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Collectors and Amateur Interests
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South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society
http://www.palosverdes.com/sblap/
California society with monthly meetings and field trips for rockhounds, lapidary enthusiasts, and those interested in geology.
Sierra Pelona Rock Club
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhyde83/
Home page of the Sierra Pelona Rock Club, Santa Clarita's Club for Rockhounds. Local events, Rock collecting sites, field trips, Gems and Minerals
High Point Gem and Mineral Club--High Point, NC
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/8208/
Monthly field trips to mining sites.
North Jeffco Gem and Mineral Club, Arvada, Colorado
http://www.peaktopeak.com/minerals/njeffco/index.htm
Purpose is to promote the Earth Sciences through programs at our monthly meetings. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals and fossils).
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.
S.C.R.I.B.E.
http://scribesite.home.att.net/
Special Congress Representing Involved Bulletin Editors -- An organization of gem and mineral club bulletin editors.
Charlotte Gem and Mineral Club
http://charlottegem.freeservers.com/
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.
Houston Gem and Mineral Society
Organization of rockhounds, fossil collectors, and those interested in the lapidary arts.
Lubbock Gem and Mineral Society
http://members.tripod.com/~lgms/index.html
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.
The Niagara Peninsula Geological Society
Non-profit organization that holds monthly meetings, field trips, and an annual show about all aspects of geology.
Victoria Lapidary and Mineral Society
http://www.islandnet.com/~vlms/
Official web site of the VLMS (British Columbia, Canada). Club information, activities and events.
Del Air Rockhounds, Inc.
http://members.aol.com/delairocks/
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.
Sedona/Oak Creek Rock Club
http://www.sedonagemandmineral.org/
A gem and mineral club with field trips, lapidary, and rockhounding.
Willamette Agate and Mineral Society
http://communities.msn.com/WillametteAgateandMineralSociety
Rockhounding, flintknapping and field trips for collecting gems, minerals, and fossils.
Amateur Geologists' Web-Ring
http://U.webring.com/hub?ring=amateurgeologist
A web-ring for individual geology enthusiasts or 'not-for-profit' geological Societies with educational rather than commercial web pages.
Montreal Gem and Mineral Club
http://www.montrealgemmineralclub.ca/
Non-profit organization with workshops, field trips, shows and related links.