January, 2018
Cache Rock & Gem Club
Editor Jessica Vahsholtz 53 North 200 West, Brigham City Utah 84302
From the Top of the Rock Pile
Meetings are on Gary Warren – Club President
the 2nd Thursday
of the month at Well, another year is behind us and
we are ready to start a brand new
Summit one. I want to thank all of you who
Elementary came and supported us during this
7:00pm past year and I hope that we will
continue to grow and improve as a
80 West Main club.
Smithfield, UT
At our Club meeting in November,
we had elections and here are the
Junior club members results. These offices run for a
meet separately after period of 2 years. President is Gary
opening Warren, Vice president - Anita
announcements. McCollum, Second Vice president -
Dave Nielsen, Secretary - Dawnette
Visitors are welcome. Hunter, and Treasurer - Kathy
Farnsworth. We welcome these
people into their positions and say a
big thank you to Craig Stewart and
Annual Club
Membership
Jean Daddow, who served as Vice
President and Secretary, for all their
Individual $15.00 service and hard work.
Family $20.00 For our Club meeting this month,
we will be going over our trips for
Calendar
this coming year. If you have any
of Events
places that you liked last year or
have any new places where we can
go, please come to the meeting and
Club Meeting
Thursday January 11th
help us plan out our year. Trips are
@7pm subject to some changes such as
Summit Elementary weather and time frames. We
would like to find some spots near
us where we can go out for day
trips to help involve more people.
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editor with the
exception of where it
is denoted other wise.
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Just a reminder that we need to
have your treasures that you want
to put into the Hyrum museum
brought to us by the 11th of January
at our meeting. Please bring them
with you so we can look at them to
decide what we want to put into the
cases. We can use any rocks or
mineral and also Fossils that you
might have. We are going to try and
get our display ready by the end of
the Month so get them to one of
the officers along with a card stating
your name, what kind of material it
is, where it was found, and
whatever else you might want to
add. This will be shown with your
items in the display. These items
that you donate for the museum are
still yours and we will be able to give
these back to you as we change and
redo the cases. If you want them
back at any time, just let us know.
However, we would like to have
them for at least a year, if possible,
when you do let us use them, and
know that they will be safe and
secure.
I hope to see all of you at our
meeting on January 11th at Summit
Elementary School in Smithfield.
Time is still 7:00 pm.
Have a very Happy New Year!
Gary Warren
President
Cache Rock and Gem Club
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Congratulations to Jamie Blaser

and LuAnn Wilmore who won the
Lortone Rock Tumblers at the
Christmas Party!!!

Christmas Party 2017

Larry receiving a
hammer from Gary
for all of his help at
the Rock Shed this
year.
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Junior Members
January Birthstone
Garnet

Mineral Name Scramble

Here is a list of mineral names. The problem is, the

letters are all mixed up. Can you unscramble the mineral
names? Be prepared: there are some tough ones here!

Comes in a multitude of
colors but January’s
Birthstone is associated
yttmaehs _________________
with the Red Garnet upsygu ______________
bsoseats _________________
These minerals share a
common crystal structure
ghpartei _____________
and a generalized chemical eratbi _______________
composition of
A3B2(SiO4)3. In that letoufri ______________
composition A can be Ca, n
iilvoen _______________
Mg, Fe2+or Mn2+, and B
can be Al, Fe3+, Mn3+, tatipae ______________
V3+or Cr3+.
Most garnet found near tpyire _______________
Earth's surface forms when rdalfeps _____________
a sedimentary rock with a
high aluminum content, yubr ____________
such as shale, is subjected
to heat and pressure fuuslr ______________
intense enough to produce ztpoa ____________
schist or gneiss. Garnet is
also found in the rocks of zciorn ____________
contact metamorphism,
subsurface magma
tnwueilfe ________________
chambers, lava flows, sttbinei ________________
deep-source volcanic
eruptions, and the soils and nratge _______________
sediments formed when
garnet-bearing rocks are Stibnite Garnet Gypsum Graphite Fluorite Apatite Feldspar
weathered and eroded. Wulfenite Zircon Amethyst Asbestos Barite Olivine Pyrite Ruby Sulfur Topaz
Answers:

Geology.com
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Tumbled Salina Wonderstones

HYRUM MUSEUM
Just a reminder that we need to have your
treasures that you want to put into the Hyrum
museum brought to us by the 11th of January
at our meeting.

I have
Cache Rock & Gem Members Rock Shed
Rocks in my
Shed! 400 West ~60 South The shed is open by appointment on
Hyrum, UT Wednesday 5-8 pm and Saturday 10-2 pm
with the exception of field trip days and
holidays. The shed will remain open as
long as we have good weather and then
will be closed for the winter.
Shed Crew
Larry Christopherson 435-723-6476
Only trained shed crew are authorized Jay Andersen 435-754-9742
to set up and run the saws. Gary Warren 435-720-1775
Cost is ; Adults Jr. members Slab saw cost 0.10 per inch of rough .
Wheels $2.00 $1.00

Upcoming Club Shows in the Neighborhood

Idaho Gem Club Annual Rock and Gem Faire Inc.

Annual Show Gem Show South Towne Expo
Expo Idaho, Spanish Fork Fair Center,
Boise Grounds, Spanish Sandy
February 24-25 Fork March 30-April 1
March 16-18
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 Club Officers
Bob & Maria Stewart
Club President Gary Warren rock_hunter1@hotmail.com Mexicanroseagate.com

1st Vice President Anita McCollum anitamccollum@comcast.net We have been assembling

a large collection of
2nd Vice President Dave Nielsen dsnielsen@live.com silicates, mainly agate,
jasper and quartz from
Secretary Dawnette Hunter Mexico for over 10 years.
We are now offering our
Treasurer Kathy Farnsworth dfarnsworth@hotmail.com collection for sale online
and at various rock and
gem shows. Our mission is
to find, collect and sell the
Board Members finest agate, jasper, geodes
and other forms of
Head Chair Dave Farnsworth dfarnsworth@hotmail.com chalcedony, mainly from
family-owned property in
Shed Mngr. Larry Christophersen Larry-0021@comcast.net Mexico, to offer to you at
Assist. Jay Andersen jandersen2014@outlook.com affordable prices.

Trip Mngr. Dave Nielsen dsnielsen@live.com

rip Assist. Dustin Lofthouse

Jr. Member Mngr. Shawndra Johnson calandshawn@gmail.com

Assist. Sally Warren and Shelly Lofthouse

Rock Show Mngr. Gary Warren rock_hunter1@hotmail.com

Assist. Jay Anderson
Rock Buckets
The club has 3 gal buckets
Advertising Mngr. Craig Stewart candmstewart@msn.com of rough rock for sale. The
Assist. Luann Wilmore rough is a varied collection
from club trips and include
Social media Mngr. Jessica Vahsholtz iwannarockandgolf@yahoo.com petrified wood, palm, agate,
etc. The cost of a bucket is
Welcoming committee Debra Fabre` n/a $10.00 to club members. If
Assist. Marsha Christophersen interested, contact one of
the club officers.
News Bulletin Editor Jessica Vahsholtz iwannarockandgolf@yahoo.com

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