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Inside
this Issue:
October
Minutes
Pg 2
Field Colleting & Creative Lapidary Awards
Pg 3
Christmas Party Info Pg 4
History of the UNH Scholarship
Other Mineral Clubs & Mtg. Dates
Pg
5
CMC Calendar of Events
Gem & Mineral Shows Pg 6
EDITOR’S
NOTE
Editors Note:
The deadline to get info to me for
publication will be the 3rd
Saturdayof every month
· My
e-mail address:
steffenh@comcast.net
· CMC
Website:
www.capitalmineralclub.org
· Website
designed and maintained by:
Robin Edgewood-Reece &
Steffen Hermanns
Welcome New Club Member
Eric Cadieux
Wentworth, NH. |
The November meeting
of the CMC will meet Saturday, November 12th
at 7:30 PM at the Salvation Army Building on Clinton Street in Concord,
NH.
The presentation for this month will be
given by a representative of UNH, speaking on the status of the
department and current events going on in the field and lab.
The Mineral of the Month will be
minerals of Ruggles Mine.
Refreshments will be provided by Scott
Higgins.
Thanks to Steffen Hermanns for supplying
refreshments for last month.
November Discussion
Items
* Membership,
Dues and By-Law changes
* Scholarship
Rules and Enhancements
* Formation
of various committees to run Scholarships, Field Trips, Speakers and
Membership
* Sign-up
for the Christmas Party
Novembers Birthstone
Citrine
The gemstone Citrine is the official
birthstone for the month of November as adopted by the American National
Association of Jewelers in 1912. It is also the Planetary stone for the
Sun Sign of Virgo and the accepted gem for the 13th and 17th wedding
anniversary. Citrine is a variety of quartz ranging in colors of
yellow, yellow-brown, orange, dark orange-brown and reddish-brown.
Citrine crystals can form together with amethyst or smoky quartz to form
a bi-colored quartz called ametrine.
Almost
all citrine that is available on the market today is heat-treated
amethyst. Natural citrine is pale yellow to pale orange, much lighter
than the heat-treated material which is dark orange-brown to
reddish-brown. All of the heat-treated material has a red tint, while
natural citrine does not.
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