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  • Arnold - American Fossil Federation, 778 Dividing Creek Rd. (21012). Meetings: 2nd Sun., bi-monthly, 12:00 pm
  • Baltimore - Chesapeake Gem and Mineral Society, Inc., 2902 Fifth Ave (21234-3012). Meetings: 2nd Fri., 7:45 pm (Except Aug) Women's Club of Catonsville St. Timothy's, Lane and Old Frederick Rd
  • Baltimore - Gem Cutters Guild of Baltimore, Meetings: Meadow Mill at Woodberry, 3600 Clipper Mill Rd., Ste 116, Baltimore, 1st Tues., 7:30 pm (Sept-June) Contact: Dave Mitchell (410) 486-9728
  • Baltimore - Maryland Geological Society, Inc. 8052 Kavanagh Rd. (21222). Meetings: As announced, Bowie Community Center
  • Clinton - Southern Maryland Rock and Mineral Club, Clearwater Nature Center, 11000 Thrift Rd. (20735-9764). Meetings: 4th Tue., 7:30 pm
  • College Park - University of Maryland Geology Club .  For information contact UMDgeolclub@yahoo.com
  • Ft. Meade - Patuxent Lapidary Guild, c/o CWF A2B, Rm. 210, 9800 Savage Rd., (20755). Meetings: 3rd Mon, 7:00 pm Colony 7
  • Pasadena - Baltimore Mineral Society, Inc., 5 Sonora Dr. (21122). Meetings: 3rd Fri., 7:30 pm, Maryland Academy of Science, Board Room 601 Light St., Baltimore
  • Rockville - Gem, Lapidary and Mineral Society of Montgomery County, Maryland, Inc., P. O. Box 444, Gaithersburg, MD 20884-0444 . Meetings: 2nd Monday of the month , 8:00 pm (Sep-June) Rockville Senior Center 1150 Carnation Drive

    Annual Gem and Mineral Show
    Gem and Mineral Show of the
    Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society of Montgomery County MD., Inc.,
    Held annually in March
    at the Montgomery County Fairgrounds

  • Silver Spring - Gem, Lapidary, and Mineral Society Of Washington, D.C., 14506 Fairacers Rd. (20904). Meetings: 3rd Fri., 7:00pm Chevy Chase Community Center Connecticut Ave. NW and McKinley St. Washington, DC.
  • Washington, D.C. - Mineralogical Society of the District of Columbia; 10th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC (free street parking; Archives Metro station).  Meetings: 1st Wednesdays (except July and August), 8 pm, Smithsonian Museum of Natural History, Contact: Andy Thompson, 301-270-6790, thompson01@erols.com
  • Washington, D.C. - The Geological Society of Washington.  The Geological Society of Washington holds its meetings at the Cosmos Club, 2170 Florida Avenue, NW, at the intersection of 22nd Street, Florida Avenue, and Massachusetts Avenue. The main entrance to the Club is on Massachusetts Avenue, west of the Indian Embassy. The John Wesley Powell Auditorium is located toward the northwest side of the building. The preferred entrance is adjacent to the small, gated private parking lot on Florida Avenue.  Contact: J. A. Speer, Geological Society of Washington, 3635 Concorde Pkwy, Suite 500, Chantilly, VA 20151-1125; (703) 652-9950; j_a_speer@minsocam.org
 
   
for more information contact Dale Shelton (dshelton@mgs.md.gov) 410.554.5505