January 2006 - Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club

Pretoria Gem and Mineral ClubAffiliated to the Federation of Southern African Gem andMineralogical SocietiesJanuary 2006PRETORIA ROCKHOUND DIGESTThe Pretoria Gem and Mineral ClubClubhouse: 29, 26 th StreetPO Box 36888, Menlo Park, 0102 Menlo Park, Pretoria. Tel (012) 460 1494Pretoria EVERY SATURDAY: 10:00 – 17:00South Africawebsite: www.fosagams.co.za/pgmce-mail: pgmc@fosagams.co.zaChairman: Douw Steyn 083 260 7416 a/h Vice-Chairman Dieter Heinichen (012) 991 5839douw@flintsteyns.co.za Secretary: Di de Villiers 082 562 8983dide@inmins.co.zaTreasurer: Cor Hutten 072 206 4242 Editor: Esté Steyn 082 821 2018___________________________________________________________________________MAY YOUR 2006 BE FULL OF LOVE, JOY & PEACE!HEADLINES: OUTING PROGRAM FOR 2006!*** Monthly SWOP, SELL & SOCIAL plus AGM 7 Jan*** Monthly Outing - Balmoral 22 Jan*** MONTHLY MEETING 30 JanREGULAR MEETINGS:Swop, Sell and Social at the ClubhouseWorkshop Maintenance NightMonthly Mineral meeting- every first Saturday of the month- every 2nd Wednesday of the month- every FIRST Tuesday of the month*Silversmithing meeting - every Thursday from 19:00 – 21:00Cabochon class- every second Saturday of the month*Monthly meeting- every last Monday of the month* Until Rex Alp is enjoying better health, please contact Linda Stone if you’re interested in Cabochon ClassesThe Workshop at the Clubhouse is open every Saturday from 10am – 5pm.Please NO SMOKING in the Clubhouse!_______________________________________________________________________________________________________We wish to welcome the following new members who joined in the last month: Mrs AL Grobler, Gert & RikaWandrag, Lance and Oneka & Zand’Lee GroenewaldWELCOME!! May your association with the Club be enjoyable, long and productive.Almost unreal for it to be 2006 already, but so it is. This Newsletter was tough to compile with everybody (including myself)being away or in holiday mode … it being December, not all the reports were in by this Newsletters’ deadline so as to advise youall timeously of the first events of 2006. Thus, wherever there’s a report missing, please bear with us – the Feb Newsletter willhave all of those.

January 2006:Date Event Time Contact detail3 Monthly Mineral Meeting at Clubhouse 19:30 Horst Windisch 012 46075627 FIRST 2006 SWOP, SELL & SOCIAL at the Clubhouse14:00 – LATE!Douw Steyn 083260741611 Workshop Maintenance Evening19:00 Clubhouse: Lex 083449681222 Monthly OUTING to Balmoral Horst Windisch 012 460756225 Committee meeting at Clubhouse 18:30 Clubhouse30 Monthly meeting at Clubhouse - OUTINGS 2006 19:30 Clubhouse* Silversmithing: every Thursday from 19:00 – 21:00** 19:00 – 21:00 Clubhouse: Lex 0834496812*Faceting classes by appointment only – contact Phillip Alpto book your class** The Silversmithing Workshop will be closed until January 12.The first Workshop (on a Thursday eve) will be on January 19.February 2006:Any SaturdayPhillip Alp (h) 014 574 3488or (w) 014 571 2159Date Event Time Contact detail318:00Function at Clubhouse for Duty Members Dieter Heinichen 082 575 2610 /Linda Stone 012 803 1398 (a/h)4 SWOP, SELL & SOCIAL at the Clubhouse14:00 – LATE!Douw Steyn 08326074167 Monthly Mineral Meeting at Clubhouse 19:30 Horst Windisch 012 46075628 Workshop Maintenance Evening19:00 Clubhouse: Lex 083449681219 Monthly OUTING to Pilanesberg Guido de Beer (Wits)011-793 6955 / 083 453 463822 Committee meeting at Clubhouse 18:30 Clubhouse27 Monthly meeting at Clubhouse 19:30 Clubhouse* Silversmithing: every Thursday from 19:00 – 21:00 19:00 – 21:00 Clubhouse: Lex 0834496812*Faceting classes by appointment only – contact Phillip Alpto book your class.Duty- & Opening/Closing Roster:Any SaturdayJANUARYSaturday, 7 Saturday, 14 Saturday, 21 Saturday, 28Opening Dieter Horst Erich DieterAM ShiftPM ShiftDieter Heinichen0825752610 &Linda Stone 012-803 1398Anton & MagdaCombrink082-9074282 /012-653 1753VacantErich & Karin Mayerl012-802 0887Phillip Alp (h) 014 574 3488or (w) 014 571 2159Nick & Tish Pettit 012-345 5674 / 072-293 9574Helmut Schönberger012-803 1727 / Anny vanStella-Marie Laredo 012-325 6075 / Jean Schutzden Berg 012-361 5315 011-447 2928Closing Douw Cor John DaveDave & Di de Villiers011-849 3029FEBRUARYSaturday, 4 Saturday, 11 Saturday, 18 Saturday, 25Opening ? ? Dieter `?AM ShiftPM ShiftCharles Strydom011 468 2964 / HeidiNaude 012-565 4633Johan Labuchagne083-307 4544 / HannieKohlmeyer 012-347 8080Wolf Windisch012-331 0610 / VacantAdmin Back-up HelperNico Roux 083-749 4342Fay Pierides 012-991 1474Dieter Heinichen0825752610 &Linda Stone 012-803 1398Anton & MagdaCombrink082-9074282 /012-653 1753VacantHelmut Schönberger012-803 1727 / Anny vanden Berg 012-361 5315Closing Douw Fay ? ?Page 2 of 8

1. Membership Fees DueIt is a brand new year and this is a reminder that, if youdidn’t make use of last years’ concession / rebate and paidalready, your fees are due for 2006:Membership Type: 2006Town memberPrinciple memberAdditional memberJoining feesCountry member,pensioner,studentPrinciple memberAdditional memberJoining fees2. Duty Members220302020030202.1. Duty- and Opening/Closing Rosters for 2006Please continue thinking about this seriously and plot youropen weekends on a year-planner. During January the dutyteams will be contacted to finalise the schedule for 2006.Like we said already, it is a mammoth task to plan a wholeyear AND shuffle between so many teams’ preferences toaccommodate everything and everyone. Please be aslenient as you can. We are well aware that Workshop Dutyis a huge taxing “job” you’re doing for the Club and wenever take our duty-members’ efforts for granted, but we’realso all too aware that the Club cannot function without aproper system here. We again appeal to newermembers that have not volunteered (especiallyhusband-/wife teams) to think about this seriouslyand consider giving your names to Dieter and Lindaas soon as possible. If we all do our bit, this Club of ours– that’s pushing its seams the past 3-4 years – can functionproperly and the workload doesn’t fall only on a selectedfew.2.2. Grocery Cupboard in KitchenOne of the stalwarts in our Club, Lex Krabbendam, againmade a HUGE contribution and donation to the Club’sfunctioning by adding a provisions / grocery cupboard to thekitchen. The keys for this cupboard are with the kitchenkeys in the main cupboard. Please note that all our stock /provisions / groceries (tea, coffee, cookies, drinks, milk, etc.)are now kept in here and no longer in the Storeroom.3. Feedback from the Executive Committee’sBOSBERAADOn December 10 the whole Executive Committee gatheredfor a day (from 9am – 5pm) at the house of John Bruigomto brainstorm the functioning of PGMC.All the management portfolios in the Club were dissectedand looked at afresh to see where we can improve andmake this ever growing club of ours run more smoothly.Over the next two months we will give you continuousfeedback on some decisions taken. For a start, here aresome of the decisions that were taken:3.1. Workshop & MachineryA huge part of our discussions revolved around the Clubs’finances and the essence of it all was that the Club lacks thefunds to maintain the machinery to keep up with theincreased workload. After intensive financial investigation ofour running costs, we’re sorry to say, but we can’t do it for“free” (R5) anymore.The Committee decided at the Bosberaad that there will be asubstantial increase in the (very low) Workshop fees in 2006– the detail of which will be thrashed out at the Januarycommittee meeting, presented to the membership at theJanuary monthly meeting and published in the FebruaryNewsletter to be effective from 1 March 2006.3.2. Back-up teams / sub-committee teams /2.I.C.’sAnother lively point of discussion was the time that therunning of PGMC takes from the members of the maincommittee. It’s not always obvious, but some people workin the background almost as for a full time job on keepingthe big PGMC wheel turning all the time. Although we alllove what we’re doing for the hobby and the club, it’s onlyfair to keep in mind that THIS IS OUR HOBBY and organizingoutings, meetings, events, workshops, classes, etc. shouldnever be a burden, no matter how big the membership (theClub) becomes.Thus, a decision was taken that in some portfolios we needmore backup and even a Second-in-charge (2.I.C.), in somecases serving on the main committee and in other cases justacting as backup in the background.An organigram will be put up in the Clubhouse so that youall can see who is responsible for what in the Club. If youlook at the structure of PGMC and see yourselves gettinginvolved in a certain area, the contact details of the managerin charge will be on the organigram and you can thenproceed to contact that person directly.Over the next few months the managers of the differentsections in the Club will “ask for help” via the Newsletter.We will make this process very clear and transparent so thatthe person that volunteers to help will know exactly what’sexpected, how much time will be involved, etc.3.3. Induction DayA piece of valuable information that came to our attentionfrom new members lately, is that people would love to getmore involved, but are not sure what / how. When enteringour Clubhouse or Workshop and seeing the “BUZZ” it can bequite daunting if someone for instance asks you if you’d liketo become a duty member. The same applies for “jobs” likeSecretary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, etc.Thus the committee decided that in 2006 we will have anInduction Course (1 Day) for new members, soon afterjoining. When a person joins we will have someone to do“shadow” duty on that day and take the new membersthrough everything (as if doing duty) – how the machineryworks, what the admin desk entails, what happens in otherareas of the Club, etc. etc. We hope that not only will newmembers then be much more familiar with our activities, butwill also then have the courage/confidence to get involved.The Chairman wishes to thank the committee foroffering their time and for their devotion andcommitment to sit for a whole day to do this jobfor the Club. The full committee attended.4. PersonalsWe received some very sad news in November. Ourmembers, Wynand and Amanda Meiring moved to CapeTown from Pretoria at the end of September 2005. Amandadied on Tuesday 25 October 2005 in Cape Town. We wereshocked by the news and we wish to let Wynand, Ilene &Hugo Meiring know that we’ll keep them in our prayers andthoughts in the difficult months to come. We will rememberAmanda’s enthusiasm for our hobby and we hope to see thefamily again some time in the future.… cont./Page 3 of 8

Che Meyer was in hospital in November and is again going infor an operation on January 17. Che, we’ll be thinking ofyou and wish you a speedy recovery after your op. We missyour cheery presence at the Club.And Rex Alp is still not well and was also in hospital again.We wish to also let him know that we’re continuouslythinking of him and wishing him a healthier 2006.If you know of any illness, sadness or happiness (preferablythe last mentioned) news on the PGMC fraternity that therest of us should know of, please emailpgmc@fosagams.co.za or phone the Secretary.UITNODIGING / INVITATIONDie werkswinkelhelper en gade word hiermeevriendelik uitgenooi na ‘n vingerete /The workshop helper and companion areinvited to a finger meal.Datum / Date: 3.02.2006Tyd / Time: 18:00Plek / Place:Pretoria Gem & Mineral Club5. Thank You’sThe Executive Committee wants to thank John Bruigom formaking his Lapa available to us for our Bosberaad onDecember 10.Thank you to Lex Krabbendam for the big improvement inour kitchen of a lock-up grocery cupboard. This helps a lot.I’m sure everybody has noticed the new buckets for thewater-feed at the Lapidary machines. We want to thank Willv d Berg for making these for us – it’s stunning!RSVP Dieter Heinichen – 082 575 2610Linda Stone – 012 803 1398 (na / after 16:00)voor / before 31.01.20061. THE BUILDING PROJECTProgress Report:The BOX: – Thank you to everybody thatentered the “competition” to make a displayunit for the citrines that Chris Smit donatedtowards the Building Fund. At the Novembermeeting the Committee took these designs(and even a scale model) into carefulconsideration and decided on the design ofCharles Strydom. Thank you andcongratulations Charles – you now have thegreat task of making us a tiny showcase forthese faceted stones, to go on exhibit on theWorldWide Web.STAY TUNED!2. Swop, Sell & Social, January 7Please join us for the kick-off event for 2006. We hope to see alot of people there and have our own New Years Celebration atthe Club.A lot of new tables emerged during the last few S&S’s and wewant to encourage you all to come with your crafts and goodiesto Swop and Sell.To kick off the year like last year, we again plan to have a “R5sale” to redistribute some minerals and lapidary rough donatedto PGMC over the past year. Quite a few donations to PGMC,(minerals, lapidary rough, books, etc) will be sold for low lowprices.We will also encourage some dealers to partake in the “SALE”and make material available very cheap.This is a BARGAIN OCCASION not to be missed.3. Workshop & Machinery, Maintenance Eve, January 11Please remember our Workshop maintenance evening on the 2 ndWednesday of the month. All the “handymen” please come andpool your expertise & resources and “fix” and “build” that whichneeds attention in the Clubhouse & Workshop. We start at 19:00and anyone interested should contact John Bruigom on 082 7108335 or Lex Krabbendam on 083 449 6812.4. OUTINGSAlso see page 6, Section V, point 3 and the programme on page 8.3.1 Normal Monthly Outings on the third weekend of themonthThis Newsletter includes our Outing programme for 2006.These outings include the combined outings for the GautengClubs (PGMC & WGMC).We tried to keep the spread of weekend- and day outingseven to cater for all tastes, but as is always the case, the moresought after material take a bit of traveling.3.1.1 January Outing, BalmoralThis outing will take place to Balmoral for quartz crystals.These crystals can be dug out of the embankment of alarge pool of water. Meet at the northern side of theBalmoral turn-off on the N4 to Witbank.. (This turn-off isabout halfway between Bronkhorstspruit and Witbank).Cont./…Page 4 of 8

Please give the outing leader, Horst Windisch, a call on012-4607562 if you intend attending. This outing isalways a good “pipe-opener” for the year, especially forour new members.3.2 Geological OutingsOur “staatmaker” geologist, Markus van der Neut, againagreed to take us on a few interesting walks and talks in 2006.These outings are arranged to discuss geological happenings/ interesting phenomenon of nature in our area and are NOTcollecting outings. Most of the sites Markus will take us to, arenot sites at which you’ll find the normal “collectable” materialanyway (see programme).3.3 Social OutingsUnder these outings we try to cover the fun and educationaloutings relating to our hobby like museums, planetarium, etc.To date, only one such outing has been organized for 2006.This will be a visit to the Museum of the Council forGeoscience in Paul Kruger Street on Sunday, 28th May at14:30. The Museum will be celebrating it's 50th anniversary inits present building during that week. A few special exhibitshave been planned for that occasion.5. Lapidary News – Linda StoneFlat grinding and polishing on glass courseThis course will be presented by Wolf Windisch onSaturday, February 4 at 10:30 at the workshop. Thiswill only be a demonstration and will last for 2 hours. Ifyou are interested contact me at 012 – 8031398 after16:00Linda Stone6. Mineral Section news – Horst WindischThe following are the dates and subject matters for theMineral Section for 2006. Meetings start at 19h30January 3 -Your three favourite minerals and why?February 7 - TourmalinesMarch 7 - Evaluation of mineralsApril 4 - Quiz (details to be discussed at January meeting)May 2 - Talk buy outside speaker (details to follow)June 6 - Inclusions in MineralsJuly 4 - Black and white mineralsAugust 1 - Evaluation of minerals sessionSeptember 5 - Talk by outside speaker (details to follow)October 3 - Brandberg MineralsNovember 7 - Quiz7. Monthly meeting, January 30 – OUTINGS 2006As always, the main programme for our Januarymeeting will be our discussion / “show&tell” of theOutings planned for 2006. If you collected somethingvery special on any of our outings last year, which you’dlike to come and show to wet the others’ appetites –please feel free. (also to present lapidary- orsilversmithing work done with these materials). Let’sshow the newer members what we’ve found and whatcan be done!! To those that are unfamiliar with thismeeting – it’s the meeting to be at to see and find outwhat’s to be expected on Outings in 2006. As far aspossible we will try to show and tell you all about thesites and finds you can expect.1. Competition Reports!!The results for The Geelong InternationalCabochon competition, our own October Cabochoncompetition and the results for the NovemberYear-end Competition will be published in the nextnewsletter. Our next Newsletter will FEATURE andshine the light on all the Bright Stars in the Clubthat make us proud!!2. SWOP, SELL & SOCIAL, November and DecemberThe past two Swop, Sell & Social sessions were very activeand lively and we saw a whole bunch of new exhibitors andmembers with their goodies (lamps, objet d’Art, jewellery,etc.) on display and for sale. This is a good trend people; wewant to encourage you to keep it up in the New Year. Wewant to make this open day at the beginning of each month aworthwhile event to attend and it’s great to see (and buy) ourfellow members’ craftsmanship and in the process build ourhobby.The Year end braai that followed the December Swop andSell, was also very well attended and a whole crowd werepicnicking around tables and braai-fires till late.Do not hesitate if you have innovative ideas that can enhanceour first Saturday of the month events – we’re always eagerlyawaiting suggestions. Tell us what you want to seehappening in 2006!3. Workshop & Machinery, NovemberAt the Maintenance evening Lex Krabbendam, Erich Mayerl,Nick Pettit and Will van den Berg spent time on the big saw,dressed all the grinding wheels and Will started making thenew buckets for the water-feed on the lapidary machinery.Thank you to all of you. We appreciate your effort.4. Mineral Meeting, November 15Nine members attended the Mineral Section meeting inNovember. A total of 30 mineral specimens (brought along bymembers) were individually evaluated by the memberspresent and then an average value was determined for eachspecimen. This exercise gives a good indication of what eachmember would be willing to pay for each particular specimen.What made the exercise more fun was then to compare theaverage price with the original purchase price (where availableand also how many years ago).A short organisational meeting was then held, discussing partof the Questionnaire which appeared in the previousNewsletter (five Questionnaires were handed in). As a resultof this, the following decisions were taken:-In future, Mineral Section meetings will be held on a fixed dayof the month, viz. every FIRST Tuesday of the month,meeting starting at 19:30. Wiebke and Horst still to workout a programme for 2006.(Subsequent to the meeting the program was finalized – seeSection III, point 5)Page 5 of 8

5. Outing Reports4.1 November 13, Social OUTING: Visit to GOLD REEFCITY – Horst WindischThe planned visit to Gold Reef City on November 13th wascalled off due to lack of interest.4.2 November 19 & 30, Monthly Outing, NELSPRUIT –report by Esté SteynApprox. 25 people, from Wits, PGMC and Nelspruit Clubsattended this weekend outing. We stayed at the NelspruitSafubi River Lodge. On Saturday afternoon a convoy of ninecars drove to Barberton and visited the Greenstone site ofJan Maritz, a Puddingstone site and a Banded Jasper siteenroute. By the time we left the last site it was almost darkand then the Lowveld turned into the Cape of storms. Itrained so hard that the 45min. drive back took us almost 3hours – the convoy kept close to each other, but at certainstages we couldn’t see the car in front due to a curtain ofrain coming down. By the time we reached the CaravanPark the Moonlight Mineral market, arranged by NelspruitClub, had packed up and left and was postponed to thefollowing morning. Everybody stopped for pizza and wentstraight to bed (the FlintSteyns had to sleep on animpromptu waterbed in a drifting tent).On Sunday morning we had a wonderful time around thefleamarket tables and the social between the three differentClubs’ members was particularly enjoyable. It was veryinteresting to see what the members of other clubs make &sell and lots of ideas were exchanged. After 11am the groupleft for an outing to Kaapsche Hoop. The road cuttings wenormally visit turned up a new crop of Serpentine andStichtite conglomerate and lots of bags were filled. Lateafternoon the group stopped over at a pancake restaurant inKaapsche Hoop and “kuiered” until sunset. We then stillvisited Mary Silver, a Jeweller in Kaapsche Hoop and theneverybody headed home.Thank you to the Nelspruit Club for helping Douw toorganize this outing and a special thank you to Paul Skakalfor arranging the sites for us. It was a wonderful weekenddespite the rain.4.3 November 27, Social OUTING: Hike Moreleta Kloof– Markus v d NeutDespite the very threatening overcast weather, fourmembers pitched up on Sunday afternoon, to tackle this hikealong the Moreletta Kloof. It was decided to proceed butbefore the halfway mark was reached, the group, under theleadership of Markus van der Neut, were forced to turn backas the rain came down in buckets.6. Lapidary NEWS6.1 “GEMINI” INTERNATIONAL CABOCHONCOMPETITION:Feedback stand over to February Newsletter.6.2 October 15, CABOCHON COMPETITIONNine stones were entered. Feedback stand over to FebruaryNewsletter.6.3 November CABOCHON CLASSOne person, Melinda Rolfe, enrolled for Linda Stones’ classand Linda proceeded to tutor her on cabochon polishing andflat polishing. Thank you Linda for your efforts.7. Monthly meeting, November 29, Year-End-CompetitionThe main programme of our November meeting was theYear-End-Competition. The publication of the results of thiscompetition stands over to next month. The winners alreadyreceived certificates at the Year-end braai and we willacknowledge them properly in the February Newsletter.1. GEMBOREE 2006 – KAKAMAS!!Attached to this Newsletter, you will find the next 2 Bulletinsfrom CT Club (Bulletin 4&5). Up to date you received thefollowing Gemboree Bulletins:Bulletin 1 - (Dated 30/6) with Aug/Sept Combined Issue of NLBulletin 2 - (Dated 11/8) with Oct Issue of NLBulletin 3 - (Dated 5/11) with Nov Issue of NLBulletin 4 - (Dated 12/11) with Jan Issue of NL*Bulletin 5 - (Dated 14/12) with Jan Issue of NL**The email recipients of the NL received Bulletin 4 already inNovember and thus now only receive Bulletin 5.2. "SOUTH AFRICAN LAPIDARY MAGAZINE" -Vol. 37 No 3.This last issue of the SOUTH AFRICAN LAPIDARYMAGAZINE for the year will appear early 2006. DON’TFORGET!! we need YOU to write South African articles:Please grab your pens and write something for the next issue.Our Club MUST walk away with this award at the next AGM.Come on PGMC members – you can do it!!An annual award of R200 will be made to that Southern Africansubscriber who has, in the opinion of the Editor, submitted thebest original article to be published in the magazine during acalendar year. The prize will be handed out to the recipient atthe following years annual Easter GEMBOREE. We arepreferably looking for articles with a Southern African flavour,but this is not a must.3. Combined Outings ProgrammeHorst Windisch, the President of F.O.S.A.G.A.M.S., is busycompiling a combined roster of Outings (that’s available) fromClubs throughout the country and we’re looking forward to giveyou another Interclub Outing schedule next month that willshow you what happens throughout SA in 2006 if you wish totravel greater distances to collect material.Newsletters received from other Clubs/Societiesvia email or snailmail, with thanks to:• Min.Soc.SA (Cape Town Club): November 2005 MineralChatter, December 2005 Mineral ChatterPLUS Gemboree 2005, Third, Fourth and Fifth Bulletin!!(See Section V, point 1)• S A Gem & Mineral Club (PE) – Nov Newsletter• Natal Mineral & Gem Society – Nov Newsletter• Nelspruit Gem & Mineral Society – Nov/Dec Newsletter• Dune Whistler 8 – Zululand Rock and Mineral Club• PMBurg GMC News – Oct 2005• Indian Mounds Rock & Mineral Club, Wyoming -"Arrowhead News” – Nov 2005 + Dec 2005• Norfolk Min.& Lap.Soc. "Stone Chat" Autumn 2005• Shawnee G&M Club Shawnee Slate Newsletter Nov2005 + Dec 2005• Rochester Lapidary Society, NY - October RockCollector• Scribe Newsletter, Vol 29, No 4, October 2005Page 6 of 8

Should you wish to contribute, contact: The Editor:Rockhound Digest, PO Box 36888, Menlo Park, 0102or e-mail: pgmc@fosagams.co.zaPage 7 of 8

DIARY FOR OUTINGS – PGMC – 2006MonthDateWHERE OUTING TO / FOR WHATO = Outing / GE = Geological-Educational / S = SocialTypeCONTACT PERSON /OUTING LEADERJAN 22 BALMORAL Quartz crystals O Horst WindischFEB 19 PILANSBURG Herringbone Fluorite O Guido de Beer (Wits)MAR 12 ROB SMITH OPEN DAY S Horst WindischAPR 14-1718-21 GROOT MARICO Slate/ Agates/Limonite/O /Linda StoneCommon OpalS26 LITTLE EDEN Educational outing G E Markus v d NeutANNUAL GEMBOREE-KAKAMAS(MSSA-CTown-Club)PegmatitesOSiegi Mayer (CT)MAY 20-21 BLOEMHOF Agates O Guido de Beer (Wits)28Museum of the Council forGeoscienceSocial / Education Outing S Horst WindischJUN 16-18 JOZINI NATAL Amethyst geodes O Craig A'Bear (Pmbg/Natal ) + PGMCJUL 16 TOUR OF BASEMENTS S Guido de Beer (Wits)30WONDERBOOM NATURERESERVE (Pta North)AUG 9-13 TO BE ANNOUNCEDSEPT 10GROENKLOOF NATURERESERVEGeological / Educational Outing G E Markus v d NeutHIKE (Social / Educational) G E Markus v d Neut23-25 LYDENBURG OLinda Stone+ Nelspruit ClubOCT 21-22 LADYBRAND O Guido de Beer (Wits)NOV 19 VALTAKI or Tvl JADE (T.b.c.) O Guido de Beer (Wits)CONTACT PERSONS PHONE #'S – CELL #'S E MAILHorst Windisch 012 – 460 7562 horstwindisch@absamail.co.zaDouw Steyn 012 –345 3939 / douw@flintsteyns.co.zaDave & Di de Villiers 011- 849 3029 / 082 562 8983 dide@inmins.co.zaLinda Stone012 –803 1398 after hoursGuido deBeer (Wits) 011-793 6955 / 083 453 4638 g_debeer@mweb.co.zaCraig A'Bear (Pmbg) 082 818 4204/ 031 562 8904 a/hrsMarkus vd Neut 012 –998 8090 markusvdn@yahoo.comSiegi Mayer 021 939 7550/ 083 540 1089 siegi@iafrica.comPage 8 of 8