Gem & Mineral Society Of Louisiana

Gem & Mineral Society Of Louisiana The Gem and Mineral Society of Louisiana is dedicated to educating our community about Earth Sciences through the lapidary arts and its subspecialties.

THE 51st ANNUAL GEM & MINERAL SHOW...coming 2023

This is not your ordinary show. We will be featuring extraordinary dealers selling fossils, minerals, gemstones like Louisiana opal, finished hand crafted jewelry, lapidary supplies and tools to go rockhounding! For the kids and kids at heart, there will be:
ON FRIDAY - School of Hard Rock will be open to schools in Jefferson Parish and surrounding

Parishes wanting to host field trips. Admission is free for students with chaperone. Will have professional speakers featuring Fluorescent Mineral Formation, Geode Formation and Cracking, Louisiana Cost, and Dino Fossils. For more info, please email [email protected] or visit https://www.gmsofla.org/educate-la

During the entire weekend kids can find hands-on cabochon polishing, a *DINOSAUR BONE and CAST Exhibit* geode cracking, fluorescent minerals and many other displays. There will be different demonstrations performed over the weekend so expect something new every day. There is something for all, big and small. DOOR PRIZES - RAFFLES. It's Family fun for everyone as well as Educational. Can’t wait to see you there. Location:
John A. Alario Center Center
2000 Segnette Blvd Westwego, LA 70094

The Dates and Times of the Show are:

OCTOBER 4th, 2025 FROM 10:00 am TO 6:00 pm
OCTOBER 5th, 2025 FROM 10:00 am TO 6:00 pm
OCTOBER 6th, 2025 FROM 10:00 am TO 4:00 pm

ADMISSION:

ADULTS - $6

MEMBERS, STUDENTS AND MILITARY (WITH ID) - $3

CHILDEREN UNDER 12 (WITH ADULT) - FREE

FRIDAY SCHOOL OF HARD ROCK - FREE BY REGISTRATION ONLY

08/10/2026

Gem & Mineral Society Of Louisiana Meeting tonight at 7:30 at university of New Orleans. We meet in the lecture hall 1000.

07/24/2026

Members of the Gem & Mineral Society of Louisiana. Please remember to check your emails for the meeting tonight. If you’ve paidpaid dues and have not received an email concerning tonight’s meeting please dm Christopher M Picou. Tonight’s meeting will be virtual and through google meet. Information to join is in the email.

Our meeting tonight will not be at UNO due to the school being closed. Instead we will be in gretna at Mineralogie Rock ...
07/13/2026

Our meeting tonight will not be at UNO due to the school being closed. Instead we will be in gretna at Mineralogie Rock Shop. Click below for directions

Congratulations Owen!
07/13/2026

Congratulations Owen!

Congratulations to the winner of yesterday's Crowley Agate Hunt's best agate, Owen! It was a tight race, with very little separating the top 3 finds! But Owen's agate (which I wasn't smart enough to get a photo of to show everybody) was truly a spectacular agate! Hopefully I will remember to ask Owen for a picture of it the next time I see him so I can show everybody just how cool it was!

It was a great day yesterday, with hundreds of total agates found! The weather was much more cooperative than during last year's "roast fest". Between the smattering of clouds and perfect water temperature, it was a downright idyllic day for rock hunting!

We're going to try to select the date for next year's trip a little sooner than we did this year, so more people will be able to join. Although the almost 40 people we had this year made for a great group that went on this year's trip!

So another year is in the books, and now we all get to look forward to next year's third annual Tubing Crowley Agate Hunt! So get your sifters ready, stock up on sun tan lotion now, and make sure to swing by Mineralogie in the meantime to keep us in business until next year's trip rolls around! 😁

Love to you all!
Charlie and Julie

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