FREE ROCK AND GEM SHOW MARCH 16th - 18th 2012 Time is getting near for a great rock and gem show. So gather up the family and come join us for a fun filled 3...
Hi everyone, I'm Terry Wilson, recently moved to Ojai from New Jersey. There, I was president and long time member of the DVESS (Delaware Valley Earth Science...
Frantom 18 inch diamond lapidary saw good shape $800.Free delivery in So California (949)572-8595 pictures are in Craigslist Orange county-lapidary section....
I have friends coming from Wisconsin who want to go rockhounding in Quartzsite during PowWow. They sent this email to me, "I have tried to reach the people at...
The Culver City Rock and Mineral Club invite you to join them at their next monthly meeting and presentation "Australia's Opals - The Sequel". Last August,...
Hi to all and happy new year Im now in Costa Mesa Ca, so anyone in LA, Orange, San Bernardino Riverside countys that have a lapidary combo unit working or not...
Looking for a good used slab saw....minimum 12 inch but would prefer larger. looking to purchase now but not able to pick up until late March. Currently own a...
Books on Agate, Jasper, Opal studies and genesis halpinsrocks.com 8 books are now up for sale on halpinsrocks.com that cover agate studies and genesis. 2...
Black Rock NV geodes study I had the chance last Fall to go over a collection of nice Black Rock thundereggs. In them I found two clays I was looking some...
In my ongoing list of geologic and geochemical pathways involved in the genesis of agate, jasper, and opal, I am now up to 49 systems. I added two olivine...
*56th Gemboree - Tule Gem and Mineral Society Mark your calendars! January 21 & 22, 2012* Exeter Veterans Memorial Building, 324 N Kaweah Ave, Exeter, CA ...
The American Opal Society will feature famed authors Fred and Charlotte Ward at its general meeting this Thursday, January 12th. Fred and Charlotte will give a...
For everyone who is interested in OPALS, Fred & Charlotte Ward have just completed the latest revision of their famous Opals Book. I've been in contact with...
The Mineralogical Society of Southern California Proudly Presents the 47th Pacific Micro-mount Conference January 27to 29, 2012 at the San Bernardino County...
Prof. Steve; This place sounds like a "DISNEYLAND" for "City Dwellers" who want an "experience" at Mining - Rock collecting - Treasure hunting When i was a...
I am also a little leery about clicking on links people who are not well known on the boards post. Even ones posted by seasoned folks on here can infect your...
Has anyone been to the Ramsey Mine recently? Is the road closed south of Hwy 10? We're looking for some geodes and we haven't had much luck at the Hauser...
Frantom Model 10 - (DVA Mollie) - Professional Grade Lapidary Combo Unit with 10" Slab/Trim Saw with Vise, Grinding Wheels and Polishing Arbor – Includes:...
Highland Park Model B-12 - Lapidary Combo Unit with 10" Slab/Trim Saw with Vise, 8 inch Grinding Wheels and Polishing Arbor – Includes: Heavy Duty 1/3 hp...
Hi Everyone! Our Spring Show will be April 28th-29th this year and we are still looking for vendors and demonstrators. If you're a one of the above, and would...
If you check out their web site, you'll see that it is - This "Ore" That. Their "ORE BAG" is kind of a fun and "experience" thing, like you'd find in the...
A lot of these SE coast mines run by letting people wash stream gravels for these corundums. You get to dig so much and screen it at their mine. So I would...
Look at the pictures in their website. This is not mined ore. It is manufactured. They add some fun rocks to a pile of dirt and package it. This is not...
The weather is looking great for the 46th Quartzsite (QIA) Pow-Wow Gem and Mineral Show. http://www.qiaaz.org/page0002.html Wed 1/18 - Sun 1/22. Sunny and...
