News & Events
- Club Meeting – August 10, 20267:30 PM IN-PERSON: Meteorites & Near-Earth Asteroids Presented by Amy Mainzer Please join us on August 10th at 7:30… Read more: Club Meeting – August 10, 2026
- Workshop – Lapidary 101 8/9/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopGet to know the equipment in the club’s lapidary workshop. Use a trim saw to cut the outline for a cabochon. Shape the stone on the grinding… Read more: Workshop – Lapidary 101 8/9/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
- Workshop – FIRE & COLOR: AN INTRODUCTION TO ENAMEL 8/16/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopDiscover the magic of transforming powdered glass into brilliant, permanent color through the centuries-old art of enameling. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn the fundamentals of applying… Read more: Workshop – FIRE & COLOR: AN INTRODUCTION TO ENAMEL 8/16/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
- Workshop – SO YOU WANNA COLLECT SOME DESERT ROCKS! 8/22/26 10:30am-12:30pm at Culver City Scout HouseA workshop focused on preparing for your first desert rockhounding trip, designed for The different types of public lands and the rules for collecting on each. We’ll… Read more: Workshop – SO YOU WANNA COLLECT SOME DESERT ROCKS! 8/22/26 10:30am-12:30pm at Culver City Scout House
- Workshop – BEGINNING PRONG SETTING 8/30/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary ShopLearn to set a cabochon with prongs by making and fusing a frame, measuring and cutting prongs, and soldering them onto the frame. Create a bail and… Read more: Workshop – BEGINNING PRONG SETTING 8/30/26 9am-12pm at CCRMC Lapidary Shop
Fiesta of Gems
The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club’s 63rd annual Fiesta of Gems show June 27 – 28, 2026 was a success. This year’s theme was MALACHITE. Learn more
The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club, located in Culver City, CA, brings together persons interested in the earth sciences to engage in collecting, research and study, to assist members in the collection, identification and preservation of rocks and minerals, and in the study of lapidary, silversmithing, jewelry, and related arts.
We are a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization established in the early 1960’s. Our Club offers monthly programs, field trips, yard sales, classes, picnics and parties, our annual gem shows, and we provide educational outreach to schools. Members have access to a full-service lapidary shop equipped with saws, polishers, jeweler’s bench and soldering station, library and volunteer staff to provide training.
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AFMS & CFMS Affiliation
The Culver City Rock & Mineral Club is a proud member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
