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Bring your "mystery" rocks in to be identified. There will be a microscope, UV light, and geiger counter available to help in the identification process.

The purpose of our club is to:

stimulate interest in the collection of gem, fossil and mineral materials;
to impart knowledge of lapidary work, mineralogy, collecting and classification of minerals;
and the application in the art so greater pleasure may be derived from these activities.

For more information, please take a look at our brochure. A great deal of information is also published in our award-winning monthly newsletter, the Hounds Howl - click here to view previous issues.

Meeting and Membership Information

We meet at 7:00pm ten times per year: on the second Friday of the month in Jan, Feb, Apr-Jun, and Sep-Dec. In March, we meet on the third Friday. We do not meet in July or August. Our meetings are held in the Science & Engineering Building (NOT the Ruth Patrick Science Education Center) at the campus of University of SC-Aiken, 471 University Parkway. See map . Normally we meet in room 200, but due to Covid, we have been meeting in room 327 this year. Guests and/or new members (including youth/students) are always welcome to attend. Should you decide to join the club, please complete the membership form which can be found on our membership page.

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