Orcutt Mineral Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Orcutt, California.

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Mineral society founded in 1958, named after William Orcutt, the geologist who recognized the fossil riches of La Brea Tar Pits. Meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 PM (not in June and December) at the Oasis Senior Center, 420 Soares Ave., Orcutt; visitors are welcome. Collecting field trips, for example to Jalama Beach, the monthly Ore-cutts bulletin and the free Rainbow of Gems show every summer in Nipomo (the 58th in 2026).

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Prospect on your own near Orcutt

1 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 161 miles away.

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

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