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Canaveral Moonstone
Presidents Corner Our first meeting of 2020 is on the second Wednesday (Jan 8) at Unity!! This will be our first full year after departure of our shops and meet-ings from The Henegar. New opportunities and new challenges are with us. Full participation of all our members will make this a very successful year. Our shops are in the best shape I have seen (some that are longer term members than I, could have a different perspective.) What we need is more frequent use of our shops, and good attendance at our meetings and parties. Many of our members volunteer to teach their lapidary skills. More teachers are needed!! Your Board is preparing a CMGS Budget for 2020. It will be sent to all members for your review and presented for approval at our Janu-ary meeting.
Don
Exchange Bulletins are Welcome
(All material may be copied unless otherwise noted if credit is given)
The Dead Line for the February Moonstone is January 20, 2020.
The URL for CMGS web site is: http://www.canaveral-mgs.com/
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The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society (CM&GS) is a registered Florida not-profit-corporation ap-
proved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt , organization under Internal Revenue Code sec-
tion of Florida 501 (c) (7) for the following purposes:
1. For the preservation, support, and promotion of the hobby of Mineralogy and its various forms of al-
lied activities and earth sciences.
2. To dedicate ourselves to the furtherance of the hobby through the exchange of knowledge, experience,
and other helpful information among ourselves and other like organizations.
3. To further the education of members and the general public of the hobby by programming talks, dis-
cussions, motion pictures, field trips, and the staging of shows and exhibitions.
4. To maintain an active affiliation with the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies and to par-
ticipate in Federation activities to the fullest extent possible.
Goals and Objectives
5. To promote the spirit of cooperation and fellowship among the membership.
6. To increase our knowledge of rocks and minerals and to explore the mystery and wonder of the earth.
7. To actively encourage members to attend educational classes, workshops, lectures, and demonstra-
tions.
8. To stimulate interest in the earth sciences within the community by providing scholarships to worthy
students at all educational levels.
9. To provide the necessary equipment and resources to enable members to develop their interests.
10. To enjoy our hobby and Have Fun!
Affiliations
The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society is a member of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Soci-
eties (SFMS) and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS)
Meetings and Dues
Meetings are the First Wednesday of each month (except July and August) at the Unity of Melbourne facility at 2401 North Harbor City Blvd., Melbourne, Florida. Meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Visitors are always welcome! Dues are $30.00. Junior Member dues are $2.00. Club shop is now located at 255 East Drive, Suite K, Melbourne, FL.
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Open shops are held at the new workshop at 255 East Drive in Melbourne
Jewelry Sale
Our first "Members Creations Sale" at our shop December 7th was a BIG success. Only 6 members sold items but were quite successful. Lots of members came to check it out (& bought gifts for themselves & others) & we all had a great time.
Coming Next
Our annual rock swap at Wickham Park on March. 21 More details will follow in next months newsletter.
January 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 Happy New
Year
2 3 4 Open shop
8:30AM-12:30
5 6 Open Shop
5:30—9:30
PM
7 8 7PM Month-
ly Meeting at
Unity
9 10 11 Open shop
8:30AM-12:30
12 13 Open Shop
5:30—9:30
PM
14 15 16 17 18 Open shop
8:30AM-12:30
19 20 Open Shop
5:30—9:30
PM
21 22 23 24 25 Open shop
8:30AM-12:30
26 27 Open Shop
5:30—9:30
PM
28 29 30 31
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Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society December 4, 2019 Meeting Minutes
President Don McLamb opened the meeting Thursday, December 4th at 7:06 pm at The Unity of Melbourne Hospitality Room, 2401 North Harbor City Blvd.
Our Holiday Party will be Friday, December 13th at Unity of Melbourne. Please bring the covered dishes at 5:30 pm, the party starts at 6pm.
Vice President, Nancy Stark, is looking for people to do presentations for the meetings. Please think about volunteering to speak on an interesting topic.
Don announced that Roy Deere and Ray Diebel are in the hospital. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
The November minutes were voted on and approved.
Liz Ritter, Treasurer, reminded everyone If you want to be reimbursed for any expenses you must give her a receipt. She also went over the income and expenses for the Parade of Gems and monthly expenses.
Shannon Byrd announced that members will be selling their jewelry at the club from 10 to 3 pm this Satur-day. It should be fun and a great opportunity to see our members beautiful work.
Bill Harr mentioned that the classes for William Holland for the week of June 7th have been announced and should be on the William Holland website very soon.
Dave Jacobson spoke about Elemental Copper. Some native copper can be found in copper mining are-as. “Half breed” stones contain native copper and silver. Bob will bring some of his half breeds to the next meeting so we can see them.
Mark Heathman announced that the Rock Swap will be held March 21st at Wickham Park. It will be $15 for vendors to set up a table.
Melissa Horan announced Dolly’s Picnic will be in April, tentatively set for April 19th. She will be accept-ing things for auction beginning next month.
Show and Tell: Thanks for sharing!! Melissa Horan brought some pieces of native copper and told how she cleaned it. Bill Harr brought many of his samples of copper bracelets with cold connections and explained techniques he uses. Joe Bina brought in many different rocks and showed the colors and patterns in the rocks. He also showed some of his techniques for working with the rocks to get good slabs.
After the break Nancy Stark told us about her trip to the Amalfi Coast in Italy. Lots of great information about the traveling the Italian Coast. Thanks, Nancy! Mary Kinberg Secretary
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Mineral of the Month—Azurite By Dave Jacobson
This month we will take a look at azurite, Cu3(CO3)2(OH)2, copper carbonate hydroxide. Most mineral collectors have a specimen or two of azurite in their collections, since it is a very popular mineral due to its color. Its color is due to the copper, the coloring agent, combines with the carbonate groups (CO3) and hy-droxyls (OH). It is a secondary copper mineral found in sulfide deposits associated with carbonate rocks. Malachite, Cu2(CO3)(OH)2, hydrous copper carbonate is often found with azurite. At times, the malachite replaces the azurite forming a pseudomorph, meaning you have a malachite crystal in the original shape of the azurite crystal. Azurite is found in many localities in the world. Some of the more famous lo-calities are: Chessy, near Lyons, France; Tsumeb, Namibia; Larium, Greece; Morocco and Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. In the USA, several localities in Arizona such as Bisbee and Morenci. Some minerals found with azurite are: limonite, chalcopyrite, native copper, calcite, cuprite, chrysocolla, malachite and other oxidized copper minerals. Azurite is a minor ore of copper. It is sometimes used to make jewelry. It is cut into cabochons, but when faceted it is too soft for every day wear. Azurite is in the monoclinic crystal system. It is commonly crystallized in the following habits. Irregular blades with wedge shaped terminations. Rosette like aggregates. Slender needles and hairs. It also forms in botryoidal growths, which are sometimes interlayered with malachite. It’s color is azure, from which the mineral takes its name.. It can also be deep blue or pale blue. Streak is blue. Specific gravity is 3.7 to 3.9. Hardness is 3.5 to 4. It is brittle. Fracture is conchoidal. It will dissolve in hydrochloric acid with efferves-cence.
I used the following reference materials in preparing this article. Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals by Frederick H. Pough. Mineralogy For Amateurs by John Sinkankus. Simon & Schuster’s Guide to Rocks
And Minerals. Minerals of the World by Walter Schumann. Amethyst Galleries Mineral Gallery on the in-ternet at http://mineral.galleries.com.
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Bench Tips by Brad Smith
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DEPTH GAUGE FOR DRILLING
Sometimes you need to drill a number of holes all to the same depth.
One quick and easy way to do this is to wind some tape around the drill
bit so that the tape just touches the part surface when the hole is deep
enough.
You can set the depth either by measuring from the tip of the drill to
the tape or by drilling to the correct depth, leaving the bit in the
hole, and wrapping tape around the bit at the surface level.
Note that a little extra tape left free on the end will blow away debris
from the drilling.
CUTTING A BOLT
Whenever you have to cut a threaded bolt shorter, it's often difficult
to get the nut to thread back onto it. And the smaller the bolt, the
more difficult it is to restore any distorted threads. The problem is
easily solved with the use of a nut. Here's how I do it.
First, screw a nut onto the bolt before cutting it. Grip the bolt by the
threaded section that is to be sawed off. Then saw the bolt to the
desired length, taper the end with sandpaper or file, and unscrew the
nut from the bolt.
Unscrewing the nut over the freshly cut end of the bolt will straighten
out any damage that sawing and filing did to the threads. Gripping the
bolt by the piece to be sawed off localizes any crushing damage to the
piece that will be thrown away.
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Coming Gem & Mineral Shows
1/106/2020 - 1/12/2020
Largo Florida Annual Show
Pinellas Geological Society Central Park Performing Arts Center
105 Central Park Ave
1/10/2020 – 1/12/ 2020
Frank Cox Gem, Jewelry & Bead Show
Municipal Auditorium 801 Tamiami Trail Sarasota, Florida
1/18/2020 – 1/19/ 2020
Jewelry, Gem and Mineral, Fossils Show and Sale
Volusia County Fair, 3150 E New York Ave
DeLand, FL
2/1/2020-2/2/2020
Central Brevard Rock and Gem Show
Kiwanis Island Recreation Center
951 Kiwanis Island Park Road
Merritt Island, FL 32952
2/22/2020
Lakeland Florida Annual Show
Imperial one Valley Gem Mineral & Fossil Society
First Presbyterian Church; 175 Lake Hollingsworth Dr
Veterans Memorial Park, 14333 Hicks Rd., Hudson, Florida 34669
Please let me know if you are aware of a gem and mineral show that is not listed here.
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CM & GS Resource Center News – January 2020
Submitted by CM & GS librarian Sue Diebel
Featured Book: First Steps in Enameling by Jinks McGrath (CM&GS Resource book #B-055)
This great book takes you step-by-step on an adventure to create your very own enameled piece! It starts out with thorough information on all the equipment and materials you will need for your creation. Learn how to work with enamels and use of various techniques. The book has numerous pages of a colorful ‘gallery’ show-ing beautiful examples of finished pieces. The author provides a variety of beginner projects that will help you create a first piece that you can be proud of. Examples of the projects offered in the book are pendant, ear-rings, small dish, coasters, necklaces, and more. This book will be available to check out at our January meet-ing! See Sue to check this book out. The CM & GS Cross Reference Catalog book will be at the meeting for your perusal including checkout sheets to order a book to be delivered to you at the February meeting! Happy Reading, Sue Diebel
What’s NEW in the Resource Center? BROCHURES! Planning on traveling in the U.S. in 2020? Looking for some info on gem mines/tours, gold in them thar hills, archaeology, etc? Now available are brochures from various states and what they have to offer as far as gems, minerals, fossils, archaeology, and the like. States that are represented so far are: North Carolina, Georgia, California, Arizona and one from Arkansas. Please feel free to help yourself to brochures that will help you find a new adventure during your travels! No check-out is necessary. BUT, this new resource has only just begun! I have been collecting brochures as I travel. They are found in places that offer brochures like welcome centers on major state highways, lobbies of restaurants/hotels and various tourist info places. I NEED YOUR HELP! As you travel, please pick up brochures that might be places of interest to our club. You know….rocks, minerals, fossils, archaeology, jewelry, glass etc. and donate them to the GM & GS Resource Center!
Holiday party pictures from Jean Simson. Thank you Jean
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Club contacts
President: Don McLamb, 570 Seabreeze Dr., Indialantic, FL 32903, (321)723-2592
Vice President: Nancy Stark, 1610 Sutschek St. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, (321)749-7675
Secretary: Mary Kinberg, 245 Hedgecock Ct., Satellite Beach, FL 52937, (321)223-4260
Treasurer: Liz Ritter, PO Box 500827, Malabar, FL 32950, (321)544-2036
Bulletin Editor: Shannon Byrd, 2225 Ladner Rd. NE, Palm Bay, FL 32907, (321)541-7230
Membership Chairman: Kathie Burnette, 554 Veracruz Blvd, Indialantic, FL 32903, (321) 693-9719
Education Chairman: Dave Wayment, PO Box 780791, Sebastian, FL 32978, (772)532-6432
Corresponding Secretary: Kitty McLamb, 570 Seabreeze Dr., Indialantic, FL 32903, (321)723-
2592
Board of Directors 3yr: Dave Jacobson, 672 Manor Place, West Melbourne, FL 32904, (321)676-
4306
Board of Directors 2yr: Mark Heathman, 4166 Mockingbird Dr., Melbourne, FL 32934, (321)253-
2856
Board of Directors 1yr:
Board of Directors (Past President) 1yr: Keith Stokes, 601 Georgia Ave., Melbourne, FL 32901,
(321)266-8707
Librarian: Sue Diebel, 35 Sapphire St. Melbourne, FL 32904, (321)704-3198
We are deeply saddened that our friend Roy Deere is no longer with us. He was a wonderful teacher and a great friend. He will be missed.
He attended the University of Arkansas and graduated from the Florida Institute of Technology.
Roy was a U.S. Navy veteran who served in Viet Nam.
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Bulletin Editor
Shannon Byrd
2225 Ladner Rd NE
Palm Bay, FL 32907
Email: [email protected]
The Canaveral Mineral and Gem Society meets the First Wednesday of each month at the Unity of Mel-
bourne Center, Melbourne, Florida. The time of the Meeting is 7:00PM . Visitors are always welcome.