News & Events
- Club Meeting – September 8, 20257:30 PM IN-PERSON: Intarsia – A New Approach to Married Stone Presented by Leslie Aine McKeown Please join us… Read more: Club Meeting – September 8, 2025
- Field Trip – 9/25/25-9/2825 – Topaz Mt/Dugway Geodes FieldTopaz Mt/Dugway Geodes Field Trip This field trip is sponsored by the Roseville Rock Rollers Gem and Mineral Society and the Field Trip Chairman’s Association (CO-OP), with… Read more: Field Trip – 9/25/25-9/2825 – Topaz Mt/Dugway Geodes Field
- Workshop – Beginning Bezel Setting 9/28/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopLearn to solder a bezel cup to a ring and set a cabochon. Solder a premade bezel cup to a ring made in a prior workshop. Learn… Read more: Workshop – Beginning Bezel Setting 9/28/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
- Workshop – Beginning Wire Wrapping 10/11/25 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout HouseLearn the fundamentals of wire wrapping in this hands-on beginner workshop using copper wire and a 27 mm wide x 36 mm long cabochon. You’ll discover essential… Read more: Workshop – Beginning Wire Wrapping 10/11/25 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout House
- Workshop – Lapidary 101 10/12/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopGet to know the equipment at the club’s lapidary workshop. Use a trim saw to cut the outline for a cabochon. Shape the stone on the grinding… Read more: Workshop – Lapidary 101 10/12/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
- Workshop – Intro to the Art of Hand Stamping 10/25/25 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout HouseDiscover how to create metal adornments using tools and materials that you can easily utilize at home. During the workshop, these are some of the things you… Read more: Workshop – Intro to the Art of Hand Stamping 10/25/25 11am-3pm at Culver City Scout House
- Workshop – Bezel Set a Stone 10/26/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopLearn to fit, solder, attach a bezel to a backplate, and then solder it onto a ring you make. Sounds easy? Yes, when you have made a… Read more: Workshop – Bezel Set a Stone 10/26/25 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
Fiesta of Gems
The 2025 Fiesta of Gems featuring Fluorite held on June 28-29 was a success. Learn more
The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club, located in Culver City, CA, brings together persons interested in the earth sciences to engage in collecting, research and study, to assist members in the collection, identification and preservation of rocks and minerals, and in the study of lapidary, silversmithing, jewelry, and related arts.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization established in the early 1960’s. Our Club offers monthly programs, field trips, yard sales, classes, picnics and parties, our annual gem shows, and we provide educational outreach to schools. Members have access to a full-service lapidary shop equipped with saws, polishers, jeweler’s bench and soldering station, library and volunteer staff to provide training.
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AFMS & CFMS Affiliation
The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club is a proud member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
