St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society  ♦   Washington University  ♦  Saint Louis, Missouri
Meetings:  7:30 pm   ♦  First Fridays of each month   ♦  September through May

Mineral Photos

Selenite 
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A roadcut in Arkansas. 
Learn about and collect minerals. 
One miner's trash is a rockhound's treasure. 
St. Louis is a great base camp for rockhounds. 
Stibnite 
Falling Springs Quarry, in nearby Dupo, Illinois. 
Cephalapod Fossil, Washinton University Museum 
Pyrite Dollars, found only in Randolph County, Illinois 
Amathyst 

Annual Show

The St. Louis Mineral & Gem Society hosts an annual show in November. We have exhibits by members, institutions and prominent collectors. Demonstrators teach about various facets of the hobby. Dealers from several states sell mineral specimens, fossils, lapidary and jewelry making supplies, finished jewelry, books about the hobby, hobby equipment, and other items.

A popular feature of the show is our Children's Booth. Kids 13 years old or under may select rock, mineral, or fossil materials and assemble a collection in an egg carton. In two decades of shows, we have given away over 13,000 of these "Rock Collection Starter Kits".

The 59th Annual St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society Show will be held at the White-Rodgers Community Center in Affton on November 18-20, 2016. Come join the fun and get your Christmas shopping out of the way!

Email our Show Coordinator for more information.



2016 show flier.pdf

Public Announcements

Wash U Parking Changes - Monday, August 29, 2016

Be careful where you park for our meetings or you WILL get a TICKET!  

Special permits are ALWAYS required to park in the RED ZONE.  Please do not park in a space with a RED sign.  There should be plenty of spaces with YELLOW signs; we are allowed to use these spaces during our meetings.

Save your money for rockhounding (field trips, shows, auctions, etc.); don't waste it on parking tickets!  Don't park in spaces with RED signs.

 
Member's Book Sale - Friday, March 4, 2016

A couple of our long-time members are selling part of their extensive collection of rock-related books.  Please take a look at the attached list & send an email to BookSale@StLRockClub.com to tell Alice what you're interested in.

Rock books for Sale.pdf

 
Rock Tumbling Presentation - Thursday, February 5, 2015
Our club president, Deb Stahl, gave a presentation on rock tumbling at a recent meeting. Her pictures (gorgeous!!) & notes are here:
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=E1E1298875C63D9D!67984&authkey=!AIEixkyzALsv_ok&ithint=file%2cpptx
Caution: it's big, so give it time to download.
 
Membership Renewals Due - Thursday, January 1, 2015
Dues were due January 1st.  A membership form can be downloaded from the About Us page in the Public Information section.  (The form is dated 2013, but it is still valid.) 
Rock Lore Added to Web Site - Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Rock Lore page has been added to the Members Only section of this web site.  Members can download any 2013 issues, including the May issue that was sent out today. 

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