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Books Books & Reference Guides

Suggested books for collectors, educators, children and beginners.

Ontario Rocks Ontario Rocks! Newsgroup

Ontario Rocks! is a free e-mail newsgroup maintained by Blair Batty and sponsored by the Brantford Lapidary & Mineral Society in Ontario, Canada. Use it to post your questions on lapidary, minerals, fossils or rocks online. It is an open list and all are welcome to join.

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Tumbling Rocks How to Tumble
and Polish Your Stones

By Ron Shannon

If you follow the simple procedure in this article, you should have great results each and every time a batch of rock is tumble polished.

Jade Working with Jade
By Tom Leedham

Jade varies from piece to piece in characteristics that affect grinding and polishing. Take precautions by following the tips in this article.

gems Producing your own Gemstones opens up new Possibilities
By Douglas D. Frey

What leads a goldsmith to decide to cut his own gemstones for inclusion in work he is producing? Why become a lapidary yourself and not leave this to the lapidaries who specialize in this sort of work? These are a couple of the questions examined in this article.

MinRec Index of Mineralogical Record
Articles on Canadian Mineral Localities

Handy index of articles and issues on Canadian minerals and mineral localities published in the Mineralogical Record.

Macrofossils Macrofossils: Their localities
in Alberta, Canada

By Jacques LeBlanc

This website, maintained by Jacques LeBlanc, contains information on fossil localities in Alberta with notes on adjacent areas of British Columbia.

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Mineralogy Database
This online database contains more than 5,000 pages of mineral data, and the descriptions of 3,874 individual mineral species. Minerals are organized by Dana and Strunz classification systems, and an alphabetical listing of all mineral species is available as well.

Exporting Rocks, Minerals, Meteorites and Tektites from Canada
Useful legal information for collectors concerning import and export of rock and mineral specimens into and out of Canada.

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EdGEO
This program supports local workshops on earth science for Canadian teachers. It is coordinated by the Canadian Geoscience Education Network of the Canadian Geoscience Council.

GSC Educational Resources for Schools
Page listing educational materials available from the Geological Survey of Canada. Includes videos, posters and publications. This site is useful for teachers looking for materials for class.

Junior Rockhound
This website offers useful information on rocks and minerals

Canada's SchoolNet
National school website maintained by the Government of Canada. Includes resources for educators and links to other geology and environment related websites.

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