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North Carolina Gem and Mineral Clubs
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ASHEVILLE
Southern Appalachian Mineral Society
www.main.nc.us/sams/
Southern Appalachian Mineral Society
P.O. Box 9306
Asheville, North Carolina 28815
Meeting Place: Murphy-Oakley Community Center, 749 Fairview Rd., Asheville, NC
Meeting Time: First Monday of each month except January and September at 7:00 p.m.
Primary Contact: George Schissler E-Mail: sams[at]main.nc.us Phone: [828] 298-2951
Secondary Contact: Sylvia Forward E-Mail: syforward[at]aol.com Phone: [828] 298-4237
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
ASHEVILLE
Mountain Area Gem and Mineral Association (M.A.G.M.A.)
www.wncrocks.com
P.O. Box 542 Leicester, N.C. 28748
Asheville, North Carolina 28748
Meeting Place: 3897 Leicester Hwy.
Meeting Time: varies
Primary Contact: Richard Jacquot E-Mail: rick[at]wncrocks.com Phone: [828] 683-1048
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: none
Chapel Hill - CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA MINERAL CLUB
1435 Bluff Trail (27514)
Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Chapel Hill Senior Center
400 S. Elliott Rd.
Charlotte - CHARLOTTE GEM & MINERAL CLUB
PO Box. 10233 (28212)
Meetings: 3rd Thursday, 7::30 pm
Charlotte Nature Museum
1658 Sterling Rd.
Conover - WESTERN PIEDMONT MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY
PO Box 1098 (28613)
Meetings: 3rd Friday, 7:00 pm
Conover Municipal Bldg.
Durham - NORTH CAROLINA FOSSIL CLUB
PO Box 2777 (27705)
Meetings: Varies
FRANKLIN
GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY OF FRANKLIN, NC, INC.
fgmm.org
25 Phillips Street
Franklin, North Carolina 28734
Meeting Place: Macon county community Building
Meeting Time: Last Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m
Primary Contact: Ray Behr E-Mail: franklingemsociety[at]fastmail.fm Phone: [828] 369-7831
Secondary Contact: Ted Robles E-Mail: tedeger[at]fastmail.fm Phone: [828] 349-0827
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Gastonia - CAPE FEAR MINERAL & GEM SOCIETY
PO Box 953 (28054)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Cliffdale Branch Library
Cliffdale Rd., Fayetteville
Gastonia - CAROLINA FACETERS CLUB
PO Box 953 (28054)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Schiele Museum of Natural History
1500 E. Garrison Blvd.
GASTONIA
Greensboro - GREENSBORO GEM & MINERAL CLUB
Greensboro - PIEDMONT GEMCUTTERS GUILD
Greensboro - Piedmont Silversmithing Guild
Greensboro - Piedmont Wire Wrapping Guild
Hayesville - CLAY COUNTY GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
HENDERSONVILLE
HICKORY
High Point - High Point Gem and Mineral Club
Lexington - LEXINGTON LAPIDARY CLUB
Pittsboro - Chatham County Rock, Gem and Mineral Club
Raleigh - TARHEEL GEM & MINERAL CLUB, INC.
Reidsville - ROCKINGHAM COUNTY MINERAL CLUB
Robbinsville - GRAHAM COUNTY MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY
Rutherford College - NORTH CAROLINA ROCK & MINERAL SOCIETY
Shelby - ROCKING GEM & MINERAL CLUB
WINSTON-SALEM
Gaston Gem, Mineral & Faceter Club
431 Alex Owens Dr Kings Mountain, N.C. 28086
2631 W. Franklin St. Gastonia, N.C. 28052
Gastonia, North Carolina 28052
Meeting Place: Gastonia Adult recreation Center 519 W. Franklin St Gastonia, NC 28052
Meeting Time: Fourth Tuesday each month at 7 P.M. (except June & December)
Primary Contact: Doug Dover E-Mail: carolinafaceters[at]yahoo.com
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies
P.O. Box 13087
Greensboro, NC 27415-3087
Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:00PM
New Garden Friends Meeting
801 New Garden Rd.
P.O. Box 13087
Greensboro, NC 27415-3087
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Geo Gems, 1003 Battleground Dr.
P.O. Box 13087
Greensboro, NC 27415-3087
P.O. Box 13087
Greensboro, NC 27415-3087
PO Box 313 (28904)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 1:30 pm
Clay County Senior Center
Henderson County Gem and Mineral Society
www.hcgms.org
P.O. Box 6391
Hendersonville, North Carolina 28793
Meeting Place: Salvation Army Building, Grove St. Between 3rd & 4th Ave.
Meeting Time: 3rd Friday every month except Dec. 7:30 P.M.
Primary Contact: Margaret Johnson E-Mail: mgt.j.ed[at]brinet.com Phone: [828] 692-1249
Secondary Contact: Ralph Hammond-Green E-Mail: RRHGreen[at]aol.com Phone: [828] 694-3703
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Catawba Valley Gem & Mineral Club
P.O. Box 2521
Hickory, North Carolina 28603
Meeting Place: St. Aloysius Catholic Church 921 2nd St. NE Hickory, NC
Meeting Time: Second Tuesday of each month 7:00-9:00 pm
Primary Contact: Harry Polly E-Mail: pollysrock[at]yahoo.com Phone: [828] 728-9553
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies
Federation:
Mailing: High Point Mineral Club
C/O Arthur Oates 305 Gregg Street High Point, NC 27263
Meetings: First Tuesday of each month, 7:00 p.m.
Location: Archdale United Methodist Church's Fellowship Hall
Corner of Highway 311 and Petty Street in Archdale
E-mail: Arthur (Bud) Oates
Telephone: 336-431-5062
509 Burgin Dr. (27292)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday 7:30 pm
3017 Happy Hill Rd.
Federation: South Eastern
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14 Pittsboro, NC, 27312
Meetings: 2nd tuesday of each month, 7:00 pm
Location: Usually
Pittsboro Memorial Library in downtown Pittsboro.
Contacts:Douglas Hill or Rich Hayes
Telephone = (919)545-0878
114 Lattimore Lane (27713)
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
NC State University Crafts Center
840 Lake LeMar Rd.
Reidsville, NC 27320
Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:00pm
Location: Penn Carriage House
324 Maple Ave.
Reidsville,NC 27320
E-Mail: Doug Isley, President
E-Mail: Jim Jones, Vice President
PO Box 1603 (28771)
Meetings:
PO Box 303 (28671)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:00 pm
City Hall
2523 S. Lafayette St. (28152)
Meetings: 1st Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Forsyth Co. Gem & Mineral Club
www.forsythgemclub.com/page2.html
PO Box 21414
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27120
Meeting Place: Vulcan Materials Co. Mideast Division Training Center
Meeting Time: Every third Thursday at 7:30 PM with exception no meetings in Agusut, Sept. or Dec.
Primary Contact: Lowell Baker E-Mail: BAKERR[at]RJRT.COM Phone: [336] 741-0022
Secondary Contact: Jim Stroud E-Mail: stroudj[at]vmcmail.com Phone: [336] 744-2940
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
