Collectors and Amateur Interests (Organizations)

Collectors and Amateur Interests Sites:

Sierra Pelona Rock Club Sierra Pelona Rock Club: Home page of the Sierra Pelona Rock Club, Santa Clarita's Club for Rockhounds. Local events, Rock collecting sites, field trips, Gems and Minerals (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://home.earthlink.net/~rhyde83/ Middle Tennessee Rockhounds Middle Tennessee Rockhounds: Group of individuals who share common interests in collecting and working with gems, minerals, jewelry, geology, and fossils. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.rockhound.org/ American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Faceters List American Federation of Mineralogical Societies Faceters List: Homepage of the organization with FAQs and email list. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/usfgfaceterslist/ Washington State Rockhounding Washington State Rockhounding: Trips and photos, classifieds, site map, weather forecast, government contacts, and further reading. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.washington-state-rockhounding.info/ Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies Rocky Mountain Federation of Mineralogical Societies: Regional federation of amateur enthusiasts in gems, minerals, fossils and the lapidary arts covering Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah and Wyoming. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.rmfms.org/ Willamette Agate and Mineral Society Willamette Agate and Mineral Society: Rockhounding, flintknapping and field trips for collecting gems, minerals, and fossils. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://communities.msn.com/WillametteAgateandMineralSociety Sedona/Oak Creek Rock Club Sedona/Oak Creek Rock Club: A gem and mineral club with field trips, lapidary, and rockhounding. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.sedonagemandmineral.org/ The Lapidary Society of British Columbia The Lapidary Society of British Columbia: A non-profit organization to encourage and promote the hobby of lapidary. Club Directory, gem and mineral shows, field trips, and other activities of member clubs. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.lapidary.bc.ca/ Montgomery Gem & Mineral Society Montgomery Gem & Mineral Society: A lapidary arts, paleontology, geology and jewelry making club serving the Montgomery, AL area. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://hometown.aol.com/goldennuggeted/MGMS.html Charlotte Gem and Mineral Club Charlotte Gem and Mineral Club: The club's purpose is to foster interest in, and promote knowledge of minerals, gems, fossils, and all earth sciences, and disseminate info and instruction in the lapidary arts, and the utilization of precious metals in crafts. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://charlottegem.freeservers.com/ Dallas Gem and Mineral Society Dallas Gem and Mineral Society: A non-profit organization dedicated to continuing education in all of the earth sciences, with activities in rockhounding,lapidary arts and jewelry making. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://dallasgemandmineral.org/ Amateur Geologists' Web-Ring Amateur Geologists' Web-Ring: A web-ring for individual geology enthusiasts or 'not-for-profit' geological Societies with educational rather than commercial web pages. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://U.webring.com/hub?ring=amateurgeologist Houston Gem and Mineral Society Houston Gem and Mineral Society: Organization of rockhounds, fossil collectors, and those interested in the lapidary arts. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.hgms.org/ Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society: Official web site of the VLMS (British Columbia, Canada). Club information, activities and events. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.islandnet.com/~vlms/ Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society: Club promotes the study and collecting of minerals, fossils, artifacts and the lapidary arts. Activities include field trips, annual ice cream social, and Lubbock Gem and Mineral Show. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://members.tripod.com/~lgms/index.html Montreal Gem and Mineral Club Montreal Gem and Mineral Club: Non-profit organization with workshops, field trips, shows and related links. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.montrealgemmineralclub.ca/ Convair Rockhound Association Convair Rockhound Association: Family-oriented club, located in San Diego, CA. Activities include field trips, monthly meetings, jewelry making and shows. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Prairie/3436/ Olympic Rock Clubs Olympic Rock Clubs: Information on active gem, mineral, and jewellery making clubs in Western Washington, USA. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.OlympicRocks.com High Point Gem and Mineral Club--High Point, NC High Point Gem and Mineral Club--High Point, NC: Monthly field trips to mining sites. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8208/ Del Air Rockhounds, Inc. Del Air Rockhounds, Inc.: A lapidary arts, paleontology, geology and jewelry making club in the San Fernando Valley. Site includes online field trip reports, gem fair information, and educational materials. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://members.aol.com/delairocks/ Farnham Geological Society Farnham Geological Society: Background and aims of the Society, lists lecture programmes and gives details of field trips, based Farnham, Surrey, UK. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.farnhamgeosoc.org.uk Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society Fallbrook Gem and Mineral Society: Based in Fallbrook, California. Features events calendar and descriptions of meetings. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.fgms.org/ Flatirons Mineral Club Flatirons Mineral Club: A non-profit organization located in Boulder, Colorado. Fostering interest and education in earth sciences and associated hobbies. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://bcn.boulder.co.us/community/fmc/ North Jeffco Gem and Mineral Club, Arvada, Colorado North Jeffco Gem and Mineral Club, Arvada, Colorado: Purpose is to promote the Earth Sciences through programs at our monthly meetings. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals and fossils). (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.peaktopeak.com/minerals/njeffco/index.htm Tuscarora Lapidary Society's Gemarama Tuscarora Lapidary Society's Gemarama: Tuscarora Lapidary Society, a club outside of Philadelphia, PA offers classes in the lapidary skills. The club also hosts a large annual gem show with exhibits, dealers, and demonstrations. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.lapidary.org/ Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society: Monthly meetings, speakers, study groups, field trips, classes, newsletter, library. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://chriscox.org/scvgms The Niagara Peninsula Geological Society The Niagara Peninsula Geological Society: Non-profit organization that holds monthly meetings, field trips, and an annual show about all aspects of geology. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.iaw.com/~jime/ South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society: California society with monthly meetings and field trips for rockhounds, lapidary enthusiasts, and those interested in geology. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.palosverdes.com/sblap/ Echuca Gem Club Echuca Gem Club: Australian gem club whose activities include; monthly meetings, field trips and events. Articles, photos and links. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://home.vicnet.net.au/~echucagem/ Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club: Non-profit organization of rockhounds interested in all aspects of the earth sciences including such areas as lapidary, collecting, gems, minerals, fossils, crystals, geology, paleontology and gemology. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.crlc.ca/ MyRocks MyRocks: Non-comercial site shows pictures of agates, geodes, crystals and other specimens. Kamloops, B.C. Canada. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://www.members.shaw.ca/myrocks/ S.C.R.I.B.E. S.C.R.I.B.E.: Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors -- An organization of gem and mineral club bulletin editors. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://scribesite.home.att.net/ Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society (CRMS) Chicago Rocks & Minerals Society (CRMS): Information on faceting, gems, crystals, rocks, minerals, lapidary arts, fossils, and related club activities in the Midwest U.S. (Collectors and Amateur Interests) http://chicagorocks.org/