emls news volume 50, number 7may, 2013
TRANSCRIPT
Information for members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies
EFMLS New sVolume 50, Number 7
May, 2013
On The Inside
We’reofftoseethewizard- thewonderful wizard of all-------Oh! Imean off to see the convention----awonderfulconventiontobe!
The Eastern Federation Conven-tionwillbeheldonLongIsland,NewYork,with the first planned event alighthousetouronFriday,May31stintheafternoon,followedbyaCrackerBarrelsession,andtheAnnualMeet-ingat7:30pm.EventsareplannedtillMonday,June3,2013.
Information is now on the website! Packetswill havebeenmailedtoyoubythetimeyoureadthis!
ThisisthefirstEFMLSConventionto be held on the island! Both theIsland Rockhounds and the SuffolkGem&MineralClubwillbeco-host-ing this wonderful event. We havealso been extremely lucky to havetheLongIslandMineralandGeologySociety,theNassauMineralClubandthe New YorkMineral Clubtohelppitchin!
Thethemefortheshowis Long Island LighthouseandGeology!Wehavesem-inarsplannedbylocalguestspeakers – an opportunityfor you to learn about ouruniquegeology.Inaddition,the show has demonstra-tions planned, showcasestoviewandactivitiesforthe
youngstersofallages! The Cracker Barrel session is agreattimeforpeopletonetworkandlearnwhatisworkingforotherclubs.
There is certainly plenty to doonthisisland!ThisweekendIvisitedthelocalwineryinthetownofSay-ville-Loughlin’s. Therearetheeastendwineriesaswell.Therearenu-merousmuseums,naturepreservesand of course shopping! Plan onspendingseveraldaysandexploringthecitythatneversleeps-NewYorkCity-astonesthrowawayorahop,skipandajump!
Please contact me if you haveanyquestionsabouttheEFMLSeventor suggestions for places to visit. Ican be contacted at either <[email protected]>orviamycellat516.449.5341.
I personally am looking forwardtomeetingyouall!
We’re Off to See the Wizard! byCherylNeary
Delegate Registration EachEFMLSmemberclubisen-titledtotwovotingrepresentativesat the annual meeting to be heldonFridayevening,May31.Votingrepresentativesmustberegisteredin advance. For your conveniencea form is included in this issue onpage___.Deadlineforvoterregis-trationisMay15.
SoTheJourneyContinues.......2BehindClosedDoors...............3GoTellitOnTheMountain.....3WonderfulWildacres...............4ScholsarhipNews....................5Editor’sCorner.........................5EFMLSHistory..........................6DirectoryUpdates...................7TheGoodNews.......................9EFF...........................................9MeteoritesonPublicLands...10DelegateRegistraion..............12EFMLSCommittees................13EFMLSClubshows.................14
EFMLS News --May, 20132 Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!
EFMLS Officers 2012 - 2013
Cheryl NearyPRESIDENT
Hazel Remaley1st VICE PRESIDENT
Merrill Dickinson2nd Vice President
Gerry CoxSECRETARY
Lou BudellTREASURER
Michael PattersonASSISTANT TREASURER
Carolyn WeinbergerEDITOR
PO Box 302
Deadline is the first of each month prior to publi-cation date (i.e. Feb. 1 for March issue). No issue
is normally published during July or August.
Non-commercial reprint permission granted unless otherwise reserved.
RightnowIamwaitingattherailroadsta-tionformydaughtertovisitfortheday.AsIamsittingheretryingtodecidewhattosay,I’ve been watching the people around me.WhatIamwitnessingisthemaddashpeoplearein…rushingfromheretothere.Imyselfam caught upwithin the samehurriness (isthatword?)asIamsuresomanyofyoutoo!
Whydo you think someone coined thephrase “stop to smell the roses?Well,thatiswhatIwillbedoingnextweek(asIwritethis)orlastweekasyouprobablyreadthis.IwillbeatWildacres,andIcanbetyoumylastdollarIwillbehavingagreattime.Howcanyounot?Firstofall,justbeingatthetopofthemountain,andabeautifuloneatthatisrewarding.Addgreatfolksandfood-wegotitmade!Thenaddtheclassesandthelectures.Mixinagreatdealofsocializing,breathinginthatfreshair,“phun”nightandanauctionandyouhavearecipefortakingthetimetohavemuchfun!
For thoseofyouwhodonotknowaboutWildacres,which Idon’t knowhow,thatcouldbepossible-butIknowitis…..Well,Iwilltellyoualittleaboutit,butyoucanlearnsomuchmoreaboutitfromourwebsite.{Butjustincaseyoudonothavethecapabilitytoaccesstheweb-thenhereitis!}
Wildacres isa “retreat” that isopen tonon-profitorganizationsconduct-ing educational or cultural programs. This includesorganizations involved inscience, lapidary,music,art religion, craftandwriting. The retreat sitsatanelevationof3,300feetandcomprisesapproximately1,600acresatthetopofPompey’sKnob,justofftheBlueRidgeParkway,nearLittleSwitzerlandandap-proximately45minutesfromAsheville,NC.Thiswillbethe68thyeartheretreathasbeen inexistence. YouneedtocometoWildacres tohear the fantasticstoryabouthowthisallcametobe.
Wellbacktothephrase“stopandsmelltheroses”-Idon’tknowwhocoinedthephrase,butforwhateverreason,ithasbeenaroundforquitealongtime-Fordecadespeoplehavebeenmovingtoofasttoachievesomeperhapsself-imposedachievements.Sometimesweoverlookthe littlethingswhenseeingthewholepicture.Othertimesweignorethebigpicturetoconcentrateonthedetails.Whereisthehappybalance?Knowingthatoneislovedandcanloveandshouldlove,whetherit’sfamilyorfriends-(humanoranimal)–thisiswhatisreallyimportant.Takethetimetosmelltheroses,theyareonlyaroundforashortperiodoftime-andtakethetimetoloveyourfamilyandfriends,wholiketherose-whosepetalswiltandfall,somedaywillbegone.
Love your friends- love your hobby…….take the time to enjoy the differ-entaspectsofourhobby.Inourhobby,perhapsweshould“stopandseetherose…….quartz”.
Cheryl
So The Journey Continues
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 3
Weliveinacountrythatoftenairsitsdirtylaundryfortheworldtosee.Wetendtofocusnewsreports(andevenourvideogames)onwar,vio-lence,crime,thetakingoflifeandsoon.Weoftentendtohidethebestnews on the back pages, behindcloseddoors,or justnottalkaboutit at all.Well, I’m sorry to say thatthese safety articles tend to follow
thatsameconvention.Wewriteaboutaccidents,falls,hear-ingloss,foreignbodiesintheeye,andsoon.Well,whatI’dlike todowith thisarticle is throwthesafetydoorsopenwideandillustratethegoodnewsaboutsafety.
Imagine,ifyouwill,atriptocollectrocksthat-goessomethinglikethis:
Yougatherthefamilyandloadthetruckwithcollectingtoolsandsupplies.Youhaveapleasantdrivetothedigsite.Atthecollectingareayoucatchupwithotherclubmembersandspendthemorningmakingfindafterfind,someofwhicharetreasuresindeed!Everyonetakesabreakatnoonforagreatpicniclunch.Whilesittingonacomfortablerockyounoteanicecrystalrightbyyourfoot-acrystalthatreallydeservestobeinyourcollectionwhataday!Youhaveseveralchatswithyourfellowcollectorsaboutsharinginformationconcerningthebestplacestodig.Attheendofawonderfuldayofcol-lecting,everyonepacksup their tools, trashand treasures,andthenloadsuptruck.Youthoughtyou’dfoundsomuchthatthekidswouldhavetobetiedontopofthetruckfend-ersfortheridehome.(Aplacetheyreallyliketoride.)But,ohwell,yousomehowmanagetofindspaceforthekidsinthe jumpseatbehind thedrivers seat.Yougethomeafteranotherpleasantdrive.Oncehomeandunloadedyoufindyourselftiredbutnottootired.Youstartgoingthroughyourfindsanddoingsomepreliminarycleaning.Onerockbegstobewindowedtoseewhatisinside.Youperformsomequicklapidaryworkandareamazedwithyournewtreasure.Thishasbeenagoodday,agooddayindeed!
Geeisn’tthataboringstory!Everythinggoesright!Andthat,dearreaderisthereasonforsafety!Beforethatgoodday, the truckwaschecked/ serviced, safetygear (boots,gloves,safetygoggles,etc.)wasgathered,andtheweatherforecast,roadsandroutewerechecked.Onthedayofthetrip foodwassafelypreparedandstored;safetygearwasutilizedinallthecollectingeffort;andrulesoftheareaob-
served.Thelapidaryequipmenthadit’sguardsinplaceandallsafetymeasureswereobserved.Therewerenoinjuriesbecauseeveryonewasprepared,thoughtfulandcareful.
Allthosesafetyprecautionsmakeagooddaybutalsoaboringday.Maybethat’swhygoodnewsoftendoesnotmakethefrontpages.Still,boringisgoodwhenyouhavenothingbutpleasantexperiencesduringadayofcollecting--noinju-ries,noaccidents,noreasontobreakoutthefirstaidkit,nodustinthelungs.Yes,I’lltakeboringeverytime---exceptforanoccasionalgreatcrystalquietlyhidingbymyfoot.
Let’smakeourcollectingboring--andsafe.
Behind Closed doorsbyElleryBorow,EFMLSSafetyChair
...Overthehillsand......”especiallytoyourclub! Doyour club officers know that theycan nominate a club member forthe Each One Teach One award??Nominations for this year haveclosed,butit’snottoolatetonomi-natesomeoneinyourclubfornextyear!
Thecriteriaissimple....theper-sonnominatedmustbeamemberofyourclubandmustteachothers(whetherclubmembersornot)oneormoreskillspertain-ingtoourearthscienceshobby.Thepersoncanreceivenofinancialremunerationfortheirefforts.
DoitNowbeforeyouforget!GetacopyoftheapplicationfromtheMarchEFMLSNews(www.amfed.org/efmls/news-letters.htm)fillitoutandhaveoneoftheclubofficerssignoffonit.Thenallyouneeddoisremembertomailitin!
Sharetheopportunitywithyourclubmembers.Atthenextmeeting,announcethepossibilitiesofrecognizingyouroutstandingvolunteerteachers.Mostofyourclubmembersdon’tgettoreadtheEFMLSNewsissuesandthereforedonotknowofthiswonderfulopportunity.
“Go Tell it on the Mountain...byBetsyOberheim,EOTOChair
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20134
Wonderful WildacresbySteveWeinberger,WACommitteeChair
AsIwritethis,thethermometeronourdecktellsmethatit’s24°andthecalendarsaysthatit’sspring.AsIlookoutthewindowhereintheDrainage Basin of the Patap-scowhereIliveIseerobinssearchingforwormswithfrostontheirwings.WearingawintercoatinearlyAprilisnotexactlymycupoftea.
Tea remindsme that in a fewdays I’ll be spending apleasantweekwithourfriendBobJones-aconsummateteadrinker-atthespringsessionofourEFMLSWildacresWork-shop.Andevenifthetemperaturesthereinthemountainsareabitchillyatnight,thewarmthofthefriendshipsmadeatWildacresaremorethenenoughtowarmthespirits.
NotyetbeentoWildacres?Whatareyouwaitingfor?OurEFMLSWildacresWorkshopsareunique-awonder-fulwaytospendaweekinthemountainsawayfromthehustleandbustleofourusualhecticcitylife.Nohonkingtrucksorcars,noraucousradiosblaring,nosmog...justthecleanmountainair,soundsofnatureandthelaughterandaviddiscussionsofparticipantsengagedinhavingfun,cre-atingnewtreasuresandlearningnewskills.
The September session of EFMLSWildacres will runfromSeptember2-8. Forthissessionwe’llhaveatag-team of Speakers-in-Residence -- Quintin and WillowWight.He’sauthorof“TheCompleteBookofMicromount-ing”andisveryknowledgeableaboutminerals,especiallythosefoundatMt.St.HilaireinQuebec,Canada.She’sa
gemexpertwhorepresentsCanadaat internationalgemconferences around theworld. Together they’ll presenttalksonawidevarietyofsubjects --minerals,gemsandtraveltoplacesthey’vevisited.
A largepartofanyWildacressessionare theclassesbeingoffered.Forthefallsession,DirectorFranSickhasonceagainassembledaterrificfacultyofinstructorswhowillofferthefollowingclasses. BeadingtaughtbyCherylBrown CabochonstaughtbyJohnMilligan ColdConnectionswithPatBaker ReactiveMetalsalsotaughtbyPatBaker FacetingwithSteveWeinberger IntarsiawithRichardShackleton ScrimshawwithSandraBrady SilversmithingwithMargeCollins StainedGlasswithConnieJohnson
Sowhatareyouwaitingfor?VisittheEFMLSWildacreswebsite(www.amfed.org/efmls)andclickontheWildacrestabtolearnmore.YoucanreadaboutQuintinandWillow,getfulldescriptionsoftheclassesandfindanapplicationformrightthereonthewebsite.
I look forward to meeting many of you this fall atWildacres. We love to have “new people” experienceforthemselvesthemagicandfunofanEFMLSWildacresWorkshop.
Now,I’mgoingtodecidewhatkindofteaI’mgoingtodrinkwithBobJonesduringourspringsession!
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 5
The judges have been busy reading and evaluatingtheBEACsubmissions.AtalatertimeIwillinformyouofthe judges,but fornow, Iamsure theyareenjoying thesubmittedpaperwork.AsIwaspreparingthearticlesfordisbursementandtypingthesubmissionsintomyspreadsheet,Iwasintriguedbymanyofthetitles,andwasabletotakeasneakpeak!
Thecategoriesenteredwereasfollows: •Bulletins-Neweditor;smallandlargeissues(basedonthenumberofpagesintheissue) •FD-DrawnFeatures •FW-WrittenFeatures •J-Articlesbypersonsundertheageof17 •ON-Originalnon-technicalarticles •OE-Originaleducational/technicalarticles •P-Originalpoems •SP-SpecialPublications
AtthistimeIwouldliketodiscusssomestatistics: 9clubsmadesubmissions=0.08%Thereare110clubsintheEFMLS
Really?......... That’srightfolks-wedidn’tevenget1%oftheclubstoparticipate! Thereare5 clubs in theNYMetro/Long Islandarea.Guesshowmanyparticipated? There are22 clubs in the StateofNewYork. Guesshowmanyparticipated? Thereare9clubsintheStateofMaryland.Guesshowmanyparticipated?
…..AndIcouldgoon,butyouwillneedtowaittoseetheresultsinfuturearticles.
TheEFMLSconventionisrightaroundthecorner.(Liter-ally,itisrightaroundthecornerfrommesinceIliveintheTownofSmithtown(NY)!) Breakfastwith theEditorsandWebmasters,whereweacknowledgeall submissions,willbeheldonSunday,June2,2013,from8:00am-10:00am.I’mlookingforwardtotheevent. Ihopetomeetat leasta representative fromeach of the submittingclubs.Tofindoutmoreabout the breakfast,please check out theEFMLSwebsite.
Editor’s CornerbySusanCiervo-Boyle
Itisnowthespringseasonandmanygraduateswillbecontinuing their studies in the sci-ences afterMay graduation. It is averyexcitingtimeforthesestudentsandtheygreatlyappreciateourhelpwithscholarshipdonations.IamverypleasedtosaythatIhavebeencon-tactedbyseveralclubsandindividu-alswhoare interested incontribut-ing to our scholarship fund. Pleasecontinuetoconveythismessageto
individuals,clubsandbusinesses.Itiscrucialtotheongoingsuccessofour scholarshipprogram.All scholarship recipi-entsareextremelygratefulandweneedtobeverydiligentinencouragingmorecontributions.Ourcontinuouseffortscanhelptomoldthefuture.Iwouldliketothankallofyouwhohavehelpedmetogetstartedinthisposition.Bywork-ing together, we can make a difference. Please continueyourloyalsupporttothescholarshipfund. Wetrulyappreciatecontributionsfromourrecentdo-nors.Thismonthwehavereceiveddonationsfrom:
The Gem and Mineral Society of Syracuse
The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club
WehavealsoreceivedMemorialDonationsfrom:
The Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club inmemoryofAlvaWorthington
The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club inrecognitionofDanImel
PleaseconsidermakingadonationtotheScholarshipFoundation.Allcontributionsareinvestedandtheinterestfromtheseinvestmentsisusedtoaward12scholarshipsof$4,000eachyeartograduatestudentsintheearthscienc-es.Yourdollarsdohelpmakeadifferenceforthestudentsselected!
Contributionsfromyourcluborfromindividualsshouldbesenttomewithcheckspayableto“AFMSScholarshipFoundation”.Myaddresscanbefoundonpage___.
AFMS Scholarship Foundation NewsbyRitaBartenback,ScholarshipCoordinator
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20136
AfterperusingseveralboxesfullofEFMLShistoricaldocumentsIfinallydecidedpickonenearthefrontoftheboxsothatIcouldeasilyfindits’placewhenIwastoreturnit.Ihan-dled it with care because thepaper felt fragile. The title ofthisdocument is“EasternFed-erationNewsletter”May1966.It appears to have been typed
ormaybe theyusedanearlywordprocessor - I’mnotquitesure.Itcontainedseveralarticles.
The bulletin started with, “Executive CommitteeMeetingApril,231966”andendedwithHELP,”HelpEliminateLitterPlease”.Itwasn’taverylengthybul-letin,butitsurehadalotofsubstance.IreadabouttheAFMSConvention in Las Vegas,Nevada. In thatarticle theauthor (I don’t knowwho itwasbecausenoneof thearticlesmentionedanauthorand Ipre-sumeitwastheclub’srecordingsecretaryorperhapsthebulletin’seditor.)described, ”Onewas immedi-ately impressed with the feeling that each memberof theCommitteegavegreatweight to theeffectofproposedchangesonclubsandclubexhibitors,ratherthantotheirownpersonalfeeling.”
My thought during the readingwas that the au-thorhimselfwasveryattentivetothepassionofworkthatwentintothemeetinghewasdescribing.Attheclosingof thearticle theauthormentioned that theSmithsonian displayed approximately thirty speci-mensfromtheirnewly(1966)acquiredBoschCollec-tion.ThecollectionwascollectedbyCarlBoschpriorto the 1900’s. Many of the specimens representedmining areas thatwere no longer in existence. Theauthorendedthearticlewiththefactthatallthela-belsandnotationswereinGermanandmanyofthemwereinMr.Bosch’sownhandwriting.
Sothis iswhere Idecidedtohoponmycomput-er and find outmore about this collector. I foundan interesting article in, “TheMineralogical Record,Biographical Archive”. I e-mailed Wendell Wilson,Editor-in-Chief and Publisher of The Mineralogical Recordandhegavemepermissiontoquoteorpara-phrasethebiography.
EFMLS HistorybyMaryCiervo
“CarlBosch(1874-1940) Dr. Carl Bosch was born in Cologne, GermanyonAugust 27, 1874, the eldest sonof a southGer-manengineer.Hedidwell inscienceatschool,andbefore going to college spent a year working as ametal fabricator. He then studied chemistry underJ.A.WislicenusatLeipzigUniversity,wherehetookhisdoctoratein1898.HethentookajobwithBadis-che Anilin-und-Soda-Fabrik (BASF), a large Germanchemical company making dyestuffs. In 1908 FritzHaber told BASF of his ammonia synthesis process,andBoschwasassignedthetaskofdevelopingitonanindustrialscale.Bytheendof1913hehadcom-pleted the monumental job, the largest single un-dertakinginthehistoryofchemicalengineering.Hewas awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1931forhisworkonhigh-pressuresynthesis.”
How does this relate to the EFMLS? The biographyexplained that Dr. Bosch’s collection had been hisconsuming passion. Age he became more success-fulhiswealthallowedhimtoincreasehiscollection.Heeventuallyacquired theGustavSeligmann (1849-1920)collection.Offurtherinterestofanavidcollec-torhehadahugeinsectcollection,asmallfossilcol-lection and a significant scientific library. Dr. BoschdiedonApril26,1940.Itwasbecauseofhisson,Dr.CarlBosch,Jr.,whoprotectedthecollectionsthrough-outWWIIthatin1947hewasabletotransportthemtotheUnitedStateswheretheywerestoredinBrook-lyn New York. The mineral collection was sent toYaleona15yearloan.In1966theSmithsonianpur-chased it for $250,000. The biography ended with, “It was subsequently found that Bosch had record-ed his purchase price in code on the back of hishandwritten labels --the code was deciphered andproved to be the letters of the mineral name am-blygonit representing the digits 1 through 9 and 0.” ThisishowthishistoricalbiographyrelatestotheEFMLS. We hadmembers at that AFMS conventionwhohadfirst-handexperiencewhentheSmithsonianpurchased the Bosch collection in 1966. I wonderif themembers at that time realized howprivilegedtheywere?
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 7
Club information received after the Directory was printed on March 12
Cape Atlantic Rockhounds ClubAddress:2641SCologneAve;MaysLandingNJ08330 ClubWebsite:<capeatlanticrockhounds.com> NumberofMembers:30Adults2Juniors Organized:1956 RejoinedEFMLS:2012 OfficersElected:October TakeOffice:November PRESIDENT: WilliamBowman,218LaurelSt;Vineland,NJ08360. VICEPRES: LeRoyLodur,POBox103;Elwood,NJ08217.609-846-8204.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: LauriCarey,263Rt50;EstellManor,NJ08270.609-628-2147.<[email protected]> TREASURER: VictorScaranda,408SouthYam;Galloway,NJ08205.609-652-9247.<[email protected]> LIAISON: VictorScaranda WEBMASTER:Rev.H.BudStoddard,1DavisRd;RioGrande,NJ08242.<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stThursdayofmonthat7:30pm.2641SCologneAve,MaysLanding,NJ SHOW/SWAP:May18-19,2013andSeptember14-15,2013.2641CologneAve;MaysLanding,NJ
Mineralogial Society of the District of Columbia ClubAddress:POBox9957;Alexandria,VA22303 ClubWebsite:<mineralogicalsocietyofdc.org> NumberofMembers:45Adults 0Juniors Organized:1941 JoinedEFMLS:1950 OfficersElected:November Installed:January PRESIDENT: StephenJohnson,1600SEadsSt#735N;Arlington,VA22202.571-314-7522.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: RickReiber,2425MenokinDr#202;Alexandria,VA23202.202-245-8088.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: PatriciaFlavin,,8340GreensboroDr#922;McLean,VA22102.703-503-1993.<[email protected]> TREASURER: RebeccaSiegal,105WLurayAve;Alexandria,VA22301.703-517-0860.<[email protected]> LIAISON: SherylSims,6204StoddardCt,#P-1;Alexandria,VA22315.571-236-1982.<[email protected]> EDITOR: SherylSims BULLETIN: MineralMinutes WEBMASTER: BettyThompson,611ElmAve;TakomaPark,,MD20912.301-270-6790.<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stWednesdayofmonthat7:45pm.(MustbeinConstitutionAve.lobbyby7:30pm)
NaturalHistoryMuseum,SmithsonianInstitution,KathyKerbyRoom 10th&ConstituionAve.Washington,DC.
West Virginia Fossil Club ClubAddress:POBox4321;Clarksburg,WV26302 Club:Website<www.westvirginiafossilclub.com> NumberofMembers:25Adults 10Juniors Organized:1988 JoinedEFMLS:1990 OfficersElected: MayTakeOffice:June PRESIDENT: PamelaButcheck,POBox4321;Clarksburg,WV26302. VICEPRES: SteveMcClelland SECRETARY: SteveMcClelland TREASURER: PamelaButcheck LIAISON:PamelaButcheck EDITOR:Terri-LynnDay BULLETIN: WestVirginiaFossilClubNewsletter WEBMASTER: PamelaButcheck MEETINGS: 1stFridayofmonth(March–November)at7pm.Eat’nPark,100TolleySt;Bridgeport,WV
2013 Directory UpdatesfromCarolynWeinberger,DirectoryEditor
continued on page 8
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 20138
Staten Island Geological Society ClubAddress:157HillcrestSt;StatenIsland,NY10308-3150 ClubWebsite:<www.sigeological.bravehost.com> NumberofMembers:45Adults 2Juniors Organized:1972 JoinedEFMLS:1988 OfficersElected:May Installed:June PRESIDENT: ChristineThompson,383PeltonAve;StatenIsland,NY10310.718-442-3491.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: LouiseColavito,392StGeorgeRd;StatenIsland,NY10306.718-987-2883. SECRETARY: JimWassmuth,20CliffSt#9N;StatenIsland,NY10305.718-448-5517.<[email protected]> TREASURER:WilliamMirabello,379RossAve;StatenIsland,NY10306.718-351-4771.<[email protected]> LIAISON: DotFleming,157HillcrestSt;StatenIsland,NY10308.718-984-6653.<[email protected]> EDITOR: DotFleming BULLETIN: Geoexaminer MEETINGS: 2ndFridayofmonth(September–June)at7:30pm. StClare’sChurch–FatherHicksCenter;151LindenwoodRd;GreatKills,StatenIsland,NY
St. Lawrence County Rock & Mineral Club ClubAddress:1IndianHeadTrail;Gouverneur,NY13642 ClubWebsite:<stlawrencecountymineralclub.org> NumberofMembers:53Adults 0Juniors Organized:1961 JoinedEFMLS:1965 OfficersElected:January Installed:January PRESIDENT: WilliamdeLorraine,1IndianHeadTrail,Gouvereur,NY13642.315-287-4652.<[email protected]> VICEPRES: ScottSutherland,287CountyRd29;Canton,NY13617.315-386-3455.<[email protected]> SECRETARY: JoannadeLorraine,1IndianHeadTrail,Gouvereur,NY13642.315-287-4652.<[email protected]> TREASURER: ChrisSutherland,287CountyRd29;Canton,NY13617.315-386-3455.<[email protected]> LIAISON: DickLyons,48ElSt;Camillus,NY13031.315-488-6444.<[email protected]> EDITOR: WilliamdeLorraine BULLETIN: RockPickens WEBMASTER:GlennSimonelli<[email protected]> MEETINGS: 1stThursdayonmonthat6:30pm.CantonLibrary,Canton,NY SHOW: August25-26,2013.MadridCommunityCenter,Madrid,NY
Berks Mineralogical Society ClubhasrejoinedEFMLS,butnoclub,officerormemberinformationwasprovided.
2013 Directory Updatescontinuedfrompage7
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 9
InmemoryofdeceasedclubmemberWilliam“Bill”Hawkins a very generous con-tribution to the Eastern Foun-dationFundhasbeenreceivedfrom The Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Washing-ton, DC. Condolences toBill’swife, Anne and to all his fam-ily,aswellastotheclub.Manythanks to theGLMSDC for re-
memberingBillwithyourdonation. IfyouarereadingthismessagebeforetheApril30dead-line,itisnottoolatetosendyourcontributiontotheEFFintimeforittobeincludedinthedeterminationofwhichclubswillbehonoredfortheirsupportatthe2013EFMLSConven-tionBanquet in June. The tally of club donationswill thenbegininordertodeterminewhichclubshavereachedatleastanew100%levelofgivingandwill,therefore,beawardedacertificateinrecognitionoftheircommitmenttotheEFF.Evenmoreimpressiveistherosterofthosewhohavereachedanew1000%levelofgivingandwillhaveapermanentplatewithclubnameaddedtotheEasternFoundationFund“RollofHonor”plaque,whichisdisplayedatallEFMLSmeetings. IfyouhappentomisstheApril30deadlinefor2013,noproblem.Donationsarealwayswelcomeandifnotreceivedbythecut-offdatefor2013willbeaddedtoyourclub‘stallyfor2014.Asareminder,alldonationsfromclubsand/ortheirin-dividualmembersareaddedtotheclubtotalandrecordsarekeptonacumulativebasis.Sowheneveryourcontributionisreceiveditcontinuesto increaseyourclubtotalfordetermi-nationoffutureawards.Yoursupportisimportantnomatterwhenorinwhatamount. PleasesendcontributionstomeatPOBox5,Dushore,PA18614.
Eastern Foundation FundbyFranSick,EFFChair
Didyoumissit?ItsurearrivedquietlyandsnowcovereduphereinMaine.Whatisthe“it”beingmentionedhere?Whyit’sthebrandnewandshinynewyear!ThegoodnewsandthereasonwhyI’msoexcitedabout2013isthatEFMLSaffiliatedclubsnowhaveanotheropportunitytoselecttheirclub’snewClubRockhoundoftheYear(ACROY).Yea!
2013bringssuchgoodnews.Itbringsanotherchancetoselectoneofyourownmemberstohonor.TherehavebeenmanyclubsI’vevisitedovertheyearsthatappeartohave an abundanceofmemberswho seem to go aboveand beyond the call of duty, support, volunteerism, andhelpfulnesstotheirclub.Howisonetochosewhichof~hemanyoutstandingmembersisthebestchoicetohonorastheirclub’sACROYhonoree?Well,that’swhythenew2013issuchgoodnews-eachnewyearofferstheopportunitytohonoranewanddifferentmember.
Nowcomes themoredifficultpart to talk about. SomeclubsI’vevisiteddonotseemtohaveanoverabundanceofmemberswhoseemtogoaboveandbeyondthecallofduty,support,volunteerismin,andhelpfulnesstotheirclub.Howisonetochosewhichofthemembersisthebestchoicetohonorastheirclub’sACROYhonoreewhenthechoicesarelimited?Onceagainitiseasyformetoseethegoodnewsresponsetothedilemmaoflimitedchoices.Hiddenamongthemembersareusuallydisguisedtalents,modestyetdeterminedsupport,willingnesstoextendabitmoreeffortthanothermembersandsoon.Goodpeopleandtheirendeavorsareoutthere.Gettingtoknowthemembership,makingadeterminedefforttoseekouttheirtalents,andtheirloveofthehobbyandtheclub,canbequiteachallenge.(Thereare,afterall,agoodlynumberoffolkswhoshyawayfrombeingrecognizedfortheirgoodwork.)However,bymakinganefforttonoteallthequiteorsubduedwaysmemberssupporttheclub,Ithinkyoumaybesurprisedbyalltheclub-supportingeffortyouwillfind.Treasuresmayusuallybefoundineveryboxofrocks.Pleaseconsidertakingalookintothemembershipandhonorthosehiddentreasures.
Afewrulesforselectingyourclub’sRockhoundoftheYear: ClubRockhoundoftheYearisanhonoraclubmaybe-stowonone(orinthecaseofacouple-two)oftheirmem-bersandajuniormembereachcalendaryear.Everyclub’shonoreewillhavetheirhonoredmember’snameandac-complishmentsmentionedwithinthepagesoftheEFMLSandAmericanFederationNewsletters.
The Good NewsbyElleryBorow,ACROYCoordinator
All Ineedfromyouandyourclub isthename(ornames)ofyourhonoree,abrief70wordorsowrite-upof thehonoree’s accomplishments,mention thehon-oree’sclubaffiliation,andthenameofthesubmitter.Anyclubmembermaysubmitaname.
Wewouldliketohearfromyouandyourclub.Pleasefeelfreetoshowoffyourclub’streasureswithaClubRockhoundoftheYearhonoreeselectionfromyourclub.Mycontactinformationistowardthebackofthisnewsletter.
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 201310
Why is the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issu-ing a policy on meteorites on public lands at this time? TheBLMisformalizingapolicyoncollectingmeteor-ites foundonpublic landsbecause confusionandmisin-formationhasbeencreatedbyrecentmediaattention.Inaddition,recreationbythepublichassteadilyincreasedonpubliclands.Therefore,theBLMwouldliketoeducatethepublicaboutmeteoritehobbycollectingandthescientificvaluesofmeteorites.
What is the BLM’s policy on meteorites found on public lands? Meteoritesfoundonpubliclandsmaybecollect-edbyrecreationistsandhobbyistswithsomelimitations.Meteoritescanbecollectedforscientificandeducationalpurposes,andcanalsobecommerciallycollected.
What are the authorities that govern collecting meteor-ites from public lands? Thecourtshavelongestablishedthatmeteoritesbe-longtotheownerofthesurfaceestateonwhichmeteor-itesarefound.Thispremiseisbasedonthecommonlawsofpropertyasamendedbythecourts.Assuch,theBLMisresponsibleforthemanagementofmeteoritesundertheFederalLandPolicyandManagementAct(FLPMA)of1976asamended, includingcasualandcommercialcollection.Inaddition,theNinthCircuitCourtdeterminedthatscien-tificcollectingisauthorizedbytheAntiquitiesActof1906.
Can a mining claim be located for meteorites? No,aminingclaimmaynotbelocatedformeteorites.Meteorites do not meet the definition of a mineral re-sourceunderthegeneralminingandminerallaws.Theex-traterrestrialoriginsofmeteoriteshavemadethemuniqueandofextremecommercialandscientificvalue.Therefore,becauseoftheiroriginstheyarenotsubjecttotheminingandminerallaws.
Can meteorites be collected free of charge and without apermit? Yes, meteorites may be casually collected, i.e., forfreeandwithoutapermit,underFLPMA.However,inac-cordancewith theBLM’s regulations at 43CFR8365.1-5(1) collection is limited to certain public lands, (2) onlyspecimensuptotenpoundsmaybecollectedperpersonper year, and (3) only surface collectionwith the use ofnon-motorizedandnonmechanicalequipmentisallowed;metaldetectorsareokay.However,specimensthatareca-
suallycollectedareforpersonaluseonly,andmaynotbebarteredorsoldforcommercialpurposes.
How can meteorites be collected from public lands? Meteoritesfoundonpubliclandsmaybecasuallycol-lected by recreationists and hobbyists. The limit on theamountthatmaybecasuallycollectedismeteoritespeci-mens up to ten pounds that can be easily hand-carriedand transported, per person per year. Collection is fromthesurfaceonly.Motorizedandmechanizedequipmentisnotallowed;however,useofmetaldetectorsispermitted.Meteoritesmaybecollectedwithoutapermitorcollectionfee.Casualcollectionis forpersonaluseonly,andthere-fore,cannotbebarteredorsoldforcommercialpurposes.
Meteoritesmaybe collected for scientific andeduca-tionalpurposesunderapermitissuedundertheauthorityoftheAntiquitiesAct.Theapplicantmustbeaqualifiedre-searcher,andanypropertycollectedunderthistypeofper-mitremainstheBLMproperty.Themeteoritecollectedun-derpermitmustbecuratedinanapprovedrepositorythatconformstocuratorialstandardsprovidedin36CFR79.
MeteoritesmayalsobecommerciallycollectedunderapermitissuedundertheauthorityofFLPMA.Theappli-cantmustpayanapplicationfee,apurchasepricebasedonaunitpriceorthepercentageoffairmarketvalueontheamountofmaterialtoberemoved,andareclamationfee,asappropriate.Apermitteemustcomplywithallen-vironmentallawsandregulationsforsurfacedisturbingac-tivitiesonpubliclands.
Are there any limits to what amounts of meteorites maybe collected from public lands? Forcasualcollection,thereisalimitoftenpoundsofmeteoritespecimensperpersonperyear.Thereisnolimitforscientificorcommercialcollection.
How does this policy affect collecting of meteorites by rockhounds and other hobbyists? TheBLMpolicyclearlyoutlineshowrockhoundsandotherhobbyistsmaycasuallycollectmeteoritesfrompub-liclands.Nopermitisrequiredandnochargeisassessedwhencollectingforpersonaluse.Therearelimitsonhowmuchmay be collected – only ten pounds ofmeteoritespecimensperpersonperyear.Collectionisonlyfromthesurface,andmotorizedandmechanizedequipmentisnot
Faqs on Meteorites on Public LandsfromtheAmericanLandsAccessAssociation
continued on page 11
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success! EFMLS News --May, 2013 11
allowed. However,metal detectors are okay.Meteoritescollectedforpersonaluseandcannotbebarteredorsold.
Where can the public casually collect meteorites on public lands? Meteoritesmaybecasuallycollectedfromopenpub-lic lands.Public landsthatareclosedtocasualcollectionof meteorites include: (1) developed recreational sites;(2) certainunitsof theNational LandscapeConservationSystem(NLCS)wheretheunitshavebeendesignatedfortheirnaturalandscientificresourcevalues, includingna-tional monuments and national conservation areas; (3)areasthatmayhavebeenwithdrawnfromcasualcollect-ingbyalanduseplan,suchasanAreaofCriticalEnviron-mental Concern (ACEC) and somewilderness areas; and(4)closuresbysupplementalregulations.ThoseinterestedshouldcontacttheappropriateBLMofficetolearndetailsfortheirareaofinterest.
Can meteorites casually collected from public lands be bartered or sold? Casual collection of meteorites from public lands isonlyforanindividual’spersonaluse.Saleorbarteriscon-sideredcommercialuse.Apermitmustbeissuedforcom-mercial activities and fees will be collected, including apurchasepricebasedonaunitpriceorthepercentageoffairmarketvalue,andareclamationfee,ifrequired.
Can meteorites be collected for commercial use and/or sale? Yes, meteorites may be collected from public landsunderauthorityofanapprovedpermitunlessotherwiseprohibitedbyother laws, regulations, landuseplans, orclosures.Apermitisrequiredforcommercialuseorsale,andfeeswillbecollected.Thesefeesmayincludeapplica-tionandpermitprocessing fees, thepurchaseprice,andreclamationfees.
Where can I get a permit to collect meteorites for com-mercial use or sale? Apermitapplicationforcommercialcollectionofme-teoritesmaybeobtainedfromandfiledwiththelocalBLMfieldofficewithadministrativejurisdictionintheareayouwishtocollect.
Where can I obtain a permit to collect meteorites for sci-entific research? Apermit application for the scientificoreducationalcollectionofmeteoritescanbeobtainedfromandmustbe
filedwiththeBLMStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdic-tionintheStateyouwishtocollect.AllAntiquitiesActper-mitsarereviewedandapprovedbytheauthorizedofficerintheStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdictionovertheCulturalResourcesManagementprogram.
Can meteorites be collected for exhibit in museums or other educational institutions? Yes,meteorites can be collected for exhibit inmuse-umsorothereducationalinstitutionsunderanAntiquitiesActpermit.AnapplicationmustbefiledwiththeBLMStateOfficewithadministrativejurisdictioninthestateyouwishtocollect.AllAntiquitiesActpermitsarereviewedandap-proved by the authorized officer in the State OfficewithadministrativejurisdictionovertheCulturalResourcesMan-agementprogram.ExhibitsorloansoftheBLM’smeteoritesheldbyapprovedrepositoriesaresubjecttopriorapprovalbytheBLMaswellastothetermsandconditionsofloansoftherepositorymanagingthecollectionsfortheBLM.
Can meteorites be casually collected from other Federallands, such as the National Forests or the National Parks? No. This policy only applies to public lands adminis-teredbytheBLMunderitsagencyauthorities.Casualcol-lectingisnotallowedonlandsadministeredandcontrolledbytheNationalParkService,BureauofReclamation,andtheU.S.FishandWildlifeService.
Can meteorites be scientifically collected from other Federal lands, such as the National Forests or the National Parks? Youmustcheckwiththeagencyhavingadministrativejurisdictionoftheareayouwishtocollectforscientificpurposestoseeifthistypeofactivityisallowed.
What happens if meteorites are collected illegally from public lands? Ifmeteoritesarecollected illegally frompublic landsyoucanbecitedunderFLPMAandtheregulationsat43CFR8365.1-5(a)forillegalremovalofanypersonalproper-tyoranyscientificresourceornaturalobject.Youmayalsobesubjecttocriminalprosecutionundertitle18,section641forthetheftofFederalpropertyandrelatedcriminalstatutesdependingonthetypeofillegalactivity,includingfalselabelingundertitle18,section1001.
Meteorites on Public Landscontinuedfrompage10
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 201312
63rd Annual EFMLS Board of Directors’ MeetingSheraton Long Island Hotel
Hauppauge, New YorkFriday, March 31, 2013
Please print all information requested clearly.NAME OFSOCIETY:_______________________________________________________________________________
DIRECTOR:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________(The president of each society is a Director of EFMLS. Please list the president’s name only if the president
plans to attend this meeting.)
DIRECTOR’S ALTERNATE: ___________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________
(To represent the society if the president cannot attend the meeting)
DELEGATE:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________ (Elected by society members)
ALTERNATEDELEGATE:_____________________________________E-MAIL:_________________________________
(To represent society if Delegate cannot attend meeting)
_______________________________________________ SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF SOCIETY OFFICER
RETURN BY MAIL by May 16, 2013 to: Gerry Cox EFMLS Secretary 2304 S. Rolfe St Arlington, VA 22202-1545
From the EFMLS Constitution(Article V, Sec. 3) It shall be the responsibility of each Member Society to notify the Secretary in writing of the names of its Director, Dele-gate and alternate who expect to attend the Annual Meeting fifteen (15) days prior to the convening date.
EFMLS News --May, 2013 13Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Suc-
AFMS Endowment Fund * Carolyn Weinberger (See Editor, page 2)
AFMS Scholarship Foundation * Rita Bartenback <[email protected]>
AFMS Ways & Means * - To be appointed
All American Award * Kerry Ann Hilliard <kprincess1203 at aol.com>
Auction Cheryl Neary (see page 2)
Audit Donald Pitkin <pitkind at earthlink.net>
Boundaries * Carl Miller <kobold1 at erols.com>
Budget & Finance Hazel Remaley (see page 2)
Bulletin Editors Advisory * Susan Ciervo Boyle <sboyle at wrightrisk..com>
Bylaws / Parliamentarian Steve Weinberger <cscrystals2 at gmail.com>
Club Rockhound of the Year * ElleryBorow 207-547-3154
Conservation & Legislation * Toni Donchak <adonchak at verizon.net>
Convention Advisory Matt Charsky <[email protected]>
Directory Carolyn Weinberger - (see Editor)
Each One Teach One Betsy Oberheim <Aoberheim3 at comcast.net>
Eastern Foundation Fund Fran Sick <ednfran at epix.net>
Historian Mary Ciervo <[email protected]>
Insurance Coordinator Carl Miller (see Boundaries)
Junior Activities * Darryl Powell <diamonddan at rochester.rr.com>
Operating Procedures Steve Weinberger (see Bylaws)
Safety * Ellery Borow - (see Club Rockhound)
Show Coordinator Matt Charsky (See Convention Advisory)
Slide & Video Librarian * Ken Tudor <ktudor at yahoo.com>
Supplies Suzie Milligan <smilligan at stny.rr.com>
Uniform Rules Barbara Sky <bskysky at aol.com>
Ways & Means (EFMLS) Cheryl Neary (see page 2)
Webmaster Dan Imel <lapidry at aol.com>
Wildacres Workshop Committee Steve Weinberger, Chair (see Bylaws)
Gerry Cox <gerryannec at verizon.net>
Al DeMilo <abdemilo at verizon.net>
Bruce Gaber <sun at visionrising.com>
R.J. Harris <roqfreq at rjharris.com>
Valerie Johnson <moon at copper.net>
John Milligan <jmilligan at stny.rr.com>
Director Fran Sick (See Eastern Foundation Fund) Registrar Pamm Bryant <pjbryant6 at juno.com>
Nominating (Elected committee) Matt Charsky - Chairman (see Convention Advisory)
Pamm Bryant (see Wildacres Registrar)
Jim Doran (see Wildacres)
RJ Harris <roqfreq at rjharris.com>
Bob Livingston <gemguy at verizon.net>
Wayne Sukow <d8olite at fastmail.fm>
Loren Patterson <lorenpatterson at gmss.us>
EFMLS Committee Chairs
Regional Vice Presidents
RegionI KathleenCollins <[email protected]>
RegionII JaniceKowalski <janicekwathotmail.com>
RegionIII DavidBrandon <brandonbuilds at verizon.net>
RegionIV JeanCharsky <Jean2430atcomcast.net>
RegionV JudyBudnik <wisohatmsn.com>
RegionVI BarbaraFenstermacher <bfenster2atbellsouth.net>
RegionVII KimCochran 770-979-8331
RegionVIII MichelleRenné <pgrm4ataol.com>
*Also Eastern Representative to American Federation Committee
Communication and Involvement Are the Keys to Our Success!EFMLS News --May, 201314
EFMLS News Carolyn Weinberger, Editor PO Box 302 Glyndon, MD 21071-0302
Visit the EFMLS Website<www.amfed.org/efmls>
Visit A ShowfromMattCharsky
Non-ProfitOrg.U.S.Postage
PAIDPermit#189
OwingsMills,MD
If you are an EFMLS member club and would like to have your show or swap listed here, send information to Matt Charsky, EFMLS Show Coordinator at 2430 N Glebe Rd; Arlington, VA 22207 or e-mail at <[email protected]>.
April: 13-14: 9thAnnualE&MShowspon-sored by the Southeast New HampshireMineralClub. DoverVeteransCenter,156BackRiverRd;Dover,NH
20-21: Monongahela RockhoundsGem,Mineral&FossilShowsponsoredbytheMonongahelaRockhounds.WestMiff-linVolunteerFireCo..#4;WestMifflin,PA.
27-28:AnnualSpringGem,Mineral&Bead Show sponsoredby theCentralFloridaMineral&GemSociety. FloridaNationalGuardArmory,2809FerncreekAve;Orlando,FL.
27-28:4sndAnnualNJEarthScienceAssociation & Swap sponsored by theFranklin-OgdensburgMineralogicalSoci-ety& theNJ Earth ScienceAssociation.WashingtonSchool,50WashingtonAve;Franklin,NJ.
May: 3-4: 40th Annual Atlantic Micro-mounters Conference, CongressionalSchools of Virginia, Falls Church, VA.Sponsoredby theMicrominaralogistsoftheNationalCapitalArea.ForregistrationandInformationcontactS.Weinbergerat<[email protected]>.
4-5: 10th Annual Treasures of theEarthShow&SalesponsoredbytheMin-eralogical Society ofNortheast Pennsyl-vania.St.JosephOblateSeminary,1880Rt315,Pittston,PA.
4-5: 50th Annual 2013 New Eng-landGem&MineralShowsponsoredbythe North Shore Rock & Mineral Club.TopsfieldFairgrounds,Rt1;Topsfield,MA.
5:2013SpringMineralAuctionspon-sored by the Gem, Lapidary & MineralSocietyofWashington,DC.KnightsofCo-lumbus,9707RosensteelAve;SilverSpring,MD.NoonPreview,Auctionat1pm.
11: SouthPennRock Swap&Salesponsored by the Central PA Rock &Mineral Club and Franklin Co, Rock &Mineral Club. South Mountain Fair-groundsoutdoorpavillion.615NarrowsRd;Biglerville,PA
25:24thAnnualChesapeakeGem&MineralShowhostedbytheChesapeakeGem & Mineral Society. Ruhl Armory,1035YorkRd(I-695,exit 26B),Towson,MD.Hours10am–4pm.
June: 2 – 3: 1 - 2: EFMLS Convention & Show hosted by the Island Rockhounds and Suffolk Gem & Mineral Club. Smith-town, NY. EFMLS Meeting; Friday, May 31.
8-9: 2013 Orange County Mineral,Gem, Jewelry, Fossil Show & Swap spon-sored by the Orange Co. Mineral Society.MuseumVillage,1010Rt17M;Monroe,NY.
September 28-29: 49th Annual Atlantic CoastGem, Mineral & Jewelry Show hostedby theGemCuttersGuild of Baltimore.Howard County Fairgrounds, WestFriendship,MD.
November: 2–3:44thAnnualGemarama2013:ShadesofRed”sponsoredbytheTuscaro-raLapidarySociety.TheSchoolatChurchFarm,BusinessRte.30,1/2milewestofFrazerRte30exitoffRte.202,Exton,PA.