Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club

Helpful Links

National and Regional Federations:

• American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS)
• South Central Federation of Mineral Societies (SCFMS)
• The Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.
• Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies (MWF)
• California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS)
• Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.
• Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc.

Rock and Gem Show Schedules

• Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist Listings
• Rock&Gem Listings

 

Other Interesting Pages:

• Federal Citizen Information Center
• Bob's Rock Shop
• Ganoksin: Gem & Jewelry Making Resource
• McRocks.com
• mindat.org - The Mineral Database
• Mineralogy Database
• Wilson's / TCD Wax patterns for rings, charms, pendants, bracelets, alphabets, and findings
• Map identifying fossil collecting sites, clubs, and museums
• Information on Rock Tumbling
• Absolute Quartz Crystals
• SyntheticGems.org
• Fossil Facts & Finds
• Minerals by Name
• Beautiful Agates
• Kingsley North, Inc.
• Eloxite Corporation
• http://www.mineralogy.be/ Virtual Museum of the History of Mineralogy

Government and Mining Sites:

• US Geological Survey
• US Office of Surface Mining
• USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS)
• USGS Mineral Resources Program
• Info-Mine
• The Northern Miner Home Page

Societies and Clubs:

• San Francisco (CA) Gem and Mineral Society
• Sacramento (CA) Mineral Society
• The Searchers (Anaheim, CA) Gem and Mineral Society
• The Mineralogical Society of America
• United States Faceters Guild
• American Opal Society
• Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors (S.C.R.I.B.E.)