Knoxville Gem and Mineral SocietyTo assist in the promotion and education of the earth sciences.
Knoxville Gem and Mineral SocietyTo assist in the promotion and education of the earth sciences.
The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society (KGMS) is a nonprofit, educational and scientific interest group that meets monthly on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 P.M. It is a family oriented organization with members from all walks of life who share an interest in studying, collecting, and sharing rocks, minerals and fossils.
Every year the KGMS puts together a Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show. The proceeds from the annual show supports a principal goal of the KGMS, which is education. The KGMS provides enrichment programs and educational materials to east Tennessee Schools, scholarships in the Earth Sciences, and the I.D. Day Program.
On March 22nd 2009 KGMS will be having a field trip to do surface collecting with possible finds of fern fossils, calamites, lepilidendron, and maybe others. Read more about the KGMS March 2009 field trip.
The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society is currently undergoing major renovations to their website. If you have any questions comments or concerns please contact KGMS by email here.
The meeting location for monthly meetings has recently changed since the old location is undergoing renovations. The new meeting location for KGMS will be at Pellissipi State University until further notice. Directions and map to new KGSM meeting location.
We are a member of the American Federal Mineralogical Societies.
