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San Joaquin Valley Lapidary Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Bakersfield, California.

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Lapidary society devoted to geology, mineralogy and the lapidary arts, open to anyone curious about rocks, gems, silversmithing and fossils. Meets on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 PM at the East Bakersfield Veterans Hall, 2101 Ridge Rd., Bakersfield. Hands-on lapidary workshops such as cabochon cutting, field trips (Jalama Beach in summer) and a glowing-rock contest at Halloween.

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Prospect on your own near Bakersfield

6 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 91 miles away.

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

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

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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