Class

  • Basic Wire Wrap Class

    DeLane Cox will be teaching a basic wire wrap class on October 4 and October 11. The class is two full days and will be packed with learning, doing and fun! Cost for Club members is $70, non-members is $75. There are only 10 spots available and club members will have first dibs on them so get in your reservation early. Please fill out the form below and let us know you are interested. We will send you an email with all of the information - application for the class, materials list, times and location.

  • Do-Over Class

    Join us every second Tuesday from 6:30 – 8:00 at the Clubhouse for our Do-Over Class.  All members are invited and no experience is necessary.   You can learn to make earrings, bracelets, and necklaces using our tools, beads and supplies.  We sell what we make at the Fall Swap and use our proceeds for more items we don’t have or items needed for classes at the Clubhouse.  Join us for fun, fellowship and learning.

    Future dates are:

    • October 14
  • Speaker for October General Meeting

    Oct 28 - Jack Spinks
    Demonstration on Faceting 

    Jack Spinks Biography - Born in Tahlequah OK and raised in Westville OK on the OK/Ark border he has been a lifelong rockhound.  He left in 1973 to earn a MS in Engineering from OSU and worked as a civil and industrial engineer until retirement in 2014.  He then took a job as a quality tech traveling the US to calibrate various plant quality labs during which time he made acquaintance with miners and dealers at various shows and mines.  While working in the DFW area he renewed his love of rocks and pursued learning silversmithing starting around 2000. 

Photo Galleries

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rock swap
Monthly Meeting Photos
woman looking at gems and jewelry on tables
Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Shows
men and women in a jewelry-making class
Classes
rock swap
September Rock Swap
man working in lapidary shop
Lapidary shop
Ron Coleman Mining Co.
Ron Coleman Mining Co. Field Trip
Work day at the clubhouse
Work Day at the Clubhouse
ladies by a large geode in a store
Past Field Trips

About NWA Gem and Mineral Society

Our club was founded on May 21, 1968. Field trips have always been a part of our activities. Learn more about the club, where we have been, and what we have done.

How to Reach Us and Location

We do not have a designated phone number, as we are a volunteer organization. We invite you to attend a meeting in person or send us an email and a volunteer will reply, usually within 2-3 days. 

15048 AR-43, Siloam Springs, AR 72761    Clubhouse Directions

 

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