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UPCOMING EVENTS....   Our next meeting is Tuesday Jan 17th at Hauberg Civic Center in Rock Island, IL at 6pm....
Upcoming Events:
Upcoming events:
 January Club Meeting.  Our next meeting is Tuesday Jan 17th at Hauberg Civic Center in Rock Island, IL at 6pm.  We welcome show and tell, or if you need help identifying a rock in your collection. We can discuss what we want to do this year as a club. We will also welcome in our new board members. Hope to see you all there. 

February Club Meeting.  Our next meeting is 6pm Tuesday Feb 21st at Hauberg Civic Center in Rock Island, IL.

2012 Spring Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show, April 21-22: Putnam Museum, 1717 W. 12th St., Davenport.  Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.  The show will feature rocks, minerals, fossils, agates, geodes, tumbled stones, beads, silver and beaded jewelry, carved stones, spheres, arrowheads and much more. There will be demonstrations on Glass bead Making, Faceting, and Flint Knapping. You can learn to make arrowheads and/or Crack you own Geodes. Admission is free. For information call (563) 445-3034

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.

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Membership dues for 2012 are due January 1st, 2012; If you have joined the club September of later this year your dues are already paid. Please mail your check to:

Kellie Moore
718 Franklin Ave
Davenport, IA 52806

Individuals - $15
Senior Individual - $10
Senior Couple - $12
Family - $20
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