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All Things Ancient in AZ (Fossil Collecting)
The following is a list of fossil localities in Arizona, and quite a few I have transcribed from my own notebook. Many I have personally collected, while others were either given to me, found through research or are anecdotal in nature. The bottom line is that this is what discovering the clues to what life was like in the geological past….discovering fossils. Some of the locality information is quite detailed, while other sites are referenced to get you into the right area to start your own exploration.
Chris’s Mineral Collecting Page
A really great website with infomation about mineral collecting in New Jersey, along with articles on micro-mounting mineral identification and other fun stuff.
crocoite.com is the best site on the net to guide you to information about the minerals and mineral localities of Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Zealand. Navigate your way using the links.
The Geological Society of America: Online Journals
Online journals include Geology, Bulletin of the Geological Society of America, and GSAToday.
Prospect Park Philadelphia Kyanite Deposit
Outside of Philadelphia, behind a baseball field in an old early suburban areas, Kyanite of a very decent quality can be obtained. But don’t forget to bring your rubber gloves!
Arkansas quartz crystals, rocks and minerals, and diamonds are famous around the world. Here is the authoritative guide to rock and mineral collecting.
One man’s mineral collecting blog
Rock hounding, prospecting and exploring the geology of our environment are a natural extension of the study of mining and their artifacts. Books and relics need to be put in perspective, and the only way to do that is to understand their history and the geology . This can only be done seeing, touching and experiencing it in person.The purpose of this site is to share a collection of rock hounding adventures into the south western deserts and mountains. Many of the sites I have visited are listed in the Gem Trails books available at your local bookstores. What I have found to be lacking, is current information, detailed collection status, site pictures and GPS coordinates. It seems that most of the collection sites in these books are too hard to find and when you finally do get there the materials are of poor quality, It would be useful to at least have a fair expectation of what will be at a given location
This is a usefull PDF file provided by the Texas Department of Transportation that has pictures and locations of various rocks and fossils all over Texas. Must have Adobe Acrobat installed to veiw this link, go here for free download
Back when I was young, I was attracted by seeing old mine tunnels in the Mojave Desert, and the Mountains of Colorado. Much as I wanted to explore, my parents had too much common sense to allow that, it was simply out of the question. So I had to wait a few years to do it on my own and find out that they were right, old mines ARE dangerous.
A person who understands the dangers, has learned about them, and is willing to accept some risks that cannot be eliminated may choose to do some exploring. That is what these pages are all about.
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Washington Minerals is an educational resource providing information about Washington state’s mineral occurrences and their associated geology. 156 photos, 24 localities … and growing!