UPCOMING EVENTS....   April Club Meeting. Thursday April 25th, 2013. at Augustana College in the Fryxell Geology Museum. Located at 733 35th Street Rock Island, IL. It will start at 5:30 P.M. Workshop Day - Sunday April 28th– from noon til 5pm. Workshop at the Moore house.
Upcoming Events:

April Club Meeting.  Thursday April 25th, 2013. at Augustana College in the Fryxell Geology Museum. Located at 733 35th Street Rock Island, IL. It will start at 5:30 P.M.  We will be awarding our annual Scholarship.
Hope to see you all there.


Workshop Day – Sunday April 28th, Noon-5pm  at the Moore house – 718 Franklin Ave Davenport, IA 52806. You can work in our workshop, learn lapidary techniques, or bead upstairs. Learn something new or just work along with others. Your choice.  For more info please contact Craig or Kellie at 563-445-3034. Hope to see you there!

Spring Show has been cancelled.
 

Interesting Links:
Lapidary Journal
Mineralogy Database
The Geological Society
The Gold Rush Timeline
Californias Untold Stories       
USGS Volcano Observatory
Meteorite Central
Reno Gem and Mineral Society
Prospecting Gold in the
Bobs Rock Shop

Welcome
 To the Black Hawk Gem & Mineral Club Website!

What is The Black Hawk Gem & Mineral? Located in Rock Island Illinois, part of the Quad-Cities of Iowa and Illinois. We are a non-profit organization actively promoting interest in collecting. studying and working with gems, minerals and fossils. Organized in 1955, the Black Hawk Club joined the Midwest Federation of Mineralogical & Geological Societies in 1959. It is also a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.