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Rockhound Resources
Note: Links to the businesses and organizations on this page
is posted for research and informational purposes and does not represent a
specific endorsement by Contin-tail, LLC. Due care should be exercised when making
transactions with any business that is unfamiliar to you.
Dealer List
AA Mineral Specimens -
a web-based mineral dealer
specializing in the supply of mineral and gemstone specimens , lapidary
materials and fossils . Current stock can be viewed at
www.aamineralspecimens.com
Bad Boys of Cripple Creek -- 100% Natural Mined Turquoise & Gold
P.O. Box 66
Cripple Creek, CO 80813
719-689-2982
naturaltq@aol.com
Bead Barn -- Wholesale Enamel Beads (Produce) and Finished
Jewelry/Cabs/Beads/Donuts of Stones
107 Windwalker Road
Buena Vista, CO 81211
719-395-4785
info@beadbarn.biz
Desert Gems Inc. -- Denver's Bead and Rock Warehouse
457 Wadsworth, Lakewood, CO 80226
303-426-4411
Earth Stone Creations
Mama’s Minerals
Red & Green Mineral
Red Rose Rock Shop
(and Dick's Rock Museum)
490 Moraine Ave.
Estes Park, CO 80517
970.586.4180
The Talis Man
7053 E. Maplewood Ave.
Centennial, CO 80111
303-771-3092
randy@estreet.com
Vicjon Enterprises, Inc. -- Wholesaler/Importer
12025 W. Wisconsin Drive
Lakewood CO 80228
303-987-1296
carvins@lycos.com
Woodland Stoneworks
700 Crest Dr, D-1
Fountain, CO 80817
719-382-5886
anterodigger@netzero.com
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E-mail Lists and Discussion Groups
Fossils for Sale
The Grand Canyon Hikers
The Lost Wax Casting Group
Meteorites for Sale
Minerals for Sale
The Paleolist
The Rockhounds List
Rough for Sale
The Sphere Makers and Collectors List
The USFG Faceters List
Faceters Web Ring
Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Club Web Rings
Lapidary List
Rockhounds
Rocks and Fossils
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Faceting
AFMS Faceter's List Alignment of Machines
AFMS Index of Faceters Gem Designs
Columbia-Williamette Faceters Guild
GemCad Faceting Page
Gram Faceting Collection of Gem Designs
United Kingdom Facet Cutters' Guild
U.S. Faceter's Guild
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Field Trips
Desert Rock Hounding, Treasure Hunting & Gold Prospecting
Conservation and Survey Division, University of Nebraska
Resourceful Scenes From Past and Present
Oklahoma Crystal Collecting
Rocks and Geological Sites (NM)
Mt. Ida (AR)
Mt. Ida Information (AR)
Quartzite (AR)
Rockhounding Arkansas
Summit Minerals Rockhound Ranch (NM)
Washington State Rockhounding
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
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Fluorescents
Fluorescent Mineral Society
The Gem and Mineral Exploration Company
Lewie’s Fluorescent Mineral Page
Thomas S. Warren Museum of Fluorescence
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For Kids
Diamond Dan
Publications
Fossil Facts
and Information
Julie the Rockhound by Gail Karwoski;
Fellow gem and mineral
organization members can introduce the world of minerals to their children or
grandchildren with Karwoski's charming story about a young girl who finds a
crystal and then learns how to dig for quartz--just like a rockhound--with her
father.
www.SylvanDellPublishing.com
Kids Corner
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Fossils
Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences
Dinosaur Directory
Fossil Information for Beginners
Fossil Information for
Educators
Fossil News
Fossil Tours
Kuban's Paleo Place
Paleontological Society
Paleontological Research Institute
Saint-Petersburg Paleontological Laboratory
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Governmental Agencies and Reference Material
BLM Surface Management Regulation (43 CFR 3809)
California Geological Survey
Collections of The New York State Geological Survey
Office of Science and Technical Information
Oklahoma Geological Survey
The Library Of Congress
Roadless Areas
U.S. Forest Service Adventure Pass
USGS
USGS -- An Overview of Production of Specific U.S. Gemstones
USGS -- National Mapping Information
USGS -- Manual
Washington State Department of Natural Resources
West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey
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Information for Rockhounds
All About GPS -- Trimble
American Scientist On-Line
Babel Fish Translation
Calculators On-Line Center
Eclectic Lapidary
Geological Glossaries
Geologic Glossary
Geologic Terms -- UCMP
Geological Maps of the States
GPS Accuracy Web Page
Junk Science
Periodic Table of the Elements
The Probert Encyclopedia -- Rocks
Rockhounds Information Page
Topographic Maps -- TopoZone
Weather Information -- Intellicast.com
World Climate
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Museums
A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Buena Vista Museum of Natural History
Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Florida Museum of Natural History
French Museum of Natural History
Kuban's Guide to Natural History Museums on the Web
Hillman Hall Of Minerals & Gems
James Madison University Mineral Museum
Natural History Museum of Los Angles County
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County -- Mineral Sciences
Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center
The Royal Cornwall Museum Online
Smithsonian Institute
St. Andrews Museum
University of California, Berkeley Museum of Paleontology
Western Museum
of Mining and Industry (WMMI)
Worldwide Museum of Natural History
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Mineral Photography
The Agates Page
Agates With Inclusions: Sagenite, Plume & More
Mineral Species Quick Reference Guide
Molecular Expressions
ShortCourses
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Minerals
Amethyst Galleries’
Baker Egg Mine
Colors from Physical Processes
Crocoite.com
Franklin & Sterling Hill Minerals
The Fluorite Gallery
GeoSearch, Inc.
Index to Data Files on the Mineral Spectroscopy Server
Kato's Collections
J. Adam's Mineral Page
John Betts Fine Minerals
John Betts Fine Minerals -- Gallery of Mineral Photographs
Mineral Collection of David Jegou
Mineral Collectors Page
Mineral
Identification
Mineral Information Institute
Mineral Spectroscopy Server
Mineralogy Database
Minerals Gallery
Minerals of England and Wales
Minerals of Scotland
Mineral WebZine
MinMax Mineral Information System
New South Wales -- Education Resources
New York State Geological Survey -- Geological Collections
Oklahoma Crystal Collecting
Steve's Fluorite Gallery
Submarine Mines Of The St. Just District
Those Fabulous Mineral Localities From Around the World
What are manganese dendrites?
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Organizations, Clubs, and Societies
United States
Albert Zabinski's List Of Over 900 Rock Clubs
American Opal Society
Columbia-Williamette Faceters Guild
Culver City Rock And Mineral Club
Fluorescent Mineral Society
Friends of Mineralogy
Geological Society of America
Gold Prospectors Association of America
International Sand Collector's Society
Mineralogical Society of America
Oregon Rockhounds
Society of American Silversmiths
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Australia
The Australian Mineral Collector
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Belgium
Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium
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Canada
Alberta Federation of Rock Clubs
Canadian Directory of Rock and Mineral Associations
Central Canadian Federation of Mineralogical Societies
Gem And Mineral Federation of Canada
Saskatchewan Association of Rockhounds
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France
French Association of Micromineralogy (AFM)
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Great Britain
Southampton Mineral and Fossil Society
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Netherlands
Geode
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New Zealand
New Zealand Micro-Mineral Club
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Norway
Norwegian Rockhound
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Publications
The Australian Gemologist
Canadian Rockhound
Diamond Dan Publications
Dinosaur Interplanetary Gazette
Lapidary Digest
The Library of Congress
Mineral Webzine
Rocks and Minerals Magazine
Scientist's Bookshelf
Washington Geology
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Rock Cutting and Collecting
Agate Bibliography
Agates with Inclusions
The Stupid Page of Rocks
World of Amber
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Rockhound Links
Kreigh's Web Resources Collection for Rockhounds
Chad's
Silversmithing Classes
Lars Rocks
On-line Rock Swap
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Rocks
Agate Fossil Bed Natural Resources Bibliography
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
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Safety
Chemical and Other Safety Information
Chrysotile Reference Guide
Fire Safety
Mineral Properties and Identification Procedures Radioactivity
MSDS-Search 2004
Radiation -- CR Scientific
SmokeyBear.com
UNMC Chemical And Radiation Safety
UVM Safety Information Resources on the Internet
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Schools
Birkbeck School of Crystallography
Centre de Geostatistique
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
New York State Academy of Mineralogy
Universidad Nacionalde Educación a Distancia
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Shows
Denver Gem & Mineral Show
Lapidary Journal
Martin Zinn Expositions
Quartzite Show
Colored Stone Tucson Show Guide
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Suppliers
Note: Call for an appointment
Bad Boys of Cripple Creek Mining Co., Inc., Harriet and David Graham, P O Box
66, Cripple Creek, CO 80813, 719-689-2982, naturaltq@aol.com
Brightart and Gems, Eldon and Thelma Bright, 303-937-9544, 930 S Newland St,
Lakewood, CO 80226
Colorado Nuggets, Steve & Beverly Rice, P O Box 964, Evergreen, CO 80437-0964,
303-679-0475, coloradonuggets@aol.com
Glacier Peak Art, Gems and Minerals, Joseph and Susan Dorris, Box 413, Manitou
Springs, CO 80829, 719-685-4479, glacier@frii.com
The Virgin Mining Company, Patrick E. Haynes, Geologist, P O Box 1531, Cortez,
CO 81321, 970-565-1029, Exploration, Consulting, Mineral Specimens, 670 species
available, specializing in rare species and micromount material; vases, plates,
goblets, etc., from Pakistan; pmhaynes@fone.net
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Swaps
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Working With Stones
A Fifty-Pound Truck-Tire Rock Tumbler: Specifications and Experiences
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