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Obicular gabbro diorite...obicular gabbro diorite...bet nobody thought I'D find any.

Newsletter of the Southern Appalachian Mineral Society, Inc.

MOUNTAIN MINERAL MONTHLY

Southern Appalachian Mineral Society
GENERAL MEETING June 6, 2022
The Southern Appalachian Mineral Society held its meeting in the Conference Room at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at 3401 Sweeten Creek Road, Arden 29704.

Meeting called to order at 7:02 pm by President Ken Casebeer.
12 members were present.
Ken announced the next meeting will be on July 11, 2022
due to the July 4 holiday being on our regular meeting date.
He also passed out some papers for us to write down activities we would like for the club to do.
Reminder that nominations for Officers and Board Members will be needed by the August meeting.
Consider all positions for Officers and Board
Members to be open for nominations. Business meeting ended at 7:12.
Ken introduced our speaker, member Mike Knapp talking about opals. He also brought several display specimens of opals from various locations.
Opals are not considered a mineral because they do not have a crystalline structure.
They are very sensitive to heat, and can break if given a sharp blow.
Program ended at 7:50 pm.

Winners of the door prizes were: Kimberly Dasko - slab with green stripe
Joe Enderle – 2 selenite roses Seth Woodall – moonstone with tourmaline from Ray Mine
Ken Casebeer – calcite
George Schissler – fossil coral, FL/GA border


Respectfully submitted, Kathleen Munroe Secretary

SAMS Officers:
President: Ken Casebeer ...... 828-424-7176
1st V.P.: Vacent
2nd V.P.: Tim Barton............... 885-8248
Secretary: Kathy Munroe ......... 676-7605
Treasurer/Membership:
Peter Lesley...................... 845-282-6282
Newsletter & Website Editor :
George Schissler ..................... 298-2951
920 Long Branch Rd., Swannanoa, NC 28778, sams@main.nc.us

Ex-Officio: Wayne Steinmetz

Directors:
Joseph Enderle .......... 670-1996
Donald Hathaway ...... 254-8942
Seth Woodall ............. 582-6719

 


Illustration with text from LIVING FOSSILS by Anne L. Parker. Used by permission of Dr. James P. Parker.

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