Serving the Phoenix Area
President: Ed Winbourne
Contact at DMRMClub@gmail.com
No meetings JULY and AUGUST
Proud Members of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Beginning in 2010, Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club was organized as a non-profit corporation to further the interest and educate the public in the many geological features of the terrain located in the mid-deserts located around Phoenix, Arizona.
Our founders, geologists and educators Herb Jacobson, Robert Salter, Keith Martin and Jay Yett were joined by "rock-hounds" Dan Janko, Edward Winbourne and Joan Jamtass in 2009 to create a non-profit corporation dedicated to sharing their knowledge and experience in geological formations.
Ed Winbourne, President
(978) 460-1528
DMRMClub@gmail.com
Anthem Civic Building
3701 W. Anthem Way
Anthem, AZ 85086*
1st Tuesday of each Month
6:30 - 8:30 pm
At each monthly meeting we enjoy a Speaker.
(No meetings July & August)
VISITORS ENCOURAGED
Stan Celestian is the artist behind our New Logo. Thank You Stan!
Here is Stan’s inspiration for the Logo in his own words.
”The daisy is a modern sunburst design, so naturally it needed to be a daisy sunburst sunrise coming up from behind the mountains. The mountains are a profile view of Daisy Mountain taken from a sketch I made from Google Earth.
I did a bit of research and found that circular logo designs were very popular and lent themselves to many applications. So the club name had to encircle the daisy and mountain. Fortunately I use MS Publisher and am very well acquainted with its design capabilities. Getting the "Daisy Mountain Rock and Mineral Club" words in an arc was very easy as was the spacing and font size. (It also makes it very easy to change if needed.)
Because it was a rockhounding club, I added crossed geopicks to the mix. This bold design element really speaks to the Geological nature of the logo.” ~Stan Celestian
A mineral is naturally occurring, inorganic (it has not lived), crystalline solid, with a definite chemical formula (or formula range). In contrast, a rock is generally a combination of minerals or organic remains, and therefore does not have a unique, specific, or consistent chemical composition.
There are over 5,421 known mineral species. Over 5,208 of these have been approved by the International Mineralogical Association (IMA). It is worthy of note that since silicon and oxygen constitute approximately 75% of the Earth's crust, the 1000 silicate minerals comprise over 90% of the minerals of the crust-- the two most common being quartz and feldspar.
Minerals are identified by their physical and chemical properties:
*crystal structure (there are 7 systems --isometric, tetragonal, orthorhombic, hexagonal, rhombohedral, monoclinic, and triclinic)
*crystal form (cubic, tetrahedral, rhombohedral...)
*habit (blocky, arborescent, acicular...),
*color,
*luster (how a mineral reflects light--adamantine, vitreous, resinous, greasy, metallic...,)
*hardness (a measure of a mineral's scratchability),
*cleavage (a flat, repeatable break determined by the atomic structure) or
*fracture (irregular, non-repeatable break characteristic of minerals with bonding equal in all directions),
*tenacity (a description of a mineral's resistance to breaking or deformation-- brittle, malleable, ductile, sectile, elastic, plastic)
*diaphaneity (how a mineral transmits light-- transparent, translucent, opaque),
*specific gravity (a comparison of a mineral's weight to that of an equal volume of water) , and
*special characteristics: magnetism, reaction to acid, taste, smell, radioactivity
*chemical composition (there are 6 basic chemical classes of minerals - native elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, silicates, phosphates)
STEAM NIGHT
STEAM (Science, Technology, Arts, Math and Music) is an annual event held in January at Anthem School. DMRMC members educate the students and their families on various rocks and minerals. A black-out tent is also used to show Fluorescents!
Anthem STEAM Night 2020
Thank you to our DMRMC Members for all their hard work educating the Anthem children about Geology.
STEM Night at Cavecreek
Thanks to our Education Committee for another great evening teaching local Elementary students about Geology. Lots of “Hands On Learning!”
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT ROCKS AND MINERALS! ROCKHOUNDING IS FUN!
Membership Forms can be found here.
The following pictures taken by our members: Tiffany Poetsch, Dave Haneline, Ed Winbourne, Stan & Susan Celestian and
Nancy Gallagher
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Thank you Bill Freese for sharing these pictures!
FIELD TRIP TO DIAMOND POINT!
Almost 40+ attended with the MSA!
SEPTEMBER 2021
Pictures Bill Freese
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Our annual show is always held in March.
Many people come to Anthem to see our Show which consists of about 55 vendors!
Thank you to Bill Freese and Tiffany Poetsch for contributing the following photos.
Anthem Civic Building
3701 W. Anthem Way
Anthem, AZ 85086
1st Tuesday of each Month (No meetings July and August)
4;30-6:30 p.m
PLEASE BRING THE FOLLOWING MATERIALS
20-24 gauge wire and a rock/cabochon to wrap.
18- 26 gauge wire is now also required
Tools for jewelry making. Such as Round Nose Pliers, flush wire cutter, beads, little clamps, masking tape.
E6000 jewelry glue
Supplies are available if needed.
Hope to see you there!
Free but donations are appreciated.
Updates are often found on our Facebook page from our teacher.
Our Rock Club Members with their beautiful pendants they made in class.
Jennifer Gecho teaching our Wire Wrapping Class.
Our Members accomplishments.
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Stan Celestian
Stan also has shared several of his Flickr collections. Please click on the links below to view
Earth’s Internal Structure. Source: Dr. Chris Rowan of Kent State University 2016
Doug Duffy (a member of our club) taught SilverSmithing to a few of our members at another location located in Phoenix. Our members were very proud of their finished pieces. Thank You Doug for sharing your knowledge!
Beautiful pendants and rings designed by our members. Our members went to Doug's location a few sessions to learn how to make these fabulous creations. Well done!
Our proud members!
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
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Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
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DMRMC proudly awarded Jack Kollings of Boulder Creek High School of Anthem, AZ a $1,000.00 scholarship. Jack plans on a pre-med major at ASU in the Fall. Congratulations Jack!
L-R Cynthia Buckner, Jack Kollings, and DMRMC President Ed Winbourne
On May 16, 2017 Daisy Mountain Rock and Mineral Club was proud to award Jacqueline Shea a $1,000.00 scholarship. She will continue her education at ASU in Sustainability. She was thrilled to receive the scholarship from our President Ed Winbourne.
Left to right: Cynthia Buckner member of DMRMC; Jacqueline Shea, Boulder Creek Senior; and Ed Winbourne President of DMRMC
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
The Daisy Mountain Gem and Mineral Club is a non-profit (501-3C) Arizona organization offering a $2,000.00 Geosciences scholarship each calendar year to one qualified graduating high school senior attending BCHS, BGHS, SDOHS. The Daisy Mountain Rock and MIneral Club also offers a $2,000.00 Geosciences scholarship each calendar year to one qualified continuing college/university student.
These scholarships are specifically intended to support two students planning to further one’s education in the Geosciences (geology,geophysics, paleontology, hydrology,oceanography, marine science, atmospheric science, planetary science, meteorology, environmental science, and soil science).
Please click on the links below for the Application and Procedures.
Click here to read this informative article: How Outside Scholarships Affect Your Financial Aid Package
Above Article Source: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/grants-and-scholarships/how-outside-scholarships-affect-your-financial-aid-package
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Please be aware: To ATTEND Rock Club Activities and monthly Field Trips you must be a member!
Fellow rockhounds
Participate in our Monthly Field Trips
listen to great Speakers at our monthly meetings
Participate in our Show and Tell of our Field Trip Rock Finds and our Lapidary Workmanship
Participate in our monthly raffle
And join us for our annual Christmas Party and summer picnic.
Our Member Raffle winners from our January Rock Club Meeting!
Daisy Mountain Rock & Mineral Club
Our meetings are fun, interactive and educational. A place to gather to hear from geologists, college professors and our very own rockhounds who have stories and treasures to share.
So much is learned at our meetings! Please come! We welcome new visitors who become lifelong friends!
We had a wonderful time at our Christmas Party!
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
Club Mailing address: DMRMC P.O. Box 74215 Phoenix, AZ 85087
Email: DMRMClub@gmail.com
