Interesting Links

Gem & Mineral Federation of Canada
Information about who we are, what we are about and why we exist.

CanadaWebDirectory.com
CanadaWebDirectory.com is a comprehensive web directory which collects all the companies and organizations web sites of Canada. We know that the Internet is an overwhelming space and finding just the information you need can still be a frustrating and time-consuming process.

Pictures from British Columbia
Pictures of British Columbia showing nature, wildlife and travel location from Canada's most western province.

Burgess Shale Fossils
Informative web site on the Burgess Shale fossil beds in Yoho National Park. B.C. Canada

The fossils of British Columbia
The fossils of North Central B.C. tell a fascinating story of tropical seas, volcanoes, glaciers, plate tectonics, mountain-building and strange creatures.
It's a story that started 250 million years ago and continues today.

Calgary Rock and Lapidary Club
A non-profit organization of 250 rockhounds interested in all aspects of the earth sciences including lapidary, tumbling, carving, scrimshaw, faceting, silversmithing, collecting, gems, minerals, fossils, crystals, geology, paleontology, gemology, gold panning, prospecting.

Jade West
Jade West is the exclusive supplier of the newly discovered POLAR JADE, described by FRED WARD in the Lapidary Journal, November 1998, as, "the newest, brightest, most translucent, greenest, hardest nephrite yet discovered." View their online catalogue.

B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines
Resources for prospectors, mineral explorationists and mining enthusiasts.

British Columbia Adventure Network
Explore B.C.'s cities & parks, 6,000 pages of travel and outdoor information,
but nothing (yet) on rockhounding or lapidary.

Geological Survey of Canada
Informative federal resource with good educational facilities.

BC MAPLACE
The BC Geological Survey's exceptional free online map service, where you can research any mineral site in the province, build detailed maps to 1:20,000, and overlay satellite and other imagery.

Bob's Rock Shop
Links for loads of information for rockhounds.

Washington State Rockhounding
A concise and worthwhile-online resource for those who are interested in Washington State's gems and minerals.

Oregon Rockhounds Online
A good source of information on rockhounding sites in Oregon (and Washington).

Clallam County and Port Townsend Rock Clubs, WA
Offer a range of information on club activities, as well as a Buy/Sell/Swap site.

TopoZone
A usefult site where you can access US topographic maps for free.
Not as powerful as BC's MapPlace, but you can find 1:25K - 1:200K scales.

Tips From The Jewellers Bench.
Loads of information for jewellers from Charles Lewton-Brain.

Kreigh's
Kreigh's web resources collection for rockhounds.
Spend some time surfing these links and discover Rockhounding -- a hobby that you can enjoy for a lifetime.

Scribe
Scribe - An organization OF and For Editors.
This quarterly newsletter provides helpful hints from the old pros and new tricks from the computor literate.