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NOC GEM & MINERAL SOCIETYNEWS

Vol. 36 No, 1 January 2017

President’s Message NOC Club ActivitiesBoard Meeting - 6 p.m. 3rd Wed. at La HabraCommunity Center (none in Jul & Aug)Field Trips - To be determined.

by Kevin Smith

Program

Our January program will be:

James Buford Whiteside IIIArtist in metal sculptures

He will be presenting and demonstrating his artisticapproach to metal cutting to create a unique threedimensional design.

Date: January 11, 2017Time: 6:45 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.Place: La Habra Community Center101 W. La Habra Blvd.

WELCOME TO 2017Hello everyone, and welcome to a brand-new

year. I do hope that everyone had a great holidayseason and all your thoughts and wishes have cometrue.

With the new year also brings change. I wouldlike to thank the new incoming board. With thisboard, we will be working to have great events andgreat field trips. We will also be having many fundraisers to help build our club and will able to do moreevents.

Let’s introduce your new board. Vice PresidentMr. Armando Pedroza, Second Vice President Mrs.Marjorie Bush, Treasure Mr. Don Warthen,Federation Director Mrs. Loretta Ogeden, SecretaryMrs. Teri Heuer, Director Mrs. Beth Smith, DirectorMr. Matt Pedroza, Director Ms. Janine Arp, DirectorMr. Alan Heuer, Director Mrs. Ofelia Warthen.

Our new board will be working very hard to makethe NORTH ORANGE COUNTY GEM ANDMINERAL SOCIETY the very best it can be. Wehave many challenges ahead of us and with the entireclub working together we can literally movemountains. This is also a big challenge I know thisand I would like to invite each one of our membersto come to the meetings, get involved in this fantasticclub. By coming to the meetings, you learn moreabout this thing we call rock collecting, jewelrymaking, and much, much more.

Our next general meeting will be on January 11th

2017 followed by our board meeting on January 18th

2017. This board meeting will be an open boardmeeting so that anyone who wishes to see what we

will be up to in the coming months and maybecontribute to our upcoming plans. Well that’s all for now. I thank you all for giving methis opportunity to serve you as President of theNOCGMS, and I am proud to serve. If you have anyquestions at all please feel free to E-Mail me [email protected].

Thank YouKevin Smith President NOCGMS

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Shows and Events

2017

JANUARY 21 - 22: EXETER, CATule Gem & Mineral SocietyExter Veterans Memotial Building324 Kaweah Ave.Hours: Sat 10 - 5: Sun 10- 4Website: www.tulegem.com

MARCH 4 - 5: ARCADIA, CAMonrovia RockhoundsL.A. County Arboretum & Botanical Garden301 N. Baldwin AvenueHours: 9- 4:30 DailyContact: Jo Anna Ritchey (626) 359-1624Email: [email protected]: www.Moroks.com

MARCH 4 - 5: VENTURA, CAVetura Gem & Mineral SocietyVentura County Fairgrounds10 W. Harbor BoulevardHours: Sat 10 - 5: Sun 10- 4Contact: Terry Wilson (805) 312-8464Email: [email protected]: www.wgms.org

MARCH 11 - 12 SAN MARINO, CAPasadena LapidarynSocietySan Marino Masonic Center3130 Hunting DriveHours: Sat 10 - 56 Sun 10- 5Email: [email protected]: www.pasadenalapidarycociety.org

APRIL 8 - 9; MARIPOSA, CAMariposa Gem & Mineral ClubMariposa County FairgroundsHours: Sat & Sun 10 - 5Contact: (209) 742-7625Email: [email protected]: CAmineralmuseum.com

JUNE 2 - 4: LA HABRA, CAGame of StonesNorth Orange County Gem & Mineral SocietyLa Habra Community Center101 W. La Habra Blvd.Hours: Fri: 5 p.m. - 8 p.m.: Sat & Sun 10 - 5Contact: Armando Pedroza (909) 444-2727Email: [email protected]: www.nocgms.com

JUNE 9, 10, & 11: VENTURA, CAVentura Rocks The Nation!2017-CFMS-AFMS Show & ConventionHosted by Ventura Co. Gem & Mineral SocietyVentura County Fairgrounds10 West Harbor Blvd.Hours; Fri & Sat 10-5; Sun 10-4Contact: Diana Cook, (805) 312-8467Email: [email protected]: 2017CFMS-AFMSShow.com

AUGUST 4 - 6; NIPOMO, CARainbow of GemsOrcutt Mineral SocietyNipomo High School525 N. Thompson Ave.Hours: Fri 10 - 5, Sat & Sun 10 - 4Website: www.omsinc.org

Quartzsite, Arizona

QIA PowPow - Quartzsite AZ51st Annual Rock and Gem ShowJanuary 18 thru January 22, 2017Free admission, free parking, andgreat low-cost meals.


The NOCGMS Education Committee is lookingfor instructors for our 2017 education program. If youhave skill in beading, knotting or wire wrapped, pleasecontact:

Linda Chu714-262-9248 or [email protected]

Instructors Needed

Ofelia Warthen, a member of our club, has beenappointed to Chair the CFMS/AFMS 2016 “AllAmerican Club” award program. She finds thisprogram very challenging but most rewarding for eachSociety that participates.

The All American Club Award, is given to theindividual club Yearbook that highlights a club’sactivities for the past year. This award program isalso a way to show off all you have done and a greatway to document your club’s activities and history.

Our members can archive their history as a lastingmemory and a guideline for the next generation ofleaders. Our NOC Society has submitted and wonsix times in past years. We have a committee assignedto enter 2016 award program.

An Application Form for contest year 2016 canbe downloaded from the AFMS web site(www.amfed.org). It’s in both pdf and Word.It is also pages 12 to 15.

OR see the entry form at the end of this newsletter.

We have a committee assigned to enter 2016award program. So get on board.

The deadline for entry is APRIL 1, 2017, so let usnow begin now to plan our entry.

Ofelia Warthen

CFMS/AFMS 2016 “All American Club”Award Program

ALAA Open Meeting At Quertzsite, ArizonaDATE: January 20 (Friday), 2017TIME: 7 p.m. (MST)PLACE: The new Quartzsite Community CenterHwy 95 North, Right on Chandler to end of road465 Plymouth Road

5th Annual ALAA-BLM Clean-Up At QuartzsiteDATE: January 22 (Sunday), 2017TIME: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. (MST)PLACE: Gold Nugget Rd. off Ramp (I-10 Exit 26,East of Quartzsite)

ALAA

Dues are Due

It’s that time of the year again. Dues are due.

You can mail your dues to Don Warthen at15455 Tetley, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745Or you can mail them to: N O C, P. O. Box 653,La Habra, CA 90631

Or you bring them to the meeting.

Single ———————————— $20.00Couple living at the same address: —— $30.00Future Rockhounds (under 18) ——— $ 8.00If you’re not sure what you owe, please check withDon Warthen

We must pay dues to the California Federation ofMineralogical Societies (CFMS) on the first of theyear. We are required to pay $2.00 for CFMS duesand $6.00 for Insurance per person, that means wepay $8.00 per person (Adults, Children and LifeMembers). So we only get to keep $12.00 perindividual and $14.00 per couple and nothing forchildren. This has to cover our operating expensesfor the year.

Please pay your dues ASAP.Don Warthen, Treasurer


Last month Ofelia and I attended a one dayworkshop by the Board of Equalization for Nonprofitand Exempt Organizations in Irwindale. (We werethe only ones that attended from the club.) This is thesecond one that we have attended this year, the otherwas at Cal State Fullerton.

The agenda for this meeting was Sales & Use Taxfor Nonprofits, Compliance for Exempt Organizationsby the Franchise Tax Board, Regulations of Charities& Professional Fundraisers by the Dept. of Justice,and list goes on and on.

The day was filled with many great educationalopportunities. Anyone interested in working withinthe system of Nonprofits should be attending theseworkshops. These seminars are Free and I submitthem to the news Bulletin. I also send out emails toeveryone in the Club.

One of the many subjects that they covered wascriteria how and where to apply for Government &Private Grants as well as those from EstablishedFoundations.

Board of Equalization Meeting

by Don Warthen

Jewel Tunnel

by Don Warthen


How Hard is this rock I working with?By Don Warthen

When you get involved in the Rock Hounding Hobby you hear a lot about the hardness of a stone and what is chartcalled “The Mohs Scale of Hardness”?The “Mohs Scale” was developed in 1822 by Frederich Mohs. Mr. Mohs wanted to determine which minerals wereharder than others. He did this by scratching one mineral with another, the stone, or mineral that scratched the otherwould be the hardest, he then assigned a number to each according to their hardness, 1 being the softest or Talc and 10being the hardest or Diamond. Please note that some minerals have a range of hardness depending on a lot of factorssuch as orientation of the mineral structure (c-axis v a-axis) & impurities in the matrix, it should also be noted that whileall Diamonds are considered a 10 that Natural Diamonds (octahedral) are harder than man made Diamonds (synthetic orCube Faces).The question still remains. when I am working with my rocks how do I know which are the harder rocks, or anythingelse? I have prepared a list of some common items that illustrates their relative hardness.

Hardness (Mohs) Item Name1 Talc1 - 2 Graphite1 ½ Tin2 Gypsum2 ½ Gold & Silver2 ½ - 3 Copper4 Fluorite4 - 7 Glass5 – 5 ½ Obsidian5 – 6 Turquoise, Hematite & Lapis5 ½ - 6 1/5 Opal6 - 6 ½ Sunstone (Feldspar Group)6 ½ - 7 Jasper, Agate & Tanzanite (Zoisite)6 ½ - 7 ½ Garnet Group7 Peridot7 Quartz (Amethyst, Citrine, Tiger’s Eye, etc.)7 ½ Zircon7 ½ - 8 Beryl (Emerald, Aquamarine, Goshonite, etc.)7 ½ - 8 Spinel8 Topaz8 - 8 1/5 Cubic Zirconia9 Corundum (Ruby & Sapphires)10 Diamond


NOC 2007 Officers InstallationMarie Callenders


This trip is open to all Rockhounds who agree toabide by the AFMS Code of Ethics, the directions ofthe field trip leader and practice safe rock hounding.

Call the field trip leader beforehand for furtherinformation. Remember to sign in and out with thefield trip leader· A Consent and Assumption of Risk Waiver ofLiability form must be signed upon arrival at meetingsite.

WHEN: Saturday January 21st at 8:00 AMWHERE: Lavic SidingMATERIAL: We will be collecting Agates and

Jaspers.MEET: Note correction: Hector Rd off I-40 on

the south side for orientation and sign in. Waiver ofliability will be signed at the meeting spot. From themeeting spot we will caravan for about 20 minutes tocollecting site. Contact field trip leader for additionalinformation.

VEHICLES: We will be traveling thru a sandywash so 4X4 is a must. Gas and food are available inBarstow.

WHAT TO BRING: Collecting bags/buckets,rock hammer, digging equipment, safety glasses andspray bottles, First Aid kit. Bring lunch, plenty ofwater and a camera; this widespread field offers noshade so use sun screen and protect yourself.If you would like to stay for the weekend, this generalarea offers a wide variety of material so bring yourrock collecting guides.

NOTE: This is the heart of the Mojave Desertand the weather can be unpredictable at this time ofyear so dress accordingly.

This trip may be canceled at the last minute due tobad weather, so please feel free to contact us thenight before if weather is questionable.

Treat the desert with respect - tread lightly andpack it in / pack it out.

For more info contact Field Trip Leaders.CFMS Field Trips South Co-chairs:Adam Dean: [email protected] (909) 489-4899Roy Isaac: [email protected] (818) 633-3350

CFMS Field Trip South Collecting TripLavic Siding near Barstow, CA

January 23, 2017

Pictures From NOC Field TripTo Lavic Siding

in 2007


Dear CFMS Societies,Please read this article by Mark Nelson/SafetyChairmen regarding Internet thieves attackingsocieties. This article will be in the Feb CFMSNewsletter, but the EC felt it was important enoughto send it to you NOW, so you are aware of it as weenter the new year.

Happy New Year!Lapidary Societies Attacked By Internet

Thievesby Mark Nelson, Safety Committee Chair

In the past two months it has been reported to methat lapidary societies across the country are beingtargeted by thieves. The thieves seek those societieswho have a web presence, look at the web site toidentify the president and treasurer and initiate falseemails seeking to steal society funds. Here is howthey do this:

The thieves study the society’s web site to identifythe society president and treasurer and their emailaccounts. Then they craft an email which masks thesenders email, but lists the Sender (the societypresident) by name. The email is directed to the societytreasurer, mentions the treasurer by name, and directsthe treasurer to send money to an individual orbusiness in a hurry.

One theft attempt went like this:From: (President’s name)To: (Treasurer’s email)Subject: Need check for vendorMessage: (Treasurer’s name), “Please send a checkin the amount of $420 to this Vendor today.....” -giving a name and address of a supposed vendor.In this case, the treasurer did not recognize thevendor’s name. She called the president andquestioned why the president would request a checkwhich had not been approved by the board and whichrequired two signatures to process. The president hadno idea that the scheme had been hatched, and theplot was foiled.

In another instance the thieves sent an email to thetreasurer of a lapidary society in just the same way.The email requested that a check in the amount of$980 be sent to a business at an address in anotherstate. The email had the name of the president in theSender’s box and the email of the treasurer in the

“To” box. The treasurer responded, asking what theamount was for. The reply, supposedly from thepresident, was that it was for graphic design servicesthat he authorized and insisted that the check shouldbe sent immediately and by express mail. A fakeinvoice was included in the reply email. The treasurerrushed the check to the post office. Later that sameday the treasurer realized that the email that showedin the reply to the “president” was different than shehad seen before in previous email exchanges with thesociety president. She called the president and, uponlearning that the request was a scam, was able tostop payment on the check and reported it to herlocal police department.

This shows that a group or groups of thieves aretargeting lapidary clubs - probably other groups, aswell. It is not difficult for thieves to put a name in theemail Sender box that is designed to gain ourconfidence. We’ve seen this with emails from banks,internet providers and even the IRS. Now we knowthat they are targeting lapidary societies. We shouldforward this example to our treasurers, presidentsand boards of directors - and everyone who is orwho might sign on our bank accounts now or in thefuture - and make sure that the proper financialsafeguards are in place:

$ Be sure that a treasurer knows who is makingthe request for payment. In most email providers suchas AOL, if you click on the name of the personsending the email an email address will appear.

$ Immediately question any payment to a personor business who is unfamiliar to the treasurer.

$ Make sure that all requests for payments areaccompanied by an invoice that can be verified.

$ Verify that the expense requested by the email iscovered by the budget and is from a known vendor(expected) or has previous specific board approval.

$ Have all checks signed by two of the top electedexecutives who should also ask these questions.

$ When in doubt, pick up the phone and talk tothe person requesting the check.

If you have an example to report, please email thedetails to me so that the CFMS can be aware of it.You need not list your society, but give us thefederation you belong to - if other than the CaliforniaFederation.

Mark Nelsonmnelsonair at aol dot com


2017 ALL-AMERICAN CLUB “Yearbook” AWARD – For Year 2016SECTION 1 - CLUB INFORMATION (NO POINTS AWARDED)Club Name & Address________________________________________________________________Date organized ____________ Federation affiliation ________________________________________Number of members: Adults___________ Honorary/Life ___________ Juniors____________[Don’t combine Honorary/Life with total adults.]Meeting Place: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________[Include city, state]Person filling out form: Name__________________________________________________________Address: ______________________________________________________________________City: ___________________________________ State____________________ Zip_______________Phone: ___________________ E-mail: ________________________________________________Mission or purpose of the club: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SECTION 2 – SERVICE TO MEMBERS OR GUESTS (30+ POINTS POSSIBLE)General Meetings: Number of meetings_______ Average attendance______ Guests______Programs: *Include a separate list of programs for the year, including topic, speaker, etc.Board Meetings: Number of meetings_________ Average attendance________Officers: *Include a separate list of officers, directors, and committee chairmen.Junior Meetings: Number of meetings________ Average attendance________Adultleader(s):______________________________________________________________________Bonus: Separate junior workshops or events other than meetings? ______________________________Special Group Meetings (Established groups): Number attending:Cabbing______ Tumbling______ Carving ______ Flint Knapping _______Faceting_________ Metal-working/metalsmith ________ Beading________Mineral study_______ Fossil study_______ Intarsia_______ Jewelry making ______Other_____________________________________________________________ [Indicate type.]Social Events: Number attending Picnic__________ Banquet__________ Holiday Dinner _________Other (Describe):_________________________________________________________________Club hosts Show: Yes_____ No_____ Date(s) ____________________________________________Dealers: Yes_____ No_____ #_______, Demonstrators: Yes_______ No________ #________Member Displays: #__________ Junior Displays: #___________Bonus: Competitive Displays by members? Yes________ No________Special Features: Club library: Yes_____ No_____Yearbook committee or Website committee: Yes_____ No_____Lapidary studio/workshop (supported by and available to members): Yes_____ No_____Field Trips: Yes_____ No_____ No. of trips in field ______ Other trips (museum, shows) ______Other clubs invited? Yes_____ No_____Workshops: (beading, lapidary skills, jewelry, etc.): Yes_____ No_____*Include a separate list of workshops.Club maintains an active Website: Yes____ No_____ URL_____________________________________Traveling club display (For other club shows, youth groups, schools, etc.): Yes_________ No_________

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