Judging & Rules

1. J & R Delegates
2. Amendments to the Competitor & Judging Manual
3. Judging Sheets
4. Competition Winners – Results Received by AFLACA

1. J & R Delegates

Australia Facetors’ Guild (AFG)
Nelson Robertson – Tel: 02 43 85 4495
Alternate Delegate for AFG Paul Sabolta 0415 211478.

Gem and Lapidary Council of New South Wales Inc (G&LCNSW)
Barbara Try – Tel: 02 4393 6168
Alternate J & R Delegate for NSW
Arthur Roffey – Tel: 02 4572 5812

Gem and Mineral Clubs Association of South Australia (GMCASA)
Brian Bartholomaeus – Tel: 08 8381 3794.
(Brian is also the AFLACA Chairman of J & R Committee)

Lapidary Association of Western Australia Incorporated (LAWA)
Jim Doohan – Tel: 08 9534 6157

Queensland Gem Clubs Association Incorporated (QGCA)
W. Stratford – Tel: 07 4129 2218

Queensland Lapidary and Allied Craft Clubs Association Incorporated (QLACCA)
Graham McLean Tel: 07 3288 9883

Tasmania Lapidary and Mineral Association Incorporated (TLMA)
Val Homes – Tel: 03 6340 1401
Alternate Delegate for Tasmania
Pam Carter – Tel: 03 6394 4482.

Victoria Gem Clubs Association (VGCA)
Peter Day – Tel: 03 9878 4558 peter.day@victoriangemclubs.asn.au
Alternate J & R Delegate for VGCA
Bill Gordon

2. Amendments to the Competitor & Judging Manual

Changes to J & R Manual 7 – (Added here 18 May 2012).

page 22 D4.1 of the J & R manual no 7 the addition words required after the words “ not machine faceted in any way “ are “ or the use of any device ,or attachment which allows the competitor to cut a better stone than purely by hand, or with the traditional dop stick. Then continue with “stone may etc.

Page 10 sectionB7.3 b Addition to be added after the [word] committee & before the word AFLACA

. If the competitor has submitted an entry or entries that are received by mail, & then returned by mail, the competitor will have 14 days to lodge such an appeal.

. Metal clay group & judging sheets.

Metal Clay be added to the competitions as section no [ TO BE IDENTIFIED PRIOR TO THE J & R MANUAL 8 ] & that the Judging sheets for this section be a mirror from page 72, 73, 74, & 75 of the manual no 7. To be included in the new manual no 8, & can be used prior to the new manual by using the above judging sheets if listed as SPECIAL CONDITIONS.

. Faceting. Group 11. Page 53, D11.7.4.an extra word to be added to this. The wording to read [ a fancy cut is any cut lacking one or more of the features: [Table, Crown, Girdle, Pavilion or Meets]

Update of Mineral Variety. Page 109 H4.4 b – Remove from the list as these names are now obsolete (Reference “Glossary of Obsolete Minerals”).

Chalcotrichite, Chiastolite, Chloanthite, Cleavelandite, Crocidolite, Hexagonite, Hyalite, Jeffersonite, Knipovichite, Mboziite, Penninite, Phengite, Salite, Thurungite.

The prefixes:- Fero, Fluor, Hydroxy, Magnesio and Mangano are now obsolete in relation to and must not be used with minerals in the following group - Apatite, Alum, Apophyllite, Axinite, Columbite and Polybasite. (Reference “Glossary of Mineral Species 2008”)

Commercial Beads 2011

Commercial Beads Ruling 2011

This ruling was accepted and passed at the AFLACA J & R meeting on 23 April 2011 and was to become effective immediately – therefore Competition Committees can use this ruling now as long as it is written as a Special Condition.

Amendments 2009

Amendments to Competitor Manual April 2009

Opal Ruling 2008

The ruling below was approved at the J & R Meeting at Murray Bridge 2008

“All opal sections be craftsmanship – Commencing GEMBOREE 2010″