2026 General Meetings

General club meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on every third Tuesday of the month (except July and August) at the Democratic Club of Taylor, 23400 Wick Rd, Taylor, MI 48180. Visitors are welcome

2026 General Meeting Dates:
January 20
February 17
March 17
April 21
May 19
June 16
September 15
October 20
November 17
December 15

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September Program 

Brag Night - Bring your summer finds

Emerald on Calcite Matrix — Muzo Mine, Colombia
Photo: Géry PARENT — via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Upcoming Events & Workshops

July 11th - Sylvania Minerals Quarry 8 A.M.
5699 Ready Road
P.O. Box 406
South Rockwood, MI 48179   
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Future Events/Field Trips:

Sister Club Events

 July 11 Flint Rock & Gem Club Club classroom, 226 Pine Street, Bill Wendling, Sat 10-5 rock swap Clio, MI bwrockbam(@century.net
 Aug 1 Ishpeming Rock & Mineral Club Annual Show Ishpeming Elks Lodge #447, 597 Lakeshore Dr, Ishpeming, MI Contact Kirsten Maki (540) 850-4170 [email protected]; www.ishpemingrocks.org
August 5-6—HANCOCK, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Quincy Mine Hoist Association; Quincy Mine, 49750 US Hwy 41; Wed. 10-6; Free; All day show outside around Quincy Mine Shaft #2. 40+ dealers. You can also do underground mine tours; contact Jade, (906) 482-3031; Email: [email protected]; Website: quincymine.com
August 7-9—HANCOCK, MICHIGAN: Annual show; Copper Country Rock & Mineral Club; Hancock Middle School, 501 Campus Drive off Highway 41; Fri. 1-8, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 10-3; Free; Organized mine digs on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, August 3-6th. Live rock auction on August 4th. Rock seminars on cach day at the rock show. Silent auctions every day. All is part of Copper Week; contact Dale Hartmann, (715) 477-2519; Email: [email protected]; Website: cerme.info

Cupriferous Amygdaloidal Basalt — Source Information
Photo: James St. John — CC BY 2.0
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Bauxite — Source Information
Credit: Indiana Geological and Water Survey
© Indiana Geological and Water Survey, Indiana University, Bloomington
Photographer: Kristen S. Wilkins
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Moonstone Specimen — Source Information
Photo: Didier Descouens — Own work (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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