The Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club was organized on January 22, 1944. The club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and enjoyment of the Earth Sciences and associated subjects. Its primary purpose is the exchange of information and the furtherance of knowledge of Mineralogy, Fossils, Geology, Rock Cutting and Gem Faceting and to stimulate interest in the development of these studies.

All meetings are held at the NM Museum of Natural History, Albuquerque, NM. The general meeting is held on the 4^th Monday of the month (unless otherwise announced) at 7:30 p.m. The Junior Club meets at 6:30 p.m. prior to the general meeting. The public is welcome at both meetings.

Board of Directors meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first Monday of each month. All club members are welcome.

The Club Newsletter: News Nuggets exists to assist the membership in communications and to provide information on club activities. Contributions from all members are welcome on any information that will promote club activities or that would be of interest to club members. News Nuggets is scheduled to be mailed approximately one week prior to the monthly meeting. You are cordially invited to mail news, articles or comments to:

Jay Penn

2324 Alvarado NE

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

el.chivo.viejo@earthlink.net

Instructions for entering the Members' Page are provided in the new member packet.

The meeting was called to order by President Suzanne Seymour at 7:37 p.m. She welcomed new members and guests.

Jan Burrows will chair the Nominating Committee for new board members. The first meeting will be at her house on September 6, 2007, at 7:00 p.m.

Amy Penn announced that the Membership Committee has been working on putting together a package for new members. She also passed out club rosters. If members want a copy of the roster, they should contact her.

Suzanne Seymour read a thank you letter from this year’s scholarship winner.

John Reinert spoke about manning tables at the state fair and circulated a sign-up sheet for volunteers. He also reminded everyone about the deadlines to enter and set up exhibits to be judged.

Rex Nelson talked about last weekend’s field trip at the Globe Mine and the Coats Mine. Members also got La Madera fluorite. Next month’s field trip will be at the Questa Molycorp Mine, where there will be a tour of the mine and some collecting on the old dumps. The field trip will be on September 29^th.

Jay Penn acknowledged Walter Morris, who has been polishing rocks to pass out to kids.

Todd and Pat Brown and Alvin Garcia were thanked for providing the refreshments at this evening’s meeting. Kathy Lawicki asked the people who are signed up to bring refreshments the rest of this year to contact her. She has lost her calendar, so does not have this information at hand.

Mike Sanders introduced Mark Boslough, the speaker for tonight’s meeting. Mr. Boslough presented a very interesting program on Libyan Desert glass.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. for refreshments and door prizes.

Submitted by Janey Johnson, Secretary pro tem

Editor's note: This article ran in last months Rocky Mountain Federation News Letter but I didn't have room to publish it, so here it is. Please note the last paragraph.

PS. The Rocky Mountain Federation Mineralogical Society (RMFMS) is the organization that AGMC belongs to and who we get our insurance through.

Are you currently receiving the RMFMS News in black and white by snail-mail? Would you like to receive it in color by e-mail? You would get it earlier also!!! As with all organizations, the RMFMS is trying to save money. And printing costs are constantly rising. Obviously e-mailing the newsletter would be a great way to cut our costs, less paper, less printing, less postage. So… if you would like to receive the RMFMS News via e-mail instead of snail-mail send me an e-mail at: wgms2001@yahoo.com. Please include your snail-mail address so that we can remove you from that mailing, also. Please put "RMFMS News" in the subject line.

Also with e-mail there is no limit to the number of copies your club can receive, so make sure that everyone who is interested in receiving the RMFMS

Crystals- Everything is made of them (well---almost everything)

Bring your test kit, journal, and favorite crystal specimen to share.

Questions? Contact Jim Hill or Earlene Shroyer (See Board of Directors roster on page 2)

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The September general meeting will be a silent auction instead of the typical invited speaker format. This auction is so that the club can convert no longer needed and donated items to cash for the general fund.

Some of the items are: 1) rock tumbler with grits, 2) trim saw with two attached grinding wheels, 3) rough & slabbed rocks, 4) display "pony" case, 5) books, 6) misc. rocks and minerals, 7) 5 yards of fabric 8) etc. etc. etc.

If you have any items that you would like to donate to the club for this auction please bring it to the September meeting or contact: Suzanne Seymour, Amy or Jay Penn, or Rex Nelson. (See Board of Directors roster on page 2)

Bruce Walker, the mine geologist for this mine has kindly agreed to provide us with a tour of the Questa Moly Mine. We will assemble at the parking lot near the Administration Building from 8:30 through 9:00 AM. The tour will begin with a briefing at the Administration Building at 9:00 AM sharp. While touring the mine we will observe such features as alteration scars, an open pit, an ore body subsidence area, and some major rock piles.

The elevation of the tour will range from 7875’ at the Administration Building to as high as 9800’, so dress accordingly. Dressing in layers is a good idea. We will be required to wear long pants and boots. Safety glasses and hard hats are also required so bring them if you have them. The mine will provide these for those who don‘t bring their own. We will not go underground on this tour. Gloves are desirable also as rocks can easily fall down on your hands while collecting at the ore pile.

The minimum age in the past has been (9) nine years old and I will continue trying to verify this with Bruce Walker prior to the next club meeting.

The mineral collecting portion of the trip is usually surface collecting at the main ore pile. Suggested tools are a geology pick, chisel, and a  3 or 4 pound hammer for breaking into larger rocks. Additionally, bring something to wrap and carry your treasures. Some will be very delicate. Bruce has indicated that we could find some beryl if we are fortunate. The most common minerals that can be collected include molybdenite, pyrite, quartz, muscovite, biotite, fluorite, calcite, and feldspar.

Due to the remoteness of the mine and the length of the tour, please bring your own food for the lunch break.

This mine is about 3-31/2 hours drive from Albuquerque. Drive north of Espanola on NM68 to Taos. Continue north from Taos on NM 522 to Questa. Travel east from Questa on NM 38 towards Red River. The cutoff to the left is about 3 1/2 miles east of Questa and across from the Goat Hill Campground. Follow the road uphill to the Admin Bldg.  Allow yourself plenty of time for a safe and successful trip.

Bruce walker is a very knowledgeable geologist and is the "expert" on this mine, so please feel free to ask questions at the briefing.

The features we will observe and the scenery are worth the trip so make every effort to go on this tour and please give Bruce Walker a big thanks at the end of the day.

DRIVE TIME: 3 to 3 ½ hours

MEET: At the Admin Bldg. NLT 9:00 AM. Leave early or leave the day before and campout.

TOOLS: Geology pick, chisel, 3# or 4# sledge hammer, wrapping material and container. A hand lens is also nice to have.

VEHICLE: 4-wheel/high clearance vehicle. We will caravan as much as possible while on the tour so a street vehicle will suffice if that’s what you have.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS; Bring hard hat, safety glasses, gloves, and wear LONG PANTS AND BOOTS. The mine has safety glasses and hard hats but if you have your own, bring them.

See you there,

Grant and Rex

This section is for the not for profit exchange of goods and services between club members. For profit (stock in trade) items will not be published. Deadline for submission to the current month's issue is the 2nd Monday of the month at 12 noon. Submit to editor. (See Board of Directors roster on page 2)

Hint: This is an excellent place to post a need for a ride to field trips and other club events. Or, to offer rides to help cover fuel expenses.

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The following is solely the opinion of the editor------------today.

I might change my mind tomorrow.

Boy was it HOT at the last club meeting or what? And the microphone wasn't working either!! BUT, that isn't any reason for a portion of the audience to get up and start talking before the speaker was done.

I'm sure all of us have endured harsher conditions with more grace. I hope we can do so in the future.

Also, please teach our young people that the refreshments are for after the speaker is finished and the chairperson has announced that it is time for refreshments.

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I was appalled at the complete lack of courtesy shown by some AGMC members to our speaker at the August meeting. Even as it is inappropriate for members of an audience to disturb a speaker with side conversations while he/she is giving the main body of a presentation, it is just as inappropriate to do so while the speaker is answering questions from the audience after the main part of the talk. The question/answer period IS part of the presentation.

Dr. Boslough is an internationally recognized expert in his field and he gave a talk that most of us found fascinating. In addition, his visuals were wonderful and he is a better speaker than most. Even if the speaker were some lesser star, it would still be rude of a few folks to disrupt the Q/A part of the talk. I expect better from the members of my club.

I ascribe the prevailing lack of courtesy by Americans, in general, to be due to television. It is quite common for folks to talk while a TV program is in progress. That’s OK; it is your home. But this practice is not appropriate for many PUBLIC venues such as concerts, plays, recitals, motion picture theaters, and seminars/talks. Please remember that our meetings are public venues and act accordingly. Once the speaker has finished for good and the president, program VP, or other officer has declared it time for refreshments, you may have/are encouraged to have those side conversations.

I hope that the members of AGMC will never embarrass me like this again. (And it takes a lot to embarrass me.)

Paul Hlava

The field trip to the Globe and Coats mines was successful in every way. Seventeen members met at La Madera's only intersection and proceeded to the Globe Mine. Shortly thereafter three more members drove up thanks to directions by some La Madera residents. Small town with very nice people.

In general the collecting at the Globe was good for muscovite and ferrocolumbite. I noticed that several members found manganocolumbite in the form of free crystals but I didn't see any in matrix. A little bit of fluorite was found but nothing particularly noteworthy. Some very nice ferrocolumbite specimens were found.

Towards lunch the members proceeded to the small village of Petaca and then up to the Coats Mine. Seeing this village was worth the whole trip. The highlight of this location was to see where Jim Van Loan found his world class, museum quality, manganocolumbite that he exhibited at the club meeting. Thanks Jim. Who would have guessed that such a specimen could come from that spot.

I believe most of us were worn out by this time and the waste piles were very steep and hard to work on. Jim found some nice spessartine garnet in waste or float. The source was never found. About 3:30 or so we loaded up to head home.

Several of us stopped by the La Madera fluorite prospect on the way back and tried very hard to come up with something collectable. In the end, it turned out that the nicest material here was some micro fluorites found by Craig Pearson. This was only right since micros are Craig’s specialty.

Thanks to Craig and Jay for the help in locating the Globe mine on Friday to insure that we could lead the participants to this remote site on Saturday.

Sorry that Grant didn't make it but he is well again and will be on the Moly Mine trip.

Rex

Sept, 29, Questa Molycorp Mine

Oct 20, Turquoise Trail Geological Tour

Nov 24, Blanchard Mine at Bingham

Dec 8, Potluck Christmas Party

Questions? Contact Grant Kuck or Rex Nelson (See Board of Directors roster on page 2)

Rocks and Stuff along the Turquoise Trail, a General Geology Field Trip Led by Paul Hlava

October 20th

This is a road trip with a lot of arm waving that will take us past a number of different kinds of rocks and mines. We’ll start with stops in Tijeras Canyon to look at Precambrian gneisses and granites, Permian redbeds, and younger lamprophyre dikes. Then up highway 14 past various sedimentary rock exposures and a stop at the old gypsum (alabaster) quarry. On past more sedimentary rocks and a number of igneous rock intrusive complexes, with stops here and there to look at and/or collect some rocks and more arm waving. One of my favorite stops is a few miles south of Madrid where we might see/collect some fossils (Inoceramus clams) in metamorphic rock!

We will pass through Madrid and Cerrillos, doing some arm waving at various features (gold mines, angular unconformity, overturned bedding, etc). I plan a stop in Cerrillos at (club members) Todd & Pat Brown’s "Casa Grande Trading Post" where we can restock provisions, get a cabbing demo from Todd, use the out house, and purchase a few curiosities of natural or cultural interest.

Going further north, we will turn off 14 onto 586 and take that short cut over to the La Cienega entrance to I-25. On 586 we will stop to look at a volcanic neck (dacite), a famous turquoise mine (the Tiffany Mine – but we can’t go in - SORRY), goggle at the movie ranch in the distance, and collect cobbles of limburgite from a lava flow.

The trip officially ends at the limburgite but I will lead you to the Cienega intersection. From here you can go south and back home or north and tour a bit of Santa Fe and maybe have dinner there before returning.

We will meet at the Einstein’s Bagels/Starbucks area of Four Hills Shopping Center and plan to leave there at 9:00 AM. Take it easy on the coffee, as there are few, if any, potty stops. It would be nice to car pool, as some of the stops have limited parking. Besides, you can visit more. Bring reasonable clothing for the weather: we won’t be doing any clambering over rocks so casual street clothes are OK. You can even wear normal shoes. Water and light snacks will get you through the day. The trip will end about 2 to 3 PM.
Questions? hpf5@qwest.net or 255-5478

Paul Hlava

Note: some suggested items to bring along include geology pick or a reasonable substitute, small collecting bag, and a pencil and paper for those who desire to take notes.

Rex and Grant

Here are events located in NM, TX, OK, CO, UT, and AZ for as far ahead as there is space available. You can get more comprehensive lists at: www.rockngem.com/showdates.asp

www.lapidaryjournal.com/cal1.cfm

Sept 12-16--Denver, CO: Show, "Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show"; Martin Zinn Expositions, Holiday Inn-Denver Central, 4849 Bannock St.; Wed. 10-6, Thu. 10-6, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; more than 200 dealers from around the world, minerals, fossils, meteorites, gems, jewelry; contact Regina Aumente, P.O. Box 665, Bernalillo, NM 87004, (505) 867-0425; e-mail: mz0955@aol.com; Web site: www.mzexpos.com.

Sept 13-16--Denver, CO: Bead Renaissance Show; J&J Promotions LLC; Holiday Inn, DIA, 15500 E. 40th Ave., I-70 and Chambers Rd. (exit 283); Thu. 10-6, Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; contact J&J Promotions LLC, P.O. Box 420, Williamsburg, NM 87942, (505) 894-1293; e-mail: info@beadshow.com; Web site: www.beadshow.com.

Sept 14-16--Denver, CO: Show; Greater Denver Area Gem & Mineral Council; Denver Merchandise Mart, 451 E. 58th Ave.; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, seniors and students $3, children free; lectures, hobby demonstrations, museum and competitive exhibits, kids? gold panning and hands-on activities, more than 120 dealers; contact Aaron Rever, DMNS Box 4, 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver, CO 80205, (303) 233-2516; e-mail: glowrock@netscape.net; Web site: www.denvermineralshow.com.

Sept. 15-16, Elko, NV - Cordilleran Gems & Minerals. Elko Gem & Mineral Show. 700 Moren Way. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. Carlin Trend Mining Services, 775-778-0668, jamillesirotek@frontiernet.net.

Sept 20-23--McDermitt, NV: Show, "Rockhound Rendezvous"; Nevada Commission on Tourism; Diamond A Motel, U.S. Hwy. 95; Thu. 9-4, Fri. 9-4, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-4; free admission; dealers, agates, jaspers, opals, petrified wood, jewelry, field trips; contact Illyssa I. Fogel, P.O. Box 437, McDermitt, NV 89421, (775) 532-8088; e-mail: lisa@diamondamotel.com; Web site: www.diamondamotel.com.

Sept 21-23--Humble, TX: Show; Houston Gem & Mineral Society; Humble Civic Center, 8233 Will Clayton Pkwy.; Fri. 9-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $5, seniors and students $3, children under 12 free; kids' day Fri.; contact Sigrid Stewart, 20403 Coleridge Ln., Richmond, TX 77469, (281) 239-0377; e-mail: show@hgms.org; Web site: www.hgms.org.

Sept 22-23, Richardson, TX - Dallas Bead Market. Richardson Convention Centre, 411 W. Arapho. 22nd, 10-5; 23rd, 10-4. Rebekah Wills, 903-734-3335, www.thebeadmarket.net.

Sept. 28-29, Enid, OK - Enid Gem & Mineral Society. 2007 Show. Chisholm Trail Expo Center, 111 W. Purdue. Billy E. Wood, 580-234-5344 (before 10 p.m.).

Sept 28-30--Llano, TX: Show, "Golden-Gem Rendezvoux & Knap-In"; Llano Chamber of Commerce; Badu Park, Bessemer Ave.; Fri. 1-6, Sat. 9-6, Sun. 11-5; free admission; 3rd annual Great State of Texas Gold Panning Championship, compete for prizes or just have fun, flint knappers, gems, jewelry; contact contact Frank Rowell, 504 Bessemer, Llano, TX 78643, (325) 247-5354; e-mail: frank@llanochamber.com;Web site: www.llanochamber.com/rendezvoux.html.

Sept 28-30--Sandy (Salt Lake City), UT: Show, "Gem Faire"; Gem Faire Inc.; South Towne Exposition Center/Exhibit Hall 5, 9575 S. State St.; Fri. 12-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-5; admission $5 (weekend pass); contact Gem Faire Inc., (503) 252-8300; e-mail: info@gemfaire.com; Web site: www.gemfaire.com.

Sept. 29-30, Dallas, TX - Pleasant Oaks Gem & Mineral Club. 40th Annual Show. Brookhaven College, 3939 Valley View Ln. 972-509-2821, shurtz@gmail.com, www.pogmc.org.

Sept. 29-30, Denison, TX - Texoma Rockhounds. Gem and Mineral Show. Senior Citizen Center, 531 W. Chestnut. 29th, 9-5; 30th 10-5. Rosemary Siems, 903-891-9702, ramblingrosetoo@yahoo.com.

Oct. 3-6, Tuson, AZ - Society for Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration, Inc. Precious Metals Symposium. Loews Ventana Canyon Resort., 7000 N. Resort Dr. Marc Levier, 800-763-3132, Marc.LeVier@Newmont.com.

Oct. 12-14--Moab, UT: Show; Moab Points and Pebbles Club; Spanish Trail Arena, 3641 S. Hwy. 191; Fri. 10-7, Sat. 10-7, Sun. 10-4; free admission; daily field trips, door prizes, demonstrators, displays; contact Judy Martin, P.O. Box 1459, Moab, UT 84532, (435) 259-2762; e-mail: judymrtn@yahoo.com; Web site: www.moabrockclub.com.

Oct. 13-14--Dallas, TX: Show, "North Texas Earth Science Fair"; North Texas Earth Science Association; Brookhaven College, EMGI Center, 3939 Valley View Ln.; Sat. 10-5, Sun. 10-5; free admission; dealers, exhibits, minerals, fossils, jewelry, gems, free arrowhead for Scouts, teacher outreach, raffle, Geocash, mineral and fossil identification; contact Nick Theis, 1507 Brisbane Ln., Carrollton, TX 75007, (972) 242-2634; e-mail: n2theis@gmail.com.

Oct. 13-14--Payson, AZ: Show; Payson Rimstones Rock Club; Tonto Apache Reservation Recreation Center, Hwy. 87, mile marker 251, by the Mazatzal Casino; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4; adults $3, children under 12 free with adult; display and sales of gems, minerals, fossils, fluorescents, jewelry, lapidary supplies, silent auctions, door prizes, education/kids' corner, spinning wheel, fossil activities; contact Jo McKenzie, (928) 474-4452;

e-mail: rocks2007@earthlink.net.

Oct. 13-14--Sierra Vista, AZ: Show, "A Rock Rustler's Dream"; Huachuca Mineral & Gem Club; Elks Lodge, 1 Elks Ln.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 9-4; free admission; live demonstrations, educational displays, field trips, dealers, gems, jewelry, fossils, equipment, lapidary supplies; contact Bill Jaeger, P.O. Box 1596, Sierra Vista, AZ 85636, (520) 803-6590; e-mail: billjaeger@hotmail.com.

Oct. 13-14--Temple, TX: 38th show; Tri-City Gem & Mineral Society; Mayborn Civic & Convention Center, 3303 N. 3rd St.; Sat. 9-6, Sun. 10-5; contact Les Connally, (254) 939-7015.

20-21--Amarillo, TX: Annual show; Golden Spread Gem & Mineral Society; Amarillo Civic Center, downtown; Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; jewelry, gems, minerals, fossils; contact Dee Hawkins, (806) 372-3949.

Oct. 26-29, Live Oak, TX - San Antonio Bead Renaissance Show. Live Oak Civic Center, 8101 Pat Booker Rd. 26th-27th, 10-6; 28th, 10-5. J & J Promotions L.L.C., 505-894-1293, fax 505-894-4080, info@beadshow.com, www.beadshow.com.

Oct. 26-28--Salt Lake City, UT: Show, "Fall Festival of Gems"; Wasatch Gem Society; Utah State Fair Park, 155 North, 1000 West; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; adults $2, Scouts and leaders in unifrom free, children under 12 free; contact Paul W. Cooper, 10821 Melissa Kaye Dr., Sandy, UT 84070, (801) 501-0559; e-mail: ppwcooper@msn. com; Web site: www.wasatchgemsociety.com.

Oct. 27-28--Sedona, AZ: Annual show; Sedona Gem & Mineral Club; Sedona Red Rock High School, Hwy. 89A and Upper Red Rock Loop Rd.; Sat. 10-5, Sun 10-4; free admission; dealers, rocks, gems, crystals, jewelry, fossils, petrified wood, lapidary equipment, rough rock, displays, demonstrations, raffle, kids? corner; contact Pat McMahan, (928) 634-2404, or Linda Yee, (928) 203-9476; Web site: www.sedonagemandmineral.

2-4--Black Canyon City, AZ: Show, "Rock-A-Rama"; Braggin' Rock Club; Albins Civic Center, 19055 E. K-Mine Rd.; Fri. 9-4, Sat. 9-4, Sun. 9-4; free admission; mineral displays, raffles, dealers; contact Don Ingalls, P.O. Box 308, Black Canyon City, AZ 85324, (623) 374-5344.

2-4--Round Rock, TX: 17th annual show, "Fossil Fest 2007"; Paleontological Society of Austin; Old Settler's Park, Hwy. 79, next to the Dell Diamond; Fri. 9-5, Sat. 9-5, Sun. 9-4; adults $1, children under 6 free; displays, demonstrations, hands-on fossils, dealers, spinning wheel, door prizes; contact Linda J. McCall, (512) 422-2322; Web site: www.texaspaleo.com.

2-4--Tulsa, OK: Bead Renaissance Show; J&J Promotions LLC; Expo Square, Trade Center, 4145 S. 21st St.; Fri. 10-6, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-5; free admission; contact J&J Promotions LLC, P.O. Box 420, Williamsburg, NM 87942, (505) 894-1293; e-mail: info@beadshow.com; Web site: www.beadshow.com.

The Game Plan – I will describe a mineral and you have to guess/decipher/research the name of the mineral and the answers to the other questions. I expect the Top Guns in the club to be able to guess the name off the top of their heads, or not. The learners will need a reference book or two. You will benefit most if you do not ask others for the answers but work it out for yourselves. Good luck and have fun.

Last year I discussed minerals that are named for geographic localities. This year I thought I’d concentrate on minerals named for some physical property that they possess.

This month’s MM is a rare, chemically complicated, sulfosalt with unique morphology found in hydrothermal tin veins. It is triclinic but It has no cleavage, usually lead gray to grayish black with a black streak, metallic, Sp. Gr = 5.41, H = 2.5, malleable.

What is the name of the mineral?

What is the origin of the name?

What is it mined/used for?

What metallic element(s) is(are) present?

Which metal is most important and what is it used for?

Besides sulfur what other non-metallic or semimetallic elements are present?

What is this element used for?

Do you have some in your collection?

In NM –

In the USA –

In the world –

What is the name of the mineral? Albite

What is the origin of the name? From the Latin word for white, albit’s most common color.

What is the name of the platy variety? Cleavelandite

What is the origin of that name? Named for some dude. (OK, OK! Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858), American mineralogist, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME.)

What is it mined/used for? The alkali (K & Na) feldspars are used to make porcelain (bathroom fixtures, tile, etc.) and enamels

What metallic element(s) is(are) present? Sodium (chemical symbol Na) and aluminum (Al, aluminium if your British)

Besides oxygen what other non-metallic elements are present? Silicon (Si)

Do you have some in your collection? Lots!

In NM – Harding Mine, Rociada Mine, the pegmatites of the Petaca district where some cleavelandite is colored flesh to salmon pink by radiation damage. Ask me at the next meeting what causes this.

In the USA – Amelia Courthouse, VA; Black Hills pegmatites, lots in CA, CO, ME, etc.

In the world – Too numerous to mention – any place with pegmatites.

Paul Hlava

September 9, 2007

NEXT MEETING: Monday, Sept 24^th, 2007. The Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club meets on the 4^th Monday of the month. All meetings are held at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History, 1801 Mountain Road NW in Old Town, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The entrance is on 18^th Street. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. There is a short business meeting prior to the evening’s presentation, which begins at approximately 8:00 P.M.

The September general meeting will be a silent auction instead of the typical invited speaker format.

Some of the items that will be for sale are: 1) rock tumbler with grits, 2) trim saw with two attached grinding wheels, 3) rough & slabbed rocks, 4) display "pony" case, 5) books, 6) misc. rocks and minerals, 7) 5 yards of fabric 8) etc. etc. etc.

Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club

Jay Penn, Editor

PO Box 13718

Albuquerque, New Mexico 87192