Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Santa Cruz, California.

Mineral and gem society founded in 1949. Meets on the second Wednesday of each month (doors at 6:30 PM) at the Live Oak Grange Hall, 1900 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz. A weekly lapidary shop on Saturday mornings at the Senior Center, small-group trips to the Clear Creek area and longer trips with the North Bay field trip group to collect rocks, minerals and fossils, a spring Mineral, Gem, Fossil & Jewelry Show (the 73rd in 2026) and a holiday sale in November.

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Around here, the land is mostly private

Within 50 miles of Santa Cruz our maps show no open public land to prospect. That is exactly why a club matters here: clubs have the landowner permissions, the leases and the know-how.

Nearest open public land on our gem and mineral map: about 79 miles away.

Nearest open public land on our fossil and meteorite map: about 238 miles away.

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

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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