Greetings!

The Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society 40th Gem and Mineral Show will be open to the public Friday, August 29, from 11AM to 5PM, Saturday, August 30th, from 10AM to 5PM, and Sunday, August 31st, from 10 AM to 4 PM. There is no admission fee, but donations are always appreciated. We look forward to seeing you at this fun and exciting event for 2025.

 

Catching Up and Slowly Returning to Activities

We are back on schedule for meetings and collecting trips......finally!  We are taking all covid precautions and regularly scheduled activities could change, but we are cautiously optimistic at this time.  Our Lapidary Workshop remains closed.

MEETINGS:  2nd Thursday of the Month at 2045 Memory Lane.  Our potlucks are currently on hold and we are meeting outside in our parking lot as long as the weather cooperates.

GEOLOGICAL field trips:  1st Saturday of the Month

COLLECTING field trips:  3rd Saturday of the Month

Details about the above are contained in every month's Beacon Newsletter.

Please join us!

July 2021 Membership Meeting

Our next membership meeting will be at 5pm on Saturday July 24th on one of our member's homes.  Please see the forthcoming July Beacon for further information or call 973-303-3538 for details.  Guests and visitors are welcome but please contact us prior to the meeting for more information.  Thank you and hope to see you on the 24th!

2021 Gem and Mineral Show Cancelled / New local shows planned for 2022

Our annual Gem and Mineral show is cancelled for Labor Day 2021.  Although New Mexico has finally reopened after the pandemic, this move occurred too late for us to get this year's show planned and ready in time for Labor Day weekend.

We are already beginning to plan for our Labor Day 2022 Gem and Mineral show at the County Convention Center and look forward to welcoming everyone back after a 2 year break!

In addition to our annual labor day event, we are planning to add a new and different gem and mineral gathering for late spring 2022, so please stay tuned for details, including vendor opportunities.

New section!!

 Please check out the new section that we have added over on the right.   It's entitled "Local Geological Driving Tours."   This section contains self-directed educational field trips offered by the Club.  Each link contains a geological map, brief description and mileage distances between points of interest.  Please enjoy safely.   Keep a lookout as we add new tours.    

October 2020 Newsletter  

Our October Beacon is now available.  Enjoy!

Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society Beacon October 2020

2021 Membership Application and Renewal

The Grant County Rolling Stones Gem and Mineral Society 2021 Membership Application and Renewal Form is now available.  Thank you for renewing or joining!  

2021 Membership/Renewal Form

Catching up with YOU!

We've been on a bit of a sabbatical with all the craziness in the world.    Please catch up with us by reading these back issues of our Beacon Newsletter:

 

September 2020

August 2020

July 2020

June 2020

May 2020

April 2020

March 2020

February 2020

January 2020

December 2019

November 2019

Third Annual Fall Craft Show and Bazaar

Saturday, November 30th 2019

10:00am to 4:00pm

2045 Memory Lane, Silver City, NM

Fabulous vendors with wonderful works of art for your gift giving pleasure.

Come and fill out that Christmas list!

If you are interested in being a vendor at this show, please download this application:
Fall 2019 Draft Show Application

Hope to see you at the show!

October 2019 Newsletter

The October newsletter is now available as in PDF format.

Click here:  October 2019 Beacon

Enjoy!

September Newsletter Now Available!

Check out the latest Beacon hot off the press for all the details about this weekend's Gem and Mineral Show!

September Beacon Newsletter (PDF format)

See you at the show!

Gem and Mineral Show Vendors 2019

Plan your trip to the Gem and Mineral Show this weekend with a preview of the vendors available here:  

Gem and Mineral Show Vendors 2019  (PDF format)

See you at the show!

August Newsletter

The August Beacon is now available.  

Check out the details of our upcoming show over labor day weekend.  Hope to see you there!

July Newsletter is Here!

Please enjoy our July Beacon available as a PDF format file via this link:

July Beacon

Catching up on some past Beacons......

Here are links to the Beacon Newsletters from April through June.  Apologies for the late posting......a few technical difficulties!  As always, links are to PDF format files.

April Beacon

May Beacon

June Beacon

March Beacon is here

The March Beacon is now available.  Check out the info about the upcoming trip to Socorro March 23-24.

Rockhounding in the San Juan Mountains 2/14/ 2019

Please join us this Thursday--2/14/2019--for our monthly meeting.

Following a potluck dinner, the meeting will feature a presentation by Rolling Stones member G. Lee Brown entitled "Rockhounding in the San Juan Mountains".

Lee received his Mining Engineering degree from The New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro. He had a 40 year career in mining and extractive metallurgy, and retired as Chief Metallurgist with the Concentrator, Chino Mines. Lee has been mineral collecting throughout the southwest, as well as Montana, Alaska and Georgia. He has special interest in the Kelly Mining District and Smithsonite.

The February Newsletter is Now Available

Check out the February 2019 Beacon!

Please enjoy the Newsletter, which is in PDF format.

January 5th Field Trip Report

Water the Transformer of Our Country Side 
Ann McMahon, Text and Photography

Stoners were treated to another superb geological trip Saturday with Mary Dowse, PhD as tour guide.  Mary thoughtfully planned a trip for anyone of any capability and then supplied narratives explaining the world around us in simple lay terms.

This time we traveled from Silver City north on highway 180 to the Catwalk north of Glenwood, stopping at selected places to understand how the countryside transformed over the last million years.  Water, acting with other geological affects, was the main long-term sculptor accompanied by volcanic activity and tectonic shifts.

Sediments Near Continental Divide

Thirty to thirty five million years there was a series of calderas and volcanic activity in the Mogollon area forming the volcanic rocks found at the Catwalk. Starting 15 million years ago faulting formed the Mangas Valley which was slowly filled by sediment from the mountains.

Prior to a million years ago, water from the Gila River, and rivers and streams to the north flowing from the Mogollon Mountains, formed valley in the area of Buckhorn. Eventually the Gila River cut through the Middle Box to Redrock, drained the lake and allowed the erosion of some of the gravels in the valley.

  

Agate Found in Sediment North of Buckhorn

Example of Volcanic Gas Holes and Small Fault Lines

Mary Explains How Water Changes Landscapes

At our final stop on the Cat Walk in Whitewater Creek canyon, Mary discussed how powerful the flow of water can be in changing the shape of the landscape no matter how hard or dense the rock.  We also discussed how fires in the mountains above and changes just in the last 100 to 20 years, have had a major impact on the shape and landscape of the Canyon.

January 2019 Newsletter

The new Beacon is now available!  

Please click here for a PDF version of the newsletter than you can view and print. 

Rolling Stones Holiday Party TODAY (12/13)!!!

Please join the Rolling Stones for a holiday pot luck party TODAY December 13th @ 6pm.  

The club will provide cooked turkey and ham.  Please bring a side dish or dessert.

Location:  Clubhouse @ 2045 Memory Lane

Meeting Program:  If you wish to participate, please bring a rock related gift valued at around $10 for an anonymous gift exchange.  If applicable, please label for male or female.  The exchange will occur after the potluck--approximately 6:45pm.

Hope to see you there!!!

The December Newsletter has arrived!

Check out the December 2018 Beacon.  

You can view or download in PDF format.

Enjoy!



 

2nd Annual Craft Show and Bazaar--SAT, NOV 24th

Check out the Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society's Second Annual Craft Show and Bazaar!

DATE:  Saturday, November 24, 2018

TIME:  9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

PLACE:  our Clubhouse at 2045  Memory Lane (the last building before you enter the cemetery)

Vendors will be selling Rock related items, jewelry, sewn & crocheted items, crafts, and much more.  You can certainly fill your Christmas wish list at this show. Proceeds from this show go to support the Scholarships at WNMU.

Vendors needed!  

Call 313-9076 for information

$25 /8ft table

November Newsletter Available

The November Beacon is now available.  Check out news about the club, field trips, meetings and the upcoming craft show and bazaar.

Check out the October newsletter

The October Beacon is now available!  Please click here to read it and download it in PDF format.

The September Newsletter is here!

Check out the September Beacon for lots of interesting info and more Gem and Mineral Show updates.
 

The Gem and Mineral show starts Saturday!!!!!

Please click here for a preview of the Gem and Mineral Show program in PDF booklet format.  

It will be available at the door in hard copy, most likely with updates!

There are fields trips, educational talks and demonstrations every day, as well as many vendors, silents auctions, a wheel of fortune, treasure hunts and food!

See you at the show!

Gem Show Field Trips Every Morning @ 9am

All field trips meet in Main Foyer of the Conference Center and depart @ 9am.

SAT:  Thompson Fluorite mine
SUN: Geode Claim  
MON:  Copperas Agate Area

2018 Vendor List

Check out the vendors scheduled for the 2018 Gem and Mineral Show.  Visit the show to see their amazing offerings!