The Agate Explorer - Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society

Cuyuna Rock, Gem and Mineral Society
The Agate Explorer
July 2015
Notes from the President
I’m really happy that our two picking
days have been so successful. People
have found quite a few agates, and even
two arrowheads!
*someone who could mail
out the newsletters
monthly to approximately
15 members. You can get
reimbursed to print them
yourself or find
somewhere to print them.
At this point it doesn’t look like we have
enough people able to help at either fair—
Pillager or Brainerd. Maybe next year
we’ll be able to get enough volunteers,
since it would be great exposure for our
club.
*someone who can
maintain the Club website.
Have a safe 4th of July weekend; see you
at the picnic!
Our trip out west is coming together. Are
there any suggestions from anyone who
plans on going?
Ed Opatz
Club Information
Meeting Place
Cuyuna Range Community Center
Directions
2 blocks north of stop sign at
Hwys. 6 & 210 intersection in
Crosby. Meeting in basement on
the 2nd Saturday of each month
at 2 p.m. unless otherwise noted.
Club Dues
Kids’ Program
Watch for information on field trips
this summer.
If you have ideas for programs
starting in September, call Ed
Opatz 320-250-1363.
Club Shop Days
Since we don’t have regular
meetings in the summer call
if you wish to use the
club machines.
Ed Opatz at 320-250-1363.
Club Calendar
Sun., July 11??? - starolite trip. Blanchard Dam
Royalton
Sat., July 25—11:30 a.m. club potluck picnic at the Opatz
Outpost of Outing.
Aug. 24-Sept. 5 (with travel time before and after)—field trip to South
Dakota, Wyoming, Idaho, & Montana
September 12—speaker on digging for dinosaurs in Glendive, MT
Information subject to change.
Club Purpose
To foster an interest (& encourage
young & old) to study earth science,
enjoy the art of lapidary, hunting for
rocks, and semi-precious stones. We
also strive to use what we know and
acquire to further educate everyone
who has an interest in our hobby.
We are a not-for-profit organization.
The Largest And Most Valuable Opal
In 1956, the largest and most valuable opal in the world was
found at the Eight-Mile opal field, in the mining town of Coober
Pedy in South Australia. It was discovered at a depth of 9.144
meters (29 feet,) and was named the Olympic Australis opal, due
to the Olympic Games being held in Melbourne at the time. It
weighs a remarkable 17,000 carats (3450 grams,) and is 99% gem
quality.
In 2005, the Olympic Australis was valued at AUD $2.5
million. Due to the purity of the jewel, it has been estimated that over 7,000 carats could
be cut from the rough stone but, since the rock is so unique, it will be left in its natural
organic state. Currently, the Olympic Australis is kept in Melbourne, at the offices of
Altmann & Cherny Ltd.
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-record-breaking-gemstones.php
Metaphysical & Healing Properties of Gems, Minerals, & Crystals
Black Star Diopside: the colors of this stone range from deep blue
or green, to nearly black, to white, yellow, and reddish brown; it contains fine inclusions that produce chatoyancy (Cat's Eye); when polished, it displays asterism (a 4 Rayed Star), resembling two or more
moving rays of light crossing each other; throughout the history of
civilization, Star stones have been especially revered as the dwellings
of living spirits, as earth-born eyes that can see into the lives and
motives of humans; it has been associated with deep healing and expansion of the heart
center; it may help to bring release for those who do not allow themselves to cry; it is
said to allow one to recognize that the strength within is greater than any outside opposing forces; it is said to enhance academic learning, while allowing for both humility and
respect for superior exhibition of intelligence; it is said that when used with treatment, it
may help address physical weakness and psychological disorders; the properties of Diopside also apply.
Aurora Borealis Stone: (Mariposite) it is said that due to the
molecular structure the energy remains the same with or without Gold being included in each individual piece; called the
"stone of the night," as it is said to bring phenomenal and prophetic lucid dreams, visions, and revelations; equalizes the yinyang attributes and thought processes; facilitates clarity in
communication between the physical, emotional, and otherworldly realms; helps one to understand questions about "being" and existence; assists
one in the alignment with the higher realms; enhances and protects the aura and amplifies the body's energy fields; stimulates mental clarity; activates psychic abilities, deeper
meditation, and balancing of the physical body and chakras; cleanses and smoothes the
aura; releases negativity from the emotional, physical, intellectual, and spiritual bodies;
helps maintain balance in relationships and cooperative efforts; a very powerful tool.
A Field Guide to Mineral Collectors
By John Betts. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission of the author.
Pebble Pup
Always the youngest person on the trip and always the one to get the best specimen,
usually lying on the surface where it was kicked by all or the other members on the trip.
This article and others can be found at Mr. Betts web site: http://www.johnbetts-fineminerals.com
July
Birthdays
Pat Higgins
Ann Lembcke
Jackie Carey
Paulette Durnam
Wallie Barrett
Wayne Royston
Rod Hanson
Keith Lorenson
Carol Whirley
John Hawkinson
Jim Kropp
Javon Hemsworth
7/1 (Big 60)
7/7
7/9
7/9
7/16
7/19
7/19
7/23
7/24
7/25
7/25
7/30
July Anniversaries
Mark & Kathy Kiel
7/14
Dennis & Vi Rowley
7/20
Duane & Anna Lembcke 7/23
Don’t forget that there are
Club t-shirts for sale at the club
house for $15. Be an walking
advertisement for the Club.
Get noticed in public!
State by State
Minnesota
State Gem
Lake Superior Agate
Kids’ Corner
The Physical Properties of Minerals
Minerals are identified by analyzing their physical properties. Let’s learn about these properties and discover what
they mean and how to determine them.
Start by reading the descriptions of each of the physical properties, then dig deeper by
clicking on each of the links to learn more about each property.
Cleavage & Fracture
Cleavage and fracture are descriptions of how a mineral breaks into pieces. Cleavage
describes how a mineral breaks into flat surfaces (usually one, two, three or four surfaces). Fracture describes how a mineral breaks into forms or shapes other than flat surfaces.
Hardness
The hardness of a mineral is a way of describing how easy or difficult it is to scratch the
mineral. It is used, in combination with the other physical properties, to help identify a
mineral specimen.
Luster
Luster is a description of the way a mineral surface looks when light reflects off of the
surface.
Specific Gravity
Specific Gravity is a measure of the density of a mineral compared to the density of an
equal volume of water.
Streak
Streak is the color of a mineral when it is crushed to a powder.
http://www.kidsloverocks.com/html/physical_properties_of_mineral.html
Website of the Month
http://wymineralandgemsociety.org/index.html
This is a great reference
for anyone, but
particularly for those that
are going on the trip to Wyoming in August. Read up,
and get ready to head west! There is a guide to
prospecting and rock hunting that can be downloaded.
Check out the newsletter from that club too.
Cuyuna Rock Gem & Mineral Society
Regular Board Meeting Minutes –
June 13
(This brief meeting was held on site at the
agate fieldtrip.)
MSP - approve bills presented for payment. Treasurer Kevin presented the final
show financial results and current account
balances.
A canopy for club use at shows has been
purchased and a couple of people will
check on the possibility of getting the club
name printed on it.
MSP - to host the MWF meeting in 2017.
Marge Jensen and Dolores Sibet volun-
teered to act as committee chairs for that
event which would be held concurrently
with our show.
Discussed the possibility of locating grants
for specific projects, purchasing a second
spinning wheel, help for various shows
coming up this summer.
We need to know very soon if we will have
enough volunteers to work at the Crow
Wing Co. fair for every hour it is open.
Show volunteers will meet at the Four
Sea’s restaurant following the fieldtrip today to celebrate a job well done and share
ideas for 2016.
MSP-Meeting adjourned.
Rox Box
A place to advertise
rock items to sell and
to inquire about items
to purchase.
The Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Society
accepts no responsibility for any dissatisfaction that may occur by either party,
seller or buyer. The Society does not
profit in any way by sales transactions.
3rd Annual 4th of July Rocks Crystals
Agates Jewelry & Gem Sale!
Friday, July 3
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, July 4 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Large collection of rocks & agates,
sterling silver & natural stone jewelry,
rough rock, polished rocks & crystal
specimens, healing crystals, rare specimens, gems, minerals, cabochons, garden
rock, large rough, & fossils too. HUGE
variety & a just lot of rock & rock talk!!
Some lapidary equipment.
Door prizes, refreshments & fun!
Look for red, white, & blue sparkly signs!
621 - 10th St S (at Hwy 25), Buffalo
Located in Willow Glen neighborhood,
close to Buffalo Dental off of Hwy 25.
Or from Hwy 55 west to Cty Rd 147
(Division/Bradshaw) to 10th Street.
Call/text 612-382-4762 with questions.
Free: 2 tumblers
One on the right needs a barrel. One on
the left needs minor repair. Call Harry
Wagoner at 218-927-9983.
Mark your calendar! Club member
Sharon Smith will be having an rock
inventory reduction auction (as part of a
household auction) on Saturday, August
22 on the west side of Gull Lake. Watch
for further information.
Jewelry Making Tip
By Brad Smith www.BradSmithJewelry.com
Ochre Applicator
Yellow ochre is used when you want to be
sure the solder won't flow on an area of your
piece while you're soldering another area.
The only problem with ochre is coming up
with a good way to store and apply it.
Sunshine Requests
If you know someone who could
use a little sunshine— birth,
illness, surgery, family death—
please contact Christi Higgins at
320-224-6650.
I use recycled nail polish bottles. They seal
well and have a built-in brush applicator.
Just clean them out with a little acetone or
nail polish remover, and they're ready to go.
Rockhound Terminology
“D”
Dana Number – Number assigned to
each mineral according to the classification system devised by James Dwight
Dana.
Dendrites – Fern-like growths of
crystals found lining the cracks and
joints in rocks.
Deposit – To lay down a material such
as mud, sand, or gravel in a new
location.
Desert – An arid region that typically
receives less than ten inches of rain a
year.
Desert Rose – Nickname for rosetteshaped gypsum concretions and barite
formations.
Devonian – Geological time period that
stretches from about 415 – 360 million
Go, Rockhound, Go!
Landon Mitchell found this fabulous agate
near Little Falls while picking with the
Club on June 13th.
years ago.
Diatom – Fossilized microscopic
marine plant.
Dichroic – Showing different colors
when viewed from different
directions. Certain forms of tourmaline
are dichroic.
Dike (sometimes Dyke) – A sheet-like
igneous intrusion that is near vertical or
cuts across existing rock.
Dinosaurs – The group of now extinct
prehistoric reptiles that lived between
230 and 65 million years ago. Their
closest living relatives include
crocodiles and birds. Yep, birds.
Dip – The downward angle of inclination of bedrock from the horizontal.
Doublet – A composite stone made of
two pieces cemented or glued together e.g., opal doublets.
Dredge – Mining equipment used to
find gold, sapphires, or garnets.
Typically, dredges are used in streams
to suction up material from the streambed to process through a riffle or other
device to screen out heavy material
(e.g., gold).
Drusy – A crust of uniformly tiny crystals filling a cavity or coating a rock.
Dumpsite – At a mine site, where the
non-economic rocks are deposited. Rockhounders often will search
dumpsites as these piles will contain
material that took enormous effort to
bring to the surface and may contain
interesting specimens.
http://www.gatorgirlrocks.com/resources/
glossary.html
Who Wants to Go on a Road Trip to Arkansas?
Bragging rights to finding one of the largest diamonds ever dug up at Arkansas’ Crater of
Diamonds State Park goes to a Colorado woman.
Bobbie Oskarson, of Longmont, dubbed her 8.52-carat shard the “Esperanza Diamond”
after her niece. Esperanza is also the Spanish word for “hope.” She dredged the diamond
on June 24 after only 20 minutes of digging, according to the state’s park agency.
“It was hot and sunny at the park, but Ms. Oskarson was staying cool by searching in a
tree-shaded area when she found her diamond,” park employee Waymon Cox said in a
statement. Oskarson plans to keep her find. Cox said the diamond is about
three-quarters of an inch long and as big around as a standard No. 2 pencil.
The 37.5-acre park in Murfreesboro is known for being a hotbed of precious gems. The diamond is the
fifth largest of its kind to ever be unearthed by a visitor since the park’s founding in 1972.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102795206
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/colorado-woman-unearths-8-52-carat-diamond-arkansaspark-article-1.2273561
June 28, 2015 Pick
Here are most of the crew that participated
in the pick near Rice. Everyone found
something to take home.
Judy Frampton
and Ed Opatz
analyze a
find while others
look on.
Some Elemental History
Compiled by Harry A. Wagoner
An element is each of more than one hundred substances that cannot be chemically
interconverted or broken down into simpler
substances and are primary constituents of
matter. Each element is distinguished by its
atomic number, i.e., the number of protons
in the nuclei of its atoms.
In 1789, Antoine Lavoisier published a list
of 33 chemical elements, grouping them
into gases, metals, nonmetals and earths.
Chemists spent the following century
searching for a more precise classification
scheme.
In 1829, Johann Wolfgange Dobereiner
observed that many of the elements could
be grouped into triads based on their
chemical properties, this became known as
the Law of Triads.
German chemist Leopold Gmelin worked
with this system, and by 1843 he had identified ten triads, three groups of four, and
one group of five.
Jean-Baptiste Dumas published work in
1857 describing relationships between
various groups of metals.
In 1858, German chemist August Kekule
observed that carbon often has four other
atoms bonded to it. This concept eventually
became known as valency: different
elements bond with different numbers of
atoms.
In 1862, Alexandre-Emile Beguyer de
Chancourtois, a French geologist, published an early form of periodic table,
which he called the telluric helix or screw.
He was the first person to notice the periodicity of the elements. With the elements
arranged in a spiral on a cylinder by order
of increasing atomic weight, de Chancourtois showed that elements with similar
properties seemed
to occur at regular
intervals.
In 1864, Julius
Lothar Meyer, a
German chemist,
published a table
with 44 elements
arranged by
valency. The table showed that
elements with
similar properties
often shared the
same valency.
Concurrently,
William Odling (an English chemist) published an arrangement of 57 elements, ordered on the basis of their atomic weights.
He subsequently proposed (in 1870) a valence-based classification of the elements.
English chemist John Newlands produced a
series of papers from 1863 to 1866 noting
that when the elements were listed in order
of increasing atomic weight, similar physical and chemical properties recurred at
intervals of eight; he likened such periodicity to the octaves of music. This so termed
Law of Octaves, however, was ridiculed by
Newlands' contemporaries, and the Chemical Society refused to publish his work.
Newlands was nonetheless able to draft a
table of the elements and used it to predict
the existence of missing elements, such as
germanium. The Chemical Society only
acknowledged the significance of his discoveries five years after they credited Mendeleev.
In 1867, Gustavus Hinrichs, a Danish born
academic chemist based in America, published a spiral periodic system based on
atomic spectra and weights, and chemical
similarities. His work was regarded as idiosyncratic, ostentatious and labyrinthine
Russian chemistry professor Dmitri Mendeleev and German chemist Julius Lothar
Meyer independently published their periodic tables in 1869 and 1870, respectively.
Mendeleev's table was his first published
version; that of Meyer was an expanded
version of his (Meyer's) table of 1864. They
both constructed their tables by listing the
elements in rows or columns in order of
atomic weight and starting a new row or
column when the characteristics of the elements began to repeat.
All elements from atomic numbers 1
(hydrogen) to 118 (ununoctium) have been
discovered or reportedly synthesized, with
elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 having yet
to be confirmed. The first 98 elements exist
naturally although some are found only in
trace amounts and were synthesized in laboratories before being found in nature. Elements with atomic numbers from 99 to 118
have only been synthesized, or claimed to
be so, in laboratories. It has been shown that
einsteinium and fermium once occurred in
nature at the natural nuclear fission reactor
in Oklo, Gabon, but currently no longer do
so. Production of elements having higher
atomic numbers is being pursued, with the
question of how the periodic table may
need to be modified to accommodate any
such additions being a matter of ongoing
debate. Numerous synthetic radio nuclides
of naturally occurring elements have also
been produced in laboratories.
The number of possible elements is not
known. A very early suggestion made by
Elliot Adams in 1911, and based on the
arrangement of elements in each horizontal
periodic table row, was that elements of
atomic weight greater than 256± (which
would equate to between elements 99 and
100 in modern-day terms) did not exist. A
higher—more recent—estimate is that the
periodic table may end soon after the island
of stability, which is expected to center
around element 126, as the extension of the
periodic and nuclides tables is restricted by
proton and neutron drip lines. Other predictions of an end to the periodic table include
at element 128 by John Emsley, at element
137 by Richard Feynman, and at element
155 by Albert Khazan.
As of 2014, the periodic table has 114 confirmed elements. A total of 98 elements
occur naturally; 84 are primordial. The
other 14 naturally occurring elements occur
only in decay chains of primordial elements. No element heavier than einsteinium (element 99) has ever been observed in
macroscopic quantities in its pure form.
Elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have reportedly been synthesized in laboratories
however none of these claims have been
officially confirmed by the International
Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry International (IUPAC), nor are they named.
July Rock Shows/Sales
2-5—SISTERS, OR: Annual show; Sisters Elem. School; Daily 9 am-6 pm;
Free; e-mail: karmicbeadsandgems@yahoo.com
3-5—FARMINGTON, NM: San Juan
County Gem & Mineral Society, Farmington Civic Center; Fri. 10am-6 pm, Sat.
10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm; Free. e-mail:
mickie2@earthlink.net
3-5—EUGENE, OR: Wholesale & retail
show; Gem Faire Inc, Lane County
Events Center; Fri. Noon-6 pm, Sat. 10
am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Adults, Seniors + Students $7, Children ages 0 - 11
free; http://www.gemfaire.com
5-5—PICTON, ONTARIO, CANADA: Kingston Lapidary & Mineral
Club, Crystal Palace; Sun. 10am-5pm; $3,
Under 13 free; Gem Shower - hosted by
the Kingston Lapidary and Mineral Club.
e-mail: howhardcanitbe@sympatico.ca
9-12—CASCADE LOCKS , OR: Annual
show; Cindy Allison, Cascade Locks Marina Park; Daily 10 am-5 pm, Fri. -; Free;
e-mail: Gemsareus2@yahoo.co
10-12—PORTLAND, OR: Gem Faire
Inc, Oregon Convention Center; Fri.
Noon-6pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am5 pm; $7, under 12 free!; Web site: http://
www.gemfaire.com
10-12—DURANGO, CO: Four Corners
Gem and Mineral Club, La Plata County
Fairgrounds; Fri. 10am-6pm, Sat. 10am6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm; Free!; e-mail:
mandyhoupt@hotmail.com
11-12—TULSA, OK: Tulsa Rock and
Mineral Society, Central Park Hall-Tulsa
County Fairgrounds; Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun.
10am-5pm; $6; Under 13 free/pd adult;
www.ttownrockhound.org
11-12—CASPER, WY: Natrona County
Rockhounds Club, Parkway Plaza Hotel;
Sat. 9 am-5 pm, Sun. 9 am-4 pm; $3,
Under 12 Free; e-mail: catania82601@
aol.com
11-12—RAPID CITY, SD: Western Dakota Gem & Mineral Society, Rushmore
Plaza Civic Center; Sat. 9 am-6 pm; $4;
www.wdgms.org
11-12—BETHEL, MA: Oxford County
Mineral & Gem Association, Telstar High
School; Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 10 am-4
pm; $3, Under 12 FREE!; e-mail: mincoll@megalink.net
11-12—FLAGSTAFF, AZ: CKM Productions, LLC, Flagstaff High School;
Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm; $3, Under 12 free; Web site: https://www. facebook.com/CKM Productions LLC
11-12—SYRACUSE , NY: Gem & Mineral Society of Syracuse, New York, SRC
Arena Onondaga Community College;
Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-4 pm;
Adults $7, FREE under 12; Web site:
www.gmss.us
16-18—CODY, WY: WY State Mineral
and Gem Society, Cody H.S. Sweitzer
Gymnasium; Thu. 4pm-8pm, Fri. 10 am8pm, Sat. 10am-4pm; Adults $4, Students
$2, Children Free!; Web site:
www.wymineralandgemsociety.org
17-18—MINOCQUA, WI: Lakeland
Gem Club, Lakeland High School; Fri. 10
am-6 pm, Sat. 9 am-5 pm; Free!; Web
site: www.lakelandgemclub.com
17-19—SAN RAFAEL, CA: Gem Faire
Inc, Marin Center; Fri. Noon-6pm, Sat. 10
am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm; Free!; Web
site: http://www.gemfaire.com
17-19—REEDSPORT, OR: Lower Umpqua Gem & Lapidary Society, Reedsport
Community Bld.; Fri. 10am-5pm, Sat.
10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm; Admission
Price is a Donation; contact Susan
Baughman, 105 Ocean View Ct.,
Florence, OR 97439
17-19—VIRGINIA BEACH, VA: Treasures of the Earth, Inc., Virginia Beach
Convention Center; Fri. 12 noon-6 pm,
Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 10 am-4 pm; A$5,
Military & under 16 Free; Web site:
www.treasuresoftheearth.com
17-19— SUDBURY , ON, CANADA: Sudbury Rock & Lapidary Society,
Carmichael Arena; Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat.
10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm; $5, Srs $3,
Students $1, Children Free!; Web site:
http://www.ccfms.ca/clubs/Sudbury/
18-19—DARRINGTON, WA: Darrington Rock and Gem Club, Mansford
Grange; Sat. 10 am-5 pm, Sun. 10 am-5
pm; Free!; e-mail: wsmced@hotmail.com
18-19—ERIE, PA: Gem City Rock &
Mineral Society, JMC Ice Arena; Sat.
10am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm; Adults $4,
Srs $3, under 12 Free; Web site:
www.gemcityrockclub.org/show
18-19—MOOSE LAKE, MN: Carlton
County Gem and Mineral Club, Moose
Lake High School; Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm; Free!; e-mail: tedcgp@
@yahoo.com
23-26—FRANKLIN, NC: Gem & Mineral Society of Franklin, NC, Robert C.
Carpenter Community Building; Thu. 10
am-5 pm, Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat. 10 am-5
pm, Sun. 11 am-4 pm; $2, Under 12
FREE; Web site: www.visitfranklinnc.
Com
24-26—TENINO, WA: Washington
Agate and Mineral Society, Parkside Elementary School; Fri. 9 am-6 pm, Sat. 9
am-6 pm, Sun. 9 am-5 pm; Free!; Web
site: https://wamsolympia.wordpress.com
24-26—EUREKA, CA: Gem Faire Inc,
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds; Fri. Noon-6
pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am-5 pm;
Free!; Web site: http://www.gemfaire.
Com
25-26—SOUTH BURLINGTON, VT;
VT: Burlington Gem and Mineral Club,
Frederick H. Tuttle Middle School; Sat.
10am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm; Adults $4,
Srs $3, Under 16 free w adult; Web site:
http://www.burlingtongemandmineral
club.org/show.html
25-26—CUTCHOGUE, NY: Long Island
Mineral & Geology Society, Cutchogue
East Elementary School; Sat. 10am-5 pm,
Sun. 10am-5pm; $6, Children Free; Web
site: www.limineralandgeology.com
26-26—BANCROFT , ON, CANADA
Bancroft Gem & Mineral Club, Bancroft
Legion Hall; Sun. 10 am-4 pm; Adults $3
Srs $3, Children Free!; e-mail: wfmelanson@sympatico.ca
July 2015-August 2015
31-2—NORTH BEND, OR: Far West
Lapidary and Gem Society, North Bend
Community Center; Fri. 10 am-5 pm, Sat.
10 am-5 pm, Sun. 10 am-4 pm; Adults $1,
Under 12 free; e-mail: doninnes.innes20
@gmail.com
31-2—SANTA BARBARA, CA: Gem
Faire Inc, Earl Warren Showgrounds; Fri.
Noon-6 pm, Sat. 10 am-6 pm, Sun. 10 am
-5 pm; $7, Under 12 free!; Web site:
http://www.gemfaire.com
31-2—PRESCOTT VALLEY,
AZ: Annual show; Prescott Gem & Mineral Club, Prescott Valley Event Center;
Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am4pm; Adults $5, Srs & Students $4, S;
Under 12 free!; Web site: www.prescott
gemmineral.org
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Marcia Opatz, Editor
Cuyuna Rock, Gem &
Mineral Club
P.O. Box 151
Crosby, MN 56441
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The Agate Explorer
July 2015
Official Publication of the Cuyuna Rock, Gem & Mineral Society
Members of AFMS & MWF
Club Officers
& Board of Directors
President: Ed Opatz
opatz1@att.net
320-250-1363
Vice-President: Lisa Hughes
lisamhug@yahoo.com
218-821-2729
Secretary—Sharon Smith
218-343-7037
Sharon@agatesrock.com
Treasurer: Kevin Martini
kjspumanti@yahoo.com
612-916-0485
Director: Joan Guerra
Director: Dick Salzwedel
Director: Ed Walton
Newsletter Editor: Marcia Opatz
theisma@hotmail.com