American Opal Society

American Opal Society The American Opal Society is a non-profit organization, educational in nature, whose primary purpose Guests are always welcome.

The American Opal Society (AOS) is a rock and gem club, with membership world-wide. The AOS monthly club meetings are normally held every second Thursday at 7:00 pm. Meetings are held at the Garden Grove Civic Women's Club, located at 9501 Chapman Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92841 (at the North-East corner of Gilbert and Chapman). Typical meetings start with a social half hour, then a business session

, followed by a coffee/social break, and then our evening's speaker. Some of our recent topics have included:

* Opal Mining in Coober Pedy
* Gem carving
* Gold casting
* Intarsia

Some pictures from the Children’s Festival at Pearson Park in Anaheim last Saturday. I was there with Yvette for the Ame...
05/20/2026

Some pictures from the Children’s Festival at Pearson Park in Anaheim last Saturday. I was there with Yvette for the American Opal Society. We had rocks to paint, coloring pages and opal displays.

Some of the opals I found during the annual Searcher’s Gem and Mineral show this last weekend. I came across a chunk of ...
04/29/2026

Some of the opals I found during the annual Searcher’s Gem and Mineral show this last weekend. I came across a chunk of pink opal from Oregon from Rogue Valley Gems.

I showed three display cases on opals (Opals from Around the World; Opals of Australia and Opals of North America (new)).

Ethiopian Gemstone International LLC was there as well with their amazing selection of Ethiopian opals.

An annual find from Rock-A-William of a Spencer, Idaho opal Doublet (sorry for the poor quality photo). It’s old and its acrylic cap is yellowed.

Opal Society’s president, Stan McCall of Custom Creative Jewelry, was also there with selection of Australian and Mexican opals gems and jewelry.

Our free event is held every year and dazzles with gems, minerals, jewelry and earth science related events. Searchers’ ...
04/20/2026

Our free event is held every year and dazzles with gems, minerals, jewelry and earth science related events.

Searchers’ Gem and Mineral Society (searchersrocks.org)

The 65th Annual Show fills the Anaheim Brookhurst Community Center with 41 dealers, polished stone ring-making, a Silent Auction every half hour, faceting and lapidary demonstrations, celebrities, and hundreds of door prizes given away over the two day event.

Saturday April 25, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
2271 Crescent Ave. Anaheim, CA.

New additions to my Opal display cases. Particularly for the new “Opals of North America” case that will premier at the ...
04/14/2026

New additions to my Opal display cases. Particularly for the new “Opals of North America” case that will premier at the Searchers Show in Anaheim on April 25th

Some Welo opals that member, Veronica, has done. Picking out the opals for a necklace design that she intends to make. W...
04/14/2026

Some Welo opals that member, Veronica, has done. Picking out the opals for a necklace design that she intends to make. Will do more polishing in some of them. Plus the cool pattern on an Australian jelly opal I worked on years ago.

Some photos from Imaginology with the American Opal Society. It was hectic, busy and fun. Lost my voice at the end of bo...
04/13/2026

Some photos from Imaginology with the American Opal Society. It was hectic, busy and fun. Lost my voice at the end of both days.

It’s that time again for Imaginology at the OC Fairgrounds this weekend (April 11-12). I will be there representing the ...
04/10/2026

It’s that time again for Imaginology at the OC Fairgrounds this weekend (April 11-12). I will be there representing the American Opal Society with our popular booth. Returning will be the World of Opals game along with prizes of a bag of Opal for the winners. There are also coloring pages, Opal stickers, Opal world maps and informational posters. And many, many jars, specimens and display cases of opals from around the world. Come see us this weekend at the OC Fairgrounds Imaginology event.

We’ll also have promotional material for the AOS club and annual show along with promoting the upcoming Searchers Gem and Mineral Society’s annual Gem Show coming April 25-26 at the Anaheim Brookhurst Center.

Been updating my Opal display cases and preparing my new one (Opals of North America). Premiering at the Searchers Gem a...
04/04/2026

Been updating my Opal display cases and preparing my new one (Opals of North America). Premiering at the Searchers Gem and Mineral Show on April 25-26, 2026 at the Brookhurst Center in Anaheim.

New additions to my Opal collection from 2025. Some of them at least. I found:Brazilian fire Opal (x2)Opalized asbestos ...
02/20/2026

New additions to my Opal collection from 2025. Some of them at least. I found:
Brazilian fire Opal (x2)
Opalized asbestos from India (x3)
Fire Opal from Butte, Oregon
Fire Opal from Juniper Mt, Oregon
Merlinite (purple dendritic opal) from Madagascar
Merlinite (purple dendritic opal) from Madagascar
Green, dendritic opal with chalcedony from Brazil
Green, dendritic opal from Brazil
Fire Opal rough from Ukraine
Black Opal from Ukraine
Green, dendritic opal from Owyhee, Oregon
Blue opal rough from Georgia, USA (7)
Large blue opal rough from Georgia, USA
Peruvian blue opal
Fire Opal from Ukraine
Chilean blue landscape opal
Chilean blue landscape opal
Pale yellow, cats eye opal from Tanzania
Wood Opal from Indonesia (7)

It’s amazing how many types of opals there are around the world. Veronica Purpura and Stan McCall of the American Opal Society also offer presentations about opals and lapidary to groups and clubs. See our website (opalsociety.org) to contact members of the club for questions about opals, meetings, our show and lecture requests.

Post by Veronica

Address

1960 S. Anaheim Way
Anaheim, CA
92805

Telephone

+17145019959

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when American Opal Society posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Organization

Send a message to American Opal Society:

Shortcuts

Share