San Gorgonio Mineral & Gem Society

06/17/2026

✨ Needles trapped in crystal! ✨ Rutilated quartz contains slender crystals of rutile suspended inside clear quartz. These striking inclusions can appear gold, silver, red, coppery, or nearly black, creating patterns that resemble hair, feathers, or rays of light. No two pieces are exactly alike. (📸: WholeLottaPixels)

💛 What color rutile inclusion is your favorite?

👉 https://www.rockngem.com/9-types-of-inclusions-in-quartz/

06/16/2026

Shop day and learning to work with clay to create facial features on rocks and to paint with the French fauvism method from our instructor Hoss. Fred and Lou are busy cutting rocks for spear making. They are also teaching a visitor while they work. It was a fun, productive day.

06/14/2026

06/07/2026

Their very first show🤗

06/02/2026

Looking for a handy list of state dinosaurs? We've got you covered! Did you know that not every state has an official dino? Find out who made the cut and why.