Purpose
The collection and lapidary treatment of and to stimulate interest in rocks and minerals. To gain knowledge of the methods and procedures for collecting, identification, classification, cutting, polishing and mounting of rocks and minerals for display. To promote good fellowship and proper ethics in the pursuit of the lapidary arts.Orcutt Mineral Society of Santa Maria Valley, Inc., P.O. Box 106, Santa Maria, CA 93456, is a public benefit, non-profit corporation founded in 1958.
2008 Calendar of Events
- Regular Meetings
- 7 p.m. on the 2nd Tuesday each month except June and December at the Mussell Senior Center, 510 E. Park, in Santa Maria
- Executive Board meets at 7 p.m.on the first Tuesday of each month at the Mussell Senior Center
- Saturday Breakfast at 08:15 on the fourth Saturday of each month at Franciso's Country Kitchen, 1701 N. Broadway, Santa Maria
- For information or details, contact us by email at info@omsinc.org
- Lapidary Classes
- Jewelry Classes
- Annual Gem Show
- Committees
- Member Displays of Local Specimens
- Click here to access our bulletins in .pdf format
Orcutt Mineral Society is a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Other links of interest:
The Story of Bill Orcutt
The Theory of Tumbling
Bakersfield BLM District Web Page
Santa Maria Natural History Museum
Dibblee Geological Foundation (geological maps of Santa Barbara County)
Los Padres National Forest Geology
