Cache Rock & Gem Club
Volume 3, Issue 2
53 North 200 West, Brigham City Utah 84302
From the Top of the Rock Pile
Meetings are on the
First of all I would like to apologize
2nd Thursday of the
for the meeting in January as it was
month at Summit
Elementary 7:00pm one of those meetings that needed to
80 West Main be done to introduce all of the officers
Smithfield and board members and we really did
not get into rock hounding as such.
We do have new board members and
Junior club members officers and I want you to get to know
meet separately after them and help them any way that you
opening can to help make this a better and
announcements. bigger club. Their jobs will run for a
period of 2 years or until they run
Visitors are welcome.
screaming down the road.
Annual Club We have some good trips planned
Membership this year so make room to go on as
many as possible. We have scheduled
Individual $15.00 all of the trips to be on the Saturday
Family $20.00 Following our Rock Club Meeting on
the second Thursday of the month.
This does not mean that the trip with
February be on the second Saturday, or the
11th Third Saturday but just know that it
will always be the Saturday following
March
the Rock Club meeting. This way we
10th
can talk about the trip and make sure
April that everyone is up to date as to where
14th to meet and where we are going and if
it will be an overnight trip. Put this
down on your calendars. We have
some great trips schedule so make
sure that you read the rest of the
newsletter to find out where we will
be going. On our first trip we have
either Woodruff or Topaz Scheduled
and the April trip is the same and what
we are planning is that if we go to
Woodruff in March we will go to Topaz
May 5-7th in April or vis-a-versa. This depends a
Cache Rock and Gem lot on the weather this time of the
Club Annual Show year.
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February, 2016
For our February Meeting we are
going to turn the time over to Larry
Christopersen who will talk about
cabbing and he has some videos
planned for us so it should be a lot
better meeting than January.
In March we are going to have Jean
Daddow give us a presentation on
Meteorites and related rocks to look
for when we go out hunting. We will
also have a table set up and have
samples of the rock that we will be
going after in March so you will know
what to look for. We are going to
make the table of samples a regular
part of the meeting due to some
feedback that we received at the
January meeting and it was a very
good Idea.
One other thing that we need to
have feedback on is our Web page
and Facebook page. Let us know if
you find anything that you would like
to know about or if there is a date
wrong or a place to meet wrong so
that we can get it changed. I know
that we did have some issues with
the web page for a while, but I hope
it is taken care of now.
hope it is taken care of now.
Well enough of this and we will plan
on seeing everyone at our February
meeting on February 11th at Summit
Elementary School in Smithfield at
7:00 pm.
Gary Warren
President
435-720-1775 cell
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Club Membership Dues Wanted: Club Members

The Cache Rock and Gem annual show has
Are Now Due become an anticipated community spring event.

Individual $15.00, Family $20.00 In order for it to be a continued success we

need to secure door prizes, items to be raffled,
Contact Kathy Farnsworth for polished and other rocks for grab bags as well as
school tour guides, demonstrators and security.
details.
As a member, your participation helps in keeping
your club viable.
Cash or check is accepted
Please contact Jean Daddow at meetings or
at club meetings or jean.daddow@gmail.com, to log your area for
participation. We are counting on you!
dfarnsworth@hotmail.com

Shed
Also Wanted
Do Check In On The
Closed
Woodchuck
Please note that there are two Board
Come February 2nd Member positions still open.
To See How Many Weeks
Of Winter Are Still Advertising Assistant and Social Manager.
Left On The
Utah Calendar. If you are interested, please contact one of
the Club Officers.

2016 Field Trips (tentative) Manager Dave Nielson

Saturday directly after club mtg.

March Randolf/Topaz Mnt.

April Randolf/ Topaz Mnt.
May Topaz/Wendover
June Wamsetter
July Grouse Creek/Day Trip
Aug Jackpot
Sept Kemmerer/Day Trip
Oct Moab and beyond

Just some of the amazing

things we do and see out
In the field.
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BirthStone
Amethyst Coloring Is Big This Year

Amethyst is a beautiful
stone that is in the quartz
family. Amethyst is the
most precious quartz
Lexa McCollum
mineral and comes in a
few distinct colors
including violet, purple,
rose, lavender and Amethyst Crystal
mauve. When it comes to
value, the most valuable
color is that of a deep
purple with tinges of
violet. There are many
gemstones that are
similar in consistency to
Amethyst, one of them is
Citrine. Citrine is
Amethyst that is heated;
it turns yellow orange in
color. It is rated a 7 on
the Mohs scale which
means it is a great stone
to make ornamental
jewelry out of.

Amethysts scientific
formula is SiO2 it is made Worlds largest blue star sapphire, found in Sri Lanka, named Star of Adam
from Sulfur and Oxygen. is estimated to be worth 100 million and is set to go on sale. According to
The color of Amethyst
local media, the gem was discovered last August in Ratnapura, a town in
was first attributed to
southern Sri Lanka known as the "City of Gems. The gemology institute in
manganese, however
today; some people the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats and
attribute the violet color say they have not certified anything larger.
to Ferric Thiocynate. http://cacherockgemclub.weebly.com
gemstoneeducation.com
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Bob & Maria Stewart
We have been assembling a large
collection of silicates, mainly agate,
jasper and quartz from Mexico for
over 10 years. We are now offering
our collection for sale online and at
various rock and gem shows. Our
mission is to find, collect and sell
the finest agate, jasper, geodes and
other forms of chalcedony, mainly
from family-owned property in
Mexico, to offer to you at
affordable prices.
mexicanroseagates.com
Club President
1st Vice President
2nd Vice President
Secretary
Treasure
Rock and Tool bags
$20.00
Durable hand-made bags from
PVC coated polyester. Available in
four bright colors with large
zipper opening, adjustable
shoulder strap, front pocket and
hammer loop. Just the right size
for all your tools or as many rocks
as you would want to carry .
Sally Warren at 435-720-3051
samw2949@hotmail.com
Club Officers
Gary Warren
Craig Stewart
Dave Nielsen
Jean Daddow
Kathy Farnsworth
Rock Buckets
The club has 3 gal buckets of
rough rock for sale . The
rough is a varied collection
from club trips and include
petrified wood, palm, agate,
etc. The cost of a bucket is
$20.00. If interested, contact
one of the club officers.
Rock Book
Gary Warren has his books
in. If you are interested,
contact him. Price is
$15.00 to members.
rock_hunter1@hotmail.com
candmstewart@msn.com
dsnielsen@live.com
jean.daddow@gmai.com
dfarnsworth@hotmail.com

Board Members
Head Chair Dave Farnsworth
Shed Manager Larry Christophersen Assist Jay Anderson
Rock Show Manager Craig Case Assist Jay Anderson
Advertising Craig Stewart Assist
Trip Assist Dustin Lofthouse
Jr. MemberManager ShawndraJohnson Assist SallyWarren
Shelly Lofthouse
Web Master Craig Case
Social media manager
Welcoming committee Debra Fabre` Assist Marsha Christophersen
News Bulletin Editor Anita McCollum

Cache Rock and Gem Club is a member of Rocky

Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies
and American Federation of
Mineralogical Societies.
You are encouraged to visit heir websites,
rmfms.org and amfed.org

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