Quick News: Meetings are currently being held by Zoom.
COLUMBIA GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
2021 CGMS
Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
19-21 November 2021
Jewelry, beads, loose stones, fossils, minerals,
gold, silver, & tools for sale. Geodes sold & cut.
Club member’s rock collections on exhibit
& lapidary demonstrations.
South Carolina amethyst on display.
Lots of fun for the whole family.
Show Hours
Friday Nov. 19, 10:00 - 6:00
Saturday Nov. 20, 10:00 - 6:00
Sunday Nov. 21, 12:00 - 5:00
Jamil Temple
206 Jamil Rd.
Columbia, SC 29210
I-26, Exit 106
$5.00 for adults, Sixteen & under free with paid adult.
Military & dependents free.
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Newsletter-CGMS
If you would like to join the Columbia Gem & Mineral Society, please fill out the form and send in your membership dues to: Columbia Gem & Mineral Society, PO Box 6333, Columbia, SC 29260.
Our regular meeting is the 3rd Monday of each month. Normally the meetings are held at the McKissick Museum on the campus of the University of South Carolina. During COVID-19 restrictions the meetings are held by Zoom. A notice with Zoom link is emailed to Club Members prior to each meeting.
What We Do
CGMS holds monthly meetings with a speaker or interactive program. Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month. The next Club meeting is on June 21, 2021 at 7 pm and the program is Rockhound Jeopardy.
CGMS has field trips to locations around the Southeast for members to collect minerals and fossils or see geological features.
We have a workshop for learning the lapidary arts and making your own creations. We hold an annual Gem and Mineral show.
Workshop
To use the workshop, call or email Gary Hert, gchert@hotmail.com
803-794-9362 to use the rock saws and cabbing machines
Next Workshop Activity
2021 Gem & Mineral Show Grand Door Prize is a silver cuff bracelet with blue topaz cabochons on the end donated by Pamela's Jewelry
To be announced...
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