Topic Schedule for Meeting Presentations

Happy New Year!🎉 These meetings will continue both on-line through zoom and in person simultaneously for the first meeting of the month.

As you join us in person at the Forest Grove Senior Center, wearing a mask is now optional and not required. If you are vulnerable or immune compromised you may still choose to wear one. If you would like to join us on line and are not currently a member please send a notice through the contact so we can send you the link through email.

Below is our presentation topic schedule but, check out our web calendar for new and updated member activities, field trips and events.

Date
2023		SpeakerTopic / Other club business. All meetings at Forest Grove Senior Center unless specified
Feb 9Cindy YablokRemarkable things about Obsidian and in brief about cutting and polishing (including fire obsidian).
Feb 26Junior Program at Multi Purpose rm. Brookwood Library Hillsboro 2-3pm subject is minerals, Any one is welcome please See Below
Feb 23Social Meeting, show prep crafting

📣 Announcing our Juniors program. Meeting at multi purpose room in Brookwood Library, Sun. Feb 26, 2-3pm., for Kids 5 and up. Parents are required to attend with kids. Members need to RSVP. After that, if space available it can be open to non members.

📣 Looking forward to our fun and exciting Rock, minerals, fossils show! More info here https://tvgc.org/annual-rock-show-events/

Happy New Year! Obsidian – rock of the month

As we start the New Year we look forward to progress, meeting new people, sharing new ideas and rock sharing.

Obsidian is a fun theme if your looking for something to bring for our sharing time / show & tell. Naturally we have a lot of it in this state and other than just beautiful black it gained alot of variation to it as it cooled rapidly from Rhyolitic Lava. It is a rock that did not have time to form crystals (so really did not have time to become a rock but just glass). It also has very low water content in it’s make up, which affects it over millions of years. It has had such a major impact to early humans so it is very historically significant.

Well I think the variations are just amazing and it’s also fascinating to think that we are the only place and state that fire obsidian has been found. Below is a photo of my show and tell a new find of obsidian from Mexico called Starry Night Obsidian, purchased at the Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show last year. (so keep checking on those shows for new finds).