Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club
Sierra Vista rock and mineral club, with a field trip after every meeting
- Meets
- 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6:30 to 8:30 pm (not July and December)
- Where
- Sierra Vista Police Department, 911 N Coronado Dr, Sierra Vista
- Field trips
- The Saturday after each meeting, announced at the meeting
- Interests
- Geology, minerals, gems, fossils, archaeology, astronomy, lapidary, jewelry
- Also
- Yearly gem show, scholarship program, junior rockhounds
- Visitors
- Guests, kids included, always welcome
Prospect on your own near Sierra Vista
16 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
About Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club
The Huachuca Mineral and Gem Club is a nonprofit rock club in Sierra Vista, in south-eastern Arizona below the Huachuca Mountains. Its interests are broad: geology, mineralogy and gemology, but also paleontology, archaeology and astronomy, along with the design and making of lapidary pieces and jewelry.
Members meet in person on the third Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Sierra Vista police station, except in July and December, and a business meeting is held on the first Monday. The rhythm is simple and practical: there is a field trip on the Saturday after each meeting, announced at the meeting itself, so going to the meeting is how you get on the trip.
The club also runs a yearly gem show, a scholarship program that reflects its interests and a junior rockhounds section. Guests, kids included, are always welcome, and the club says the best way to see if it suits you is simply to come to a meeting. Members also share questions and finds in a Facebook group.
Other clubs and places nearby
- Huachuca Prospectors AssociationClub · 4 mi
- Gold Prospectors Association of Tucson (GPAA)Club · 59 mi
- Old Pueblo Lapidary ClubClub · 61 mi
- Tucson Gem and Mineral SocietyClub · 61 mi
- Desert Gold DiggersClub · 66 mi
- Round Mountain Rockhound AreaFree public dig · 95 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- The Wizard's WorkshopShop · 16 mi
- Raining RocksShop · 56 mi
- The Rock Yard (Tucson)Shop · 63 mi
- Tucson Mineral & Gem WorldShop · 65 mi