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Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society

Club with field trips for members

Based in Yucaipa, California.

yvgms.org ↗facebook.com ↗

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Gem and mineral society established in 1962, promoting mineralogy, the lapidary arts and paleontology. Meets on the second Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Mousley Museum of Natural History, 35308 Panorama Drive, Yucaipa. A lapidary workshop on Yucaipa Blvd. open most days, theme nights (geodes, fossils), a yearly turquoise and variscite trip to Tonopah, Nevada, and an annual show in May.

yvgms.org ↗

Prospect on your own near Yucaipa

21 gem and mineral spots on open public land with no claim on record, within 50 miles.

7 fossil and meteorite 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.

Open the gem and mineral map around Yucaipa →Open the fossil and meteorite map around Yucaipa →

Prospecting and collecting rules in the US →

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