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[Leslie]

I am a newbie to gem hunting. I had visited Franklin. NC -Jacobs Mine (which is no longer. I think it is closed and was sold) and am looking to meet or chat with people interested in mining and sharing ideas. Also would like to join a gem or rock hunter club. Does anyone know of a local lapidary or jeweler that I could trust to set my gems in rings? I am new to buying gems and mounts and do not know how to set the stone. Thanks.

[Joker]

Welcome to TQ Leslie! Ive never gem hunted but my wife said shes gonna take me when we travel to NC this summer.. welcome aboard

[Buster]

Welcome to the Treasure Quest family...Not sure of the jewelers, but would like to come up toward NC and do the bucket of dirt mining...Maybe this summer..Glad you are here...Buster...

[SandSkimmer]

Hey welcome to TQ.....

havent done much mining.. what to hit the mountains this summer if I can afford the gas....

looking forward to seeing some of your gems

jT

[Cash1977]

L-
Welcome to Treasure Quest! Good luck with the gems, it sounds fun!

Happy Hunting!

[sarge1stone]

Welcome to TQ!

[Steve in PR]

Hi, Leslie and welcoime to TQ! We have a growing area dedicated to Rockhounds and hope you will visit that area and be part of it.

Here is some info I found about clubs and orgs in PA! They might be able to help you find a local lapidary shop.

Pennsylvania

Berks Mineralogical Society Leesport, Pennsylvania

Welcome to the Berks Mineralogical Society webpage. Here you find information about our club, our events and links to relevant information.

We are a club dedicated to fossils & mineral collecting & identifying, lapidary and geologic phenomena; all within the guidelines of our charter. We meet the second Tuesday of every month (except July & August) at the Reading Public Museum's Planetarium. Meetings begin at 7:30 and host a variety of topics. The public is welcome to all meetings.

Central Pennsylvania Rock & Mineral Club Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club, Inc. was established in 1958 by rock and mineral enthusiasts to encourage the interest, enjoyment, and appreciation of members, prospective members, and the public for rocks, minerals, gems, fossils, and the lapidary arts. The Central Pennsylvania Rock and Mineral Club, Inc is a non-profit educational organization and is a member of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, Inc. and a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club Sayre, Pennsylvania

Che-Hanna Rock and Mineral Club was organized in 1962 in Sayre, PA to assemble for the propose of studying and collecting rock, mineral, fossil, and shell specimens, and to develop skills in lapidary arts. We are members of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Gem City Rock and Mineral Society Erie, Pennsylvania

In the fall of 1958, a group of people sharing a common interest in the rock-hounding hobby formed the Gem City Rock and Mineral Society. Its purpose was and continues to be the education and promotion of all aspects of this hobby -- fossils, minerals, shells, artifacts, lapidary and most recently, jewelry The Gem City Rock and Mineral Society meets on the first Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. in a building at 10th and State Streets in Erie, PA (though we usually move meetings to the first Saturday Morning during the cold, dark months of winter).

The Mineralogical Society of Northeastern Pennsylvania Moosic, Pennsylvania

We cordially invite YOU to join us. Do you have an interest in minerals or fossils? Are you looking for an interesting hobby? Why not come and join us for an afternoon to see what we are all about. Our Club was 25 years old in 1998 and meets at the Moosic Presbyterian Church Reading Room on Sunday afternoon at 2:00 PM and is over before 5:00 PM. We meet on the fourth Sunday of September, October, November, February, March and April. Instead of a meeting in December, we have a Christmas Dinner Party at a restaurant. At this meeting we hold our annual mineral auction which is really a fun time. The summer months are for field trips and our summer picnic. We are quite diversified in out interests which include mineral and fossil appreciation and collecting, cabachoning, wirewrapping, jewelry making, designing mineral centerpieces and gem trees.

Nittany Mineralogical Society State College, Pennsylvania

Meets the third Wednesday of every month, August through May. We are now meeting in Penn State's Earth and Engineering Sciences Building, on WhiteCourse Drive off North Atherton Street. For campus maps see http://www.campusmaps.psu.edu/. All are welcome to attend our meetings! Mineral collectors and rockhounds, earth scientists and dinosaur lovers will all enjoy our activities.

Pennsylvania Earth Sciences Association Allentown, Pennsylvania

Meets the 3rd Monday of the month at

Trinity Memorial Lutheran Church, 535 W. Emmaus Ave. Allentown, PA at 7:30PM All are welcome to attend the meetings

Tuscarora Lapidary Society, Inc. Springfield, Pennsylvania

Tuscarora Lapidary Society, Inc. (TLS) is chartered as a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion of the lapidary hobby (the cutting and polishing of gem stones), and of the arts and sciences associated with lapidary interests. The club meets on the second Wednesday of each month with the exception of July and August. Meetings begin at 8 PM in the lower level auditorium of the Springfield Township Municipal Building on Powell Road (next to the library) in Springfield, Delaware County, PA. A special program or presentation from a wide range of lapidary-related and mineralogical-interest topics follows the monthly business meeting. Topics in recent months have included Ancient Ivory, Opals, Meteorites, Gold Mining, Amber, Pearls, and a trip to Mongolia! Slides, displays, and demonstrations are often included in these presentations. Visitors are welcome.

[anne]

Welcome to TQ

[Leslie]

. Thanks to all the welcomes!!!

Anyone from Berks, Chester, Delaware , Phial area, or Lancaster Co?? I would like to hook up with people that want to gem mine ( been to Herkimer, NY too) or I could learn detecting from. I had a detector years ago and used it a few times. Didn't find much since it was a begiiner's model. Just want to resume this hobby. PS- I am a member of 2 national dog rescues- English Springer and Brittany.

[EBCIII]

Hey Leslie welcome to the site. I did some gem hunting in NC a few years ago. Was lucky enough to find a very nice Emerald. We took it to a jeweler that did custom work. He put it into a very nice necklace for my wife.

Both of my dogs are rescue dogs, Beale.