Welcome to Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Our Free Museum and Gift Shop are Open Fridays 11am - 3pm & Saturdays 10am - 4pm.
Our membership meetings are held at the Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society meeting room (123 W. Alvarado Street, Fallbrook) at 6:30 pm on the 2nd Thursday of the month September-May, except for the 3rd Thursday in February.
FGMS was founded in 1957. We are a group of individuals who share common interests in gems, minerals, jewelry, geology, paleontology and the related earth sciences and lapidary arts. The Society is based in Fallbrook, San Diego County, California -- just a "stone's throw" from some of the most productive gem mining areas in the United States. Whether you're interested in local geology or gemology, you are welcome to join our members for guest lectures, workshops, lapidary classes, field trips, gem and mineral shows - Rough N' Cut in March and Fall Festival of Gems & Minerals in October - and more.
Come and see what we've been hiding in Fallbrook!
We're preparing for the October 13 Fall Festival of Gems & Minerals
Next regular membership meeting is on 10/10 at 6:30 pm featuring geologist Jim Anderson speaking about the fossils of Mazon Creek fossil flora
for more information, visit Smithsonian's site about the Mazon Creek fossils
or search the database at Ilinois State Museum
Work/play with rocks party
on 10/12 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Fall Fest prep
Lunch will be provided
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Museum & Gift Shop
Open Fridays 11 am to 3 pm & Saturdays 10 am to 4 pm
Free admission
Closed major holidays
ABOVE: Anza Borrego field trip March 23-24, 2024, led by Jim Anderson
Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Lapidary Classes
Please note: classes have been paused. Check here for the latest update!
For information on signing up for our lapidary course,
please contact us (760) 728-1130 or by email at info@fgms.org