Category
Clubs
Rock, gem, and mineral societies with a first-party meeting page.
44 listings
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ClubAlbuquerque Gem & Mineral Club
Albuquerque
An Albuquerque, New Mexico rock, mineral and lapidary club (Albuquerque Gem & Mineral Club / AGMC), founded in 1944, with a members' lapidary studio for cutting cabochons. The 501(c)(3) non-profit says its purpose is the exchange of information and furtherance of knowledge of mineralogy, fossils, geology and lapidary. To use the studio, members finish an online lapidary course and then book sessions on the club's lapidary calendar, and a volunteer steward must be on site (the club lists five active stewards). Dues are $30 a year for two adults and all minor children in the home ($15 after June 30). General meetings are at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of most months (third Thursday in November, none in December), and visitors are welcome. It runs the annual Treasures of the Earth show at Expo New Mexico and is a member of the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
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ClubApache Junction Rock and Gem Club
Apache Junction
Apache Junction, AZ gem and lapidary club since 1966 with its own member lapidary shop on W. Superstition Blvd. Dues from $60; meets 2nd Thursdays, Sept–May.
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ClubAustin Gem & Mineral Society
Austin
Nonprofit Austin gem, mineral, and lapidary club founded in 1950, with a Burnet Lane clubhouse, SIGs, and the annual Gem Capers show.
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ClubBozeman Gem and Mineral Club
Bozeman
Bozeman, Montana gem, mineral and lapidary membership club organized in 1939 and billed as the oldest rock club in Montana, with a club-owned lapidary workshop building on Glider Lane in Belgrade, third-Tuesday 7 p.m. meetings at the Belgrade Senior Center, published 2026 dues ($20 adult / $30 family a year), a dated 2026 meeting and field-trip calendar, two club quartz claims, and an annual spring show at the Gallatin County Fairgrounds.
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ClubCapital Mineral Club
Canterbury
A nonprofit (501(c)(3)) mineral and geology club for central New Hampshire that meets the second Saturday of each month from September through June at the NH Sno-Shakers Clubhouse in Canterbury. Adult dues are $10 a year (juniors free with an adult member). It runs a Future Rockhounds of America youth group for ages 9–15, gives college field-camp grants and scholarships, publishes a monthly newsletter and holds an annual show at the Everett Arena in Concord.
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ClubCentral Dakota Gem & Mineral Society
Bismarck
A Bismarck, North Dakota gem, mineral and lapidary society (Central Dakota Gem & Mineral Society / CDG&MS) founded in 1966 with its own website. It meets on the first Sunday of most months at 2:00 p.m. in Room A of the Bismarck Public Library, welcomes visitors, runs field trips and show-and-tell, and held its 52nd Annual Gem & Mineral Show on October 24–25, 2026 at the Bismarck Eagles. Affiliated with RMFMS and AFMS.
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ClubCentral Florida Mineral & Gem Society
Orlando
A nonprofit mineral, gem and lapidary club in Orlando, Florida (Central Florida Mineral & Gem Society), founded in 1961. It runs a member workshop with cabbing equipment, tools and faceting machines at 6100 S. Orange Avenue suite 190A, offers self-paced cabochon and jewelry classes, and meets on the second Monday of the month at the Pine Castle Woman's Club. Single membership is $20/year per the 2026 membership application; workshop/class time is $6/hour for members. The club’s next meeting on the check date was its 65th-anniversary celebration on November 9, 2026.
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ClubCentral Michigan Lapidary and Mineral Society
Okemos
Okemos / Greater Lansing, Michigan nonprofit lapidary and mineral society organized in May 1957, with published dues ($10 adult / $15 family / $2 student), third-Thursday 7 p.m. meetings at the Okemos Masonic Center, Midwest Federation affiliation, and a dated October 16–18, 2026 60th annual show in Mason.
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ClubChicago Rocks and Minerals Society
Chicago
Nonprofit Chicagoland gem, mineral, and lapidary club meeting 2nd Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. in Skokie (except July/August), with published membership dues and award-winning newsletter.
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ClubChugach Gem & Mineral Society
Anchorage
Anchorage’s mineral, fossil and lapidary club, also called CGMS, holds in-person business meetings on the second Thursday of January through November at 6:30 p.m. and potluck meetings on the fourth Thursday of January through October at 6:30 p.m., at First United Methodist Church, 725 West 9th, Anchorage, AK 99501. A December Christmas potluck is listed for the second Thursday at 6:30 p.m. The official Membership page prints Individual Yearly dues of $20, Family Yearly dues of $25, Individual Lifetime dues of $200, and Family Lifetime dues of $250. The club’s mission includes collecting, cutting, polishing and exhibiting gems, minerals, fossils and lapidary arts, and members may participate in workshops to learn rock-cutting skills.
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Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society
Colorado Springs
A Colorado Springs, Colorado rock, mineral and lapidary club (Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society / CSMS), founded in 1936, with its own website. Its stated goals include promoting earth-science knowledge “especially as they relate to mineralogy, lapidary, and fossils” and encouraging the “fashioning of minerals.” General meetings are at 7 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Colorado Springs Christian School. It runs Lapidary and Faceting satellite groups (by appointment), plus Jewelry, Crystal Study, Fossil, Micromount and Pebble Pups groups. Dues are $30 individual, $40 family, $15 junior and $100 corporate. It sponsors the annual Pikes Peak Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show and is a member of RMFMS and AFMS.
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ClubColumbia Gem & Mineral Society
Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina gem, mineral and lapidary club, a 501(c)(3) and member of the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies. It meets on the third Monday of each month at Hope Church, with a speaker or interactive program, and runs field trips around the Southeast, a lapidary workshop and an annual Gem and Mineral Show (Nov 20–22, 2026). Dues are $30 for a family and $25 for an individual, with a monthly newsletter, the Rocky Trails.
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ClubDallas Gem and Mineral Society
Dallas
Nonprofit Dallas gem, mineral, and lapidary club with Plano Road workshop and meeting space, third-Tuesday general meetings, and published calendar-year dues.
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ClubDelaware Mineralogical Society
Wilmington
Wilmington, Delaware non-profit club, incorporated in 1960, "dedicated to the promotion and education of mineralogy, paleontology and the lapidary arts." Its free public meetings are held on the second Monday of the month (September–November and January–May) at the Delaware Museum of Nature & Science. Membership is $20 for adults, $25 for families and $10 for college students. The 63rd annual DMS Gem, Mineral & Fossil Show runs March 6–7, 2027.
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ClubDes Moines Lapidary Society
Des Moines
Des Moines, Iowa nonprofit lapidary membership society formed in 1955 that owns its clubhouse and workshop at 2608 24th St., with published dues ($25 individual / $35 household), first-Saturday meetings September–May, member workshop hours, and a dated October 17–18, 2026 show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Elwell Family Food Center.
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Everett Rock and Gem Club
Everett
An Everett, Washington rock, gem, mineral and lapidary club (Everett Rock and Gem Club / ERGC) with its own website. Its constitution names the practice of lapidary art and jewelry making among its objectives. General meetings are at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month, January–November, at the Carl Gipson Center, with speakers, show-and-tell, a rock sale and juniors activities. Dues are $20 individual, $40 couple and $10 junior. Its club class list includes cabbing, sphere making and inlay, and its 2026 annual show was May 2–3 at the Evergreen State Fairgrounds in Monroe. Affiliated with AFMS and NFMS.
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ClubGem & Mineral Society of Louisiana
New Orleans
A New Orleans gem, mineral and lapidary club founded in 1960 (Gem & Mineral Society of Louisiana, Inc.). It holds free public meetings on the second Monday of each month (except July and December) at 7:30 p.m. in Room 1000 of the University of New Orleans Geology/Psychology Building, runs small cabochon-cutting ($30 materials and tools, eight people per course) and lost-wax workshops, organizes field trips and a Pebble Pups youth program, and puts on an annual gem and mineral show, the 54th held October 2–4, 2026 at the Alario Center in Westwego.
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ClubGem & Mineral Society of Syracuse
Liverpool
Central New York gem, mineral, fossil and lapidary club with a Liverpool clubhouse, published annual dues ($15 adult / $10 junior / $20 family), third-Monday meetings, a members-only lapidary lab (Marie Cole Skill Center) and the GemWorld show.
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ClubGeorgia Mineral Society
Norcross
Norcross, Georgia gem, mineral and lapidary club founded in 1935, with its own clubhouse, published dues ($15 student / $25 individual or family / $45 with printed newsletter), first-Monday 7:30 p.m. meetings, a members-only lapidary workshop ($3/hour), and a free Mother's Day weekend show.
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ClubHouston Gem & Mineral Society
Houston
Nonprofit Houston earth-science and lapidary club with a Brooklet Drive clubhouse, section meetings, and an annual gem, mineral, jewelry & fossil show.
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ClubHuntsville Gem and Mineral Society
Huntsville
Huntsville, Alabama nonprofit gem, mineral and lapidary membership society organized in 1958, with a member lapidary shop (Highland Park slab saws and ten diamond arbors) at its Education Center on Bailey Cove Rd SE, published dues ($20 individual / $25 family a year), fourth-Tuesday meetings, free member lapidary certification training, and a dated October 9–11, 2026 annual show at the Jaycee Community Building ($5 adults).
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ClubKanawha Rock & Gem Club
South Charleston
A rock, gem, mineral, lapidary and jewelry club based in South Charleston, West Virginia (Kanawha Rock & Gem Club, Inc.), whose purpose includes the study and practice of lapidary and sharing knowledge of rocks, minerals, fossils and related arts. It is a member of the American, Eastern and Southeast Federations of Mineralogical Societies. General meetings run 2–5 p.m. on the fourth Sunday of most months at Christ Church Annex, 327 4th Ave, and visitors are welcome. Yearly dues are $30 per adult (children 17 and under free with a responsible adult). The club runs member cabochon and jewelry workshops and a yearly Jewelry, Gems, Mineral & Fossil Show & Sale with lapidary demonstrations.
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ClubKYANA Geological Society
Louisville
A nonprofit educational fossil, mineral, rockhounding and lapidary club for Kentucky and Southern Indiana, founded in the early 1960s and incorporated in Kentucky in 1966. It meets the third Tuesday of each month at the Louisville Nature Center (6:30 p.m. social time and swap, 7 p.m. meeting), with yearly dues of $10 (student), $15 (single) or $20 (family). It runs field trips and monthly programs that include the lapidary arts, and its 2026 annual Mineral, Gem & Fossil Show is November 20–22 at Camp Crestwood in Crestwood, Kentucky, with free admission and parking.
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ClubMaine Mineralogical & Geological Club
Portland
A Portland, Maine gem, mineral and lapidary club (Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society / Club) with its own website. It holds family-oriented public meetings on the third Saturday of each month from September to May at 6:30 p.m. in Payson Smith Hall on the University of Southern Maine campus, runs a youth program and field trips, and puts on an annual gem, mineral and jewelry show (the 42nd set for April 17–18, 2027 at Brick South, Thompsons Point, Portland).
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ClubMeriden Mineral Club (Lapidary and Mineral Society of Central Connecticut)
Meriden
Central Connecticut 501(c)(3) gem and mineral club, in continuous operation since 1971, with a members-only lapidary center in Bristol (trim saws, cabochon shaping and polishing, geode sawing, flex-shaft carving after basic safety training), public monthly meetings in Meriden, field trips, the Chip n Pick newsletter, an annual March show and yearly dues of $15 individual or $20 household.
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Michiana Gem & Mineral Society
South Bend
A not-for-profit rock, gem and lapidary club in South Bend, Indiana (Michiana Gem & Mineral Society, Inc.), whose stated purpose is to promote the study and enjoyment of the earth sciences and the lapidary arts and to share lapidary knowledge and techniques. It is affiliated with the Midwest and American Federations of Mineralogical Societies. General meetings are usually held at 2 p.m. Eastern on the fourth Sunday of the month in the basement of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 805 S. 29th St., and guests are always welcome. Annual dues are $10 for an individual and $20 for a family. The club publishes a monthly newsletter, The Rockfinder, and runs a yearly Rock, Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show with lapidary demonstrations, usually the third weekend of August at the St. Joseph County 4-H Fairgrounds.
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ClubMinnesota Mineral Club
St. Paul
Minnesota Mineral Club: Twin Cities rock, mineral and lapidary club meeting Sept–May at St. Paul's Wilder Center. Dues and 2026 State Fairgrounds show details.
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ClubMississippi Gem and Mineral Society
Florence
Florence, Mississippi gem, mineral and lapidary membership club chartered in 1958 as a nonprofit educational society, with its own MGMS Lapidary School building at 176 Tazan Avenue where members train and certify on lapidary and silver-room equipment, 2:30 p.m. program meetings on the fourth Saturday (except February, November and December), Saturday member shop hours of 9 a.m.–2 p.m., published dues ($35 family / $20 adult / $5 junior / $5 adult student a year), an Earth Science classroom grant program, and an annual late-February gem show in Jackson (2026 show February 28–March 1).
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ClubNassau Mineral Club
Glen Cove
A Long Island rock, mineral and lapidary club that meets for open workshops every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the lower level of Garvies Point Museum, 50 Barry Drive, Glen Cove, New York. Its home and workshop pages describe a fully equipped shop for cutting and polishing slabs and cabochons, faceting, casting, enameling and related crafts. The 2026 membership application lists $100 annual dues for new members and $25 for renewals (prior-year members only); the Membership page states dues are $100 as of April 1, 2026. Membership is open to anyone 16 or older, and 2026 applications were being accepted on the check date.
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ClubNebraska Mineral and Gem Club
Omaha
Omaha rock and gem club with a members' lapidary shop open Tue and Thu evenings, classes in cabochons, faceting, silversmithing and wire wrapping, and $25 yearly dues.
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ClubNorthwest Arkansas Gem and Mineral Society
Siloam Springs
An educational gem, mineral, fossil and lapidary club for all ages based in its own clubhouse in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Its public monthly meetings are on the fourth Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. with speakers on gems, minerals, earth science, fossils, lapidary work and jewelry, and members can use a fully equipped club workshop and join field trips. Upcoming dates on the check date were the October 27, 2026 general meeting, a November 17 meeting (third Tuesday, with officer elections) and a December 15 Christmas party. Its Spring Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show is April 17–18, 2027 at the NWA Armed Forces Reserve Center in Bentonville, with a $5 entry donation.
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ClubOregon Agate & Mineral Society
Portland
Portland, Oregon rock, mineral and lapidary club that says it began in January 1933 and was "the first lapidary club in the US." It meets on the 1st and 3rd Friday of each month (except July and December), with doors at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting at 7:00 p.m. Dues are $20 family, $18 couples and $12 singles, and members get lapidary and rock-cutting classes, field trips, two members-only auctions and a junior program.
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ClubReno Gem and Mineral Society
Sparks
Sparks/Reno nonprofit gem & mineral club with published 2026 adult dues ($35), first-Wednesday Baldini’s meetings, field trips, classes, and Jackpot of Gems show.
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ClubRichmond Gem and Mineral Society
Mechanicsville
A Richmond-area mineral, fossil and lapidary club, also called RGMS, that meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m., with social time beginning around 7:00 p.m., at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 8100 Shady Grove Road, Mechanicsville, VA 23111. The official Membership page prints annual dues of $12 for an Individual (age 18 and over), $18 for a Family, $5 for a Junior (age 14–17) and $3 for a Mini-Miner, with fees adjusted to half if you join after July 1. Formed in 1956, the society’s mission includes geology, mineralogy, paleontology, archeology, gemology and the lapidary arts, and members may use a club lapidary workshop in Rockville, Virginia, after an orientation.
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ClubRock & Mineral Society of Hawai'i
Honolulu
Honolulu’s mineral and lapidary club, also called Hui Pōhaku Ō Hawai‘i, meets in person on the fourth Wednesday of each month from 6:15 to 8:00 p.m. in the Arts & Crafts Building at Makiki District Park, 1527 Keeaumoku St. The official site listed the next meeting as Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 6:15 p.m. A membership form uploaded in September 2026 prints $20 Single and $30 Family (2 or more) dues, with renewals requested before January 31. Membership includes access to the club’s lapidary shop in the same park building.
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Sacramento Mineral Society
Sacramento
A Sacramento, California rock, mineral and lapidary club (Sacramento Mineral Society / SMS), organized in 1936, with its own clubhouse and fully stocked lapidary shop. The 501(c)(3) non-profit says it is dedicated to increasing interest and knowledge of mineralogy, geologic sciences and lapidary arts. The shop at 5467 Ballantine Street #6 is typically open Tuesdays 6–9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays 12–5 p.m. (call 916-662-5819 first). Shop use is $2.00 an hour, and new members must take a $20 Beginning Lapidary (cab) class before using the shop on their own. Single adult dues are $35 a year. Monthly educational meetings at 7 p.m. are open to the public. It runs the annual Sacramento Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show and is a member of CFMS and AFMS.
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ClubSan Diego Mineral & Gem Society
San Diego
Balboa Park (Spanish Village) gem & mineral club with published annual dues ($30 adult by check / $32 PayPal), members-only lapidary workshops at low per-session fees, and the free Gem Diego show.
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ClubSouthern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society
Las Vegas
A nonprofit rockhound and lapidary club in Las Vegas, Nevada (Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society), with roots going back to the Prospector's Club era and a 2003 merger that formed today's society. It promotes earth sciences, mineralogy, gemology and the lapidary arts, runs a fully equipped Lapidary and Education Center with slab/trim/water saws and cabochon machines, and welcomes visitors to monthly meetings. Single membership is $35/year and family membership is $45/year. It is a member of AFMS and the Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
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ClubSt. Louis Mineral & Gem Society
St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri rock, mineral and lapidary club, a non-profit founded in 1951 to promote the earth sciences and lapidary arts. It meets at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of each month from September through May in Scott Rudolph Hall on Washington University's Danforth Campus (next meeting Friday, Nov 6, 2026). Members get field trips, the monthly Rock Lore newsletter and a Pebble Pups program for kids. Yearly dues are $15 for a single adult and $20 for a family. The club's annual show is in November 2026.
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Summit Lapidary Club
Cuyahoga Falls
A members-only lapidary club in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, near Akron (Summit Lapidary Club), with its own clubhouse at 244 Chestnut Blvd where trained members use club slab and trim saws, grinders, polishers and faceting machines. The club began in 1946 as The Falls Gem Club, was reorganized as the Summit Lapidary Club in 1974 and joined the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies in 1982. It says it has more than 100 members. Classes in faceting, wire-wrapped cabochons, metalsmithing and other bench skills are taught by volunteer members and are free to members (some need materials). Monthly meetings are at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday, September through May, at the Polish-American Club in Akron. Membership is by application with a member sponsor, an initiation fee, annual dues and two volunteer shifts a year at the club's Gemboree show, next held April 24–25, 2027.
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ClubTomoka Gem and Mineral Society
Holly Hill
Holly Hill / Volusia County, Florida nonprofit gem, mineral and lapidary society founded in 1964, with published dues ($20 adult / $25 family), first-Thursday 7 p.m. meetings at Sicandi Hall, a Sunday lapidary workshop, Coquina Kids program, and a dated January 17–18, 2026 annual show.
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ClubTopeka Gem and Mineral Society
Topeka
Topeka, Kansas gem, mineral and lapidary membership club with a member lapidary shop in Tecumseh open Tuesday nights 6–10 p.m., fourth-Friday general meetings at First Congregational Church, member-taught lapidary, silversmithing and wire-wrapping classes that are usually free except materials, published dues ($15 individual / $20 couple / $5 junior a year), an AFMS Future Rockhounds of America junior program, and a 2026 annual show on October 10–11 at the Woodshed Event Center in Topeka.
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ClubTucson Gem & Mineral Society
Tucson
Nonprofit Tucson gem, mineral, and lapidary club established in 1946, with a Blacklidge Drive office and the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show®.
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Wasatch Gem Society
Sandy
Sandy/Utah nonprofit gem & mineral club with published annual dues ($15 adult), third-Monday Bicentennial Hall meetings, field trips, and a South Jordan gem show.