Rocks and Minerals

Professor in the Department of Geology at Miami University, Oxford, OH. Includes information on Dr. Rakovan's research and teaching in mineralogy and geochemistry.

Software for the professional gemologist or gemology student/enthusiast.

Gold and Mineral Society in Florida.

Russ Finney exhibits his collection of meteorites and offers resources, sample classification information and useful reference materials for the amateur and scientific collector.

Contact details for the Societies' Rock Clubs.

Notices of meetings and events of interest to geoscientists and those involved in mineral exploration. Links to related Australian and international sites

An authoritative and comprehensive guide to Arkansas geology, mineral, and rock collecting sites. Written by the well known geologist Mike Howard.

Includes collection sites, geology and history of the area.

Crystals, minerals, rocks, and gemstones.

Provides ancient fossils and minerals. Offers ammonites, orthoceras, and trilobite specimens either in their natural state or polished.

Zeolites and other rough stones, crystals as well as hand polished and carved items including gems, cabochons and jewelry.

Searchable mineral database with physical and chemical properties as well as locality information.

Sells worldwide mineral specimens to collectors. Stock list with pricing and images included.

General rockhound information site with rocks and minerals for sale.

Jewelry, gemstones, freeform cabochons (cabs), spheres, mineral specimens, and lapidary (cabbing / faceting ) rough.

Group of individuals who share common interests in collecting and working with gems, minerals, jewelry, geology, and fossils.

This Angels Camp, CA club shares knowledge and interests in rocks and minerals with monthly meetings, a lapadairy store, and an annual show.

Located east of the San Francisco bay area, in Concord CA, the club has an annual mineral and gem show, monthly meetings, and field trips.

A lapidary arts, paleontology, geology and jewelry making club in the San Fernando Valley. Online field trip reports, gem fair information and educational materials.

John Merritt shares stories related to the hobby of rock hounding, provide information useful to rock hounds and offers cabachons and other specimens and supplies.

Information on field trips, how to join, and newsletter. California.

Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. Offers a journal for fast publication in economic geology.

A federation of California (and a few in Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii) gem and mineral societies, with on-line monthly newsletters, links to member societies and current rockhound topics.