SAN FRANCISCO GEM & MINERAL SOCIETY

THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO DISSEMINATE KNOWLEDGE OF MINERALOGY, THE EARTH SCIENCES AND THE LAPIDARY ARTS BY MEANS OF PUBLIC EXHIBITS, FIELD TRIPS FOR THE STUDY AND COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS, CLASSES IN MINERALOGY AND THE LAPIDARY ARTS AND TO PROVIDE A GATHERING PLACE AND WORKSHOP IN WHICH TO ACCOMPLISH THESE OBJECTIVES.