Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society – Caldwell, Idaho

 
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    • Visitors and Families

      Visitors and families with children are always welcome to enjoy the fun at our Meetings and especially on our Field Trips!
    • General Meetings

      General Meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 7:00 P.M. in the College of Idaho - Boone Science Building in Room 103. Take Interstate I-84 towards Caldwell, take Exit 29, turn south towards Caldwell, follow Franklin Road which turns into N 21st Ave. At Blaine Street, take a right, go one block and turn left on S. 20th Avenue. Go straight for 4 blocks and then turn left at Fillmore St. The building at the end of the parking lot will be Boone Science Building, enter on the west side of the building and head straight down the hall, and about half way down the hall will be room 103 on the left side. And you are there. .Click this link for the map to the location.

    • Field Trips

      Field trips are the Saturday following the general Meetings of March thru November.

      More information will be available at the general meetings or by contacting us via the form on the contact page.

    • Board Meetings

      Board Meetings are held on the last Monday of the month. Contact us using the form on the contact page for more information.

  • Membership

    • Benefits of Membership

      • 1. Enjoy the camaraderie of rock minded friends.
      • 2. Participate in Field Trips.
      • 3. Receive the "Owyhee Gem", our monthly newsletter.
      • 4. Receive the "Northwest Newsletter", the Northwest Federation newsletter giving information about the on goings of the Federation to things like multi-federation Field Trips and Shows coming up in the immediate future.
    • Couples

      $18.00 per year

    • Singles

      $12.00 per year

    • Children

      $3.00 per year
      (18 and under)

    • Family

      $20.00 per year Parents and Children

    • Yearly dues are expected in October. If dues are not paid by October you may not receive the Federation news letter.

    • Membership Application.
    • Email the Webmaster with questions...

Links

Federation Sites

  • American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
  • Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Informational Web Sites

  • Information on Petrified wood collecting and hobby collecting
  • Bureau of Land Management’s Land & Mineral Legacy Rehost 2000 System – LR2000
  • Idaho Geological Survey
  • USDA Forest Service FSGeodata Clearinghouse

Regional Clubs

Idaho

  • Idaho Gem Club – Boise, Idaho
  • Magic Valley Gem Club – Twin Falls, Idaho
  • Hells Canyon Gem Club – Lewiston, Idaho

Montana

  • Billings Gem & Mineral Club – Billings, Montana

Oregon

  • Clackamette Mineral and Gem – Oregon City, Oregon
  • Columbia Willamette Faceters Guild – Portland, Oregon
  • Mount Hood Rock Club – Gresham, Oregon
  • Rock & Arrowhead Club – Klamath Falls, Oregon
  • Springfield Thunderegg Rock Club – Springfield, Oregon
  • Oregon Agate & Mineral Society – Portland, Oregon

Utah

  • Timpanogos Gem & Mineral Society – Provo, Utah
  • Golden Spike Gem & Mineral Society – Ogden, Utah

Magazines

  • Rock & Gem Magazine

Member’s Web Sites

Brad Larson ~ www.idrockman.com

Auctions, Equipments Sales, References and Guides,Photos from Rock Hunting Trips.

If there are any issues or links that are not functional, please don’t hesitate to contact the webmaster at webmaster@owyheerocks.com.

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  • Associations

    • American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
    • Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies

  • Field Trips 2022

    Our Field Trips go from March through October of each year. The new year field trips will be posted no later than February of each year. -Meet and leave times identified by *, see legend at bottom of list for these times

    • *March 19th

      * Oreana for Fossils and Apache Tears—Meet @ Walter’s Ferry Boat Landing.

    • *April 23rd

      *Big Egg Claim for Geodes. Meet at Gem Stop/Chevron (HWY55&95).

    • *May 21st

      * Pink Plume Claim for Plume Agate—Meet @ Owyhee Junction (Hwy 201 and Owyhee Ave)

    • **June 18th

      ** Jamieson for Bog Wood—Meet @ Rest Stop Idaho/Oregon Border (Ontario Welcome Center)

    • **July 16th

      ** Rome for Snake Skin Agate—Meet @ Gem Stop / Chevron (Hwy 55&95)

    • **Aug 20th

      ** Wagon Town for Bog Wood, Meet at Gem Stop / Chevron (Hwy 55&95)

    • *September 24th

      * Blue Egg Club Claim for Blue Opal Thunder Eggs. Meet @ Homedale City Park with Tank (just east of four corners).

    • *October 22nd

      *Graveyard Point for Agate and Jasper. Meet at Gem Stop / Chevron (HWY55&95)

    • *(meet @ 8am – leave @ 8:30)
      **(meet @ 7am – leave @ 7:30)
      *** (Overnight Trip)

    • Note: Field trips are subject to change. Please attend the general meetings to confirm field trips and get directions. Field Trip Information, call Robert (208) 590-1848 robert.murpheyogms@gmail.com | Dale Rawson (208) 283-7990 |

      *All field trips are subject to change depending on weather and road conditions.

 

Last Updated: 8 Jan 2023 -- Copyright 2009-2023 Owyhee Gem and Mineral Society