Palomar Gem & Mineral Club

Club with field trips for members

Based in Escondido, California.

Gem and mineral club founded in 1954, open to anyone interested in rocks, minerals, gems and fossils. Meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7 to 8:30 PM, September to July, at the Escondido Masonic Center, 1331 S. Escondido Blvd. Workshop and classroom in Escondido with lapidary, faceting, carving and silversmithing classes; the annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show (August, at the California Center for the Arts) honors San Diego County's mining history.

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Prospect on your own near Escondido

24 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 93 miles away.

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

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

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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