Links to the World Wide Web QUARTZ, Torrington NSW (photography T. Forsyth)

Our Sister sites on the Web! There's a wealth of information out there. Visit these sites around the world to find out more about collecting, museums, databases, screen savers and more! (Please email me if there are more sites that you wish included on this list, or if links are not working).

Mineral Sites:

• The mineral atlas
     Site by Theo Kloprogge of Minsoc Qld
• Bob's Rock Shop
    The biggest rock, mineral and gem site on the web
• eMinerals
    Forum for Australian and NZ collectors
• MinDat.org
    Probably the largest mineral database on the net - over 10000 references!
• Steve Sorell's Main Adit
    Tasmanian Mineral highlights and more
• The Mineral Collectors' Home Page
    The Mineralogy Club of Belgium
• The Canadian Rockhound
    Canadian Internet magazine for Mineral Collectors
• The Mineral Webzine
    French Internet magazine for Mineral Collectors
• Association of French Micromineralogy
    French Micromounters site
• Minerals and Fossils
  Arnaud Demerson French language site
• Rock & Mineral Associations of Scandinavia
    Scandinavian Rock and Mineral Organisations
• Earth Flower
    Gerard Manners, Broken Hill Mineral Site
• The Australian Gemmologist
     The Australian Journal of Gemmology
• The Gemmological Association of Australia
     Australian gems and gemmological information/photos
• Geology Link
     Take yourself on a Virtual Field Trip
• J. Adams Mineral Page
     A great enthusiasts site with articles, field trips, mineral data
• Redcliffe Peninsula Lapidary Club (Queensland, Australia)
     Information on activities and joining up
• Mitchelton and Districts Gem Club (Queensland, Australia)
     Information on activities and joining up
• Rockhampton Mineral and lapidary Club (Queensland, Australia)
     Information on activities and joining up
• GeMin Fair & Greek Mineralogical Newsletter
    Find out about minerals, contacts and articles from Athens, Greece
• CQGemfields.Com
    Sapphire from Australia - The Central Queensland Sapphire Fields
• Eureka Micromounts
    Eureka Micromounts is an Austrian (NOT Australian) enthusiasts site
• Saint-Marie-aux-Mines
    The Great European Mineral and Fossil Show held annually in France
• Atlas der Krystallformen by Victor Goldschmidt
    This great mineral drawing atlas in web format!
• GeoSearch Engine
    Search for Geology, Lapidary, Rockhound, Fossil and Jewellery pages on the web
• Web Mineral
    Heaps of mineral related data and wonderful crystallographics images, fully rotatable.

Australian Mineral Dealer Sites:

• BK Minerals, Queensland
• Chrysoprase Mines of Australia
• CK Minerals, Victoria
• Cooloola Rocks and Minerals
• Coolrocks for Art
• Crystal Encounters
• Crystal World and Prehistoric Journeys
• Dehne's Minerals and Geological Specimens
• Fossils.com.au
• Gem Hunters Fossicking Tours of Far North Queensland
• New England Fossicking Tours
• NetRocks.net
• Prophet Gold Mine, Kilkivan
• The Crystal Hopper

Mineralogical Journals:

• The Australian Journal of Mineralogy
• The Mineralogical Record
• European Journal of Mineralogy
• The American Mineralogist

Mineral Museums:

• Minerals Heritage Museum, Brisbane
• Australian Museum, Albert Chapman Collection
• Museum of Victoria
• Ecole des Mines de Paris
• Natural History Museum, Bern
• Lengenbach Quarry
• The Smithsonian Institution
• Museum of the University of Florence

Photographing minerals:

• Powerpoint on basic photography (30MB)
• PDF of the presentation (2.5MB)