Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Angels Camp, California.

Gem and mineral society formed in 1948, which in 1949 built its own clubhouse on donated land: the fireplace is made of petrified wood, mariposite and quartz crystals. Meets on the third Sunday of each month, 11 AM to 2 PM with potluck and program (no meetings in July and August), at the clubhouse, 2500 Meacham Ranch Road, about two miles north of Angels Camp off Highway 49. Lapidary shop on Saturdays, members-only and cooperative field trips, tailgate swaps twice a year and the Gem & Jewelry Show at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds in March.

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Prospect on your own near Angels Camp

7 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.

Nearest open public land on our fossil and meteorite map: about 134 miles away.

There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.

Open the gem and mineral map around Angels Camp →See the nearest open land on the fossil and meteorite map →

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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