Southern Nevada
Gem & Mineral Society
Thanks to Jon Tooth for photo
Welcome to Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society, a nonprofit educational community service organization, sharing our love of the lapidary arts, rocks, and minerals.
Based in Las Vegas Nevada, serving the Southern Nevada area, and governed by a Board of Directors our club started in 1930 as the Prospector's Club and is one of the oldest recorded clubs of its kind in the United States.
The purpose of the club is to promote interest and education in the various earth sciences, mineralogy, gemology, and to foster the exchange of knowledge in the lapidary arts. We are a non-profit, community service organization.
We are members of American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
Our meetings are held at the The Fraternal Order of Eagle's Lodge, 1601 E. Washington, Las Vegas, NV 89101 on the first Monday of each month (except December) at 6 PM. If the first Monday is a holiday the meeting is on the second Monday. This occasionally changes, so check the Meetings page for more information. Visitors are welcomed at all our meetings.
NOTICE: The Awards Banquet is December 4th at Sunset Station beginning at 3 PM, The January meeting is Monday, January 9th, 2023
Congratulations to the newly elected 2023 Board of Directors. They will be sworn in at the Banquet.
We maintain a lapidary shop in Las Vegas at 3111 S. Valley View unit #E125 where we hold most of our classes and some events such as rock swaps.
Looking forward to our Spring Jamboree Show. Make Plans to join us in Boulder City in 2023!
What we do
Education
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Lapidary Arts
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Mineralogy
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Junior Club
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Classes - Beading, Wire Wrapping, Metal Smithing, Faceting
Community Outreach
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Shows
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Youth Events
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School, Scout & Community Presentations
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Public Access Mining Claim
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Scholarship Donation
Fellowship
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Field Trips and Outings
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Meetings
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Events
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Rock Swaps
Rocks R Us
Join us! Come to a meeting or drop in at the Shop for a tour. You are always welcome!
Contact Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society
Get in touch with Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society to learn more about our work and how you can get involved.
Email us at: sngmsnews@gmail.com or fill out the form below and press Submit to send a message to us.
SNGMS General Meeting are being held as scheduled
The SNGMS Shop is open with procedures & guidelines to ensure your safety. Classes continue to meet at the shop. Additional information is on the shop & class pages of the website