Varia...
including regional mineralogy, thematic mineralogy, prospecting, history of mineralogy, and miscellaneous sites

in alphabetical order

The Alaska Freegold Co
is a newly-formed mineral exploration and mining venture. Activities include the developing of Cultural Tours in cooperation with local museums and tourism agencies, focused on the contribution that mining has and continues to have on the Matanuska-Susitna Valleys and the rest of Alaska.

Alkali-Nuts: Mont Saint Hilaire Site
on the minerals of Mont Saint-Hilaire in Québec. This site has a complete list and description of all minerals found at this famous locality.

Arenophile
A whole page about sand collecting, swapping, info, ...etc

Atlas Geotours
organisers of geological trips through Morocco

BigArizona
Dedicated to mineral collecting sites in Arizona as well as other points of interest.

Boulder Creek Amethyst Mines
A dig your own mine site operated by Chuck and Linda Anderson. We have been in operation since 1995 and have provided specimens of Amethyst calcite barite galena and others

the Chichester
we provide mineral collecting holidays based in Cornwall, England

Collecting Rock Stamps
on-line stamp catalog and collecting information resource for those rockhounds with philatelic interests

Crystal Pocket Studios
Mineral Art painted from the microscope

Disused Mines of Sardinia
about mining archaeology in Sardinia; routes, images, news, history and tourist facilities

The Dutch limestone mines (de Limburgse Mergelgroeven)
An overview of all the subterranean limestone mines in the Netherlands, with maps, pictures, descriptions, coordinates and excursions.

Edelsteindorado
go find your own agates and quartz specimens at a locality near Freisen, Germany

Emerald Hollow Mine
emerald mine in North Carolina that is open to the public for prospecting

Exclusive Africa Tours & Safaris
regional tours and safaris to South Africa, Botswana, Angola, Zambia and Zimbabwe . Northern African travel to Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.

Evolving Earth Foundation
earth science and natural science resources and education

The Fluorite Gallery
a wealth of information about the mineral fluorite, its localities worldwide and hundreds of pictures.

Franklin & Sterling Hill Minerals
About Franklin minerals, including studies by P.J. Dunn and Ch. Palache

Free Mineralogy Books Downloads
download area at mindat.org where classic books on mineralogy (dating back to 18th century) and other works either out of copyright, or where we have the copyright owners permission, are available for free download as PDF format files

Friends of Mineralogy
collectors, professionals, and curators who share a love of mineral specimens and the desire to promote understanding and appreciation of mineralogy

Gemstoneanatolia
Turkish gems and minerals forum

Gemstones Tours in Minas Gerais
mineral tours through the world's largest gemological province which is the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Geological-mineralogical tours in the Urals
tours on the most interesting objects of the Ural region, Russia: old-time and modern mining-works of semi-precious stones - beryls, topazes, amethysts and emeralds; geological monuments; metamorphic complexes of the Urals; shear zones; quarth deposits; excursions to mines and quarries

geologie-info
geologie-info.com a comme vocation la promotion des Sciences de la Terre auprès du grand public. Le site se propose de faire connaître et de valoriser les différents Acteurs des Sciences de la Terre, plus particulièrement ceux de l'Eurorégion "grand Nord de la France / Belgique".

Georeizen
[site in Dutch only] Voor mensen met interesse in landschappen, vulkanen, keien, mineralen, fossielen, kortom in geologie en geografie, organiseren wij reizen met een geowetenschappelijk thema onder begeleiding van professionele geowetenschappers

Gold Maps
Maps for treasure hunting, gold panning, prospecting and mining

Gold Maps Online
View maps of active and abandoned gold mining claims using Google Earth

Guided Field Excursions
Excursions in England, guided by geologist Christopher M. Pamplin

History of geosciences created by the French Cofrhigeo (Comité français d'Histoire de la Géologie)

ImageShare, digital microphotography and mineral image series
informations about microphotography of minerals and a lot of microphotography images.

Inet Minéral
est un portail dédié à la géologie et plus particulièrement à la minéralogie, la microminéralogie et la paléontologie

Kasuku, les secrets de notre planète
textes sur les sciences de la terre

Lengenbach
The Lengenbach Quarry (LGB) is located in the Binn Valley (Valais, Switzerland) and it is famous among the mineralogist community for its unusual sulfosalt specimens

Maryland Minerals
links to significant published articles and other sources of information regarding minerals collected at Maryland localities

Memoirs of the Gold Rush
information on the history of the Gold Rush, photographs, timelines etc.

Mineral.cz
site dedicated to minerals in the Czech republic

Mineralienatlas
an ever growing big non-commercial encyclopedia and database of and for guests. The main focus is on mineralogy, palaeobiology, geology, mining and also deposits (localities). Ten thousands of photos und localities

Mineralogía Topográfica Ibérica
Minerales y minas de España y Portugal

Minerals Italia Forum
forum per ricercatori e collezionisti. Italian language forum for mineral collectors

Minerals of Australia and New Zealand
about the minerals and mineral locations of Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Zealand

Minerals of Escuela Cima
about the minerals of Escuela Cima in Sonora Mexico

MineralTown.com
portal for the collectors, professionals and fans to rocks, gems, and minerals in general

Mineral Travel
arranges and guides unique mineral collecting expeditions, custom-made to your desires

Mineral World & Scratch Patch
Mineral World is located on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada and is a beautiful gem and natural stone store. The Scratch patch is a family adventureland of gems, goldpanning and shells.

Mine Saint-Nicolas à Steinbach (France-68)
Site d'une ancienne mine de galène argentifère du XVI ème siècle en cours de rénovation depuis 1990 par le club minéralogique "POTASSE" du CCE des mines de potasse d'Alsace

Mining at the Ochard Pit and GE mines Oxford County, Maine
Activities at the Orchard Pit and GE Mines from 97-99 are described with jpegs of specimens and mineral zones.

Mining Plazza
dedicated to providing mining industry knowledge online

New Hampshire Rocks!
Rockhounds sharing their stories and showing off some of their Awesome self collected specimens

Noumidia tours
Organizers of geological trips in Morocco

Oklahoma Crystal Collecting
On this site you'll find information on the best rock, mineral and crystal collecting locations in Oklahoma by county

Philatelic Mineralogy
gem, rock, and mineral postage stamps from around the world

Pierre Christian Guiollard - chercheur d'Or
Site d'un chercheur d'or spécialiste des techniques minières, photographe de métier, auteur, éditeur , conférencier

Prospecting for Gold Near Washington, DC.
about Virginia and Maryland gold

Rockhound.cz
Mineral photogallery, user photos, articles, links, with an emphasis on the Czech republic

Sandcollection
about sand collecting with trading information, pictures, scans, newspaper articles and a download section

Southern African Gem and Mineral Showcase
portal showcasing the rock, gem & mineral community of southern africa - everything under one umbrella

Treasure Net
for Gold Panners and Treasure Hunters

My Virtual Mineral Collection
A new way of collecting minerals without leaving the house. Enjoy, along with other collectors, this interactive and educational experience

West Wheal Mary Ann
an old lead mine situated in the parish of Menheniot, Cornwall, England

The Wheal Gorland Site
about the Wheal Gorland mine (Cornwall, England) and minerals found there

World Mineral Localities
dedicated to specimen-producing mineral localities around the world