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.
Each year the Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society host a Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Show to the public. This show is a must see for any rock conisseur or anyone with a love and fascination with gems, minerals, fossils, andother mineralogical and geological wonders.
This year the 21st Annual Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show will be held at the Kerbela Temple on Mimosa Ave in Knoxville TN. The Gem Show is open to the public and has an admission fee of $4 a day for adults or $7 for the whole show; childern under 12 are free. The Gem and Mineral Show will have many vendors that offer great products including a wide variety of jewelry, rare fossil and mineral specimens, meteorites, gems of all colors shapes & sizes, lapidary & jewelry equipment, and much more.
The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society is a non-profit organization. A portion of the proceeds from our annual show is used for educational purposes in the earth sciences. This includes scholarships to the University of Tennessee Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
2011 Gem show information:
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.
