High Country Gem & Mineral Show: South West Meets South East
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
High Country Gem & Mineral Society, founded in 1981, offers lapidary workshop access, field trips, digs, classes, and monthly earth-science meetings.
Best for
- people seeking hands-on lapidary cabbing experience
- beginners learning mineralogy, geology, or earth sciences
- collectors interested in organized field trips and mineral digs
- people seeking wire weaving, jewelry-making, or metalworking classes
- families and multiple generations seeking screen-free educational activities
Look elsewhere if
- people seeking emergency services
- customers wanting a conventional commercial jewelry repair shop
- people seeking a service with a published city-based service area
Specialties
- lapidary cabbing
- wire weaving
- jewelry making
- mineralogy and earth science education
- field trips and mineral digs
What makes them different
- Founded in 1981
- Membership includes access to monthly meetings, field trips, digs, the lapidary club, and workshop classes
- Renovated lapidary workshop brought safety features up to code
- Adult membership is listed at $25 and youth membership at $5
- The society reports 162 members and more than 800 online members
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 2025 Spartanburg Hwy, East Flat Rock, NC 28726-2100
- Website
- https://www.hcgms.com/
Services
- gem and mineral society membership
- monthly educational meetings
- lapidary workshop access
- workshop classes
- field trips and digs
- annual gem and mineral show
- scholarship program