| Magazines Rocks & Mineral Rock & Gem Mineralogical Record FREE Gemology course.....some interesting information on this site. Interesting sites.... This first site is great fun as well as informative. Provides good information plus some humor. Each element has a 4-6 minute video attached with some interesting experiments shown. Beautiful pottery made from oceanic seafloor sediment The Soft Earth World's Largest Amythest geode..."The Empress" The manufacturing of Ancient Stone beads (from ancientbead.com) 40 Common Minerals with links to detailed information! Thanks to Danielle from Ms. Gardener's class from the Mesa Valley School District in Colorado for this one! FLINT...lots of good information and images... USGS report on Yosemite Rockfalls Igneous Rock Classification Diagrams By Andrew Alden, About.com Guide The Mohs Scale How to Look at a Rock Great tounge-in-cheek article about chalk. Chalk is weird! Tiger-eye Great site with pictures of many different varieties of this beautiful material Tiger Eye information Looking for amazing mineral specimens? This is the site to visit!! http://www.spiriferminerals.com/ |




| Club Purpose: To associate persons of the Palm Beach area of Florida who are interested in earth sciences, to work together as an organization in the gathering, cutting,displaying, and studying of rocks, shells, artifacts, and organization to promote community interest in these objects. The society is a member of the Eastern Federation of Mineralogical & Lapidary Societies Inc. and the Southeast Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc., which are affiliated with the American Federation of Mineralogical Societies. Our members are able to participate in activities sponsored by these organizations. |
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| Meetings are held at the South Florida Science Museum, located at 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach, FL 33405 |