7:30 PM Zoom Meeting: Rio Grande River Valley Agates Presented by Geologist Stephen Blyskal The Rio Grande River valley has been hunted for agate since the 1950s. The valley gravels are widespread, covering an area up to 50 miles east of the river. This talk will touch on the history of the river itself and…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON What’s that Rock? Presented by Gary Mitchell Please join us on March 10 at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230 for a presentation by Garry Mitchell. During our March meeting, Gary will share his knowledge, discuss, and bring samples of rocks…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON Winter Silent Auction Hosted by CCRMC Please join us on February 10 at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230 for the winter silent auction. We received a big donation of beads, just about every size, shape, and color you can imagine. …

7:00 PM Zoom Meeting: Stone Carving Presented by RYAN GARDNER Ryan will demonstrate the basics to begin carving stone using just your flex shaft! He will start by showing how he carves bubble patterns into stones and will demonstrate three different finishes for those techniques, matte, polished, and applying metal leaf. He will talk about…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON Meteorites, A Windows Into Both Time And Space Presented by Jason Utas Please join us on November 11 at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230 for a presentation on meteorites by Jason Utas. The talk will cover meteorites, where they come…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON Mineral Exploration on the Beautiful Paige Lode Claim Presented by Richard Edley Please join us on October 14 at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230. Our guest speaker will be Richard Edley. His presentation will cover the different gemstones that he…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON All About Turquoise Presented by Michael Oster Join us on September 9th at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230, for a presentation on All About Turquoise by Michael Oster. Michael’s presentation will first explain how and where turquoise is formed. He…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT Presented by Steve Dover Scout House, 10866 Culver Blvd. in front of the lapidary studio. Enter the parking area at the northeast corner of Culver Blvd. by Elenda Street Join us in the Scout House in front of our lapidary shop on August 12 at 7:30 PM for…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON PRECIOUS AND COMMON OPAL FROM THE VIRGIN VALLEY OPAL DISTRICT, HUMBOLDT CO., NEVADA Presented by Walter Lombardo Join us on July 8th, at 7:30 PM in the Multipurpose Room at the Veterans Memorial Complex, 4117 Overland Ave, Culver City 90230, for a presentation of Virgin Valley, Nevada Opals by Geologist Walter Lombardo.…

7:30 PM IN-PERSON SILICA POLYMORPHS AND COLOR Presented by George R. Rossman Silica in the form of quartz is one of our most common minerals. In this presentation, we will first characterize the several different species of silica minerals other than quartz. These include such phases as cristobalite, moganite and melanophlogite. Then we will examine…