Welcome to the Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club Home Page

The Pleasant Oaks Gem and Mineral Club of Dallas (POGMC) is organized to promote interest in the various earth sciences, in particular, those areas dealing with the science of gems, minerals, and fossils, the art of cutting and polishing gemstones, metal crafts, jewelry arts, and all related fields. The Club is a not-for-profit organization established for charitable and educational purposes.

OUR NEXT MEETING will be on Monday, January 5, 2025. We will meet at our normal location, the Knights of Columbus Council 6402 Hall, located at 3722 Cavalier Drive, Garland. We start at 6:00 and end by 8:00 - note the new start and finish time. For our presentation, we will see how much Iron we can mine from our breakfast cereal. Please bring from 1/4 to 1/2 cup of your favorite breakfast cereal in a plastic sandwich bag. If you have a strong magnet, please bring that too. We will see if we can find any iron in it. Many cereals do not have Iron (a bad ore for Iron), but most of the the "kid" cereals will have a small amount per serving (a good ore for Iron). The best are likely to be the "Fortified" cereals with up to 18 mg per serving. Look on the side or back of your cereal box for the Nutritional Facts to find out if Iron is listed. If you have a choice of cereals to bring, try to find one with 5 mg of Iron per serving. To allow plenty of time for our mining operations, please arrive on time.

VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME!

POGMC offers a unique way to learn the various aspects of our rock hound hobby. Periodically, we have hands-on sessions that could include mineral identification, wire wrapping, gem tree fabrication, and other basic lapidary skills. If we are not holding a hands-on session, then we will have a guest speaker or another presentation of general interest to all members. The Club also sponsors Field trips and shares these trips with other clubs and societies.

POGMC is a member of the "South Central Federation of Mineral Societies" and is affiliated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies.

POGMC publishes a monthly newsletter, the Chips and Chatter. Recent issues of the Chips and Chatter are available online; see the Newsletter tab here or above. For the latest issue of the Chips and Chatter (December 2025) in Adobe PDF format, click here.

Meeting Times, Location, and Driving Directions:

• Time - We meet on the First Monday of the Month, starting at 6:00 PM.
• Where: We meet at the Knights of Columbus Council 6402 hall, located at 3722 Cavalier Drive, Garland, TX 75042.
• How to find it - The building can be a bit tricky to see the first time you go there. If you have a GPS, the street address will take you there - the building will be on the south side. If it is dark, look for the big, bright neon sign "REF EXPERTS" on the opposite side of the street.
• Parking - There are two long parking spaces in front of the Knights of Columbus hall; each can hold two vehicles. If the spots are occupied, the next building west has room for 4-6 more vehicles. There is also additional parking behind the Knights of Columbus hall in a gravel lot - take the drive on the west side of the building. Please note that street parking is not allowed!
• More Driving Directions - Cavalier Drive is off of South Jupiter Road. If you are coming from the north, you will go through a stoplight at Forest Lane, pass under a railroad overpass, through a stoplight at Miller Park, and a stoplight at Marquis, then turn right (west) at the next road to the right (Cavalier). If you are coming from the south, you will go through a stoplight at Kingsley Road, another at Miller Road, and another at Security Street, then turn left (west) at Cavalier, the second road after Security Street. From either direction, look for the large Ryder truck facility on the northwest corner of Cavalier and Jupiter.

Please take a moment to explore our website. If you're impressed, we invite you to visit us at a meeting - visitors are always welcome. We would love to share our hobby with you.

MEMBER:  SOUTH CENTRAL FEDERATION OF MINERAL SOCIETIES

AFFILIATED:  AMERICAN FEDERATION OF MINERALOGICAL SOCIETIES

 

Search POGMC