- JANUARY 2012 -
It's that time of year again! The time to see who's been out there digging, scratching, sifting, panning or hard rock digging for new specimens.
The following rules apply
1. Entries MUST BE SELF-COLLECTED.
2. Entries must have been COLLECTED DURING THE CALENDAR YEAR 2011
3. YOU MAY SUBMIT TWO ENTRIES PER CATEGORY.
4. CVMC DISCOURAGES THE ENTRY OF ANY MATERIAL COLLECTED AT UN-AUTHORIZED OR CLOSED SITES. One purpose of the Club is to promote and encourage good collecting habits, which includes going only to permitted or open sites. Therefore, no entries will be allowed from closed sites.
5. Judging is purely subjective and will be done by all members attending the January meeting. The entry with the most votes will win and there will be only one winner per category.
6. The winner of each of the categories will then be put into a separate category entitled "BEST SELF-COLLECTED SPECIMEN" for the 2011 collecting season. The entries to this category will then be judged again, and a BEST will be selected.
7. Winners of each of the above categories will receive a blue ribbon.
8. The Winner of BEST SELF-COLLECTED SPECIMEN will have his/her name engraved on a plaque commemorating the winner. The winner will keep the plaque for one year.
9. Entries are NOT limited to only those locations on the CVMC field trip list as was published for 2011. If you collect somewhere else, you may enter that item, AS LONG AS THE ENTRY ADHERES TO RULES "1." AND "2."
10. When submitting an entry, clearly label the specimen on a 3 x 5 card with Category on top, Specimen Name, Location, and Date Collected below, AND ON THE BACK YOUR NAME
Brag Night Categories:
1. Children's Category (Ages 0-13)
2. Juniors (Ages 14-18)
3. Fossil
4. Faceted stone (self made)
5. Lapidary item (self made)
6. Jewelry item (self made)
7. Ugliest Specimen
8. Specimen from
9. Specimen from
10. Specimen from
11. Specimen from
12. Specimen from
13. Specimen from
14. Specimen from
15. Specimen collected anywhere else in the
16. Specimen collected outside the
17. Micromount specimen
18. Senior Citizen (65 or older) Category. This is the only category in which a specimen can be entered that was collected anytime in the senior citizen's collecting career.
19. Specimen collected on CVMC field trip.
“Good luck to everyone and have fun!"