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WEST SEATTLE PETROGLYPHS

Mike Wall, Editor P.O. Box 16145 Seattle, WA 98116

email: [email protected]

Monthly Bulletin of the West Seattle Rock Club, Inc.

Seattle, Washington

Our Club:

Practices the Rockhound Code of Ethics

Website:

http://www.westseattlerockclub.org

August 2013 West Seattle Petroglyphs

Volume 48, Number 7

Meetings:

Visitors are always welcome!

WEST SEATTLE ROCK CLUB, INC. Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 16145, Seattle, WA 98116

The purpose of this Club is to promote the study and enjoyment of the Lapidary Arts with good Rock-hounding and good fellowship; and to further education and lapidary skills for all; to conduct field trips for exploration and collection of minerals, gems, rocks and fossils; to promote shows and displays; to publish a monthly periodical known as West Seattle PETROGLYPHS relating to club activities.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS (2013):

2014 Show Co-Chairpersons Programs Refreshments/Hospitality Historian Field Trips

Webmaster

AFFILIATED WITH:

Northwest Federation & American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Seattle Regional Gem and Mineral Show Committee

Washington State Mineral Council ALAA – American Lands Access Association

Meetings are held on the Fourth Wednesday of each month,

except for November which is the FOURTH Wednesday and no meetings in July and December The meetings are held in Adams Hall of the Tibbetts United Methodist Church

3940 41st S.W. (corner of 41st S.W. and S.W. Andover Street) Seattle, WA 6:30 PM – Junior Meeting 7:00 PM – Adult Meeting

Dues are: $20.00 first year (including name badge), then: $10.00 per adult member per year or $15.00 for 2 adults in same family, $3.00 per junior member per year

VISITORS ARE INVITED AND ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ALL MEETINGS

All material in this Bulletin may be reprinted if properly credited - Exchange Bulletins are most welcome.

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OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2013):

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Federation Director Director at Large Mineral Council Reps Seattle Regional Reps Newsletter - Editor Current Past President

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Michael O’Clair <Open>

Diane Christensen

Audrey Vogelpohl Audrey Vogelpohl Ken Schmidt Leroy Christensen Lyle Vogelpohl Mike Wall Leroy Christensen

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(206) 938-0790 (206) 932-3292 (206) 932-3292 (206) 932-3626 (206) 938-0790 (206) 932-3292 (206) 935-4953 (206) 938-0790

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Janet Francisco

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CLUB CALENDAR

August 28, 2013

Junior Meeting (6:30 pm)

Program: Discussion of Future Junior Programs, Field Trips & Show Displays

General Meeting (7:00 pm)

Program: Club Business and Show & Tell

Show&Tell: Rocks Acquired this Summer

It is almost the end of August and summer is almost over. Lucie and I enjoyed going on a field trip to col-lect garnets near Heather Lake under the auspices of the Marysville Rock club. We had good luck screen-ing for garnets in a creek. It was nice to be outside and we had a lovely day for the trip. Most of the gar-nets were well worn after their trip down the creek. We did collect some specimens still in their mica schist matrix.

I recommend this trip for families with children—the collecting is relatively easy and you will find garnets. The Marysville Club usually runs the trip the last weekend in July. Members should examine state regu-lations regarding collecting in streams. The creeks are off limits to collecting and panning activities during certain seasons due to salmon activity.

For those members craving a scientific explanation for how garnets are formed in mica schist, the blog Life in Plane Light by Ellie Goeke contains three posts de-scribing the process. Links for those posts can be found below:

Metamorphic Reactions – The Basics http://lifeinplanelight.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/metamorphic-reactions-the-basics/

Mud to Cordierite – Sillimanite Hornfels — Contact Metamorphism at Work http://lifeinplanelight.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/mud-to-cordierite-sillimanite-hornfels-contact-metamorphism-at-work/

Mud to Garnet Schist — Regional Metamorphism at Work

PRESIDENT’S

MESSAGE

WHAT’S INSIDE

Club Calendar 3

President’s Message 3

What’s Inside 3

June General Meeting Minutes 4

A Safety Note: Keep Benadryl in

Your ... 5

Refreshments - August 6

Greetings, Junior Rockhounds! 6

Volcanic Bombs 6

WSRC Kid’s Corner 7

WSRC Member News 8

Report on the 2013 NFMS

Federation Convention & Show 8

Shop Tips 9

Field Trips 10

Rock Shows 10


http://lifeinplanelight.wordpress.com/2011/03/31/mud-to-garnet-schist-metamorphic-petrology-at-its-best/

The articles are informative and interesting. They are well worth reading.

Turning to more pressing matters. The club is seeking nominations for officers for next year. If you are in-terested in serving as an officer for 2014, please con-tact a member of our Nominating Committee: Ken Schmidt, Leroy Christensen or Lyle Vogelpohl. Even more importantly, the club is seeking someone to chair the club show scheduled for April of next year. If you are interested in chairing the show, please let us know at our next meeting. Finally, we need some volunteers to chair our annual holiday pot luck in December.

Looking forward to seeing all of you at our regular meeting this month. We had a good turnout for our picnic and auction. Many thanks to all who brought and prepared food. Particular thanks to our resident chef, Ken.

Michael O’Clair, WSRC President

WEST SEATTLE ROCK CLUB – GENERAL MEETING MINUTES June 26, 2013

Business In Michael O’Clair’s absence, Past President Dave Clausen called the meeting to order.

In Janet Francisco’s absence, Lyle Vogelpohl reported that there were 12 adults, 5 juniors and 8 guests present. Joe Moushey, Maceo Tinsley and Richard Babcock won the door prizes.

Audrey Vogelpohl introduced new members Don and Mary Rider and junior member Molly LeBlanc. They each received a name badge, membership card, a WSRC pin and Molly also received a future Rockhound of America badge. Audrey announced that if you are interested in joining the club, she has applications.

Audrey then talked about the Junior’s badge workshops that are held monthly at the West Seattle library. Last month they were working on a “Map” badge. To help earn the badge, there will be geo-caching at the annual picnic in July.

Audrey introduced April Hichens who is holding the badge workshops at the library. April said the juniors will be looking for, and also burying a box of treasure prior to the picnic. The geo-caching will start at 3:30 pm and then the picnic will start at 5:30 pm.

Audrey also informed the members that April is taking over as the Junior Advisor for the WSRC. Audrey will be helping other clubs to start Junior programs.

Audrey and April issued badges to the junior’s who earned them. Keir and Oz Hichens each earned 6 badges and are eligible to receive the big Rockhound badge. Elliott Forrest, Layla, and Bowie Hichens also earned badges.

Audrey then issued certificates to the Junior’s for their showcase at the show (back in April). Elliott Forrest earned a white ribbon. The following Junior’s earned red ribbons; Kyle Kennedy (88 points), Ian Atkinson (85 points), Bowie Hichens (83 points), and Logan Higuera (82 points).

The following Junior’s earned blue ribbons; Oz Hichens (93 points), Lucie O’Clair (93 points), Keir Hichens (90 points), Delilah Higuera (90 points), and Maeco Tinsley/Ian Atkinson earned a blue ribbon (93 points). The most common remark by the judges was there was too much material in the showcase. Remember to only put your “special” rocks in the showcase, not all of your rocks.

Dave asked if there were any changes to the last minutes, since there were none, they will stand as written.

Mike Wall, WSRC Editor, mentioned that there will not be a July newsletter. He is always looking for original articles. He thanked Barry Nevin for his recent article.

Dave Clausen then read the upcoming shows and field trips. You can always look at Page 10 in the Petroglyphs for that information.

A sign-up sheet for the annual picnic was sent around. The picnic is 7-24-2013, in lieu of the regular meeting. It will be at Mee Kwa Mooks Park on Beach Drive.

Lyle reported that the NFMS meeting will be in Butte Montana from August 9th to the 11th. The NFMS has about 70 clubs as members. There is a mineral museum, a crystal park and sponsored field trips in Butte. Au-drey is looking for a delegate for the meeting on Saturday, the WSRC gets two votes.

Lyle then talked about the Rockhound Retreat that starts the day after Labor day. It’s held in Oregon for 5 days. The workshops available are: intarsia, cabochon making, silversmithing, silver casting, doubles and tripples, beading, wire wrapping and faceting. The workshop is 7 ½ a day and is limited to 50 people total. There is an application in the March newsletter or you can contact Lyle for more information. The camp supplies every-thing you need, and you only need to bring your clothes and bedding. Both Lyle and Audrey are instructors at the retreat.

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A SAFETY NOTE: KEEP

BENADRYL IN YOUR … by Owen Martin, AFMS Safety Chair

Ok, first as a disclaimer I am not solely endorsing Benadryl – any similar generic or pharmacy brands with the same active ingredient (Diphenhydramine) are helpful.

But as to the point of the discussion…

As many of you know I work as a safety manager for an oil field services company. Over the last few weeks we were lucky enough to have a good bit of rain at one of our facilities in south Texas, an area that is usually really dry this time of year. The result was the flowering of many types of plants that are typically in some state of dormancy during the dry times. And along with the flowers came the BEES! They weren’t exactly swarming, but they still seemed

to be everywhere.

To that point over the past week we’ve had three em-ployees stung by bees at the facility. Luckily none of these employees had strong allergic reactions to the stings, but it did make us reevaluate how we respond to such situations.

We do have an employee at the site who is allergic to bees and as a result has an Epi pen in case he is stung, however Epi pens require a doctor’s prescription so I can’t stock up any in our First Aid kits.

So as an alternative we stock Benadryl in our kits and offer it to employees if they are stung. Keep in mind that Diphenhydramine will not prevent or stop ana-phylaxis (allergic shock) like an Epi pen however it can delay the onset or otherwise mitigate symptoms of a bee sting. By delaying the onset of anaphylaxis First Responders can be afforded more time to react to any shock symptoms. This extra time can save


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Show and Tell

• Chris Mesaros – brought numerous faceted stones and wanted to know if anyone could identify some of

them

• Lyle Vogelpohl – brought some rhodocrosite, a black and white agate, a white crystal (from Dennis Todd

that he brought from New Zealand), some Holley Blue and a pyrite cube

• Audrey Vogelpohl – brought a necklace made mostly of opal with Ellensburg blue stone in it, made by Ella

Cox (her mom) that was sandpapered with an emery board

• Oz and Keir Hichens – brought a moss agate made into a cab and a fluorescent snakeskin agate, some

apache tears, and a polished agate

• Joe Moushey – brought a blue agate, some petrified wood and a jasper agate

• JoAnne Churchman – brought blue lace agate from Africa and a white agate

• Dave Clausen – brought jasper/carnelian and crystals from a recent field trip to Red Top Mt.

• Molly LeBlanc and Aria Tredoman – brought some synthetic bismuth from Russia that was red, white and

blue

• Maceo Tinsley – brought blue agate, some carnelian agate and milky quartz

• Ian Atkinson – brought some white quartz, some blue agate and some jasper (from the auction)

• Diane Christensen – bought some crystals recently dug at Red Top Mountain

• Ken Schmidt – brought some awesome tumbled rocks to share with the attendees

Diane Christensen won the drawing and Lyle gave her the pyrite cube he had brought.

Program There was a silent auction

Refreshments were served, and the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted, Diane Christensen, WSRC Secretary



lives!

Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death. It typically causes a Number of symptoms including an itchy rash, throat swelling, and low blood pressure. Common causes include insect bites/stings, foods, and medications.

My recommendation is that you all consider stocking Liquid Diphenhydramine in you medicine cabinets and First Aid kits. This is especially important for those of us who like to spend a lot of time in the field.

(via AFMS Newsletter, 9/13)

GREETINGS, JUNIOR ROCKHOUNDS!

We'll be meeting at 6:30 pm at Tibbett's Church just prior to the general meeting this Wednesday, August 28th. Please bring your ideas for this year's Juniors to think about and pursue! Let us know the subjects you're interested in exploring, field trips you think might be fun, badges you are interested in earning, and ideas for cases in next year's rock and gem show! We have a year's worth of opportunity awaiting us - let's figure out how to take full advantage of our time together! Bring your friends!

I'll be seeing you soon; rock on!

April Hichens, Junior Rockhounds Facilitator

REFRESHMENTS –

AUGUST

Please take note if you are on the hook for refreshments this month.

Snacks & Drinks: Higuera Family

Note: Thanks to everyone for volunteering.

study volcanoes) use the term “volcanic bomb” to de-scribe blobs of lava that are thrown out of a volcano during an eruption and cool mid-air forming aerody-namic shapes. The molten state of the lava when the bomb is lobbed upward separates volcanic bombs from rocks, ash, clinkers, pumice, and dust that might also be ejected from a volcano.

Volcanic bombs come in a wide variety of shapes de-pending upon the viscosity (fluidity), stickiness, and temperature of the lava. Descriptive names are given to them: spherical, ribbon, almond, spindle, and even cow-pie bombs have been described. Cow-pie bombs, for instance, form when the lava is still molten when it lands. The impact upon hitting the ground splatters the molten lava into a cow-pie-like blob. Depending upon the strength of the eruption, volcanic bombs can be cast hundreds of meters from the erupting crater. Volcanic bombs greater than six meters across have been reported.

One type of volcanic bomb will, occasionally, explode on impact. The so-called bread-crust bombs cool mid-air to form a thin shell incasing their still-molten inte-rior. As the molten lava continues to cool, interior pressures may build up (from escaping gases). When the bomb hits the ground the outer shell cracks and the bomb explodes much like one of Francis Scott Key’s bombshells.

(via Rocky Trails, 4/13)

VOLCANIC BOMBS By Andrew A. Sicree

The Star-Spangled Banner describes the shelling of Ft. McHenry in Baltimore by the British Navy. Fran-cis Scott Key wrote his famous poem describing the “bombs bursting mid-air…” during the bombardment. One might suspect that Key’s work also serves to de-scribe the experience of a volcanic eruption. After all, don’t volcanoes spit out volcanic “bombs,” too?

Volcanic bombs, however, in spite of their names, do not typically blow up. Vulcanologists (scientists who


WSRC – KID’S CORNER Mineral Related Definitions

(from Mineral Dictionary – Part 2, Mineral Miners Monthly, Part 1 was in last month‘s newsletter)

Pseudomorph - The word pseudomorph is made up of two Greek

words: pseudo means false and morphe means form. A pseudomorph starts off as a particular mineral. But when the chemical environment changes, the chemistry of the mineral changes. The original min-eral becomes a new mineral with a different chemical formula. However, the specimen keeps the shape or crystal form of the original mineral. Pictured here are

malachite crystals that are pseudomorphs after azurite. There is also a wonderful specimen of a mouse (!) that has turned into the mineral atacamite. Maybe this speci-men is best called “The Atacamouse.”

Ram’s Horn (Selenite) - A popular name given to gypsum specimens that

form in curved growths that look like rams’ horns. These beautiful and delicate speci-mens grow in caves where the air is very dry and where they will not be disturbed or damaged. Water that is carrying dissolved gypsum seeps out of the cave walls. When the water hits the dry cave air, the water evaporates and gypsum solidifies on the cave wall. As more water seeps out and evaporates, more gypsum is deposited on the cave wall. This new gypsum pushes the older gypsum away from the cave wall. This proc-ess continues, making the gypsum deposit longer and longer and longer. The gypsum curves because more gypsum is deposited on one side than the other, causing one side to grow faster than the other.

Reniform - The word reniform is from the Latin words renes which means kid-

ney and formis which means form. In other words, it describes a mineral that looks like a kidney. Here is a specimen of hematite from Cumberland, England. The min-ers called this shape kidney ore because the dark, blood red, rounded masses of hematite look like kidneys.

Reticulated - Anything that is described as “reticulated” is built in a way that forms a

pattern or network. Some minerals, like rutile and cerussite, can crystallize and form long, thin crystals that grow in criss-cross patterns. Here is a fine sample of a reticulated cerus-site specimen from Tsumeb, Namibia (Africa).

Rosette - There are some minerals in which many individual

crystals grow together in such a way that they resemble a flower. Any flower-like (that is, rose-like) crystal groups are called ro-

settes. The minerals that typically form rosettes are gypsum, bar-ite and hematite. To the left is a “rose” made of intergrown bar-ite crystals. The barite grew in red sandstone and in the process,

grains of red sand were trapped in the crystals. Another well known and very interesting mineral “rose” is made of hematite crystals. To the right is a hematite rose from St. Got-




thard, Switzerland.

Saddle-Shaped - Under the right conditions, groups of dolomite crystals grow

together and form a curving shape that looks like a horse’s saddle. Other minerals that can form saddle-shaped crystals are calcite, ankerite, siderite and rhodochrosite. All of these minerals have similar chemical compositions and crystallize in the same crystal system.

Scepter - A scepter is a long stick that is held by a King as a sign of the King’s power and

authority. The end of the King’s scepter is topped with a large ornament that is covered with beautiful jewels. A scepter crystal is one in which there is a long, lower portion that is topped with a larger, wider crystal termination. Mineralogists call the lower portion of the scepter crys-tal the prism of the crystal.

Striations - Lines that form on crystal faces that are parallel to each other are

not scratches. They are called striations. A “striation” is a line that runs across the face of a crystal. Striations are created by small changes that occur over and over again as the crystal grows. They are often formed when one crystal face grows faster than another, but then slows down and the other face grows faster. Tourmaline, py-rite and quartz are three mineral species that often form striations.

Twins (twinned Crystals) - Most often, minerals form single crystals or

groups of single crystals. There are times, though, when two or more crystals grow to-gether. When two crystals grow together, at a specific angle, a twinned crystal is formed.

Zoned - It is possible that there can be changes in chemistry as a crystal

grows. These changes can create different color zones in the crystal. These zones are best seen when the mineral is cut across the crystal (called a cross section). This zoning occurs often in amethyst crystals. It also occurs in tourmaline crys-tals. The state of Maine has produced zoned tourmalines that are green on the outside and red on the inside. These specimens have been called “Watermelon Tourmalines” because they resemble ripe watermelon with a green rind. To the left is a zoned mineral species in the tourmaline group known as Liddicoatite.

(via Mini Miners Monthly, 4/13)

WSRC MEMBER NEWS

September

5 - Lilah Christianson 21 - Jack Millard 24 - Clarence Higuera 24 - Alex Wall Also, welcome to new members Richard Babcock and Brooke Wagner. Both are new to the hobby and are interested in learning more by going on field trips.

REPORT ON THE 2013 NFMS FEDERA-

TION CONVENTION & SHOW

by Audrey Vogelpohl, WSRC Federation Director

1632 miles .... that is what we covered on our way to and from Butte, Montana. Of course we never take the freeway if we don't have to. So Lolo Pass/US Highway 12 was our road of choice ... the area that Lewis and Clark traveled. Great scenery along the



caution when trying out any new idea.

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Moonstones

Moonstone will cleave. Be sure to grind it on a smooth wheel. It polishes nicely on felt with cerium oxide.

(Via The Tumbler 8/13; via Rock Rollers, 10/09; via Gla-

cier Drifter, 2/09; via Gem Cutters, 1/09; via Skagit Gems)

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Make Your Own Glow Sick

For camping at night while on rockhound trips. Leave 1/4 Mountain Dew in the bottle (just don’t drink it all), add a tiny bit of baking soda and 3 caps of peroxide. Put the lid on and shake - Walla!! Homemade glow stick (bottle) solution. Super cool!!!

(Via The Tumbler 8/13; via Quarry Quips, 6/13; via

Shawnee Slate, 6/13)

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Spotting Cracks

To spot cracks and vugs in a rock before sawing it, first soak it in a tub of water at least an hour. Then remove it and place it in a sunny spot. The surface will dry quickly, but the fractures and vugs will not. Use a soft pencil to mark the rock for guidance in sawing.

(Via The Tumbler 7/13; via Rock Rollers, 11/10; via Osage

Hills Gems, 7-8/92; via Roconteur)

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Troubled By Mosquitoes?

One very good way of getting rid of mosquitoes is Listerine, the original medical type. The Dollar Store type works too. I was at a friend’s deck party, and the bugs were having a ball biting everyone. A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor, and the de-mons disappeared. The next year, I filled a 4 oz. Spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever I saw mosquitoes, and viola, that worked as well. It worked at a picnic where we sprayed the area around the food table, the children’s swing area, and the standing water nearby. Worth a try, it’s not toxic as far as I know! During the summer, I don’t leave home without it.

(Via The Tumbler 7/13; via Roc Toc, 7/10; via Gems Of

The Rogue, 6-7/10; via Coastal Waves, 4/09)

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Clearwater River, but the weather was hot. Bad weather surrounded us, including an earlier rain del-uge that flooded the ghost town of Bannack, sweeping tourists down the street.

At the annual meeting 50 voting delegates registered from 31 clubs. The show facilities were spacious ... about 26 dealers, 3 demonstrators, and many displays, including 2 entered into competition by Junior mem-bers of the Yakima Club. At the Awards Banquet the 2 Juniors earned plaques for their displays, and I, as NFMS Junior Chair, gave out certificates and mone-tary awards from the NFMS Junior Achievement Fund to 3 other Juniors of the NFMS.

Highlight of the awards presentations was when Lyle

accepted a Certificate and Plaque for Donn Ullery,

West Seattle Rock Club Webmaster --- First Place

in the NFMS. His submission has now been for-warded to the AFMS competition with results to be announced at the AFMS Show in Jacksonville, Flor-ida on September 21st. CONGRATULATIONS Donn!!!

Installed as officers for 2013-2014 were: President Don Innes (absent) of Far West Lapidary & Gem So-ciety (OR); 1st VP - Warren Rood of Marcus Whit-man Gem & Mineral Society (WA); 2nd VP - Hidemi Kira of Mt. Hood Rock Club (OR); Secretary - Joan Day of Golden Spike Gem & Mineral Society (UT); and Treasurer - Lyle Vogelpohl of West Seattle Rock Club (WA). The evening closed with a very inspiring speech by President Kathy Moedl reminding us of how great and compassionate is the rockhound com-munity/family.

Now, to plan ahead for next year -- 2014 -- put these dates on your calendar:

July 31 - August 4 ... Field Trip Chair Doug True has enlisted the help of the towns people of Terry, Montana for an Inter-Federation Event. Details to fol-low in the Northwest Newsletter. You won't want to miss this.

August 15 - 17 ... NFMS annual show and meeting at the Hermiston Conference Center of Hermiston, Ore-gon, hosted by Hatrockhound Gem and Mineral Soci-ety. WSRC members have great displays at our own show, let's put some into competition.

SHOP TIPS

Editor’s Note: Shop tips featured in this bulletin have not been evaluated for safety or reliability. Please use

HOW CAN YOU HELP

Your Federation: Save stamps and give to our club treasurer.

Your Hobby: Join ALAA. - Contact Lyle Vogelpohl

Other: Volunteer to teach beginners what you are good at.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ...

Cabbing … contact Lyle Vogelpohl … (206) 932-3292

2013 SHOWS

Sep 7 9am-5pm Umpqua Gem & Mineral Club – Annual Show Sep 8 10am-4pm Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2110 Frear St, Roseburg, OR

Sep 14 10am-5pm Marcus Whitman Gem & Mineral Society – Annual Show Sep 15 10am-5pm Walla Walla Co. Fairgrounds, Com. Center, 9th St & Orchard, Walla Walla, WA

Sep 14 9am-6pm Clallam County Gem & Mineral Association – Annual Show Sep 15 10am-5pm Vern Burton Community Center, 308 E. 4th St, Port Angles, WA

Sep 21 9am-6pm Hellgate Mineral Society – Annual Show Sep 22 10am-5pm Hilton Garden Inn, 3720 North Reserve St., Missoula, MT

Sep 21 10am-6pm S. Washington Mineralogical Society – Annual Show Sep 22 10am-4pm Castle Rock Fairgrounds, 120 Firlane Road, Castle Rock, WA

Sep 28 10am-5pm Billings Gem & Mineral Club – Annual Show Sep 29 10am-4pm Billings Hotel and Conv. Center, 1223 Mullowney Lane, Billings, MT

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See the Northwest Newsletter for additional show listings and times. Available online at: http://www.amfed.org/nfms/documents/NorthwestNewsletter/NW07_0813.PDF


2013 FIELD TRIPS

Sep 7 & 8 Pow-Wow All Rockhounds Club Field Trip – Red Top – 8:00 @ Teanaway R Camp – Agate, Jasper, Geodes, Jade – tools: Dig & Light hard rock tools - contact Cliff Matteson (253) 475-8433 [email protected] for more information

Sep 14 Northwest Opal Association Field Trip – Little Naches – 9:00 @ 410 & FR 19 – Thundereggs – tools: Dig & Light hard rock tools - contact Tony Johnson (253) 863-9238 [email protected] for more information

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See WSMC http://http://www.mineralcouncil.org/FieldTrips_2013.pdf for additional field trips and details

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