Welcome to the resource section of the Canadian Rockhound. This section contains resources for collectors, beginners and students. Included are lists of books, magazines and journal articles, and information on mineral localities.

Pink grossular garnet. Jeffrey Mine, Asbestos, Québec, Canada. Photo courtesy of Doug Miller, ©1998

Books & Articles

• Books
  Field guides, rockhounding, mineralogy, micro-mounting, fluorescent mineralogy, gemmology, faceting and photography.

• Articles from Mineralogical Record
  Feature articles and issues devoted Canadian mineral localities.

Minerals

• Rocks & Minerals
  General information for beginners.

• Propriétés des minéraux
  Ces informations proviennent en partie du "Guide pratique d'identification des minéraux", publié par le gouvernement du Québec et disponible chez l'Éditeur Officiel du Québec. Page préparée par le Club de minéralogie de Québec.

• Managing a Collection
  Guidelines for building and organizing your mineral collection.

• Alkali-Nuts: Mont Saint-Hilaire
  Detailed information on the minerals from Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec.

• Mineralogy of Nova Scotia
  Detailed information about some of the more interesting mineral localities in Nova Scotia, from Cap d'Or near Advocate, through the world-famous zeolite localities of Partridge Island and Wasson's Bluff, to Five Islands. Mineral collecting here is dominated by the zeolite family and their associates.

• Mineralogical Record
  List of issues and articles featuring Canadian mineral localities.

Fossils

• Fossils of the Burgess Shale
  Detailed information about the middle Cambrian fossils of the famous Burgess Shale fossil locality located in Yoho National Park in the Rocky Mountains, near Field, British Columbia.

• Fossils of Nova Scotia
  Website devoted to the various fossils found in Nova Scotia.

• Fossils of the Thompson Okanagan Region
  Page with information on fossils found in the Lake Okanagan and Kamloops region of British Columbia.

• Acquiring Fossils Information Page
  Guidelines for the collection of fossils in Canada.

Geology

• What is Geology?
  An introduction to geology and basic concepts.

• Geological Time Scale
  Article explaining geologic time.

• Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift Theory
  Article on tectonic plates and how continents move.

• Geology and Natural Disasters
  Article by Dave Liverman and Martin Batterson, Newfoundland Department of Natural Resources, Geological Survey, 1994.

Rules for Collectors

• Code of Conduct for Canadian Collectors
  Guidelines for collection of rocks, minerals, fossils, and other natural objects.

• Acquiring Fossils Information Page
  Guidelines for the collection of fossils in Canada.

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