Welcome to; The Conejo Gem and Mineral Club
Where Rockhounding is Fun!
Board Members 2021
President: Mary Pat Weber
Federation Dick White
Field Trips Chuck Borchard
Membership Phyllis White
Newsletter: Lawerence Killough
Programs: Sue Soy
Secretary: Jane Robin
Treasurer: Dick Weber
CFMS Director: Dick White
About Our Club
Conejo Gem and Mineral club was founded in 1971, and is a member of both the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.
NOTE: "Conejo" pronounced 'kon-a-ho (n) is the Spanish word for "rabbit", hence the logo design, and was the name given by the early Spanish explorers in the early 1700's when they came through the valley and noticed the thousands of jack rabbits that lived here, thus designating this area the "Conejo Valley".
The Conejo Gem and Mineral Club (CGMC) is a non-profit organization run by volunteers. The Club promotes and extends the knowledge of minerals, geology, fossils, lapidary arts and associated fields.
Operating funds are generated from membership fees and proceeds from our annual show held in April called the Pageant of a Thousand Gems.
We also participate in the Gem and Mineral Department exhibits at the Ventura County Fair,and we actively support other Gem and Mineral Clubs by displaying when we are invited.
We are members of the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (regional) and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (national). We serve; Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Moorpark, Simi Valley and neighboring communities in and near the Conejo Valley area of Ventura County in Southern California.
We are on Facebook!
Please check out our page, feel free to "Like us". We have a FANs of Page on Facebook for CGAMC. Any members that are on Facebook can become a fan and send the link to all of their friends on Facebook and so on... Any fan can then post whatever to the page that might be of interest. Here is the link: https://www.facebook.com/1CGMC/
Meeting Location and Times
Our monthly meetings are held the 2nd Thursday evening at 7:30 PM at Hillcrest Art Center --403 Hillcrest Drive (Off of Mc Cloud), Thousand Oaks (It is across from the Oaks mall) up on the hill.
Board Meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of each month at 7 PM at the Hillcrest Art Center
ALL MEETINGS ARE BEING HELD ON ZOOM AT THIS TIME
MEMBERSHIP
First year for a family is $45, (this includes 2 name tags) and renewal after this is $30 a year.
Single membership is $28 for the first year and $20 a year for renewal.
Please call Phyllis White at 805-520-3918, or(rich_phil1026@att.net) for membership or come to a meeting to join, we would love to meet you.
Field Trips
The Field Trip leaders from all three Ventura County Clubs had a meeting in order to jointly plan trips for 2020. Hopefully, this will give us a nice selection of trip opportunities spread throughout the year. Don't hesitate to offer up suggestions for a trip at any time.
UPCOMING FIELD TRIPS
SEPTEMBER 26 Special trip to Nevada Mineral & Book in Orange. Hosted by Walt
Lombardo
OCTOBER 23 Clear Creek, CA for Nephrite Jade, Plasma Agate and Gold Panning
NOVEMBER 7 Rainbow Ridge in Ridgecrest CA
DECEMBER 3 & 4 Wiley's Well CA Thunderegg's, Fire Agate, and Pslomomien
Remember to Monitor Whoscoming.com/VGMS site for Field Trip information and any changes. It is required to register at the www.whoscoming.com/vgms site, create a password, then use it to sign-in. Also, please, if you decide not to come, remove your name from the "whoscoming" site or let the trip leader know so we won't be waiting around for you to show up. Of course, "waiting around" only means for about 5 minutes after the stated leaving time! We appreciate the communication.
Field Trip Leader’s Contact info:
Chuck Borchart (CG&MC) chuck.cgmctrips@gmail.com
Brett Allen Johnson (OGMS) bj9709@yahoo.com
David Springer (VGMS) david.springer@arcadis.com
If anyone has any trip ideas, please let me know. We can always find room to slip in another trip
Remember that now we are asking everyone to sign up at the www.whoscoming.com/vgms site or let me know that you are coming.
Also, please, if you decide not to come, remove your name from the "whoscoming" site or let the trip leader know so we won't be waiting around for you to show up.
2021 Meetings
Club Calendar 2021
January Sand Casting
February Geologic tour of Australia.
March Member Show & Tell
April Causes of Color in Diamonds
May Physical Geography of Ventura County
June Geology of California National Parks
July Annual BBQ
August- Ice Cream Social
September
October The Inner Beauty of Caves
November Silent Acution
December Holiday Party
Board meetings are normally the 3rd Thursday of each month on Zoom Call Dick Weber for access codes 805-529-2524.
About Us
We are a family orientated club
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
with activities for the younger rockhounds in your family
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
About rocks, gems, geology
We participate and or host many
We have a variety of speakers throughout the year
We participate and or host many
Field Trips throughout the year, most in California, but some in different states
Our Lapidary Shop
Lapidary Shop
We have a small shop located at the Hillcrest Arts Center
We have Genies for shaping and polishing rocks
A large flat lap
A large rock saw
Small trim saws
Polisher
We have shop foreman that have regular days and hours to open the shop and several who are on call.
Would you like to learn to make the rocks you have collected into something new and pretty?
Our shop foreman will be happy to teach you for free. This service is only for updated paid members of the Conejo Gem and Mineral club
Shop Schedule
Our Lapidary Shop has Re-Opened
3rd Sunday of the month 9am to 12pm Juan Gunzales Del Valle
3rd Sunday of the month 12pm to 3pm Manny Valdez
Weekdays by Appointment Dick Weber