About the club
Dedicated to the education of its members in geology, mineralogy and paleontology.
Our members are diverse in age, interests and educational background, and come together for fellowship and instruction, to promote the study of the earth and its inhabitants. Related subjects get their share too — lapidary, archaeology, micromounting.
Indiana outreach
We bring the state's fossils to people who have never held one.
Members set up displays of Indiana fossils and minerals at Geofest at the Indiana State Museum and at events around the state, and talk anyone through what they are looking at. We also carry litter out of the sites we collect from — the rocks are not the only thing that leaves.
From the collection
Photographed by club members
Officers
2026President
Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Officers are elected annually. Committee chairs and the show committee are listed each month in the Tumbler.
A not-for-profit club
The 500 Earth Sciences Club of Indianapolis, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. EIN 52-1329898.
Proceeds from the annual show fund scholarships and awards for local universities, museums and youth organisations studying the earth sciences. Donations are deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Affiliations
Membership in the club carries federation membership, which brings insurance on club field trips and access to federation events.