Links to Other Mineral and
Earth Science Web Sites

Please contact us at eric@treasuremt.com if you'd like to exchange links.

MINERAL DEALERS

• AT Rocks - Tony Thomas' site for Western New England minerals and cut stones
• Beautiful Minerals - John & Gregory Nash's web site
• Broadstone Minerals - Mike Brooke's site for British and worldwide specimens

• Czech Minerals.com - Alexandr Martaus' site for minerals from Czechoslovakia
  

• Fabre Minerals - Jordi Fabre's Internet rock shop - on the web since 1996

• Hunt for Gems - Carl Mauritz' site for rock hunters and gold miners
  

• Jewelry by Star - Star Thorne's crystal jewelry site
• John Betts Fine Minerals - John Betts' site for fine mineral specimens

• KQ Minerals - Keith Hayes' offerings of crystals and fine minerals

• Majestic Quartz - Anthony Bradford's site - "where visions become crystal clear"

• Mineral Mall - Joanne Dionne's site specializing in Maine minerals and the Perry Petalite Prospect.

• Pacific Rim Gem & Mineral - John Meek's site specilizing in minerals from Central Asia
• Stone Haven Minerals - Greg Holland's site, including material from the Rocksmiths

• Walsh Brothers - Steven Malakos' site in the UK featuring jewelry and clocks
• Wright's Rock Shop - Chris Wrights' electronic version of his Arkansas shop

MINERAL ART

'ZINES

• Bob's Rock Shop - the first 'zine for mineral collectors and rockhounds
• The Minerals WebZine - a great 'zine available in French and English versions. Lots of super photos, too
• About.com Geology 'Zine - Andrew Alden's review of happenings in the world of geology, mineral collecting and more

JOURNALS

• American Mineralogist - The journal of the Mineralogical Society of America
• Der Aufschluss - a German journal of the Vereinigung der Freunde der Mineralogie und Geologie (VFMG) e.V.
• Australian Journal of Mineralogy
• Bocamina - a journal edited by the Grupo Mineralogista de Madrid (in Spanish)
• Canadian Mineralogist - journal of the Mineralogical Association of Canada
• Canadian Rockhound - Canada's first online magazine for rockhounds. This magazine is published four times a year and contains interesting articles on Canadian minerals, gems, geology and rockhounding adventures.
• European Journal of Mineralogy - information on history and aims of the European Journal of Mineralogy, on the editorial board, with tables of contents of recent and forthcoming issues, with instructions to authors and subscription information. There are links to other mineralogical journals.
• Geonieuws- Dutch language mineralogical journal
• Lapidary Journal - magazine dedicated to gems, jewelry arts, beads, minerals and more.
• Lapis - a German journal for mineral collectors. Lapis is distributed in 43 countries of the world, predominantly in German speaking countries.
• MATRIX - a journal of the history of minerals
• Mineralienfreund - Swiss journal for mineral collectors
• Mineralien-Welt - a German journal for mineral collectors.
• Mineral News - a monthly newsletter for mineral collectors, containing news and information on minerals and mineral localities with locality descriptions and emphasizing news of new discoveries and other information.
• Mineralogical Record - the world's foremost publication for mineral collectors
• Minéraux et fossiles - French mineralogical magazine
• Le Règne Minéral - anotherFrench mineralogical magazine
• Oryktologika Nea - News on Minerals - bilingual (Hellenic-English) Mineralogical Newsletter
• Rivista mineralogico Italiano - Italian mineralogical magazine
• Rocks and Minerals - America's oldest popular magazine about minerals
• Schweizer Strahler - Swiss journal for mineral collectors
• On-line Earth Science Journals - a comprehensive listing of journals
• Mineralogy and Petrology Research on the Web - many links to mineralogy/petrology journals

MINERAL IDENTIFICATION

Mineral Identification Key - Al Plante's and Donald Peck's Mineral Identification Key is a great tool for identifying unknown minerals!

MUSEUMS

• Smithsonian Department of Mineral Sciences - dedicated to the study of minerals, gems, rocks, volcanoes, and meteorites: their origin and evolution
• Smithsonian: A Gem of a Story - a live, interactive, electronic field trip for grades 7-12
• James Madison University Mineral Museum - a collection of mineral specimens from around the world, including an extensive micro-mount collection. Site features numerous high-quality photos.
• Oxford, England University Museum of Natural History - the University's scientific collections of zoological, entomological, palaeontological and mineral specimens
• Houston Museum of Natural Science - mienral exhibits and lots more
• Society of Mineral Museum Professionals - a listing of all U.S. mineral museums, with addresses and contacts
• Mineral County, NV Museum - claims to be one of the bewst museums in Nevada
• École des Mines, Paris Le Musée de Minéralogie.
• Musée de la Mine du Cap Garonne the old copper mine of Cap Garonne (Var, France) is turned into a museum
• Natural History Museum, Bern, CH. Do not forget to visit the Lengenbach Quarry
• Mineralogisch-Petrologisches Institut und Museum mineralogical institute and museum at the University of Bonn
• Mineralienkabinett (deutsch)/Mineral Gallery (english) Pictures of common minerals according to the classification of STRUNZ. Universität Bremen.
• The Clausthal Mineral Collection Technische Universität Clausthal
• Mineralogisches Museum der Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
• Mineralogische Staatssammlung München Museum Reich der Kristalle Mineralien, Kristalle, Edelsteine, Meteoriten, Dauerausstellung und Sonderausstellungen
• Diamond Museum situated in the heart of the Antwerp diamond quarter (Belgium)
• Museo Mineralogia e Litologia di Firenze Mineralogical Museum of the University of Florence
• Teylers Museum Haarlem, The Netherlands mineralogical collection from the 18th century in the oval room
• Museo Historico-Minero Don Felipe de Borbón Museum of the Mining School of Madrid, Spain
• Department of Mineralogy at the Swedish Museum of Natural History
• Mineralogical Museum of Kamariza Attica
• The Gem and Mineral Collection at The Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Natural History
• American Museum of Natural History The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the American Museum of Natural History curates the museum's world renowned collections of minerals and gems, meteorites, ores, rocks, and xenoliths. Staff members conduct research that explores the nature of terrestrial and planetary processes.
• The A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.
• Mineral Sciences at The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
• Peabody Museum of Natural History Yale University.
• Museum of Victoria, Melbourne Mineralogy and Petrology Section
• The Clement Mineral Museum a collection composed of thousands of fluorite crystal specimens
• Valery Zhigalov private mineral museum mineralogical museum in Siberia at the coast of Lake Baikal - unique Slyudyanka's Deposit
• Quebec Mineral Museum - the museum of minerals found in Quebec, Canada

PERSONAL ROCK SITES

• Mineral Collector.com - Kai Helge Anderson's site about Norwegian mineral collecting
  
  
• TAK's Mineral Photo Gallery - TAK N.'s site with great photos of the top-notch mienrals in his collection.
  

CLUBS

• Recreational Detecting & Prospecting Club - a great club site with lots of good information on collecitng minerals.
  

MINE TOURS

• Asarco Mine Tour - modern, open-pit copper mine and exhibition center offering tours. Located 20 minutes south of Tucson, Arizona
• Original Sixteen to One Mine - tour an actual gold mine in Alleghany, CA

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