Rock and Mineral Localities
Links
Minerals of Australia and New Zealand
Information about the minerals and mineral locations in Australia and New Zealand.
The gold mines and miners of Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado, USA.
Crystal Point Diamond Mines
A family welcome quartz crystal fee-dig mine located in Williamsport, PA.
Mineral Location Database CD-ROM
http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/gaim/forsale.htm
Information on 221,000 mineral sites (occurrences, deposits, mines, processing facilities).
The Berry Gem Mine - Maine
http://members.aol.com/gemelbaite/BerryGemMine.html
Mineral collecting and leasing information for beginner to pro. Complete list of tourmaline sites.
UK Mining Ventures
http://www.ukminingventures.com/
Green crystallized fluorite from the Rogerley Mine, Weardale, Northern England. The last remaining mine active in the historic Weardale mining district.
Sheffield Mine
A native mine yielding star rubies, sapphires and garnets, for both the serious and the amateur rockhound.
Ron Coleman Mining, Inc.
Quartz crystal at the Arkansas' Old Coleman Mine.
Fossils & Minerals
First-hand description of interesting geological localities (minerals & fossils).
Wegner Quartz Crystal Mines
http://www.wegnercrystalmines.com/
Arkansas' natural quartz crystals mine.
Oman Virtual Field Trip
http://www.bris.ac.uk/Depts/Geol/vft/oman.html
Site designed for an education aid to students, but contains many excellent slides showing the geology of Oman. See dolerite dykes, harzburgite, and channel-fill structures.
Mines and minerals of Devon & Cornwall
http://www.btinternet.com/~aardvark.nest/
Disued mines and quarries of Devon and Cornwall and the minerals they produced. Cultral history and folklore of the mining people.
Alkali-Nuts: Mont Saint-Hilaire
Located East of Montréal, in Mont Saint-Hilaire and has become a major collecting site of rare mineral specimens. Offers mineral and assemblage guide, along with local dealer listings.
The Ikaite Holotype
http://members.lycos.co.uk/scubaholic/
Account of expedition to investigate Greenland's melting mineral.