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Abilene - CENTRAL TEXAS GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
PO box 7343, Abilene, Tx 79608
Meetings: First Monday, 7:30 pm
Yellow Quonset Hut
Highway 277, Caps, TX

ALPINE
Chihuahuan Desert Gem and Mineral Club
c/o Mary Brogan, P.O.Box 1111
Alpine, Texas 79831
Meeting Place: It varies - contact president or secretary
Meeting Time: 2 PM First Sunday of the month
Primary Contact: Jayson Woodward E-Mail: paradiseranch5[at]hotmail.com Phone: [432] 364-2271
Secondary Contact: Virginia Burkman E-Mail: grannymoses[at]wildblue.net
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Amarillo - GOLDEN SPREAD GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
108 S. Palk (79101)
Meetings: 4th Monday, 7:00 pm (except Dec.)
Hawkins Trailers, 108 S. Polk

ARLINGTON
Arlington Gem and Mineral Club
agemclub.org
PO Box 986
Arlington, Texas 76004
Meeting Place: 1408 Gibbins Road. Arlington, TX 76011
Meeting Time: 7:30 on the first Tuesday of the month
Primary Contact: Rick Litsinger E-Mail: rockdoctor76016[at]aol.com Phone: [817] 478-8437
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Arlington - ROLLIN'ROCK CLUB, INC.
6004 Cohoke Drive (76018)
Meetings:

Austin - AUSTIN GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
6719 Burnet Lane (78757)
Meetings: Last Thursday, 7:30 pm (Jan.-Oct.)
6719 Burnet Lane
Email: Austin Gem & Mineral

Austin - CENTRAL TEXAS PALEONTOLOGICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 18342 (78760)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm(except Dec.)
LCRA Building
Lake Austin Blvd.

Big Spring - BIG SPRING PROSPECTORS CLUB, INC.
606 E. 3rd (79720)
Meetings: 2nd Thursday, 7:30 pm
Club Building, 606 E. 3rd St.

Blue Ridge - TEXOMA ROCKHOUNDS
PO Box 2(75424)
Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:30 pm
101 W Woodard St., TX

Burkeville - DE-RIDDER GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY OF WEST CENTRAL LOUISIANA AND EAST TEXAS
Rt. 1, Box 509, Toledo Bend Lake (75932)
Meetings: 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Vernon Parish Library
Leesville, LA

Cedar Park - Brazos Gem & Mineral Society of Granbury
710 Pecan Pass (78613)
Meetings: 6:30 PM once a year at the Annual Show
Glenrose, TX

College Station - Brazos Valley Gem and Minerial Society 2700 Brookway Dr. College Station, TX. 77845
Meetings: First Wed. of month, 7:30 PM
Texas A & M Campus
Rm. 50, College of Vet. Medicine
Contact: Glen Payne, 409 764-7106

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
Gulf Coast Gem and Mineral Society
www.gcgms.org
P.O. BOX 1817
Corpus Christi, TX, Texas 78403-1817
Primary Contact: Art Worley E-Mail: artleew[at]agates123.com Phone: [361] 345-4425
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

DALLAS
Dallas Gem & Mineral Society
www.dallasgemandmineral.org
PO Box 742033
Dallas, Texas 75374
Meeting Place: Ridgewood Rec Center / 6818 Fisher / Dallas, TX
Meeting Time: Third Tuesday of each month / 7:00 PM / Potluck Supper
Primary Contact: Anita Dresner E-Mail: andresner[at]hotmail.com Phone: [972] 475-5828
Secondary Contact: J. Paul Floyd E-Mail: jpaulfloyd[at]hotmail.com
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Dallas - OAK CLIFF GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
1619 Savoy (75224)
Meetings: 4th Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Dallas Family Hospital
Educ. Bldg., 2929 Hampton Rd.

DALLAS/RICHARDSON
Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club of Dallas
www.pogmc.org
PO Box 831934
Richardson, Texas 75083-1934
Meeting Place: Garland Women's Activities Building, 713 Austin St, Garland, TX
Meeting Time: 7:30 PM, First Thursday of each month
Primary Contact: Don Shurtz E-Mail: don.shurtz[at]gmail.com Phone: [972] 509-2821
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

DECATUR
Wise County Fossil, Rock and Mineral Society
P. O. Box 1911
Decatur, Texas 76234
Meeting Place: Wesley Center, corner Main and Church St., Decatur, TX
Meeting Time: 3rd Tuesday
Primary Contact: Randall Watson Phone: [940] 627-7837
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Del Rio - VAL VERDE GEM AND MINERAL SOCIETY
17 Rose Avenue (78840)
Meetings: 2nd Sunday, 2:30 pm
Mr. Gatti's private room

Denison - Texoma Rockhounds Inc
1600 West Hull (75020)
Meetings 1st Thur. 7:30 PM
103 West Woodward

Dublin - CROSS TIMBERS GEM & MINERAL CLUB
942 Perston Lane (76446)
Meetings: 1st Sat. 12:00 pm in Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct. and Dec.
Dublin Senior Citizens Center
202 E. Clinton

Duncanville- Oak Cliff Gem & Mineral Society
602 Eishenhower Drive(75137)
Meetings: 4th Tues. 7:30 PM
Columbia Medical Center, Education Building

El Paso - El Paso Mineral and Gem Society, Inc
Federation: Rocky Mountain Federation
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 31516 El Paso, Tx. 79931
Meetings: 4th Thursday each month, 7:00 P.M.
2216 E Yandell
ACBL International Bridge Center
El Paso, Tx. 79931
E-Mail: Bonnie Lee Luckey

FREDERICKSBURG
Fredericksburg Rockhounds
fredericksburgrockhounds.org
110 N Milam PMB 197
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Meeting Place: Golden Hub Senior Center, 1009 N Lincoln, Fredericksburg, Texas
Meeting Time: 7:00 pm, first Monday
Primary Contact: Glenn Thompson E-Mail: uffda[at]beecreek.net Phone: [830] 990-4521
Secondary Contact: Bill Wildfong E-Mail: wildfong[at]windstream.net Phone: [830] 896-8940
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

FORT WORTH
Fort Worth Gem and Mineral Club
www.fortworthgemandmineralclub.org/
P.O. Box 11204
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
Meeting Place: 3545 Bryan Ave. Fort Worth, Texas 76110
Meeting Time: 4th Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm
Primary Contact: Susan Thielker E-Mail: ammonite_hunter[at]yahoo.com Phone: [817] 247-8467
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

FORT WORTH
LMRA Rockhound Club
www.lmra.org/Activity.aspx?pageid=28
3400 Bryant Irvin Road
Fort Worth, Texas 76109
Meeting Place: LMRA Clubhouse
Meeting Time: 7:00pm second Tuesday each month
Primary Contact: Robert Reed E-Mail: robert.t.reed[at]lmco.com Phone: [817] 777-6215
Secondary Contact: Tommy Stroud E-Mail: tommy.m.stroud[at]lmco.com Phone: [817] 777-8721
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Georgetown - WILLIAMSON COUNTY GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
PO Box 422 (78626)
Meetings: 2nd Sunday, 2:30 pm(except Dec.)
Gorgetown Chamber of Commerce Bldg.
Stadium Dr. at Highway #81 N.

Houston - CLEAR LAKE GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY, INC.
PO Box 58072 (77258)
Meetings: 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm
Clear Lake Park Bldg
5001 No.. Road One, Seabrook, TX

HOUSTON
Houston Gem & Mineral Society
www.hgms.org
Houston Gem & Mineral Society
10805 Brooklet
Houston, Texas 77099
Meeting Place: 10805 Brooklet
Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m., 4th Tuesday of each month
Primary Contact: Editor E-Mail: editor[at]hgms.org Phone: [281] 395-3087
Secondary Contact: President E-Mail: president[at]hgms.org
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Houston - Texas Faceters'Guild
PMB 298
10400 S. Post Oak Rd. East
Houston, Texas 77035
Phone: (713) 728-4912
Email: Jill Rowlands
Meeting.: Varies
October 14 - 15, 2000: 20th Anniversary Celebration & Symposium
At 6719 Burnet Lane, Austin Texas

LUBBOCK
Lubbock Gem & Mineral Society
LGMS.org
P. O. Box 6371
Lubbock, Texas 79493
Meeting Place: Forrest Heights United Methodist Church, 3007 33rd Street., Lubbock, Texas
Meeting Time: 7:00 PM, First Tuesday each month
Primary Contact: Ed Ries E-Mail: edories8[at]yahoo.com Phone: [806] 799-2722
Secondary Contact: Archie Scott E-Mail: asscott3[at]door.net Phone: [806] 894-1584
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Marble Falls - HIGHLAND LAKES GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
PO Box 385, Kingsland, TX 78639
Meetings: 2nd Saturday, 10 AM
Location: Marble Falls Church of Christ

McAllen- Magic Valley Gem & Mineral Society
5812 North 26th Street (78504-4704)
Meetings: 3rd Wed. 7:30PM Sept - June
McAllen International Museum

MIDLAND
Midland Gem and Mineral Society
mgms-tx.com
PO Box 5043
Midland, Texas 79704
Meeting Place: Sibley Learning Center 1307 E. Wadley, Midland TX
Meeting Time: 4th Thursday, 7:00 pm
Primary Contact: Steve Ditullio E-Mail: ditullio1961[at]yahoo.com Phone: [432] 559-4911
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Pflugerville - BRAZ0S GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY OF GRANBURY
16420 Edgemere(78660)
Meetings: Once a year at annual show
Oakdale Park, Glen Rose, TX

Plainview - HI-PLAINS GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
701 Zephyr (79072)
Meetings: 1sr Thursday, 7:00 pm
Wayland Baptist University
Moody Science Bldg.

RIVERSIDE/HUNTSVILLE
Piney Woods Gem & Mineral Society (Huntsville, Texas)
www.pwgms.org
P.O. Box 551
Riverside, Texas 77367-0551
Meeting Place: Carriage Inn, 2805 Lake Road, Huntsville
Meeting Time: 4th Wednesday each month except December (Banquet) at 7pm
Primary Contact: Kevin D. Farrell E-Mail: kdf[at]texasrockhound.net Phone: [936] 594-9876
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

SAN ANTONIO
Southwest Gem And Mineral Society
www.southwestgemandmineral.org
Contact info on web site
San Antonio, TX 77546
Meeting Place: 17018 Silverwood Drive, San Antonio, TX
Meeting Time: 2nd Tuesday of the month
Primary Contact: Robert Bowie E-Mail: krbotx[at]gvtc.com Phone: [830] 935-3373
Secondary Contact: James Meloche E-Mail: jmeloche[at]satx.rr.com
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

San Antonio - Geological Society of San Antonio
Meets the fourth Wednesday of the month. 6:30 pm
Becker CPA Classroom, 8033 Pinebrook
President: Delbert Richmond, Email
Club E-Mail Address

Stephenville - Cross Timbers Gem & Mineral Club
2450 West Fray Street(76401)
Meetings: 1st Sat. 2PM, Feb., April, June, Aug., Oct., Dec.
Erath County Electric Co-Op

Temple - TRI-CITY GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
PO Box 735 (76501)
Meetings: 2nd Tuesday, 7:30 pm
Fellowship Hall, Grace Presbyterian Church
2401 S. 57th St.

Texas City - GALVESTON COUNTY GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY
3121 Danforth (77590)
Meetings: 1st Thursday, 7:30 pm
21st St. & 5th Ave. N.

TYLER
East Texas Gem and Mineral Society
8316 Oxford Dr
Tyler, Texas 75703
Meeting Place: Discovery Science Place 308 N. Broadway Tyler Texas
Meeting Time: First Monday of each month 7:00 PM
Primary Contact: Keith Harmon E-Mail: kharmon1219[at]sbcglobal.net Phone: [903] 581-4068
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

VICTORIA
Victoria Gem & Mineral Society
www.victoriagemandmineral.com
n/a
Victoria, Texas 77901
Meeting Place: Victoria Electric Co-op - 102 S. Ben Jordan - Victoria, Texas
Meeting Time: 7 pm, First Friday of each month (except July)
Primary Contact: Patty Shay E-Mail: victoriagemandmineral[at]yahoo.com Phone: [361] 526-2936
Federation (Regional) Affiliation: South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Waco - WACO GEM & MINERAL CLUB
PO Box 8811 (76714-8811)
Meetings: 1st Monday, 7:30 pm
Richfield Christian Church
Fellowship Hall, 4201 Cobb Dr.

Wichita Falls - North Texas Gem and Mineral Society
Mailing: c/o C. Neises
1027 Jan Lee Drive,  Burkburnett, TX 76354 
Meetings: 3rd Saturday each month, Sept. through May, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Bowman Community Center  FM 1954 
E-mail: Carolyn Neises