Cascade Mineralogical Society

Welcome

Cascade Mineralogical Society is a non-profit educational organization. Our club is a proud member of the Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies, and the Washington State Mineral Council.

We welcome individuals interested in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, gems, and related lapidary arts to join us. The objective of the club is to stimulate interest in the study of the earth sciences, lapidary arts, and related subjects. These goals will be accomplished through educational presentations, personal experience, and demonstrations at club meetings and other public presentations. The club also provides opportunities for field trips, rock collecting, and social gatherings. We are located in Kent, WA.

You are welcome to join us as a guest – so check us out!

All are welcome and membership is open to everyone.

Found in the agate beds of Southwestern South Dakota and Northwestern Nebraska.

State gemstone of South Dakota.

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New for Members Only – New Texting Service



You can now sign up for club text reminders for our upcoming meetings and events.
We are all busy and often forget CMS has an upcoming meeting or event.
To register for this reminder service send a text to the number (888) 731-1000. In the body of the text put the word rocks. Or scan the QR code with your smartphone, select “Send SMS,” it will auto-insert the word rocks. Now hit send.
No matter how you register, you should receive a confirmation back that you are registered. If you do not receive a confirmation, try to register again.
So be sure to take advantage of this service. The only stipulation is that you must be a club member.
The club has reached its first goal of 30 registered members. Our next goal will be 50 members with another prize drawing. The drawing is for just the text service registrants.

Ok members we need only 20 more members to register for our next drawing. So hop to it and enroll in this reminder service. Register now and get in the final drawing!
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We have good news!

Dues for 2021 are only $15 for you or your entire family!

Keep your dues up to date. We now can accept debit or credit cards online and at our meetings. New member signup and renewals under the Membership menu above or click below. Click on the above membership tab!

Renewals

New Membership

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September 18-19, 2021

SHOW CANCELED FOR 2021

MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW FOR NEXT YEAR

We have tentatively booked our show for the following dates.

Check back as due to Covid things can change.

August 20 & 21, 2022

Saturday 10 – 6 PM and Sunday 10 – 4 PM

Green River College, Phys. Ed. Facility

12401 SE 320^th St., Auburn, WA 98092

Free Admission

Great Family Event

Mark your calendar now and plan on attending!

Presidents Message

President’s Message – September 2021 (Click Here For More Information)

From the Top of the Rock Pile . . . . The weather lookout was iffy when we went to bed the Saturday night before our club picnic. There was no evidence that it had recently rained when we arrived on Sunday to set up the tables. The grass was dry and the sky was partly cloudy. Around twenty members were at the picnic and we had a very nice day talking “rocks” and visiting with one another. It’s so good seeing everyone once again. We raised $761 from the auction! Thank you to everyone for making our auction a …

Meeting Announcements

General Meeting – Thursday – September 9th (Click For More Information)

General Meeting – Thursday – September 9, 2021, @ 7 pm Traveling with Roger and Alex. Hey, this could good be a good title for a TV show. I am so clever, an absolute genius. LOL Our Field Trip Guide, Roger Danneman, will be talking about his trip to Iceland with his son Alex. Right after Roger returned home, two days later, he and Alex headed out on a road trip to Minnesota. I know we are all interested in his trip to Iceland and the volcano. Pictures and more pictures! Then not many of us get to go rockhounding on the way to Minnesota. Again pictures and rock samples. It should be a very interesting evening. Show ‘n Tell: Something you found on vacation, a road, a trip to the beach, on a hike, along a river bed, or in your backyard. The Young Tumblers get $2 Rock Bucks for coming to the meeting. If they partake in the Show ‘n Tell they receive a total of $5 Rock Bucks. Our Young Tumblers can spend their Rock Bucks at all club auctions and on raffle tickets at our meetings. Hope to see everyone at the meeting.

General Meeting – Thursday – October 14th (Click For More Information)

For the October meeting, we are going to show 2 videos. The first on how to clean the saw oil off your slabs after cutting them. The second video is on how to stabilize softer rocks in order to polish or cab them. Show ‘n Tell: A lapidary item, polished rock or slab, cut gemstone, cabochon, intarsia, etc. that you have made.

General Meeting – Thursday – November 11th (Click For More Information)

Dr. Russell Calvin Boggs will be speaking at our meeting. He is the founder and curator of the North Cascades Mineralogical Research Institute and Museum. Mark your calendars and plan on attending. I would like to give him a warm welcome as he traveling from Marblemount during peak traffic time to speak to us. A non-profit corporation to promote mineralogical research, operate a mineralogical research lab (XRD, petrographic microscope, and Electron Microprobe), and operate a mineralogical museum primarily related to the Pacific Northwest. Show ‘n Tell: A rock, mineral, or fossil you have in your collection from Washington, Oregon, or Idaho.

Membership Dues – Please Renew Your Membership for 2021

Time is Running Out – Lower Dues for 2021 2021 club membership dues is $15 for a family or individual! The Board has approved a temporary reduction in our dues for 2021 only to $15 per family or individual. As of October our dues will go back up to $25 per family or individual. Our club is resuming in person general meetings on June 10th. Our general meetings are held on the 2nd Thursdays of each month at 7 pm. From our website you can use a credit card to renew your membership. You can also mail a check to CMS, c/o Charles Benedict, 25838 W. Lake Wilderness Dr. SE, Maple Valley WA 98038.

Cascade Mineralogical Society

Cascade Mineralogical Society – Kent, Washington