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There are thousands of sites on the Internet related to rockhounding, mineralogy, and gemology.  The list below is a good start.

• California Federation of Mineralogical Societies

• American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

• Mineralogy Database

• Gold Prospectors Association

• California Gold Rush

• Gold Rush Video

• Dinosaurs for Kids

• Rock Tumbling Library

• Home Hobbies - Rock Collecting

• Fossils to Shale – Rockhounding for Kids

• Semi Precious Stones Guide

• American Geode - Gem/Mineral/Fossil Shows, Rockhound News

 

Websites of Northern California & Nevada Gem & Mineral Clubs

• Calaveras Gem & Mineral Society

• Carmel Valley Gem & Mineral Society

• Comstock Gold Prospectors

• Contra Costa Mineral & Gem Society

• El Dorado Mineral & Gem Society

• Feather River Lapidary & Mineral Club

• Fossils For Fun

• Livermore Valley Lithophiles

• Mariposa Gem & Mineral Club

• Mineral & Gem Society of Castro Valley

• Mother Lode Mineral Society

• Nevada County Gem & Mineral Society

• Paradise Gem & Mineral Club

• Peninsula Gem & Geology Society

• Reno Gem & Mineral Society

• Roseville Rock Rollers

• Sacramento Mineral Society

• Salinas Valley Rock & Gem Club

• San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society

• Santa Clara Valley Gem & Mineral Society

• Santa Cruz Mineral & Gem Society

• Santa Rosa Mineral & Gem Society

• Sequoia Gem & Mineral Society

• Shasta Gem & Mineral Society

• Stockton Lapidary & Mineral Club

• Sun City Lincoln Hills Gem & Mineral Society

• Sutter Buttes Gem & Mineral Society

• Trinity Gem & Mineral Society

• Tule Gem & Mineral Society

• Vallejo Gem & Mineral Society

 

Commercial Sites

• Amethyst Gallery's Mineral Gallery

• MetalDetector.com - Detector Electronics Corp.

• Kingsley North - Lapidary & Jewelry Equipment & Supplies

• Richardson's Rock Ranch

• Rock & Gem Magazine

• Scott's Rock & Gem - Fine Quality Crystals, Minerals & Fossils

 

Nearby Places to Visit

• California Mining and Minerals Museum

• Kennedy Gold Mine

• Gold Bug Mine

• Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park

• Empire Mine State Historic Park

 

 

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