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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.
Strata Data Archive
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WHAT NOT TO DO WITH A HAMMER
A CLOSE CALL Years ago I took a trip to Herkimer with my collecting buddy Bob Kenny, Scarborough club president at the time. We both were collecting on the floor…
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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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OUR MAY MEETING
Gems and Minerals in Russia The May Meeting of the Gem and Mineral Club of Scarborough will be held on May 2nd at the Knox United Church Meeting, 2569 Midland…
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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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COLLECTING WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER
THE SLEDGEHAMMER Another important piece of your collecting gear is the sledgehammer. They come in various sizes and weights, from 6 pounds up to 20. Most collectors may have…
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Remembering Two Long Time Club Members
Remembering two Long Term Members by Dick Stata With the passing of Iola Montgomery, the Scarborough Mineral Club and all her friends and family have lost one of the most…
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Our Next Meeting Moon Rocks and Planetary Geology
Next Meeting-Moon Rocks and Planetary Geology: Carmen Marra April 4th at 8:00 pm They say the best geologist is the one who has seen the most rocks. But what happens…
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Friends of Paleontology At The ROM
Friends of Paleontology Those who love fossils will be happy to know that the Royal Ontario Museum has a new Friends of Paleontology Program. “The Friends of Palaeontology offers an…
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Tucson 2012 revisited
Tucson 2012. The featured minerals were ARIZONA MINERALS Our 14 th visit ( I can’t believe it !) began as usual with a short stay in Las Vegas to see…
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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…
