Surf these sites: About.Com''s Guide to Mineral Collecting -- Portal to pages on rock, gem and mineral collecting. Site also features articles, features, weekly hosted chats, mineral quizzes, games, collecting tips and book reviews. Amethyst Galleries'' Mineral Gallery -- Provides a searchable database of mineral and gemstone descriptions, images, and specimens. Athena Mineralogy -- Systematic classification of minerals and searchable database. Crystal Fair in San Francisco -- Crystals, minerals and gems at a show with over 45 vendors. This site provides info on this and other mineral shows plus some great links. Cyberwall: Minerals -- Information to aid the rock and mineral collector French Mineralogy in Oisans -- "Mineralogical abstract from my country called the Oisans" (Southeastern France) -- Images of mineral specimens, museums, showrooms, and links for rockhounds. Guy Hammer -- Includes long list of mineralogy and geology links. IDNR/GSB-Minerals of Iowa -- Minerals are the building blocks of the Earth''s rocks. They have a specific chemical composition and a characteristic crystal form. The Iowa minerals shown here display an appealing range of color and shape. Ken''s Fluorescent Minerals -- Includes photos of fluorescent Minerals, reference sources, and links to other sites. Links for Mineralogists -- extensive and well-organized collection of links from Min. Inst. Univ. Würzburg Lithos & Minerals -- Good image libraries and some information on Zeolites (mostly from India) and their associated minerals. Some specimens are for sale. Information given on a mineral collector program called ''Lithos''. Marin Mineral Company -- Fine minerals, crystals, gems, fossils, and lapidary rough for sale. Matt''s World of Minerals -- Site dedicated to the visual learning of Minerals and Geology, containing pictures and information on geology, minerals, and fossils. Also has links to shops, encyclopedias, and a mini-geology database. MinMax - Mineral Information System -- Searchable database of minerals and worldwide collecting localities. Languages: English, Deutsch Mineral Collectors Page -- A portal to mineralogy on the www. Mineral Display -- Showcases numerous examples of Fluorites. Mineral Research Company -- Minerals, meteorites and more. Mineral Spectroscopy -- Information about color in minerals and the spectroscopy of minerals (mineral absorption spectra). Mineral Trade and Information Board -- Forum for topics about minerals and mineralogy. Mineral, Fossil, and Lapidary Network -- online information and links for collectors Mineralogy Database -- Complete mineral database containing more than 5,000 pages of mineral data. There are 4,102 mineral species descriptions linked to mineral tables by crystallography, chemical composition, physical and optical properties, Dana classification, Strunz classification, mineral name origins, mineral locality information, and alphabetical listing of all known valid mineral species. There are links to other sources of mineral data available on the WWW.. Minerals Group of the British Geological Survey -- Focuses on mineral materials that are produced and traded for commercial purposes. The Group undertakes mineral exploration and resource assessment programmes, and provides information, statistics and intelligence on the world mineral industry, including resources, production, trade and use. Minerals in Thin Section -- User selectable collection of minerals in thin section, with a short listing of their optical characteristics Minerals of the World for Geologists -- A multimedia encyclopedia on CDROM containing over 2750 mineral species. Minerals can be searched for or selected by name, classification, chemical content, or any other combination of features. Ochry (Derbyshire Oakstone) -- Learn all about this rare variety of barytes. Playshop -- A test of your ability to identify 10 common minerals given photographs. The minerals are changed each month. Rockdoctors guide to rocks and minerals -- This site provides basic information on rock and mineral identification. The site utilizes photos and includes a handy identification key for several types of common rocks and minerals. Steve Condon -- A non-commercial web site with fossil and mineral related images. TMC Guide to Mineral Collecting -- Striving to be the #1 site for Mineral Collecting enthusiasts. Features weekly articles, an ever growing library of annotated web links for mineral collecting, a chat room, lots of original content not found anywhere else on the web, and much more! The Henri (Rik) DILLEN mineral collection -- For everyone who is interested in collecting minerals. Large exchange list and information about the mineralogy of Belgium
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