Rockhounds Welcome |
Club Meetings: Meetings are held the third Wednesday of every month at the Pipal Park community Center in Omaha, NE (See Schedule of Events for Calendar and Meeting Subjects) Meetings are held at 7pm. Doors open at 6:30pm The purpose of the club is to stimulate scientific and educational interest in geology, archeology, and related earth sciences. The club promotes interest in the lapidary arts and provides opportunities for collecting and studying rocks, gems, minerals and fossils, learning lapidary arts/crafts, and supporting the study of geology at the University of Nebraska Lincoln and Omaha. The Nebraska Gem and Mineral Club at Omaha has active adult and youth groups. The youth group includes kids from 6-18. Among the activities enjoyed by both groups are rock / fossil hunting field trips, opportunities to learn arts and crafts related to rocks and gems including hands on demonstrations and lectures/share and tell opportunities both by members rock hounds and geology or archeology experts from local colleges.
The Nebraska Mineral and Gem Club Inc. is affiliated with the Nebraska Association of Earth Sciences Clubs, Inc. It is a non-profit corporation incorporated under section 21-901RRS, Nebraska 1943 non-profit corporation and shall have perpetual existence . |
Nebraska Mineral and Gem Club |
Nebraska Mineral and Gem Club Name and phone number of contact person(s) |
Contact Richard Farlow |
State Gem: Blue Agate State Fossil: Horn Coral |
Welcome to the Nebraska Gem and Mineral Club |