March 2018

Aquamarine

WEST SEATTLE PETROGLYPHS

Mike Wall, Editor P.O. Box 16145 Seattle, WA 98116

email: mike_wall@yahoo.com

Monthly Bulletin of the West Seattle Rock Club, Inc.

Seattle, Washington

Our Club:

Practices the Rockhound Code of Ethics

Website:

http://www.westseattlerockclub.org

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Volume 53, Number 3

Meetings:

Visitors are always welcome!

WEST SEATTLE ROCK CLUB, INC. Mailing Address: P.O. BOX 16145, Seattle, WA 98116

The purpose of this Club is to promote the study and enjoyment of the Lapidary Arts with good Rock-hounding and good fellowship; and to further education and lapidary skills for all; to conduct field trips for exploration and collection of minerals, gems, rocks and fossils; to promote shows and displays; to publish a monthly periodical known as West Seattle PETROGLY PHS relating to club activities.

COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS (2018):

Show Chair (2018) Programs Refreshments/Hospitality Membership Historian Library Chair Field Trips

Webmaster

AFFILIATED WITH:

Northwest Federation & American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Seattle Regional Gem and Mineral Show Committee

Washington State Mineral Council ALAA – American Lands Access Association

Meetings are held on the Fourth Wednesday of each month, except for November which is the THIRD Wednesday and no meetings in July and December

The meetings are held in Adams Hall of the Tibbetts United Methodist Church 3940 41st S.W. (corner of 41st S.W. and S.W. Andover Street) Seattle, WA

6:15 PM – Junior Meeting 7:00 PM – Adult Meeting Dues are: $20.00 first year (including name badge), then: $10.00 per adult member per year or $15.00 for 2 adults in same family, $3.00 per junior member per year

VISITORS ARE INVITED AND ARE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ALL MEETINGS

All material in this Bulletin may be reprinted if properly credited - Exchange Bulletins are most welcome.

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OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS (2018):

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Federation Director Director at Large Mineral Council Reps Seattle Regional Reps Newsletter - Editor Current Past President

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Diane Christensen Scott Ryan Sue Fox Audrey Vogelpohl Audrey Vogelpohl Ken Schmidt Katherine Koch Lyle Vogelpohl Mike Wall Rich Babcock

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CLUB CALENDAR

March 28, 2018

NO Separate Junior Meeting

(Junior Meeting is combined with the General Meeting this month.)

General Meeting (7:00 pm)

Program: Case Preparation

Shown-N-Tell: A rock with a story, how did you get it? What are its properties? What region is it from?

Hello Fellow Rockhounds - Our annual show is only one month away. (April 28 and 29th - with set up on the 27th.) If you have not signed up to volunteer at our show yet, please sign up at the March and/or April meeting OR by calling me at 206-439-3606 (leave a message after 4 pm). My cell number is 206-795-5742. Last year approximately 1,200 people came to our show, my goal this year is 1,500 or more. Please help meet my goal by passing out flyers, putting up posters and/or sharing our poster from our Facebook page. (West Seattle Rock Club). Thank-You, Diane Christensen WSRC President

PRESIDENT’S

MESSAGE

WHAT’S

INSIDE

Club Calendar 3

President’s Message 3

Dues are Past Due 3

What’s Inside 3

WSRC Feb. General Meeting Minutes 4

2018 Refreshments 5

WSRC—Member News 5

Orthoceras 5

Safety Matters - Mushroom Collecting 6

Chrysanthemum Stone 7

Gems of March:

Aquamarine & Bloodstone 8

Wire Wrap Tutorials 9

2018 Field Trips 10

2018 Shows 10

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DUES ARE PAST DUE Dues are due and will be accepted at this meet-ing. When mailing your dues, please include a stamped self-addressed envelope for returning the receipt and membership card to you.

Audrey

WEST SEATTLE ROCK CLUB –

GENERAL MEETING MINUTES

February 28, 2018

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Business: The meeting was called to order by Vice President Scott Ryan; 17 adult members, 5 junior members and 4 guests present. The door prizes were won by Russ Thoman, Margie Bradley, Ezra Babcock, and Maggie Bab-cock. New club members Erin Thompson and Peggy Erickson were welcomed. Guests were invited to pick up an application to join the club. Lyle Vogelpohl has corrections to the January minutes – Sue Fox to up-date minutes.

Committees: Junior Advisor Coordinator (Annette Nelson): This month’s junior program was “gemstone lore and

legend (birthstones of the zodiac and fabled gemstones)”; the junior members each talked about their birthstone.

Seattle Regional (Lyle Vogelpohl): The North Seattle show is March 9-10 at the Crown Hill Center. Northwest Federation (Audrey Vogelpohl): Will be voting on the following proposals during the North-

west Federation April meeting/show: 1) correction on a list of trophies that were awarded 2) clean up wording on the endowment fund to comply with current regulations 3) providing clerks with ad-mission to the show as “payment”. If anyone is attending the show and would like to vote, let Audrey know.

Treasurer Report (Audrey Vogelpohl): Reminder: 2018 dues are due. 3 of the 5 dealers for our show have paid already.

Editor's report (Mike Wall): Email Mike with stories or ideas for the Petroglyphs. The webmaster for our WSRC website has entered a webmaster contest.

Washington Mineral Council (Kat Koch): not in attendance, no update Show 4/29-30 (Diane Christensen):

Friday 4/27 set up and potluck dinner Sign up for a case! The March meeting will include tips on setting up a case (plus there will be

a raffle – you might get a rock to include in your case!) FYI – our cases are shared by 2 other clubs; we will be purchasing LED lights (brighter and cooler) for our club to use.

Small flyers and posters are available if anyone wants some to distribute Librarian (Jim Ewins): Jim has stepped down as librarian – the position is open. Refreshments for the meetings (Sue Fox): For the March meeting, Mary Bentler has signed up for

snacks and Peggy Erickson has signed up for drinks. Historian (Audrey Vogelpohl): Audrey is collecting old club photos to recreate photo albums that were

lost Field Trips and Shows: see Petroglyphs (last page) – reach out to the trip planners if you have any ques-

tions

New Business: NW Rockhound Retreat (Lyle Vogelpohl): 5 days in September, central Oregon, $350 (includes meals,

fees, and camp cabins), 8 types of workshops – contact Lyle with questions or to get a sign-up sheet

Show and Tell — “birthstones”

Dante Ryan: amethyst (February, his dad’s birthstone)

Atticus Ryan: sapphires (September)

Scott Ryan: garnets and garnets in schist (January)

Zoe Ryan: opal that she won at a club raffle (October)

Audrey Vogelpohl: topaz (November) – comes in all sorts of colors; represents strength in Greek my-thology and Romans believed it could improve one’s eyesight

Lyle Vogelpohl: cabs (all made in the last few weeks); amethyst that will be the displayers raffle prize

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2018

REFRESHMENTS

Note: The sign-up sheet is available at our meetings. Please signup. There are lots of empty spaces for the new year. Thanks to everyone for bringing refresh-ments!

This Month —

March

Snacks: Mary Bentler (15-20) Snacks: Mike Wall (15-20) Drinks: Mike Wall (30-40)

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Follow-on month reminder:

April

Snacks: Mike Wall (30-40) Drinks: Mike Wall (30-40)

Lola Smith: garnets (some from the garnet trip and some from a raffle)

Erin Thompson: her great-grandmother’s turquoise ring with Zuni silverwork

Russ Thoman: opal and pink sapphire

Brooke Babcock: garnet, her birthstone

Ezra Babcock: a thunderegg and a piece of “idontknow-ite”

Robert Cooper: Mt Adams petrified wood with a dinosaur in it!

Amy Prehm: amethyst beads

Annette Nelson: blue and yellow topaz, moonstone, opal ring, pink topaz ring, tanzanite, emerald earrings

Ken Schmidt and Russ Thoman brought tumbled material

Program: social hour instead The meeting was adjourned; Refreshments were served. Respectfully Submitted by Sue Fox, WSRC Secretary

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WSRC—MEMBER NEWS

Welcome New Members

Robert Cooper (goes by Cooper) 13008 14th Ave S Burien, WA 98168 206-909-8165 wickedkayaks@gmailcom

Maggie Babcock (Please add Maggie to the Babcock family on your roster)

ORTHOCERAS

These are marine fossils from the Moroccan Desert in Northwest Africa. If you would like one to take home (and you certainly do—they are pretty little fossils), make sure you come to the next meeting and bring something for show & tell.

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SAFETY MATTERS:

MUSHROOM

COLLECTING

By Ellery Borow, AFMS Safety Chair

Yes, this is a great time of year for rockhounds to do some serious mushroom collecting. The mushrooms being referred to here are not those collected by mycologists, but those more specific to the rock collecting hob-by. We are talking here about the mush-rooms that form on the head and end of our rock splitting and gap widening chisels. Dia-gram #1 illustrates the mushrooms that can grow on our chisels...if we are not careful. Mushrooms growing on our chisels are indicative of several issues:

that the chisel is working properly

that the chisel may be developing dangerous fractures on its struck end

that there may be little bits of sharp metal flying off from the mushroom forming process when its head is struck.

Why do mushrooms form? A bit of background in-formation is needed to explain. Good rock hammers are expensive. Rock splitting chisels are much less expensive. It we want a thing to break, we would want the cheap chisel to break rather than the expensive ham-mer. Well, engineers would rather not have anything break so what they did was to create a better rock chisel. The designed chisels to have two different harnesses of the metal used in their making. The sharp end of a chisel is ra-ther harder than the end being struck by the hammer. See diagram #2. The reason for there being two hard-ness is simple. The metal in the end of the chisel being struck by the hammer will absorb some of the

shock, deform its shape slightly, transfer the energy to the rock being split. If the end of the hammer or chisel was hard, and the hammer was hard, it could end up with either the hammer or chisel being dam-aged. So, as a compromise, chisels are designed to “wear out” by mushrooming and thus protecting the expensive hammer from damage. So, this is the time of year, as we prepare for the up-coming collecting season, to collect all the mushroom-head chisels. Once collected, we grind down the damaged ends re-form them, and recreate new, safe, struck surfaces. So just how does one do that? Many home workshops have a metal grinding machine. Such machines are rather common in most home workshops. We use the grinding wheels to reshape the chisel’s end by grinding away the dam-aged parts to form a new sur-face. Please see Diagram #3. Water is used to cool the metal as it is being ground. Water keeps the metal cool so as not to change it metallurgi-cal hardness or have it loose it “temper”. If your workshop does not have a grinding machine, there are without doubt, members who have such machines and might be willing to help. If not, there are sharp-ening services available which specialize in reform-ing mushroom ended chisels. While one is at it, how are the chis-els’ business ends, the ends which do the ac-tual splitting? Well, now might be a great time to do a little judi-cious reshaping there as well. Please see Dia-gram #4. Sharp chisels, non-mushroomed chisels are safer chisels. “Safer” because the tool can still be used unsafely - a topic to be covered under a future Safety Matters article. We wish you all a good and safe collecting season. Please remember that your Safety Matters!

(via AFMS Newsletter, 3/18)

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CHRYSANTHEMUM

STONE by Kat Koch

I just returned from the Tucson Gem and Miner-al Show with a lot of questions about one of my most favorite stones: The Chrysanthemum Stone. None of the large show venues had any Chrysanthemum Stone. I found varied samples only at very small ven-dors in roadside tents or storage unit vendors. I came home with a lot of questions about the stones I found and why so little was available. Why does the look of the stone vary so much? The main source of this stone is Yonghe Sepiolite Mine, Liuyang Co., Changsha Prefecture, Hunan Province, China. The look of the stones and mineral composi-tion varies depending on the strata location they are found. Classic Chrysanthemum Stone: Celestine and Calcite. This stone looks like a painted flower on a black rock. The Chrysanthemum stone was formed millions of years ago when a deposition of a thick strata of mud that was rich in organic materials occurred at the bot-tom of a sea. Calcium Carbonate (Calcite) and abun-dant Strontium Sulphate (Celestine) precipitated in the ooze at the bottom. As the layers were com-pressed, these sediments were buried by continuous deposition of more mud. At these lower depths it al-lowed the spectacular radial growth of celestite for-mations, that remain as the flower patterns, against a base of black limestone.

The crystals probably grew on larger limestone sur-faces as a consequence of flowing water. A small crystal could nucleate at the center of the crystal (flower). Under pressure the crystal then grows out-wards from the center point creating the flower pat-tern.

They are considered to be of the Permian age - ap-prox. 250 million years old. Variation Samples of Chrysanthemum Stone: Calcite, Chalcedony and minor Dolomite which replace earlier Celestine. These stones are from different strata layers of the same mine. Flower Stone or Stone from Vancouver Island, Cana-da: Gabbro Porphyry of Feldspar Crystals usually in Basalt Japanese Chrysanthemum Stone: Aragonite (or Cal-cite Pseudomorphs after Aragonite) in Schalstein Ma-trix Why does Classic Chrysanthemum Stone often look fake? Retail specimens are often highlighted by painting of the crystal pattern with a dye to emphasize the petal pattern, which in the process obliterates some original crystal. I often saw pieces that I felt were 100% fake. To me it looked like a crystal pattern had been etched/drawn or carved out and then painted. Why did I find so little Classic Chrysanthemum Stone available? I was told by a vendor at the Tucson Gem and Miner-al Show that the mine for Classic Chrysanthemum Stone was flooded in 2015, henceforth, very little of the Classic Chrysanthemum Stone is being mined. I have not been able to verify this though. Bibliography: mindat.org, Fire Mountain Gems, Crystal Caves, Carina Rossner Organics, The Earth Story (via The Tumbler, 3/18)

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“No hope had they of crevice where to hide or helio-trope to charm them out of view”, according to Dante, speaking of the dammed on the way to eternal dark-ness. In The Decameron, Boccaccio stated “The other stone is heliotrope, which renders those who have it invisible”.

GEM OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS The 2018 Winter Olympics ran from February 8th to the 25th, with curling every day! Did you watch Curl-ing at the Olympics? Are you as fascinated with those silvery stones sliding down the ice, bashing into one another, slipping by each other, seeking to be last and best? The curling stone is granite and as defined by the World Curling Federation: It is circular in shape and weighs between 38 and 44 pounds, has a maximum allowable circumference of 36 inches, must be a minimum of 4.5 inches in height, Has a handle and bolt attached. The handle, attached to the stone by means of a bolt that runs vertically through a hole in the centre of the stone, allows the stone to be gripped and rotated upon release. The top and bottom of a curling stone are concave. The surface in contact with the ice, known as the run-ning surface, is a circle 0.25 to 0.50 inches thick. This narrow running surface is where the ice and the stone interact. On properly prepared ice, the stone's path will bend (curl) in the direction the front edge of the stone is turning, especially toward the end of its mo-tion. The degree of curl depends on several factors, including the preparation of the ice and the flattening of common paths to the house during the game. The Scots, in particular, believe that the best-quality curling stones are made from a specific type of gran-ite called “ailsite” which has very low water absorp-tion, preventing the action of freezing and melting water from eroding the stone. In the past, most curl-ing stones were made from Ailsa Craig granite. Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones since 1851 and has the exclusive rights to Ailsa Craig gran-ite, granted by the Marquess of Ailsa, whose family has owned the island since 1560. The last “harvest” of Ailsa Craig granite by Kays took place in 2002, yielding 200 tons (note: Kays' statement is that they harvested 1,500 tons, sufficient to fill anticipated or-ders through at least 2020). Kays of Scotland has been the exclusive manufacturer of curling stones for all three Olympics where curling has been a medal sport.

(via Golden Spike News, 3/18; ref PGGS Petrograph, 3/18)

GEMS OF MARCH:

AQUAMARINE &

BLOODSTONE

Aquamarine is the gem quality transparent variety of the mineral beryl that is a blue, bluegreen, or green color. Its name comes from the Latin aqua marina or ‘water of the sea’, probably because its delicate blue or blue green color is suggestive of seawater. The blue variety is the most valuable. Greenish stones can sometimes be changed to the more highly prized blue shade by heating them in an electric furnace to 842°F. Aquamarine is closely related to the green emerald, the yellow heliodor, the rosepink morganite and the white goshenite, all beryl. Aquamarine occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl. Some of the finest comes from Russia, but the gem-gravel placer deposits of Sri Lanka also contain aquamarine. Clear yellow beryl, heliodor, occurs in Brazil where it is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite. Aquamarine is also found in Madagascar, Malawi, Tanzania, Ken-ya, Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) and parts of the United States (Mt. Antero in the Sawatch Range of Colorado). Aquamarine is the official state gem of Colorado, the birthstone for March (and sometimes September, October, and November) and is given for the 19th Anniversary. It is associated with the zodiac sign Scorpio, the planet Venus, the Fifth Chakra—Throat, and energies of protection, healing and magic. Folklore says the aquamarine will protect one against gossip.

BLOODSTONE Bloodstone, called Heliotrope in Biblical times, is a variety of quartz, a warm green chalcedony or jasper, delicately flecked with vivid red spots. Although bloodstone seems a solid green material, it is actually filled with many minute green mossy ‘growths’, the mineral chlorite, with the small bright red spots, hem-atite, intermixed. Bloodstone has a hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale and depending on the color pattern and whether it is set in gold or silver, may command prices much like turquoise. Medieval folks believed that the Bloodstone received its coloring from Christ’s own blood, falling upon a green jasper stone at the foot of the Cross. The early Christian Church named this St Stephen’s Stone. These stones were greatly prized by the Crusaders as a sort of talisman against the enemy. The early Egyp-tian and Babylonians used bloodstone to make dura-ble seals and intaglios for wear. The stone was be-lieved to control and stop bleeding, call thunder and lightening with heavy rain, give power over demons and evil spirits, and make the wearer invisible.

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tice pieces using your favorite beads, you don't want to make practice wire wrap jewelry using expensive metals. If sterling is your thing, begin with copper wire. If you have a specific project that you would like to make, buy the same gauge copper as recom-mended in the wire wrap tutorial. If you aren't sure, buy three spools of copper wire: 18 gauge, 20 gauge, and 24 gauge. 18 gauge is thick and best used for making rings or other sturdy wire wrap projects. 20 gauge is a nice general gauge to use in any practice piece. It's sturdy, but much easier to work with than an 18 gauge wire. 24 gauge is thinner and excellent to use to add decorate wrapping to a wire wrap jewelry piece. For instance, if you make a ring using 18 gauge, you can use 24 gauge wire to wrap the shank of the ring for sizing and for covering the exposed 18 gauge wire ends. If you know you will be working with gold wire, start your practice pieces with brass, which is stiffer and harder to work than copper, but more similar in working with gold. Make each prac-tice piece in an inexpensive wire three times before attempting it with the higher end metal. Buy your practice wire at a hardware store by the spool or at an art supply store. You should buy at least 50 to 100 feet of your choice of wire to start. Silver and gold are sold by the inch, so you will need to know exactly how much to purchase before you shop.

Finding Wire Wrap Tutorials

A quick internet search will reveal potentially thou-sands of wire wrap tutorials online, but in order to narrow down your choices, you can start with a few great websites that offer a collection of wire wrap tutorials. This way, you can move through the tutori-als one-by-one on the same site instead of switching around and having to learn new abbreviations and codes for a new wire wrap tutorial. Jewelry Lessons offers several hundred wire wrap tutorials ranging from projects for the very beginner to the seasoned professionals. Some of the wire wrap tutorials are free, but many charge a fee between $2 and $10 for a tutorial. The wire wrap tutorials offer high quality images as well as a comments section so you can learn what other users have to say about the tutorial before you buy. You will need to register for a free account to use this website. Glitter Glow Beading offers links to about 25 different websites that offer free wire wrap tutorial. This is a great option if you have a specific project in mind and are trying to find just the right technique. Since each link leads to a different website, the quality of the tutorials may vary, but most feature high quality photographs and detailed instructions.

How to Wire Wrap Pendants Jewelry Making Kits for Beginners Easy to Follow Tutorials

www.CreateaPendant.com

(via Snoopy Gems, 8/10)

Several sources for jewelry wire are: (Also, you may “google” or “bing” for many other sources)

Brandywine Jewelry: www.brandywinejewelrysupply.com

Fire Mountain Gems: www.firemountaingems.com

Wire Sculpture: www.wire-sculpture.com

Rio Grand Jewelry Supply www.riogrande.com

Indian Jewelers: www.Ijsinc.com

Halstead Bead, Inc: www.halsteadbead.com

WIRE WRAP TUTORIALS by Moira Richardson, eHow Contributing Writer

Found at: http://www.ehow.com/way_5515966_wire-wraptutorials.html

Some of the most beautiful metal jewelry involves a wire wrap technique, and you'll find plenty of wire wrap tutorials online. Before you start searching the web for free wire wrap tutorials, there are a few things that you need to know about wire wrap jewel-ry, including the best tools for the job, what supplies to use, and, finally, where to find wire wrap tutorials online.

Wrap Wrap Jewelry Tools

You'll need a simple set of pliers to get started with making wire wrap jewelry. Almost any craft store will have a simple set of pliers available for purchase for about $10. You'll need wire cutters, round-nose, bent-nose, straight, and flat-head pliers. Your pliers set may vary slightly, but make sure you definitely have wire cutters, round-nose pliers, and straight pli-ers.

Some pliers will have teeth, which will grip materials, but these can be detrimental to the beginning wire wrap artist. Rather than buying a brand-new set of pliers without teeth, you can wrap cellophane tape around the pliers head to ensure that the teeth will not mark your wire.

In addition to pliers, you will also need a metal file and a handful of beads for experimentation. Don't use your fancy beads when you are just learning; save those for when you've mastered a technique. Any beads will be fine, but inexpensive glass beads will make pretty samples without breaking the bank.

Wire Jewelry Patterns Learn to Make Wire Jewelry Wire Jewelry Making Ideas

www.wirejewelrybootcamp.com

Best Metals for Wire Wrap

You might be a big fan of anything sterling silver or maybe you love solid gold, but don't waste your mon-ey by starting your wire wrap tutorials using these fancy metals. Just like you don't want to make prac-

How Can You Help

Your Federation: Save stamps and give to our club treasurer.

Your Hobby: Join ALAA. - Contact Lyle Vogelpohl

Other: Volunteer to teach beginners what you are good at.

To Learn More About ...

Cabbing … contact Lyle Vogelpohl … (206) 932-3292

2018 SHOWS Mar 23 10am-6pm Rock Rollers Club of Spokane, WA Annual Show Mar 24 10am-6pm Spokane Fair & Expo Center Mar 25 10am-4pm N 604 Havana at Broadway, Spokane , WA Mar 31 10am-6pm Sweet Home Rock and Mineral Annual Show Apr 1 10am-5pm Sweet Home High School Gym, 1641 Long St., Sweet Home, OR Apr 7 9am-5pm Springfield Thunderegg Rock Club Annual Show Apr 8 10am-3pm Goshen Grange, 85628 Dillard Access Rd., Eugene, OR Apr 14 9am-5pm Maplewood Rock and Gem Club Annual Show Apr 15 10am-5pm Maplewood Rock & Gem Clubhouse, 8802 196th St SW Edmonds, WA Apr 21 10am-5pm Lakeside Gem & Mineral Club Annual Show Apr 22 10am-4pm Benton County Fairgrounds, 1500 South Oak, Kennewick, WA

Apr 28 10am-5pm West Seattle Rock Club — Annual Show Apr 29 10am-5pm Alki Masonic Temple, 4736 40th Ave. SW, Seattle, WA

————————————————————————————————————— See the Northwest Newsletter for additional show listings and times.

Available online at: http://northwestfederation.org/newsletters.asp

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2018 FIELD TRIPS

Apr 14 All Rockhounds Pow Wow Club Field Trip — Racehorse Creek — Meet @ Hwy 542 @ Round About, 10 miles from I-5 9:00 — Fossils & Morell mushrooms — Dig and Hard rock tools — contact Larry Vess vessel3755@gmail.com or (253)473-3908

————————————————————————————————————— See WSMC http://www.mineralcouncil.org/FieldTrips_2016.pdf for additional field trips and details