The
Story of Silver in the United States
Submitted by Mr. Woods' class
https://coatedsilver.com/resources/the-story-of-silver-in-the-united-states/
Geologic
Resources
U.S. Forest Service - Geologic Resources
https://www.fs.fed.us/geology/resources/index.php
All About Paleontology
Collection of fossil and paleontology resources
https://www.wirefence.co.uk/paleontology-resources/
Rock
Collection and Geology Basics
Basement Guides
https://www.basementguides.com/rock-collecting-and-geology-basics/
Fossils
Fun and interesting fossil facts for kids
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/dinosaurs-and-prehistoric-life/fossils/
23
Amazing Sites For Free Gemology Courses & Resources
https://beyond4cs.com/free-gemology-courses-and-resources/
Part
I:Top Spots For Gem Hunting In The US
http://www.geologyin.com/2016/09/top-spots-for-gem-hunting-in-us.html
Part
II: Top Spots For Gem Hunting In The US
http://www.geologyin.com/2017/02/part-ii-top-spots-for-gem-hunting-in-us.html
The
Beginner’s Guide to Backyard Geology
https://www.redfin.com/blog/geology-for-beginners
Rock
Tumbling Library
http://rocktumbler.com/questions.shtml
American
Geode
The site lists breaking news in geology and paleontology.
http://www.americangeode.com/events.php
Geology
In
http://www.geologyin.com/2015/11/how-do-geologists-identify-minerals.html
How do Geologists identify minerals? Lots of great information on
this geology site
Ethical
Jewellery
https://ethicaljewellery.org/introduction
What is ethical jewellery?
Rocky Mountain
Federation of Mineralogical Societies
The purpose of the Rocky Mountain Federation is to bring a closer
association of all clubs in the Society, and to promote the study
of earth sciences, including the lapidary arts, the study of fossils
and paleontology, and related crafts.
http://www.rmfms.org/
American
Federation of Mineralogical Societies
A Non-Profit Educational Federation of severn similar regional organizations
of gem, mineral and lapidary societies, founded in 1947
http://www.amfed.org
Future
Rockhounds of America - AFMS/FRA Badge Program
The Future Rockhounds of America program is open to juniors
under the age of 18.
http://www.amfed.org/fra/fra_badge.htm
The
Ultimate Guide to Metal Detecting
Learn what this hobby is all about, why it has become so popular,
what you’ll need to get started.
http://www.smarterhobby.com/metal-detecting/
US Radar Inc
A leading manufacturer and distributor of Ground Penetrating Radar
(GPR) systems & software. The systems we manufacture is used to
many industry professionals discover what is on the other side of
a surface, items that can not be seen with the bare eye. Very useful
for excavations and geological surveying.
http://www.usradar.com
GEOdyssey
The company, formed in 1996, encompasses many interests including
minerals, jewelry, crafts, writing, and traveling. Site was updated
Jan 2015
http://www.geodyssey-rocks.com/
A
Guide to Metal Detecting for Beginners
A Guide to Metal Detecting for Beginners. Submitted by Lauren and
her group in Ms. Ward's class.
http://store.alansfactoryoutlet.com/a-guide-to-metal-detecting-for-beginners-s/1845.htm
North
Jeffco Gem and Mineral Club (Colorado)
An excellent source of information and a good friend of the Colorado
Mineral Society
http://www.peaktopeak.com/njeffco/index.php
Lake George Gem and Mineral Club
Another great Colorado rock club!
http://www.lggmclub.org/
Oil:
Not Exactly Dead Dinosaurs
The story of where oil comes from. Suggestion sent in by Ms. Plasse's
science class in Green Mountain Central School District, Vermont.
http://krilloil.com/oil-not-exactly-dead-dinosaurs.html
The Gemstone
List
Excellent resource for precious and semi-precious gemstones with pictures
and detailed information. Suggestion was sent in by Alex.
http://www.gemstoneslist.com
40
Common Minerals - Tungsten, Silver, Feldspar & more!
Excellent resouce for students and teachers doing research on minerals
sent to us by Sarah, a school teacher.
The site is courtesy of Lawson Jewelers in Irvine, Calif.
http://www.larsonjewelers.com/40-common-minerals.aspx
The
Flourite Gallery
Click on the mineral on the left side and the info and picture will
show up on the right. 296 beautiful specimens.
http://www.peaktopeak.com/fluorite/index.php3
Virtual Museum of theHistory of Mineralogy
http://www.mineralogy.eu
The purpose of the Virtual Museum of the History of Mineralogy is
to bring together photographs and descriptions of representative
historical objects and information related to the early mineralogical
and crystallographic sciences
Arkansas
natural uncut diamonds
http://www.diamondsinar.com/
Genuine, natural, uncut diamond specimens
Mindat
http://www.mindat.org
Mindat.org is the world's largest online database of information on
minerals and the locations they are found. Currently delivering over
1.6 million page impressions a month, it is the most popular website
for mineral collectors, earth scientists, geology and mineralogy students
and rockhounds worldwide, and is built around a highly complex database
architecture that allows registered users around the world to submit
information based on their own local knowledge into the database (subject
to peer review). The photo gallery alone has over 20,000 photos of
mineral specimens uploaded by users of the sites into their own private
galleries.
Colorado Prospector
A site for the small scale gold prospector to conveniently find access
to public land, open to gold prospecting in and around Colorado's
gold belt.
http://www.coloradoprospector.com
Goldrush
Nuggets
Gold nugget site with some good links for prospecting and clubs.
http://www.goldrushnuggets.com/
OlympicRocks.com
A site dedicated to everything about rockhounding and lapidary.
http://www.OlympicRocks.com/
Fluorescent
Mineral Society - Home Page
A nonprofit international organization of professional mineralogists,
gemologists, amateur collectors, and others who study or collect fluorescent
minerals.
http://www.uvminerals.org/
The
Mineral Gallery
The website for rockhounds, mineral and crystal enthusiasts, and collectors!
Mineral, crystal, and rock specimens complete with color photos.
http://www.themineralgallery.com/
Mid-Hudson
Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc.
Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society Inc. Now in our 30th year!
This is the home page of the Mid-Hudson Valley Gem and Mineral Society.
A society for the advancement of the Earth Sciences. We are headquartered
in Poughkeepsie, NY.
http://www.angelfire.com/ny/rockhounds
WELCOME
TO THE HGMS WEB SITE
HGMS, Houston Gem and Mineral Society, is a non profit organization
bringing together people interested in the Earth Sciences.
http://www.hgms.org/
Knoxville
Gem & Mineral Society Gem Society Page
Knoxville Gem & Mineral Society P.O. BOX 51554 KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE
37950-0291 The Knoxville Gem and Mineral Society (KGMS) is a nonprofit,
educational and scientific interest group that meets monthly on the
third Thursday at 7:30 P.M. in the Brehm.
http://www.knoxrocks.org/
Newsletter
Articles
Since the articles presented here are from different sources, the copyright
and reproduction of the individual articles will need to be determined
before they reproduced. Various Articles The list on the left side of
the page contains various...
http://www.amfed.org/narticle.htm
Houston
Gem and Mineral Society
Houston Gem and Mineral Society
http://www.hgms.org
The
University of Arizona Mineral Museum
Dedicated to providing public education and the preservation of minerals
and meteorites while also serving the research needs of professionals,
students and collectors. The collection is world-wide in scope, but
with specific emphasis on minerals from Arizona and Mexico.
http://www.uamineralmuseum.org/
Gem
& Mineral Links
Links to Internet websites of local gem & mineral dealers, gem &
mineral clubs, museums, and to websites associated with gemcutting or
gemology.
http://www.mysticrystals.com/Links.html
Gemstoneworld
- Links to Other Sites
Links to Gem and Mineral Sites, and Links I Like, The best source for
Faceting Gem Rough, Lapidary, Faceted Gems, Jewelry, Jewelery Settings,
Custom Jewellery, Settings, Mounts, Gemological Equipment, Faceting
Machines, Lapidary and faceting equipme
http://www.gemstoneworld.com/links/links.htm
Franklin
Mineral Museum
A museum featuring minerals, rocks, fossils, Native American relics,
geology and replica mine workings. Thousands of specimens on display
of fluorescent minerals. Mineral collecting at the World's foremost
mineral locality.
https://franklinmineralmuseum.com/
Mineral
News -- Gem, Mineral,Rock and Fossil Collector Information
Publisher of rockhound information including books and software for
Gem and Mineral Collectors and publisher of the Mineral News, information
on mineral, gem and rock localities and Gem and Mineral Shows
http://www.mineralnews.com/
Professional
Societies and Organizations
Professional Organizations and Societies American Association for the
Advancement of Science American Association of Petroleum Geologists
(AAPG) American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists American
Geological Institute (AGI) American...
http://www.uh.edu/~jbutler/anon/org.htm
Tuscarora Lapidary
Society
Links Organizations The Gemological Institute of America (GIA) Eastern
Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies (EFMLS) American
Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS) International Gem Society
(IGS) - much educational information...
http://www.lapidary.org
Mineralogical
Society of Southern California
http://www.mineralsocal.org
Colorado
Rock Hounding Sites
Colorado Rockhounding-related websites with interactive clickable map
of Colorado.
http://www.peaktopeak.com/colorado/index.php3
Hoffman's
Home page
The Hoffman Family Homepage We live in Los Alamos, NM Earl is good looking
Linda is strong And everyone else in town is above average Here is a
little about us: We collect rocks, minerals and fossils plus all accessories
such as books, stamps...
http://pw1.netcom.com/~hoffmans
Gem and Mineral
Exploration Company
Online Mineral Sales and Monthly Auctions of Minerals, Fossils, Gemstones
- for Beginners to Connosieurs as well as Rockhounding Information
http://www.gemandmineral.com/
Welcome to UV
SYSTEMS - Ultraviolet light products
Your Professional Fluorescent Mineral Display Resource __ TripleBright
Short Wave Long Wave UV Bulbs UV Filters Battery Pack Safety Goggles
Viewing Bags Photo Gallery UV News __ For all your UV needs UV SYSTEMS
brings you a complete line of high...
http://www.uvsystems.com/
Rockhounding
Arkansas
Rockhounding Arkansas.
http://www.rockhoundingar.com
Pennsylvania
Minerals
Welcome to the Club! Submit your Club Information to us Today! We need
your help! Please fill in the form below with the name, address and
contact for your rock club. We are currently working on a complete list
of Pennsylvania Rock Clubs and it can.
http://www.pennminerals.com
charles
b. ward fluorescent minerals
One of the world's leading supplier of fine quality Fluorescent Minerals.
http://www.fluorescentminerals.com
Exploring
Barstow - Fall of '99 edition
Index Community Entertainment History Home Industry Museums Outdoors
Rockhounding Rainbow Basin Black Canyon & Inscription Canyon Afton
Canyon Amboy and Amboy Crater Johnson Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area
Stoddard Valley Off-Highway Vehicle Area...
http://www.exploring-barstow.com/outdoors/rockhounding.html
Frank
Mayo Biography
Museum Web Page
http://www.chara.gsu.edu/~weinman/fmbio.html
Come
to a SMS Meeting and meet the Members
Monthly Meetings of the Sacramento Mineral Society Educational Meeting:
Second Thursday of each month at 7 pm. Meetings 5467 Ballantine Street
#6, Sacramento, CA 95826. Guests and visitors welcome. Membership dues
$17/year...
http://sacramentomineralsociety.org
Bob's
Rock Shop: Web Sites for Rockhounds Page One
The Shop's Link List Web Sites for Rockhounds Page One Link Problem?
Please report broken or changed links to bkeller@rockhounds.com. I'd
also be glad to hear from you if you know of a kindred site or resource
not listed here and would like to...
http://www.rockhounds.com/rockshop/llist1.html
Just
for Editors
Just for Editors. Non-commerical internet resources to aid rock and
gem club editors.
http://www.commean.com/rocks/mwf/editors
Rock Shop
Don Edwards FOSSILIST & PETRIFACTIONEER TIDESWELL DALE ROCK SHOP
Commercial Road, Tideswell, Derbyshire United Kingdom TELEPHONE / FAX
01298-871606 ( 44-1298-871606) E-mail : rocks@tideswel.demon.co.uk The
village of Tideswell lies at the heart of..
http://www.tideswel.demon.co.uk/
Lycos
Home/Family Guide: Rocks, Gems, and Minerals
Free ISP - Find it - Talk about it - Shop for it Click here to visit
site Lycos Home> Home/Family> Hobbies> Kids Web Guide Women
Web Guide Health Web Guide Home & Family Message Board Need to Vent?
Join our Life & Coping Chat Shop for Home & Garden.
http://www.lycos.cs.cmu.edu/wguide/wire/wire_484573_49892_3_21.html
What's
New at Rock's Place
If you enjoy hunting for rocks, lapidary and stuff then this is a good
place to stop!
http://www.ghgcorp.com/gpenning/whatnew.htm
VLGM
mailing lists
The very-low-grade metamorphism mailing list The list is intended to
provide a forum for discussion and rapid communication encompassing
the following topics -> very low grade metamorphism -> diagenesis
of clastic and volcanic rocks -> clay...
http://www.geol.uni-erlangen.de/vlgm/mail/mailing.html
Mama's
Minerals' Way Cool Links to Other Fascinating Rock, Mineral, Fossil,
and Meteorite Sites.
Features a wealth of links to websites dealing with Earth and Planetary
Sciences, Geology, Rocks and Minerals, Meteorites, and Fossils.
http://www.mamasminerals.com/teacher.htm
Rockville
Community Network: Community Organizations
Community Organizations Rockville is home to numerous community and
neighborhood organizations. Our citizens are very active. Rockville
has a continous process that involves citizens with shaping the future
of their City. Visit the Imagine...
http://www.rocknet.org/Community
Associations
of Oceanside, CA
Home page for most service organizations and associations of the City
of Oceanside, California.
http://www.ci.oceanside.ca.us/library/Associations/osideno.html
Home Page
Welcome to Kevin Conroy Minerals 10076 Barberton Drive St. Louis, MO
63126 (314) 849-6450 k.conroy@worldnet.att.net Last Update: March 28,
2000 All measurements are in centimeters. Click on any picture for a
larger view. Page 1 Page 2 Hi, and...
http://www.kcminerals.com/
CCGC.ORG
-- Links of Similar Interest
Select a Page Table of Contents Presidents Message Shows and Events
Field Trips Museum Showcase Swap Shop Classified Ads Newsletter Membership
App Code of Ethics Meeting Site Charities Contact Us Links Use this
dropdown menu to find any page at...
http://www.ccgc.org/links.html
BRYAN AIVAZIAN'S
SCIENCE VISUALIZATION HOME PAGE
BRYAN AIVAZIAN'S SCIENCE VISUALIZATION HOME PAGE Welcome to my Science
Visualization Home Page! This page has been established to provide access
to the best remote sensing and image processing information for earth
science students. From here both..
http://w3.trib.com/~bryana
Tucson Gem and
Mineral Show Report
Tucson and Denver Gem and Mineral Show Reports, Show Information and
Resources, Links to Dealers
http://www.tucsonshow.com/
Publications
- Jewelry Making - Net Links
Jewelry Publications from your About.com Guide
http://jewelrymaking.tqn.com/msub17.htm
GemWorld's
Links to other sites
GemWorld MINES Open to the Public Quartz Crystals Arkansas Dig Your
Own Quartz Crystals Arkansas Chalk Mines Scotia, Nebraska Explore the
singular beauty of the North Loup River Valley as you climb to the top
of Happy Jack Peak, with its summit...
http://www.gemworld.com/LinksMines.ASP
Medina
Ohio, in Medina County, Complete Internet Guide.: Recreation and Leisure
Medina Ohio, in Medina County, guide to the Internet. Complete informational
resource for Medina, Brunswick, Wadsworth, Seville, Lodi, Valley City
and Westfield Center.
http://www.medinahomepage.com/Recreation_and_Leisure
Collect
Fluorescent Minerals at Trotter Dump
Trotter 200 Update Plus pictures and trip report from last year Trotter
Dump & Sterling Hill! April 29 & 30, 2000 in conjunction with
the NJESA/FOMS/SHMM Spring Show! It's time to prepare for this year's
action-packed weekend in Franklin, New...
http://www.dvess.org/pages/trotter.html
The
AnswerSleuth's Crystal Collecting
Crystal Collecting
http://answersleuth.com/collectibles/crystal_collecting.9.shtml
Bob's
Rock Shop: Other Internet Resources for Rockhounds
The Shop's Link List Other Internet Resources for Rockhounds Link Problem?
Please report broken or changed links to bkeller@rockhounds.com. I'd
also be glad to hear from you if you know of a kindred site or resource
not listed here and would like...
http://rockhounds.com/rockshop/llist5.html
BLM Colorado
BLM manages 8.3 million acres of public lands. These lands are managed
for: recreation, mining, wildlife habitat, livestock grazing, wilderness.
BLM also oversees 27.3 million subsurface acres.
https://www.blm.gov/colorado
Mineralogy Database
in HTML Format
This mineral database contains more than 5,000 web pages of mineral
data. There are 4,102 individual mineral species descriptions with links.
http://webmineral.com/
San
Diego Natural History Museum: Mineralogy
The Mineralogy Department maintains an extensive collection on minerals
from southern California, as well as a synoptic collection of minerals
from around the world, including 26,000 catalogued specimens of minerals,
meteorites, and precious gems.
http://www.sdnhm.org/research/mineralogy/index.html
Rockhounding
for Kids
Once you get past the ad trying to get you to sign up for this site,
there are a lot of good links for kids and rockhounding here.
http://www.marcellus.com/fossils-shale-rockhounding-kids/
Handbook
of Mineralogy
Minerals
and Mineral Collecting
A
Short Introduction to Mineralogy
Minerals:
Definitions, Properties, and Occurrences
Gems
and Minerals: Glossary of Terms
Glossary
of Minerals
The
Image Gallery: Minerals
Amethyst
Gallery
Minerals
Image Gallery
Mineral
Chemistry
Mineral
Physics
Optical
Mineralogy and Petrography
Occurrence,
Mineralogy, Textures and Structures of Sedimentary Rocks
American
Mineralogist
Elements
Gems
and Gemology
Geo Science
World
Mineralogy Database
Crystollagraphy
Open Database
Geo Ref
Information Services
Geological Society
of America
International
Mineralogical Association
Smithsonian
Institution Department of Mineral Sciences
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