About
The Monongahela Rockhounds began in 1967.
Learn more about us:
By Laws
Constitution
Code of Conduct
Kids
One of our missions is fostering interest in fossils, minerals, and lapidary arts.
What better place to start than with our youngest members:
Mineral
Care
&
Safety
When first collecting minerals, there is still a lot to be revealed under the dirt.
Here are some tips and methods for cleaning them up:
Fossils
Does physical history fascinate you?
Fossils are a way to see, learn, and speculate who and what was here before us!
Resources and Topics:
Lapidary
Interested in hands-on creative crafting?
Lapidary arts involve cabbing, faceting, and sculpting fossils, minerals, and gemstones!
Resources and Topics:
Minerals
Earth is composed of minerals in many forms...
Minerals are (obviously) one of the core reasons this club exists. They are essential to us in many ways!
Resources and Topics:
Gemstones
Gemstones are creations of lapidary art...
Often used in jewelry and other decorative fashions, gemstones are varied, valuable, and functional!
Resources and Topics:
 Ammolite[WiX Media stock photo: Fossil] |  FacetorLapidary demonstration during the 2009 Annual Show. |  PyriteGrand Door Prize at the 2009 Annual Show. |
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 Topaz & CitrineFaceted stones made during the 2009 show’s lapidary demonstration, and auctioned at the 2009 summer picnic (a member perk). |