Finger Lakes Mineral Club

Finger Lakes Mineral Club Thomas Shelley
118 E. Court St. Ithaca NY 14850-4211 We are a member of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, Inc.

Finger Lakes Mineral Club – About Us

The Finger Lakes Mineral Club (FLMC) is a non-profit organization devoted to fostering, promoting, developing and maintaining interest and enjoyment in the areas of rocks, minerals, fossils, lapidary art, geology and related Earth sciences. Our primary purposes and goals are the exchange of information, providing education in these fields to its members and th

e general public, and encouraging fellowship to everyone who has an interest in sciences. In pursuit of the goals outlined above, the FLMC offers educational programs at club meetings and mineral collecting field trips, with plans to establish a newsletter as well as an Earth sciences reference library. We welcome anyone to join our club. A formal education in the Earth sciences is not necessary, only an interest in personal growth and the desire to join with others with the same interests to help advance and positively influence the future direction of our hobby. Benefits of membership in the FLMC include networking opportunities, gaining new perspectives on the hobby, and coverage under the club’s liability insurance policy to protect club members and aid in securing permission to prospect and collect in localities that would otherwise be off limits.

05/01/2026

Hope to see you on Sunday, May 1 at our Annual Show, 1-4 pm at the Museum of the Earth, Ithaca!

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Don't miss our annual show! We'll have geode necklaces to make, some fabulous minerals to buy, and wonderful displays to...
04/24/2026

Don't miss our annual show! We'll have geode necklaces to make, some fabulous minerals to buy, and wonderful displays to learn about fossils, minerals and meteorites. Fun for all ages! Sunday, May 3, 1:00-4:00 pm, Museum of the Earth, Ithaca, NY.
(pink opal in photo)

04/16/2026

We'll be meeting Sunday, April 19 at 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth. Join us!

Two meetings this month! Our usual meeting at the Museum of the Earth on Feb. 8 at 2 pm -- bring show and tell! -- and o...
01/26/2026

Two meetings this month! Our usual meeting at the Museum of the Earth on Feb. 8 at 2 pm -- bring show and tell! -- and our rescheduled mineral sale and dinner social on Feb. 12 at Lifelong at 4:00 pm. We hope you can join us!
(Image: black kyanite)

01/06/2026

Change of plans! We are delaying our mineral sale and dinner until February. In January, this month, we will meet at our regular date and time -- 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth, second Sunday of the month, which is Jan. 11. Hope to see you there!

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We had a great field trip, helping clean iron pyrite nodules a member inherited from her dad -- and everyone got two to ...
12/29/2025

We had a great field trip, helping clean iron pyrite nodules a member inherited from her dad -- and everyone got two to take home!

Our next meeting will be a fun one! We're going to have a sale of minerals, then go out together to eat. Join us! It wil...
12/21/2025

Our next meeting will be a fun one! We're going to have a sale of minerals, then go out together to eat. Join us! It will not be on our usual Sunday but on Thursday, Jan. 15 at 4 pm at Lifelong in Ithaca. (Photo is a little specimen of stibnite in a perky box from our last sale.)

Join us for our next meeting, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth. We'll likely have some minerals for sale...
12/06/2025

Join us for our next meeting, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth. We'll likely have some minerals for sale; bring items to share or get help identifying. We're a friendly crew and would be delighted to welcome you!

(Photo caption: Club field trip at Diamond Mountain Mine, digging for rare black Herkimer Diamonds.)

Join us for our next meeting, Sun. Nov. 9 at 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth! Bring specimens to share or get help ident...
10/26/2025

Join us for our next meeting, Sun. Nov. 9 at 2 pm at the Museum of the Earth! Bring specimens to share or get help identifying. All are welcome!
Photo: banded agate

09/19/2025

We will be meeting this Sunday, 2-4, Sept. 21, and we'll be going through some of the Club's assorted inventory. Email us at [email protected] for the address in Ithaca!

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C/O Thomas Shelley 118 E. Court St
East Ithaca, NY
14850

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