Crystal's Rock - Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club
Crystal's Rock - Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club
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Page 51. Monthly <strong>Mineral</strong> Meeting, 05.06.2010Piet Reitz will chair the monthly mineral meeting scheduled for Saturday, 05.06.2010 at 12:00 at theclubhouse. The subject for this month is: “Best Self-collected <strong>Mineral</strong>”; please bring your bestspecimens collected (not bought) <strong>and</strong> share their story with us. Looking forward to seeing you there.This will be followed by the Swop & Sell.2. Monthly Programme, 12.06.2010 – Pilanesberg ComplexGeologically, the area is world famous. Its structure, termed the "Pilanesberg National Park AlkalineRing Complex" was formed by volcanic eruptions some 1 200 million years ago. Ancient, even bygeological time scales this extinct volcano is the most perfect example of an alkaline ring complex.There are only two other alkaline volcanoes in the world, in Russia <strong>and</strong> in Greenl<strong>and</strong>. Neither are asclearly defined as Pilanesberg National Park. A number of rare (but not necessarily economicallyimportant) minerals occur in Pilanesberg National Park. Pilanesberg National Park clearly rates highamongst the world's outst<strong>and</strong>ing geological phenomena.Want to know more…? Please join us on Saturday, 12.06.2010 at 14.00 for a talk/presentation onthis interesting subject by Prof. Jos Lurie of the University of Johannesburg. See you all there!3. Silversmithing Course, 19.06.2010Date/Time: Saturday, 19.06.2010 (10h00 – 16h00)Project:Stud Earrings with a faceted stoneInstructors: Bernard StrydomComments: We will make plain stud earrings, each set with a cubic zircon faceted stone. For thisI will supply the tubing <strong>and</strong> show you how to prepare the tube for setting <strong>and</strong> then toset it yourself. This is an excellent opportunity to perfect your stone setting skills.Cost:Registration:± R 100 / person, excl. prepared material <strong>and</strong> stones, which will be on sale.Please book in advance by signing-up <strong>and</strong> paying your non-refundable deposit ofR 50 to Bernard Strydom (078 187 3267).4. <strong>Club</strong> Outing to Limpopo (Vivo), 16. – 20.06.2010This collecting outing is a definitive highlight on our “outing calendar” <strong>and</strong> for details/directions pleaserefer to the April <strong>and</strong> May newsletters. Late bookings are still welcome, contact our outing leader –Linda Stone at 082 598 9117 (after 14.00 pm).We wish all lucky participants a save trip <strong>and</strong> successful collection expedition.
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