Welcome to FGMS

Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society is a nonprofit organization located in sunny Fallbrook, CA.

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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!

Reminder: March  meeting is on 3/14 6:30 pm

Phil Stoffer shows the Grand Canyon in 3D! 



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


Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society
Lapidary Classes

For information on signing up for our lapidary course,
please contact us (760) 728-1130 or by email at info@fgms.org


Upcoming events

    • January 06, 2024
    • May 04, 2024
    • 5 sessions
    • Fallrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook California 92028

    The elected Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society Board of Directors meets monthly to review Committee and Event reports, plan and/or address matters pertaining to the operation of the Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Members are welcome to attend. Those wishing to address the Board of Directors can contact President Lea Barton at least five days before the meeting. The minutes and financial reports are posted on the meeting room bulletin board. 

    • January 11, 2024
    • June 13, 2024
    • 6 sessions
    • Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook California

    General membership meeting for Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society. Admission is free. Meetings begin with the business portion at 6:30 pm followed by a presentation or special event. Registration is not required for attendance.

    • February 09, 2024
    • January 03, 2025
    • 95 sessions
    • Fallbrook Gem & Mineral Museum, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook CA 92028

    Gem and Mineral Museum and Gift Shop. Open free to the public, this small but mighty "gem" of a museum showcases minerals, fossils and gemstones from San Diego County and beyond. Highlights include a fluorescent room, San Diego Pegmatite, fossil display, rough and cut specimens, and other mineral delights.

    • March 05, 2024
    • February 12, 2025
    • 100 sessions

    Lapidary classes taught in a unique setting that allows the instructor to work closely with a limited number of students. All students must be a current member of Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, and arrange classes through the Lapidary lead Meline Giannini. She can be reached via email at phillipgiannini@yahoo.com

    • March 09, 2024
    • May 11, 2024
    • 9 sessions
    • Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society, 123 W. Alvarado St., Fallbrook California

    Help prepare minerals, jewelry, and fossils for the FGMS booth at the San Diego County Fair. 

123 W. Alvarado St. Fallbrook, CA 92028
Email: info@fgms.org || Phone: (760) 728 - 1130

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