Maine Mineralogical and Geological Society

04/21/2025

Shout-out to all the vendors, volunteers, and visitors that made the 40th Annual Gem, Mineral, and Jewelry show a success!

04/18/2025

Floor map for the weekend.
Please ignore the typos, it is in fact the floor plan for the 40th annual event for 2025

04/10/2025

Part of the "Passions & Pastimes" series, todays episode of Maine Calling is all about Rockhounding!

Jennifer Rooks interviews our very own Mark Goodwin, MMGS Vice President & newsletter editor, along with Jeff Morrison , owner of the Havey Quarry in Poland, Maine and President of New England Mineral Association, and Myles F***h, curator & staff geologist, Maine Mineral & Gem Museum.

Society & Culture Podcast · Updated Daily · Maine Calling is a live, call-in radio program offering enlightening and engaging conversations on a wide range of topics.

04/02/2025

2025 MINERAL, GEM, & JEWELRY SHOW DEALER LIST:
-Adirondack Minerals
-Amber America
-AMORCO
-Artechaski Handmade
-Bary Gems
-Cardinal Minerals
-Castle Rock Minerals
-Circle of Stones
-Crystal Cache Minerals
-Crystal Crops
-CrystallMaddness Minerals
-Designs by Maryann
-Dreaming Light Creations, LLC
-Durgin's of Maine
-Earthly Treasures
-Ethiopian Gems
-Finesse
-Foden's Minerals
-Free Lunch Rocks
-Global Pathways
-Harris Oak Designs
-Imperium Ancient Arts
-JB Stone
-Jewelry by Mig Lemire
-JewelsByLiz
-K&M Minerals
-Knot Me Knot You
-Lavish Earth
-Leighton's of West Paris
-Lily and Quartz
-Maine Dynomining & Minerals
-Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
-Maine Minerals
-Mainely Gems
-Metamorphysis
-MoonChild
-Multi-Faceted Minerals
-My Family Jewels
-PAN-Geologics
-Prophecy Wire Jewelry
-Roberta's Herbs and Gems
-Robert W Books
-Rockport Trading
-Rod Iron Designs
-SAGICORP
-Seaside Stones
-Stay Groundid L3C
-The Prospector's Pick
-Three J's
-Village Morocco
-Village Silversmith
-Walking Tree Creations
-Whitney's Rocks to Gems
-Witch Pirate, LLC
-Wood Rock Designs
-MMGS: Door Prizes
-MMGS: Mineral Raffle
-MMGS: Membership
-MMGS: Displays
-MMGS: Micromounts
-MMGS: Blacklight Tent
-MMGS: Mini-Mine
-MMGS: Silent Auction

02/26/2025

We are pleased to reveal the 2025 Gem Show raffle grand prize, a Himalayan Rutilated Quartz (Copper Rutile) from India!

All show attendees have a chance to win this gorgeous piece purchased by the club from Lavish Earth

The Maine Mineralogical & Geological Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to all educational and cultural aspects of geology; mineralogy; lapidary arts and related subjects; and to the camaraderie generated by the membership's mutual interests.

09/09/2024

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07/16/2024

Tomorrow on NH Chronicle: Ruggles Mine

Rockhounds rejoice! Ruggles Mine has reopened and gem hunters are digging it.

04/06/2024

This is the grand prize selected by April 20 & 21 show at Thompson’s Point.

It came from Lavish Earth! (It's bigger than it looks in the photo)

Make sure to purchase a raffle ticket to win this beauty, a Himalayan Samadhi quartz from India.