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Just Getting Started and Interesting Rock and Lapidary Facts
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Starting a Collection
Information on how to start a rock or mineral collection including
tools, storage options, identifying and organizing. |
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Rocks in the News
Learn what is new and in the news relating to the world of
rocks, gems. geology, and rock related science fields. |
Finding Collection Sites
Tips for researching and finding rock and mineral collection sites.
Includes links to various online
collecting resources. |
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Did You Know?
Weird facts and trivia about rocks, minerals, geology, and the earth from our favorite rockhound and rock sites. |
Rules for Collecting
A collectors "Code of Ethics", these are rules and
guidelines to follow when collecting specimens on private or
public lands. Don't ruin the opportunity for others! |
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History
of Lapidary Curious about the roots the lapidary arts?
Who were the first to polish and facet stones? What was the
earliest gem? Find the answers here. |
Fee and Free Collecting Sites
Free and fee mineral and fossil collecting sites in the US, Canada
and on BLM Land with links to additional details |
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Worlds
Largest Gems
A listing of diamonds and colored gems famous for their size, color, cut, and their history. |
Fakes & Frauds
This page is a list of scams, fakes, forgeries and misrepresentations that appear in the mineral collecting market. Learn what to look for and be an informed collector! |
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Anniversary Gemstone List
Gemstones are a much better anniversary gift than appliances.
Find the right stone to give for your next wedding
anniversary. |
How
to Cab
Creating beautiful, polished cabochons from slabbed rock is
a process that (with a bit of practice) anyone can master. This guide will help you work
through all the steps. |
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Birthstones
Did you know birthstones have changed over the centuries? What are your choices? What does
your birthstone mean? How do you select a quality stone? |
Cleaning Specimens
Want to make your mineral specimens shine like the ones for sale or in museums? Learn how to clean geodes, quartz and other mineral specimens. |
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Healing Gemstones
Listing of the purported healing powers and
abilities of various gemstones, semi-precious stones, and minerals based on
history, myth, and culture |
Lapidary Schools
Learn different lapidary techniques"
from these institutions dedicated to providing instruction
in the lapidary arts. |
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Official State
Stone, Gem, and Rock Lists
Complete listing of the official state
gems, state stones, sate rocks, state minerals, and state fossils for all 50 United States
(that is if they have one!) |
Cave and Karst Databases *NEW*
Searchable databases for cave and sinkhole
locations in the US and countries around the world |
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Meteorites
Information on meteorites including their classifications, types,
identifying possible meteorites, links, and other resources. |
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