SPONSORS
Kingsley North Inc. – Lapidary Supply – donates many items for our club meetings and shows. To see their website for lapidary supplies and tools, rough rock, jewelry findings and more, check out their website by clicking on their name!
ROCK, GEM, FOSSIL & MINERAL LINKS
- Check out our Facebook page HERE.
- The Petoskey Stone Festival – was held on May 25, 2024. Check out the festival website for more information!
- The Burpee Museum of Natural History – For information on PaleoFest and other fossil information.
- Keweenaw Mineral Days – For information on the annual event featuring discounts and museum admission opportunities, click on the link. The 2024 dates were August 4 – 11. Registration opened on April 22, 2024 for the Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club Keweenaw Week. Their collecting events and show were from August 4 – 11, 2024. The Ishpeming Club held their 2024 show on Saturday, August 3 and rock collecting events on August 2 and 4. Check out both Club’s website links farther down this page.
- The Tucson Show Guide – For information on where to go and what to see at the famous Tuscon, Arizona Show in late January through mid-February of each year.
- Franklin, North Carolina Gem Mining – The Franklin, NC Chamber of Commerce lists many mining and rock hunting opportunities in the area, along with rock shops and museums.
- The Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve – This site has interesting archaeological information on the West Grand Traverse Bay petroglyphs, shipwrecks and other items of interest in the bay.
- Mt. Ida and Hot Springs, Arkansas Area Quartz Crystal Hunting – This state of Arkansas website lists many quartz crystal hunting operations in the area.
- Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc. – This website has great information and resources regarding paleontology and the earth sciences. It is regarded by many as the best supply house for items for study and teaching of these subjects.
- Mindat.org Lists Minerals Found at Your Favorite Mine or Collecting Location – This is a great free resource to look up mineralogical information. Try it by typing in a U.P. copper mine, like the Quincy, and see what minerals have been found there.
- This page was recommended by Anna ! – It is a great resource to look up various information on rocks and minerals. The GTARMC is not endorsing the U.S. Career Institute but just sharing the information they have provided to aspiring geologists and those interested in rocks and minerals.
- Tulip City Gem and Mineral Club, Inc. – This large club in Holland, Michigan is an active one with many field trips and programs.
- Copper Country Rock and Mineral Club – Copper Country has its own club that is based in Houghton, Michigan, the center of Copper Country, a rockhounding paradise in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula.
- Ishpeming Rock and Mineral Club – Iron Country has a great club based in Ishpeming, Michigan, another rockhounding hot spot in the Upper Peninsula.