The SM&LC Mineral Collection
The mineral collection of the Scottish Mineral & Lapidary club has been assembled and curated over the last 70 years and now numbers over 5000 specimens. It is made up of specimens from around the world as well as a great many Scottish and UK pieces.
There are also several sub collections within it, namely the Walter Browne Marble Collection, The Free Church Collection as well as a comprehensive Scottish agate and many spectacular pieces that have been collected and donated by our members.
The collection itself is too large to display in its entirety, but thanks to our ever enthusiastic curators, our display is routinely changed every month or so. We recently started the rotation again from the beginning – It took 10 years!
Visitors to the club can see a great many more specimens on display – why not pay us a visit?
Needle shaped Scolecite crystals from Mull
Pyromorphite from Roughten Gill, Cumbria
Galena crystal from Wanlockhead
Haematite from the Garleton Hills
Quartz crystals on matrix
Red Stilbite from Lang Craig, Dumbarton
View our other galleries
Lapidary Gallery
Silverwork Gallery
Faceting Gallery
Agate Gallery
"Our aim is to encourage an interest in natural minerals & related crafts on a non-commercial basis."
If you have an interest in gemstones or minerals then the Scottish Mineral & Lapidary Club could offer the perfect opportunity to learn the traditional crafts of lapidary and silverwork as well as gain access to our extensive library, fieldtrips, talks and more...
Take a Look Inside.
We have an extensive lapidary workshop with dedicated sawing and grinding rooms
There is a well equipped silver workshop including enamelling and metal casting
Members also have access to our large mineral, geological & lapidary library…
…as well as our curated mineral & agate collection with a strong UK & Scottish focus
Visit our Online Shop
Although we are a Charitable Organisation and not a business per se, we do, at times, have a surplus of equipment, rocks & minerals and a variety of other items that we will list here and make available to the public.
Why not drop in and visit our workshop and displays?
Opening Times:
Mondays – 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Tuesdays – 11.00 am to 4.00 pm & 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Wednesdays – 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Thursdays – 11.00 am to 3.00 pm
Fridays – 7.00 pm to 9.30 pm
Saturdays – 10.00 am to 4.00 pm
Sundays - Closed