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AFMS - American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
CFMS, EFMLS, MWF, NWFMS, RMFMS, SCFMS, SFMS…
AFMS
CFMS - California Federation of Mineralogical Societies inc.
CA, HI, NV, AZ…
CFMS
Eastern Federation of Mineralogical and Lapidary Societies, inc.
CT, DE, KY,MD, ME, M, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VA,VT, WV…
EFMLS
Midwest Federation of Mineralogical and Geological Societies
IA, IL, IN, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI…
MWF
Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies
AK, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA …
NWFMS
Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies
AZ, CO, KS, ND, NE, NM, OK, SD, UT, WY…
RMFMS
South Central Federation of Mineralogical Societies
AR, LA, TX…
SCFMS
Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies
AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, SC, TN…
SFMS
New Web Sites:
- American Masters of Stone - Conrad Grundke CFMS Podium Person - Lectures, Demos, Instructions (949) 707-92653
- CA Attorney General website - Application forms for non-profit organizations to conduct raffles.
- CO-OP - the CO-OP is an organization of 14 CFMS clubs mainly in northern California.
- Image - The image is a panoramic view of the world from the new space station. It is a night photo with the lights clearly indicating the populated areas.
- USA Today - America On Alert
Editors, Teachers & Writers Web Sites:
- Agates with Inclusions Sagemite, Plume & More - Pat McMahan's Website
- Mineral Information Institute - Teachers interested in obtaining materals for their earth science classrooms should be aware of this site. The organization offers a wide variety of materials, many of which are sent to teachers at no cost.
- Women in Mining - Women in Mining is dedicated to educating students, teachers and the general public about the importance of minerals.
- United States Copyright Office
- HTML Writers Guild
- Lapidary Digest
- The Gem & Jewelry World's foremost resource on the internet
- Rock and Gem Magazine Show Calender
- Lapidary Journal Magazine
Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors (SCRIBE) -
SCRIBE exists to improve commumications and public relations between gem and mineral societies and their federation and other related organizations through involved bulletin editors. To advise and assist new editors with old ideas and old editors with new ideas while giving all editors a share in all areas for publishing better bulletins.
CFMS Club Web Sites:
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American Opal Society - (Anaheim, CA) -
http://www.opalsociety.org -
Antelope Valley Gem and Mineral Club - (Lancaster, CA) -
http://www.geocities.com/av_gem -
Antioch Lapidary Club - (Antioch, CA) -
http://antiochlapidaryclub.tripod.com. -
Borrego Rock and Gem Club Club - (Anza Berrego, CA) -
http://www.abdnha.org/BRAGclub.html -
Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society - (Angels Camp, CA) -
http://www.calaverasgemandmineral.org - Comstock Gold Prospectors - (Reno, Nevada) -
http://www.cgpred.org -
Conejo Gem and Mineral Club - (Thousand Oaks, CA) -
http://www.cgamc.org -
Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society - (SF Bay Area, N. CA) -
http://home.comcast.net/~maryhicks/ccmgs.html -
Convair Rockhound Association - (San Diego, CA) -
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3436 -
Culver City Rock and Mineral Club - (Culver City, CA) -
http://CulverCityRocks.org -
Del Air Rockhounds Club - (Reseda, CA) -
http://members.aol.com/delairocks -
El Dorado Mineral and Gem Society - (Placerville, CA) -
http://www.eldoradomineralandgem.org
Show Website http://www.CFMSgemshow2002.org -
Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society - (Fallbrook, CA) -
http://www.fgms.org -
First Class Miners - (Yucca Valley, CA) -
http://www.firstclassminers.org -
Kern County Mineral Society - (Bakersfield, CA) -
http://www.geocities.com/baja/canyon/7582/ -
Mineral and Gem Society of Castro Valley - (Hayward, CA) -
http://www.mgscv.org -
Mineralogical Society of Southern California - (Pasadena, CA) -
http://www.mineralsocal.org/ -
Monrovia Rockhounds - (Monrovia, CA) -
http://www.moroks.com -
Mother Load Mineral Society - (Modesto, CA) -
http://www.motherlodemineralsociety.com -
Needles Gem & Mineral Club (Blog) - Needles, CA) -
http://needlesgemmineralclub.blogspot.com -
North Orange County Gem and Mineral Society - (La Habra, CA) -
http://www.nocgms.com -
Orcutt Mineral Society - (Orcutt, CA) -
http://www.omsinc.org -
Oxnard Gem and Mineral Society - (Oxnard, CA) -
http://www.ogms.net - Palmdale Gem & Mineral Club, Inc. - (Palmdale, CA) -http://www.palmdalegems.org
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Palomar Gem & Mineral Club - (Escondido, CA) -
http://palomargem.org - Paradise Gem & Mineral Club - (Paradise, CA) - http://goldnuggetwebs.com/ PGMC/
- Pasadena Lapidary Society - (Pasadena, CA) - http://pasadenalapidary@biogspot.com/
- Porterville Area Gem and Mineral Society - (Porterville, CA) - http://www.pagms.org
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Reno Gem and Mineral Society (Nevada) -(Reno, Nevada) -
http://www.renorockclub.com -
Roseville Rock Rollers - (Roseville, CA) -
http://www.rockrollers.com -
Sacramento Mineral Society - (Sacramento, CA) -
http://westwood.fortunecity.com/whistle/489/ - San Diego Mineral & Gem Society - (San Diego, CA) - http://www.sdmg.org
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San Francisco Gem and Mineral Society - (San Francisco, CA) -
http://www.sfgms.org/index.html -
Santa Ana Rock and Mineral Club - (Santa Ana, CA) -
http://sarmclub.home.comcast.net -
Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society - (San Jose, CA) -
http://www.scvgms.org -
Santa Cruz Mineral and Gem Society - (Santa Cruz, CA) -
http://www.scmgs.org/ -
Searchers Gem & Mineral Society - (Anaheim, CA) -
http://www.searchersrocks.org/ -
Searles Lake Gem & Mineral Society - (Trona, CA) -
http://www1.iwvisp.com/tronagemclub/tronagemclub.html -
Sierra Pelona Rock Club _ (Newhall, CA) -
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhyde83/ -
South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society - (Torrance, CA) -
http://palosverdes.com/sblap/ -
Southern California Micromineralogists - (Long Beach, CA) -
http://www.mineralsocal.org/micro/ -
Southern Nevada Gem & Mineral Society - (Las Vegas, Nevada) -
http://www.sngms.org -
Tule Gem & Mineral Society - (Visalia, CA) -
http://tulegem.com -
Ventura Gem and Mineral Society - (Ventura, CA) -
http://www.vgms.org/ -
Victor Valley Gem & Mineral Club - (Victorville, CA) -
http://www.fosse.schema-root.org/vvgmc/ -
VIP Gem and Mineral Society - (Simi Valley, CA) -
http://members.aol.com/vipgem -
Woodland Hills Rock Chippers - (Woodland Hills, CA) -
http://www.RockChippers.org
- Webmaster - webmaster@opalsociety.org
- Bill Mix Webmaster - webmaster@cgpgold.org
- Webmaster - cgamc@cgamc.org
- Webmaster - webmaster@ogms.net
- Webmaster - Diane Hall - dhall@sdccu.net
- Webmaster - David Fisk - df022745@ips.net
- Webmaster - Dean Welder - wdeanwelder@yahoo.com
- Webmaster - jns@west.net
- Webmaster - Jerry Stadel - cactusjr@aol.com
- Webmaster - webmaster@rockchippers.org
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Yucaipa Valley Gem & Mineral Society - (Yucaipa, CA) -
http://mysite.verizon.net/yucaipagem
Other Club Web Sites:
- Billings Gem & Mineral Club (Billings Montana)
- Rockhounds Club List
- Rockhound Notes
- East King County Club - WA
- Evert Rock and Gem Club - WA
- The Georgia Mineral Society, Inc. - Georgia's Oldes Gem and Mineral Society - Founded in 1935
- Helena Mineral Society - Montana
- International Colored Gemstone Association
- Northwest Opal Association
- American Lands Access Association (ALAA)
- Email - gmsmail@gamineral.org
Texas Rockhound Web Sites:
- Arlington Gem and Mineral Club
- Welcome to "Rock" Hounds Home
- Clear Lake Gem & Mineral Society, Inc
- Houston Gem & Mineral Society
Oregon/Washington Rockhound Web Sites:
- The Home Page of Tim fisher, Ore-Rock-On, and Pacific Fishery Biologists
- Oregon Rockhound Site Maps
- Biggs Area Rockhounding
Earth Science Web Sites:
- Agates with Inclusions Sagemite, Plume & More - Pat McMahan's Website
- Earth and Sky
- Earthquakes, Recent in California and Nevada
- Earth Science Week
- Fluorescents
- Fluorescent Mineral Society
- Fluorescents Page
- French Association of Micro Mineralogy
- Hiddenite
- Mineralogical Record
- Mineral Shop
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The Internet Public Library
For juniors: Science/Earth Science -Explore the earth and learn about volcanos, hurricanes, earthquakes, and weather.
Australian Web Sites
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Australian Opals & Opal Jewelry http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au
Opals Down Under has a huge online collection of Australian opals & jewelry, with free global delivery, money back guarantee & great prices. - http://www.opalsdownunder.com.au/links Links from Opals Down Under site.
Canadian Web Sites
- The Calgary Rock & Lapidary Club http://www.crlc.ca
- Canadian, Directory of Gems & Mineral Federation of
- The Canadian Rockhound - http://www.canadianrockhound.com
- Canadian, Directory of Rocks & Mineral Associations - http://www.canadianrockhound.com/clubs/
- The Lapidary Society of British Columbia
- Montreal Gem and Mineral Club
- Editor - editor@canadianrockhound.com
4 Wheel Drive Web Sites:
Museum Web Sites:
Dinosaur Links:
The following websites are-currently available to help with your dinosaur information search.
- http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/
The Museum of Paleontology, University of California, Berkeley. Explore the geologic timeline, evolution, and the "family tree of life." - http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/help/timeform.html
The Gellogical Time Machine" -
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/education/online/suggested_activities.html
Available online at the Natural History Museum of London. -
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/sc/amber/
Recreation of dinosaurs. -
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/sc/bm/bm_01.htm
One of the best scientific mysteries on the Internet, the "Beast of Bodmin Moor" -
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/dinos/
Dino Russ's Lair: Dinosaur and Vertebrate Paleontology Information. -
http://www.isgs.uiuc.edu/isgsroot/faq/dino_qidx.html
He probably answers most of your questions in this comprehensive Index to Dinosaur Questions. -
http:// www.fieldmuseum.org
The Field Museum in Chicago. -
http:// www.fieldmuseum.org/sue/
Sue: The Inside Story. Meet Sue, the largest, most complete T. Rex at her home in the Field Museum in Chicago. -
http://www.fmnh.org/sue/default_icam.htm
Tune in at 9:15 CMT to see McDonald's Fossil Preparation Laboratory through Sue Webcam.
Facet Machines/Lapidary
Commerical Gem and Mineral Web Sites:
- Australian Mineral Collector
- Blythe - Annual Rock & Gem Show
- Bob's Rock Shop
- 1998 CFMS Member Societies - Rock Clubs
- Crystal Dynamics
- Crystalite Lapidary & Glass products
- Fossil Company
- Genological Institute of America
- Kalahari Minerals Specializes in minerals from South Africa
- MAPS - Gold Prospecting, Panning, Mining, Treasure Hunting, Rockhounding, Recreation
- LINKS - Gold Prospecting, Gold Mining, and Treasure Hunting -- Rockhounding, Rocks and Minerals -- RVing, Camping, Hiking Outdoors, Tourism -- Geology, Earth Sciences, Maps, Miscellaneous
- H & P Minerals & Gems
- Rockhounds Information Page
- Quartzsite - chamber of Commerce
- Quartzsite - Tyson Wells Rock and Gem Show
- Web Minerals
United States Government Web Sites:
- BLM, California
- California Department of Conservation
- Department of Agriculture
- Forest Service
- Forest Service
- USDA Forest Service
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Forest Service Geology
- Forest Service Geology and Minerals
- Geological Survey
- National Park Service
- Social Security Home Page
- Social Security Retirement Benefits
- Social Security Retirement Benefits Booklet
International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna Web Site:
General Web Sites:
- AARP
- Club Net
- Delbert Zone
- Discovery Channel On-Line
- Hikes in the Angeles National Forest (ANF) With Trip Logs - Overview
- Huntington Harbour Yacht Club
News and Sports Web Sites:
- Total News
- Reuter's News - From Yahoo.
- Newspapers - Worldwide.
- USA Today
- CNN Interactive.
- Los Angeles Times.
Stocks, etc. Web Pages:
- Stock Research Group.
- Chicago Board of Trade.
- Fast Quote.
- Networth.
- Security APL Stock Quote Server.
- Chicago Board options Exchange.
Weather Web Sites:
Search Engines Web Sites:
New Web Sites
- Smithsonian Educational Resources
- A Gem of aStory
- The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
- Mineralogical Society of America
- LA County of Education
- NOC