What it is

The Apache Junction Rock and Gem Club (AJRGC) is a first-party gem, mineral and lapidary membership club in Apache Junction, Arizona, in the East Valley of metro Phoenix. The official home page states it is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) established January 19, 1966, with a year-round Club Lapidary Shop, field trips from October through April, a youth program, and member activities in collecting, lapidary, jewelry making and related rock arts. General membership meetings are held at the club’s own shop. It is not a commercial lapidary supply storefront and not a public art school.

Who it’s for

Rockhounds, cabochon cutters, silversmiths and families in Apache Junction / East Valley Phoenix who want a dues-paying club with a dedicated lapidary shop, monthly meetings, field trips and classes. Lapidary shop use and field trips require current membership plus a required orientation class.

Why it’s listed

This is a first-party gem & mineral club with a printed shop street address, published annual dues and shop fees, fixed monthly meeting time and season, posted shop hours, and a clear membership / orientation path. It is not a scraped directory card and not a rock-shop storefront.

Club shop and mailing address (Contact, Meetings and Lapidary Shop pages, checked 2026-09-30): 2151 West Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, AZ 85120 (Contact page also styles it “AJRGC 2151 West Superstition Blvd. Apache Junction, AZ 85120”).
Annual dues (Membership / Join Us page, checked today): Membership $60; Shop fee $120; Membership with shop fees $180. Family applicants under 18 are free as Junior Members (non-voting; must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). ID badge $10.00, valid four years; renewals due by December 31.
Orientation (Join Us page, checked today): all members must attend an Orientation class before using the lapidary shop or going on field trips; orientations currently Monday at 9 a.m. (or by arranging another time with the club).
Meetings (Meetings page, checked today): general membership on the 2nd Thursday of each month, September through May, at the Club Lapidary Shop; meetings begin at 6:00 p.m. (page notes the meeting time has changed to 6 p.m.). No meetings June through August. Visitors are welcome. Typical meeting features include presentations, speakers, club updates, refreshments, silent auction and 50/50 raffle.
Shop hours (Join Us / Meetings / Lapidary Shop pages, checked today): Monday–Saturday 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Sunday closed; hours subject to change with volunteer monitors (check the Club Calendar).
Founding and scope (home page, checked today): established January 19, 1966; field trips October through April; Club Lapidary Shop open year round; youth program highlighted.

These dues, fees, hours and meeting times are what the official pages showed on the check date, and they can change. Confirm on the live membership, meetings and calendar pages before treating any figure as fixed.

Official URL

https://ajrockclub.com/

Membership / dues: https://ajrockclub.com/membership-join/

Meetings: https://ajrockclub.com/meetings/

Lapidary shop: https://ajrockclub.com/lapidary-shop/

Contact: https://ajrockclub.com/contact/

Location

Club Lapidary Shop and meeting place (checked 2026-09-30): 2151 West Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, AZ 85120. General meetings are at the shop on the 2nd Thursday at 6:00 p.m., September through May, unless the Club Calendar says otherwise.

This address is a member club and lapidary shop. It is not a walk-in lapidary supply store or a public art-school campus.

Notes

Category is Clubs. AJRGC is a nonprofit gem, mineral and lapidary membership society. Shop use, field trips and related open-shop access are gated by membership and orientation, so it stays in Clubs rather than Workshops. It is not a Suppliers retail shop.
Membership $60 / shop $120 / combined $180 and the $10 badge fee are copied from the official Join Us page checked on 2026-09-30 and may change. Prefer that page and confirm live before paying.
Meeting time (6:00 p.m.), 2nd-Thursday cadence, September–May season and Mon–Sat shop hours are copied from official pages checked on 2026-09-30 and may change; the Meetings page explicitly notes the time change to 6 p.m.
Role emails cited as patterns from Contact (for example [email protected]). Personal volunteer phone numbers printed on Contact are not repeated here beyond noting that field-trip contacts are listed on that page.
A first-party club header graphic is saved as apache-junction-rock-and-gem-club.png. It came from ajrockclub.com (/wp-content/uploads/Header.png) and was recompressed for file size, not otherwise edited. A smaller site favicon mark (ajrgc_logo_tiny.png) also exists on the official site.
Not affiliated with Lapidary Plaza.
No Lapidary Plaza contact, purchase, booking, or publication action was taken.

FAQ

Q: What does AJRGC membership cost?
A: The official Join Us page (checked 2026-09-30) lists $60 membership, $120 shop fee, or $180 combined, plus a $10 ID badge valid four years. Juniors under 18 in a family application are free. Confirm live at https://ajrockclub.com/membership-join/

Q: When and where does the club meet?
A: General meetings are on the 2nd Thursday of each month, September through May, at 6:00 p.m. at the Club Lapidary Shop, 2151 West Superstition Blvd., Apache Junction, AZ 85120. No meetings June–August. Visitors are welcome per the Meetings page.

Q: Can I use the lapidary shop?
A: Shop use is for members after Orientation. Join Us (checked 2026-09-30) lists orientations currently Monday at 9 a.m., shop hours Monday–Saturday 8 a.m.–4 p.m. (Sunday closed), and a separate annual shop fee. See https://ajrockclub.com/membership-join/ and https://ajrockclub.com/lapidary-shop/

Q: Is AJRGC a lapidary school or a rock shop?
A: Neither. AJRGC is listed here under Clubs. It is a membership society with its own lapidary shop, meetings, field trips and member classes. For public-enrollment classes, see Workshops. For equipment and rough, see Suppliers.