UPCOMING EVENTS....   October 22nd Club Meeting at Hauberg Civic Center in Rock Island, IL at 6pm. Please help us haul out for show.
Upcoming Events:
October 22nd Club Meeting. October Club Meeting.  Our next meeting is Tuesday Oct 22nd at Hauberg Civic Center in Rock Island, IL at 6pm.  Please help us haul out for show. Also looking for people who might be interested in serving on the board. As the year winds down it is once again time for board elections. If you would like to find out more information please give me a call or come to the meeting. Also we are looking for volunteers to put out street signs after 5pm on Friday and pick them back up on Sunday at end of show. One intersection per volunteer. We mostly put up signs on the Iowa side but if you have ideas for the IL side that is fine too.  

Thank you,

Kellie Moore 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. 

Fall Show: Oct 26-27:  Black Hawk Gem and Mineral Club fall Rock, Gem and Jewelry Show, Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds, 2815 W Locust St., Davenport.  Sat. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sun. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.  The show will feature rocks, minerals, fossils, agates, geodes, tumbled stones, carved stones, beads, silver and beaded jewelry, spheres, arrowheads and much more. There will be demonstrations on Flint Knapping. Learn to make arrowheads. Admission is $1 for adults, Kids 17 and under are free. For information call (563) 445-3034