San Diego Mineral & Gem Society
Mineral and gem society founded in 1934, with its own building in the Spanish Village of Balboa Park, 1770 Village Place, San Diego. General meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at 7 PM, September to June. The building houses a museum and workshops, where the cabochon class is the gateway to all the other lapidary classes. The society puts on Gem Diego every November at Liberty Station, free admission.
Prospect on your own near San Diego
15 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.
Other clubs and places nearby
- El Cajon Valley Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 12 mi
- Palomar Gem & Mineral ClubClub · 26 mi
- Treasure Seekers of San Diego (GPAA)Club · 27 mi
- Vista Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 30 mi
- Fallbrook Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 45 mi
- Pala Chief MinePay-to-dig · 46 mi