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Placerville, California

El Dorado County
MINERAL and GEM SOCIETY

EARTH SCIENCES  - LAPIDARY ARTS  - SHARING INTERESTS

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Links to Other Sites & References
We have linked to the following web sites because we have found them to be interesting and appropriate to our hobby.  However, El Dorado County Mineral and Gem Society does not necessarily endorse the web sites and is not responsible for their content.    Please report any broken links to the Webmaster  Thank you.
 

Gem Club Link Exchange:
Co-op Field Trip clubs:
 Calaveras Gem and Mineral

 Fossils for Fun

 Mother Lode Mineral Society
 Nevada County Gem & Mineral
 Paradise Gem & Mineral Club
 
Roseville Rock Rollers
 Sacramento Mineral Society
 Stockton Lapidary & Mineral
 
Sun City Lincoln Hills G&M
Other clubs:
 Fresno Gem and Mineral

 Reno Nevada Gem Club 

 Field Trip Chairmen's Assoc.
 

California Federation of Mineralogical Societies (CFMS)

American Federation of Mineralogical Societies (AFMS)

Mineralogical Society of America

Fluorescent Mineral Society - information, publications list re. fluorescent minerals

US Faceters Guild

US Clubs List - maintained by Albert Zabinski & rockhound.com

California State Mining & Mineral Museum, 5005 Fairgrounds Rd # 1192, Mariposa, CA, 95338-9435, 209-742-7625 (an outstanding display)

GEOLOGY, MINING & JEWELRY STUDIES

George Wheeldon - professional geologist, college professor, mining history expert and Jeep Jamboree USA consultant; site has links to college courses and mining history.

StrikeitRichAdventuresprovides educational  "hands on history" adventures, from gold panning to underground mine tours.

California  Institute of Jewelry Training - jewelry making workshops, etc.

REFERENCE & COMMERCIAL

Faceters Co-op - has many links related to the hobby

Walsh Brothers
  -- a resource for links to Mineral and Fossil websites around the world. Many of the sites include specimen photos.

Gold Miners Headquarters  - international recreational gold mining directory.  Also lists clubs and provides information about metal detectors/treasure hunting and rock hound/earth science.

GemData page - links, info., gem show directory. 

PaleoArt Minerals page - also see Fossils and Lapidary pages - nice photos

Smithsonian Photo Gallery:
Minerals 
 -  Gems

REF JUNIOR ROCKERS & TEACHERS

Diamond Dan Publications - Publishes, "Mini Miner," an excellent monthly newsletter for kids, teachers and amateurs who want basic explanations about mineralogy. Great illustrations and activities. Subscriptions available as well as other learning tools.

American Federation - Kid's Korner links

Koday Kids - Rock and Minerals

Mineral Information Institute "The purpose of MII's educational programs is to help you teach your students about the importance of
our natural resources - How we use them every day and usually never bother to think about where
they came from."

Amateur Scientist Sites (links)

Rockhounding Arkansas

EARTH SCIENCE SUPPLIES & EQUIP

Edmund Scientific - incl. earth science supplies and equipment; i.e., microscopes; some lapidary. (K-12 thru high school level)

Science Kit & Boreal Labs - incl, earth science supplies and equipment; some lapidary (K-12 level)

Science Kits & Toys - products include earth science kits

California Geology Magazine -  resource for geology, mining, and minerals.

International California Mining Journal - resource for mining and mineral topics

Lapidary Journal - dedicated to gems, jewelry arts, beads, minerals

Rock & Gem Magazine -  for the lapidary and mineral hobbyist

Rockhound Notes - a must-read for rockhounds everywhere.

Bob's Rock Shop - online rock & gem magazine and other info. for Mineral Collectors & Rockhounds

Rocks & Minerals Magazine mineralogy, geology, and paleontology. Works with Mineralogical Society of  America.

Canadian Rockhound - free online earth science magazine for educators, beginners and hobbyists 

Mineralogical Record - publication for mineral collectors

Rockhounders - online magazine  of rocks, minerals, crystals, lapidary, jewelry, and other items worldwide for rock hounds 

MapBlast online mapping

MapQuest online mapping

Maps.Com - a mapping service and has maps to buy

El Dorado County Visitors Authority - links for places to see and things in Placerville and throughout El Dorado County. 

El Dorado County Chamber of Commerce - information about El Dorado County

See visitor links page for additional links for our area.


Reno NWS Home Page Covers California and Nevada weather

Weather.com Reports

National Weather Service

Road Conditions TELEPHONE: CALTRANS AT 1-800-427-ROAD

 

 

See our visitor links
page with links to accommodations, activities and mining related sites in our area and surrounding counties

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Basically Beads - beads, findings, stringing supplies. 512 Main Street,
Diamond Springs (Hwy 49)

Eureka Gems & Minerals -  gemstones, collectable minerals,
lapidary equipment, supplies. 6200 Enterprise Drive Ste. K, Diamond Springs, CA 95619

Rock Hound Saloon - rocks, gems, crystals, handmade jewelry.  Fiddletown (near Plymouth & Hwy 49)

Applegate Lapidary - fossils, petrified wood, beads, beading supplies, African shona sculpture. 30 Main Street, Sutter Creek CA

Pearsons US L&J - lapidary and jewelry supplies & equipment. Sacramento

Gold Bug Park and Mine Gift Shop - Bedford Ave, 1 mi north of Hwy 50, Placerville

Kennedy Mine Gift Shop - Jackson (Hwy 49)

Sutter Gold Mine Gift Shop - Amador City (Hwy 49)

Stories in Stone - 1249 S. Main St., Angels Camp, CA  (Hwy 49) and new store in Murphys.

Consolidated Rock & Mineral - 5115 Quinn Road (Interstate 80) Vacaville, CA (707) 448 5525

16-to-One Gold Mine  Allegheny, CA - Gift Shop with jewelry, gold samples, etc, tours

Gaumer's Rock Shop, 78 Belle Mill Rd., Red Bluff, CA, 96080, 530-527-6166

Chambers Rock Shop, on Hwy 101 near Fortuna CA, has a great petrified wood museum & fluorescent display in addition to rocks, minerals, and equipment for sale.

 Lapidary & Other Suppliers-online
Earthquest Minerals - rocks, minerals and lapidary specimens
Kingsley North (Michigan) - lapidary supplies, jewelry tools.
Stone Age Trading Company Flintknapping supplies and products

 

 


BOOKS & OTHER REFERENCE

"Mines and Mineral Resources of El Dorado County California," State of California, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mines (Reprinted from the California Journal of Mines and Geology, Volume 52, Number 4, pages 369-591, October 1956). 
Includes geologic map of the county and maps of Western & Eastern El Dorado County showing mines and mineral deposits.

"Gold Districts of California," Bulletin 193, California Division of Mines and Geology, Sacramento, California, 1970.

 


EDC GEM CLUB'S LIBRARY

Members can our check out books and videos from our library.  Material includes trip guides, gem and mineral references, and lapidary and jewelry making instruction.

 


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