Cache Rock & Gem Club
Volume 4, Issue 8
Editor Anita McCollum 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
Well, we are into August and
of the month at hopefully the weather and heat
Summit has not taken too much of a toll on
Elementary everyone. We had a great outing
7:00pm in July. We went out to western
Box Elder County to some mines
80 West Main and diggings out there. We had a
Smithfield, UT fun time out to Copper Mountain
in spite of some loud screams
Junior club members getting to the site. In spite of that,
meet separately after we found a lot of good minerals
opening while we were there. As soon as
announcements. the road is fixed up a bit, we will
plan another trip out to the geode
Visitors are welcome. beds. All in all we had some fun at
Annual Club all the sites we went to, and I think
Membership that everyone was pleased with
what was found there.
Individual $15.00 For our August Meeting, we will
have our annual picnic in the park.
Family $20.00
This is held up Black Smith Fork
Calendar Canyon at the Hyrum Power Plant.
of Events We will meet there at 7:00 pm and
Aug. 11 have dinner. This is a family outing
so be sure to bring them to our
In lieu of our picnic. If possible, we would like
regularly scheduled to have an RSVP so we know how
meeting. We will be many to plan for. The club will
meeting at the supply the meat and drinks for
Blacksmith Hyrum this. If you are planning on coming
Hydro Park bowery for out with us, please prepare a pot
our luck salad, dessert, chips or
annual summer
whatever. Please bring enough to
Pot-Luck.
feed your family and 3 other
people. This usually will give us
plenty of food for everyone.
Watch for our signs on the way up
and you should be able to find us
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2015 Annual Club Picnic
August, 2016
with no problem. We will be at the
bowery on the North side of the
road just past the power plant. It is
8.2 miles east from McDonalds in
Hyrum. I will put the first sign at
McDonalds to point the way.
For our outing this month, we
will be going out to Contact Nevada.
This is a really good trip and there is
a lot to find out there. Last time we
went, we left at 6:00 am and did not
get back until 11:00 pm so it is a
long day trip. This area was a
mining area so there is a lot of
malachite and azurite along with
some geodes and agate. If you
want to help break up the trip, you
can stay in Jackpot Nevada. Like last
year, we met at Cactus Petes
around 10 am in the South Parking
lot. We will plan on doing that
again. We will go out tentatively on
the 13rd of August which should be
a good time as it is before the kids
get back into school and give them
a last trip before school. I know
that this is just the Weekend right
after the club picnic but it is about
the only time with school starting
and all. Well I hope to see all of you
at our annual picnic and plan on
going with us out to Contact.
- Gary Warren
President
Cache Rock and Gem Club
720-1775 cell
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The club will be meeting at the park We will also discuss plans for our rock
in Blacksmith Fork across the road from outing to Jackpot in August.
the Hydro Dam at the Bowery, 7:00 July was a great month and August is
p.m on August 11th. Please bring a pot- sure to be as well. Hope you can make
luck dish to share. The club will supply it out to the picnic and club field trip.
the main course and drinks. So be sure to mark your calendars for
Please RSVP so we have an idea how August 11th at 7:00 pm and show up
many people to plan for, this would hungry and ready for fun.
include family and friends.
Remember to RSVP to rock_hunter1@hotmail.com
protect yourself
and loved ones. or call 435-720-1775 by August 11.

The Hyrum Hydro-Park is 8.3 miles up Blacksmith Fork Canyon from the light
at McDonald's where 165 intersects with 101. Club signs will be placed
strategically to help you locate the place.

Grouse Creek NW Utah

A caravan of ten cars made it out to Julys field trip for copper bearing minerals, rocks and garnet
that spanned four sites and an abandoned attempt at a site for geodes.
The first site was for malachite and azurite. There were multiple mines that one needed to
navigate around as well as the random rattler. The picking good, really good.
Then we were off for garnet. While the garnet found is industrial grade and used for making sand
paper, there were some good specimens to be had. I know, I came away with one.
The geode field turned out to be a bust as the wash the group fixed last time out would not hold
for the number of vehicles that needed to traverse it. The scout car who left 30 minutes before the
rest of us got past and had the place to themselves.
We then headed out for variscite and wow, it was everywhere. There
were piles, piles, more piles and lots of smiles.
The fifth and final site was copper mountain. About only half the
group made that leg of the trip since they were rather pooped and the
day was getting long. I do understand that there was quite the thrill ride.
You will need to chat with Gary for that story.

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Birthstone
Peridot Junior Members
Peridot is gem-quality Gemstones From Space -- Wikipedia
olivine.
Pallasite is a class of stonyiron meteorite. It consists
Olivine is a silicate mineral of centimeter-sized olivine crystals of peridot quality
with formula of (Mg, in an iron-nickel matrix. Coarser metal areas develop
Fe)2SiO4. Widmansttten patterns upon etching. Minor constit-
uents are schreibersite, troilite, chromite, pyroxenes,
Peridot is the magnesium- Esquel pallasite
and phosphates (whitlockite, stanfieldite, farringtonite, from Argentina.
rich variety (forsterite) the
and merrillite).
formula approaches
They are thought to be from the core/mantle boundary of differentiated
Mg2SiO4.
planetesimals that were impacted by another object and shattered The
This is a naturally occurring iron-nickel matrix is thought to come from the core and the olivine crystals
stone that is not enhanced from the mantle with the pieces becoming aggregated during impact.
and occurs in only one
color.
Experiments with Rocks and Minerals
The intensity and tint of
green, however, depends Calcium Acetate Crystals
on how much iron is
contained in the crystal
structure, so the color of What you need: egg shells, vinegar (pickling vinegar is stronger and
individual gems can vary faster), container.
from yellowto oliveto
brownish-green. The most Pour 250 mL pickling vinegar into plastic tub (500 mL)
valued color is a dark olive- Crush eggshells and add to liquid.
green. Observe immediate reaction for 5 minutes
Pickling vinegar will create immediate bubbles (carbon dioxide) and
US sources are the smaller pieces will be floated up to the surface on the gas bubbles.
Arkansas, Arizona, Nevada Regular vinegar will not have as much of a pronounce effect but
and New Mexico.
careful observation over a few days will show that there is less visible
eggshell materials namely it is dissolving
Place container in a warm spot where it can be undisturbed &
observe changes every few days.
Evaporation & deposition will occur. Botryoidal crystal shapes will
form on the sides of the tub. Looks like popcorn.

It has also been found in

meteorites that have fallen
to Earth from deep space.
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Box Elder Museum
Our last meeting took place at the Box Elder Natural History
Museum in Brigham City Utah. A good showing of members and
their families were treated to quality fossils and minerals collected
in Box Elder, Utah and globally.
On display is a comprehensive collection of trilobites, some just
barely specs needing magnification and others larger than your
hand, from the simple Peronopsis interstrictus to the sophisticated
looking Walliserops trifurcatus. Other fossils included dinosaurs,
plants, insects and fish.
Another room is dedicated to fluorescent minerals at spectrums
of long, medium and short UV wave lengths. While these rocks
appear rather lackluster when viewed under natural light, they
come alive with vibrant irridecent color under the correct UV light.
Being that Utah is also known for its history of mining, there is
also a room dedicated to rocks and minerals representing Gold,
silver and copper bearing ore, old mining carts and trays.
Donations Are Accepted
Contact Curator Ron Cefalo, (435) 723-3158 or ron@boxeldermuseum.org

The Box Elder Natural History Museum accepts quality specimens of;
invertebrate fossils (trilobites, fossilized leaves, petrified wood,
etc.)
vertebrate fossils (dinosaurs, reptiles, fish, mammals, etc.)
minerals and gems
items related to the mining history of Box Elder County (including
photographs, documents, artifacts from mines, etc.)

Specimens must:
be legally owned by the donor
have been legally obtained, including the appropriate permits (a
copy of appropriate permits must accompany the donation)
not be forbidden items according to present state, federal, or
international laws.

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Club Officers
Bob & Maria Stewart
Club President Gary Warren rock_hunter1@hotmail.com Mexicanroseagate.com

1st Vice President Craig Stewart candmstewart@msn.com We have been assembling

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

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

Assist. Sally Warren and Shelly Lofthouse
Rock Show Mngr. Craig Case case2cn@gmail.com
Assist. Jay Anderson

Advertising Mngr. Craig Stewart candmstewart@msn.com Rock Buckets

Assist. Luann Wilmore
The club has 3 gal buckets
Web Master Craig Case case2cn@gmail.com of rough rock for sale. The
rough is a varied collection
Social media Mngr. Vacant from club trips and include
petrified wood, palm, agate,
Welcoming committee Debra Fabre` n/a etc. The cost of a bucket is
Assist. Marsha Christophersen $10.00 to club members. If
interested, contact one of
News Bulletin Editor Anita McCollum anitamccollum@comcast.net the club officers.

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