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Books & Reference Guides
Suggested books for collectors, educators, children and beginners.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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