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Welcome to MineralCollecting.org! This site is for active amateurs and professionals interested in minerals, mineral collecting, and mineralogy throughout nature. Together we can work to increase knowledge and gain a better understanding of the mineralogical world by preserving and protecting mineral specimens and mineral deposits for education and research. Great web resources like this and others help encourage the collection and acquisition of minerals for their research and educational value and bring together new friends and colleagues. Interactive forums and informational directories help to advance programs of mineral study and inspire educational activities within amateur mineral organizations. Together we can aid in the dissemination of information about minerals, mineral localities, collections and mineralogical research.

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New Website Look 01-08-07

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Contents of this site:

Welcome to MineralCollecting.org! This site presents the wonderful world of rocks, minerals, gemstones, fossils and the Earth Sciences. This site was designed to appeal to everyone, from the beginner to the hardened expert. Enjoy!

Stop by the "Mineral Collector Forum" where visitors can communicate with one another online, posting trade offers, upcoming trips, new finds, articles, meetings, comments, questions or events. Mineral collectors talk here!

The "Mineral Market Online Auction" is a free, full feature auction board. The are no fees for registration, posting, bidding, or completing a sale. Add pictures, links and HTML to your auctions and utilize Seller Tools to help your own visitors find your postings. Sell your items, keep your earnings.

It is the second largest database of mineral species and their accompanying characteristics on the internet and it has an identification key that is completely unique to the web. "Mineral Data" is a section to help both the professional and the lay-collector to identify and locate the species data pertenent to their particular specimen. Each of the 4407 included minerals has a comprehensive list of data including chemical formula, elements and percentages, crystal system and crystal cell properties, type locality and name origin data, Strunz/Dana/Hey's index references, environment data, and a variety of physical attributes. Use this courtesy resource provided by MineralCollecting.org!

Consider posting an informative article to share with others. Submit recent field trip write-ups, current research topics, new discoveries or helpful tips to share with the world. "Posted Articles" is a page dedicated to user submitted articles and write-ups. If you have something important to tell the rockhound community, then, by all means, feel free to publish your work here.

Images of both exquisite mineral specimens as well as rare mineral species from around the world are posted in the "Image Showcase" for visual references and visitors are encouraged to add their own photos if they so desire.

Locality data posted to "Locality References" is personally verified and researched to ensure it is the most accurate on the web. These references will be a valuable aid in identification of minerals from worldwide locales. When you view a reference you should gain a true "feel" for the locality.

Browse upcoming gem, mineral, and fossil shows, and events from around the world posted to the "Field Trip Exchange" to see if there is a date you'd like to attend.

Locate potential collecting buddies close to your home who also enjoy minerals by browsing the "Collector Directory", a long listing of worldwide mineral collectors and enthusiasts. Add your name to the list. It's easy, quick and, like almost every other aspect of this website, free!

Use the literary references on the "U.S. Literature List" to find books, magazines, circulars, newsletters and articles about your particular interests in geology, mineralogy, soils, mapping, collecting, paleontology, and the lapidary arts.

New to the world of Rockhounding? Find valuable information imperative to boosting your immediate knowledge of this fine hobby posted in the "Study Material" area. There are many resources posted there, too many to list. Gain a direct and easy to comprehend orientation of the wonderful world of rocks, minerals, fossils and gems.

Web authors, nominate you URL for the annual "Rockhound Awards", prestigious awards only given out only once a year. Winners will receive a handsome certificate to go along with their accomplishment. As funds become available winners will be awarded with small trophies of appreciation for their hard work.

Visit "TerraSearchEngine.com" to find a long list of websites related to Earth Sciences and links to any resources that MineralCollecting.org can't provide. The Terra Search start-up page at http://www.terrasearchengine.com/ is a doorway to the internet and should be your browser's default home page. Browse a long list of Search Engines and popular resources from this one page. Quickly access auction sites and listed accounts, find weather and flight information, rental cars, motels and more.

Please consider "MineralCollecting.com" for purchasing all your geological and mineralogical products and supplies and both fine and rare mineral specimens. Available are a wide variety of hand and mechanical tools and equipment, maps and literature, magnification products, safety apparel, videos, and fine mineral specimens.

And finally, to all web authors, dealers, and entrepreneurs, don't forget to advertise your business here. This site gets a great deal of traffic so feel free to "Advertise". You won't find a better price on the internet. In fact, you're openly invited you to try to find a better deal!

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Reason for this site:

The following paragraph was published on the first edition of MineralCollecting.org in September of 1999 but the description is still accurate today:

"These pages were created to cater solely to those hard working few who slave to reward themselves with that one pitifully weathered and fully soiled lump of rock that most people would consider a poor use for road gravel. May we few who brave fields of poison ivy and tend our plethora of specimen grade bug bites thoroughly enjoy this site!"

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Future of this site:

This was also written on the original MineralCollecting.org homepage:

"I want to develop a site that appeals to a wide variety of interests within the mineral world. I'll add elements that I feel are necessary to attract the interest of as many people as possible without degrading the topics that I initially set out to offer."

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