July, 2018

Cache Rock & Gem Club Volume 6, Issue 7

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 July 2018 Presidents We want to come up with
Summit message some more and new ideas
Elementary for the show and to get the
7:00pm We have some good news public interested in our
80 West Main for all of you. We will now hobby
Smithfield, UT have our Yearly show down For our trip this month, we
to the Cache County Fair will be going down to the
Junior club members Grounds. We have booked West Side of Utah Lake to
meet separately after the new building for our hunt for Onyx and then
opening
announcements. show on May 9th, 10th and over to Eureka to hunt for
11th with the same times as minerals, agate and jasper
Visitors are welcome.
this last year. We will have and then we will be going
Annual Club a lot more room there and over to Ophir to collect
Membership
we are trying to come up Pyrite crystals with stops in-
Individual $15.00 with some more between. Please pick up
Family $20.00 demonstrators and kids extras for our club buckets
activities for our show. so that we can start filling
Calendar
of Events
The space that we have is mystery bags, as we are out
more than doubled in size of material to put in the
Club Meeting with additional room bags for next year’s show.
Thursday July 12th
@7pm
beyond that. The building We will use any rocks
Summit Elementary will be ready for the fair between ½ inch and 2
this year, so if you get a inches to put into the bags.
All content is by the chance to go down and see We want to make the bags
editor with the it, look around and see how different if possible but we
exception of where it much more space we now will have fossil shells and
is denoted otherwise.
have. some tumbled rocks in all
the bags. This will be a

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long day trip but if you want to turn it
into an overnight one, there is camping
at the Eureka Park. This trip is a good
one for kids as there is plenty to find
and discover hidden treasures.
Our meeting this month, we will have
Val Gunther come over and show us
how to prepare fossils and how to take
care of them. Fossil are very delicate
and can damage easily, so if you got
some at our dig for June, you do not
want to miss this one and for those of
you that want to go out for fossils, this
is a way to know how to take care of
your fossils.
2018 Upcoming Rock Hounding Field Trips
July 21st: West Side Utah Lake/Eureka Trip
August 18th: Devil's Playground Trip
September 15th: Wamsutter Wyoming Trip
October 20th: Hanksville or Orderville Trip
Eureka Jasper
Courtesy: Utah Rockhound Guide
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Val is very knowledgeable and can
answer your questions about preparing
and preserving your fossils. We will also
have our show and tell table’s again so
plan on bringing what you have found
on your trips this past months. If you
have some rocks you want to sell or
trade, be sure and bring them along.
Hope to see all of you at our meeting on
July 12th at 7:00 pm in Summit
Elementary School in Smithfield Ut.
Keep smiling and enjoy the weather.
Gary Warren
President
Cache Rock and Gem Club
435-720-1775 cell
Root Beer Onyx
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July Birthstone Junior Members
Ruby is the red variety of the mineral
corundum, colored by the element
chromium. All other colors of gem- Metamorphic Rocks
quality corundum are called sapphire,
which means color is key for this royal
stone.

Accordingly, the name “ruby” comes

from rubeus, the Latin word for red. In
ancient Sanskrit, ruby translated to
ratnaraj, which meant “king of precious
stones.” These fiery gems have been
treasured throughout history for their
vitality.

The chromium that gives ruby its red

color also causes fluorescence, which
makes rubies glow like a fire from
within. Paradoxically, chromium is also
A metamorphic rock is a result of a transformation of a
what makes this gem scarce because it
can cause cracks and fissures. Few
pre-existing rock. The original rock is subjected to very
rubies actually grow large enough to high heat and pressure, which cause obvious physical
crystallize into fine quality gems, and
these can bring even higher prices than and/or chemical changes. Examples of these rock types
diamonds.
include marble, slate, gneiss, schist.
Burma’s Mogok Valley historically
produced the finest ruby material, They can be formed by pressures deep inside the Earth,
famous for its deep blood-red color
with purplish hues. These Burmese by tectonic processes such as continental collisions, or
Rubies, also called Pigeon’s Blood
Rubies, command a premium over
when they are heated up by an intrusion of hot molten
brownish or orange-tinged varieties
from other regions.
rock called magma from the Earth's interior.
http://www.onegeology.org
The Mong Hsu region of Myanmar
began producing rubies in the 90s after
n
discovering that heat treatment
improved the color saturation. Other
ruby deposits exist in Vietnam,
Thailand, India, parts of the Middle
East, East Africa and even the United
States.

Tough and durable, ruby measures 9 on

the Mohs scale. Diamond is the only
natural gemstone harder than ruby.

Ruby’s strength and red fluorescence

make it valuable for applications
beyond jewelry. Both natural and
synthetic rubies are used in
watchmaking, medical instruments and
lasers.

Due to its deep red color, ruby has long

been associated with the life force and
vitality of blood. It is believed to amplify
energy, heighten awareness, promote
courage and bring success in wealth,
love and battle.

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Important Announcement: The rock shed will be closed on
the 4th of July and reopened again on 7th of July 

Cache Rock & Gem Members Rock Shed

The rock shed is open! Use of the shed is

I have Rocks 400 West ~60 South
Hyrum, UT by appointment on Wednesday 5-8 pm
in my Shed!
and Saturday 10-2 pm with the exception
of field trip days and holidays.

Shed Crew:
Larry Christopherson 435-723-6476
Bret Fonnesbeck 435-757-4927
Email: bsjunkstop@gmail.com
Gary Warren 435-720-1775
Only trained shed crew are authorized
to set up and run the saws. Slab saw cost 0.10 per inch of rough.
Cost is ; Adults Jr. members
Wheels $2.00 $1.00

Upcoming Club Shows in the Neighborhood

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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
Shed Assistant Mngr. Bret Fonnesbeck bsjunkstop@gmail.com affordable prices.

Trip Mngr. Dave Nielsen dsnielsen@live.com

Trip Assistant Mngr. Mike Hunter mikehuntersr@gmail.com

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. Luann Wilmore momouse@gmail.com of rough rock for sale. The
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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