Networking, News, and Organizations
The MidWest Federation encompasses a region of 11 states and has about 120 different clubs.
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A non-profit educational federation of seven similar regional organizations of gem, mineral and lapidary societies.
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This national organization works toward promoting and ensuring the rights of amateur hobby collectors, recreational prospecting, mining, and the use of public & private lands for educational and recreational purposes.
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Educational - Minerals
A comprehensive image database of all things minerals. If the mineral exists and you want to know about it, there is information here.
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A free online and available textbook for college-level mineralogy.
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Mindat.org is the world's largest open database of minerals, rocks, meteorites and the localities they come from.
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