Our Logo
Our Mascot Rock, donated by an Austrailian dealer
Dinosaur George
Lake Buchanan
Rockhounding and gold prospecting
The Llano Outback
Lunch Break
June 2003 picnic
Rockhounding trip
Feb 2008 field trip near Llano
Feb 2008 field trip near Llano (Glenn Thompson & Frank Rowell)
HUGE topaz at Mason museum (see next picture for description)
HUGE topaz description
Sept 2006 field trip
Sept 2006 field trip "watchdog"
Feb 2007 field trip to Lee Adams' awesome lapidary workshop
Gerry & Jimmy Foster receiving their Lifetime Membership from President Glenn Thompson (right) , Apr 2004
Jim & Jackie Chude receiving their Lifetime Membership from President Brenda Smith (right), Nov 2007
Guest speaker Will Heierman with part of his fabulous collection of corundum (rubies, sapphires, etc) and other minerals.
Guest speaker geologist Bill Lindemann ("Birdman") telling us about the labor-intensive manual oil drilling in Myanmar (Burma).
Field trip to Eckert James River Bat Cave near Mason, Texas, June 2005.
Field trip to Caverns of Sonora, Texas, June 2006.
Field trip to Caverns of Sonora, June 2006.
Our 2005 Gem, Mineral and Fossil show: member/dealer Anita Burrow, who creates beautiful mosaics. See next photo for a closeup of her eagle (inset).
Anita's fabulous eagle. Actually, there are 46 stones.
2006 show: Karen Burns making cabachons.
2007 show: David Davis preparing a piece of fire agate.
2008 show: member/dealer Cheryl Wildfong with her fossils.
How's that for a bola? (visitor Paul Kibler from Schertz, at our 2008 show)
2009 show: some of the raffle prizes.
2009 show: To our amusement, longtime member, geologist, and rock shop owner Jim Chude won this rockhound kit! He declined, and a well-deserving young man won it on the next draw.
2009 show: members/dealers Jim and Jackie Chude.
2009 show: member Sandra Switzer manned the kids game during most of the two days.
2009 show: Llano GPAA (Gold Prospectors Association of America) members "enjoying" their cold windy outdoors booth.
2012 Show: gold panning demonstration.
2012 show: our President consulting with some of the volunteers.
2012 Show: a really good crowd!
2012 Show: as always, the geode cracker was popular.
2012 Show: great weather for the outside vendors.
2012 Show: a happy customer!
