VOLUME 21 MAY 1977 Nurrlber 5

This is the monthly' bulletin of the Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley Inc, member of the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies Inc., and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc. Editor; Che:ryl L. Archer, 21003 Wilbeam Avenue, Castro Valley, Ca. 9451.~6

GENERAL MEETING: Ji'RIDAY MAY 13, 1977, 7:30 p.m. GHERRYlANDSrnOOI:,WE9TERN AT WILLOW, . HAYWARD,': CA:VISITORS~~LCOMED.

BQARD :OF DIRECTORS: MONDAY MAY 16, 1977, 7:30 p.m. ROOM 1, CHABOT SCHOOL, 19104 LAKE CHABOT ROAD, CASTRO VALLEY, CA.

PEBBLE PUPS: EVERY SATURDAY, 9:00 a.m. to 12 NOON AT THE SOCIETY SHOP, 2830 CASTRO VALLEY BLVD., CASTRO VALLEY, CA.

PE1'ROGRAPH DEADLINE MAY 13 AT THE GENERAL MEETING. THIS DEADLINE IS FIRM. PRINTING WILL BE DONE EVENINGS THE WEEK OF MAY 23.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE Now that our Gem .. A-Fair is so successfully over, our attention should turn to the 1978 "Rockhound Rendevous"

A lot more effort and an enormous amount of time and help are needed to be sure the show is our usual success. Volunteer now! Let Bruce Burke, or one of his committe~ cchairrnen" know you are ready, willing and will do whatever you are able.

Your President EDNAH ANTUNOVICH

KIN[J~:E8 Oli' TH.E GENFIRAL ME:-E:T:~D\[G m' ,il.PIUL 1.5:> 197'7

'the mBeting waR ce,11ed. to o:rde:e a,t 7:50 p.m. by Fresident Edmih Antunav5J'h.

M'-'r; -. 'T'-: 1- t'''··I'[·' 0 • n" M·K '~.<7~ L~'v, .Len I..LID.e "J • J.lgl ..... la .c. e,,</.,.1.e that the minu,t,es of the previous meeting be approved as printed in the E~i~r2§::::~-iPh.

MSC? Gli vel:' Mart:in~ lIen :T!::dmlett. the,t the t:rea.s-tJ.rel,1 s repo:t:'t; be 81Yj:>covecl 8,S printed in the Petrograph, and that ---.... -",..,....,_. -' the b1:: .. 18 bepa:UL

!l:::l~~ Tri2._Q:!28,irm~ - Vern. Korstad.. ~l'be trip to Valley Springswi';l,s not as pro·· due: 'Give as all hoped it WOl1ld be.' but some n:Ice :tnCi,terial was found. Allen Ashley J~eported on the variety of materia.l found on the Easter Week trip to the Boron area. May t,rJ.ps vtill be to Snyde;r Ranch ancl Clea:t' Creek. ~See e.:rticles elsewhere in the Petro­g:caph foX' f'u:dher inform,'3.tjon •. -:-:-­'0IT';Jaj . ) The Calaveras ghow "till be .April 16 and 17. A f:Leld trip chair e < mans seminar is sched.uled. for I\.pri.l 23 and 24. Anyone field tr:i.:ps may attend. ;ra.d.e Cove is planned. for

interested in A trip t;c JU.ne l~ and 5.

\1e will have areas land 3.

BY, {l .. VJards - Allen Ashley. ~:he follcwing .persons won awards for their exhi bi ts at Gem-A-F'air:

Minerals: Bs~r-~~Iniatures Nancy Bankhead

2nd place ribbon

BT-l Thumbnail Debbie Gilmore 2nd place ribbon

BTl-I Thumbnail Andy Kochendorfer 2nd place ribbon

B-1 Mi.nerals MGSCV Juniors 1st place & trophy

.Fossils:

F-4 Fossils B:rLwe Burke ( 2nd place ribbon

-"'FETT'RG'C;J?A:rn-

::.:'. ]',.,,4c E'ossils cToy McFate L~t place ?>: txcphy

:D-2. cTEwelry, any \yrpe )\Ij:GBCV 2nd placetibboD

D-2 ~reweJJ:<y J aDytype :2;0. & Imogene HcU1zel

3rd place ribbon

:Lapid.ary: ,-~-"'.-.~,-

C-3 Nodu1.es & Geod.es Kathy Sloan 2nd pla.ce r.i.bb·;:m

(;8-1 S:pecia1tJes Beb DowY!.er 1st place & trophy

Cabochons MGSCV i~nd. place ribbon

CabGcl10ns MGSCV ,runiors 1st place & trophy

Ce'l-l Cabochons Cra,j.g Emerson 1st place & trophy ,JunJors trophy Dick Hays Memorial Trophy

CC-l Cabochons Allen & Billie Ashley

1st place and trophy

Edi i~oJ:' "- Cheryl. Archer < The deadLine for --the .Jm18 Peb.'ograph is the general

meeting, May:L':371§7'7 and this deadline is firm. Printing will be d.one evenings the week of May 23.

Federation Director;- Dick Minor for '--i3'ruce Bu'rke~-Material for the CF'MS

Show in Reno is available. First prize in the drawing is 1,000 un­circulated silver dollars plus a $20.00 gold piece. Pre-registrations will be accepted until June 1.

Education - Margery Sanborn for Carmen 'Cavalieri. Margery will be teaching tvro (at least) classes in enameling at the shop on Wednesday nights. The two dates set so far are May 11 and May 18, 19'77. (More information elsewhere in the Pe~ro§~. -- 011 Saj.)

CLUB PICNIC - IvjAY' 22 Nr MEEK ESTATE" SE.E l\R'1IICL.E ON PAGE 7 }i!OR'MORE INFO,

MTNln:ES OF ~J.lHB; G:E:r~EEAL! j\i(E;F;T:nrG ,'ontj,ntwd

Nom,inating Committee ,- Roy LeRoy. l'he. -~--s-]-a:r:-o o'r-oJ":'-l ('e'r q T,r"'s l~'y'(,cenLed"

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P':esident •.••••••••••••••• Mike Cavalieri Vice-Presid,errt .• "ft , •• , ,. " ••••• J'im Gliebe Secretary, .•••• " •.. " " •. " • ~Jamd:e:MI:lJ)LmB,di.d ~t~rea,SQrel:" q "Il .. '" ~ :t t'l ~ <} n 'I ~ ~ " fl e _ ~R'uss .fjanborn. 1st year Dir. ' ••• '" ••. ,." •• ' .Diek Minor 2nd Year Dir •.•••• ,,' .Willy Kc;)chendorfer 3rd Year .D±J;". . ••• ". q • , , •• , ••• Jim Bishop ]1'eoeI'G,tj,on Dir ..•••.••••••• Vex'n Korstad Shop Forema.n .•••••.••.•• "., ••• -lH(**'*'7:+-7(-¥"*

~~how' Cfhairman.".«. n q ••• " •• " , • Bruce Burke E~ditor. iJ u .. $ ~ 0 1.1 b i' U ;) " () t· t> n I.> 11" o>C.her:vl }~rcher ~lost/Hostess .••. , ••• Don & 1iJ.lian Dawson Litrarian .•. » ••• » •• " • , • "Carmen Caval,ieri Historian .•• , •.• " •.•••••. o.~Helen Miguel Me:mbership." •• »., ••••• "»»,,.» .J'ean Pfefer ,Junior Mentor." •. » •••• , »Edn.ah Antu,novi ch Yi eld ~rJ:':i.p .. " •. » , ~ •••• , ••• , ••• -Hd,'**":+7(-:,+)('*

T11e1.'e was a call for norrunations from' the floor. NC)De being forthcoming, nominations we;re closed, to be re-opened at the May meeting, in accordance w'i th the by-lcwts of the society.

Junior Mentor - Dora Col1iru3" She is -'eli:COuraging the j'Lln:Lo:r:s to be more

acti ve and participat(; mo:re, 'Ihey vlill try to put a case in the Reno s11ow. :rhere will be a skating party for the juniors on April 16, in celebration of the fj,ne sho'wing they made in our show.

UNF'nHSHED. BUS INESS -~;,;;,.;;.;,;:,.;;:==;;---------,-,-----

Gem-A-F'ai;r - Russ Sanborn reported that to'tal income from the show was $10,003.55 with eXpenses of $4,331.36, fora ne~ of $5,672.19'

NEW BUSINESS

~he society',s annual picnic will be held May 22, 19r(7 at '111eek

r,Estate on

Hampton Road in Hayward.

Mike Garrison is teaching a class in

Adult Rchool program. Hf' needs more studeni in the class. The cost of entaIlment is $4.00 per quarter, and for that sum one may enroll in as many classes as he vrishes, Mil\'e! s class meAts ~-rnursday nights from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p,m. in Room E-ll, Castro Valley High School.

Receptionist - Billie Ashley introduced our guests and nevT members:

Doris Anderson, Oakland Annette Dell, Oakland Edward Rigor, Fremont Barbara Freedman., San Lorenzo Pat Rigor, Premont

Guest Guest Guest Guest Guest

Richard ,Johnson, Oakland Ne,'J Mem, Lena Lemas., Hayward Guest Al,ice Arm McCarthy, Castro Valley l\Tew- Menl. Surru'1er and Betty Stacy, Hayward Guests

PROGRAJ\![ ----- -~-~--,----,---' --,",,~-,----

Dr. Hanneman spoke on "The Educated .-Eyeball. !1 It is (Minutes continued on p'age 4.)

-)(- Prejudice is a great time saver, as it enables you to form opinions without bctrH:~ri,ngbo get the facts.

-)(- You cannot kill time without eternity.

--Both from Wendell's Wisdom, The Agatizer.

SAFETY WITH IvfALACBITE (from The l\'gatizer)

NEVER lick malachite to see the color. If you wet your finger to moisten the stone, don't put it back in your mouth. Grind it wet. If you dry it dry, wear a mask. When cutting malachite on a saw, do not let the contaminated oil remain on your skin for If you smol\'e, you can easily tell if you are gett malachite dust. Your smoke will be sicl\'eningly sweet, as malachite, plus the moisture in the' mouth reacts with

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possible, when one has learned reI a ve re tive indexes and dis,crsion properties of gem stones, to identify them using only the unaided eye, if one ~nowo what to look fer Dr. Hanneman showed sLides illustrating this, and had with hin v~rious small stones, so

members could educate their eyes.

.P2 .. C' .. :r:. J:: .. rJ . .?c?s .... Bob RaymoneL Pri zes were vron by the folla-.zil1g gu ebts;

:Uoris Anderson Pat Rigor

And the folLndng']embers:

Dora Collins To'll 810a11 Joy f1cFate Vi·:, 2asquini Bov }~ItJing Richard Johnson Ednah Antunovirh

FISC, J'iIEce Cev8 .. 1ieri/Cheryl Archer that theneeting adjourn.

Thec1eeting c.cljourned ~:.t 9 ~ 40 D '1 .L '

Resryectfully sub~itted,

/ s/ Jc,'Ji e~kDonald Ja1ie AnDonald, Se0retary

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'J:he meeti ng 'tfaS called to 0 rder at 7;451.n. by Presi~ent Sdnah Antunovich.

EO AHD 'LJl'13.;118 P Hi S.1.:I1'0' ']1 ~ Ednah Antunovi ch 7 ,J8.Ji e [VI 0 Donald , Russ 8anb::nn, ilil1y Kochel1clorfer, Jim

ShOP5 ];:e C,C''valieri, Carmen C2 .. v81ieri, Bruce Burlre, Judge Eitling, Louise alDer, Phil Clarke, Cheryl Archer, John ~ Lois Rockelman,

Car~:18n Cc.c,valieri; iie1211 di!2;uelo JeanPfefer y Dora Collin3, Vern' Korstad, Allen Ashley.

D\., ARD ;,Dl'1b...:8S AB;S-,-", l' ,~ Evans

JJi{ ,VJILlG CJA·ii/iItT.6.0 Ci':lAlrll'll1\] PrlD':JD~;;'J:; JeL.lie lilcDonald 5 Billie Ashley, Hazel ?eteLlan, Dc~rlene Pasquini 7 C:::T>.le~l Ccv21ieri 7 J'im

shop.

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Peters.

7 :;30 b .. 'icI'c~ te 7 Jim

MbC, Chcryl Arc r, ~llen Ashley, tl1at e nuu es 01' t;lE, previous Jetins be ro:ed as ~) r in ted i 1'1 the ?,ej-;.IQ, " r .. s.2:')J:t. 4

1;10C 7 Bruoe rlre 7 C~leryl Archer, t~18 .. t tele trec~s~lrer r s re ,lor t be aJ)r)ved b.S re.::d and that tlle bills be )CJJdc

£LQgr~a.:m .. - ke Cavalieri. The lilayw)gra;n 'ill l)e conducted by Harry b~nders on hyper­therillia - when the body is too hot. PEcrt of the )rJgram \:il1 be a fL_ln 9 .rr.h~._:.rh§.r'l~~~Ljlilj.e;r:,;: ness, ')ro eluced by the se,~fle -j'e-;-';;le- vlho)roduced the film on s.y:..)other:~lia sho\vn at tile Jcto ber nee-Gi

.F.t C211..1T;iJ2..E? Vern Z 0 r s tad. Snyder Baneh - M~y 6, 7, 8. J adp Cove- June 4 c',nd 5. '.18

vTillhc~~ve Arec::'s 1 C;.Lld 3 at J :;'.de Cove 0

19.11.)?)lO)C ... C .. h_01.r;~ax.l.·- LouiS (; P 2,lmer. She hasn r t recei v·-d. ",,11 n ori 21 yet for e boolr, vwuld like to have

MINUTES OF THE BOARD MEETING Continued

it as soon as possible.

Host apd Hostess - John & Lois Rockelman. No report.

Membershi}> ... Jean Pfefer. A nEM fact sheet is needed.

ShoE Fo:r:el1l:.~ - Judge Ewing. No report.

Federation Director'- Bruce 'Burke. New rules books are available for 85¢ each. These new rules will be in effect for the Reno show. Preregis­tration material' is also available.

1978 Show - Bruce Burke. Work is con­- tinuing. Publicity is coming along

wery well. Ernestine Wiseman is now Publicity Che,irman. A booth with a map of the State'of California indi­cating field trip e,reas is being planned for use at Eastern shows. The cafeteria area at the Fairgrounds has been examined.

"

Editor - Cheryl Archer. Billie Ashley will be helping with the ~troir~h on a regular basis. She would like to have an informal open,house after the print; shop is moved, Monday through Friday for one week to correspond with the hours the regu~ lar shop is opened. She hopes that this might get more people intereated in working on t,he bulletin.

Junior Mentor - Dore., Collins. The juniors had a fine time .at their skating party. They are working on cases for the Reno show.

Librar,y - CarrnenCava~ierL She is plarining mOl1'f;hlyexhibits ofb60ks and obj.ects relating to the hobby , tying in the. objects ld th books available in thelibral'Y pn that subject. Carmen is also looking for a book on petrified wood to be pur­cl;tased in memory of May Meyers. A new lock will be on th

I

Historian - Helen Miguel. She has been working on field trip m.aps, on scrapbooks and old editions of the

.. Pe.trogr~p,~ .

Publicity - No report.

Education Carmen Cavalieri. She was asked to speak to Livermore Lithophiles on slate carving, and they are nOi'l interested in starting classes on this. FotU' invitations have been re­ceived to exhibit the slate case at various shows. Enamel1,ng classea w'ill be given by Margery Sanborn at the club shop on Ma,y 11 and May 18. Camen asked to be permitted to resign at the end of the prefHmt term, but was encouraged to con-tinue with a co-chairman who could learn the duties and then continue,

SCh01arshi ~ Hazel Peterman. Official reeo s show 'Vle are 8till $60.82 short of 500%

.. .

Beginners - Jim Bi,shop. A~loi!her group haa finished their lessons. Judge ewing will be teaching the next group.

Sh9~ ,Steeri!M - Darlene Pasqu:1.nL Work h being done on a large lapYlh1.ch will be able to handle book ends and other large items. The carving table will be moved.

l'iominating Comrnittee- C~en Cavalieri. d");rominations' are needed for Shop

Foreman and 1!'ield Trip 0h~irman.

~?~. of Califor~. Further efforts are . . being made to locate the map,

(Minutel3 contirn:Ied on page 6,)

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Should you become host to a tick this .summer, entomologist Ron Hawthorne of the State Department of Agriculture ~dvise.s against trying to it out, Heat doe~m' t itl.ork either

HMDetL'2.~ .. ~:'~.L..l?Ls~~.§ ... '.!'l'lese 2~re 1 ~le a~ t shcp.

J-.21~ .. 8jl::J'J A \Vas had regardi s inting charges. Further ion i[1 21e cessc.uy before a c1ecisioncan be reached.

.Cj",~.JlL.Q_§::?".~§. " C arj~18 n C 2V .:::.1 i e r i J) e e d s 1181") \;\J~_t11ttle a-be c::)~se? tc:rtng ·~o v~rious s \vs which have ro nested it. A society :1::1;ne ~la is so necessary. Naae

ates \Vi be J red in a suffi-cient supply rovide one for (;c~.ch club cc\se.

Ji:if:t.-. tQ ... ~I9:§.qY - 1vl r • Ito 0 f the J anese Roc'~ AppreciEd;ion SOCiety gc:::we a 2Xlti ful s-)ecimen of chalco~yrite )J) cal~ite to our se ety. Louise Palmer and Darlene quini ?i~kod dp' tho t>";;:~imC:l fn -3-m cJi2"teo. A 'l:;l'lank you letter I'lL llbe \rn~itten to Llr. Ito :'.nc1 2,n 8.~)propr i;::/ce gift will be selected to nresent to the Japanese Rock Appreciation So ci ety .

.§~2J1L<1. J1Q!3J~L_m19.:VL conku:;ted the borrow VIi ring

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.-. Ja.ck Burri shad society asking to

r thei r f:ir st

dSC, Vern rstad, Dora Collins, th2"t ve 10 ?,l1 \'Vi ring to Santa ROEJa

for their shov1.

A t 8.nlc 70U le·t;ter fran Calaver as. FLiers :fro:1 Mission ?eak, Chico

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S:lOWS.

Dora Collins? eryl Archer Jesti ourn, at 9:30

P2.ge

Hes)ec t:C sub::i tted,

/s/Ja.lflie HcDonald Jamie McDonald, Secre~ary

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DisbursenJents~ ~Re·n::'G"""··"'·'··" '.'''$' U·O. Ii ties Shop K. E7,:t.r.Qgr..c~2 h 1978 Show A10rlS Scholar,-

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1;504,67 ********************************* Commll ~cct. 3/31/77 Hh,),;v Acct. 3/31/77 CrJcker Savine;s Ac('"G. Building Fund

Res}:e ctfully submi tted 9

/s/Th~ssell H. Sanborn Russell H. Sanborn 'l'reasurer

UPCOrUlifG 0hOv{S:

May 14 -- 15 lVIissionPeak Gem <1 lVIineral Soci ety }Te:nont

IVIEW 25 ,·30 Superior CalifoTl1ia Ge':'11 (?~

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nerals Assn.

for fUlther

THIS SHOEBOX JUST GR E\J\/

By MARGERY SJll~BORN, Member

When I set up my Shoebox Demonstra­tion for our last show, I had to "digest" all the ideas and experiences I have had with enamels into a small demonstration of cloisonne enameling. There t,urned out to be sufficient interest in enameling to set up a class:; so I can now pick up a few of the ideas that were crowded out and ex.--pand the Shoebox Den'lOnstration into a class, We will be meeting on Wednesday nights at the shop, beginning May 11, to learn from each other and do some enameling.

Recreating an art work of a favorite style, artist or period in art history can be combined with learning enameling techniques for a learning bargain. When you try your hand at designing in a style that interests you, you detect finer shades of meaning than is possible as an obser­ver only; and the various enamel tech­niques lend themselves to some correspond­ing painting styles.

Cloisonne (klwa-sohn-NAY) is a natural technique for .line designs. Mon­drian1s rectangles beome a faSCinating exercise for experielYLnting with your palette - more fun than the usual sa'llple plate used to test enamel colors. Art Nouveau designs provide many outline ideas. Haida Indian designs with their black form lines translate very well to oxidized copper cloisonne wire.

Examples of Japanese kites just begged to be enameled when I met them in a new book, The Art of the Japanese Kite by Tal Streeter (Weatherhill, 1974). The originals are huge rectangles, 16 feet by 22 feet, and are.used in competition be­tween te~~ from different towns. They vary in artistic quality, but some are real works of art, always bright and. free, with sweeping curves and tiny arcs. Opaque enamels can be tested on these kite designs Ivhen the designs are reduced in size to a few inches square.

One of the oldest techniques in the history of enMeling is cloisonne; it is also a very satisfying technique for beginners.

In ,:lciso.:1ne enameling, colors are separated from each other in the design by metal wires (usl.-tally of silver, but they can be gold or copper).l'he design includes these 'I-,ires as an integral, structural part of the piece. The wire

fffences fI (cloisons) are best cut and shaped with small nippers and pliers and arranged OIl apiece of glass laid over the design. DOD.ble stick tape on the glass keeps the many wires off the floor until they are ready to be kipped in gum tragacanth and transferred, using tweezers, to a copper shape which has a coat of clear. fired flux. The shape is carefully placed in the kiln and fired at 1400oP. until the wires sink but to not dro"i',TYl and disappear, and. are held_ by the flu:..li:. The pre-ground ~ld washed colored enamels are applied with a small spatula (the size of a nut pick), dried thoroughly, then fired. 14500 p. seems to be kind to'both the enamels and the k:L1n. The fired enamel will have shrunk, so the cloisonne lfdll need to be fiJ::ed two or more times. Cloisonne may be left uneven~ or it can. be ground down with mediuIn ca-rborundum under running W'ater to level the en~(}el 'I'Jt th the cloi sons. Smooth with Scotch Stone) vrith tripoli, then rouge; al ternati v':oly, the luster can be resi~ored wi th a last firing.

Most en~Ile.l.lng is done on copper. The metal is l.lsually covered_ with enamels so doesn t t sho'fiT and cooper is superior to silver for wi thstand.ing many firings at 14500 P., well below the melting point of copper. Colors, however, are more bri lliant) however, em 3i 1 ver or silver foil than they are on copper.

(More on en81Yleling next month. - -Ol! Saj.)

Y'Lg to colum.:Gist Pau Harvey, it vTOuld cost more than. $6:.000,000 to syn­thesize a.n the biochemicals found in the h1xman body. ,- - vi a Carme 1 Valley

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IMPROMPTU By FRANCES nJVlJ3ERGEH~ Member

While most of the club headed for Jade Cove (February I s field trip), those of us who could not get away fOT that length of time, but still ·warJte.cl to make some type of outing, fOLty)(1 ourselves north to Black Butte B.eservoir. Roy and Marie LeRoy, le!O),ding a group from the Mission Peak club arrived Friday. Mike and Carmen Cavalieri, Vic and Darlene Pasquini and their daughters Denise and ()athy ~ Mel and Betty Haynes;; and )Joe and Frances Ilmberger with their children Paul, John and Franny, pulled into camp early Sun­day morning. C81np w-as quickly .set ~jp

and the group headed off to t.he otber side of the 1a1<:e for better di We looked for aW'hile in one area an.d then the rain made the drivers cast an arxious eve at the slippery roacl, sOvre headed back" . to an area where the road was firmer and stopped and searched some more. Soon the rain was quite strong and our spirits were quite dampened. We drove baek to camp. where the Ranger bad a ,Yarning for us that we w'ere camped in an area that turns into a sea of mud in a downpDur, and they didn I t want to have to pull us out. So-o·-o-o-o - - we broke camp and. found a s:[)ot that was and dry - or at least nice and. firm. Next time we: 11 know better.

'\;Thile some of us were for wooeL for a campfire, Carmen and Darlene whipped up a "mixture" of hot chicken soup to warm dampened spiI'i ts, '1'he showers had passed for the time being and Carmen then expertly built our campfire, with everyone helping or offering suggestions. Wi th the ca'lfpfire well underway, the scene was set for Happy Hour with Roy LeRoy making his farn.ous ffCoffee Can Manhattans" (Sure would like to knovT the recipe, Roy < Would you be wiI to share it, or is it a secret on? -- 01 f Saj) < That us all in the best of spirits) and the time passed quicldy. 1'he embers soon burned low and our fi·re was ready to bro:U st,::aK. Eve:eyone contributed_ to the meal, 1.v·hie;h

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turned into a sumptious feast, After dinner, we gathered around the campfire, talking~ and playing charades until late in the evening, 1I/i th an occai-

s or two shini!1g through the clolJ.ds < Our campfire burned low, and, one by one, 'ire turned_ in for the night.

the , the rain which had threatened us i.ntermi ttently during the

) fel1. It 'i1i_ th an occasional drop on our tTailer top and gradually seeped iEtO our sleeping consciousness as a Y'eali ty, when we weI'e awakened by the force of the storm and the sound of tent stakes being driven

Mel and. Betty Haynes f

tent the full force of the storm and. needed

came and, one by one, we OLLr various abodes to com­

pare the 'State of dampness or 'Vletness that we found ourselves in, the rains had stopped, and huge cmuulus clouds let the sum through intermittently to warm us. Coffee revived the chilled spirits, and the ate amI headed for the like, ','ihile those who slept a little bit longer gradually emerged from th'2ir cocoons and cooked a deljcious breakfaST of and bacon for the group. Tha.t over and done 1ITi th, nnce

find. the hour or

headed for the

back t'j camp) our trea.sures

had a final quick lunch, ac:.d said

t;o leave. We s and hit, the road.

T'he Cavalieris and Pasquinis t:caveled 5 near ,\;li.lluws at the rest area for a final coffee break. 'I'here, IVlike turned and walked into the cerner of his trailer,

"knocking himself for a A on the head was

the sad resT).lt:, bU.t he'll sU.rvive! Bettex c;Jatd1 where you IJarl<;: that thing next Ums) Mike. Tth:, need. you around t:,1) lead. somE mot'E' successful ' ,

M!\Y 1977

FEBRUARY 1t<IE;LD TRIP

By VF.:R!',T KORSTAD~ Field Tt'i.p G'hairma..YJ.

The field trip to Jade Cove ... ]'as a W'on­derful experience. We had a very pleasant time re1a:xing in the sunshine.1 w'8"tching the hang gliders sailing overhead and visiting vlith OUT friends. Yes, W'e found jade; some large pieces; some infinitesixnBJ.ly small, and ~:ome apple green"

VIe arrived on Frida.,y to find 'the 80-

c".dled. "closed camp" filled '\:,0 the"" brim. Rockhounders and hang gIlders shared the limited. facili ties with a friehdly toler­ance. We marveled at their gracefulness in the air, sailing like birds from the top of the mountain down to the meadoW's along the cliffs. There was a d:e..nger to it, but most landed safely. Allen Ashley, his SODS Chris and Mitch, and some of our other members helped free one of the hang gliders from a tree after she crashed,

Mike Johnson, from the Daily RevieW', cmn.e down Saturda,y, shared our - a.bundant meal, dug a little himself and got W'et to the gills searching fDr jade. He took pictures of everyone and everything and wrote a wonderful article - as you have already seen. (Too bad he couldn't print all the pictures.)

We had campfires each evening, and we shareclthe excitement W'ith the East Bay Club and others who came. Ed Daskom led the Oakland group, and we shared the talents of Larry stewart and bis guitar, Martha Peters' wit, charm and musical ability, and Jeanne Evans! assistance. It was a jolly group and a happy time. We should do more of this. Saturday, we had a pot luck dinner, and both groups trotted out their gourmet dishes and we ate like kings.

Saturday ,afternoon. Anna OuJ.ton found the best apple green piece. Kurt Zinck and Kenny Boynt0n spent their youthful vigor litera.]..ly turning the sand upside dowD. Louise Palmer got in w"ith -bhe rest of us 8,nd she came up with some good pieces, too. Martha Peters did some scouting, but sketched most of the time. We will wait to see what she cIle.ated until she holds her exhibit tea, Her nephew Sidney Wallace, learned the ropes early and was finding more jade than the rest. Willy Kochendorfer and hi s wife, Anne Marie, were successful, too. rl1hey were finding more jade than I was. Oh, well, you can't win them all.

T\;ose who made the trip W'ere:

Ge;ri.Ud and Cecelia Bryant Nancy Baldauf Darrel stuart Lam'a and Harry Shuger Sue and Jeanne Evans (without t:1e male

members of the Evans clan) Vern and Jeanette Korstad Allen, Billie, Chris, Mitch and Tobi

Ashley Dick and Clara Minor Wallace, Ann, and Kurt Zinck Hazel Miller Fred Van Sant Mike Garrison Martha Peters Sidney Wa.llace Bob O'Neil Harold and Ernestine Wiseman Louise Palmer Jean and Stuart Pfefer Willy, AnneMarie, Robert and Andy

Kochendorfer J'ack Zawi tkowski Evelyn and Anna Oul ton Jim, June and Ken Boynton Jim, Dot, and Pat Kenny Donna Heitman Debbj.e Hall Laura Vail Joe, Betty and Nancy

(relatives of the Ashleys)

All in all there were 50 in our group and about 25 from East Bay Club.

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Dick and Clara Minor found some lovely jade, as you saW' at the March meeting (the small green gem hung around Dickfs ~eck). Clara found the small bola ti s PETROGRAPH Page 12 NAY 1977

RETURN JADE

TO COVE

By VERN KORSTAD, Field Trip Chairman

A fun trip is being planned, rain or shine, for Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, to hunt for that elusive green nephrite jade at Jade Cove - 165 miles from HayWard. This will be a Co-op Trip.

Camp. At Plaskett Creek Camp Ground 65 mIres from Monterey on Route 1, across the road from the stiles which lead to the trail down to Jade Cove. This is an ex­cellent camp ground., and a $2.00 per night fee may be charged. Limited motel accomodations may be had at Lucia, approx­imately 8 miles from Jade Cove. Gas is also available.

Campfire. A campfire is planned for Saturday night at the group camp in Plaskett Cam Ground, if we get permission. Please bring a few sticks of wood for the campfire, and a few stories. There will also be a potluck dinner.

Tides. We have made arrangements via satellite with the moon for low tides as follows:

Friday Saturday Sunday

-0.8 ft. ··-0.05 ft. -0.05 ft.

5:15 p.m. 5:10 p.m. 4:55 p.m.

Meet. For those who haven't been here before, plan to meet at the Plaskett Campground Entrance (not the picnic area) before 9;30 a.m. Saturday for instructions If you know the area, any who desire may plan to arriv~ at their convenience and huntaCDQr4il)gly. We tentatively plan a campfire at dark Saturday night. Sunday morning we will repeat the hunt at Jade Cove, hQ~ever, those who might wish can find jade'also at Willow Creek. If in doubt, don't be afraid to ask.

ness. Some of you m~y wish to tackle hard rock mining among the boulders. For this, you will need a chisel and a sledge if you find a stringer, but remember, it's a steep hike out. Canteen, hat, warm jacket, tennis shoes, and lunch are in order. Be prepared to get wet.

Safety. Be alert and careful to observe the treacherous waves at all times. Make your children stay on safe ground. (See February's Petrograph for more on safety in this area and for map. -- 01' Saj.)

Also: Castro Valley will have Group Are8:1fI.

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SWAP CUTTING MATERIAL

Gene A. Maier, 13 Hampden Place, Utica, New York 13501, phone (315) 724-0785 would like .to swap cutting material with members.

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TYPIST NEEDED

If you are a good typist and would like to work with me in a very interesting project for t e society, please call me. Carmen Cavalieri, 886-~701.

REPORTERS NEEDED - We need members who will intervievl other members of our society. The information collected will be used in a book which wi 11 be a money­making project for the 1978 shoW. It will be fun and a good opportunity to meet some interesti g people. Please JOln us. We need lots of help. Carmen Cavalieri, 886-4701.

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ENAMELING CLASSES

When: May 11 and May 18, 1977 - 7:30p.m. A pick, small shovel, a Where: Shop

can opener to check hard- Instructor: Margery Sanborn ··-'~~~~~------~----------------~P~a~g~e~1~3--------~----~~~-------·---M=~=Y~1~9=7~

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The area around Valley,Springs is well­known for its dendritic agate and opaL HOI'rever, the problem is to find an amiable farmer who is willing to let you hunt OD h:L s property. We were fortunate to gain access to the Hooten Hahch, where we used to hunt many years ago. W~ gave ita try and I hope all found some good material. Ben and Virginia OWens tlLought they had a. good. spot; Vern Korstad. and. Henry Rose dug right next to them. Who knows? That might have been the "lucky strike!" George Rich, Jack Zawi tkow'Ski, Hm:ace and Renee Robertson, rrony Geraci and his guest, Ken Dean., shar-ed a ho,1e and d'ug ~c;ut a big one. They broke it and shared wi i:h everyone. Bob McFate, Willy Kochendorfer, Jim EWing and Tony Geraci tried their hands at hard. rock digging a.nd managed to get a few choice pieces.

It viaS a. beautiful day; and vre worked until sundovm, and came away tired but happy. That night, we had a campfire nea,r the edge of New Hogan Lake, and sat around talking of the "big one" that got away.

On Sunday, a few of us returned to try our hand again, but we were so tired, we gave up around. noon, and left for horr~.

Those who made the trip were:

Mr. and I~s. George Hick Laura and Harry Shuger Eric and Veila Antils Jack Zawitkowski Bob ~nd Joy McFate Willy and Andy Kochendorfer Kenneth and Elizabeth Dean Dick and Nedra Van Loon Tony and Lodell Geraci Bev and Jim Ewing Vern Korstad Henry Rose Bob and Janet Costanzo

PE'TROGRAPH

Jean and stua;rt Pfefer Ben and Virginia O\vens Ed. Daskom Ken Fish (East Bay) Bob and M8:rie DaJne~on Vic Sheldon Horace and Renee Robertson Virginia Seamans Mard.ell McDmrell

IA.DVANCED FIRST AID & EMERGENCY CARE

We have heard from Harry Sanders that the Hayward office of the American NatioDA.l Red Cross will be giving a c::"ass in Advanced First Aid & Emergency Care to commence May 11, 7:00 - 10:00 p,m, at Argonaut School, 1481 Fry Lane, Hayward

The course is about 50 hours long, plus 12 hours in C.P.R. - cardio­pulmpnary resusciation. T1Jere are no prerequisites for the class. You need not have taken Basic First Aid and Persor:al Safety, nor C.P,R.

Tids course is for serioLls first­aiders and. those who need t~1e train­ing as a requisite for employment -such as fire and police personnel, ski patrol members, school nurses, etc. It is a fine course, too, for rockhounds who are interested in helping others, as well as themselves, in those situations where Standard First Aid is not enough.

Anyone interested should contact Mrs. Durkin at t'le Hayward Red Cross Office, 581-6262, 9:00a.m, - 4:30 p.m., M~mday Friday. You might call even if you miss the May 11 deadline. If else, you'll be first on the list for the next class.

(Thanks for the information, Harry. We have an outline whic;~l Harry has prepared ofche material covered in this class for anyone who might be interested. ---0]' Saj.)

MAY 1977

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" President ~ L..JE fiOLj~nlSl"I~AD Cil.JS·~"'~~Incumbent First Vice­Pr~sident~ One year Gecond Vice­President, Several years as fed­eration judge Emd cBEisted in :.'..' rul e s ro Xclo ",HAS'rA GJlvI .• /D .1DbrL·.L SJCIi:.iTY: TvlO terns as :2resic~e:1 t ~ two ter:.llS as Vice ,~Pre d::mt; tuo ter.1s as Secretar;r 'rreC::Burer; federa::: tion,director or ternate, 16

, '. '1 ye;:u's; f31101/, cna1r,nan 7 T,1/:re ve years ,Jl·ll?~_IOYd_.~.,.l'~ Ins·cr1..F'" tor of art at Shasta Call in Redding tea~h-ing jewelry, 1~)i~arY9 sliver worl<:: glze,ss jl owing~

First Vine-Prbsident: J~SSIE l:"tf,R·Dlv{Xlf:·' .... ·cYXS: .... · 'T\';:;"'y'{j'ars seore-tary; Vioe ?resldent 1956 and 1976; Or) ,C~l['~i rJ2.Yl of CF\vIS Show '94.3~ su)ervisio;:1 0f J?-rogram COlTI-

ttee; ~ut~or of rst Exhibitors Mc.nu21;·; :2' JI' L1Clen?t:i,on shows. Aen1)er of Lr,ng Be2.ch i1lineral and

Society, ~estside iineral­ogj.sts> Z'~iner2.1cGic2.1 'Jociety of Soutl'18rn 01 1.f )rn1.2", Federa-t1.on Dir ector several years. Jl;d,71JYd.c:jIH; Professional work ~r1.or to ret1.ro~ent involved work­ing with volunteers setting up a v2rie.ty of <leti vI ties 9 an eXl)eri­ence 10st invaluc,ble as vvorking wi th v·olunteers rec;uires a di)lo­m2,tj,c a·J)roach. AFi/iS: Member of • .:;It)VlS Ruies CO~:lini ttee for four years s two yeers as chairman.

Sec )nC Vic8·-Presi dent ~ J .ui~Jrm l'l.hG=j:C·'""-cF~~s:~-'''S~e'cr-e·~b'2:'l~Y: 9 three yeeHS; ed1. to r) years. GEM tl.ND dn~:':;HL~.L SJCLRY or 0,n.l~- r·L-~':r.2)O

COUN'i'Y, INC. Presi«lont 7 vi ce­~resid8~t; show chairman; secre­+~r'v f1"1~nce ~~10]·rl1an· bUl.l.etin v .... , v / - -!. C:' __ J.. ' ~ '. c·.,..L_ 'J

editor~ six ye2,rs; El'I:?.LJYd-t'iNT; Secretc:tr~T-'t;rs8surer 'for '}fE'.ger Associates~ Inc. Served as Vice­Pres1. ~t for r Associates, Inc. ********************************* 1'0 I ng1o'c ~1i ng is job 1.n "chs \.TJ rlel

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f;lanual Committee; Screening Com­mittee, C~stro V&lley 1978. bAST BA~ 11I.d..Jrt_.~ .~0CLJ·J:Y: Presi­dent) Vlce···PresJ_ceJ,t; Secret&ry; Secretz.r:r 7 LE,Ruc COlw.i ttee; 6

l'lusellit1 coordil1c,tor§ 'six years? Sho"'J Cl18.i.r.llan? t·vo 2TS". All AXle ri c C',n c;1c.i r:;~c.'.tl ~ tvlO year s. OTfL;e;HS ~ .2resideTt; }Ere~lt­Teachers Associ2tion, tWJ yeers; Girl Scout Lecrler, si~ years.

lrreasurer: J. il.IC}1.n.RD i:5:tAJiTZ. C}i),;S~' "Ync'u:abent "cre2,Surer; ':ne:n­ber of Finance CJ3mittee for tWr) years, chai r,lU1, one. Tre2.surer of CF1'iS Se hol..?.rsl'd, FU:1d. Orl,d.j,,~GL B.J..JLT 1'11lL"tL.LJ'i IC.",D ;.)JCL",i'Y: IVIe·nber s inc e 1966? presi de:.1t; three terms; cilai Luan budGet 9 S:lOW, nonin<-i.ting cOlLleees, judge durirg CFl llS Judges 2 . .11C, Clerks Gel1inar. Member, GeJ C2rvers Guild; Inl and Ca.1ycer, il.rt",1ri "cis t'ouncia­t1.on, treasurer -G\,O Jrsc.rs. llJlviJ?i.JOYl'L .. lh': Riverside ,.,-,-~tional Banl{, Vic e,-~!resK c:.1t c'.~1d CE.s:.1ier since 1965. 'DR. :jBOHG.w 'i'Ul'1.LJ1IJ 1,;77 "PI'l;') §9L~Q_Li~ItS.~i):i_}~'-J.:,i,\,·U\-"i.~ .. _~_~.",~, ..

Dr. Genrge Tunell, Pr,fessor Emeri tus rccccti vLtecJ.· of th2 Ul1i­versi ty of CE.li fo rnicc, SiC.nta Barbara 1 has been selected by the Jury of AW2.rds of t:1e C"l1.f')rnia Federation to ~e honored by the .,.FMS Scholars~1i~) Poundation. 11e, in turn, vIill select a school and a student to receive a $l,JOO.OO grant for two ye2.rs to co~]lete work on a grzrlu2te degree.

Dr. Tunall is ~ n~tive o± Chi­cago, His interest in ~inerals began in C2.stle :;ot S)rings 9

.\ri 2;ona C:'"ur iw; tbc ':Jj, nter of 1907-08. A _iner ]resented him wi th a ho:,~of s)eci ~lel1S. ltfter that 9 he cJ:nti:nuec~ b collect minerals ~~d his interest in

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iTlinerc'.ls snd mining grew. By the' time he had fi nishedhigh s~hoo15 he had decided 'c J StUdY'1illi,ng geol·­ogy, He entered H2.rvard and in 1930 receive§this Ph.J •

. Hs joined the Geophysical Laboratory of Carnegie Institute in Uashihgton D.C. 1945, he lOved to the C2.1ifornia Insti tute of .Tec hnology, and 1 in 1 ~ 47- . .",rent to U.D.L.A. In 1962 he moved to U.C. Riverside. vhere he remained until his retir~ment in 1967.

After his retireJent, Le was recalled to af'ti vee,uty at U. C. Santa Barbara as a Professor EJeri­~t1J .. s c

la ~i~ ~cademic career, he has excelled in research in the ii eld of crysta110gra:)hy "md in tl!C':cmoc~yn­amics of lhase equilibrium. 'Jhi1e at U 0 Co I1 •. L, he ·beca.TIe greatly interestsd in mercury ores, In a few years ofc~ncentrated study, he acquired lore knowledge and under­st8.ncUr;,5 of118'rcury ds')osi ts than any other man.

Dr. rrunel1 has been a inelYlber of illany scientific societie~ ~nd tas served as ?resi dent of both the r.k0-· 1 c['.l Ro c j, sty of A Jeri can ie.J'd. J:;hp

neralo n;i c ci o fl":,neri ca. th all'his TPsearch) Dr, TU:'1811

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Dr, T'G.nel1 has Yiev~{ forgotter: the helping hand given to him along the l'ay. Pe',v teScJ:1ers 118.\18 ever gil! en:lOre t~. :11e tJ ei r students and tal<:8n an interpst in their pro­gress 0 By the sa'1je token, he has also been 'Iii :L1ing to come oups of interest anateurs to share hiG

edge.' He so had time for in-vi s (2:1ateurs) .... ":8.me 'to

him. the new strontium borate lT11.ner'al VIas discovered at Boron j.n 1961, it ';{2.S cEl.lled 12n.E::..1.1J~.e, in honor of Dr. Tunell.

In 1973, the dineralocica1 Society of AJerica presr.nte-d.-hi.m. wi th the R0eoling medal, the "- '-~-, hic;hest· award gi ve~l. in t~1efi sId 0fJ1inerC:clogy.

In o.dlJ,i tio~1c!5 Pro fol1<3<;i a:re

TUl1E::11, the ilOIlO rpe ' In

year -b118 been ~

Con· timui sU:)~)J ren cd ved 5 the

ra;n has

maintained at ~1,J00.00 l~ year fx j.'. year jP:cjod o

" . ~as·tern Federstion: DR.

VJj.u~l~A Cjj "5 lAir :Go, l~-Y-;P r of ASS 0 r of Ge oa1 8ciences) rginia Polytechni8al Insti e and 3tate UniverSity, acksbur;9:, Virginia.

'. l',jj,dvrest Federation~ rH.'FRI'fIOF

1'1. -'FliYZ::::CC;'I~"Ti-re -d"Pro f e s so r of Geo10gy and l'!Iusemn Curator, Augustana CoJlege, ck Isl:~d9 Illinois.

~r9}.::H':..W5:;.S~t J:.p;:..riQ r a.t.~p.I\ ~ .D R. H G TH l'lOPC'iuN K"".LiN) l1.r)ti reel froe} Di vi sion of n~lnui ~c tion, rt1and St2cte TJni ";lers i'tll, Poril and 5 Oregon,

I:~o c]s: I .d 0 1.;1:; t c.\~Lf~~r£'.j.3:.sX: 2~ tj 0X~ ~ l'IH. ~/. ~'W;;SDL1J "cilJJ-J.,<iJurT; Reti red Geologist, Ke~ne Gtt rapper Cor-:90 ion, Canyon, Utah.

south Central Fedoration= DR. i1J:\.·BOI1F-=-:' V()KJJ0; ~J. l.f~·-'-fr-fy ?ro·-fessclr nf J.~8rth ;k:;,er:ces and Geol­ogy; T~12LO Gni7ersi ,New Orleans; ~: ''.isiana.

Glenn lee, rresident i·;Fi~S ~jOJ:1C:L.<,2, 1~: FJUNDAThJl\T'

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Ire order to make splp(:tions for thp holarshi:) Fc:unda-tion n0rary Award, - committee needs reQo@~sndati0ns from ~eillber

_........,~ ____ . societies. To h..§l.;.l)J_® vii th YQU"_ })agp lviAY 13'/7

recommendations" you should know who has been so honored:

1972 1973 1975 1976 1977

Dr. Richard. J2hns Vincent jVlorgan Dr. Gianella Leshie Darling Dr. ::George Tunell

Ac(>orc.ing to the instructions, the Award is to be given to Han individual for 2,chievement in oust2,nding contributions tOI'J'the understan'ding y 2cceptance c',nd methods or knowleilge of the I~arth Sciences. I! The oommittee gives s~eoiol mnsideration to indivi­

dU8,ls who have been helpful to the amateur.

If your society would like to reoommend someone for the 1978 avJard, ~)lease send a resume wi th as r~lUch' infor:nation as you can gather and a )icture, if possible, to~

Jessie Hardman 4759 Bl~ckthorne Avenue Lo~g Beach, CA90803

Deadline for 1978 selections is Se~tember 30, 1977.

Previous recommendations are '~ st ilIon fL le and they lfIill be considered when the Jury of Awards

makes its 1978 selection.

HI always wished someone \vould get up and Q.£:. something - cmd then I found out someone "vas me. I! ... " _ ... _-----

--From A Member.

Latest reJort on the hu;1,lan rac~, is that it I S being won by 'ivomen. This Jay eXJlain whY,11en [,re still chE.1-sing them.

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Class A-6;

LsgiL12

Add Judtsil1g Gategory P, Q] R, S} Add Judging category P,Q,R;S,

Rule 7.11 add, Ita ;ninimum", to read, the TIUl11ber of uineral s)ecimens shall be ~ .. Atni};rl1J:lli of twenty.

LA.L'IDARY LIST

PMfL..2 Insert hyphen in the term "12)i s-lazuli fI

J?§:gQ.J? I

')1 ') ~ d th t . tl " .L ,Lace \ Groun "e group l e Orna,nental stone group

Insert after IlJJeopardi tel! the ter'n Limb C.::st

Insert after 111'l8-rbl'e!1 the term Nodule

Insert after !PTerdi tel! the term Hood Cast.

Insert after Abalone Shell in the S11.ell Group 11 Ccu,t'1eo Shell ll

Correc~.the s)elling of Siberte to s)811 Siberite

Insert after XenotLn8 the term "Yag ll

The new Hegional Uniform Rules and Nz::bional Trnphy Hules, AFAS, books 2,re now s'vLi12,ble. They will be sold for 85© each. COLtal"t Bruce Burke.

By VERN KORSTAD, Field Trip Chairman

The Snyders will open their ranch for a rockhound weekend over May 6, 7, and 8 in Valley Springs. This is a working ranch with several agate, serpentine, and opal claims available. The Northern California Field Trip Cooperative will act as hosts and guides on the field trips. The Snyders are very fine people and interested rockhounds. Ea,ch year at this time, they invite the different rock clubs and friends to come up for a week of digging. Also, there will be tailgating dealers and swapping. The cost is $2.00 per night for camping and $2.50 for each field trip. Field trips will be for moss agate, jasper moss opal, petrified wood, opalized wood, bird's-eye serpen­tine, and gold panning.

You sign in when you get there and take your turn at the various sites. The camping is in one of the fieldsof the ranch, and the collecting areas are off in the hills at the back of the ranch. You will find several hundred. people there. Also, the Snyders will offer a steer bar­becue for all to ehjoy. Price should be about $4.00 per person. (And will probably depend somewhat on the price of beef at the time).

This is a three-day trip, Field trips will be conducted on Friday the 6th.

The map below is not to scale.

~ Highway Numbers

o Cities, Towns

---0 Livermore

RANCH Parking

Area

o -LG'/

Manteca

VALLEY SPRINGS

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