The Cochise County Rock
Monthly Newsletter of the Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club
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“Finding and Grinding Rocks in Cochise County, Arizona since 1965”
May 2013
This issue edited by Cherie Robb
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The next General Meeting of the Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club is on Monday May 13, 2013 at 7:00pm at the Sunsites Community Center.
Discussion and final plans for the Club Picnic on June 1, 2013 will be made.
Club Dues
Club Dues are $15 for individuals and $25 for a family. Walter Sigel will be collecting them at the meeting or you can mail your check to Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club, PO Box 87, Pearce, AZ 85625.
May Field Trip
The May Field Trip on 5/18 will be to the Dragoon Mining District where we can find Chrysocolla, Calcite, Limonite, Chalcedony, Marble & Quartz. High clearance is not necessary at this time but preferred so as to not set any grass on fire. This is an easy walking trip & mainly surface collecting, but bring a light pick & hammer if desired as well as the usual (lots of drinking water, chairs, sunscreen, etc.) Meet at the Dragoon Road RR Tracks on the North side parking area at 8:30 a.m. for departure at 8:45.
If anyone has ideas for future trips, please contact Henri Van den Bos.
Club Website
The address of the Club Website is on the masthead of this newsletter. The Website has past newsletters, photos from almost all of our field trips and other Club information.
Lapidary Lab
Temporarily closed.
The Club Library
The Club has an impressive collection of rock and mineral books including field identification guides, guides to collecting areas, lapidary manuals and related topics. If you are interested in checking out any of the books, please call Don Hammer at (520) 384-3105.
Club Calendar:
May
13 General Membership Meeting
18 Field Trip to Dragoon Mountains
June
1 Club Picnic
June - August no meetings it's Summer
Aug
29 Board Meeting
September
9 General Membership Meeting
Upcoming Regional Events
May 25-26, 2013 Pinetop/Show Low
White Mountain Gem & Mineral Club
Jewelry, Gem & Mineral Show
HON-DAH Resort Casino Convention Center
777 Hwy 260, Pinetop
Sat. 9:00am - 6:00pm Sun. 10:00am - 4:00pm
Adults $2.00
16 & under Free, accompanied by adult
www.whitemountain-azrockclub.org
Rick 928-251-0949
June 5-9, 2013 Flagstaff
Coconino Lapidary Club Open Air Gem & Mineral Show
Rte 89 N + Silver Saddle Rd
Becky 928-380-6657
Aug 2-4, 2013 Prescott
Prescott Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show
Tim's Toyota Center
Judy 928-445-1117
Tucson's Hidden Gem 10% off
4699 E. Pima St., Tucson
NW cor of Pima & Swan 520-399-6641
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Officers for 2013
President: Jack Light - 520-824-4774
Vice-President: Jim Robb - 805-660-0074
Secretary: Zoe Schnabel - 520-826-0100
Treasurer: Walter Sigel - 520-826-1009
Delegate-at-Large: Carl Schnabel - 520-826-0100
Newsletter Editor: Cherie Robb - 805-231-2143
Hospitality Coordinator: Gail Renell - 520-507-1896
Field Trip Cdr: Henri Van den Bos - 520-384-0288
Speaker Coordinator: Don Hammer - 520-384-3105
For Approval:
SUNSITES GEM & MINERAL CLUB
GENERAL MEETING MINUTES, APRIL 8, 2013
The April meeting of the Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club was promptly opened at 7 PM by Jack Light, President. He called upon Don Hammer, Program coordinator, to introduce the speaker, Rolf Luetke who specializes in micro photography of crystals. Using a special camera attachment to his microscope and a specialized program, he “stacks” micro photographs on top of each other to accomplish a 3-D effect and then when satisfied with the image he crops them to 4 mm. Most of his slide presentation of crystals were those collected from nearby localities such as Tombstone, the Dragoon Mts, etc.
Announcements
-After the program, following the break and raffle, Jack thanked Judy Bernard and Carl Schnabel for providing this evenings refreshments. A sign-up sheet for May was passed around.
-New member, Reid (“Spike”) Livingston was welcomed into the club.
-Suggestions as to where to hold our annual picnic were asked for. Rucker Canyon is a possibility but we will have to check on any fire bans. The picnic is scheduled for Saturday, June 1st. A picnic sign-up sheet was passed around.
Old Business:
1) Treasurers Report - Walter Sigel reported that the balance as of today is $6421.73.
2) Field Trip Report - Henri Van den Bos said that in May we went to Ash Creek, NW of Willcox to look for jasper and geodes. About 16 people attended.
April's Field Trip on Saturday the 20th will be to the ASARCO Mine, Green Valley. Meet outside at their Business Center at 10:30. The tour will cost $8.00 pp, or $6.00 for seniors. A sign-up sheet was distributed.
3) The Minutes from March's meeting were approved as published.
New Business:
1) Lapidary Lab - Jack reported that we are working through Josh Steinberg, Fire Captain and Mr. Shilling, Administrator, in regards to recent problems with the Fire Districts previous Board Members. To resolve part of the situation, an electric meter will be installed at a cost of $60.00 to indicate lapidary electrical usage. We also have the required liability that was requested, whereas the ceramics group may have difficulty in obtaining such. Jack said that the Gem & Mineral Club built the lapidary lab as an extension to the existing building in 1973 and that we should be considered Primary Tenants and the ceramics group as Secondary.
Since there was no further business at hand, Jack asked for “Good of the Order”.” No discussion followed. The meeting was then adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Zoe Schnabel
Secretary
April 14, 2013