Rockhound Primers and General References

Bob's Rock Shop (news, primer, resources, and more)
Bob's Rock Shop Link List
Canadian Rockhound (primer, resources) 
DinoData (news, primer, resources, database) 
Earth Online: Internet Guide for Earth Science

Earth Prospect & Mining Co.

GeologyLink (news, virtual field trips, education)
Prehistoric Planet (news, articles, art)
Rockhounding Arkansas (primer, geology, quartz)
Roger Pabian's Agate & Fossil Resources, Birthstones

The Earth's Treasurers
World Geography, GeoZoo, PaleoZoo, State Symbols

Federations and Organizations
 

American Geological Institute
American Lands Access Association, Inc. [ALAA]
Archaeological Institute of America
Association of American State Geologists [AASG]
Fluorescent Mineral Society  
Gemological Institute of America
Geological Society of America
Guild of Metalsmiths
International Colored Gemstone Association
Mid-America Paleontology Society (MAPS)
Mineralogical Society of America
National Mining Association
National Speleological Society
 

Geology and Geophysics
 

Glossary of Geologic Terms
Hubble Space Telescope & Astronomy Resources
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Midwest Meteorites (world-wide illustrated database)
National Geophysical Data Center 
PALEOMAP Project
Plate Tectonics 
Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World

Topographic Maps of the USA (search by place name)

United States Geological Survey [USGS]

USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory [HVO]

USGS Marine Geology (Woods Hole)
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
USGS National Marine & Coastal Geology

Volcano World

World-Wide Earthquake Locator

Minerals and Gemstones
 

Agates with Inclusions
The Australian Mineral Collector
Friends of Mineralogy, Midwest Chapter -

     Gemology
Gemology
Hope Diamond; Fabergé Eggs 
The Image Gallery:Minerals & Gemstones
Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom
Mineralogy Database (4255 species)
Minerals of Scotland and the United Kingdom
Minerals under the Microscope
Norwegian Rockhound
Ontario Minerals 
The Rock Gallery 

Fossils and Paleontology
 

Black Hills Institute (Hill City, SD)
Dinobase  (University of Bristol, U.K.)
Dino Directory (Natural History Museum,

     London, U.K.)
Fossil Sites
Nashville Fossils
Oceans of Kansas Paleontology
Palaeobotany 
Sharks and Rays of the Miocene
World of Amber

Magazines
 

Archaeology
Fossil News
Lapidary Journal
The Metalsmith 
Meteorite! 
Mineral News
The Mineralogical Record
Nature
National Geographic
Rock & Gem
Rocks & Minerals
Science News
Smithsonian Magazine

Maps

Map Muse