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Some websites that may be of interest:

 

Newsletter Links - websites mentioned in our newsletter

 

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April 2010

           websites for kids - learn all about earthquakes!

earthquake.usgs.gov; http://www.abag.ca.gov/bayarea/eqmaps/xword.html;

http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/earthqu.html

One HUGE diamond! http://www.petradiamonds.com/im/gallery.php

 

 

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March 2010

           websites for kids -

www.KidsKnowIt.com;  www.dltk.com/crafts/space/moon.html;

www.kidsgeo.com/geology-games/rocks-game.php

NC Museum of Natural Sciences Special Exhibit - Megalodon -   http://naturalsciences.org/exhibits

 

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January 2010:

Zoom in on a specific area of interest then check out the rock type. For S.C.: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/sgmc/sc.html, For Georgia: http://mrdata.usgs.gov/sgmc/ga.html

Bob Campbell Geology Musem - http://www.clemson.edu/geomuseum

Gemstones - Collector/Specialty http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gemstones/sp14-95/specialty.html

For the Kids: San Diego Natural History Museum, mineral games and quizzes http://www.sdnhm.org/kids/minerals/games/index.html; and Rock Recipes http://www.chariho.k12.ri.us/curriculum/MISmart/rocks/edible.html

 

 

Programs - websites associated with a particular presentation

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www.heritagegoldmine.com - The Heritage Gold Mine in McCormick, SC was one of the sites discussed in the March 2008 meeting presented by Buddy Applewhite.

 

Workshops at William Holland and Wildacres:

 

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Information and general descriptions of the SFMS workshops at both Wildacres and William Holland: www.kathylmorris.com/Wildacres/SFMSgeneralinfo.html

 

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William Holland School of Lapidary Arts - http://www.lapidaryschool.org/

An overview of the William Holland School of Lapidary Arts in Young Harris Georgia can be found at the Southeast Federation website: www.amfed.org/sfms/william-holland-retreat.html

 

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Wildacres Retreat - http://www.wildacres.org/

An overview of the Wildacres Retreat, workshop dates and classes can be found at the Eastern Federation website: http://www.amfed.org/efmls/wildacres.htm

 

 

Rock and Lapidary Shops

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A directory of Rock and Lapidary shops in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. www.aikengmfs.org/Rock_Lapidary_Shops.pdf

 

The Augusta Club

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Our friends across the river - Augusta Gem and Mineral Society

 

   

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