The Cochise County Rock

Monthly Newsletter of the Sunsites Gem & Mineral Club

www.cochisecountyrock.org

“Finding and Grinding Rocks in Cochise County, Arizona since 1967”

September 2009

This issue edited by Paul McKnight

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September Meeting

Our summer break is over and our first meeting of the fall will be Monday, September 14, at 7 pm at the Sunsites Community Building. The main point of discussion will be the proposal of the Fire Department that we move our Lapidary equipment from its current location in the Arts and Crafts Building behind the Fire Department to a larger room in their Richland building. The post-meeting program will feature a half hour segment from DVD on the Geology of Erosion and Weathering.

September Field Trip

Henri has located a nice vein of Fluorite with beautiful green and purple crystals just this side of Silver City. He will bring samples to the meeting. You will be impressed. We will meet at the Willcox Safeway parking lot at 8:30 am Saturday, September 19, for an 8:45 departure.

July and August Field Trip Report

On Saturday, July 18^th, we went to the “W” Mountain area north of Willcox to see some Native American rock art. On Saturday, August 15, we went to French Joe Canyon in the Whetstones. Pictures from both trips are at http://picasaweb.google.com/cochisecountyrock/ .

Club Officers for 2009

President: Paul McKnight 520-824-4054

V.President: Henri Van den Bos 520 384-0288

Secretary: Jim Brower 520 826-4672

Treasurer: Walter Sigel 520-826-1009

Delegate at Large: Larry Strout 520-826-3991

Hospitality Coord: Zoe Schnabel 520-826-0100

Past President: Don Hammer 520 384-3105