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. Read the Rocky Trails for meeting details.

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

2022 Gem & Mineral Show Grand Door Prize donated by Blue Earth Traders

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

To be announced...

Check your Rocky Trails.

Next Board Meeting

Check your Rocky Trails Newsletter.