The Arlington Gem & Mineral Club
Rockhounds, lapidary artists, and silversmiths since 1957.
Learn lapidary arts, use our shared workshop, and join a community that's been cutting stones and making jewelry in North Texas for more than sixty years.
What we do
Three crafts under one roof, taught by members and open to every skill level.
Lapidary
Cutting, grinding, and polishing stone — cabbing, faceting, and the shared lab you can drop into once you're checked out on the equipment.
Silversmithing
Fabrication, soldering, stone setting, and casting — from your first bezel to lost-wax and sand casting.
Glass Arts
Fusing, enamelling, mosaics, and stained glass — turning sheet and scrap into wearable and displayable work.
Explore the club
Everything the club offers
Classes & labs
Browse the catalog and sign up — nearly-daily offerings from beginner to advanced.
Annual gem & mineral show
The club's biggest event of the year, open to the public. 2027 info coming soon — held in June, typically the second weekend.
Class sign-up & calendar
See what's scheduled and reserve your spot in upcoming classes and lab sessions.
Course guide
The full guide to what we teach — descriptions, prerequisites, and skill levels.
Junior members
Programs for members 18 and under. A great way for young rockhounds to get started.
Events & field trips
Monthly meetings, collecting trips, and community outreach throughout the year.
Photo gallery
Member work, finds from the field, and moments from around the club.
Past meetings
Recaps and materials from previous monthly meeting programs.
Donate
Support a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) keeping lapidary arts alive in North Texas.
Links marked ↗ open our previous site, where some content still lives while we bring it over.
Support the club
Keep the lapidary arts alive
We're a volunteer-run 501(c)(3). Every gift goes straight into the lab, our classes, and youth programs.
Visit us
Come to a meeting
New faces are always welcome — no membership required to visit. We meet on the first tuesday of the month — potluck 6:30 pm, program 7:30 pm.
- Where we meet
- 1408 Gibbins Road, Arlington, TX 76011
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 986, Arlington, TX 76004-0986
- AGMC@agmc57.org
Ready to join?
Membership covers your whole household for a year and opens up classes, the lapidary lab, and everything else the club offers.
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