Finis Riggs Liz Thomas received the only 100 score in the show for her competitive case Finis Riggs thanked Richard Jaeger for his efforts to expand the competitive event for this yearrsquos show Liz Thomas Wayne Mouser and Roberta Wagle nomi-nating committee announced a proposed slate of officers for 2015 Barry Parks gave the program on his finds from the Arkansas River which included part of a fossil mastodon jaw Julia Allande wrote an article titled ldquoAll Hail The Mini Mak-errsquos Fairrdquo

15 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 2004 There were 32 members and 1 guest in attendance President Richard Jaeger an-nounced the nominating committee had filled all jobs except for the 1st VP job The ballot would be submitted to the membership for voting at the November meeting Richard announced Kidrsquos World would be held at the fairgrounds in November if any member wanted to participate Virgil Richards introduced the program on volcanoes It was learned Willard Elsing had died Oct 17th His fabulous collection is housed in the ORU Learning Center The museum has dubbed Elsingrsquos collection as ldquoGodrsquos Natural Art Museumrdquo Chris Fite wrote an article titled ldquoIdentifying Mineralsrdquo

25 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1994 Forty-five members and guests were in attendance Wayne Mouser announced mate-rial pertaining to State Question 666 and copies of Gem amp Mineral and Outdoor Oklahoma were available at the Hos-pitality table Jon Slankard announced the field trip would be to Western Tulsa County Richard Jaeger announced set-up times to our upcoming show Scotty West gave the nominating committee report Election would be held at the No-vember meeting The program was various members who told tales of rockhounding experiences Also a video of the 1992 show was shown Leon Reeder wrote an article titled ldquoCutting and Polishing Opalrdquo

45 YEARS AGO OCTOBER 1974 Guests and new members were introduced Some guests were from Leon Gilmorersquos class at TJC 134 were in attendance John Cassity treasurer announced that TRMS membership had grown to a total of 403 members No field trip due to the upcoming ldquoWorld of Gemsrdquo show Scotty West displayed some of the nice door prizes that will be given away at the show Richard Jaeger introduced Leon Gilmore and Lynn Blilau as auctioneers for the annual rock auction Many excellent specimens slabs and handiwork were auctioned off and everyone enjoyed it It was noted that the officers looked very smart in their new club vests Linda Moore wrote an article about the Sep-tember field trip for fossils Eleanor Jaeger wrote an article titled ldquoIceland Faroe Islands and Greenlandrdquo Mary K And J N Neilsen wrote a book review by Keosippi Lapidary titled ldquoOn The Formation Of Keokuk Geodesrdquo Bill Lee wrote an article titled ldquoGeologic History of Oklahomardquo



TRMS WORKSHOPmdashA GREAT RESOURCE FOR CLUB MEMBERS

TRMS members are welcome to use the club workshop during the scheduled sessions You will be asked to sign a waiver if you work at the shop Young people must be accompanied by an adult Material for cutting and polishing is available at the shop for $1 a slab There is a charge for cutting a piece on the big saw Please contact the shop foreman or the charge person 24-hours

in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS

First Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Saturday 100 to 500 PM

Third Tuesday 530 to 900 PM

Fourth Thursday 530 to 900PM

Contact Billy McBay supervisor 918-407-6066

The workshop is located next to Elsing Museum in the lower level of the Learning Resource Center on the campus of Oral Roberts University 81st and Lewis Tulsa

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October

19mdashD W Correll Museum 2019 Fall Rock Swap and Open House 19934 E Pine St Catoosa OK 74015 Rocks Minerals Fossils Jewelry Lapidary Goods to BuySellTrade Admission and parking are FREE (even the museum) Set up starts at 9 am and doors open to the public at 10 am The OSCMS will hold a live auction to fund the OSCMS scholarship Donations gratefully accepted for this project For more information please contact Eric Hamshar at 918-266-3612 (Correll Museum) or DeLane Cox OSCMS President at 479-254-0894

26-27mdashOKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Mineral and Gem Show The Modern Living Build-ing 608 Kiamichi Pl Oklahoma State Fair Park Oklahoma City OK See and buy worldly treasures in-cluding Artisan jewelry tools gemstones fossils rough rock and crystals Exhibits demos educational and childrenrsquos areas available Admission $6 Adults and Children under 12 are free For more infor-mation contact omgs-mineralsorg or check us out on Facebook

We have had wonderful turnouts for the past few field trips Thanks for coming out and making it more

fun Itrsquos always better when you can show off and admire right then and there We had nearly 30 rock-

hounds out for the Boley Agate There were some wonderful finds near Ada including petrified wood

brachiopods and of course Boley Agate Irsquom typing this up before the September trip so I hope we have

a wonderful turn out at the Elsing Museum on Sep 28th For October the rock swap at the D W Correll

Museum will take the place of our field trip Irsquom already investigating some options for November Decem-

ber and January Feel free to give me suggestions Irsquom fairly new and donrsquot know of any sites of my own I

am looking into a Paris TX trip and maybe a quartz trip soon-ish - Holly Proctor Field Trip Coordinator







RMFMS clubs observe the AFMS Code of Ethics

will respect both private and public property and will do no collecting on privately-owned land without the ownerrsquos

permission will keep informed on all laws regulations and rules governing collecting on public lands and observe them

will to the best of my ability ascertain the boundary lines of property on which plan to collect will use no firearms or blasting material in collecting areas will cause no willful damage to property of any kind - fences signs or buildings will leave all gates as found

will build fires in designated or safe places only and will be certain they are completely extinguished before leaving the area will discard burning material - matches cigarettes etc will fill all excavation holes which may be dangerous to livestock

will not contaminate wells creeks or other water supply will cause no willful damage to collecting material and will take home only what can reasonably use will practice conservation and undertake to utilize fully and well the materials have collected and will recycle my surplus for the pleasure and benefit of others

will support the Rockhound project HELP (Help Eliminate Litter Please) and leave all collecting areas devoid of litter re-gardless of how found will cooperate with field trip leaders and those in designated authority in all collecting areas

will report to my club or Federation officers Bureau of Land management or other authorities any deposit of petrified wood or other materials on public lands which should be protected for the enjoyment of future generations for public educational and scientific purposes will appreciate and protect our heritage of natural resources will observe the ldquoGolden Rulerdquo use ldquoGood Outdoor Mannersrdquo and at all times conduct myself in a manner which will add to the stat-ure and public image of rockhounds everywhere

Adherence to the AFMS Code of Ethics assures compliance with most statutes and regulations governing collecting on public lands and encourages respect for private property rights and the environment Clubs are urged to read the AFMS Code of Ethics in at least one meeting every year to publish the Code frequently in the club newsletter and to compel compliance on club field trips

issues of proposed legislation and enforcement affecting field collecting of minerals and fossils

organization with responsibility for advancing the interests of earth science amateurs with legislatures and land use management agencies

The AFMS will receive a report from ALAA at its annual meeting

The AFMS endorses the principle of multiple uses of public lands as a guarantee of continuing recreational opportunities

Wilderness and monument designations are inconsistent with the principle of multiple uses In view of the vast amount of public land al-ready designated as wilderness and monuments future such designations should be minimal taking into account the increased demand for recreational opportunities including rockhounding created by a growing population

In furtherance of the principle of multiple use the AFMS believes that laws regulations and rules established by relevant govern-mental authorities should be designed to allow freest possible access to all public lands coupled with minimal restrictions on the recrea-tional collection of minerals fossils gemstone materials and other naturally occurring materials

A right to collect minerals and fossils on public lands should be protected by statute

The AFMS urges its members to work with any or all government authorities to achieve a good working relationship in order to improve the



TRMS OCTOBER 2019

The club regularly meets at 7 pm the second Monday of the month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia near the TU tennis courts A social hour precedes each meeting with cof-fee and snacks Visitors are always welcome Pebble Pups meet at 615 preceding the general mem-bership meeting For Workshop sessions contact foreman Billy McBay at 918-407-6066 or the charge person 24 hours in advance Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Sat-

1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP

1 - 500 pm Billy McBay 918-407-6066 ORU Learning

Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD

Meets 7 pm College Hill

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TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

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15

WORKSHOP


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stairs

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LUNCHEON 1130 at Golden Corral 21st just east of Memorial We have a room at the northeast corner of the res-taurant ALL WELCOME

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SOC

wwwtulsarockandmineralsocietyorg

2019 Officers are elected by club members each November-December

The Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society Inc was organized in April 1958 to promote interest and provide education in the earth sciences in historical artifacts in jewelry-making and all forms of the lapidary arts Field trips the club workshop monthly meetings

and other activities provide opportunities for life-long learning Meetings The second Monday of each month at the College Hill Presbyterian Church 7th and Columbia Street Tulsa OK Refreshments and coffee begin at 6 pm Pebble Pups meet at 615 and the membership business meeting and program commence at 7pm ALL WELCOME

The T-Town Rockhound official bulletin of the Tulsa Rock and Mineral Society is issued every month preceding the regular monthly meeting Permission is granted to reprint items from the newsletter unless otherwise designated provided that full credit is given to the author and the T-Town Rockhound Please send items for the newsletter by the monthly deadline the 20st of the month preceding publication to Editor T-Town Rockhound Rebecca Ridgway RidgwayRocksgmailcom or mail to 6130 S 1st ST S Muskogee OK 74401 E-Mail Exchange Publications to RidgwayRocksgmailcom

President Steve Ridgway 918-348-2299 StephenRidgway63yahoocom

1st VPPrograms Peter Grice 918-607-3445 peter-griceutulsaedu

2nd VPField Trips hollyteachgmailcom

Secretary Roberta Wagle 918-695-4291 waglemomgmailcom

Treasurer Jerry Nagel 918-640-1324 jnagel1coxnet

Shop Foreman Billy McBay 918-455-0602 xfiles4321msncom

Editor Rebecca Ridgway 918-348-9900 RidgwayRocksgmailcom

WebLibrary Martha Rongey 918-230-1094 m_rongeysbcglobalnet

Larry Wagle 918-695-1527 wagledadgmailcom

Past-President Donna Loffer donnalofferattnet

Directors Richard Jaeger George Hill Sharon Richards

Chat Pile Editor Wayne Mouser okyrocks1514gmailcom

Rock Donations Larry Wagle wagledadgmailcom

Show Chair Eric Hamshar johnhamsharyahoocom

Club Scholarship Dianne Kirk amp

Richard Jaeger

Liz Thomas bthomas630coxnet

Martha Rongey 918-230-1094

Bob amp Nancy Hicks Scott Robb

azketr1gmailcom

Pebble Pups Julia Allande allandecoxnet

Hospitality Table Kimberly Perry kimberlyperryehicom

Uniform Rules Leon Reeder leonreeder47yahoocom

Door Prize Chairman Paulino Allande





WELCOME











































similar experiences



























Richard Jaeger



Bulletin Contest





in AFMS



first in the nation

Contest

Winners






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


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WELCOME











































similar experiences



























Richard Jaeger



Bulletin Contest





in AFMS



first in the nation

Contest

Winners






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31











































similar experiences



























Richard Jaeger



Bulletin Contest





in AFMS



first in the nation

Contest

Winners






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31

















Richard Jaeger



Bulletin Contest





in AFMS



first in the nation

Contest

Winners






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31



Bulletin Contest





in AFMS



first in the nation

Contest

Winners






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31






















































10 am ndash 3 pm
































--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31


















--Julia Allande
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31
























PEBBLE PUPS


















for ALL
















in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31












in advance

TRMS WORKSHOP HOURS







ON THE ROAD AGAIN

October




































TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


30 31


























TRMS OCTOBER 2019


1 2 3 4 5

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

6 7 8

TRMS BOARD


9 10 11 12

13 14

TRMS MEETS

615

Pebble Pups

7 pm

Membership

Treats S-Z

15

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

16 17 18 19

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

20 21 22 23 24

WORKSHOP


Center down-

stairs

25 26

27 28 29


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