Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society

07/07/2025

Well, that’s a wrap!! What a great year at the San Diego County fair!

Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society would like to think everyone for coming to visit our booth. We had some amazing specimens and jewelry this year with some pretty cool fossils too!

The long tradition continues! We would also like to thank all our many volunteers for their countless hours. Without you it wouldn’t have been possible to make this happen each and every year!!

Please join us at our volunteer dinner as well…

July 20th at 2:00pm. It will be at the VFW in Fallbrook off Old Stage Rd. Here is the link below. Dinner provided by Firehouse BBQ.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/iPBngPWDhrDhSBst5?g_st=ipc

06/30/2025

Museum will be closed on Friday July 4th in observance of Independence Day. Open 10-4 on Saturday July 5th

04/27/2025

FGMS celebrates community at Arts in the Park! FGMS Volunteers ROCK

03/13/2025

Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society presents our annual event, which welcomes springtime. Come join us for our Annual "FGMS Rough N' Cut" event this Sunday, March 16 from 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Lots of awesome deals on rough material to create your lapidary works of art as well as finished cut stones ready to be turned into rings, necklace,s and more.

Come on down and join us for some fun for the whole family so bring the kids too!!

FREE ADMISSION

01/17/2025

Here is the schedule of the 58th PMMC:

FRIDAY, January 31
3:00-6:00 PM: On-site Registration, greeting friends, setting up scopes, filling give-away tables, $1 sales table and give away tables open
6:00-7:00 PM: Dinner (on your own, many options in Fallbrook)
7:00-8:00 PM: Evening talk by Herwig Pelckmans “Sitio do Castelo mine, Folgosinho, Gouveia, Guarda, Portugal: A World Famous Phosphate Locality”

SATURDAY, February 1
8:00-9:00 AM: Doors open, on-site Registration, filling give-away and sales tables
10:00 AM: Welcome, Special Announcements and Morning speaker introduction
10:15-11:30 AM: Morning Presentation by Paul Adams “The Reward Mine, Inyo County, California”
Noon – Lunch (on your own)
1:30 PM: VERBAL AUCTION of donated specimens
3:00 PM: SILENT AUCTION of donated specimens, mineralogical books/magazines, maps, etc.
3:15-4:30 PM: Afternoon Presentation by Bruce Kelley "Art in Minerals"
4:30-6:00 PM: Microscope time, scouting the give-away and sales tables
6:00-7:00: Dinner (on your own)
7:00 PM: Contributed talks and Mineral Photos

SUNDAY Field Trip, February 2
People planning on participating in the field trip should probably plan to stay in Barstow, rather than Fallbrook on Saturday night.
We will meet Sunday morning at 9 am at a central location in Barstow and probably either collect at a nearby mine, continue to Otto Mountain, or continue farther to a mine at Goodsprings NV.

Herwig Pelckmans

01/17/2025

01/17/2025

Come Join the Mineralogical Society of Southern California for this awesome event showcasing microminerals! In it's 58th annual gathering of experts in the fields of mineralogy and microminerals you won't want to miss it!

https://mineralsocal.org
https://mineralsocal.org/wp-content-uploads-2019-01-2019-pmc-pdf/

01/08/2025

Chuck Hauser will discuss photographing auroras locally on Jan. 9 at 6:30 pm, following the general meeting. Free admission

12/14/2024

Ends at 4 today! Holiday Boutique features Wire Moon Jewelry (exquisite jewelry), the Odd Egg (egg- shaped minerals) and others. Gift shop & Museum open until 4. Finish your shopping with a flourish of fossils - find a mosasaur tooth in your stocking!

12/14/2024

Come visit us today until 4pm for some cheerful holiday shopping!

10/13/2024

10/13/2024

Today’s the day!