Southern California Links

Societies and Organizations

The Societies and Organizations listing below is a partial local listing. For a complete California listing got to the CFMS Club listing through the link just below.

    California Federation of Mineralogical Societies, Inc., http://www.cfmsinc.org/
        A regional division of the American Federation
        of Mineralogical Societies, http://www.amfed.org

    Culver City Rock and Mineral Club, http://www.culvercityrocks.org/ 

    Fluorescent Mineral Society, http://www.uvminerals.org

    Friends of Mineralogy, Southern California Chapter,
        http://www.mineralsocal.org/scfm/ 
        (This includes the "Minerals of California" on-line project)
        A regional chapter of the Friends of Mineralogy, http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org

    North Orange County Gem & Mineral Society, http://home.inreach.com/o-nocgms/ 

    Searchers Gem and Mineral Society, http://www.gemandmineral.com/searchers.html

    Sierra Pelona Rock Club, http://home.earthlink.net/~rhyde83/  

    South Bay Lapidary and Mineral Society, http://palosverdes.com/sblap/ 

    Southern California Micro-Mineralogists, http://www.mineralsocal.org/micro/ 

    Ventura Gem & Mineral Society, http://www.vgms.org/ 

    V. I. P. Gem and Mineral Society, http://members.aol.com/vipgem/

    Woodland Hills Rock Chippers, http://www.rockchippers.org/ 

Museums, Schools and Government Agencies

    Buena Vista Museum of Natural History, http://www.sharktoothhill.com 

    California, Department Of Conservation, Division Of Mines And Geology,
 
        http://www.consrv.ca.gov/dmg/index.htm 

    California Institute of Technology Mineral Spectroscopy Server,
         http://minerals.gps.caltech.edu/ 

    California State University,
        Los Angeles, Department of Geological Sciences,
                http://www.calstatela.edu/dept/geology/
        Northridge, Department of Geological Sciences, http://geology.csun.edu/

    Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center, http://www.the-jmcc.org/ 

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
        Mineral Sciences, http://www.lam.mus.ca.us/minsci/
        Gem & Mineral Council,
http://www.nhm.org/gmc/

    San Bernardino County Museum, http://www.co.san-bernardino.ca.us/museum/

    San Diego Natural History Museum, Mineralogy Department,
        http://www.sdnhm.org/research/mineralogy/mindept.html

Commercial

    Attard's Minerals, http://attminerals.com/ 

    Big Ten's Gold Maps, http://goldmaps.com/index.html

    Bourget Brothers, http://www.bourgetbros.com/

    Cal-Gold, http://www.calgold.net/ (MSSC member)

    Gem and Mineral Exploration Company, http://www.gemandmineral.com/ (MSSC member)

    Geoprime Minerals, http://www.geoprime.com (MSSC members)

    Keene Engineering Inc., http://www.keeneeng.com/ 

    Kristalle, http://www.kristalle.com/ (MSSC members)

    Nevada Mineral & Book Company , http://minbooks.net 

    OsoSoft Mineral Connection, http://www.osomin.com/index.htm (MSSC member)

    The Arkenstone, http://www.irocks.com 


If you want more general rock links, including societies, museums, and dealers outside of Southern California, go to Bob's Rock Shop or directly to his Link List.


Non-Rock Related Links for Los Angeles,
Southern California, and California

    @LA - the guide to Greater Los Angeles and Southern California, http://www.at-la.com

    California HomePage, http://www.calif.com/ca/