The Rolling Stones Gem and MIneral Society Silver City New Mexico: Field Trip Fun

Collecting on field trip to Turkey Creek. Handle that specimen with care!

Who are we?

The purpose of the Society is to exchange information & further members knowledge of mineralogy, gem cutting, and geology, and to stimulate interest in the development of these studies.

The purpose of this site is to share information with our members, promote our club to new members, and to provide information about our activities to the public, in particular our annual Gem and Mineral show.

Our meetings

We meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month in Silver City, New Mexico at the Silver City Senior Citizens Center(204 West Victoria at south end of town off of NM 90). A pot luck precedes the meeting at 6:00 pm. The meeting begins at 6:45 pm and is followed by an educational program.

Visitors are welcome. Come have fun‚ meet new people and enjoy learning about our diverse variety of gems and minerals in the area.

Our Field Trips

Our field trips are the third Saturday of the month. For more information about the field trips contact Ansel Walters at 575-388-2010. You must be a member or guest of a member to come along, but you may join the day of the trip. It is required that all persons who come on our field trips must have a signed waiver of liability in our files. Members of the club must witness the waivers signed by their guests.

Our proud affiliations

How to contact us

How to join

The benefits of membership

Club by-laws (August 2009 revision)

Club constitution (August 2009 revision)

2012 Show

Have you ever been to the Rolling Stones Annual Gem and Mineral Show?

Well, for anyone who has been in Silver City on Labor Day weekend, the answer is probably yes.

What do you remember most?

The silent auction of incredible specimens, slabs, cabochons, and pretty rocks? Every half hour! Or maybe you remember your kids asking for quarters at the Wheel of Fortune. (You know you liked it as much as they did.) Every spin’s a win, whether it’s colorful tumbled agates or chalcedony roses or something you’ve never seen the likes of!
I hope you didn’t miss the Room of Displays. I know it’s kind of hidden (hey, we didn’t lay out the center), but if you followed your nose, you discovered not only the Lions Club “restaurant”, but an incredible petrified wood collection from NMSU (and someone to talk to you about it), a case of rare mineral specimens from NM Tech, and displays from the club members. This year we’ll have the Deming Desert Panners talking about GOLD, and who isn’t interested in that?

Oh, did you forget the vendors?

Well, walking the aisles is like being in a natural history museum, except you can buy the exhibits! There are beads for the beaders, slabs for the cabbers, and jewelry from funky to exquisite. TWO rooms full. Yes TWO. Plan on at least a couple of hours or you WILL regret it.

Did you go on the field trips?

This year the educational (read: fascinating) tours start at 9:00 all three mornings: a caravan for roadside geology, a bus tour of the local mines, and a walk among the old mines above the town.

You must have gone on at least one collecting trip—I think I saw you there—although they’re not for everyone. You have to enjoy being outdoors, and even a little bushwhacking at times. Highlighted this year are Bear Mountain agates and fossils, something you’ve never heard of (vesuvianite), and green, purple, and blue fluorite, all in the same rock. Be there at 1:00 Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Did you forget anything? You know how to get there—it’s out east on Highway 180 (3031, to be exact, next to Ace. Our hours are a little different this year, 9-5 on Saturday, 10-5 on Sunday, and 10-4 on Labor Day. (We WILL chase you out! Sorry!) I’m looking forward to seeing you there!

Friday, April 3, 2009

Field Trip Fun

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