This page is setup for all us to use as a resource page. The links provided are for websites that do sell items as well as informational sites. Please DO NOT rate or comment about any site or company here. This is just for a quick link to sites pertaining to our wonderful hobby of lapidary and jewelry making activities. Please feel free to add links as you see fit. August 2008

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Lapidary Equipment Suppliers


http://www.alpha-supply.com/ Alpha Supply Lapidary and Jewelry Supplies (New Website Under Construction)
http://www.amlap.com/ American Lapidary Wholesalers Lapidary and Jewelry Supplies
http://www.color-wright.com/ Color-Wright Lapidary and rough
http://www.covington-engineering.com/index.html Covington Engineering Lapidary Equipment http://www.aussiesapphire.com.au/ Aussie Sapphire Gems, Lapidary and Jewelry Suppliers
http://rockandgem.com/ Rock and Gem Rock Shop, Rough
http://www.mylittlerockshop.com/ My Little Rock Shop Gems and Rough
http://tomaszewski.net/Kreigh/Minerals/Homemade.shtml Kreight Homemade Lapidary Equipment Instructions
http://www.inlandlapidary.com/ Inland lapidary Supply
http://www.arrowheadlapidarysupply.com/index.asp Arrowhead Lapidary Supply
http://www.rockpeddler.com/ The Rock Peddler Discount Lapidary Equipment
http://www.rockclutter.com/tool_and_equipment_manufacturers.htm General list and Addresses of Lapidary Manufacturers A very good reference.
http://www.thebombaybazar.com/catalogs/store.asp?pid=11230&catid=20724 Bombay Bazaar Lapidary Equipment Supplier
http://www.lopacki.com/ Daniel Lopacki Lapidary and Bead Supplies
http://www.gravescompany.com Graves Lapidary Equipment and Supplies
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/start.shtml Grainger Supplys. General Hardware Supplier
http://www.mcmaster.com/ McMaster-Carr General Hardware Supplier
http://www.crystalite.com/ Crystalite is the largest U.S. manufacturer of diamond tooling
for the lapidary market.
http://www.lortone.com/ Lortone, Inc., 12130 Cyrus Way, Mukilteo, WA 98275 USA
(tel) 425.493.1600 (fax) 425.493.9494
http://www.harborfreight.com/ Harbor Freight Tools
http://www.diamondpacific.com/ Diamond Pacific
www.dragonsayeauctions.com Dragon Saye Auctions. Strictly a Lapidary Auction site
http://www.ukam.com/ UKAM Industrial Superhard Tools. Specialists in diamond blades and cutting tools plus carving tools.
http://www.sphereheaven.com/index.htm Sphere Heaven. Supplies diamond equipment for making spheres and other diamond products.
http://www.diamondpacific.net/ Lapidary and rock supplies



Jewelry Making Suppliers
http://www.dbsagates.com/ Custom Agate Jewelry (Fairburn)
http://www.imperialpewter.com/ Imperial Pewter
http://www.sfjssantafe.com/ Santa Fe Jewelers Supply
http://tripps.com/ Tripps Jewelry Supplies
http://www.firemountaingems.com/ Fire Mountain
https://www.riogrande.com/home/ Rio Grande
http://www.kingsleynorth.com/ Kingley North
http://www.mystictopaz.com/ Jewelz
http://www.jansjewels.com/site.html Jan's Jewelry Supplies
http://www.costumejewelrysupplies.com/index.html Costume Jewelry Supplies
http://www.rings-things.com/ Rings and things
http://www.noblepack.com/ Jewelry supplies and tools


Faceting Equipment Suppliers and Info Sites

http://www.usfacetersguild.org/ United States Faceters Guild
http://www.usfacetersguild.org/machine_manufacturers.shtml US Faceters Guild Facet Machine Manufacturing List
http://www.gearloose.com Gear Loose Faceting Info
http://www.diamondpacific.net Diamond Pacific Abrasives, faceting and lapidary supplies


Remote Mining Material (RMM) Websites

http://www.capistranomining.com/index.php Capistrano Mining Co., Benitoite and Sapphire mine run Material.
http://www.backbaymining.com/index.htm Back Bay Mining Co. Gem Material
http://www.gemmountain.com Gem Mountain NC, Gem Material, Also Fee Dig
http://www.goldngem.com/ Gold and Gem Grubbin’ NC, Gemstones Also Fee Dig http://www.highdesertgemsandminerals.com/ Spectrum Sunstone Mine OR. Himalaya Tourmaline Mine CA, Also Fee Dig
http://macsgems.homestead.com/Gravel.html Macs Gems. MT Sapphires
http://www.gemmtn.com/index.html Gem Mountain MT. Sapphires
http://www.panningpaydirt.com/ Panning Pay Dirt Gold Concentrates
http://www.sapphiremine.com/index.php MT Sapphires
http://www.sprucepinegemmine.com/index.htm Spruce Pine Gem Mine, NC Various Gems http://www.digforgems.com/ Oceanview Mine Pala District San Diego CA Tourmaline and other gems Also Fee Dig
http://www.wiitaminingandexploration.com Opal Hill Mine fire agate, gold, fossils, geodes, tours
http://www.ulrichsfossilgallery.com/index.html Ulrichs Fossil Gallery, fossil kits. They do offer fee digs at their quarry.


Miscellaneous Rock and Mineral Related Websites.

http://www.amfed.org/ American Federation of Mineralogical Societies
http://www.amfed.org/nfms/ Northwest Federation of Mineralogical Societies
http://www.rockhounds.com/ Bob’s Rock Shop ‘Ezine for Rockhounds
http://www.zianet.com/geodekid/ Geodekid Museum and Website Site
http://www.rocksandminerals.org/ Rocks and Minerals Magazine
http://www.rockngem.com/ Rock and Gem Magazine
http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/collecting/rkhd0500.htm Utah Dugway Geodes
http://www.mcrocks.com/ McRocks General info NC and Southeast US
http://www.orerockon.com/ore_rock.htm Ore Rock On Information about rock hounding sites in the PNW
http://www.desertusa.com/index.html Desert USA Excellent guide and information about the SW United States
http://geology.utah.gov/utahgeo/rockmineral/index.htm#collecting Utah Geological Society
http://www.topozone.com/ Topo Maps and Aerial Photos of the United States and Canada
http://thoam.com/index.php? Treasure Hunting, Metal Detecting, Gold Prospecting, Rock Hounding
http://www.rockhoundguide.com/ Utah Rockhounding Guide
http://gemologyonline.com/ Gemology Online Free Gemological Information
http://www.olympicrocks.com/ History of Lapidary-Jewelery Making-Gem Cutting
http://www.wiitaminingandexploration.com Opal Hill Mine fire agate, amber, fossils
http://www.pebblepup.com Rock hounding and Lapidary in Idaho, Oregon and more.
http://www.dragonsayeauctions.com New lapidary auction website!!
http://www.sdrocksunlimited.com Fairburn agates, Teepee canyon agate, Prairie agate all from south dakota!!
http://www.49ermike.com/index.shtml 49er Mike Prospecting Cache. Gold info and locations across the US.

Off Shore Faceting and Lapidary Resources

http://www.crescentgems.com/ Crescent Gems Faceting Services and Gem Wholesalers http://www.precisiongem.com/ Precision Gems Faceting Services and Gem sales
http://www.gemcuttingservice.com/index2.html Sithy Gems and Lapidary Faceting Services http://www.lambertgems.com/ Lambert Industries Faceting Services
http://www.facetingservice.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Sher Gem faceting Heat Treating and faceting services


United States Faceting and Lapidary Services
http://www.dbsagates.com/ Custom Cut Polish Design Stone & Gems
http://www.customgemstones.com/ Custom Gemstone Cutting by Daniel J. Stair Jr.
http://www.riodoce.com/ Rio Doce Mine Jerry Call facetor
http://www.jewelcutter.com/ Jewel Cutter Precision Faceting by Gary Kratochvil
http://www.megagemberry.com/index.html Meg Berry Master Faceter
http://www.usfacetersguild.org/ United States Faceters Guild Reference
http://www.clearcutgems.com Custom faceted gems& cutting service

Mines and Mine Information

http://www.arcrystalmine.com Clear Creek Crystal Mines Wavellite, Cookeite, fine Quartz clusters & crystals, Jeffrey Quarry Solution Quartz
http://www.calstategemmine.com/ Benitoite Dirt
http://dixieeuhedrals.net/wordpress/ Dixie Euhedrasl - Hogg Mine
http://www.arrowheadcrystals.com/ Arrowhead Crystal Mine
http://www.caledoniamine.com/ Caledonia Mine Copper Fee Dig
http://www.craterofdiamondsstatepark.com/ Crater of Diamonds State Park Diamonds Fee Dig
http://www.cryo-geniemine.com/ Cryo-Genie Mine Tourmaline, Mine Tours, Fee Dig
http://www.fs.fed.us/ipnf/rec/activities/garnets/ Emerald Creek Garnet Dig Star Garnets USFS Fee Dig
http://www.gemmountain.com Gem Mountain NC, Various Gemstones, Fee Dig
http://www.gemmtn.com/ Gem Mountain MT, Montana Sapphires, Fee Dig
http://www.wiitaminingandexploration.com/ Wiita Mining and Exloration
http://www.highdesertgemsandminerals.com/ Spectrum Sunstone Mine OR. Himalaya Tourmaline Mine CA, Fee Dig
http://www.juniperridgeopal.com/ Juniper Ridge opal Mine OR, Fee Dig
http://www.tjrocks.org/masonmtnmine.html Mason Mountain Mine NC, Fee Dig
http://www.northcarolinaemeralds.info/HiddeniteDistrict/NAEMMine/NAEM.htm North Carolina Emeralds Heddenite District NC Plus other mines in the area
http://www.riodoce.com/ Rio Doce Mine NC
http://www.rockcandymine.com/index.shtml Rock Candy Mine BC Canada Fee Dig
http://www.rosecreekmine.com/ Rose creek Mine NC, Fee Dig
http://sheffieldmine.com/ The Sheffield Mine NC Fee Dig
http://www.stonerosefossil.org/index.html Stone Rose Fossils WA Fee Dig
http://www.digforgems.com/ Oceanview Mine Pala District San Diego CA Tourmaline and other gems Also Fee Dig
http://www.mmmgems.com/stewart/stewcoll.htm#gem Stewart Mine Gems of Pala Fee Dig
http://www.u-digfossils.com/ U=Dig Fossils Trilobites Fee Dig UT
http://marina.fortunecity.com/hornchurch/156/usa.htm List of Mines in the United States Good Reference
http://www.royalpeacock.com/ Royal Peacock Opal Mine Black Opal NV
http://richardsonrockranch.com/index.html Richardson Rock Ranch Thunder Eggs, Agate, Jasper Fee Dig (Biggest Rock Shop Around) OR
http://www.ulrichsfossilgallery.com/index.html Ulrichs Fossil Gallery, fossil kits. They do offer fee digs at their quarry.
http://www.fossilsafari.com/fossils.html Warfield Fossil Quarries. Offer fee digs at their quarry.
http://www.wyomingfossils.com/ Creative Connections/Wyoming Fossils. Fee digs at their quarry.


Gemstones and Gem Rough Suppliers

http://www.mylittlerockshop.com/ My Little Rock Shop
http://www.minerungems.com/index.htm Mine run gems
http://www.prettyrock.com Pretty Rocks rough and specimens
http://www.mindat.org/ Mine Dat Excellent Mineral resource and information
http://treasuregemsandcoins.com/ Treasure Gems and Coins. Rough and Coins http://www.crystalcavegemandjewelry.com/ Crystal Cave Gem and Jewelry Rough and Cut Stones
http://www.capistranomining.com/index.php Capistrano Mining Co., Benitoite and Sapphire mine run Material
http://www.clearcutgems.com Custom Cut Gemstones,Cut With Precision In The USA.
http://orerockon.com/ore_rock.htm OreRockOn lapidary and knapping rock for sale, mostly Pacific Northwest US rough and slabs


Rock Hounding Guides

http://www.geologyadventures.com/index.shtml Geology Adventures Pacific Northwest Area
http://www.wiitaminingandexploration.com Gold prospecting, and rockhounding tours in the Southwestern Desert,
http://orerockon.com/ore_rock.htm OreRockOn Oregon Rockhounds Online Rockhounding DVD of Sites in the Pacific Northwest USA
http://leucitehills.blogspot.com/ Self Guided Field Trip to the Leucite Hills and Butcherknife Draw, SW Wyoming in search of Gemstones.


Crystal, Gem & Mineral Resource Guides
(Healing and Properties HandBooks)

The Crystal Bible by Judy Hall
Gems: A Lively Guide From The Casual Collector By Daniel J. Dennis Jr.
Crystal and Gem by DK Pocket
Rocks and Minerals by DK Pocket
Gemstones by DK Pocket
Love Is In The Earth by Melody
The Essential Crystal Handbook By Simon And Sue Lilly
Handbook of Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones By Walter Schumann
National Audubon Society Field Guide To North American Rocks and Minerals By National Audubon Society
Diamontology By Diamond Council Of America
Gemology By Diamond Council Of America
Rock & Gem Magazine