Exploring Earth Sciences Since 1945

Minnesota Mineral Club

The Minnesota Mineral Club is a non-profit organization devoted to the study of Mineralogy, Geology, Paleontology and the Lapidary Arts. We are a social group that promotes rock, mineral, and fossil education. We are based in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota, although membership is not restricted to residents of Minnesota. Most monthly meetings, except auctions and our Annual Banquet, are open to everyone. The Minnesota Mineral Club is a member of the Midwest Federation and the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

Our Mission: To encourage interest and education in geology, mineralogy, lapidary and earth sciences.

Encouraging interest and study in geology, mineralogy, lapidary and allied earth sciences.

Field Trips

The club organizes many great field trips throughout the year to places such as Montana, South Dakota, Iowa, Thunder Bay, Michigan, and also places within Minnesota. We collect agates, geodes, fossils, amethyst, petrified wood, dinosaur bones and other assorted mineral specimens. By all accounts, members have a great time and return with loads of treasures.

BACK IN TIME

ROCK SOUP?

Did you know that the Minnesota Mineral Club published a Cookbook? You may have suspected it if you have attended any of the December Banquets over the years — our members have incredible talent in both cooking and in eating! In December of 1984, the club published a 60-page spiral bound cookbook featuring 179 mouth-watering recipes submitted by 34 of the club members. You will find everything from sauerkraut to spam and, of course, plenty of Hot Dish variations. Rumor has it, 2025 will see another edition of member’s culinary delights. For now, enjoy this trip back in time to 80’s cuisine.

THE RUSTLERS GRUB COOKBOOK

Education and information

Programs

We offer our members a wide variety of programs at our meetings. These include demonstrations of various lapidary skills and techniques, interesting speakers, silent auctions, contests, displays of members’ collections, and an annual banquet. All our meeting programs (except Auctions and Annual Banquet) are free and open to the public.