• MMC May Social Hour

    Member-Only Social Hour Join us via Zoom on Saturday, May 22 at 6pm. We will talk all things rocks, minerals, fossils, and lapidary! Possible discussion topics include: Interesting specimens for show and tell. Looking for lapidary tips โ€“ cutting, polishing, carving, etc. Or feel free to come up with your own discussion topic! Members โ€“ […]

  • October 2021 Meeting

    This will be a hybrid meeting - held both in-person and via Zoom! Live in Person: Roseville Skating Center, Rose Room 2661 Civic Center Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 Live via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82279862838?pwd=eXViRS90Ui9PQmF4dmFCQ2w1cElxUT09 Meeting ID: 822 7986 2838 Passcode: 491366 Meeting Schedule: 5:30-6:30pm - Social Hour 6:30-7:30pm - Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm - Presentation 8:30-9pm - Wrap […]

  • December 2021 Meeting and Presentation

    This will be a hybrid meeting โ€“ held both in-person and via Zoom! Live in Person: Roseville Skating Center, Rose Room 2661 Civic Center Drive, Roseville, MN 55113 Live via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82279862838?pwd=eXViRS90Ui9PQmF4dmFCQ2w1cElxUT09 Meeting ID: 822 7986 2838 Passcode: 491366 Meeting Schedule: 5:30-6:30pm โ€“ Social Hour 6:30-7:30pm โ€“ Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm โ€“ Presentation 8:30-9pm โ€“ Wrap […]

  • MMC Meeting January 2022

    Meeting Schedule: 5:30-6:30pm - Social Hour 6:30-7:30pm - Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm - Presentation 8:30-9pm - Wrap up

  • MMC March Meeting

    Our March meeting will be held in-person at the Roseville Skating Center and Banquet Facility and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Demonstration Night will include: geode cutting with a lapidary saw, rock drilling, Alaskan fossil collection display and discussion, gemstone tree display and discussion, Columbian mineral display and discussion, quartz variety display and discussion, […]

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  • MMC April Meeting and Presentation

    MMC April Meeting and Presentation by Dr. Peter Makovicky, "Parrosaurus Missouriensis"ย ย (In-person and virtually)

  • September Club Meeting

    Our September meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show information, summer finds, and a tour of the Rock Shop located at our new meeting facility! Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm - Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm - Club Proceedings […]

  • October Club Meeting

    Our October meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Our meeting will focus on club updates, annual show volunteer prizes, and a presentation on "Prospecting for Dinosaurs" by longtime club member Al Olson. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm โ€“ Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm โ€“ Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm […]

  • November Club Meeting

    Our November meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm โ€“ Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:00pm โ€“ Club Proceedings 7:00-8:00pm โ€“ Presentation: Record of an Ancient Meteorite Impact Buried Beneath the Twin Cities, MN by Julia Steenberg, Geologist, Minnesota Geological Survey 8:00-8:30pm โ€“ Wrap […]

  • December Club Meeting

    Our December meeting will be held in-person at the Creekside Community Center and will also be broadcast via Zoom. If you would like to participate in a gift exchange, please bring a wrapped $10-15 rock, mineral, or fossil themed gift for exchange. Here is the schedule: 6:00-6:30pm โ€“ Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm โ€“ Club Proceedings 7:30-8:30pm โ€“ […]

  • January Club Meeting

    Shakopee Community Center 1255 Fuller St S, Shakopee, MN, United States

    Our January meeting will include installment of the 2023 Board of Directors, BYO meal, and a couple of rock themed TED Talks. If you would like, please bring your own meal - the club will provide beverages (soda, coffee, water) and desserts. Here is the agenda for January 14th: 6:00-6:30pm โ€“ Arrival/Socializing 6:30-7:30pm โ€“ Club […]

  • February Club Meeting

    Shakopee Community Center 1255 Fuller St S, Shakopee, MN, United States

    Our February meeting will include a presentation byย Cara Santelli, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She has served in a former role as a curator of the National Gems and Minerals Collection at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Cara will bring her experience and expertise to […]