About

“We love mineralogy, geology, rockhounding, paleontology, lapidary arts — anything related to rocks! We are dedicated to learning, exploring, sharing, and educating others so they can enjoy earth science as much as we do.”

Club Meetings

We meet the first Thursday of each month. We enjoy an educational presentation by a guest speaker and sharing finds with fellow rockhounds.

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Field Trips

We go on several single day and multi-day field trips each year — surface hunting or digging.

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Rock Shows

Our annual rock show is the first weekend in May. There are other rock shows in Montana and Wyoming too!

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Past Events

May 4, 2024

Bear and Steamboat Butte BLM Bear Rock Art

 

This trip includes hiking and a visit to two BLM-managed archaeological rock art sites. If you're into rock hounding, art, or history, this trip is ideal for you.

If you want to join this trip, you need to be a member of the Billings Gem & Mineral Club. To become a member, just go to our website and sign up.

Aug 6, 2023

Dinosaurs: TV vs Real Life

Have you watched Dinosaur Train on TV? The Land Before Time? Ice Age? Maybe Jurassic Park? How about recent dinosaur documentaries? Join UW–Madison paleontologist, Scott Hartman, for a behind-the-scenes look at how these projects are made, and how TV and movie dinosaurs often differ from our modern understanding of dinosaurs.

Presentation created with kids in mind — everyone welcome!

Presenter: Scott Hartman, PhD
Paleontologist, UW–Madison

Aug 5, 2023

A New Look at Old-Fashioned Dinosaurs

From 80-ton giants to small enough to stand on your hand, to whether they were good parents, how fast they grew, which ones weren’t scaly, and which ones were warm-blooded, join UW-Madison paleontologist Scott Hartman as we explore how the last 25 years of research and discovery have fundamentally altered our understanding of dinosaurs.

Presenter: Scott Hartman, PhD
Paleontologist, UW–Madison

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Geology365

Geology365 is a FREE to use collection and club management software.
As an individual, you can catalog your collection as well as design and print custom labels.
As a club, you can manage your club activities (meetings, field trips, and rock shows), membership, and host your website (this site is a Geology365.com site). create your free account

Associations

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies American Lands Access Association Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies