Hoosier Hills Rock, Gem & Mineral Club

10/28/2025

02/20/2025

Guided Fee Digs by Appointment with Outlaw Rocks!
Schedule your appointment for an Oregon fire opal guided fee dig at the Outlaw Rocks' Opal Queen Mine. The cost is $150 per person with a 2 person minimum. We meet at our rock shop located at 61282 E HWY 140, Bly, OR between 8:30-9am and go to the mine together. We arrive back in Bly between 3-4pm. Each person keeps a 2 gallon bucket. Our season is from Memorial Day Weekend - September 30, 2025
*No smoking or chewing to***co at the mine
*Bring sunscreen, water, snacks, hand tools and wear appropriate footwear, gloves and safety glasses
*There is no bathroom at the mine
*Do not leave any trash
*Access to the mine requires a truck or SUV
Email us at [email protected] or stop by our shop to check availability and schedule an appointment.

01/22/2025

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The next meeting of the Lawrence County Rock Club will be Saturday, February 1, at 6:00 PM at the Stonegate Arts and Education Center in downtown Bedford (see map). Dave Treffinger will present a program on Using Geology to Search for Gold and Diamonds." Visitors are welcome! Bring a rock to identify if you wish.

01/18/2025

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FOSSILS OF INDIANA: How old are fossils Indiana? They range in age from about 450 million years in southeast Indiana to 300 in southwest Indiana to the end of the Ice Age in the north half (as “young” as 12,000 years).

Where can I see fossils outside? Many Indiana State Parks have fossils. Just remember that collecting in parks is not allowed. Falls of the Ohio State Park and Clifty Falls State Park are well-known for fossils, but Monroe Lake, Versailles State Park, Brookville Lake-Whitewater Memorial State Park Complex and Patoka Lake have plenty. O'Bannon Woods State Park and Spring Mill State Park also have fossils, though they aren’t as obvious.

Map: W. J. Wayne, Indiana Geological and Water Survey. Find an Indiana State Park near you at stateparks.IN.gov.

11/13/2024

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10/04/2024

Membership Drive !
We are accepting NEW Membership until December 31, 2024.
New Members will receive their
Metal Gold Card, T-Shirt by 1-15-25 .
New Members are $50 for the year
Renewals $25
(This is a family Membership including children under 16yrs of age)
(1 T-shirt per membership all others discounted with paid membership)

Venmo, CashApp accepted
PayPay add 5% fee( sorry PayPal charges us a fee now)

Members get access to Member Only Digs FREE and Discounts on Pay to Dig Events. The opportunity to access personal and private Dig Sites as well as Merchandise Discounts.

Join in now and get ready for our 2025 dig season !