Educational Nonprofit Colorado's oldest rock hounding club The Cañon City Geology Club is a non-profit educational club operating since 1928. Our mission is to: 1) Increase member knowledge of the earth sciences pertaining to minerals, gems, rocks, artifacts, and fossils. 2) Promote and perpetuate knowledge of the lapidary arts. 3) Encourage field trips. 4) Study the earth sciences particularly of geology and mineralization in place. 5) Encourage greater public interest and education in minerals, gems, and fossils by cooperating with local educational institutions with presentations of local mineral specimens and with examples of lapidary art.