Kern County Mineral Society

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Kern County Mineral Society The KCMS is a 501-c3 organization dedicated to promoting the study of Earth Science and Mineralogy. We meet monthly, September through June. O.

July and August are "dark" because it is usually too hot for desert collecting trips. KCMS Meets the third Thursday of the month at the Mt. Vernon, Veteran’s Hall, 2101 Ridge Rd., Bakersfield, CA 93305 (just south of Heritage Park). Meetings begin at 7:00 pm, with a business meeting generally followed by an informational program, refreshments, and good fellowship. Our mailing address is P. Box 12305 Bakersfield, CA 93389-2305

We have a newsletter, "The Pseudomorph", published monthly. We try to do at least one field collecting trip each month. Many members make additional collecting trips of their own. KCMS also has a "breakfast club", which meets the first Wednesday of every month. Breakfast club is a fun, social event, held at 8:30 am at Lorene's Coffee Shop, 23rd and Eye Streets in Bakersfield.

Once again, our August General Meeting will feature an Ice Cream Social!! More info to be found below. Bring a topping a...
08/20/2026

Once again, our August General Meeting will feature an Ice Cream Social!! More info to be found below. Bring a topping and partake in the mystery flavor guessing contest....maybe win a prize??

Our annual June auction is coming up quick and we would love to see you there! This year we are having a tropical theme ...
06/06/2026

Our annual June auction is coming up quick and we would love to see you there! This year we are having a tropical theme and max 2 items per person/family to donate for the auction. You may also earn an extra raffle ticket if you bring a friend or a tropical or summer themed side dish to share. Please email or DM if you have any questions!
All are welcome: this event is open to the public.

Lets all congratulate one of our own, Monica Hinson wasn't satisfied with a batchelors degree so she did a reverse grape...
05/08/2026

Lets all congratulate one of our own, Monica Hinson wasn't satisfied with a batchelors degree so she did a reverse grapes of wrath FROM Bakersfield TO Oklahoma and got a Masters degree too.
Monica was one of our scholarship recipients when she was a student at CSUB. When you support our booth at the fair you enable us to help students.

So once again lets all cheer for Monica !!!! Since the homework is all over lets go look at rocks !!

01/24/2026

Tomorrow at 10am: KCMS trip out to the Leslie's in Shafter!! Email [email protected] or comment below for more info.

Mark your calendars, Kern County rock hounds! The KCMS annual Christmas party extravaganza is right around the corner an...
12/07/2025

Mark your calendars, Kern County rock hounds! The KCMS annual Christmas party extravaganza is right around the corner and we would love to see you there. Set up starts at 5 PM on Dec 18th; bring a side or dessert to share and a few gifts for bingo prizes. There will also be an ugly sweater contest!

12/04/2025

Support the Mojave desert gem and mineral society’s annual show. 50 years, wow that’s impressive!! Gem shows are a great place to learn about geology and its hobbies, pick up some great gifts and support your local societies!

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Bakersfield, CA
93305

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