Useful Links

• DMOZ (The Open Directory Project) Rock and Gem societies and clubs directory
• Google version of the DMOZ Rock and Gem societies and clubs directory

• American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS)
• California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS)
• Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies (MWF)

• AFMS Merit Badge Program
• Proposal
• Mineral ID table

• Antioch Lapidary Club
• Bay Area Mineralogists
• Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society
• Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society
• Mineral and Gem Society of Casto Valley
• Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society
• El Dorado County Mineral & Gem Society
• Livermore Valley Lithophiles Gem and Mineral Society
• Mother Lode Mineral Society (Modesto, CA)
• Nothern California Mineralogical Association
• Paradise Gem and Mineral Club
• Roseville Rock Rollers
• San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society
• Sacramento Mineral Society
• Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society
• The Searchers Gem and Mineral Society (Anaheim, CA)
• Stockton Lapidary & Mineral Club

• Badger Lapidary & Geological Society, Inc., Monroe, WI
• Chicago (IL) Rocks and Minerals Society
• Houston (TX) Gem and Mineral Society
• Indian Mounds Rock & Mineral Club, Wyoming, Michigan
• Tampa Bay (FL) Mineral and Science Club

• 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

• Matt Wood's Rocks & Minerals photo site
• Youth Science Institute

• Chuck Boblenz
  • Lapis Lazuli
  • Red Sand
• Rick Kennedy
  • The Care and Feeding of Your Benitoite Specimen: Helpful Etching Techniques

• JewelInfo4u.com - A good gemstone resource with many articles and buying guides
• Dino Russ's Lair - Almost everything you want regarding dinosaur and vertebrate paleontology
• The Image - with data, images, how-to's, and articles covering minerals and gemstones.

• Federal Citizen Information Center

• Benitoite Mine (a commercial site and much useful info)
• Benitoite - a comprehensive study by John Veevaert
• Basic Benitoite information
• BLM Clear Creek Management Area website
• Clear Creek Management Area (a web presentation by Three Rocks Research)
• Rick Kennedy's article The Care and Feeding of Your Benitoite Specimen: Helpful Etching Techniques

• Picacho.org the Clear Creek area information, history, and BLM ( bureau of land management) updates and information.
• mindat.org Everything you ever wanted to know about every mineral. Just ask by name or pick from the list.
• www.consrv.ca.gov/cgs/ California Geological Survey home site. The state government site for all geology, natural resources , and they have a KID'S GEO ZONE, with learning and activities geared for kids.
• enchantedlearning.com A large assortment of subjects, including dinosaurs, geology, volcanoes. Everything to teach big and little kids.