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The Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough (GMCS) is a hobby club founded in 1963 and incorporated as a not-for-profit corporation in 1997. Our aims, objectives and purpose are to:
* Encourage and promote all aspects of the hobby of collecting and studying rocks, minerals and fossils and of pursuing all types of lapidary work.
* Provide a forum for the free exchange of information and ideas regarding the hobby.
* Conserve natural resources.
Events Archive
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Our April Meeting A Great Talk On Interplanetary Science
Our April Meeting Was Great For many years the conventional view was that planetary geology was only about old battered rocks and not too interesting. Our guest speaker dispelled…
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A Field Trip To Collect Herkimer Diamonds
A Herkimer Diamond Field Trip During the Victoria Day weekend in May 2012,the Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough will be participating in a field trip to Herkimer New York…
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Museum Sperrylites Found in Sudbury
A New Find Of Sperrylite Mineral Collectors are excited about the new find of sperrylites in the Sudbury area. The sperrylites were found in the Broken Hammer deposit in Val…
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OUTDOOR ROCK and MINERAL SHOWS part 4
OUTDOOR ROCK and MINERAL SHOWS part 4 ELECTRIC PARK TUCSON AZ the outdoor Mineral show. Of all the 40 + shows in Tucson I probable enjoy Electric Park the most…
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A Field Trip For Herkimer Diamonds
During the Victoria Day weekend in May 2012, the Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough will be participating in a field trip to Herkimer New York to collect Herkimer diamonds. …
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Art Nouveau Bangle on January 15, 2012
Come to the January 15 ,2012 Jewellery Workshop and be taught how to make the “Art Nouveau Bangle” by Dianne Karg Baron. This is an advanced workshop and requires prior…
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Steedeite: A New Mineral Our February Meeting
Steedeite: A New Mineral. Most avid mineral collectors would love to find a new mineral and have it named after them. While difficult, it can still be done. Tony Steede…
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Preparing Fossil Fish From The Green River Formation
Preparation of Fossil Fossil Fish by Kathy Feick What are fossil fish? How old are they? What type of rock are they found in? What are some unusual things that I…
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