TUCSON GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY INC

Organizes field trips throughout the year for members to mines and mineral localities within Arizona and occasionally neighboring states, providing opportunities to collect in areas typically closed to the public.

Holds monthly general meetings, including potlucks in summer, featuring presentations on gems and minerals, field collecting, and scientific information. The organization also offers informal educational classes to members on topics like mineral cleaning, pricing, and metal detecting.

Holds monthly general meetings featuring presentations on gems and minerals, covering topics such as field collecting, history of collections, mines, and scientific information. The organization also offers informal educational classes to members to broaden their knowledge and skills in subjects like mineral cleaning, pricing, metal detecting, and gemstones.

Holds monthly general meetings, including potlucks, featuring presentations on gems and minerals. The organization also offers informal educational classes to members on topics such as mineral cleaning, pricing, and metal detecting, and organizes field trips to mines and mineral localities.

Organizes field trips throughout the year for members to mines and mineral localities within Arizona and occasionally neighboring states, providing opportunities to collect in areas typically closed to the public.

Organizes the annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, an internationally recognized event featuring retail dealers, educational exhibitors, and various exhibits related to minerals, fossils, jewelry, and lapidary crafts. The show also includes lectures, symposia, and a dedicated Junior Education area for students.

Organizes and hosts the annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, an internationally recognized event featuring retail dealers, educational exhibitors, mineral and jewelry exhibits, and related publications. The show also includes lectures, symposia, and an awards reception.

Organizes and hosts the annual Tucson Gem & Mineral Show, an internationally recognized event featuring retail dealers, educational exhibitors, lectures, and symposia on minerals, fossils, jewelry, and lapidary crafts. The show also includes dedicated educational areas for approximately 2,000-3,000 Arizona school students.

Invites approximately 2,000 Arizona school students and 3,000 elementary students to attend the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show® free of charge. The show also features a dedicated Junior Education area where University of Arizona SESS students provide information on mineral and earth sciences to over 2,000 children.

Publishes "ROCK TALK," an official publication that allows reproduction of its material for non-profit use, featuring articles and writings on various topics related to gems and minerals.

Publishes "ROCK TALK," an official publication that allows reproduction of its material for non-profit use. It includes articles and writings sharing knowledge, experience, and travel insights, as well as a regular column authored by Bill Shelton.

Publishes "ROCK TALK," an official publication, allowing reproduction of its material for non-profit use. It also publishes articles and writings, including travel insights and knowledge sharing, and produces a regular column authored by Bill Shelton.

Sponsors and coordinates the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation's (SARSEF) Fair, with members participating as judges. The organization awards outstanding science projects in Earth Sciences with honorary family memberships and gift packets.

Sponsors the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation's (SARSEF) Fair, with members participating as judges. The organization awards four outstanding science projects in Earth Sciences with one-year honorary family memberships and a gift packet, and provides a scholarship for the Boys and Girls Club of Tucson.

Sponsors the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation's (SARSEF) Fair, with members participating as judges. The organization awards outstanding Earth Sciences projects at the fair with honorary family memberships and gift packets, and previously coordinated and judged the Arizona Regional Science Fair for younger students.

Provides annual grants to The University of Arizona and the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum to support their mineral collections, funding mineral acquisition and collection growth. The organization also funds a graduate scholarship in the Geoscience Department at The University of Arizona and a scholarship for the Boys and Girls Club.

Provides annual grants to The University of Arizona and the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum to support their mineral collections, funding mineral acquisition and collection growth. The organization also funds a graduate scholarship in the Geoscience Department at The University of Arizona.

Provides annual grants to the University of Arizona Mineral Museum and the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum to support their mineral collections, funding acquisition and growth. The organization also funds a graduate scholarship in the Geoscience Department at The University of Arizona.