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Mother Lode Mineral Society of California

Club with field trips for members

Based in Modesto, California.

motherlodemineralsociety.com ↗

Mineral society founded in 1936 in the northern San Joaquin Valley. Meets on the first Sunday of each month at the Tuolumne River Lodge, 2429 River Road, Modesto: board at 12:30 PM, juniors at 1:30 PM, general meeting at 2:30 PM. Regularly scheduled field trips to collect rocks, minerals and fossils, lapidary, jewelry and faceting classes through Modesto Junior College, a Junior Rockhounds program, scholarships and a yearly tailgate and rock swap.

Prospect on your own near Modesto

4 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 172 miles away.

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

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

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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