may-show

The Georgia Mineral Society's
44^nd Annual
Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil Show
May 11-12-13, 2012
The Cobb County Civic Center
548 So. Marietta Parkway and Fairground St., Marietta, GA

(Parking:FREE)

(Admission:FREE)

SHOW HOURS:
Friday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Saturday: 10 AM to 6 PM
Sunday: Noon to 5 PM

AUCTIONS: Saturday - 1:00 PM

COBB COUNTY CIVIC CENTER,
548 So. Marietta Parkway & Fairground Street, Marietta, GA 30339

Over 30 Dealers
Free Admission and Parking
Door Prizes
Special Door Prize for Students

Contact Information:

Show Chair: Tom Batcha
(678) 407-4224
mayshow@gamineral.org
www.gamineral.org

May Show Report

It is mid March and the show will be here before you know it. Things are beginning to pick in activity. We are completing the various items of paperwork that have to be done for the show. We are talking to advertisers, we drawing floor plans, and starting to receive the final payments from the dealers.

My thanks to all those who have volunteered as one of the chairs for the show. Susan F is our hospitality chair, Anita W is doing the displays chair, John T is the demonstrations chair, and Roxanne L is the dealer dinner chair. I’m still looking for someone to help out with advertising. This position would be best held by someone that has club purchasing power. Let me know if one if you are able to help. The setup takedown chair is also still available.

For all those who would like to help but your not sure how, there are many possibilities. There are sign up sheets for bringing food on the day before the show for the dealer dinner. Another signup for sitting at the hospitality table and greeting people as they first come into the show. This is a great way to meet people if you are a new member. Anita has the sigh up sheet for displays. This is how we can show the public our
favorite fossil, gem, or mineral collection or our lapidary artwork. Don’t forget we need people to sign up for
demonstrations, if you have a lapidary skill or you just like to share your interest in rocks, this is the place to get to do just that. Lastly we will need people to help out with set up and take down. So if you have an interest in any of these topics please contact the chair for that activity and if you aren’t sure who to contact then ask any of the club officers for assistance.

Remember to put the show dates May 6-8 with the set up May 5th on your calendar.

We are looking forward to having a really BIG Show !!!

Thanks,
Tom Batcha
May Show Chair

THE 2011 GMS CLUB SHOW

2011 May Show News

Tom Batcha. May Show Chair
2300 Oakland Chase Court
Lawrenceville, Georgia 30044
Home (678) 407-4224

2010 GMS May Show Pictures:

2003 May Show Postcard in PDF format.... ( 250K )

"MAY SHOW PICTURES"

CONSTRUCTING A CASE LINER
by Jim Haege

A TRIBUTE TO THE "ROCKSMITHS"

James F. Russell, Sr.
(April 16, 1939 - April 25, 2009)
"Russell's Trees & Treasures"

[Photographs by Jay Gorday]

2005 May Show

2004 May Show

2011 May Show Committee Volunteers -

*Position:*	*Name:*	*Phone:*	*Email*
Show Chair:	Tom Batcha	(678) 407-4224	Mayshow@gamineral.org
Dealer Chair:	Laurence Parker	404-213-9727	lamountainman@tds.net
Exhibits:	Anita Westlake	404.761.7849
Demonstrations:	John Trimble	770.425.5075
Hospitality:	Susan Fillak	404-634-6931
Treasurer:
Advertising:
Dealer Dinner:	Roxanne Lopez	678-491-0489
Database:	Mary Porter	770.998.1018
Grab Bags:	Kim Cochran	770-979-8331
Auctions:	Kim Cochran	770.979.8331
Set Up/Take Down	Dylan Porter	770-317-1893

Identification, Location Source, (Lapidary/Artist), Owner/Collector, Photo Source

1. Tugtupite, Greenland, Jim Addison, Julian Gray
2. Dry Head Agate, Wyoming, Kim Cochran, *
3. Moldavite, Moldau River Valley Czechoslovakia, Perry Curl, *
4. Iron Pyrite, China, Anita Westlake, *
5. Amethyst, Brazil, Jay Gorday, *
6. Sulphur, Steamboat Springs NV, Anita Westlake, *
7. Ammonite, Morocco, Anita Westlake, *
8. Poppy Jasper Freeform Cabochon, unknown, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
9. Dichroic Fused Glass Earrings, (Perry Curl),Perry Curl, *
10. Labradorite, Madagascar, Anita Westlake, *
11. Malachite, Zaire, Jay Gorday, *
12. Dendritic Agate Cabochon, unknown, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
13. Gold Filled Wire Pendant with Dichroic Fused Glass, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
14. 3.8 c. Citrine, Trillium Triangle Cut, unknown, (Jay Gorday), Jay Gorday, *
15. Sterling Silver Clasp Bracelet with Dichroic Fused Glass Cabochon, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
16. Mexican Picture Jasper Cabochon, Sierra Madre, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
17. Picture Jasper, Oregon, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
18. Lapis Cabochon in Sterling Silver Prong Pendant, unknown, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
19. Amber, unknown, Sue Gorday, *
20. Fused Glass, (Anita Westlake), Anita Westlake, *
21. Barite, Emerson GA, John Costello, Julian Gray
22. 4.6 c. Victoria Stone, Synthetic, Super Pear 96 cut, (Jay Gorday), Jay Gorday, *
23. 15.7 c. Amethyst, SRB cut, unknown, (Jay Gorday), Jay Gorday, *
24. Opal in 14 k gold ring, Opal source unknown, (John Iacullo), John Iacullo, *
25. Rainforest Jasper Cabochon, Australia, (Anita Westlake), Anita Westlake, *
26. Copper Mineral Heart Shaped Cabochon. unknown, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
27. Sterling Silver Ring with a Chrysocolla Cabochon, unknown, (Perry Curl). Perry Curl, *
28. 4.9 c. Rutilated Quartz, Square Cut, unknown, (Jay Gorday), Jay Gorday, *
29. Amber, unknown, Sue Gorday, *
30. Carved Bear, unknown, Carl Ziglin, *
31. 8.5 c. Citrine, Lazy Oval Cut, unknown, (Jay Gorday), Jay Gorday, *
32. Gold Filled Wire Pendant with a Red Agate Cabochon, unknown, (Perry Curl). Perry Curl, *
33. Brecciated Jasper, India, Anita Westlake, *
34. Nantan Meteorite, China 1516, Perry Curl, *
35. Fused Glass, (Anita Westlake), Anita Westlake. *
36. Petrified Wood, unknown, Perry Curl, *
37. Baltic Amber Necklace, Baltic Sea, GMS, *
38. Petrified Wood, unknown, Perry Curl, *
39. Ocean Jasper Cabochon, Madagascar, (Perry Curl), Perry Curl, *
40. Petrified Wood, unknown, Perry Curl, *
41. Carved Lapis Lazuli, Afghanistan, Anita Westlake, *
42. Pyromorphite, Guanxi China, Julian Gray, Julian Gray
43. Crazy Lace Agate Cabochon, Mexico, (Anita Westlake), Anita Westlake, *
44. Trilobite, Morocco, Kim Cochran, *
45. Malachite Pyramid, Zaire, Sue Gorday, *
46. Diotase, Zaire, Dave Babulski, Dave Babulski

* Photos by Clayton CameraCraft

F.Y.I.

The show in May is the only fund raising event in which GMS participates. We spend more money on publishing the "Tips and Trips" than is collected from membership fees. We donate money each year to a scholarship fund for junior high schools. We eventually hope to have the money to purchase a building for our meetings and to use as a workshop. GMS has lapidary equipment that is in storage because we have no place to set up and teach classes. When we ask for help at the shows, even if only to come and participate in the auctions, it will only benefit the club, not some imaginary clique. Please do not be offended by this article, please be active in GMS.

Joan White Waggener

**The Gem, Mineral, Jewelry, and Fossil**
**Mother's Day Weekend Show**
**Sponsored by The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. A Not-For-Profit Educational Organization.**
**Objective and Purpose: to Educate the Youth of the State & the Members of this Society in the Field of Earth Sciences**
**Join the Georgia Mineral Society**
30+ Dealers Club Hospitality table Educational exhibits on Faceting	MINERAL AND FOSSIL SPECIMEN AUCTION ! HOURLY ADULT AND JUNIOR DOOR PRIZES ! SPECIAL DRAWING FOR A JUNIOR & THEIR SCHOOL ! $1.00 GRAB BAGS !	Micromount Demonstrations Lapidary Demonstrations Club display cases and exhibits

**Come and enjoy the wonder of Gems, Minerals, Fossils, and Jewelry.**
**With over 30 dealers from across the US, you will find merchandise in all price ranges.**
Jewelry Emeralds, Rubies, Amethysts, Topaz, Sapphires, Garnets, Aquamarines, Lapis, and many more. There will be loose stones and ready-to-wear jewelry. Rings, Necklaces (including the new "Y's"), Bracelets, Pendants, Belt Buckles, Bola Ties, Pins, and many one-of-a kind items. Professional jewelers can mount your loose gemstones, often while you wait. Many custom jewelry creations can be sized or fitted to your special needs and wishes. Mineral Specimens Beautiful mineral specimens from the United States and around the World; wonderful specimens in every shape, color, and size imaginable for the beginner to the serious collector. Fossils Where else can you find so many Dealers with Fossil: Dinosaur Bones; Trilobites; Fish; Petrified Wood and so much more. Auctions Saturday at 2:00 PM Bid on a huge assortment of jewelry, minerals, fossils, gemstones, "Mystery Boxes", agate slabs and more. We even have bidding just for the kids! Count on some surprises. Remember We are a Non-Profit Organization! Special Events & Demonstrations Watch while we demonstrate Wire Wrapped Jewelry - Bead Stringing - Faceting - Mineral Identification - Fossil Cleaning - Gem Trees Making - and Talc Carving. Displays Cases by Georgia Mineral Society Members. You pick the winner contest! Our Members will have display cases showing their collections of minerals, fossils, carvings and more. These are not only educational, but great to look at.

(Directions)

Exit I-75 (#263 West) and turn west onto Marietta Pkwy|SR 120 Loop for just over 2 miles
turn left onto S Fairground St. and then right into the Cobb Civic Center's parking lot.