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.
A PowerPoint presentation of pictures from the 2008 Gem Show is available in the Archives Directory. To play it "Click Here" (10.9 Mb file)

REGULAR MEETINGS
General:  7 PM on the 2nd Tuesday each month except June and December at the Mussell Senior Center, 510 E. Park, in Santa Maria

Executive Board:  7 PM on the first Tuesday of each month at the Mussell Senior Center

 Breakfast:  On the fourth Saturday of each month the OMS has a social get-together at 9AM. Check the calendar.
Orcutt Mineral Society is a member of the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies and the California Federation of Mineralogical Societies

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