San Francisco Bay Area Club Links
There are numerous clubs in the greater Bay Area devoted - in varying degrees - to mineral collecting, lapidary arts, mineralogy, and other earth sciences. There's likely to be a club that meets within a short drive of almost anyone in the Bay Area. The club names, meeting locations, and internet links listed below have gleaned from various internet searches. Although website links are checked periodically to assure that they are functional, DriftMine cannot guarantee that every club in the list is presently active.
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Clubs and Organizations: Close-In Bay Area
|
Club Name |
Meeting Location |
| Antioch Lapidary Club | Antioch |
| Bay Area Searchers | San Bruno |
| Bay Area Mineralogists | Los Altos Hills |
| Berkeley Gem and Mineral Society | Berkeley |
| Contra Costa Mineral and Gem Society | Concord |
| East Bay Mineral Society | Oakland |
| Fairfield Lapidary Society | Fairfield |
| Leisure Town Gem and Mineral Society | Vacaville |
| Livermore Valley Lithophiles | Livermore |
| Marin Mineral Society | Novato |
| Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley | Hayward |
| Napa Valley Rock and Gem Society | Napa |
| Original California Searchers | San Leandro |
| Peninsula Gem and Geology Society | Los Altos |
| San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society | San Francisco |
| San Pablo Bay Gem and Mineral Society | San Pablo |
| Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society | Los Gatos |
| Sequoia Gem and Mineral Society | Redwood City |
| Vallejo Gem and Mineral Society | Vallejo |
| Valley of the Moon Gem and Mineral Club | Sonoma |
Clubs and Organizations: Outer Bay Area and Beyond
| Club Name | Meeting Location |
| Calaveras Gem and Mineral Society | Angels Camp |
| Carmel Valley Gem and Mineral Society | Pacific Grove |
| Hollister Gem and Lapidary Society | Hollister |
| Santa Cruz Gem and Mineral Society | Santa Cruz |
| Santa Rosa Mineral and Gem Society | Santa Rosa |
For general contact information on these and other clubs (especially those without web sites) check the following:
| California Federation of Mineralogical Societies |
| American Federation of Mineralogical Societies |
| Rock and Gem |
| Lapidary Journal |
| The Vug |