Alkali-Nuts: Mont Saint-Hilaire
http://www.saint-hilaire.ca
World's top website 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, including photographs and resources for micro-mounters.
The Australian Mineral Collector
http://www.mineral.org.au
Australia's top internet magazine for collectors of minerals, fossils and gemstones. This e-zine includes articles related to Australian mineralogy, a mineral specimen photo gallery, a calendar of upcoming Australian gem and mineral shows, home pages of the mineralogical societies, and a complete list of lapidary clubs in Australia.
Clausthal Mineral Collection
http://www.immr.tu-clausthal.de/labs/mincoll.html
Home page of the famous Clausthal Mineral Collection in Germany. This online database includes photographs of mineral specimens from around the world.
Cyberwall Rock Collecting Sites in Canada
http://www.nb.net/~downs/sites/canada.htm
This page lists mineral localities in Ontario and Québec. Includes a brief discussion on the Bancroft region.
Daniel Comtois' Québec Minerals
http://membres.lycos.fr/quebecminerals/
Daniel's newly re-launched website features stories and many photographs of outstanding mineral specimens he has collected in Québec, including giant quartz and sphalerite specimens from Mont St-Hilaire.
David Jégou Mineral Collection
http://fuzzy.kaist.ac.kr/~david/special.html
This Korean-based website contains well-written informative articles on Korean mineral localities, a gallery of Korean and world-wide mineral specimens, and an exchange list. Articles include colour photographs of mineral specimens and respective localities.
French Association of Micromineralogy
http://www.micromineral.org/index-uk.html
Official website with news and information related to micro-mounting in France and worldwide. This site includes a photo gallery of micro-minerals, an online international directory of micro-mounters, and bibliographic information.
Hemlo Gold Deposit
http://www.eps.mcgill.ca/~venetia/research/hemlo.html
Background information on the Hemlo Gold Deposit in Northern Ontario, Canada. Includes information about the geology, mining operations, production, and discovery of the deposit.
Kristalle
http://www.kristalle.ch
Eine virtuelle Kristall- und Mineraliensammlung. An excellent, and well organized website on minerals from Switzerland.
Links for Mineralogists
http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/links.html
Links to internet resources related to mineralogy and crystallography. Page maintained by the University of Würzburg Institute of Mineralogy, Germany.
Madoc Area Mines & Mineral Occurrences
http://www.ilap.com/bredberg/geo/mindirhp.html
This website describes some of the minerals found in the Madoc-Bancroft geological corridor in eastern Ontario. The site is very much a work in progress and lacks photos. However, it is worth a look.
Marco Macchieraldo's Italian and Alpine Minerals
http://web.tiscali.it/mmacchieraldo
Website on mineral specimens from Italy and the Alps. This site also has photographs of various minerals, including smoky quartz, red fluorite, green fluorite and many others.
mindat.org
http://www.mindat.org
The online mineralogy resource for collectors worldwide. This website was created by Jolyon Ralph in 1993 and later made available free on the web in October 2000. Currently there are 10,099 different minerals, varieties and synonyms listed, and information on 44,586 mineral occurrences worldwide, from 7,520 different sites.
Mineral 1.0
http://www.spaceman.ca/mineral/
Test your knowledge of minerals online with this website by Kerry Cupit. This freely-accessible website is well-organized and easy-to-use. It includes photographs of minerals from the various mineral classes, as well as mineral properties.
Mineral Collectors Page (MKA)
http://www.minerant.org
Home page of the Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium. This site contains a list of European clubs, and extensive information of interest to mineral collectors.
Minerals & Fossils - SVSMF Sektion Basel
http://www.mineralien-basel.ch
This website is maintained by the Basel section of the Schweizerische Vereinigung der Strahler, Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler (SVSMF). Apart from the club info, you will find a well organized gallery of photos of Swiss and other alpine minerals, and other interesting information and links.
Mineralogy Database
http://webmineral.com
Dave Barthelmy's online mineral 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.
The Mineralogy of Nova Scotia
http://is2.dal.ca/~dommelen/mainrock.html
An excellent website on the minerals and mineral localities found in Nova Scotia, Canada. This site, maintained by Ronnie Van Dommelen, a member of the Canadian Mineral Society, includes excellent photographs of common minerals found in the province. Collectors will find the content presented both useful and interesting.
MineralTown.com
http://www.mineraltown.com
This website is maintained by Carles in Barcellona, Spain. It features several online articles on building and displaying mineral collections, and on collecting minerals. The site is illustrated with colour photographs of fine mineral specimens. You'll also find an assortment of links and lists.
Musée minéralogique et minier de Thetford Mines
http://www.mmmtm.qc.ca
Website of the Mineralogical and Mining Museum of Thetford Mines, Quebec.
Museum of Québec Minerals
http://collections.ic.gc.ca/minerals/index.html
This site features the Poudrette and the Demix quarries in Mont St. Hilaire and the Francon quarry in St. Michel., Québec. An online database allows you to find information about the minerals from the quarries. Includes photographs.
New Zealand Micro Minerals
http://members.tripod.com/~NeilAndSue/Minerals/micro.htm
A website on New Zealand micro-minerals. Includes photographs.
Ontario Minerals
http://www.ontariominerals.com
A website on minerals and mineral localities in Ontario, Canada. This site includes a photo gallery, and information on type locality minerals, gemstones, sources of lapidary materials, pseudomorphs and fluorescent minerals, and publications.
Pacific Museum of the Earth
http://www.eos.ubc.ca/public/museum/
The Pacific Mineral Museum and the former M.Y. Williams Geological Museum at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver merged in June 2003 to form the new Pacific Museum of the Earth. This museum features 42 exhibits, including exceptional minerals specimens from Canada and around the world. Visit this website for more information and announcements on special exhibits and events.
Pareja Minerales
http://www.pareja-minerales.com
This website, based in Granada, Spain, has some outstanding photos of Spanish mineral specimens, including yellow Wulfenites from Granada and pyromorphites from Cordoba. There are also photos of mining tunnels and minerals in situ.
Strahlen
http://www.strahlen.org
This website, based in the Netherlands, has some interesting photos of caves and fine mineral specimens from Europe. The site includes excellent online articles (written in German) that are freely accessible and include outstanding mineral photos.
Le petit musée minéralogique de l'UQAC
http://mineraux.uqac.ca
Canada's newest mineralogical museum opened 2002 in Chicoutimi, Québec. This museum houses the Corneau Mineral Collection, which was donated to the museum by Mario Corneau. Minerals in the collection are from Québec and include well crystallized cubanite, grossular, epidote, vesuvianite, analcime, almandine, among others. The website includes photos and geological maps showing the areas where the province's fine mineral occur.
UV-Mineralien
http://www.uvmineralien.de
Website on fluorescent minerals, based in Bammental, Germany. This site includes an online course on Ultra Violet light, the properties of fluorescence, safety information, and photographs of minerals both under natural and UV light conditions. Web pages in the English language are available and are well written.
Washington State Rockhounding
http://www.washington-state-rockhounding.info
This website has articles of and photographs on minerals from several localities in Washington State, including the Spruce Claim.
Westfälische Wilhelms - Universität Münster
Mineralogisches Museum
http://www.uni-muenster.de/Rektorat/museum/d2musmm5.htm
This museum houses unusually large amethyst crystals and other unusual minerals. The website is written in German, but includes several good quality photographs of mineral specimens under fluorescent and normal light conditions.
Würzburg Institute of Mineralogy
http://www.uni-wuerzburg.de/mineralogie/index.html
The University of Würzburg Institute of Mineralogy contributes significantly to a modern training of geoscience students.
YupRocks.com - Rock and Mineral Gallery
http://www.yuprocks.com
Hundreds of high-resolution rock and mineral pictures. Dedicated to rock and mineral aesthetics.
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