Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society
Mineral and gem society organized in Santa Rosa on November 4, 1971, a member of the California and American federations. General education meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at the Franklin Park Clubhouse, 2095 Franklin Ave., Santa Rosa: doors open at 6:30 PM, meeting at 7, visitors welcome. Talks, a raffle, a cab of the month contest and a suiseki group; field trips for members and a juniors program. Its Mineral & Gem Show, first held in 1977, fills the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building every October (the 49th on October 17-18, 2026). Members study minerals, gems and fossils.
Prospect on your own near Santa Rosa
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 192 miles away.
There are more on the map, some of them with a possible mining claim.
Other clubs and places nearby
- Vallejo Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 35 mi
- San Francisco Gem & Mineral SocietyClub · 50 mi
- East Bay Prospectors (GPAA Concord)Club · 52 mi
- Contra Costa Mineral & Gem SocietyClub · 54 mi
- Antioch Lapidary ClubClub · 58 mi
- East Bay Mineral & Lapidary ClubClub · 60 mi
Where to buy gear nearby
- Consolidated Rock & Mineral Shop (The Rock Shop)Shop · 43 mi
- Bell PlasticsOnline shop · 65 mi
- Heritage Gold RushOnline shop · 77 mi
- Big Valley Metal DetectorsOnline shop · 79 mi