Faceted Gems
The gems beauty is revealed
from a rough stone.
Malachite
Polished and set into a hand
made silver setting.
Free Form Silver
There are no limits when
designing jewelry.
Opals
Cut and cleaned ready for
shaping into designs.
Ameythst
A piece of rough geode set in
silver.
Amber
This fossilized tree resin is
millions of years old.
Soldering Silver
Making a ring from sterling
silver.
Cabachons
The cabachon design is the
most widely used in jewelry.
Making Jewelry
Combining jewelry and gems
is an age old art.
Gemstones
Once polished they can be
set into jewelry.
Coober Pedy Opal Fields
South Australia.












































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Austria
Vereinigung Steirischer Mineraliensammler - Website: http://www.vstm.at/
Belgium
Academie voor Mineralogie - Website: http://acam.be/
Association des Géologues Amateurs de Belgique - Website: http://www.agab.be/
Association des Micro Monteurs de Minéraux de Montigny-le-Tilleul
Website: http://www.quatrem.be/
Belgian Association Of Minerals Micromounters
Website: http://www.beamm-desk.com/intro.htm
Club of Mineralogy and Paleontology of Belgium
Website: http://www.cmpb.net/en/index.php
Cercle Géologique de Hainaut a.s.b.l. - Website: http://home.scarlet.be/~tsc87009/
Club Belge de Minéraux et Fossiles - Website: http://www.escargotite.be/
Club Hannutois d'Amateurs de Minéralogie et Paléontologie -
Website: http://www.champ-hannut.be/
Hona -et Natura v.z.w. - Website: http://www.hona.be/index.html
Vzw Lithos-Harelbeke Vereniging Voor Mineralogie En Paleontologie
Website: http://www.lithos-harelbeke.org/
Mineralogy Club of Antwerp, Belgium
P. Van den Bemdenlaan 107 B 2650 Edegem, Belgium
PHONE: +32 3 4408987
Website: http://www.minerant.org/about.html
Nautilus-Gent v.z.w. - Website: http://users.skynet.be/fa272025/
De Geologische Kring Tellus - Website: http://www.5stars.be/tellus/
Czech Republic
Southern Bohemian Mineralogy Club Site
Website: http://www.mineraly.org/en/?clanek=1
Denmark
Stenvennerne - Copenhagen Amateur Geological Society
Website: http://www.stenvennerne.dk/
France
French Association of Micromineralogy
Website: http://www.micromineral.org/index-uk.html
Club de minéralogie de Chamonix
Website: http://www.mineralogie-chamonix.org/?op=html&code=index
Club de Minéralogie et Fossiles de Boissy Saint Léger
Website: http://dupuisha.club.fr/accueil_gaf.htm
Club Geologique Des Ptt5 Impasse Amp& 69140 Rillieux La Pape
Website: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/jeanmarc.teissandier/
Club minéralogique du Roannais
62, rue du Maréchal Foch 42300 ROANNE
Website: http://pagesperso-orange.fr/roannemineraux/index.htm
Confédération française des ACTEURS des Sciences de la Terre Géopolis
Website: http://www.geopolis-fr.com/
Germany
Münchener Mineralienfreunde e.V. - Website: http://www.mineralienfreunde.de/
Mineralogischer Geologischer Arbeitskreis Saar e.V.
Website: http://www.mgas.de/
Mineralogischer Kreis Bayerischer Wald e.V.
Website: http://www.mineralogischer-kreis.de/
Stuttgarter Mineralien- und Fossilienfreude e.V.
Website: http://www.mineralien-fossilien-stuttgart.de/
Vereinigung der Freunde der Mineralogie und Geologie (VFMG) e.V.
Geschäftsstelle der VFMG Blumenthalstraße 40 · 69120 Heidelberg
Tel. 06221/413411 - Fax 06221/472660
E-Mail: geschaeftsstelle(at)vfmg.de
Website: http://www.vfmg.de/
Hong Kong
The Mineralogy Society of Hong Kong
www.minsochk.org
Hungary
Az ásványbarátok lelõhelye - Website: http://www.minerals.hu/
Italy
Associazione Anteo
Via Quarto dei Mille 17 Pescara, Pescara Abruzzo 65100
Website: http://www.associazioneanteo.com/
Associazione Giovanni Cesaraccio
Website: http://web.tiscali.it/ass_cesaraccio/
AMI - Associazione Micro-mineralogica Italiana
Website: http://www.amiminerals.org/
Associazione Mineralogica e Paleontologica
Loc. Parrocchiali Chiesa San Miniato
Piazza Palmiro Togliatti - San Miniato - Siena
Website: http://www.amps.si.it/
Gruppo Avis Mineralogia Paleontologia (Scienze della Terra)
Piazza Vittorio Veneto, 1
50010 Badia a Settimo (FI)
Tel: 0557224141
Website: http://www.gamps.it/
Gruppo Mineralogico Geologico Napoletano
Website: http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7679/
Gruppo Mineralogico Lombardo
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale -
Corso Venezia, 55 - 20121 MILANO
Website: http://www.gmlmilano.it/
Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Naturalistico Parmense
Per informazioni, contattare
il presidente - PESCE EMILIO,
Via Ernani, 17 43100 Parma (PR)
Telefono 0521.601253
Website: http://www.fis.unipr.it/~bersani/gmpnp.html
Gruppo Mineralogico Paleontologico Piacentino
Sede : Via Manzoni , 3
Scuola Media "Anna Frank"
Apertura: Giovedì Ore 21-23
Website: http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/4370/
Gruppo Mineralogico Scaligero (GMS)
Via Torrente Vecchio 5/B 37127 - VERONA - Italia
Telefono 0039 045 918390
Website: http://www.gmsvr.it/
Gruppo Mineralogico Valchiusella
Traversella, Valchiusella Valley, Turin County, Piedmont - Italy.
Website: http://gmv.traversella.com/
L'Istituto Valtellinese di Mineralogia
Website: http://www.ivmminerals.org/cg/scripts/default.asp
Gruppo Orobico Minerali
Casella Postale n. 1 24020 Torre Boldone (BG)
Website: http://utenti.lycos.it/gom/
New Zealand
Geological Society of New Zealand
PO Box 38951, Wellington Mail Centre
Website: http://www.gsnz.org.nz/
New Zealand Micro-Mineral Club
Website: http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~pincha/minerals.htm
Otago Rock & Mineral Club
The Otago Rock and Mineral Club meets on the first Thursday of the month at 7.30
pm. The club is situated at 53 Malvern Street, Woodhaugh, Dunedin, New
Zealand. Postal address is 8 Mataora Road, Kenmure, Dunedin 9011
Website: sites.google.com/site/theotagorockandmineralclub/
National Assn for NZ Rock & Mineral Clubs
219 Maidstone Rd
Avonhead
Christchurch.
Auckland Geological Lapidary Society
PO Box 24-334
Royal Oak
Auckland 6
Canterbury Mineral and Lapidary Club
14 Reynolds Avenue, Christchurch, 8053
www.cmlclub.org.nz
cmlclub@chch.planet.co.nz
Hamilton Mineral and Lapidary Club
PO Box 4122
Hamilton East 2032
Hauraki Rock and Mineral Club
PO Box 397
Thames.
Hawkes Bay Gemstone and Lapidary Club
10 Oregan Rd
Te Awanga
Hastings. 4250
Hokanui Rockhounds Club
Mr P. Hargest
Charlton RD 2
Gore. 9700
Marlborough Rock and Mineral Club
28 Arthur Baker Place
Blenheim. 7301
Mineral Club of Hutt Valley and Wellington
PO Box 50-124
Porirua. 6215
Web Site: www.mineralclub.co.nz
Nelson Rock and Mineral Club
117 Nayland Rd
Stoke
Nelson. 7001.
North Otago Rock and Mineral Club
67 Taward St
Oamaru. 8901
North Shore Rockhounds Club
PO Box 33395
Takapuna.
Auckland 1332
Web Site: http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/evansit e/NSRCHome.html
Palmerston North Rock and Mineral Club
30 Hanmer Place
Palmerston North. 5301
Papakura Lapidary Club
c/o Unit 3/21 Youngs Road
Papakura
Auckland 1703
Putararu Lapidary and Geological Club
20 Arts Lane,
Rangiura Heights,
Putararu 2371
Rotorua Gem Rock and Mineral Club
27 Alastair Avenue
Rotorua. 3201
South Auckland Rock and Mineral Club
PO Box 23-749
Papatoetoe.
Auckland 1730
South Canterbury Rock Club
P.O. Box 51
St Andrews
Southland Geological and Lapidary Club
42 Morton St, Georgetown,
Invercargill. 9501
Taranaki Lapidary and Mineral Club
4 Mt View Place
New Plymouth. 4601
Tauranga Rock and Mineral Club
Compass Community Village
PO Box 841
Tauranga
Waikato Geological and Lapidary Society
PO Box 62
Hamilton. 2000
Wanganui Rock and Mineral Club
27 Young St
Wanganui. 5001
West Coast Gem and Mineral Club
P.O. Box 532
Greymouth 7800.
Whangarei Rock and Gemstone Club Inc.
787 State Highway 14, RD 9, Whangarei 0179
Website: http://whangareigemclub.blogspot.com
Netherlands
Stichting Geologische Aktiviteiten
De GEA-informatie-functionaris geeft u gaarne inlichtingen:
Het adres is: publicrelations@gea-geologie.nl mw. T.C. Elsten-Zondag,
Oude Turfvaartsestraat 21, 4707 RN Nispen, tel. 0165 365656
Website: http://www.gea-geologie.nl/
Geode, Zwijndrecht
Websiate: http://www.geodezwijndrecht.nl/
Amathysta - Vereniging van amateur Geologen, Mineralogen en Paleontologen
Website: http://www.amathysta.nl/
Geologische Vereniging "Het Kristal"
Het is een vereniging van mensen met als hobby het zoeken, vinden en verzamelen van
mineralen en/of fossielen.
Website: http://www.kristalgroningen.nl/
Geologische Vereniging IJsselland
Website: http://www.ijssellandgeologie.nl/
Kring Zwarte Woud Mineralen - Nederland
Website: http://www.zwartewoudmineralen.nl/
Nederlandse Geologische Vereniging
Website: http://www.geologischevereniging.nl/index.php
Nederlandse Lapidaristen Club
The Nederlandse Lapidaristen Club (Dutch Lapidary Society) is founded to promote and support
the collecting, cutting, crafting of minerals, gemstones, fossils and other suitable materials of
this nature.
Post address: Nederlandse Lapidaristen Club
Secr. NLC, Gentsestraat 93, 2587 HM Den Haag (NL)
Website: http://www.mineralennlc.nl/
Stichting Geologische Kring Den Bosch
Website: http://www.geokring.nl/
New Mexico
Albuquerque Gem and Mineral Club - P.O. Box 13718
Albuquerque, NM 87192-3718
Meetings are at the Natural History and Science Museum in Albuquerque on the 4th Monday of
every month.
Website:http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/ABQ_GM.html
The New Mexico Faceters Guild
6800 Luella Anne NE Albuquerque, NM 87109
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Faceters.html
Chaparral Rockhounds - P.O. Box 815 Roswell, NM 88202
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Roswell.html
Clovis Gem & Mineral Society - 1587 Hwy. 60-84 Clovis, NM 88101
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Clovis.html
Deming Rockhound Roundup
Annual show in Deming boasting 800 feet of high-quality rocks, minerals, gems, fossils and
jewelry.
Website: http://www.cityofdeming.org/annual.html#rockhound
Four Corners Geological Society
Website: http://www.canyonwinds.com/FCGS/
Grant County Rolling Stones Gem & Mineral Society
P.O. Box 1555
Silver City, NM 88062-1555
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Rolling_Stones.html
Lea Lap Rock & Mineral Club
P. O. Box 1065 Hobbs, NM 88241
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Hobbs.html
Los Alamos Geological Society
Box 762 Los Alamos, NM 87544-0762
The Los Alamos Geological Society is a non-profit organization devoted to studying and
promoting interest in geology, mineralogy, paleontology, and related subjects.
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/LAGS.html
Roadrunner Gem & Mineral Club
P.O. Box 1023 Carlsbad, NM 88220
Roadrunner Gem & Mineral Club welcomes everyone interested in anything rocks.
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Carlsbad.html
Rockamania Gem & Mineral Society
Lordsburg-Hidalego County Chamber of Commerce
208 East Motel Drive Lordsburg, NM 88045
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Lordsburg.html
Rio Rancho Rockhounds
309 San Juan de Rio, Rio Rancho, NM 87124
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Rio.html
San Juan County Gem & Mineral Society
P.O. Box 1482 Farmington, NM 87499-1482
Website: http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/San_Juan.html
Sierra Rock Club
206 Fur Street, Truth or Consequences, NM 87901
Website:http://home.netcom.com/~hoffmans/Sierra.html
Volcanoes of New Mexico
Website: http://www.nmmnh-abq.mus.nm.us/nmmnh/volcano/volcano.html
Norway
Norske Amatørgeologers Sammenslutning (Nags)
Website: http://www.nags.net/
South Africa
FOSAGAMS (Federation of Southern African Gem and Mineralogical Societies)
President: Linda Stone president@fosagams.co.za
Vice President: Jannie Swart vicepresident@fosagams.co.za
Secretary: Sonja Smit FOSAGAMSsecretary@gmail.com
Treasurer: Marietjie van Zyl treasurer@fosagams.co.za
Editor: Cherylynn O’Brien editor@fosagams.co.za
Twitter: @fosagams
Facebook: FOSAGAMS
Website: www.fosagams.com
Clubs:
1.Cape Town:
Cape Town Gem and Mineral Club
1.1 Chairman: Malcolm Jackson jacksonhome@telkomsa.net
1.2 Secretary / Newsletter editor: Jo Wicht Joanna.wicht@kingsley.co.za
2. Durban
Natal Mineral and Gem Society2.1 Chairman: Vacant
2.2 Secretary: Renee Hadfield reneehad@hotmail.com
2.3 Newsletter editor: Sharon Angus natalmineralandgemsociety@gmail.com
3. Johannesburg
Witwatersrand Gem and Mineral Club
3.1 Chairman: Massimo Leone mass@thefacetingstudio.co.za
3.2 Secretary / newsletter editor: Lorraine Retief lorraineretief@icloud.com
4. Kimberley
Kimberley Lapidary Club
4.1 Chairman: Ludi von Bezing vbezing@intekom.co.za
5. Nelspruit
Nelspruit Gem and Mineral Club
5.1 Chairman: Paul Vermaak pjvermaak@shoprite.co.za
5.2 Newsletter editor: Paul Vermaak pjvermaak@shoprite.co.za
6. Pietermaritzburg
Pieternaritzburg Gem and Mineral Club
6.1 Spokesperson: Craig A’Bear abearcraig2@gmail.com
6.2 Secretary: Marietjie van Zyl MARIETJIEV@feralloys.co.za
6.3 Newsletter editor: Janet Carboni carbonijanet@gmail.com
7. Pretoria
Pretoria Gem and Mineral Club
7.1 Chairman: Willem Vorster wcsvorster@gmail.com
7.2 Secretary: Vacant
7.2 Newsletter editor: Heidi Naude pgmcnewsletter@gmail.com
8. Richtersveld
Richtersveld Gem and Mineral Club
8.1 Chairman: Werner Smit wersonsrus@gmail.com
8.2 Secretary: Sonja Smit FOSAGAMSsecretary@gmail.com8.3 Newsletter editor: Beatrix Fourie
btrixfourie@gmail.com
Spain
Foro Mineralógico Del Aficionado
Website: http://elistas.egrupos.net/lista/mineralogia-independiente
Asociación De Museos, Grupos Y Colecciones De Mineralogía Y Paleontología
Website: http://www.amyp.org/Formularios/Entrada.htm
Grup Mineralògic Català - Mineral Up Magazine
Website: http://www.minercat.com/
Grupo Mineralogista De Madrid (GMM)
E.T.S.I. Minas de Madrid
C/ Ríos Rosas, 21
28003 Madrid
Website: http://www.bocamina.com/esp/gmm_home.htm
Switzerland
Mineralien- und Fossilienverein Basel
Website: http://www.mineralien-basel.ch/
Schweizerische Vereinigung der Strahler, Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler
Website: http://www.svsmf.ch/
Studienkreis Zürcher Mineraliensammler
Sektion der SVSMF
Schweizer Vereinigung der Strahler, Mineralien- und Fossiliensammler
Website: http://www.szm.ch/
Uniun Cristallina
Adressa da contact: Meinrad Giger
via s. Gions 9
7180 Disentis/Mustér
Website: http://www.uniun-cristallina.ch/
United Kingdom
Essex Rock & Mineral Society - Hopwa House, Inskip Drive, Hornchurch, Essex
Website: http://www.erms.org/
Sidcup Lapidary and Mineral Society - Sidcup Arts Centre (Room 26)
Alma Road Sidcup, Kent, DA14 4ED
Tel 020 8300 1056
Website: http://web.ukonline.co.uk/slm.s2/
NE1 Faceters
Facebook NE1 Faceters
We are a faceting group in England that has monthly meetings and summer schools.
We have a bi-monthly magazine.
Membership is from £7 per year.
Contact: Mavis Smith Secretary
Email: ne1info@btinternet.com
https://www.facebook.com/NE1Faceters
15, Dolphin Villas, Hazlerigg Village, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 7NG, England.
Norfolk Mineral & Lapidary Society – CLUBROOM Catholic Church Hall,
Churchfield Green St.Williams Way, Thorpe St.Andrew, Norwich.
www.norfolkminandlapsoc.homestead.com
Bristol And District Lapidary Society - 62 Lays Dr., Keynsham
Kingston Lapidary Society - 3 Southern Dr., Hull, East Yorkshire
kingstonlapidarysocietyhull@gmail.com
British Micro-mount Society - Website: http://www.micromounters.org.uk/
The Mineralogical Society - 12 Baylis Mews, Amyand Park Road, Twickenham, Middlesex,TW1
3HQ, United Kingdom.
Website: http://www.minersoc.org/
The Geological Society
Burlington House
Piccadilly, London W1J 0BG
Website: http://www.geolsoc.org.uk/index.html
The Russell Society - The Russell Society is a society of amateur and professional mineralogists
which encourages the study, recording and conservation of mineralogical sites and material.
Website: http://www.russellsoc.org/
The Scottish Mineral & Lapidary Club - 20 MARITIME LANE, LEITH, EDINBURGH, EH6 6RZ
Website: http://www.geocities.com/smlc_scotland/
Southampton Mineral & Fossil Society - Website: http://members.lycos.co.uk/SMFS/
Sussex Mineral & Lapidary Society - Website: http://www.smls.org.uk



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