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Mineral Related Links

Here are various links that I think may be of interest. This list can easily go on forever so I tried to concentrate on my favorites. Links will open in a new browser window.

Useful Links

The Web's best search engine! Search Mineralmaniacs.com!

Language translation site - This site is amazing! It can translate entire web pages into various languages!
XE.com's Universal Currency Converter

Mineralogical Organizations

Mineralogical Society of America - This is a great site! Check out the tutorials and databases on their links page!
California Federation
Fluorescent Mineral Society - The place to go for rocks that glow!
Bay Area Mineralogists - A friendly bunch with over 25 members having minerals named after them!
San Francisco Gem & Mineral Society
Castro Valley Gem & Mineral Society
Mineralogical Society of Southern California

Really Cool Mineral Pages

UC Berkeley's Benitoite page - This site just rules!
Alkali-Nuts Mont Saint-Hilaire site - This is a wonderful place to learn about those cool rocks from St. Hilaire!
Franklin Minerals - My second favorite locality (after Tsumeb of course!)
Introduction to Crystallography - Plan on spending some time here!
Ask a Geologist - Way cool!
Philatelic Mineralogy - Check out this great site that combines minerals with postage stamps from around the world!

Links to Selected Dealers

MinWreck - Justin & Brandy have some cool rocks on their site!
Mineral Classics - Brian Kosnar's excellent website.
Key's Mineral Collection - Kiyoshi & Eriko's very nice site from Japan!
Steve Perry Gems - The Web's premier site for all your gemstone needs.
Alpine Minerals - Kevin Dixons's fine site of pegmatite minerals.
Wild About Rocks - Minerals from Sue and Matt King in the U.K.
The Crystal Mine - Minerals from Jack Crowley.

Others

Mineralogical Record - The MinRec has completely redone their website and it is a MUST SEE!
Lapis Magazine - The new English edition of Lapis Magazine!

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Carl Acosta