Quick Notes: See Rocky Trails newsletter for meeting location.
COLUMBIA GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
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2025 CGMS
Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
21-23 November 2025
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.
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. Workshop currently has limited capabilities.
We hold an annual Gem and Mineral show.
Workshop
CGMS is looking for a new location for our lapidary workshop. We currently have limited ability to use our equipment. For questions about our capabilities, call or email Gary Hert, gchert@hotmail.com, 803-794-9362.
Next Activity
To be announced...
Check your Rocky Trails.
Rocky Trails
SEP 2021
If you would like to join the Columbia Gem & Mineral Society, click Join Now of 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 on the 3rd Monday of each month.
