The American Opal Society proudly presents its:
42nd Annual OPAL & GEM SHOW
Come visit the Biggest Opal Show in the USA!!!

WHAT:

* Dozens of Opal and Gem Dealers from around the USA and Australia.
* Rough and Cut Opals, Opal Jewelry, other gemstones, books, tools, etc.
* Huge Raffle with many prizes of opals, gemstones, jewelry, lapidary tools, etc.
* Free Seminars on opals, jewelry making, mining, etc. on Saturday and Sunday.
* Free Demonstrations on gemstone cutting, jewelry making, etc.

WHEN:

Saturday, 10am-6pm, November 7, 2009
Sunday, 10am-5pm, November 8, 2009

WHERE:

New Location!

White House / West Wing Event Center
1238 S. Beach Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92804

Located within the Hobby City / Adventure City complex,
at the southeast corner of Beach Blvd. and Ball St.

42nd Annual OPAL & GEM SHOW

Click here for Google map

ADMISSION:

Adults $3.00, children under 15 FREE. Plenty of FREE Parking.
One FREE raffle ticket is included with each paid admission.

FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Gene LeVan at (562) 621-1805; e-mail: fineblackopal@sprynet.com
Jay Carey at (714) 525-7635; e-mail: jaycarey@charter.net

http://www.opalsociety.org

American Opal Society, Inc., P.O. Box 4875 Garden Grove, CA 92842-4875
Contact e-mail: info@opalsociety.org

The American Opal Society is a non-profit organization, educational in nature, whose primary purpose is promoting interest and knowledge of the precious gem opal.

Check it out if you can…

May 16th and 17th Newbury Park, California: 35th annual show, “Pageant of a Thousand Gems”; Conejo Gem and Mineral Club; Borchard Park, 190 Reino Rd.; Sat. 9-5, Sun. 10-4.30; free admission/parking, Mineral/Rocks/Fossils exhibits, demonstrations, gem and jewelry sales, youth activities, door prizes, silent auctions, and plant sales. www.cgamc.org Contact Robert Sankovich (805) 494-7734; e-mail: rmsorca@adelphia.net

Robert Sankovich
Conejo Gem & Mineral Club

gold panning championships

gold panning championships

and Experts. Flat Pan Event.

2009 BC Open Chair

Jalama Beach, Lompoc Calif. April 25th Sat. 10am Tri Club Field Trip-Conejo, Oxnard, Ventura
Field trip: Our April field trip will be to Jalama Beach. We will be looking for Agate, Jasper, Petrified Whale Bone, Travertine Onyx, and Fossils.
They can be found along the shoreline. You can come up for the day or  camp overnight . Day use $6.00, camping $18.00, with electric hookup
$25.00 Campsites are assigned on a first come, first served basis, one site to one vehicle. 98 campsites, all overlooking the ocean or beach front.
Each site has a picnic table and BBQ, with hot showers, restrooms and water nearby. 29 sites offer electrical hookups, and dump stations are
available. I will not be camping.
Directions: From Ventura head north on 101, past Santa Barbara, just past Gaviota as the 101 goes inland take the State Hwy 1 turn off, marked
Lompoc/Vandenberg. Go north approximately 13.5 miles to Jalama Beach County Park turn off. Turn left, west, drive approximately 15 miles to
Jalama Beach County Park. Approximately 122 miles from Thousand Oaks, 2.5-3 hour drive time.
Meeting: Saturday Afternoon, April 25th. 2009, 10am-4pm. We will meet in the parking lot. Look for my black Toyota Truck with a CGMC sign in the
window. There will be a short briefing of the site.  Please remember to sign a release form to participate in the field trip. We will then walk along the
beach south of the parking lot, approximately 2.5 miles, to an area that has cement on the side of the hill. The Shale in the area is a good place to
look for fossils. Along the beach you can find agate, jasper in shades of brown, honey, gold, and clear. Travertine Onyx can be found north of the
parking lot approximately 1.5 miles.
Tools: Collecting bags, buckets, day pack, digging tools, rock pick, pry bar, eye protection, trowels, hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, sturdy shoes,
newspaper for wrapping fossils, layered clothing, towels, change of clothes/shoes in case you get wet. Drinking water, lunch or snacks. camping
gear if you plan on spending the night.
Contact: Robert Sankovich  805-494-7734,   rmsorca@adelphia.net  Mike Miller  805-498-9586, rockfmdr@aol.com
Jalama Beach County Park
Star Route, Jalama Road,Lompoc, CA 93436
Recorded Information (805) 736-6316,  Park Office (805) 736-3504
Links: http://www.sbparks.org/docs/jalama.html
http://www.santabarbara.com/activities/camping/jalama_beach/movies/MOV00362.MPG

Great blog about a field trip to Jalama - http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-08-jalama-beach-expedition.html

For working links in the picture go here: http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=638445
Ant Hill-Bakersfield Calif March 21st Sat. 10am
This will be a co-op field trip Conejo Gem & Mineral Club, Tri-clubs, and CFMS
Field trip: Our March field trip will be to the Ant Hill area, near Bakersfield California. Come out for a fun day of digging for shark teeth fossils,
the weather should be nice, cool. The dig site is a walk of 500 yards over semi flat ground, then up a hill 100 yards. Once there most of the time
you’ll be digging in small area. This time of the year there is always the chance of rain, bring the necessary clothing. If it is raining, we won’t be digging.
When: March 21st 2009, Saturday, 10am-3pm.
Directions: 5 Freeway North, to the 99 Hwy North, off at 178 Hwy East, near Bakersfield, go 8.3 miles to the Harrell Hwy, turn Left/North. 3.5
miles on the Harrell Hwy from the 178 Hwy. Site is on the Left/South side of Hwy, by the hills. My black Toyota truck will be there, with a CGMC
sign in the window We will be about 2.5 miles East of Hart Park. You should see a asphalt bike path going up the hill. Then you know your at
the right spot. Ant Hill is 136 miles from my house in Thousand Oaks, drive time 2 to 2.5 hours.
Tools: Rock pick/hammer, gad pry bar, hand sledge, sifter, large pry bar, shovel, pick, eye protection, newspaper to wrap your fossils in,
collecting bags, wide brimmed hat, suntan lotion, lots of water, lunch, There is no shade morning, afternoon, and it can be hot, but it will probably
be cool, so dress accordingly, layers. I would recommend a day pack, to put your tools in. It’s a bit of a walk and it will be easier carrying your gear.
Material to Collect: Shark teeth fossils, many types, sizes, from the Miocene Epoch 10-15 millions years ago. There are other fossils, bone
fragments, teeth to be found.  The fossils are found in a layer about 3′, you will see the exposed holes from previous digs. They are in a semi
soft clay that you will dig out the biggest pieces you can, then carefully break apart to find the fossils. I usually use a gad pry bar to dig out bigger
pieces of the clay, about golf ball to baseball size or so, If I see any sign of a shark tooth or fossil, I’ll wrap it into newspaper and later I will use
dental tools or dremel motor tool to remove the clay to reveal the tooth. I keep some of the teeth still in the matrix, it makes a nice display. The
main thing is patience when working with fossils.
Contact: Robert Sankovich 805-494-7734 home,  rmsorca@adelphia.net   Mike Miller 805-498-9586 rockfmdr@aol.com
CFMS: Adam Dean 909-489-4899   theagatehunter@verizon.net    Shep Koss 661-248-0411   freudonetoo@yahoo.com

Robert sent me these field trips to post.  If anyone attends I would love some stories or pictures!
to use links go here 

http://www.mountainzone.com/mountains/detail.asp?fid=637145

Robert Sankovich
VP Field Trips
Conejo Gem & Mineral Club
Ventura Gem & Mineral Society
805-494-7734

Field Trips Upcoming: Please let us know if you are going to go on the field trip. The weather can change, if we don’t
know your going we won’t be able to contact you if the field trip is cancelled. There will be maps and flyers at the club meetings.
Gem Hill, Rosamond Calif. Feb 28th 2009 Sat 10am Tri Club Field Trip-Conejo, Oxnard, Ventura
Field trip: Our February field trip will be to Gem Hill,  agate, jasper, opalite, petrified wood.  This is a good field trip for all rockhounds,
you will be able to find float material on the surface or you can dig and find better material. You don’t need 4 wheel drive.
Directions: From Thousand Oaks, drive to the 14 Freeway north towards Lancaster. Exit at Rosamond Blvd. Turn left  (west) go 3.4 miles to
Mojave-Tropico Rd. Turn right, (north) go 4.7 miles.  Turn left (west) on a dirt road,  go .7 miles, Turn left (south) to hills .3 miles. You should
see a CGMC sign in the window of my auto. I will probably drive my black Toyota truck, but I might carpool in another auto. Approximately
94 miles from Thousand Oaks, 1.5  hour drive time
Meeting: Saturday Afternoon, February 28th. 2009, 10am-3pm.
Material to collect: Petrified Wood. Brownish-gray exterior giving a rather chalky appearance. White, cream, and brown are the most
predominate colors. Fairly good display of wood grain on broken surfaces. Digging is required for this material. Good for tumbling and cabbing.
Jasp-agate. Weathered green outside surface. Yellow and green streamers of jasper running through the agate remind one of moss agate.
Found mostly in float. Excellent for tumbling and cabs.
Green Opal. This material occurs in a vein. Much work has occurred here and the diggings are now beginning to undermine the road. The
opal takes a good polish and makes up into attractive cabs and jewelry. Also suitable for tumbling.
Blue Agate. Very nice quality light blue agate occurring in vein. Hard digging is required to recover the material. This agate is quite hard
and solid, and therefore is excellent for polishing.
Tools: Collecting bags, buckets, day pack, digging tools, rock pick, pry bar, chisels, sledges, eye protection, trowels, hat, sunglasses,
sunscreen, sturdy shoes, layered clothing, towels, Drinking water, lunch or snacks.
Contact: Robert Sankovich 805-494-7734 home,  rmsorca@adelphia.net    Mike Miller 805-498-9586 rockfmdr@aol.com

Subject: London Gem & Mineral Show this weekend!

Saturday, 9-6, Sunday, 10-5, fun for the whole family.

Hope to see lots of you there!

http://www.gemandmineral.ca click here to get all info-LOTS OF STUFF GOING ON HERE!

The first 500 people through the door will
receive a free mineral sample!

Free DRAW for a Giant Amethyst Cathdral!

All you people in MI, just a short 2 hour drive…

gary-

London Gem & Mineral Show - Nov. 24, 25

Mark your calendars, the first London Gem & Mineral Show is a few weeks
away!

Nov 24, 9-6
Nov 25, 10-5

Western Fair Grounds, Special Events Bldg., 316 Rectory St., London, ON

Over 30 dealers, demonstrators, lectures, displays - rocks, minerals,
fossils, gems, and lapidary supplies.

http://www.gemandmineral.ca, or 519-846-5836 for more info.

Hope to see you there!

Tim Jokela Jr., tjokela@execulink.com
Business: http://www.element51.com
Pleasure: http://www.ontariominerals.com

Central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland Field Trip: Aug. 24 and 25,
2007

Friday Aug. 24, 2007: National Limestone Quarry Corp. Quarry in Mount
Pleasant Mills, PA for Wavellite, Strontianite, Calcite and Celestite.
The Quarry is located at 217 Quarry Rd, Mount Pleasant Mills, PA. Meet
at 7:30 AM, enter at 8:00 AM. No late arrivals. Dig all day (bring
lunch). Please bring a “WNY/S. Ontario area” specimen to donate to the
quarry manager.

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The Culver City Rock and Mineral Club invites all area rockhounds
to come to its annual Fiesta of Gems show on July 14 & 15.

>> FREE PARKING AND FREE ADMISSION < <

We'll be featuring 25 dealers plus games for the kids, exhibit cases
and live demonstrations of lapidary and jewelry making skills.
Bring the whole family. Junior rockhounds will be given free gift
specimens, and everyone gets a free ticket for our hourly door prize
drawings.

Dates: Saturday July 14 10am - 6pm
Sunday July 15 10am - 5pm

Place: Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Corner of Overland Avenue and Culver Boulevard
Culver City, CA

Info: 310 434-2474
http://culvercityro cks.org/fiesta. htm