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Official Monthly Publication of the
Alabama Mineral & Lapidary Society
Birmingham, Alabama
President’s Message
Website: http://www.alabama.lapidary.club.com
LARRY HENSLEY
President A.M.L.S.
This newsletter could be summed up in two
words.
As in – CONGRATULATIONS - we did it! Once
again, as always, we sponsored an outstanding Gem
& Mineral Show at Tannehill. Almost 60 vendors
showed up. A great crowd was there sight seeing
and buying. And twenty plus new members signed
up. From a delicious vendor’s dinner to start things
off, to a watermelon feast to finish up with – a great
show, a great time, and great club participation.
Which brings us to our second word.
THANKS!
We couldn’t have done it without you, and
quite the number of you there were, too. Our neon
green t-shirts were to be seen all over the place; from
the club tent, to the Hoot N Hollar, from the Chil-
dren’s Games to the Vendor’s Dinner. We proved
from set-up to tear-down that we are a club of doers
and givers.
As the saying goes – “You are what you eat.”
No. Not that saying.
The other saying. “We are what we do”
That’s the saying.
And what we did, was to put on a great
show. That’s the doing.
So THANKS and CONGRATULATIONS!
Respectfully,
Larry Hensley, A.M.L.S. President
PLEASE Mark your calendars for these
irregular meeting dates!
July 14th - Regular Meeting at the library
Aug. 4th - Regular Meeting at the library
Sept. 8th - Regular Meeting at the library
Oct. 6th - Regular Meeting at the library
Nov. 3rd - Regular Meeting at the library
Inside ~ President’s Message, Calendar, Important Info Page 1
Slate of Officers, Board Members, SFMS
Workshop Raffle
Page 2
Pictures of show courtesy of Tony West. NO
Meeting Minutes due to the Tannehill show
Page 3
Club and Society Shows & Rock Swaps,
Board Mtg. Minutes of 6/26/17
Page 4
DMC - Fieldtrip Page 5
Brad Smith Bench Tips, Classified Ads, DMC
Fieldtrip Con’t. , Websites
Page 6
SFMS and EFMLS Workshops in 2017, Hoo-
ver Library Class 7/15/17
Page 7
New Members Listed, T-shirts, Board Mtg.
minutes continued,
Page 8
Lapidary Whisper Page 9
Solar Eclipse Page 10
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
1.
July 14th - Meeting - John Wild has a kool video for
us and then a discussion concerning what we
would like to get from the club.
July 15th - Hoover Library Wire Work Project
Due to having summer vacations, family gatherings,
etc. we were unable to put together a fieldtrip and a
cabbing party. So sorry. S.S.
Last page funnies, Club application Page 11
Club Information and Mailing wrapper Page 12
<<<< IMPORTANT INFO >>>>
The leadership of the club has made sure we will have
candidates for the October election by filling the Nomi-
nating Committee with good people. Here are the five
names of the Nominating Committee: Cathy Kellogg,
Lou Ann Newell, Don Rosenstiel, Tony West, and San-
dra Sullivan. If any of these people come to you or call
you, please be willing to step up and lend a helping hand
to fill any vacancies. Already on board is John Wild as
President, Reggie Bolton as Treasurer, Sandra Sullivan
doing her part. We do have some vacancies, especially
Publicity for our show
Please help make this club as great as it can be! S.S.
For more information:
AFMS and SFMS Websites
The SFMS Newsletter, the Lodestar, and the AFMS
Newsletter are now available for all members to read
on line at http://www.amfed.org/sfms. And
www.amfed.org Email: [email protected]
Members Serving on the Board of Directors :
Savvy Mc Cravy 205-305-5396
Don Rosenstiel 205-822-1513
Southeast Federation Officers :
President of SFMS Teresa Polly
Alabama State Repre-
sentative to SFMS
Phillip Kaiser
OFFICERS
President Larry Hensley
205-937-5810
Vice President John Wild 205-981-6609
Treasurer Reggie Bolton
205-678-8772
Recording Secretary Bunny Bolton 205-678-8772
Corresponding
Secretary
Sandra Sullivan 205-903-7062
Historian Sandra’s doing it
COMMITTEE CHAIRS
Editor / Publications Sandra Sullivan [email protected]
Education Chair Cindy Hensley [email protected]
Fieldtrip Chair Bud and Lou Ann Newell
Hospitality Chair Rhea Proffitt [email protected]
Membership Chair Judith Johnson
and Lou Ann Newell
Program Chair John Wild [email protected]
Property or Equipment
Chair
Don Hill
Publicity Chair Vacant
Show Chair Cathy Kellogg tannehillgem-
Webmaster Reagin Farley
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7
2.
ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
SFMS ~ Workshop Raffle As you may have noticed, the
workshop scholarship program pre-
viously supported by collecting
postage stamps for resale has been
replaced by a raffle program. Each
club earns raffle chances based on
prize donations and ticket sales.
Thanks to a beaded rose quartz pendant from Tony
West and a large Tiger Iron cabochon from Reggie
Bolton our club now has two chances to win. At this
time no tickets have been sold ($5 each or 5/$20).
Please get your prize donations (retail $25 or more)
to Reggie Bolton and see him to purchase raffle
tickets. Deadline for earning chances is the end of
September so please act promptly.
Prizes are to be shown on the SFMS website very
soon. Go check them out ! Reggie Bolton
http://www.amfed.org/sfms.
Picture Minutes from June 3 and 4, 2017
Respectfully submitted, Tony West, Photographer Thank you Tony
ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP
3.
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 JULY 2017
Club Tent ~ Left to Right : Diane Lightfoot, Judith Johnson, Artesha
Steel, Martha Phillippi, Don Rosenstiel and one hiding behind the
July 26 - 30 Franklin, N.C. Annual show; Damian
Belgali, Echo Valley Show Place (across fr GLW);
6456 Sylva Rd (across fr GLW); Wed. 9-5, Thu. 9-
5, Fri. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; Free Admission; wholesale and
retail dealers from all around the world; a variety of
minerals, rough rock, fossil and gemstones; open to
the public ; contact Damian Belgali, (678)-852-
8273; e-mail: [email protected]
July 30 thru Aug. 6 Spruce Pine, NC Annual
show; Parkway Fire and Rescue, Parkway Fire and
Rescue show lot; 136 Majestic View; Daily 10-6;
Free Admission; 33rd annual gem show put on by
the Parkway Fire and Rescue to raise funds for new
equipment. Worldwide vendors with gems, miner-
als, fossils, jewelry, and much more; contact Donna
Collis, 136 Majestic View, Spruce Pine, NC 28777,
(828)-765-5519; e-mail: [email protected];
Web site: www.grassycreekgemshow.org
Aug. 11-13 Dalton, GA Annual show; Dalton Gem
and Mineral Jewelry Show, Northwest Georgia
Trade and Convention Center; 2211 Dug Gap Battle
Rd.; Fri. 2-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 11-5; Adults $4, Chil-
dren free under 17; Join us for the 26th Annual Dal-
ton Gem and Mineral Jewelry Show! Custom work
and repairs will also be available. We will have door
prizes daily as well as a grand door prize! Come
check us out!; contact Mohammad Tahir, PO Box
4046, Dalton, GA 30719, (706)-537-8960; e-mail:
[email protected]; www.facebook.com/pg/
daltongemandmineraljewelryshow
Aug. 12-13 Gonzales, LA Annual show; Baton
Rouge Gem & Mineral Society , Lamar Dixon Expo
Center Trademart Building; 9039 S St. Landry Ave;
Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; Adults $5, Children $3; Dem-
onstrations: Cabbing, Faceting, Wire wrapping, and
more… Door Prizes all day Silent auctions going on
both days Scouts and educational groups are wel-
come. ; contact Wanda Gawarecki, LA; e-mail: mer-
[email protected]; www.brgemandmineral.org
Board Meeting Minutes ~ June 26, 2017
In attendance Larry and Cindy Hensley, Ju-
dith Johnson, Sandra Sullivan, Bunny and Reggie
Bolton, Cathy Kellogg, Lou Ann Newell and
Yvonne and Levan Foster.
Reggie and Larry agreed to meet this upcoming
weekend to go over the new members and go over
monies taken in and paid out. We discussed the need
for a new location for our club meetings due to the
problem with getting the room on the scheduled
dates. The membership should be asked for ideas.
The Tannehill show was the main topic of con-
versation. Volunteering was good at the club tent
but mediocre at games. At the vendor dinner we had
enough people helping but not as many members
showed up as said they would. This costs us money
folks! The hot dog vendor who only served on Sat-
urday and Sunday was very rude to our caterer when
he showed up. A formal letter of complaint has been
sent to the Tannehill events coordinator by Cathy
Kellogg about this. Our contract with the Tannehill
park states that vendors who show up before Satur-
day need to pay the entrance fee. We need to review
the contract and possibly make changes. The secu-
rity guard was under paid and the board voted to
budget up to $350.00 for next year. Changes need to
be made to the wording on the sandwich boards to
reflect the new location for the club tent. The web-
site and brochures need to be updated as well. More
sandwich boards are needed directing our visitors to
club tent, demos, games etc. The bill has been paid
for the rented tables, but the Tannehill park hasn't
billed us yet. Sandra will reserve the cabin on July
3rd. The vendors will be asked to prepay for the
Vendor Dinner - $10.00 in advance and $12.00 at
the 'door' with a ticket given to them in the package
with tax envelopes and park pass.
Yvonne will not be doing the Hoot-N-Holler next
year so if any member is interested in this space for
demonstrations, talk to a board member. We talked
about trying to group club members' spaces together
but too many already have an Continued on page 8.
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
4.
Clubs and Societies Shows and Rock Swaps via
RockNGem shows, SFMS website, and other sources
An Official Field Trip of the
Southern Appalachian Mineral
Society (Asheville, NC) (HOST)
Saturday, July 15, 2017
9:00 a.m. Eastern
McKinney Mine
Near Spruce Pine, NC
Fee: $20 TRIP: The Southern Appalachian Mineral Society
is sponsoring the July field trip to the McKinney
Mine at Emerald Village, near Spruce Pine,
NC. The trip will begin at 9:30 am with a guided
tour of the Bon Ami feldspar mine and Museum. At
approximately 10:15 we will cross the road to the
dump piles of the McKinney Mine. Digging is al-
lowed all day.
COLLECTING: Nice Mica specimens as well as
Smoky Quartz, Feldspar, and Garnets. Aquamarine
& Green and Yellow Beryl can occasionally be
found on the dumps but they are scarce. Many other
rare and unusual rocks & minerals, including
Columbite, Samarskite, Torbernite, Uranophane,
Hyalite Opal, Malachite, Tourmaline, Thulite, Ama-
zonite, Pyrite and Dendrites. One of our members
will have a Geiger counter for checking Samarskite
or Unaninite.
BRING: This is definitely a digging site. The sur-
face will yield fewer specimens. People should bring
hammers, chisel, shovel, safety glasses, gloves, col-
lecting bucket, etc. Tools are availble to rent for
$25 per day (+ $50 deposit; tools can be shared &
include shovel, rock hammer, crack hammer, safety
goggles, trowel, small screen, 5 gallon bucket). Wa-
ter and snacks are a good idea, but food is also avail-
able in the complex.
FEE: $20 per person / $10 for children 12 and un-
der. Admission is by permit only! EVERY person
going onto the dump area must pay the fee, whether
collecting or not. There is also a flume where, for an
additional fee, buckets can be purchased and
searched.
REGISTRATION: Members should gather be-
tween 9:00 to 9:15 to register, pay the fee, and sign
the release. For anyone under the age of 18, the form
must also be signed by a parent or legal guardian.
You must keep a copy of the permit and show it
to any staff person upon request. Failure to pre-
sent a permit upon request will result in your
eviction from the site and confiscation of any col-
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
collected materials.
REQUIREMENTS: Safety is paramount! Hazard-
ous conditions occur on the dump and YOU are re-
sponsible for your own safety. No climbing or dig-
ging is allowed on or near the sides of the dump!
Safety glasses must be worn at all times when
hammering is done. Anyone practicing unsafe ac-
tivities will be asked to leave and no refund will be
given. Anyone on the dump without a permit (or us-
ing unauthorized equipment) will forfeit any rocks or
minerals collected and will be evicted from the prop-
erty. Be safe!
CHILDREN (Maybe): Collecting on the dumps can
be hazardous and is not suitable for small children.
Any person under the age of 18 going on the dumps
must be accompanied by, and under the direct super-
vision of a responsible paying adult.
PETS (NO): No information, so assume pets are not
allowed.
FACILITIES: Food, water, restrooms, and picnic
tables are available at the site.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: There is a walk-
ing path to the creek on the left as you enter the
dump area. You can wash your rocks here or carry
water from this location to your dig-site. Please do
not access the creek anywhere else.
Collecting is only allowed in the designated dump
area. Parking is not allowed along the road-side. All
vehicles must be removed from the property by clos-
ing time. Emerald Village reserves the right to refuse
access to anyone at any time, the right to close the
dump at any time, and the right to limit amount col-
lected to one 5 gallon bucket full per permit. Permits
are revocable and are not transferable.
You are allowed to leave and return to the dump area
to use the restrooms or get something to eat. When
you are finished collecting please return any rental
tools and get your deposit back. You are expected to
remove any trash.
DIRECTIONS AND WHERE TO MEET:
From I40 exit 85 in Marion NC: Take US 221 to-
ward Marion, turn left on US 221 N 1.8 miles; turn
left to stay on US 221 N 12.1 miles; Turn left on NC
226N 5.3 miles; turn right to stay on NC 226 N 377
feet; turn right on Blue Ridge Parkway 3.0 miles;
turn left toward High Ridge Rd 187 feet; turn right
on High Ridge Rd 265 feet; Continued on page 6.
5.
Brad Smith Bench Tips ~
FANCY RIVET HEADS
For a nice looking rivet head, use brass escutch-
eon pins. You'll have perfectly rounded heads that
are all the same size and shape. The pins are a little
hard to find, so try the best hardware stores first. Be
sure to get solid brass pins, not brass plated steel. If
unsure, test them with a magnet.
The pins are readily available online. Lee Valley
Tools has them in 14 - 18 gauge and lengths from
1/4 inch to 1 inch. Go to http://www.LeeValley.com
and do an item search on "brass escutcheon pin"
For best results, select a drill that gives you a
hole with a close fit to the rivet. Trim the rivet to a
leave a little less than one diameter sticking out the
back side. Place the head on a scrap of hard plastic
on the anvil so as to not flatten the head. I prefer a
ball peen hammer (with a small
3/8 inch ball) for setting the
rivet.
EASIER PRONG SETTING
When setting stones in a
prong mount, the tool is less
likely to slip off the prong if you grind a groove into
its face or rough up the face a bit with sandpa-
per. Some folks prefer a prong pusher for doing
this, and others like a set of pliers.
The easiest way to create a slot on the pusher is
with a file, and the easiest way to create a slot on
one jaw of your pliers is with a cutoff wheel. Then
rough polish the slot with a medium grit, knife-edge
silicone wheel.
BradSmithJewelry.com Bench Tips for Jewelry
Making" and "Broom Casting for Creative Jewelry”
See all Brad's jewelry books at
Amazon.com/author/BradfordSmith
Classified Ads and Rockswap Items ~
This is a new area for our newsletter. It has been sug-
gested many times down through the years. If you
have something you would like to sale or trade, say
some used equipment or slabs, email the information
in to the editor. Please include any extra items that go
along with the machine or area from which the rock/
slabs were collected. This can be a wonderful way of
communicating from member to members. A standard
form may at some point in time be needed. Please
have which way you wish to be contacted; phone,
email, text, even snail mail. Let’s get this going: For Sale : Variety of slabs and slab material Contact : Sandra Sullivan [email protected]
What would you like to list?
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Continued from page 5. DMC Fieldtrip turn right
on Chestnut Grove Rd 1.0 mile; turn left onto McKin-
ney Mine Rd destination on right.
From Burnsville NC: Take US 19E 9.1 miles; turn
right on Crabtree Rd 4.8 miles; turn left on McKinney
Mine Rd .3 mile.
CONTACT: Ken Casebeer, SAMS at 828-277-1779
DMC Coordinator email:
World Wide Web site for the DMC is:
http://www.amfed.org/sfms/_dmc/dmc.htm
DMC is a program of the Field Trip Committee of the
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.
Copyright © All rights reserved.
"Earth first...we'll collect on the other planets later."
Let’s don’t forget the little kids too! For more informa-
tion concerning kids and rocks, check out this web-
site too! www.kidsloverocks.com
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ godmadeagates.com. Another great website
to educate and entertain oneself. Check it out.
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
6.
Editor’s Note ~ A retraction is needed to address
the correct of a name in last months issue of the
Rockhound Roundup. The name is of one of our
dealers that passed away. Lawrence (Larry) New-
man was unintentionally spelled Larry Newell. We
signed cards for his mother and business partner at
the meeting. Thanks Steve A. Your friendly editor,
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
7.
SFMS and EFMLS Workshops ~ The SFMS sponsors five Gem, Jewelry and Mineral work-
shops each year. These are held at Wildacres, near Little Switzerland in North Carolina, and at the William
Holland Retreat near the small town of Young Harris in northeast Georgia. A broad range of courses related
to the lapidary arts are taught by qualified instructors from throughout the Federation. All instructors are vol-
unteers who are not paid for the highly skilled and professional experience that they bring to the workshops.
The workshops are well equipped for common lapidary activities such as cabochon cutting, faceting, and
silversmithing. Additional equipment is brought in when new or special courses are taught. For more informa-
tion see the website for the latest update of classes to choose from and the necessary forms to mail in. www.amfed.org/sfms.
SFMS Education Chairman Danny Griffin
1320 Byrd Cir.
Kingston, TN 37763
865-406-8802
Email: [email protected]
The EFMLS or the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical Societies will have as the second ses-
sion guest speaker Tim Morgan will return “to the mountain” as our Speaker-in-Residence for the fall session!
Registration will open on January 1. Wildacres Fall Classes - Sept. 4 - 10, 2017. We’ll have class descriptions
and other information in the July EFMLS News as well as information about Tim Morgan and our stellar fall
session line-up as well. Tuition for 2017 will be $410.00 per person and will include your room and board, and
gratuity for the resident Wildacres staff. Your only additional “out of pocket” expenses will be for the materi-
als used in the class or classes you take and monies you spend at the annual auction, in the canteen or at the
tail gate. So.... see the July issue of the EFMLS for a list of classes to choose
from and the necessary forms to mail in. http://www.amfed.org/efmls/
July 15th Hoover Library Class ~ Let’s come out and do a Wire Project!
The Lapidary Ladies say come on down for some fun with wire! Please bring your usual tools PLUS these
items: 26 gage wire, small accent beads, and a 1/4 “ dowel. We will be bezaling cabs and doing some Viking
work or (knitting wire) project. The regular scheduled classes would run 10:30 am to 5:30 pm. If you have an
ideas about a class that you would like have offered, please contact : Cindy Hensley 205-910-2293 or Yvonne
Foster 205-602-8280 for more info. S.S. Picture via Lapidary Pictures
Cindy Hensley Yvonne Foster
The workshop week begins on Sunday with
check-in after 3:00 p.m.; dinner is at 6:00 p.m.
Classes start at 9:00 a.m. on Monday. Tuesday
night is generally scheduled for an auction
with items donated by students and instructors.
Proceeds go into classroom equipment and
supplies.
Picture via EFMLS Wildacres website
2017 EFMLS Wildacres Registration Suzie Milligan
931 Carmichael Rd.
Owego, NY 13827-3320
If you have any questions, please contact either
Suzie Carmichael, Registrar at <[email protected]> or 607-687-5108
Pamm Bryant, Director at <[email protected]> or 804-457-4698
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP JULY 2017
8.
New Members … Please welcome our newest
members Frank and Marti Buck of Vestavia, AL.
Rick Halbrooks of Birmingham, AL. Diane Lightfoot
of Pelham, AL. Knox Franklin and family of Truss-
ville, AL. Ken and Jan Deason of Pinson, AL. Doug,
Sheri Frickey and children of Gadsden, AL. Thyme
Randle and Kyoka Akers and Keylen Akers of Hoo-
ver, AL. Michael Reed of Collinsville, AL.Scott
Dobbs abd Claire Ardis of Talladega, AL. Karen
Lingo Howard and Lauren Howard of Homewood,
AL. Joseph Huffstutler of Trussville, AL. Kenneth
Clarke of Fisher, W.V. Amy Bischoff, Harrison
Smith and Scott Smith of Birmingham, AL. Karen
Allen of Trussville, AL. Lissette Bourque, Cameron
Gray, Betty Heald of Calera, AL. Ken Dodd of
Branford, FL. Nathan and Mitzy Erdmann and sons
of Hoover, AL. Denise, Yancy and son Morgan of
Cordova, AL. Nicole Vincent of Trussville, AL. Ki-
sta, Aaron and Memphis Hamilton of Irondale, AL.
Rosemary Robinson of Pinson, AL. Thomas Marrs
of Pinson, AL. and Raymond and Pam Thompson of
Hoover, AL.
Please extend your hand to any new face in the
crowd and let them know they are welcomed. Just a
few friendly words can put someone at ease; after all
we’re all just earthy folks called rockhounds. S.S.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A.M.L.S. T – Shirt inventory ~
We have the following t-shirts available.....
Children youth No pockets :
( 2 ) Small
( 2 ) Medium
Adults: No Small’s
( 6 ) Medium No pocket
( 4 ) Medium With pocket
( 19 ) Large No Pockets
( 0 ) Large With pocket
( 12 ) X-Lg. No Pocket
( 0 ) X-Lg. With Pocket
( 5 ) 2X- Lg. No Pocket
( 2 ) 2X-Lg. With Pocket
( 52 ) Total T-Shirts ( maybe a couple that are sold)
We need to see about getting the larger sizes like
3 X-Lg. and 4 X-Lg. and maybe 5 X-Lg.
Your favorite T-shirt lady, Lou Ann Newel *Please
contact her before a meeting if you want a T-shirt.
Continued from page 4. established space.
Photos are needed of the show, field trips,
classes, cabbing weekends etc. for the website. Also if
you are showing your lapidary work, we can put that
info on the website and in the Rockhound Roundup if
you want. Larry Hensley and Cathy Kellogg will ad-
dress volunteerism at the next meeting. We need
members to step up to several positions. Sandra is re-
tiring after MANY years as Corresponding Secretary.
We also need a Tannehill shadow to work with Cathy
and take over when she is ready to give it up. Other
Chairs include Education, Historian, Youth Director
and Webmaster. Yvonne Foster suggested putting into
the newsletter the addition of a Classified Column
about lapidary items the members have for sale. This
was discussed. Sandra said we could do it.
Donations have been made by Walter Anderton,
Martha Phillippi and Marie Cash. We will auction
some off in November at the Ed Elam Auction.
A nominating committee was talked about for next
year's Board. These names were placed as possible
nominaIt will include Cathy Kellogg, Lou Ann New-
ell, Sue Ann Chapman, Don Rosenstiel, Tony West
and Savanna Mc Cravy.
Lou Ann Newell is planning a Hogg
Mine field trip for after their next ma-
chine dig. Our meeting adjourned.
Respectfully submitted,
Bunny Bolton, Recording Secretary
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rockhound Related things to do this summer
Hike along a trail known for certain kinds of rocks or minerals
Go to a gold panning site and pan for gold Do a road side collecting stop just to see what has
washed in the area lately Take in a museum, many have rocks related items
in well known collections; the Birmingham Mu-seum has cabochons in the Chinese section dat-ing back hundreds of years ago
The Museum of Natural History is another Visit a nearby club show where all kinds of rocks
can be found Look down at where your feet are going - fossils
are in every county in this state! Good Luck! Call me I might want to go too! S.S.
VOLUME 57 ISSUE 7 JULY 2017 ROCKHOUND ROUNDUP
9.
Lapidary Whisperer CABS I FOUND HIDING INSIDE THUNDEREGGS
Posted: 07 Jun 2017 12:00 AM PDT
My favorite Thunderegg cabochon
I used to think that thundereggs were, to be honest, boring. The first ones I found had milky-colored stones that were often too small, misshapen, or simply not interested in tell-ing me a story.
Then, I started getting lucky once in a while. The first lucky thundereggs were table agate
stripes of quartz layers in different shades like this one. Now, in and of themselves, these
stripes aren't all that fascinating, but the thunderegg assured me that I'd find a story if I just
kept looking.
The one thing I was sure of was that I did not want to include any of the non-quartz ma-
terial in my cab, so I sliced this and decided to go with a free-form shape and see what hap-
pened. GUESS WHAT I FOUND!
I found a little race car! In the picture you can see the rear wheel and the head of the
driver in the cockpit. The circles are cross views of tube agates that also grew with the table
agate inside the thunderegg, but were not visible until I had ground the agate into the curved
cab shape. I had designed the free-form shape of this cab before I started grinding, so I did-
n't know about the car yet, but I love the way the shape makes the car look like it's moving.
MAKING THE MOSS OF IT
This slab from a double thunderegg had a lot of moss running through it. It turned out to be
mixed blessing. On one hand, the moss itself is lovely, however, on the other hand, the
quartz is a smokey gray color. I was ambivalent about working it until I saw it back-lit. It
was amazing! The smokey color faded out to yellow and the fanciful moss became distinct
with crisp edges and gave the impression of floating. It's a nice cab for my collection, but I
doubt I'll ever mount it for jewelry because it's much less impressive without the back light.
BREAKING MY OWN RULES
Earlier, I mentioned that I I don't like to include the non-quartzy material when I make cabs from thunde-
reggs. Except for this one.
In working with the exterior material, I've had problems because it tends to
be somewhat soft, happy to have small chunks fall off, and refuse to take a pol-
ish or even a bit of a luster. For this free-form, I would have lost the full shap-
ing of the material, and I was afraid I'd also lose the golden color. When I
made this shape, I could feel the gold colored material and it was slightly
rougher than the agate center, so I didn't want to get in close and risk losing the
red and gold embellishments. For those of you noticing the cab is on its side, well, no matter what angle I took
the photo from, and no matter how many times I edited it before bringing it into the blog, it kept insisting on
returning to this view. Since my rocks tend to talk to me, I finally decided it was saying it
liked this view best. So it is what it is.
I also love the way the interior circle-ish shapes give the impression that it is a blue
whirlpool and it is breaking off parts of the gold edge and swirling them away. Have you ever found a really incredible cab inside a thunderegg? If so, send me a pic-
ture and maybe I can use it in another blog post.
Your Lapidary Whisperer, Donna Albrecht
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2017 Solar Eclipse ~ August 21
Let’s have some fun adults and children too!
If you would like to get ready for the solar event of our lifetime, you may like to go to some of these websites: https://images.search.yahoo.com/yhs/
search;_ylt=A0LEViaWLWRZ92gAJYMnnIlQ;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMx
BHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=Solar+Eclipse+2017&fr=yhs-mozilla-001&hspart=mozilla&hsimp=yhs-001
There are some great websites out there to get some good information about this terrific event.
2017 Solar Eclipse ~ Great Smoky Mountains via https://www.nps.gov/grsm/planyourvisit/2017-solar-eclipse.htm
NASA website
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/
NASA – Total Solar Eclipse https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/TSE2017/TSE2017.html
On 2017 August 21, a total eclipse of the Sun is visible from within a narrow corridor
that traverses the United States of America. The path of the Moon's umbral shadow be-gins in northern Pacific and crosses the USA from west to east through parts of the fol-
lowing states: Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and South Carolina (note: only a
tiny corner of Montana and Iowa are in the eclipse path). The Moon's penumbral
shadow produces a partial eclipse visible from a much larger region covering most of North America. Pictures via the listed internet sites
Safety | Total Solar Eclipse
https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/safety
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A.M.L.S. Application for Membership ______New ____ Renewal
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that year. Dues for regular members are to be renewed at the November meeting and / or before January
1st of the new year. A $5.00 discount if paid by the December meeting.
Please make checks payable to the ALABAMA MINERAL & LAPIDARY SOCIETY and mail to
P.O. BOX 1067 SPRINGVILLE, AL. 35146 OR bring to a meeting.
Meeting Date: Second Friday of each month except for the month of June. The Tannehill Show takes the
place of the June meeting.
Meeting Place: Emmet O’Neal Library 50 Oak St. Mountain Brook, AL. 35213 PH. (205) 897-0459
Website: [email protected]
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Visitors Welcomed !
Last page funnies ... The ROCKHOUND’S TEN COMMANDMENT’S
1. Thou shalt not touch thy neighbor’s minerals unless he places them in thy hand.
2. Thou shalt not test the strength of crystals by pinching, squeezing, or biting.
3. Thou shalt not drop thy neighbor’s fossil, for many do not bounce properly.
4. Thou shalt not place thy neighbor’s specimen in thine own pocket.
5. Thou shalt not argue the name of that mineral too violently. Sometimes thou can be wrong.
6. Thou shalt not test thy neighbor’s agates for hardness by rubbing them together.
7. Thou shalt not climb above thou neighbor’s head when on a fieldtrip, lest thou art willing to
spent the rest of the day digging him out.
8. Thou shalt protect thine eyes, hands, and feet so that thou can enjoy many more fieldtrips.
9. Thou shalt not encroach upon thy neighbor’s digging, lest his hammer be dropped upon thy toe.
10. Thou shalt not complain about, or denounce, the club officers under penalty of being elected
one thyself.
Website: http//www.alabama.lapidaryclub.com
SANDRA SULLIVAN, EDITOR
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SPRINGVILLE, AL. 35146
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Meeting: JULY 14, 2017 Friday
Place: EMMET O’NEAL LIBRARY
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Time: 6:30 pm gathering and fellowship
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Dues for the calendar year 2017 are $25.00 family, $20.00 single, and Juniors / Students $15.00. If you pay by the De-
cember meeting there will be a $5.00 discount. Checks should be made payable to the Alabama Mineral & Lapidary
Society and given to the treasurer. The society holds regular meetings on the second Friday of the month at 6:30 pm
( except the month of June because of the Tannehill Show ). Meetings are currently held at the Emmet O’Neal Li-
brary in Mt. Brook, AL. and usually last an hour and a half. There is a half hour of snacks and fellowship preceding
the meeting.
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