Malachite
This is the home page of the new Victorian Gem
Clubs Association (V.G.C.A) website.
This site is 'Bobs Rock shop' in the U.S.A. It is a
good source of general information and has links
to many lapidary groups in the U.S
This is the Australian facetors guild site, which has
information of interest to facetors and useful links
for fossickers. Information on gem clubs
throughout Australia can be found at this web site.
This is the link page for the Mineralogical Record,
an American mineral publication. This page is well
worth a visit as it links to many interesting mineral
sites, albeit that many of them are commercial in
nature.
This site has information on fossicking locations
around Australia plus information on gemstones
and jewellery.
The home page for the mineralogical societies of
Australia
Lapidary World has extensive information on
fossicking, lapidary equipment etc. It has
information on commercial equipment, links to
clubs, a buy/swap/sell page and lots of other
information. Worth a look.
The Cheong Park club website provides a good
example of how Victorian club are progressing
today
This website provides extensive information on
minerals and is well worth visiting to improve your
knowledge of the mineral world.
The Victorian Facetors Group is there for all
Victorians interested in faceting. Worth a look.
This site is located on the Google Arts and Culture
website and contains photos and information on a
wide range of (predominately) Australian gems and
minerals. Worth a look
This site has a lot of information which can easily
be found using the search function. Gemstones,
fossils and other topics are well covered.
This is a must visit site for users of Facetron
faceting machines. I had my machine for over 30
years before finding this site. I learnt several good
ideas by going through the videos. Have a note pad
with you while viewing the site so you remember
the points made. Some of the videos are a bit
repetitive but persevere and you will be rewarded.
The Victorian Facetors Group is a not for profit
organisation, run on a voluntary basis by its
members for its members. The group meets four
times a year in different locations across regional
Victoria, running four-day Faceting Group
Workshops
This page provides links to a number of useful
online gemmology courses. Well worth a look
LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The sites listed below are some of the many sites available on the
internet. The first group of sites are general interest sites which will
help you find information about lapidary groups/clubs/minerals
IF YOU FIND ANY BROKEN LINKS WE WOULD APPRECIATE IT
IF YOU COULD BRING IT TO THE CLUBS ATTENTION USING
THE LINK BELOW.
The following sites are Australian commercial lapidary supplier websites and are just
provided for general information. Their inclusion on this site should not be taken as a
recommendation by the author of this site.
A & E METAL MERCHANTS are suppliers of silver
and gold wire, including wire suitable for wire
wrapping.
Gemcuts lapidary supplies are located in N.S.W.
and supply diamond saw blades, grinding
wheels, carving burrs etc.
A supplier of a wide range of lapidary
equipment, faceting machines, saws, blades,
grinding wheels etc. Located in Glen Innes in
N.S.W.
Koodak Jewellery Supplies in Melbourne, Victoria
stock a wide range of jewellery items including
bell caps and chains