Rockhounding

Sites :

• Blue Hollow Sapphire Mine and Fossicking Park - Sapphire mine located near Sapphire in Central Queensland, Australia. Learn about sapphires and where to go fossicking for them when you visit Central Queensland.
• Cape Cod Rocks - Pictorial museum, exhibiting gems, fossils, rocks, and mineral specimens.
• Cape-Atlantic Rockhounds - Club for enthusiasts based in Cologne, NJ. Rock collecting, lapidary, geology, mineralogy, shows and related activities.
• Cyberwall: Minerals - Information to aid the rock and mineral collector
• ELS Jr. Rockhounds - Club is located in Evansville, Indiana, and open to youngsters ages 9-16. Study earth sciences, field trips and shows.
• 4 Facets. - Information about lapidary, collecting gems and rock hounding. Offers tumbling equipment and also gifts.
• Gem Guides Book Company - Book distributor of books on gems, rockhounding, crystals, mineral collecting, lapidary and jewelrymaking.
• Geology Adventures - Founded in 1983. Book rockhounding field trips for clubs and organizations.
• Hinkle's Rock Shop & Opal Mine - Specialize in Oregon thundereggs as well as various other Oregon materials. Plus home for the Rock Shops Opal Mine. Includes sharp photographs.
• Interior British Columbia - Geology and paleontology tours. Photographs of recent mineral and fossil finds in and around the Kamloops area.
• Kentucky Agate Collecting - Personal collection of Kentucky agate and other materials. Related links page, including clubs.
• Kreigh's Web Resources - A large collection of links and original information for Rockhounds about geology, minerals, fossils, lapidary, rock clubs, and other related subjects. Many dealer sites have also been included.
• Littleton Gem and Mineral Club - The LGMC assists in the enjoyment of finding, procuring, collecting, processing, identifying, exchanging, and displaying gems, minerals, fossils and jewelry as a hobby.
• Luminoscope Corporation - Manufacturers of the Luminoscope - a cathodoluminescence instrument designed to examine geological samples.
• Marco's Italian Minerals - Private collection, trade lists, research; and exchange experiences with other rockhounds. Only site that trades exclusively in Italian, or alpine minerals.
• Minerals, Specimens and Crystals - Online link direct to the mines and lapidary shops for mineral specimens and crystals, display specimens, unique decorator and collector pieces.
• Nikolay Gospodinov Collection - Bilingual Russian and English language site with photos and information on the mineral and fossil collection of Nikolay Gospodinov.
• Norwegian Rockhound - Photos of Norwegian minerals, with short descriptions of the geological parageneses they were found in.
• Rick Westerholm's Idaho Gem Trails Page - Rock hounding site featuring photos of gem and mineral specimens collected in the state of Idaho.
• Rockhound - Located on the rugged west slope of the Little Florida Mountains, the park is a favorite for "rockhounds" because of the abundant agates and quartz crystals found there. Hiking trails provide spectacular views of the surrounding landscape.
• Rockhounding Arkansas - An authoritative and comprehensive guide to Arkansas geology, minerals, and the hobby of rockhounding. Written by the well known geologist Mike Howard.
• Rockhounds Information Page - Link list and information about the rockhounds mailing list.
• Tucson Gem and Mineral Show Guide - Information and show schedules for the annual Tucson Gem and Mineral Show featuring extensive illustrated reports by Bob Keller.
• Virgin Valley Opals - Includes collection sites, geology and history of the area.
• World of Rockhounds - Rockhound chat and list serv. Three lists and two chat rooms available. One for rock talk, one for selling products, and one for finalizing your sales. Also promotes a banner exchange.