MOREE THE PLACE TO BE

Especially if you have pains in your joints or aches in your muscles as the thermal pools in this town are just so good for your problems.

AMMOLITE (KORITE)

At our October General Meeting, June
gave an interesting talk about Ammolites

Hughendon, Queensland
Hughendon is located 376km west of Townsville on the Flinders Highway; It is the eastern most corner of the area known as Australia’s Dinosaur Trail, which takes in Hughendon, Richmond and Winton.

Miles to Miles

Miles, Queensland was first known as Dogwood Crossing but was renamed after William Miles, a local station owner and Member of Parliament in 1878. Miles is now the commercial centre of the Western Darling Downs. It is located at the crossroads of the Leichardt Highway, 219km Nth of Goondiwindi and the Warrego Highway 45km from Chinchilla.

Jack Graham Memorial Trophy This trophy was donated in 1969 by Mrs Alma Graham in memory of her husband Mr. Jack Graham, one of the Geelong Gem & Mineral Club's founding members.

Field Trip to Heathcote, Victoria to fossick for Jasper at Corop

Useful tips on caring for over 20 different types of gemstones.

GEELONG GEM & MINERAL CLUB

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

CHERT

CHERT is a chemically deposited rock

That is to say, in layman's language, it is a sedimentary material that has been originally laid down in deposits, mainly old sea beds or extinct lakes, and then impregnated with silica to form a compact mass

Points from June McKenzie's very interesting and useful talk at our March General Meeting  on Selection & Preparation of Stones for Cabochon Competitions:- 

• Know what stone has been nominated for the competition

• Select your material carefully

• Choose only the best quality stone
• Look at it closely- when wet, dry, in good light, at all angles. Use a 10 X magnifier
• Note any flaws, chips, etc
• Lay template carefully to avoid the flaws, etc. then mark outline carefully
• Cut with trim saw. Allow a bit around edge as a precaution
• Check again with the 10 X. to see which side is best for front face?
• Note : Stripes in a stone are best if they are placed diagonally across the cab.