American Federation of
Mineralogical Societies

Club Activities

Cabbing Room Schedule

To Be Announced

Hours: Thursday's 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Schedule up to

5 weeks in advance

Book your time NOW!

  Details...

                              Details...

June Club Meeting: Featured Program

Program:

 TBA     Details...

CLICK HERE: Program Details

Please note: "TBA"  does not represent a canceled monthly meeting

Big News

The Cabbing Shop:

Whoa. We have had many first time visitors this month. Most just come to see whats up and chat but their interest is greatly appreciated. Attendance is up, averaging about 6 to 9 members per week. Remember, we have buckets and buckets of rough and slabs to purchase, a VCR capable television and three tapes ( on opals, faceting and lost wax casting, courtesy of Graves Co). Go to www.fgcgms.com for directions.

In short, the cabbing shop is a great place to spend a few hours to chat with fellow members, cut a stone or two, acquire some great rough and learn a thing or two. And, it’s cheap, only $5.00 for three exciting hours on the machines…..the talk is free,

Classes:

One new member, Frances Rossen, is taking the cabbing class and is interested in the faceting classes as well. If YOU would like to learn to cab, contact Don or stop by the shop at the Graves Company any Thursday evening from 6:30 to 9:30 and get started right away or, if the class is full, get your name on the list. The cabbing class is $50 for four 3 hour classes (all proceeds go to the club). Dave has two faceting students beginning this Saturday and, when not taking faceting, Steve is available to teach Saturday morning cabbing classes. To join Steve’s classes, contact him at 954-965-1186 or tropicbuilding@paradista.net. If you would like to learn to facet, contact Dave at 954-943-4638 or dlonser@bellsouth.net

For the Electronic Edition of "LODESTAR" go to: http://www.amfed.org/sfms/lodestar_newsletter.html

While you are there, take a look around this interesting site.

Advertising in the Newsletter:

For new or our previous advertisers, it is time to renew your subscription to our Newsletter. The cost is $25 per year for which you get 12 exposures to over 50 people interested specifically in lapidary and jewelry . For those interested, please send a check for $25 payable to FGCGMS to Angela Dietz, Secretary, at 4923 NW 66th Ave, Lauderhill, FL., 33319. If there is any special verbiage you want included, please include a note to that effect.

Membership:

I’m happy to say many members have been renewing their memberships.

If you have not done so, please pay your yearly dues!! They are due every January for the entire year. Remember, if you dues are not paid up, you will not have access to the club shop facilities or classes. We have, over the past few years , continued to include unpaid members on the email list and, even a few who remain active, on the snail mail list. However, with the increased price of postage, ink and paper that will soon cease. Also, if one has no further interest in the Society, there is little purpose in keeping them on the email list either. So Don will be “weeding” these past members from the list as well.

For now, if dues are not paid by 31 May,

all unpaid members will be dropped from the snail mail list.

Dues are $15 for a single or $20 for a family

Membership Applications are available by clicking on the

Click Here: Membership Application

Best of the Web

• The Internet offers a vastpanoply of resources for gem and mineral enthusiasts.

• A few central resources will get you started in finding still more information For Some of the finest natural Turquoise around and information check out these sites:

www.nevadagem.com,

www.traderoots.com

www.nevada-outback-gems.com

Great slabs and rough can befound at: www.color-wright.com

The Bob’s Rockshop website offers hundreds of links to gem and mineral-related websites, mailing lists,informational sites, clubs, and vendors: http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/table.shtml

An incredible free resource for jewelers, lapidarists and artists, with forums, galleries, instructional pages, and vendor information: http://www.ganoksin.com